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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strudi74
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Until I read this thread today I still thought Juice Newton was singing "Just touch my teeth before you leave me". No wonder my wife looks at me funny when I try sticking my finger in her mouth when we say goodbye, I thought it was romantic.... Reply #161. May 13 13, 1:27 AM |
ga_jam831 
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Darius Rucker's new single "Wagon Wheel Sings what I thought was "Heyyyyy paparazzi." It is actually "Hey Mama rock me." Reply #162. May 13 13, 11:39 PM |
Possum44
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Thanks for this thread, I was busting up at some of these. Some of my misheard lyrics: Spiderwebs by No Doubt, I heard: "A man named Luke called..." Actual lyrics: "No matter who calls...." Ironic by Alanis M. I heard: "A lone man, turned on the eight" Actual lyrics: "An old man turned 98" Reply #163. May 20 13, 4:12 AM |
nasty_liar
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Last week my wife set me straight on this Police lyric: I thought it was, "a year has passed since I broke my nose" It is actually, "a year has passed since I wrote my note" Needless to say she laughed at me Reply #164. Sep 18 13, 3:33 PM |
| nasty_liar
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Just thought of another, when I was a kid I though that the Take That hit 'It Only Takes a Minute Girl" was "It Only Takes a Miracle". I thought they were being a bit nonchalant about miracles! Reply #165. Sep 18 13, 3:40 PM |
halekotsi
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As a child, I thought George Harrison was singing "pack up, I might sit on you." Even then I knew it couldn't possibly be right, but I couldn't hear anything else. Reply #166. Sep 18 13, 5:19 PM |
| halekotsi
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German lessons made me think of another one. When I was a kid, I heard the lyrics of "Der Kommissar" as "They're calming Sergeant down." Reply #167. Oct 24 13, 11:01 PM |
jolana
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Where the Wild Roses Grow: "They call me The Wild Rose But my name was a lies a day" or "a lice a day" :) I almost broke my head thinking why there is the "a" in front of a plural. It´s Elisa Day. :) Reply #168. Mar 07 14, 7:53 PM |
iheartpandas
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'Hold me closer Tony Danza' - Tiny Dancer 'Excuse me while I kiss this guy' - Purple Haze Reply #169. May 04 14, 3:21 PM |
krabbitt
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Hard egg tonight, for heartache tonight. Reply #170. May 13 17, 1:23 PM |
boxjaw
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Steve Miller Band - "Jungle Love" The lyrics that had me singing wrong for years (in a fun way mind you) were: "You treat me like I was your ocean You swim in my blood when it's warm". I thought Steve was singing: You treat me like I was your ocean You swim in my butt when it's warm Listen at 3:07 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8B7BE-f5yc Reply #171. May 13 17, 2:18 PM |
| boxjaw
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I'm sorry it starts at 1:58 Reply #172. May 13 17, 2:20 PM |
sadwings
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Marshall Tucker Band - Heard it in a Love Song For a number of years I thought they were saying "purty little love song". Being about 14 or 15 years old when that first came out, I got a pretty good laugh out of that, but when I found out what they were actually saying, I got an even bigger laugh as I realized what a dork I had been for thinking that in the first place! :-p Reply #173. May 18 17, 5:59 AM |
rockinsteve
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The funniest example I can think of is from the CCR song "Bad Moon Rising". It really does sound like John Fogerty is singing "There's a bathroom on the right". Reply #174. May 24 17, 4:56 PM |
Blackdresss
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I always thought we were "perspiring" by the fire, too, in "Winter Wonderland" when I was a little girl. My little sister was positive the lyrics to "Up On The Rooftop" were "Up on the rooftop, reindeer paws!" instead of "Up on the rooftop, reindeer pause!" No way was I going to ruin that one for her. But the one I still make bets on are the lyrics to "LOLA" by the Kinks, where he sings: "Well I'm not the world's most masculine man But I know what I am, and I'm glad I'm a man And so is Lola" I swear, to this day, he sings: "Well, I'm not the world's most masculine man But I know what I am, and in bed I'm a man And so is LOLA!" It just makes more sense to me. Also? Where he sings: "Girls will be boys, and boys will be girls It's a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world Except for Lola" I'm still not convinced it's a "shook-up" world they were singing about. You can either work that one out for yourself, or not, but since the rest of the song is X-rated... Reply #175. Feb 20 19, 5:44 AM |
| sadwings
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Right at the tail end of Second Hand News by Fleetwood Mac, they sing "I'm just second hand news" four times. All these years right up to this very day, it sounds to me like they are saying "I'm your second hand dude." Check it out sometime and see what you think. :-) Reply #176. Feb 25 19, 3:55 PM |
| sadwings
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Welcome to Fun Trivia, HankMarvin. In the song Evil Woman by ELO, over and over again it sounds like they are saying "He is a woman." Sing along with it that way from beginning to end without laughing? I don't think it can be done. Reply #177. Feb 27 19, 6:52 AM |
C30
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Johnny Horton's "Springtime in Alaska", I always thought he did his "dance on the cold yak rug"...........and because I knew that there was a shortage of Yak's in Alaska, discovered the actual words were "kodiak rug", not "cold yak". Problem s is, even though I now know what the words are supposed to be, it STILL sounds like he is dancing on a "cold yak rug". Lol Reply #178. Feb 27 19, 7:23 AM |
| C30
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Whilst on subject...........sort of............same singer.........sometimes lyrics either cause puzzlement, or a sort of "really"?? The first is exampled by his rendition of "Young Abe Lincoln" ....to whit..............."he out-talked Douglas and Fancy Dan". For YEARS (literally) I racked my brains.....knowing "Douglas" referred to Senator Stephen A. Douglas, who the hell was "Fancy Dan" ? Some kind member of FT put me out of my misery a while ago, by suggestion it actually probably referred to a "city slicker" type person, rather than anyone specific. I bought the Album, in 1966.........and puzzled for over 50 YEARS! Second exampled by "John Paul Jones"......................"When John Paul Jones was a member of the British Admiralty, he killed a sailor on his ship, which was a crime you see. So he changed his name to JP Jones and came to Amerikee"............where presumably the killing of a sailor came under "occupational hazzard" and not considered any crime? "Really"??? Reply #179. Feb 27 19, 7:43 AM |
| sadwings
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Here's something I've just recently discovered. Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne. We all know and love the song. Towards the end of it, there is a line that goes "I'm living with something that just isn't fair." This was released in 1980, so for almost 40 years I thought he was saying "I'm living with something that just isn't there." I mean, we are talking about Ozzy here, so I never thought anything about it, sounded perfectly Ozzy to me, if you get my drift. :-p Not only that, but who do I have to thank for this discovery? Pat Boone! Yeah, I'm talking about the same Pat Boone who probably never farted in his entire life, and the same Pat Boone who is just about as heavy metal as Doris Day. Yeah, that guy. Crazy world, man! Reply #180. Apr 15 19, 7:59 PM |
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