Messing up song lyrics

[Tinkermommy]

Another thread just inspired me. Have you ever sang a song and found out you were singing the wrong lyrics? I do this a lot and I happen to think mine are usually better!

So, here's one:

Michael Jackson, Billy Jean
I thought it said "the chair is not my son" it is supposed to be kid but it sounds like chair to me.

And the song Sad Eyes by Robert John (back in the 70s) I always thought he was saying Sally as in Salllllleee.

Anyone else?

 

[AshleyW]

Another thread just inspired me. Have you ever sang a song and found out you were singing the wrong lyrics? I do this a lot and I happen to think mine are usually better!

So, here's one:

Michael Jackson, Billy Jean
I thought it said "the chair is not my son" it is supposed to be kid but it sounds like chair to me.

And the song Sad Eyes by Robert John (back in the 70s) I always thought he was saying Sally as in Salllllleee.

Anyone else?

I was 8 when "Better Man" by Pearl Jam was released as a single, and I didn't know that it was called "Better Man", I thought the song went..

She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a BUTTER man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a BUTTER man...

I don't know what a butter man is.

 

[StacyMarie]

I was 8 when "Better Man" by Pearl Jam was released as a single, and I didn't know that it was called "Better Man", I thought the song went..

She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a BUTTER man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a BUTTER man...

I don't know what a butter man is.

Thanks for the laugh!!!

 

[KimR]

Colorado Sunrise by 3OH3!:

This Train wreck, that I am.
And I am, what I am, what I am, what I am.
A train wreck, that I am. And I am, what I am, what I am, what I am, a train wreck.

Until recently, I thought it was 'trained rat' instead of 'train wreck'

 

[damone]

A friend of mine does this all the time.

You Belong To The City by Glen Frey he thought was You Belong To The Sea.

Invisible Touch by Genesis he thought was Physical Attraction.

Wanted Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi he thought was Wanted Lay It On The Line.

As for Bille Jean, I always thought he was saying "But the ched is not my son." What the heck is a "ched"?

 

[StacyMarie]

My sister: Bon Jovi - You give love a BAND-AID!

Should be you give love a bad name. I will never forget that even all these years later!

 

[Tinkermommy]

OMG! I am glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read these!!

 

[Duchie]

My DH always thought it was, "I need a plumber that won't drive me crazy."

It's "I need a lover that won't drive me crazy" by John Mellencamp.

 

[KimR]

A few more from my DDs:

Crocodile Rock: Had an Uncle Chevy and a place of my own
December (Collective Soul): Turn your head, now baby just spit, MEOW

 

[bamajill]

2 out of 3 of my kids thought Nickelback wanted to be great like Elvis, without the tassles and hire 8 bodyguards that love to beat up bassles.


I asked them several times what bassles might be and they would just shrug, but they knew nickleback wouldn't say a bad word, lmao.

(the 2 were 7 and 9 yrs old at the time). They still get mad at me when I sing 'their' lyrics in place of the real word.

 

[Sky Blue Pink]

John Mellencamp- When I fight authority, authority always wins
A friend of mine thought it was-When I fight with Dorothy, Dorothy always wins.

 

[Arkansan]

DD used to sing Prince's "Purple Rain" as "Purple Grape, purple grape!" (She was about 6 at the time.)

 

[dawson5]

My friend for the longest time thought the line eat, drink and be merry from Trippin' Billies (Dave Matthews Band) was eat shrimp, and be merry.

Have you ever heard of the site: Kissthisguy.com ? it's all about misheard lyrics.

 

[cybrkitn]

Duran Duran's "Girls On Film". Towards the end of the song the line is "Take me high tonight 'til I"m a shooting star."

As a teenager in the mid 80's, I thought the line was "Take me high July 'till I'm a shooting star."

 

[Tinkermommy]

I just spoke to my friend and was laughing about some of these. Here's her contribution:

Steve Miller Band
Instead of "go on take the money and run" she thought it said "go on tickle mommy and run"

 

[cristit14]

Hall and Oates
Ubadah Swa Oooo

The woman is wild, oooo.

 

[MiniGirl]

I used to think that instead of "Who are you?" it was "New Orleans."

But that was a long time ago. When CSI started, I told dh, and now we'll both sing it.

Oh and many years ago a couple of south Florida djs we listened to called this condition chronic lyricosis. ROFL!!

 

[MerMom60_94]

Just last week, I was telling my daughter about that song she put on my i-pod - you know, "Blowin' in a bag". I told her my boss uses that phrase all the time and whenever I hear that song I think of my boss. She looked at me and said "Mom, it's 'Throw it in the bag'". Then I got the eye roll.

Personally, I like my lyrics better.

 

[punkin]

Fallout Boy: "Dance Dance" sounds like "Ted's pants are falling apart at halftime...."

 

[Katieinwonderland]

Ohhhh...I always thought it was "the jailer's not my son" and always thought it made no sense!

DH was signing along to Bennie and the Jets the other day when I realised he was singing "Bennie in a dress!"