Subject: Misheard lyrics
Posted by: romeomikegolf
Date: Mar 08 07
When I first heard Desmond Dekker and the Aces sing the Isrealite I thought he was singing Oh Oh me ears are alight. It was only after quite a few times listening to it that I realised it was Poor me, The Isrealite.
Which lyrics have you mistakenly heard? And please do not just post a list pulled from the Web. I want to know your own.
Posted by: romeomikegolf
Date: Mar 08 07
When I first heard Desmond Dekker and the Aces sing the Isrealite I thought he was singing Oh Oh me ears are alight. It was only after quite a few times listening to it that I realised it was Poor me, The Isrealite.
Which lyrics have you mistakenly heard? And please do not just post a list pulled from the Web. I want to know your own.
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mjws1968 
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Due to an inferior recorded version I was convinced that one of the phrases from Handel's Hallelujah Chorus was "and pee shall rain forever", which seemed a tad out of context. The real version (he) is dull by comparison. Reply #121. Dec 11 10, 11:34 PM |
turbotude
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England Dan and John Ford Coley: Proper lyrics from "I Really Love To See You Tonight": I'm not talking about mo...ving in". What I used to hear: "I'm not talking about the linen". Even now, I have to listen closely in order to hear the correct lyrics. Reply #35. May 28 07, 4:50 AM I also heard this as "I'm not talking 'bout my linen". Along with "There's a bathroom on the right", and mis-heard lyrics to "Blinded By the Light", as many others have mentioned, the first time I heard "I Believe in Miracles", I thought he was saying "I believe in knuckles". No wonder it made no sense to me! Reply #122. Dec 14 10, 4:12 PM |
jolana
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I don´t know if it belongs here as what I heard made no sense, anyway I´d like to share. My first contact with English was when I was about three years old. There was a nice song on the radio, which I danced with and sang along: Vee aaw leevina yell supperling. Guess what it was. Hint: it was a Beatles song, as I discovered much later:) Reply #123. Dec 14 10, 7:15 PM |
tezza1551
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We all live in a yellow submarine ? That's cute, Jolana ! Reply #124. Dec 14 10, 8:49 PM |
postal315
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Who could forget the lyrics to "Round John Version" which is what I heard as a child at Christmas. "'round yon Virgin, Mother and Child." Reply #125. Dec 16 10, 5:41 AM |
MotherGoose
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When my sister-in-law was a little girl, her version of "Silent Night" was "...round yon merchant..." instead of virgin. We always thought it was rather apt, with the commercialisation of Christmas. Reply #126. Dec 16 10, 8:37 AM |
| postal315
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I just found out that the "Four calling birds" of The Twelve Days of Christmas is actually "Four Colly Birds" colly means black, like coal-y I guess. I've been singing that wrong all my life. Reply #127. Dec 16 10, 10:34 PM |
| tezza1551
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Hmm... me too. But 5 minutes ago, I discovered that the correct lyrics in "Lucy in the Sky" are "Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers That grow so incredibly high" I've been singing the first line right.. but the second line "the girl's so incredibly high" is obviously not what it's supposed to be. Reply #128. Dec 18 10, 6:37 PM |
| jolana
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Tezza, yes, it was "Yellow Submarine":) And so my career started:) postal, is it really? I have been teaching this song with "four calling birds" for ages! I googled it and it was four calling birds all the time. How did you find out? Well, I am going to try googling four colly birds. Let´s see. Reply #129. Dec 19 10, 5:24 PM |
| jolana
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Got it. http://hubpages.com/hub/On_the_Fourth_Day_of_Christmas Reply #130. Dec 19 10, 5:26 PM |
Hineboxing
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When I was a little kid, listening to "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", I always understood the last lines as being "You're a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with ocelot sauce". It's supposed to be "arsenic sauce". Reply #131. Dec 20 10, 11:44 AM |
Dragonfrog
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When I worked in a dental office two little girls were singing Angel in the morning. Instead of "just touch my cheek before you leave me" they sang it "just stomp your feet before you leave me" complete with stomping and a lot of laughter. Reply #132. Jan 29 11, 5:46 PM |
Qmel
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Sometimes the misheard lyric is better than the original! I don't have new ones to offer right now, but imagine the possibilities when someone sings karoke with lots of alcohol in their system. Reply #133. Feb 01 11, 12:06 PM |
caz62
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It's the song "Sherry" by The Four Seasons, thats used in the television commercial for "Jersey Boys" tickets. When the words 'sherry baby' from the chorus are sung, my 10 year old sings 'scary mary'. Reply #134. Feb 01 11, 12:57 PM |
BrerSchultzy
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A friend of mine in high school was adamant that the chorus in "Jet Airliner" by Steve Miller was NOT "Big old Jet Airliner", as the title would suggest, but "Bingo Jed got a light on." Reply #135. Feb 02 11, 7:59 AM |
playmate1111
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I believe in miracles - always thought it was "I believe in Milko" Lol Reply #136. Feb 02 11, 8:30 AM |
| turbotude
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Well, Playmate, I suppose Milko makes more sense than 'knuckles'. Glad I'm not the only one who had to listen very closely to figure out those lyrics! Reply #137. Feb 07 11, 4:14 PM |
Lochalsh
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One of my nephews, when he was about two, went around singing "I want to hold your rubber band." Reply #138. Feb 07 11, 7:21 PM |
| naerulinnupesa
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I like songs from the McLeod's Daughters series a lot but every once in a while I find out that I've misheard the lyrics. "The Perfect Day" - I heard "blows" instead of "glows". "Locked Inside My Heart" - "summer day" and "Sun speak out" instead of "some are brave" and "some speak up"... Reply #139. Apr 04 11, 2:36 AM |
| snowconeboy789
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Everybody mishears "I Am The Walrus" by The Beatles. It is "Goo Goo Ga Joob", NOT "Coo Coo Ca Choo"! Reply #140. May 21 11, 6:14 PM |
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