Misheard lyrics

[Babboo]

This is a spin-off from photobob's grammar thread. Some of us were reminded how some songs get their words twisted around - often in very funny ways. We've all done it - can't quite understand the lyrics but you're SO sure you've got it right and you sing it with full conviction. A truly Idol inspiring performance - with the wrong words. Such as my room mate that was singing "Bathroom on the right" in place of Creedence's "Bad moon on the rise".

It was suggested we have a thread on mis-heard (or sung) lyrics. Like the commercial where the guy is singing "Pour some shook up ramen" in lieu of Def Leppard's "Pour Your Sugar On Me".

What is the funniest mis-heard lyric you know of? Whether it was you or someone else.

 

[singingpixie]

There's a song that says "I'll be your crying shoulder." My mom thought it said "I'll be your diet soda"

 

[sahd2one]

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[MrsHeg]

What about Elton John's Bennie and the Jets, instead of "She's got electric boots, a mohair suit" we heard "She's got electric b o o b s, her mom has too"

 

[mom2travel]

DS had been singing "little man die" instead of "live and let die" - we still tease him about it

Have a good friend who always butchered lyrics - if I remember any of his classic blunders I'll post again

 

[Pop Daddy]

My mom thought

speaking of which, when I was a kid there was a song "I dont like spiders and snakes" my mom thought it said "I dont like Vitamin A"

 

[Pop Daddy]

DS had been singing "little man die" instead of "live and let die" -

 

[Babboo]

What about Elton John's Bennie and the Jets, instead of "She's got electric boots, a mohair suit" we heard "She's got electric b o o b s her mom has too"

I have never heard this one and am sitting here in tears laughing!

OMG!!! Can't breathe!

Keep 'em comin' y'all! Sharky may be collecting on that insurance even faster!

AHAHAHAHA

 

[MinnieMe87]

When I was a kid I thought that song "When a Man Loves a Woman" really said "When a Man Sits on His Walnuts"
Beats me where I came up with it! LOL

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

When I was a kid I thought that song "When a Man Loves a Woman" really said "When a Man Sits on His Walnuts"
Beats me where I came up with it! LOL

Hi Minnie! Clearly I've been on the Twilight thread too long, because when I read that my mind went to some very bad places.

 

[Debbiebee68]

In Manfred Mann's Blinded by the Light-

Well, he says "revved up like a deuce"....
To say it nicely, instead of deuce, I thought they were talking about a feminine product like Massingil.... You make the rhyme!!

Oh my! Very embarrassing!!!

 

[Minnie_me]

My DH still insists that Melissa Etheridge sings: "I wanna come over! To hell with the concert plans..." (it's "to hell with the consequence") He SWEARS he's right, and doesn't even care that I can show him the correct lyrics in print.

 

[kimmar067]

....how 'bout "...I'll never need no pizza burnin'..." for:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tRdBsnX4N4

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[...if you don't click on the link, it's from the Rolling Stones song Beast of Burden - "...I'lll never BE your beast of burden..." ]

 

[Barb D]

At the beginning of one of the Harry Potter movies there's a choir singing "Double, double toil and trouble, something wicked this way comes," from MacBeth. When we saw it for the first time in the theater, my DD thought they were singing, "Double, double, toilet trouble, something wicked this way comes!"

Clear out! It's backin' up!

 

[Barbossa]

The chorus of "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" by England Dan and John Ford Coley goes as follows:

I'm not talking 'bout moving in,
And I don't want to change your life.
But there's a warm wind blowing,
The stars are out, and I'd really love to see you tonight.

I always thought the first line was "I'm not talking 'bout the linen"

I don't know why, it doesn't make any sense. My DW laughed her behind off when she heard this.

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

LOL! These are great!

For the "spiders and snakes" one I thought he was singing, "I don't like bicycle seats..." LOL. (And that ain't what it take to love me, like I wanna' be loved by you). Yeah. I was REAL confused about that one. Couldn't imagine what those bicycle seats had to do with anything! LOL.

My sister though AC/DC was singing, Dirty Deeds Dunder Chief, instead of "done dirt cheap!" LOL.

There are more but I just can't remember them now!

OH, here's another. "Winnie the Pooh, Winne the Pooh, silly little fluffy all stuffed with glumkies, Winnie the Pooh..." LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

 

[MerMom60_94]

What about Elton John's Bennie and the Jets, instead of "She's got electric boots, a mohair suit" we heard "She's got electric b o o b s, her mom has too"

I thought that for years!!


Over the summer I was in an outdoor exercise class and whenever The Pussycat Dolls came on singing When I Grow Up there was always a big debate about the lyrics. Half the class thought they were singing "When I grow up I wanna have b o o b ies" rather than groupies. LOL.

 

[pixiegoose]

Both my younger brother and my husband always thought that "Secret Agent Man" was "Secret Asian Man".

My younger brother also thought that "Johnny Angel" was "Johnny and Joe".

I'm sure there are more but those are the ones we make fun of most often in my family.

 

[Scurvy]

The chorus of "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" by England Dan and John Ford Coley goes as follows:

I'm not talking 'bout moving in,
And I don't want to change your life.
But there's a warm wind blowing,
The stars are out, and I'd really love to see you tonight.

I always thought the first line was "I'm not talking 'bout the linen"

I don't know why, it doesn't make any sense. My DW laughed her behind off when she heard this.

I used to hear "There's a warm wind blowing the stars around." I always wondered why they would say that!

 

[mom2travel]

In Manfred Mann's Blinded by the Light-

Well, he says "revved up like a deuce"....
To say it nicely, instead of deuce, I thought they were talking about a feminine product like Massingil.... You make the rhyme!!

Oh my! Very embarrassing!!!

You are not the only one!