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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turbotude 
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Did anybody else hear Manfred Mann singing: Blinded by the light wrapped up like a douche and I rolled her in the night? Real lyrics: Blinded by the light revved up like a deuce another runner in the night Reply #141. May 23 11, 8:07 PM |
jolana
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Black and Yellow by Wiz Khalifa. I heard F**king Yellow and then Blocking Yellow ( after I learned a new word "colourblocking::)) Judging by the reactions on YouTube I wasn´t alone:) Reply #142. Nov 09 12, 6:43 PM |
nitram67
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The Devil Went Down To Georgia-Charlie Daniels Band. Decided to check the whole lyrics recently, thought I knew them all but no! The line I always heard & sang was 'Gon-na be a dog fight, don't cha all know'. Real lyric is 'Granny does your dog bite, no child, no' Personally I like my version better, I think it really fits the song. Reply #143. Nov 09 12, 8:02 PM |
Greatguggly
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Misheard: Metallica, "Don't Tread on Me"---"Soviet, friend no more." Actual lyrics---"So be it, threaten no more" Always wondered when were the Soviets friends? Still always thought and still think it's a great song. Misheard: Kenny Rogers "Lucille"---"400 children and a crop in the field." Actual: "Four HUNGRY children..." My wife says she thought the same thing as a kid. I remember thinking...no wonder she left him...400 children!? The woman must be in constant pain! Reply #144. Nov 10 12, 9:45 AM |
demurechicky
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My hairdresser, who is a tad scatty at times, thought that Meatloaf, when singing 'Bat outta Hell', was singing...'Like a battery hen I'll be gone when the morning comes...', still makes me giggle... Reply #145. Nov 10 12, 12:34 PM |
bloodandsand
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Bob Dylan's Just Like a Woman The actual lyrics are : everybody knows that baby's got new clothes. However, I always heard: everybody knows that baby's got no toes :( Reply #146. Nov 11 12, 12:38 PM |
| Greatguggly
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TurboTude, Bruce Springsteen wrote Blinded by the Light. There's another line in that song that could be misheard as something even worse. I can't immortalize it here under my name.lol Reply #147. Nov 11 12, 9:58 PM |
boxjaw
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I work with this young kid and we often talk about his ignorance of music past. The other night "Ramblin' Man" was playing on the radio. I guess my young friend was trying to impress us older folk at his knowledge of the song. He sang out with determination and pride: "Lord I was born a brand new man". We all got a big laugh at that. Even he did after we set him straight. Reply #148. Nov 12 12, 8:58 AM |
| Greatguggly
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With Rush going into the Hall of Fame, the song "Limelight" came to mind. I used to think the line "get on with the fascination" was "get on with the fast inhalation". Always wondered why he wanted people to hyperventilate. Reply #149. Dec 12 12, 2:51 PM |
Caseena
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Mary Chapin Carpenter's "He Thinks He'll Keep Her." She sings, "When she was twenty-one she wore her mother's lace." I misheard it was "She wore her mother's legs." Mom still laughs over that one. Reply #150. Feb 12 13, 8:19 AM |
Theanimepunk
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I never understood any REO Speedwagon... all I got were like, the last 3 words... great band but, for example the song "riding the storm out" I heard "Caught in the storm, now"... Reply #151. Feb 21 13, 1:54 PM |
| Greatguggly
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CCR-"Down on the Corner" Actual lyrics--Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo. Misheard--Willy goes into a dance, the devil's on kazoo. Reply #152. Mar 18 13, 5:23 PM |
bowie123
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Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Islands in the Stream - Irish Industries. Reply #153. Mar 18 13, 5:54 PM |
| boxjaw
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When I was in school I loved this song. For the longest time though I thought Halford was singing "Open the letter" instead of "Hell Bent for leather". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC1RQy0bu04 Reply #154. Apr 15 13, 3:30 PM |
darkgnome101
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When I was in fifth grade I was convinced that AC/DC was singing about Dirty Dean in his Thunder Jeep. It was not until several years later when I got the album that a realized my goof. Also I was sure that U-2 was singing about seats with no names, the video even had a helpful picture showing stadium seats to help assure me I was hearing right, LOL. Quite a few years before I discovered they were saying streets, still sounds like seats to me LOL. Reply #155. Apr 15 13, 5:48 PM |
| paul4760
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Elton John "Rocket man, burnin' down his trees out here below". Reply #156. Apr 15 13, 6:49 PM |
BoringUsername
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Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze'. On the line "'scuse me while I kiss the sky", I thought for a ridiculously long time that it was "kiss this guy". Reply #157. May 12 13, 5:15 AM |
weissmarc
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Same here Greatguggly, sort of. CCR "Down On the Corner", thought he sang, "Willy goes into a dance, the devil's on the loose". Made sense to me......... Homer Simpson comes up with some good ones also. Reply #158. May 12 13, 11:22 AM |
crotalus77
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weissmarc, that's what I thought the lyrics were until just now. In fact I just checked the lyrics online and found out that I had that entire verse wrong. Most of the song for that matter. Oh well, John Fogarty may not enunciate well, but he is a great musician. Reply #159. May 12 13, 7:00 PM |
callie_ross
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The song "Benny and the Jets" by Elton has always been hard for me to understand! I can only understand the "Hey Kids" part & the rest just sounds like gibberish to me! I love Elton's music but he can be hard to understand! :P Reply #160. May 12 13, 11:12 PM |
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