Mistaken lyrics

MJOR

MY DAD - the corrs song " give me a reason" he thought it was Jerry o regan which was his name.

Agricola

Cotton Eye Joe, from the mid 90's

The actual line is: "It hadnt been for cotton eye Joe, Id been married long time ago"
Me and most people in school just went around saying "Bada dada da cotton eye Joe"

storm2811

Foo Fighters - All my life

"I love it but I hate the taste"

I thought..

"I love it for the hippo taste..":pac:

StormWarrior

In Def Leppard's Pour Some Sugar on Me, I always thought that they were saying, "Living like a lover with a red hot bone." It was years later I found out they were actually saying, "Living like a lover with a radar phone." In the context of the song, I think my version makes more sense!

evercloserunion

For ages I swore I could hear my name in a Jimmy Eat World song.

StormWarrior

And in Guns N' Roses' Think About You, there's a line that goes: there was a little left and babe you found it. But until I got around to reading the lyric sheet, I thought they were saying, I was a n****r-loving baby bandit.

MetzgerMeister

bonzodog2 wrote: »

kissthisguy credits it to Metallica and also The Misfits - Die Die My Darling

Cheers bud. I was singing this line to myself trying to get the next line and eventually i remembered "you're future's in an oblong box" then remember it was 'tallica

AssaultedPeanut

Hold me closer Tony Danza

http://benedictineadmissions.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/danza1.jpg

Thomas828

Deleted User wrote: »

The classic lyric..... "Eezer Goode, Eezer Goode, He's Ebeneezer Goode"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMuMQTls6UU

People get the lyrics wrong all the time funny enough.

He's so good, he's so good. He's up the knees so good!

Thomas828

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Yeah thats a good one. I remember someone or people tried to make a go of the chorus from sidewinder sleeps tonight.
Line is "Call me when you try to wake her up. Call me when you try to wake her." which someone translated as something like "Colin wants jamaican rub". Lost in translation as the saying goes

"Communists try to wake her up." That's a line that's just begging to be garbled!

--Kaiser--

Misheard Metallica

SquirrelFace

The song Rubber Lover...
I thought it said "F uck you on the way home...."

Scarinae

evercloserunion wrote: »

For ages I swore I could hear my name in a Jimmy Eat World song.

Same with me, but in a Moby song!

The song 'Greased Lightning' from the film Grease, I thought they were singing "Chips and cream, Greased Lightning!"

It's only years later I found out they're actually singing "The chicks'll cream for Greased Lightning" :eek: And I always thought it was a child-suitable film

Ann22

Fishie wrote: »

Same with me, but in a Moby song!

The song 'Greased Lightning' from the film Grease, I thought they were singing "Chips and cream, Greased Lightning!"

It's only years later I found out they're actually singing "The chicks'll cream for Greased Lightning" :eek: And I always thought it was a child-suitable film

All through these years, right up 'til der now when I read your post, I thought it was 'your chick's supreme':o

Coriolanus

Fishie wrote: »

Same with me, but in a Moby song!

The song 'Greased Lightning' from the film Grease, I thought they were singing "Chips and cream, Greased Lightning!"

It's only years later I found out they're actually singing "The chicks'll cream for Greased Lightning" :eek: And I always thought it was a child-suitable film

:eek: I'll have to listen hard next time I go to a school version of Grease. No way in hell they're teaching secondary kids the country over those lyrics!

Mars Bar

Some American Saw Doctor Virgins thought they were singing "Green and Red Tomatoes" when in fact, it's "Green and Red of Mayo".

Scarinae

Nevore wrote: »

:eek: I'll have to listen hard next time I go to a school version of Grease. No way in hell they're teaching secondary kids the country over those lyrics!

That's not the half of it! They also sing "You know that ain't no sh1t, we'll be getting lots of tit in Greased Lightning", and "You know that I ain't braggin' she's a real pussy wagon" I reckon they just sing it fast enough that most people don't notice! Maybe they have a different version of the song for school productions? I can't see them leaving it out, it's one of the best-known songs!

Anyway I was talking with a friend today about misheard lyrics, and she admitted getting the lyrics for Replay wrong... She was happily singing along to it as it played on the radio, singing "It's like my eyeball's stuck on my face..." Fantastic image! It's actually "It's like my iPod's stuck on replay"

Auldloon

Courtesy of my sister many moons ago

The Doors People are strange
"when you're strange faces come out of the range"


Tony Carey A fine fine day (for a reunion)
"A fine fine day for baby junior"

Daegerty

From the Irish rover:

There was oul Mickey Coote
Who played hard on his flute
And the ladies lined up for a set

I always thought it was And the ladies lined up for the shag


Also misheard "Don't go chasing waterfalls" as "Go, Go, Jason Waterfalls"

Any key?

Heard a guy on a nightout singing at the top of his lungs
"Hold me close I'm tryin to dance herrreeee!" For tiny dancer by Elton John.

Made me laugh anyway.

CongoPowers

xoixo wrote: »

Brimful of Asha on the 45
Well it's a brimful of Asha on the 45

-- Brimful of Rasher and a fork and knife

Also heard: Dean put a rasher on the 45

In fairness, it's not clear, loads of people mess up the lyrics

paxo

McChubbin wrote: »

Clown control to Mao Zidong. = Ground control to Major Tom.

