misheard lyrics

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

When I was younger, I loved the song "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc. The problem is that when I went searching for the cassette tape at the music store, I was searching for "Turtle Oak" as the artist. I guess teenagers really do have selective hearing.

Kerry

in the queen song "bohemian rhapsody" when they sing "Scheramouch Scheramouch (yes, i spelled that wrong. it is really hard to type, yet easy to say)will you do the vanago?" i thought they were singing "Scare a moose, scare a moose then do the vampire pogo." yea, i was a messed up little kid, but on the other hand my brother was obsessed with, and stil is, vampires.

who wants to know?

I used to think that the song "Only the Lonely" by Roy Orbison was (and dont ask me why) about a ghost named 'Only' and he was lonely so people called him "Only the Lonely" i never thought when he said only he meant only i thought it was a weird name like "ownly or Owenley"

Johnny

ive always thought the lyrics to brand new went:
''and i like that fiberotic lamp'' instead of:
''and i liked it the further i got out''
''im having sex'' instead of ''im heaven sent''
i still dont hear them the same.

bella

One of the "granny's" living on my street heard my transistor radio playing "My Baby Does the Hanky Panky". She wanted to know why anyone would write a song about "My Baby Has a Dirty Hanky!"

Annelee

In 1963, an album came out called SUNNY SIDE, by The Kingston Trio. It included the group's last top-40 hit, "Desert Pete". Like many of their albums, it also included one rousing spiritual-type song, in that case a song called "Sing Out". One verse of "Sing Out" sounded, I thought, Like this:

Wake up to the trumpet sound.
I'm from the Great Shellai,
To see the chap with the glory crown
Uphill from flaming sky.

Years later, thanks to internet lyrics sites, I've been able to determine that the real lyrics are:

Wake up to the trumpet sound.
I from the grave shall rise
To see the judge with the glory crown,
A view from flaming sky.

I grew up in a not-so-religious family, so I generally expected to hear unfamiliar concepts in hymns and spirituals. I thought that "the Great Shellai" must be some religious concept that I didn't know due to my lack of much formal religious upbringing. It seemed intriguingly romantic and I hoped to learn what it was someday. I grew to be one of those kids who, in difficult situations would pray sometimes, even though I had formally learned little about prayer. I actually sometimes prayed to "God in the Great Shellai". I hope that never gave offense to anyone! As I grew up and learned more about religious matters I guess I was a bit disappointed to have to accept that "the Great Shellai", for all its intriguing sound, is probably utterly meningless!

Kirsten

I thought the words to Sham 69's HURRY UP HARRY were hurry up harry camel we all going down the pub!! great delight to my husband over the years;D

poobie

When my twin sister was small she once started shouting out "Piss off Honey, how we don't talk any more", from the ever popular Cliff Richard song!

Grier

In the Green Day songs, Jesus of Suburbia and Are We The Waiting, they say 'Rage and Love'

I thought they were talking about Rachel Love and assumed this was whatsernames real name.

Silly

my friend thought the lyrics to the song "scar tissue" by the red hot chilli peppers were:

'with the bugs that shed this alone with you'

and its actually:

'with the birds i'll share this lonely view'

Laura

There was a Craig David track on his first album, I can't remember what was the title though. The actualy lyrics was 'Pretty, young girl like that'.

But I don't know how, I heard 'Pretty umbrella man'. At least I got the pretty part right.

Nablur

I used to think that Norah Jones sang "I waited 'til I saw the sun, don't know why I didn't cum" in the song "Don't Know Why"
I'm still not sure, but it seems very unlikely. :)

bah

i used to think that the song "i would do anything for love" the line in it that said "i would run right into hell and back" i thought it said "i would run right into helen-mac" and i would say "who is helen-mac and why did i run into her"

amanda garrett

I thought "Angel of the Moring", by Juice Newton said "just brush me teeth before you leave me"!!!

Anon

I am a very big 80's fan, so when the song "1985" came out by Bowling for Soup I was happy! BUT the part that goes "She was gonna shake her A** on the hood of whitesnake's car..." I totally misheard... I love whitesnake and now know that the real version is much better than "She was gonna shake her a** on the hood of my 6th car..."

Briana from WA

My parents listened to country a lot and there was a song by Garth Brooks called "I'm Shameless" and I thought he was saying "I'm shavin"

Becky

There was a girl that used to come over and play with me and my sister and we would listen to Blackstreet "No Diggity" all the time. She picked up on some of the lyrics and would sing "I like the way you work here, no diggity, I like the way you bag it up" Instead of "I like the way you work it, no diggity, I like the way you back it up"
It was the cutest thing.

Becky

My friend Helz has a lot of these, but my favourite was when she thought the line from Summer Nights from grease "he just turned 18" was " and he has white teeth"
It really tickled me

big Ging uk

Back in highschool I remember a lot of students singing along to the song "Blue" By Eiffel 65. They always sang it "I'm blue if I'm green I will die" Rather than "I'm blue da ba dee da ba die"

Amanda