Is there a song for years you were convinced that the lyrics were what you thought? I always thought the chorus to Toto's 'Rain in Africa' went
'I guess it rains down in Africa'
it's 'I bless the rains down in Africa'. Any examples?
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Is there a song for years you were convinced that the lyrics were what you thought? I always thought the chorus to Toto's 'Rain in Africa' went
'I guess it rains down in Africa'
it's 'I bless the rains down in Africa'. Any examples?
There's a word for misheard lyrics, which as far as I remember comes from an actual misheard lyric.
Hang on a sec...
'scuse me while I kiss this guy
:D
Ah, it's a 'Mondegreen.'
My favourite is the Jimi Hendrix 'scuse me while I kiss this guy,' lyrics.
Check out http://www.kissthisguy.com/ ---->
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The real lyrics were:
Sunday Bloody Sunday
But I misheard them as:
Some day buddy, some day
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The real lyrics were:
The answer, my friend,
is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
But I misheard them as:
The ants are my friends,
they're blowin' in the wind
The ants are a-blowin' in the wind
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The real lyrics were:
Here we are now, entertain us
But I misheard them as:
Here we are now in containers
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The real lyrics were:
Heathcliff!
It's me, Cathy and I've come home
oh, so cold, let me in-a your window
But I misheard them as:
Eeee-wheee!
It's me; I'm a tree, I'm a wombat.
Oh, so cold at the end of your winter
Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer
I thought for a while the first line was 'Tommy used to work on the DART'!
Amy Winehouse - Valerie,
I always though she was saying that-a-way, obviously this was before I knew the song was called Valerie.
Aeorsmith - Love in an Elevator,
I thought that was Livin' la vie da layda.
I'm terrible at lyrics in general to be honest.
Me too.:oQuote:
Originally Posted by PAURO 7
Here's a website devoted to misheard lyrics. Some funny examples.
http://www.kissthisguy.com/funny.php
the actual lyrics were "sad sweet dreamer its just one of those things you put down to experience"
i thought it was "sex with tina ...... etc"
'Ireland's Industry, that's what we are.....' by Kenny R. and Dolly P.
Abra, Abracadabra
I met a brazzer from Cabra.
Not me but one of the girls was forever singing "Take me to the parking lot" when it should have been "Take me to the clouds above"...yeah she is still getting slagged about it
Sorry, didn't mean to lock this.
Thank God I didn't start that 'What dumbass locked the Misheard Lyrics' thread in support. Could have opened a whole new can of worms. Now where's my tin hat.
Anyway, to keep it on topic, to my bemusement I discovered a few years ago that a group of female friends thought the Weather Girls sang' It's a rainy day, hallelujah', which kind of completely misses the point of the song.
You soon set them straight though ;)
My ex thought it was raining baby and used to contradict me down to the ground when i'd correct her :confused: which again completely misses the point of the songQuote:
Originally Posted by noby
Message in a bottle...
'A year has passed since I wrote my note'
Misheard as...
'A year has passed since I broke my nose'
that song No One by Alicia Keys.
For ages I didnt know who it was, and thought she was singing 'Go On, Go On, Go On'
oh and Celine Dion.......
'I believe that the hot dogs go on and on...'
and Shakira, that line from 'Underneath your Clothes'
'Lamps are hanging from the ceiling' sounds like 'snots are hanging from the ceiling' :D
God you listen to some crap music Pauro! Are you sure your not a girl?? :D
When my eldest was younger he used to think that Fat Boy Slim was singing "crazy like a shoe" when it was actually "Praise you like I should" We still slag him about that.
Oh Jaysis no i never listen to that sh!te! :eek: We've the radio on at work and that song keeps popping up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
Used to think Sting's Englishman in New York went 'Im an alien, im a little alien'...
The Stranglers - Golden Brown. For ages thought the lyrics went "Lays me down with my mancheerons." Spent a long time wondering WTF a mancheeron was before I copped on it was "with my mind she runs" :D
You mean it's not a mancheeron?
That reminds me of another one:
Blur - Song 2
"I got my head shaved, by a jimojay" I always did wonder what a jimojay was.
It was only a few weeks ago I found out it was jumbo jet.
And I used to sing along to this constantly while playing Fifa Road to World Cup 98.
Stone Roses - I wanna be Adored
Someone once asked me "What is a "dored" anyway?"
Seconded. I always presumed it was some 70s drug reference that I was too young and innocent to get:oQuote:
Originally Posted by noby
My girlfriend thought that the first line to You Sexy Thing was...
'I believe in mangos'....
I used to think the exact same.Quote:
Originally Posted by strangeirish
When zig anf zag used to be on 2FM's breakfast show with Ian Dempsey they would sing songs as they heard them the Bon Jovi 'Living on a Dart' was used one day.
Surprised no-one has mentioned Queen's 'fried chicken' at the end of 'One Vision'
Slightly off topic but I remember many moons ago buying my brother-in-law the Shooting Stars game which came with a CD which included Vic Reeves doing his "Karaoke" style version of songs and you had to guess what he was singing. We had a party one night and the CD came out and we were all trying to guess the songs and there was one where he kept singing "what about the chickens" over and over. Turned out it was nothing to do with chickens but was his version of Michael Jackson's Earth Song. Was really funny especially to those who were using "performance enhancing substances" on the night.
Ex workmate had me in fits once...
Bee Gees 'How Deep Is Your Love' changed to 'How Big Is Your Kn*b'? :D
It's actually "I got my head checked" ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
Thinking I'm falling into the dense trap now but, ehhhhh, they do sing 'Fried Chicken' at the end. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by McShels
It's marvellously witty don'tcha know.
I have quite a few of these that I can't remember at the mo, I think because I get genuinely embarrassed for myself each time I find out the difference between the real and imagined phrase, and proceed to block it from my memory. I'm sure one or two will come back with a bit of prompting.
Nirvana's "Smells like Teen Spirit" has a line "When the lights out, its less dangerous".
A mate of mine heard it as "When the lights out, MISSUS DAVIS!!!!!!"
Heard one the other day that could be misconstrued...
Theres a line in Aerosmith's 'Dont Wanna Miss A Thing'
'Oh when I kiss your eyes and thank God we're together...'
I swore 'eyes' sounded like 'ass'.
Same with Shakira 'Underneath Your Clothes'
'Lamps are hanging from the ceiling' sounds like 'snots are hanging from the ceiling'.... :D
Mario Rosenstock in his Ronan Keating Guise on Gift Grub was going on about these yesterday. I wonder was he reading this thread as he mentioned nearly every one
I started this thread so I'll hunt him down if he does nick these.... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Block G Raptor
When I was a kid, I always thought The Police's
"I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing...." was "I can't, I can't, I can't stand music..." which I couldnt understand because they were playing music...
That one Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas. her song Glamourous
She says
We're flying first class
Up in the sky
Poppin' champagne
Definitely sounds like
We're flying first class
Up in the sky
I got a sh*t pain
Just thought of another one.
Squeeze - Is That Love.
The line "Beat me up with your letters, your walk out notes" sounds like:
"Beat me up with your lettuce" :D
My mate used to think the chorus to REM's 'Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight' was "calling Chadder Baker" when it was "call me when she wakes now". Still gets a fierce time over it!
aerosmith - dude looks like a lady
i thought he said "do the frocky lady" :o
Lighthouse Family's High
At the end of the day
Remember the way
We were close to the UK
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