misheard lyrics

The lyrics to Outkast's song "I'm sorry Miss Jackson"...I was convinced he was saying "It's my British accent". Never mind that the guy has NO trace of a British accent :-)

Rivi S

I once heard the song "Secret" by Madonna and thought that the line "Happiness lies in your own hands" was "A penis lies in your own hands". Let's face it, it was Madonna!

Rivi S

i used to believe the song "you shook me all night long" went you she'll be all night long

caitlyn

My sister, at age 7, used to think the lyrics to the song "Born Free" went like this: Born free, as free as a Win-dow.

packer

My neighbour's 8 year-old son loves the song "Farmer and the Cowman" from R & H's Oklahoma! - he sings along loudly: "Territory folks should sleep together, territory folks should all be friends."
Words should be "Territory folks should stick together", etc.

John

well a year or so ago christina aguilera brought out a song called fighter i knew that was the title but it really sounds like she says"thanks for making me wider" instead of thanks for making me a fighter-it just sounds too convincing.....

skepticle clara hill(12)

I used to think that the song "More than a woman" was "bald headed woman" and it made sense because that chick in the star trek movie was bald and for a little while Vogue magazine was trying to make baldness chic!

meewa

I have to thank my 4 year old sister, Allison, for this one. You know the song "Old McDonald Had a Farm"? Well she thinks it goes "Old Mcdonald Paddle Far". My mom and I have tried to correct her many times but she can't hear the difference between "had a farm" and "paddle far" so she still sings it like that. I have to say, it's really cute though.

Shannon G.

my mother, when she was small, used to love the xmas song - 'the 12 twelve days of christmas'

however she always beleived that on the 1st day of christmas...'my tulip said to me..' instead of 'my true love sent to me!!'

as a result i find it very hard to sing the right words!! ah well its worth it...gettin to have a laugh at my mums expense!!!

Loving Daughter!! (sometimes)!!

I always thought the lyrics to the Aerosmith song were "You look like a lady" until about 5 minutes ago when I saw other people getting the lyrics wrong.


I am 21 years old, clearly I should have found out about this earlier!

Bex

The song "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), during the part were she sings "hold your head up, moving on", I thought she said "aluminum" instead of "moving on". I also thought she sang "sweet dreams are made of the years."

Moe

I used to think the line "Too Hip to be Square" was actually "Just hit the B Square". I could never figure out what the heck a B Square was, and why you're supposed to hit it!

Renee

My dad loved Randy Travis, so when we were in the car listening to "Digging Up Bones" I'd sing digging up phones and proceeded to make diggin and phone gestures
Also we used to think (amongst EVERYONE else) that Bachman Turner Overdrive Revved up like a Deuce was Wrapped up like a DOUCHE!
I still sing it that way!!

SarieBear

The song "Reverend Blue Jeans" turned out to be "Forever in Blue Jeans." Who would have believed that?

music lover

my friend thought the rick astley song "never gonna" was "then im gonna" as in "then im gonna let you down, tehn im gonna make you frown then im gonna run around and hurt you"

also i thought patio lanterns was a song about a girl called Patty O'Lanterns. "who will be the first to kiss? Patty O'Lanterns. "

Anon

I used to belive that the song - Heh Baby Oh ah etc was about a person being constopated as-
A.) I couldn't understand what the heck tha guy was singing
and
B.) The Oh Ahh nit always sounded like someone trying to get out a poo poo!
I still don't know what the songs baou but I do know that it isn't about being constipated!

Quako

My mom, one of the funniest people ever, is a boundless resource of misheard lyrics. Here are two of my favorite of her "mishearings":

" . . . the girl with colitis goes by" ("the girl with kaleidoscope eyes," from "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," by The Beatles)

"Little darling, I feel like ice cream slowly melting" ("Little darling, I feel the ice is slowly melting," from "Little Darling," also by The Beatles)

Stendy

"Tubthumping," by Chumbawamba, presented many lyrical challenges for me.

The primary lyrics to the song go, "I get knocked down, but I get up again. You're never gonna keep me down. . . . Pissing the night away"

However, for many months after the song became popular, I thought the lyrics were: "I get no tongue, but I get over it. You're never gonna keep me down. . . . Kissing the night away."

It made a lot of sense to me, particularly because I was romantically unattached at the time. Turns out one of my close friends thought the same thing about the lyrics. Perhaps he was lonely too?

Stendy

I've heard many rumors about people doing covers of songs and butchering the lyrics. Here are some I've come across:

The ever-so-popular "Excuse me while I kiss this guy" ("Excuse me while I kiss the sky"--Jimi Hendrix)

"Baking Carrot Biscuits" ("Taking Care of Business"--Bachman-Turner Overdrive)

"Last night I dreamt of some bagels" ("Last night I dreamt of San Pedro"--Madonna)

"I've got shoes; they're made of plywood" ("I've got chills; they're multiplying"--Grease)

Stendy

The chorus of "Every Time You Go Away" (by Paul Young) goes: "Every time you go away, you take a piece of me with you." But as a child I thought it said "you take a piece of meat with you." I always was puzzled by that.

Stendy