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Have Fun with Misheard Lyrics 2 Quiz

I have so much fun with misheard lyrics that I've decided to do more quizzes on the same topic. This is the second in my "Have Fun with Misheard Lyrics" series. With one exception, the songs in this quiz are from the 1960s and 1970s.

A multiple-choice quiz by spiritseeker. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
spiritseeker

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
273,956

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
10800

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. This song by Creedence Clearwater Revival has spawned some hilarious misheard lyrics. Which are the correct lyrics? Hint

There's a bathroom on the right.

There's a bad moon on the rise.

There's a baboon on the right.

There's a bedroom on the right.

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Question 2 of 10

2. The title of this song by the Bangles is also contained in the lyrics. This is one song that I knew properly, but many other people heard some funny words in place of the correct ones. Which of these lines, which also contains the title of the song, is correct? Hint

It's just another Manic Monday.

It's just an unromantic Monday.

It's just another man named Monday.

It's just another magic Monday.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Elton John's "Your Song" is a beautiful love song, but it's amazing how many people get the lyrics wrong. Which of the following lines is correct? Hint

Those are the sweetest guys I've ever seen.

Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen.

You are the sweetest guy I've ever seen.

Those are the sweetest times I've ever seen.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Once again, the title of the song can be found in part of this line of lyrics. Can you tell me the correct lyrics for this line, or have your ears been deceiving you? Hint

All that's left is some pantyhose.

All that's left is a man of gold.

All that's left is a band of gold.

All that's left is a van of gold.

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of Neil Diamond's songs has also given us an opportunity to hilariously mangle the lyrics. Which of the following lines not only has the correct lyrics but is also the title of the song? Hint

Reverend in blue jeans

forever in blue jeans

a rebel in blue jeans

the devil in blue jeans

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many of us have been singing the incorrect words to Lobo's "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"? I'll find out when you answer this question. Don't worry, you're in good company. Hint

How I love to see you again.

How I love being a freemason.

How I love being a pre-med.

How I love being a free man.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Sweet's "Little Willy" used to be one of my favourite songs, because it's fun and so upbeat. Do you remember how the song goes? Hint

Little Willy, Willy won't, go home.

Little woolly Willy won't go home.

Little Willy really won't go home.

Little Willy, Willy Wonka, go home.

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Question 8 of 10

8. I always loved Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky", mostly because of the music. The words can be a little hard to hear. Can you help me figure out the words that belong at the end of these lines?
"...recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go..." Hint

when you lie

when you die

if you lie

after you die

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Question 9 of 10

9. Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" has many places where the lyrics could be misunderstood. Which are the right lyrics for the following line? Hint

if there's a bustle in your bedroom

if there's a bustle in your head, Jerome

if there's a buzzard in your bedroom

if there's a bustle in your hedgerow

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Question 10 of 10

10. John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" is a beautiful song, and yet there are still lyrics that can be confusing to the ear. Which of the following lines is correct? Hint

I've seen it reign with ire in disguise.

I've seen it reign with ire in the sky.

I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky.

I'd see it rain if I were in disguise.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This song by Creedence Clearwater Revival has spawned some hilarious misheard lyrics. Which are the correct lyrics?

Answer: There's a bad moon on the rise.

"Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise."

"Bad Moon Rising" was released by Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) in 1969, and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The lyrics for this song, written by John Fogerty, were inspired by a 1941 movie entitled "The Devil And Daniel Webster", in which a hurricane wipes out most of a town.

Answer: It's just another Manic Monday.

"It's just another manic Monday
I wish it was Sunday
'cause that's my fun day
My I don't have to run day
It's just another manic Monday."

"Manic Monday" was released by the Bangles in 1986. Prince (or whatever he calls himself now) wrote the song in 1984.

"Manic Monday" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

3. Elton John's "Your Song" is a beautiful love song, but it's amazing how many people get the lyrics wrong. Which of the following lines is correct?

Answer: Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen.

"So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen."

"Your Song" was released in 1970. The music was composed by Elton John and the lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin.
"Your Song" reached number eight on the Billboard Top 100 chart.

4. Once again, the title of the song can be found in part of this line of lyrics. Can you tell me the correct lyrics for this line, or have your ears been deceiving you?

Answer: All that's left is a band of gold.

"Now that you're gone
All that's left is a band of gold
All that's left of the dreams I hold
Is a band of gold."

"Band of Gold" was first released by Freda Payne in 1970. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Band of Gold" was also released by Bonnie Tyler in 1986, by Belinda Carlisle in 1986, and by Kimberley Locke in 2007.

5. One of Neil Diamond's songs has also given us an opportunity to hilariously mangle the lyrics. Which of the following lines not only has the correct lyrics but is also the title of the song?

Answer: forever in blue jeans

"Money talks
But it don't sing and dance
And it don't walk
As long as I can have you here with me
I'd much rather be
Forever in blue jeans."

"Forever in Blue Jeans" can be found on Neil Diamond's album entitled "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", which was released in 1978. "Forever in Blue Jeans" reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

6. How many of us have been singing the incorrect words to Lobo's "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"? I'll find out when you answer this question. Don't worry, you're in good company.

Answer: How I love being a free man.

"Me and you and a dog named Boo
Travellin' and livin' off the land.
Me and you and a dog named Boo
How I love bein' a free man."

"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" was released by Lobo as a single in 1971. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

7. Sweet's "Little Willy" used to be one of my favourite songs, because it's fun and so upbeat. Do you remember how the song goes?

Answer: Little Willy, Willy won't, go home.

"Cos little Willy, Willy won't go home
But you can't push Willy round
Willy won't go, try tellin' everybody but, oh no
Little Willy, Willy won't go home."

"Little Willy" was released by Sweet in 1973. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

8. I always loved Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky", mostly because of the music. The words can be a little hard to hear. Can you help me figure out the words that belong at the end of these lines? "...recommend you To the spirit in the sky That's where you're gonna go..."

Answer: when you die

"Gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go when you die
When you die and they lay you to rest
You're gonna go to the place that's the best."

"Spirit in the Sky" was released by Norman Greenbaum in 1969. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

9. Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" has many places where the lyrics could be misunderstood. Which are the right lyrics for the following line?

Answer: if there's a bustle in your hedgerow

"If there's a bustle in your hedgerow
Don't be alarmed now
It's just a spring clean for the May queen."

Due to the song's length, Led Zeppelin did not release "Stairway to Heaven" as a single for sale to the public. However, it was released in 7 inch vinyl format for use in jukeboxes. The song is eight minutes and one second in length.
"Stairway to Heaven" can be found on the album "Led Zeppelin IV", which was released in 1971.

In 2004, "Rolling Stone" magazine listed "Stairway to Heaven" at number 31 on its list of "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

10. John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" is a beautiful song, and yet there are still lyrics that can be confusing to the ear. Which of the following lines is correct?

Answer: I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky.

"And the Colorado Rocky Mountain High,
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply.
Rocky Mountain High"

"Rocky Mountain High" was released as a single by John Denver in 1973. It reached number nine on the Billboard Top 100 chart.

"Rocky Mountain High" is the official state song for Colorado in the United States.

Source: Author spiritseeker

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