Years ago, was misheard when I asked in a record shop for the EP by Nick Cave's new band - "Sorry - Nick Cave and the Bird Seed?"

Years ago I worked at a Radio Station where the great Alan 'Fluff' Freeman delivered a weekly chart rundown. Unfamiliar as he was with many of the artists on the list, he was continually contriving spectacular ways to get artists' names wrong, despite reading the information from a sheet in front of him.

So Stereolab morphed into Stereoclad. Bob Black was followed by Frank Mould. Tindersticks became Tender Hicks. And, worst of all, Swervedriver became Screwdriver - and that's not a name the average left-leaning indie band wants to be associated with.

Working in a shop many years I was asked for the "new one by The Cockatoo Twins".

Someone I worked with was always complaining that her husband played nothing but 'Led Zefflin'

I also have 'blind spots' with certain artists I can never remember which ones which and they become one blurry bundle.

Jackson Browne/ James Taylor - I have to remember JT is the baldy

Lucinda Williams/Emmy Lou Harris - Lucinda is the Smiley one

Nils Lofgren/Todd Rundgren - A toughy but Nils has the glasses, Tod has the hair

Counting Crows/Crash Test Dummies - nope, it's no use can't do it

JJ Cale /Ry Cooder- Always been hopeless with these two. I Give up.

And another nice old lady who came in looking for 'Empire State Onion' by The Human League.

Is there neither a band nor a TV show called The Amy Winehouse Experience? I always liked the fact that Teenage Fanclub released a song called Neil Jung.

One of the highlights of the ticket selling season at the record shop I used to manage was the old lady who rang up asking for tickets for Ian Maiden. I don't think they were for her. And pity the poor chap who was escorted from the shop after insisting that he wanted to order an album by Nosmo King. Turned out there really is one. I still maintain (stop me if you've heard this one before) that reading the order for the vinyl browser dividers over the phone was mistake when the jazz section ones arrived with the 'T' section proudly advertising a selection by The Loneliest Monk. Happy days.

Slightly off topic but worth mentioning I heard someone yesterday
genuinely mention football manager 'Arsene Vinegar'

Someone I know regularly refers to The Terminator as Albert Schwarzenegger.

And there's the Joss Stone Classic 'Bob Gandalf'

I used to download a few tunes from the good people at AllofMP3 before it went toes up for them. Apart from great VFM tunes, there used to be a few top 'lost in translation' moments too.

The Flirtations Northern Soul stomper 'Nothing But Heartache' - was rebranded as 'Nothing But Headache'

The Sweet 'Burn on The Flame' - was retitled 'Bum On The Flame' ouch!!

And Freddie King 'Boogie Funk' - well, drop the 'n' and you can fill in the blank yourself

All genuine and on my MP3 player right now.

I once called Charlie Watts Charlie Parker....oh, the shame of it, my face burns still!

I misheard Joolz Holland announce him as Sweet Sixteen. It seemed less than appropriate, somehow.

An old workmate of mine used to tell a story about his Mum going into a record shop to buy him the latest Jethro Tull album for his birthday. He'd asked her to get him 'Thick as a Brick.' She blithely wafts into the shop and asks the fellow behind the counter for 'Daft as a Brush'.

And I've lost count of the number of times I've heard people refer to Bert Anderson.

I work in a record shop and have had dozens of crazy requests in my time. The first one that springs to mind is "Mouldy Old Money" by Sergeant Pepper.
Changing the subject slightly, my mate used to work at Blockbuster and was asked for "Waterworks" starring David Costner!