Getting song words ar*eways

Ann22 · 18-10-2008 12:16AM #1

Anyone out there ever do that? A few examples of my silly misinterpretations are as follows;

Neil Diamond's 'Forever in blue jeans'..... I was singing 'for Reverend Blue Jeans'. I thought it was about some kind of cool priest.
The Police's 'Material world' where they sing '...are spirits in a material world', I thought was 'upstairs in a material world'.
Snoop Dogg and Justin Timberlake's 'Signs' where Snoop sings 'You ain't no G'....I was merrily singing 'you better go change':D
George Michael's 'Fast Love' when he says 'if that's love in your eyes' I was wailing 'fast love in your eyes'.
'Champagne Super Nova' was misterpreted by my friend as 'Champagne's takin' over'.
I sincerly hope there are others out there to add to this thread or I'll look like a total tit.:D

AlmightyCushion · 18-10-2008 12:22AM

Always thought it was "I would do anything for love but I won't do scat!". Man, was my face red when I sang that song at Karaoke.

pseudonym1 · 18-10-2008 12:24AM

Ann22 wrote: »

Anyone out there ever do that? A few examples of my silly misinterpretations are as follows;

Neil Diamond's 'Forever in blue jeans'..... I was singing 'for Reverend Blue Jeans'. I thought it was about some kind of cool priest.
The Police's 'Material world' where they sing '...are spirits in a material world', I thought was 'upstairs in a material world'.
Snoop Dogg and Justin Timberlake's 'Signs' where Snoop sings 'You ain't no G'....I was merrily singing 'you better go change':D
George Michael's 'Fast Love' when he says 'if that's love in your eyes' I was wailing 'fast love in your eyes'.
'Champagne Super Nova' was misterpreted by my friend as 'Champagne's takin' over'.
I sincerly hope there are others out there to add to this thread or I'll look like a total tit.:D

You are not alone - I used to pelt out words that made no sense or reference in song - "how was I" for how bizzare

- all can think of at moment. Ive giving up singning

PurpleBerry · 18-10-2008 12:25AM

I always thought the words were:
"Billly Jean is not my brother"

:pac:

tony1kenobi · 18-10-2008 12:35AM

"Hold me closer Tony Danza" Elton John.

javaboy · 18-10-2008 12:37AM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I would do anything for love but I won't do scat

Prude :pac:

Ann22 · 18-10-2008 12:38AM

In 'Billie Jean' when he says 'but the kid is not my son', I thought was 'but there's a chance that that's my son'-changes the whole meaning of the song. In 'Beat it', he says 'no one wants to be defeated'. Up 'til recently I thought it was 'No one wants to beat it beat it' and in 'the way you make me feel' he says 'you really turn me on', I thought was 'you really turn me good'.:o

Acacia · 18-10-2008 12:51AM

I used to think that the lyrics to TLC's ''Chasing Waterfalls'' were ''Don't go, Jason Waterfalls....", that they were asking this Jason bloke not to leave them! :pac:

towel401 · 18-10-2008 12:57AM

Acacia wrote: »

I used to think that the lyrics to TLC's ''Chasing Waterfalls'' were ''Don't go, Jason Waterfalls....", that they were asking this Jason bloke not to leave them! :pac:

I still think it's Jason Waterfalls

apparently i'm not the only one http://www.neighborhoodies.com/jason-waterfalls-tshirt-hoodie-p-830.html

Acacia · 18-10-2008 01:00AM

towel401 wrote: »

I still think it's Jason Waterfalls

apparently i'm not the only one http://www.neighborhoodies.com/jason-waterfalls-tshirt-hoodie-p-830.html

LOL, it's not just me! I'm so getting that t-shirt!:pac:

Sharpshooter · 18-10-2008 01:07AM

Hated my teacher for this one.

l am 6 and she tells me to sing Jingle Bells to the class.

Unknown to the other kids she had heard me singing it to myself in the run up to Christmas.

So l get up and sing.

Jingle Bells Jingle Bells , Jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride on a one horse soap and sleigh.

:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

Ann22 · 18-10-2008 01:14AM

:DYou'd get a fair old slide there sharpshooter. My son thought ACDC were singing 'SUNDAY!!' instead of 'THUNDER!!' in the intro to 'Thunderstruck'.

