The Slice: Spokane’s greatest hits

A friend sent a note suggesting that a line in the old Journey song “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” can be misheard.

A singer in a Spokane room

A smell of wine and cheap perfume

Well, if that’s true, perhaps the possibility for confusion exists in other songs.

What was it Brownsville Station and Motley Crue sang? Oh, yeah.

Spokane in the boys room

How about that one Alanis Morrissette song?

A no-Spokane sign on your cigarette break

And who could forget Ronnie Milsap’s country classic.

Spokane mountain rain, keeps on fallin’

Or Cat Stevens when he sang …

Blackbird has Spokane, like the first bird

Of course, the classic of this category of misheard lyrics comes to us from Pearl Jam.

Jeremy Spokane class today

Then there’s a Pink Floyd song, “Southampton Dock,” featuring the potential for this.

And no one Spokane no one smiled

Ever heard of Natalie Imbruglia? Well, she has one.

You Spokane the world fell silent again

“Still Your Song” by the Goo Goo Dolls has a line that could be heard this way.

Spokane you hear me?

Still, it’s hard to top Patti Labelle’s “On My Own” and the wise counsel offered.

So many promises never should be Spokane

The group Boston had a song “Smokin’ ” that could be heard to include the following.

Spo-kane, Spo-kane, we’re cookin’ tonight

But let’s wrap this up with the opening to Jackson Browne’s great “Late for the Sky.”

The words had all been Spokane

Reader with a question: “I was just wondering if you would know when Trent Avenue got its name,” wrote Jim Perry. “In the 3800 block of East Trent, it has ‘Louisiana Ave.’ stamped in the sidewalk. I’m 58 years old and have lived in Spokane my whole life and it has been Trent ever since I can remember.”

Anybody?

Slice answer: “My best age in a swimsuit was clearly 21 and dating my wife,” wrote retired college professor Bill Mahaney. “She later told me that one reason she married me was that I was a ‘hunk.’ Now I guess the ‘hunk’ has become a ‘hulk.’ ”

Today’s Slice question: How do you feel about kids addressing parents by their first names?