Misheard Lyrics
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Shouldn't this thread be in Band On The Run?
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London's Calling by The Clash "Thunder and garlic as I was tattooed." Correct lyrics: "London calling, yeah, I was there, too."
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Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da: "With a couple of kids Molly gives the yard, of Desmond and Molly jump." Real lyrics: "With a couple of kids running in the yard, of Desmond and Molly Jones."
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GeorgeGoode:
Semolina Pilchard:
I became a McCartney fan back in 1980 after hearing Coming Up. I admit, I taped it off the radio and played it over and over. However, at the time I had no idea what the song was called. After a while I decided to write down the words to some of my favourite songs (I must point out I was only 11 at the time) and ops: how embarrasing is this - I thought [Coming Up] was a made up word so I scribbled down 'Domie Aime' thinking it may be in a foreign language or something. I even went around singing it like that until I bought the album. Anyone else had an experience like this they'd care to admit?
Yeah, I had that experience long time ago. In I Am The Walrus I was thinking John was singing "Dead bonzay" but he was singing "Dead Dog's Eye". But not only with The Beatles, also with other entertainers I had that experience. I also had this experience with an Elvis-recording. I was thinking the lyrics of Jailhouse Rock was "The band was Joe Banani Joe began to sing" but in fact it was "The band was jumping and the joint began to swing."
I think when we first heard "Coming Up" my family(I was a little kid at the time) thought it was "dummy up". ROFL I don't know why, except it was an expression we used to hear just around like "Hey dummy up! Do it right next time" sort of like a twist on "smarten up". Maybe just a New Jersey think I don't know.
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Heart Of Glass by Blondie Once I had a love and it was a blast. Soon turned out he had a lumpy ass. Correct lyrics: Once I had a love and it was gas. Soon turned out he had a heart of glass.
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I suppose C MOON speaks for itself.
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Rolling Stones - Beast Of Burden "I'll never leave your pizza burnin'" Correct: "I'll never be your beast of burden"
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Lovin it in Lavita... ops: ... sang this one really loud till I found out recently what the words were Love in an Elevator... Steven Tyler
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GYPSYGIRL:
Rolling Stones - Beast Of Burden "I'll never leave your pizza burnin'" Correct: "I'll never be your beast of burden"
I think from the same song Mick sings "I could suck a duck" I think it's " I could shuck it off"
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La Isla Bonita by Madonna "Just call me an island sleaze All my body yours for free This is who I long to be Louise the Bone Eater" Correct lyrics: Tropical the island breeze All of Nature wild and free This is where I long to be La Isla Bonita
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GYPSYGIRL:
La Isla Bonita by Madonna "Just call me an island sleaze All my body yours for free This is who I long to be Louise the Bone Eater" Correct lyrics: Tropical the island breeze All of Nature wild and free This is where I long to be La Isla Bonita
I laughed til I cried and then I drooled... SO FUNNY!! I think these are better words than the orginal... LOL Did you let Madonna know?! LOL
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Rolling Stones - Little Red Rooster " I am the little red rooster Who laid the golden egg" Correct lyrics: "I am the little red rooster Too lazy to crow for day"
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On "Jet" I thought they were saying "jest" and I sang the the lyrics as: I made her, one jests to always love me I made her, one jests to always love me I made her, horse trader. So I thought that wasn't right so I changed it to, "heart breaker" instead of "horse trader". And this line: And I thought that the major wasn't a lady, suffer again! Jest! I think I even sang this out loud during a concert! Cheers, L
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And instead of "Paperback Writer" I sang different variations: "He's the last rider." "He's a bike rider." "Pay the back rider" Of course, I was just a kid. Cheers, L
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Jaded by Aerosmith Ja-Ja-Jaded, Baby I'm a skating shoe Correct lyric: Ja-Ja Jaded Baby I'm afraid of you..
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Claudia611:
Here's one I remember: BAD MOON RISING - CCR song lyric: There's a bad moon on the rise my lyric: There's a bathroom on the right :
You mean it isn't?? I actually went on a riverboat once on a school trip and the toilet had this really long long tube and you could actually see that the tube just went down to the water... That's what I thought he was singing about...
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Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple "Slow motion Walter, the fire engine guy." Correct lyric "Smoke on the water, fire in the sky"
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Golden Earth Girl "counting fish in a sunbeam, in excelsis" [why has he gone into Latin??] Correct lyric: "fish in a sunbeam, in eggshell seas"
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illwobble:
Golden Earth Girl "counting fish in a sunbeam, in excelsis" [why has he gone into Latin??] Correct lyric: "fish in a sunbeam, in eggshell seas"
That makes two of us.
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Lady (Frankie) Crisp:
The Bee Gees "More than a Woman" I thought they were saying 4-Letter Woman!! I was little at the time and I didn't know what a 4 letter woman was.