Sharpshooter · 18-10-2008 01:19AM

Ann22 wrote: »

:DYou'd get a fair old slide there sharpshooter. My son thought ACDC were singing 'SUNDAY!!' instead of 'THUNDER!!' in the intro to 'Thunderstruck'.

:D:D:D:D:o

Still haunts me though.

Duffman · 18-10-2008 01:21AM

Remember seeing this years ago:

http://www.kissthisguy.com/

It's an archive of commonly misheard lyrics.

dreamer_ire · 18-10-2008 01:58AM

My friends one was "Climb every woman" for "I'm every woman"... I think it's one of the best I've ever heard!

Acacia · 18-10-2008 02:12AM

I've just remembered another one- the Beegee's 'Stayin' Alive'. I used the chorus was "Stabilize! Stabilize!" I used to wonder what the fup they were on about.:pac:

kelle · 18-10-2008 07:35AM

I always remember "Falco" an Austrian singer from 1986. I coudn't make head nor tail of his lyrics - in "Rock me Amadeus" there was a line which sounded like "Shooting common bubbles she's a mongrel c*nt" (at 1:14 here)and in "Vienna Calling" one that sounded like "I need to sh*t tonight" (at 2:07 here). It was some time later it was pointed out to me his lyrics were in German - no wonder!

Raiser · 18-10-2008 09:07AM

Please don't mock me but I always thought that Ronnie K was singing:

Youshay it besht whin hugh shay nuttin a-tall.

- That head cold has gone on for well over a decade

slumped · 18-10-2008 09:12AM

bryan adams - summer of 69

actual: I got my first real six-string

heard: I got my first real sex dream

phasers · 18-10-2008 09:28AM

slumped wrote: »

bryan adams - summer of 69

actual: I got my first real six-string

heard: I got my first real sex dream

So it isn't just me then! I used think that too, until I said it to a friend one day...

Another one was that song by U2

actual: electrical storm

heard: electric toaster

Sam Vimes · 18-10-2008 10:15AM

phasers wrote: »

So it isn't just me then!

not even just the two of you

i only found out very recently that i was wrong

ergonomics · 18-10-2008 10:30AM

It was only last week that I realised that the lyrics to Keane's song were 'Oh Crystal Ball, Crystal Ball' and not 'Oh Chris De Burgh, Chris De Burgh'.

JayeL · 18-10-2008 10:41AM

I used to think that the phrase "Universally Speaking" wasn't in the RHCP song of the same name. I did think that he said "Universe, a lispy king" at some stage. When questioned by my wife, I told her as much. Oh how she laughed.

ILoveSpuds · 18-10-2008 10:42AM

Haha- just read this one- "might as well face it you're addicted to love" was heard as "might as well face it you're a di*k with a glove"

He thought it was about Mickey J!!! Priceless!

AoifeN · 18-10-2008 10:44AM

In Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers, for "with the birds I'll share this lonely view", I always hear "We built a shed, so long live you".

Mr. Presentable · 18-10-2008 10:48AM

slumped wrote: »

bryan adams - summer of 69

heard: I got my first real sex dream

That he had it at the five and dime didn't sound odd?

brow_601 · 18-10-2008 11:08AM

AoifeN wrote: »

In Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers, for "with the birds I'll share this lonely view", I always hear "We built a shed, so long live you".

I always heard it as "with birds of shed its a long live you"...which doesn't make sense at all...

kelle · 18-10-2008 11:22AM

Raiser wrote: »

Please don't mock me but I always thought that Ronnie K was singing:

Youshay it besht whin hugh shay nuttin a-tall.

- That head cold has gone on for well over a decade

:D

TPD · 18-10-2008 12:59PM

'Low lie the hills of Donegal'

My gf got those two mixed up on holiday recently. Funny stuff :P

gary the great · 18-10-2008 01:30PM

Kings of leon are a fecker for this due to Calebs strong Southern accent.

We were listening to Milk one night and we thought he was saying either:

Salty beef
Salt n cheese
soul delete

Ross_Mahon · 18-10-2008 01:35PM

I used to sing songs wrong for years and then karaoke told me i was wrong

Getting song words ar*eways

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