Throughout my life I listened to music, and hearing misheard lyrics is the funniest thing that ever happened to me when I was listening on the radio! Here are some of my examples of such experiences:
1.) When I first listened to the chorus of KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I See", I thought that the song title that I accidentally heard was "Strawberry Ice Tea".
2.) I thought that I heard "marry me"- as in participating in holy matrimony- in the chorus when I first heard "The Kill" by 30 Seconds To Mars. The lyric is actually "bury me", as in burying a dead body.
3.) Here's a correct lyric to The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes": "Nobody knows what it's like to be the bad man". I once thought the singer was mentioning Batman the superhero!
4.) Instead of hearing "I bless the rains down in Africa" in Toto's "Africa", I misheard it as "I guess it rains down in Africa".
I'm now asking you the question: What was the funniest misheard lyric that you've ever heard? Please give me examples.
2007-09-24 12:12:20 · 11 answers · asked by Erik G 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Lyrics
I don't remember the singer, but there was a popular song back in the 70's "I Heard it Through the Grapevine". By boyfriend thought it was "I Heard it Through the Drainpipe"
2007-09-24 12:16:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jessie H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's appeared in "oops" books, but I myself had to argue with someone that Jimi Hendrix is NOT singing, "kiss this guy" (actually: "kiss the sky").
I agree that, in "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers, it DOES sound exactly like he's singing "secret Asian man"! I heard it on the car radio the other day and was laughing about it.
I had a number of friends who used to sing "You and me and a dog named Blue" instead of "Boo". These same friends sang, "You and me and Lesley~groovin'" instead of "You and me endlessly~groovin'".
I'm sure that I've done plenty of mis-hearing over the years. Unless you have the printout of lyrics, only the artist could be certain. I recall when People magazine (I believe it was) asked people to send in interpretations of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". How I wish I knew where that article was since I tore it out to keep it but promptly mislaid it. It was hysterical!
2007-10-02 07:50:21 · answer #2 · answered by MystMoonstruck 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Madonna - La Isla Bonita
True: Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
False: Last night I dreampt of some bagels
Eddie Murphy - Party all Time
True: My girl wants to party all the time
False: Michael wants to party all the time
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On
True: The heart does go on
False: The hot dogs go on
2007-09-30 21:19:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville; heard it sung "Wasting away again, a margarita binge" instead of "Wasted Away Again In Margaritaville"
CCR a friend used to sing instead of "There's a Bad Moon on the Rise" would sing "There's a Bathroom on the right" - after she was corrected we's sing it wrong deliberately.
I have a ton of em.... There's also a book of them - so funny
2007-09-24 15:51:57 · answer #4 · answered by Asked and Answered 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was at camp we had a dance and one of the songs played was "Play that funky music" by Wild Cherry. When it said "Play that funky music white boy" I thought it said "Play that funky music light bulb" So that's how I was singing it. People still joke about it even though it's been about 4 years. :]
2007-09-24 12:18:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ha ha! Back in the 80s there was a song called the Pina Colada song and my sister used to think it was the green enchilada song.
I thought Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers) was secret asian man.
DOH!
2007-09-28 14:28:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i did the same thing with The Kill. lol.
1) Forgotten by linkin park- i thought it was " in the memory you'll find me *** burning up: but it was eyes not *** .
2) phase by breaking benjamin i thought "out of the grounds i masturbate" ,but it was " i lost to grace"
2007-09-24 13:23:31 · answer #7 · answered by ♥♫ Never Too Late ♫♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
michael jackson smooth criminal "you been struck by a slow movin train"
rage against the machine renegades of funk "with a random case of funk"
2007-09-28 21:06:54 · answer #8 · answered by jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chumbawumba-
TubThumping
original: I get knocked down, but I get up again.
my friend heard: I get knocked up like an open book.
2007-09-28 16:21:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on fall out boys "arms race" i thought they said:
I'm a little man
and i'm also evil
also into cats
actually that was on some video on youtube...hilarous!
2007-09-24 12:16:48 · answer #10 · answered by fire4christ111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