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Mis-heard lyrics

  • 31-12-2007 2:55am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭


    Can you think of any songs with ambiguous lyrics?

    My favourites are U2's "Electrical storm", which sounds to me like "electric toaster", and a line from Bloc party's "like eating glass" which sounds like "open mouth, swallowing ass"

    Any other suggestions?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,196 ✭✭✭Crumble Froo


    i think i've said this in AH before, but if you're familiar with pantera's song 'walk', their chorus goes to the effect of... 're-spect, walk'... which for absolute years i thought was 'breathe, spit, walk'...

    i still think my version's better...


  • Subscribers Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭IRLConor




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10 lollilollilolli


    In one sweet day by boys2men/mariah carey

    the line is "I took your presence for granted" I always thought he said "I took your breasts for granted":D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭chasm


    "when the going gets tough" by billy ocean- always thought he said "go and get stuffed!!"


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,569 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ivan


    To my shame, Korn; Freak on a Leash, the line where he says
    "A cheap fúck for me to lay" I always thought he said, "Archie fought for me and you". I almost killed my friend when I asked him about it one day. The ridicule didnt help, but it was more so he couldnt tell others my secret shame :p


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    I heard "Ambition makes you look pretty ugly" from Radiohead's Paranoid Android as "This shirt makes you look pretty ugly"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    i dont feel like dancing. sissor sister's.

    saw the lyrics on youtube today. shocked at how wrong i was.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭star-pants


    I used to think Aerosmiths 'Dude looks like a lady' was 'Doodle like a lady'.....
    not sure why that made sense but I still think of it when the songs on lol


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 669 ✭✭✭pid()


    star-pants wrote: »
    I used to think Aerosmiths 'Dude looks like a lady' was 'Doodle like a lady'.....
    not sure why that made sense but I still think of it when the songs on lol

    Doodle like a lady? Bahahahaha. :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭H.O.T.A.S.


    Ivan wrote: »
    To my shame, Korn; Freak on a Leash, the line where he says
    "A cheap fúck for me to lay" I always thought he said, "Archie fought for me and you". I almost killed my friend when I asked him about it one day. The ridicule didnt help, but it was more so he couldnt tell others my secret shame :p

    Don't worry man I thought it was that as well :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    narco wrote: »
    i think i've said this in AH before, but if you're familiar with pantera's song 'walk', their chorus goes to the effect of... 're-spect, walk'... which for absolute years i thought was 'breathe, spit, walk'...

    i still think my version's better...

    i think breath, respect,walk rather than respect being said in 2 parts


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,411 ✭✭✭SUNGOD


    U2's with or without you the lyric is "slight of hand and twist of fate" i thought it was" slice of ham and twist of fate"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28 eviecarwash


    I thought Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was "Older, Thinner, Faster, Stronger". Oops! :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭Duff


    The Kooks song 'Naive' ''Im not fond of asking'' I thought was ''Im not on the roster'' :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,708 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    Macy Gray: "I wear goggles when you are not there"

    Professional Widow: "Scabby leg... scabby leg... scabby leg, etc"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭kev_s88


    is it not meant to be.....

    "my world crumbles when you are not there"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭Duff


    kev_s88 wrote: »
    is it not meant to be.....

    "my world crumbles when you are not there"

    I think that was the point he was making..:confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭Flukey


    I used to think Abba's Dancing Queen's line "Digging the dancing queen" was "She is the dancing queen" and I still think it would make a lot more sense.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭ianwalsh2


    I used to think the line "I predict a riot" from the Kaiser Chiefs was "Alfred it's a riot". I still get a ridiculous amount of slagging because of it!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,182 ✭✭✭Genghiz Cohen




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    brilliant.

    ****ING HOFF STYLE!!!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭kev_s88


    check this.pantera's 5 minutes alone

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_crYfBrnmY


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭PokerChild


    Years ago I heard a cool tune on UK Radio one. Pete Tongs show.
    Following day I walked into the local ubber cool DJ white label/Record store and asked for that toon "Be a swan"

    He didn't have a clue so I described it as best I could and ended up humming it in fornt of a few people.

    After breaking his sh1te laughing he informed me I was possibly looking for Sasha's new tune called "Be as one"

    For shame :o


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    They are called Mondegreens.

    Very funny.


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