misheard lyrics

in Marc Cohns Walkin in Memphis , i used to sing "saw the ghost of elvis and you you never knew" until i was told it was actually "saw the ghost of elvis on union avenue" doh

tam

Someone wrote...
"in the song SWAY (song 2 in 'sticky fingers' album) by the Rolling Stones, i used to think the chorus went: "It's just that needle I forgot you in its sway", when he (mick jagger) really sings: "It's just that demon life that's got me in its sway"....

Actually my dad, who is a huge Rolling Stones fan, swears that it is "It's just that needle I forgot you're in it's sway." Or at least thats what he heard back in the day...

Anon

I used to think the song "Bandages" by hot hot heat,said "blame the jews, blame the jews,blame the jews" It actually says "Bandages,Bandages,Bandages". I still sing the other lyrics though.

Bruce

A friend of mine used to think that "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was "Snoopy is quite a guy!" Apparently I'm not the only one at the time that thought the Lucy he was referring to was from Charlie Brown

Ann Y.

When my sister was 3 or 4 she loved the song "Wanted" by Alan Jackson..but instead of singing the lyrics "wanted, one good hearted woman"..she would sing "wanted, one good hard-headed woman"..I could never get her to say it the right way!

Brooks

'All night long' by Lionel Ritchie-my friend thought that the line 'Siesta forever' was 'Sylvester forever' !!!!!

Anon

In the Daddy Cool song "Eagle Rock" I used to hear:
"Doing the Peter Rock"
Instead of:
"Doing the Eagle Rock"

Chrisso

My friends and I would sing "Kokomo" by the Beach Boys all the time in school.

I used to think the line "that monserrat mystique" actually was "I wants a rotten steak!"

Corinne

It wasn't until recent years I realized after my wife's several hours of laughter that the lyrics for PM Dawn's "Die Without You" was far from "Die Without Shoes"... however she quickly agreed it might have been better written that way :-/

Matt Hudson -- Columbia, SC

When we were 11 and 12 my sister, a big Billy Idol fan, thought "Eyes without a face" was "How's about a date?". Wishful thinking!

Michelle

I used to believe that the lyrics "The funk phenomenon" were "My poop is coming on"

Curly

It really sounds like Air Supply sings "You can take the darkness from the pit of the night, and turn it to a bacon double tuna surprise" my friend replayed it over and over again to convince me of the real words "You can take the darkness from the pit of the night, and turn it to a beacon burning endlessly bright" in "Was it Nothing at all"

My husband thinks the Beatles sing "Michelle, my belle" with the lyrics "Play piano song" instead of the French words "Tres bien en semble" or whatever.

M.R

When I was a child, I used to believe the song "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" was called (and sung) "Walking in my Winter Underwear" ... I think it just made sense to me.

Carolyn

My husband and I have a fun game we play during long road trips. If we hear an old 80s song, we'll declare an "all sing" where we have to sing along. So one trip I declare an "all sing" to the Flashdance themesong "Maniac" and I hear my husband belting out "She's a maniac, maniac on the go".

It's supposed to be this stripper who is an incredible dancer, but he sings it like she's a busy soccer mom running errands. Every time he tells me I'm a maniac about something, I'll ask him if I'm also 'on the go'.

one confused girl

Remember the song "Dirty Deeds"? I used to sing it "Dirty Deeds and the Thunder Chief". When the song came on the radio last year, I asked my husband what on earth they were saying because by then I figured out that maybe "Thunder Chief" didn't make much sense. I still sing it wrong.

Another one: "Hey little thing let me light your candle 'cause momma I'm sure I'm Don Henley now".

one confused girl

I thought the song "Swing low, Sweet chariot" went:

"Sweet n'low, sweet Harriet"

I thought they meant some girl Harriet was as sweet as sweet n'low. Man, was I dissapointed when I found out the right lyrics.

Harriet

When I was growing up I loved The Police (the band, that is ;) and I still do. Unfortunately I didn't buy the album "Ghost in the Machine" until several years after I started listening to it. Alas, I thought I was listening to the song "Too much sh*t for measure", but I was really listening to "Too much information". I'm a big Sting fan, but I'll put money down if you can tell the difference today!

Sincere apologies for the expletive, but if you listen to the song, you'll understand how real this "misheard" example is.

zenlon

I used to belt out a Jon Bon Jovi number:

"Whoooaaaahhh we're half way there - whooooaaaahhhh we're living on BREAD"

perfectly logical at 10 years old... ;)

Cpt Trub

I used to think the song, "Pass the doochie on the left-hand side" was "Pass the goat cheese on the left hand-side." On my 27th birthday, my friends made me a dinner that included goat cheese and crackers. I started singing my version of the song and they all busted up

mamagambino

I used to think the line in Green Day's when i come around was "sell donuts at my door" instead of "so don't knock down my door"
I still think it sounds like donut.

megan