Mis-heard lyrics

Fremen · 31-12-2007 03:55AM #1

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?

Crumble Froo · 31-12-2007 04:10AM

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...

IRLConor · 31-12-2007 04:22AM

Here's a whole website of them.

lollilollilolli · 31-12-2007 05:00AM

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

chasm · 31-12-2007 05:08AM

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

Ivan · 31-12-2007 05:08AM

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

cornbb · 31-12-2007 05:11AM

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

RoyalMarine · 31-12-2007 05:32AM

i dont feel like dancing. sissor sister's.

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

challengemaster · 31-12-2007 05:40AM

hehe, this is great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg5_mlQOsUQ

star-pants · 31-12-2007 11:48AM

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

pid() · 31-12-2007 12:02PM

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.

H.O.T.A.S. · 31-12-2007 12:28PM

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

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

weeder · 31-12-2007 12:38PM

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

SUNGOD · 31-12-2007 12:57PM

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"

eviecarwash · 31-12-2007 01:27PM

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

Duff · 31-12-2007 01:40PM

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

Mr. CooL ICE · 31-12-2007 01:40PM

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

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

kev_s88 · 31-12-2007 01:59PM

is it not meant to be.....

"my world crumbles when you are not there"

Duff · 31-12-2007 02:04PM

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..

Flukey · 31-12-2007 02:08PM

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.

ianwalsh2 · 31-12-2007 02:21PM

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!

Genghiz Cohen · 31-12-2007 02:29PM

NSFW: Panteras Fucking Hostile.

demanufactured · 31-12-2007 02:55PM

brilliant.

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

kev_s88 · 31-12-2007 03:02PM

check this.pantera's 5 minutes alone

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

PokerChild · 31-12-2007 03:03PM

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

_blank_ · 31-12-2007 05:00PM

They are called Mondegreens.

Very funny.

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