Messing up song lyrics

[Mkrop]

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!"

DS12 thought

She's got electric boots, a mohair suit

was

She's got electric ****S

oh well it is starred, so replace the T with a B

 

[ChristaDeVil]

Okay, I'm laughing so hard that someone is going to come and check on me soon.

"Our Lips Are Sealed" by Blondie...I knew this was the name of the song, but I could not figure out why they kept singing about "Islands of Seals" in the chorus.

"Walk Like an Egyptian" by the Bangles ...when my SIL was about 6 or 7, she swore this song was "Walk Like a Dip S**t".

 

[Thumper_Man's Wife]

I am always on Misheard lyrics websites because of this so called "chronic lyricosis" as a PP said.

I had a friend in college who at one time thought that "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" actually said..."If you like Pink Enchiladas..." And then had to wonder why someone would sing about pink enchiladas...

Another one was "White Winged Dove" by Stevie Nicks...The same friend thought it was "One Winged Dove" and we proceeded to pretend to fly around the room with only "one wing" for the rest of the night taunting her. Of course I wasn't any better...I thought it was "Just like the one we love."

 

[cristit14]

DS12 thought

She's got electric boots, a mohair suit

was

She's got electric ****S

oh well it is starred, so replace the T with a B

I always thought it sounded like that too.

 

[mom2travel]

we still tease DS about this one:
"little man die"
for "live and let die"

 

[MinnieMe87]

When I was younger I used to sing "When a man sits on his walnuts" instead of "When a man loves a woman". I only know that because I am constantly reminded of it by my family, I was 3 or 4.

 

[damone]

"Our Lips Are Sealed" by Blondie...I knew this was the name of the song, but I could not figure out why they kept singing about "Islands of Seals" .

Isn't that The Go-Go's?

 

[KimR]

Technically, this isn't really misheard lyrics but my DD loves the song 'Circle of Life'; however she don't know how to sing the intro. So she just made up her own: 'Pink pajamas penguins on the bottom, pink pajamas pengiuns on the bottom..'

Just googled it and here are the intro lyrics:

Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba
Sithi uhm ingonyama

When you listen to the song though, it actually does sound a lot like 'Pink pajamas....' and that's how I always sing it in my mind now.

 

[apirateslifeforme]

Duran Duran's "Hold Back the Rain"...

Correct: No time for worry cause we're on the roam again

I thought: No time for wearing clothes, we're on the road again...

 

[BelleRocks]

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

I have been there and spent a whole afternoon laughing hysterically! It's a great pick me up for a down day....

My fave is from Abba's Dancing Queen...

"see that girl, watch her scream, kickin' the dancing queen..." The song is so "feel good" it needs a little anger!

 

[StacyMarie]

Another one, from my teenage daughter:

Jet-Are you gonna be my girl

Lyrics: Big black boots, long brown hair

My daughter thought it was "big, big bbs, long brown hair"

I thought my husband was going to die of laughter when he heard her sing that!

 

[ChristaDeVil]

Isn't that The Go-Go's?

Yep. I just have it wrong all the way around!

 

[kimmar067]

.....I thought Beast of Burden by the Rolling Stones was
"...I'll never LE-E-E-E-EAVE no PIZ-za burnin'..."

[...it's really:
"...I'll never BE your beast of burden...." ]

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

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!!

LOL - Just recently my son was singing with the radio to "who are you" and he was singing "New Orleans.....New new new new" I had to show him the lyrics online to believe me that it was "Who are you?"

 

[katiebug86]

When I was about 6 or 7 I thought "Don't go chasing waterfalls" was "don't go JASON Waterfalls"

I thought it was about a guy named Jason Waterfalls.

I have a friend who sings Tiny Dancer by Elton John
"hold me closer Tony Daaanza"

I think he really knows the words, but it makes me laugh everytime I hear him say that.

 

[nmmom95]

DS6's version of "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi
Jack of the heart
Far too late
You're too shot
To help me

DS12's version of "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas
Boom Boom Boom
Eat a Kit Kat

 

[kimmar067]

I always thought that:

"...Straddle the line in ******* and rhyme
I'm on the hunt, I'm after you...."

by Duran, Duran [Hungry Like the Wolf]

went:

"....Strut on la-vine it's disco and rhyme
I'm on the hunt, I'm after you..."

what do I know??

 

[StacyMarie]

DS6's version of "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi
Jack of the heart
Far too late
You're too shot
To help me

DS12's version of "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas
Boom Boom Boom
Eat a Kit Kat

LOLOLOL, eat a kit kat! That is a good one!

 

[kwelch10377]

My four year old niece sings "Jesse's Squirrel" instead of Jesse's Girl.

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Ahem. May I have your attention please?

I have the best one.

My brother is so going to kill me if he EVER finds out I shared this and on the 'net too.

He was a real little kid (maybe fiveish) when Kenny Rogers' song "Lucille" was played to death...

He thought Kenny had it pretty bad in that song. Lucille left him... with...

wait for it.
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four hundred children done crapped in the field... you picked a fine time to leave me Lucille!