Here am I pissin in a tin can

lalee17

"Please put a rasher on the....45"

Console

Toto's Africa:

I always thought it was "I guess it rains down in africa..."
while it was "I bless the rains down in africa...."

ziggy

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mikemac

Boom Boom Boom
Castlebar is in Mayo
Heyooooooo
I said Boom Boom Boom
Castlebar is in Mayo
Heyooooooo

Girl your booty is so round
Let let me look you up and down
*****forgot this line*******
I won't stop until your mine

And if I can not be with you
Maybe I can have a taste
Put your arms around me girl
And your kiss on my face

Boom Boom Boom
Castlebar is in Mayo
Heyooooooo
I said Boom Boom Boom
Castlebar is in Mayo
Heyooooooo

Kassilights

lookinbusy wrote: »

Used to think this one was saying 'I wish I was a prawn cracker', I just thought she was bonkers, check it out..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc2jDz6w-r4

That's exactly what I thought she was singing!! Until the day my daughter heard me singing my version and cracked up laughing and enlightened me!!!

kelle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVikZ8Oe_XA

At 1:40, I thought it was "Shooting cum and bubbles, she's a mongrel cnut" :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mvI4kk8wp4

At 0:51, "I need to sh*t tonight"

I didn't realise at the time that Falco sang his songs in German!

Niles

I used to mix up "If you steal my sunshine" for "You're still my sunshine".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk04-C_92ME&feature=related

As for the Grease Lightning up till now I assumed it was "chicks will scream".

languagenerd

In The Offspring's "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" - he sings "Dance, fcuker, dance!", but I saw a comment on youtube where someone thought it was "Dance, fcuk her tits!" and now that's all I can hear .

There's also a Fall Out Boy song (yeah, I know... ) where he sings "In the back of yellow checkered cars, singing Yo-oh-oh..." but it sounds like "And the bad yellow chicken calls, You're a ho! woah-oh"

Oh, and a guy I know (who doesn't have English as his first language) used to sing "Relax, computer!" instead of "Relax, don't do it!" in the Frankie Goes to Hollywood song.

Adriatic

The Passenger by Iggy Pop; he says "I am the passenger and I ride and I ride", I could've sworn it was "I ride the passenger" every time I sang it from memory.

FinnLizzy

"I'm gonna praise you like a shooooooe-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o"

theboss80

Our 6 yr old has been told that the famous Kings Of Leon song is actually called Socks is on Fire.

You should hear her sing it (LOUDLY) when we out cruising in the car.

yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhh your SOCKS are on Firrrrrrrrrrreeee

holystungun9

Earthhorse wrote: »

It's "We gotta be big".

No, Prof. Widow lyrics go...........honey bring it close to my, honey bring it close to my lips. It's gotta be big, it's gotta be big.

She is talking about willies.

W.Shakes-Beer

"Theeeres a bathroom on the right...."


Instead of "Theres a bad moon on the rise" CCR

holystungun9

Thomas828 wrote: »

He's so good, he's so good. He's up the knees so good!

There was controversy about this when it came it. Apparently, The Shamen were taking the mick and they were singing 'E's are good, E's are good' (as in the drug)

oompaloompa

Jayz Z & Alicia Keys - New York

My version...
In New York, concrete jungle wet dream tomato :o:o:o:o

Correct version...
In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made, oh

Flincher

My sister is fairly shocking for those. That really annoying James Blunt song, he sings "I saw an angel, of that I'm sure". She sang, I saw an angel, of Adam Shaw".

justified

oompaloompa wrote: »

Jayz Z & Alicia Keys - New York

My version...
In New York, concrete jungle wet dream tomato :o:o:o:o

Correct version...
In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made, oh of!

oompaloompa

justified wrote: »

In my defence, I googled lyrics before posting to make sure I had them right... bad source :rolleyes:

http://www.metrolyrics.com/empire-state-of-mind-lyrics-jayz.html

AnotherTool

My favourite misheard lyrics video on youtube. Ever since I saw this, anytime I hear this song these are the only lyrics I hear...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NlKBySA9Y

Mars Bar

Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" I thought the line, "she's with me" was "she's a man". It's just the way he says it that had me thinking that's what was being said.

Niles

Speaking of Elton John I used to think that the lyrics of "Rocketman" went "it's gonna be a long long night". Wasn't too far off though.

Off course this song is just open to mistaken lyrics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfEE_nYehZ8

Feeded

Both 90's songs. . . .Beverly Craven's Promise Me had a line that went like this . . .''you light up another cigarette and i pour the wine'' a friend of mine, thinkin' she was so suave would sing along with '' you light up, i never see the rain and i . .wonder why''. . . My sister used to sing along to Maria Mckee's Show Me Heaven '' woh, oh show me heaven, cover me, leave me breakfast!!

Doctor Jimbob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccgtzp4drjE

raveni

What I heard: "Now it's too late for you and your white whores to come around"

Actual lyric: "Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around."

In fairness when I heard the song I didn't know the title:rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Xr-JFLxik

Men Without Hats - Safety Dance


Say, we can act if we want to
If we don't nobody will
And you can act real rude and totally removed
And like an African in Brazil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYs

Karona

My mam always thought that Prince sang "Thats Mary Guildea" for "Raspberry Beret"

That was her song because he sang her name.

She also thought that Britney Spears sang Kiss me baby one more time. :P

Niles

Karona wrote: »

My mam always thought that Prince sang "Thats Mary Guildea" for "Raspberry Beret"

When I first heard it I thought it was "Raspberry Parade"!

later12

I always thought that Garth Brooks's well known song 'Shameless', was actually called Séamus, in which he just kept on repeating "I'm Séééamusssss..." again and again.

I wish that was the original version actually, song lyrics would always be far more delightful if they were as obscure as our mishearing of them.