Misheard Lyrics

[foxfanazer]

Any songs that you hear and either totally get some of the lyrics wrong or just make them up entirely?

 

One that i change is in a song by The Streets called Could well be in

 

The real lyrics are

 

I saw this thing on ITV the other week, said that if she plays with her hair she’s probably keen.....

 

everytime I hear it its

 

I saw this thing on ITV the other week, said that if she plays with her hair she’s Robbie Keane 

[kingcarr21]

 

Heard this song on the radio earlier in the year and thought it was 'shower the horse'

 

Me and my daughter still sing 'shower the horse' now  

 

[David Guiza]

Thanks to the film I Give it a Year, I can no longer hear 'We Built this City' without singing 'on the wrong damn road' as opposed to 'on rock and roll'. 

 

Adam (Buxton) and Joe used to do a similar feature on their radio show and my favourite was always the misheard 'I'm so horny, but that's ok my willy's good' from Nirvana's - Lithium. 

[foxfanazer]

1 minute ago, David Guiza said:

Thanks to the film I Give it a Year, I can no longer hear 'We Built this City' without singing 'on the wrong damn road' as opposed to 'on rock and roll'. 

 

Adam (Buxton) and Joe used to do a similar feature on their radio show and my favourite was always the misheard 'I'm so horny, but that's ok my willy's good' from Nirvana's - Lithium. 

 that’s a good one. That had to be deliberate by Cobain though 

[stripeyfox]

Pefab Sprout's "The King of Rock and Roll"

 

Hot Dog, Jumping Frog, Alf was cooking...

 

 

[thebartonfox]

 

[one F in Fox]

There are two that spring to mind for me, 

 

Kasabians Shoot the Runner, was Ship to Rudder for me,

 

and UB40'S Ivory Madonna was; I'm a Prima donna

 

I'm quite sure there are plenty of songs that I still sing the wrong lyrics to.

[Tuna]

Gala - Freed From Desire aka the Will Grigg's on fire song.

 

Lyric is '...he's got his strong beliefs'.

 

I always thought it was '...he's got his tromboleese'.

 

Thought it was some obscure musical instrument 

[Alf Bentley]

55 minutes ago, stripeyfox said:

Pefab Sprout's "The King of Rock and Roll"

 

Hot Dog, Jumping Frog, Alf was cooking...

 

 

 

What was I cooking? Hot dogs served with live-cooked frogs.....the animal rights folk will be after me! 

 

3 songs whose lyrics I misheard for many years.....

1) "I fought the law" by The Clash: correct lyric is "Breaking rocks in the hot sun, I fought the law and the law won"

I heard "Trash can rocks in the hot sun...", imagining a fatal shoot-out scene in a NY alley - obviously watching too much Starsky & Hutch!

2) "Badlands" by Bruce Springsteen: correct lyric is "For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside; that it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive"

I heard "For the ones who have an ocean, an ocean deep inside; it ain't no sin to be glad you're wild" - at least as good as the original lyrics, I reckon!

3) "Torches of liberty" by 3 Johns: correct lyric is "When people feel the thumb press down, they turn into a mob"

I heard "When people feel themselves pressed down, they turn into a mouse".....I have a more pessimistic view of humanity, clearly!

[Lovejoy]

1 hour ago, thebartonfox said:

 

One of my favourite sketches .

[Buce]

2 hours ago, one F in Fox said:

There are two that spring to mind for me, 

 

Kasabians Shoot the Runner, was Ship to Rudder for me,

 

and UB40'S Ivory Madonna was; I'm a Prima donna

 

I'm quite sure there are plenty of songs that I still sing the wrong lyrics to.

 

I thought that until about two minutes ago when I read your post.

 

Also, Neil Young introducing someone from Pearl Jam in The Band's last concert (The Last Waltz, in which they were joined by a number of musical legends) - I heard 'from Belgium'

Edited 18 December 2017 by Buce

[Fox92]

Don't care what Hendrix sings, I always shout "excuse me while I kiss this guy".

[Alf Bentley]

51 minutes ago, Buce said:

 

I thought that until about two minutes ago when I read your post.

 

 

Likewise re. the UB40 lyric.

[spacemunky]

"Blinded by the light, revved up like a douche".

[Rocket-Ron]

2 hours ago, one F in Fox said:

There are two that spring to mind for me, 

 

Kasabians Shoot the Runner, was Ship to Rudder for me,

 

and UB40'S Ivory Madonna was; I'm a Prima donna

 

I'm quite sure there are plenty of songs that I still sing the wrong lyrics to.

 

1 hour ago, Buce said:

 

I thought that until about two minutes ago when I read your post.

 

 

Same as Buce

[boots60]

In KD Lang's "Constant craving" she does not sing the words constant craving.

She sings "Can't stand gravy"

[Karljohn]

Kiss me by Sixpence none the richer..

 

Strike up the band and make me fart rice.

 

 

[Trav Le Bleu]

There's a word for it. Mondegreens.

 

You can thank me later.

 

Anyway, pretty certain that the opening words of Geek USA by Smashing Pumpkins are, "I arrived in Leicestershire"

 

 

[StanSP]

Britney Spears' Toxic.

 

Actual lyrics:

The taste of your lips, I'm on a ride

 

mishead lyrics:

the taste of your lips are rubbery

[StanSP]

Michael Jackson's Beat It

 

Actual lyrics
Show them how funky and strong is your fight

 

Mishead lyrics
Show them how fvcking strong is your fight

[Izzy]

I thought the Police were singing about newsreader Sue Lawley but it's actually called So Lonely 

[Trav Le Bleu]

2 hours ago, StanSP said:

Britney Spears' Toxic.

 

Actual lyrics:

The taste of your lips, I'm on a ride

 

mishead lyrics:

the taste of your lips are rubbery

I'm addicted to you, but you know that your cock stinks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's not misheard lyrics, just how I feel about Stan.

Edited 18 December 2017 by Trav Le Bleu

[Nick]

21 hours ago, Tuna said:

Gala - Freed From Desire aka the Will Grigg's on fire song.

 

Lyric is '...he's got his strong beliefs'.

 

I always thought it was '...he's got his tromboleese'.

 

Thought it was some obscure musical instrument 

I still sing Trumbalese anyway. You are not alone.

[Parafox]

The Foundations "Build Me Up Buttercup"

 

Actual lyric: "I'll be home, I'll be beside the phone, waiting for you".

 

What I always hear: "I'll be home, I'll leave my xylophone waiting for you"

 

Teardrop Explodes: "Reward".

 

Actual lyrics: "Bless my cotton socks I'm in the news"

 

I hear; "Bless these cotton socks I've never used"

 

[RonnieTodger]

I thought it was Reverend Blue Jeans by Neil Diamond