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Mistaken lyrics

14-05-2010 01:19AM

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Everyone does it - you sing a song along to the radio - and then years later someone tells you that, in fact, "Might as well face it, you're a dick with a glove," are not really the right words to the Robert Palmer song.

So what lyrics did you f*ck up for years without ever knowing you were doing so?

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#2 14-05-2010 01:21AM

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Check it out... there's a word for this... they're mondegreens...

For all the lazy pucks out there; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen

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#3 14-05-2010 01:21AM

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I used to think that song "suicide blonde" by inxs was " slip inside the bomb "

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#4 14-05-2010 01:22AM

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In keeping with the Smiths theme: I was 10 when Morrissey released Everyday Is Like Sunday, and I thought he was singing Everyday He Tried To Sunbathe.

Well the lyrics do mention a seaside town...

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#5 14-05-2010 01:23AM

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there was a dance song out in the 90's with the line 'he's gotta be quick' but it sounded like 'he's got a big dick'

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#6 14-05-2010 01:24AM

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"Call me, for a liiiiiiime, you can call me any day or night, call me"

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#7 14-05-2010 01:25AM

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admiralofthefleet wrote: »

there was a dance song out in the 90's with the line 'he's gotta be quick' but it sounded like 'he's got a big dick'

Oh yeah a dance mix of Tori Amos's Professional Widow.

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#8 14-05-2010 01:26AM

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anyone know 'blinded by the light' by manfred manns earth band... well that songs says 'wrapped up like a DOUCHE' \0/

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#9 14-05-2010 01:26AM

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I used to think the lyrics to that song by The Black Eyed Peas were: "Where is the love?"

Which is frankly ridiculous when it's quite obvious that the lyrics are "Wear Us The Lourve".

Boy do I feel embarrassed.

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#10 14-05-2010 01:27AM

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#11 14-05-2010 01:28AM

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Still don't know the name of this song but it's on the radio periodically - perhaps by the Counting Crows maybe.... I think it goes like this:

Male Voice "Put up a fcuk and lie!"
Female voices: "fcuk fcuk fcuk!"

I know it can't be that because it'd be censored but it really sounds like he's saying "fcuk!"

Anyone to give me the proper lyrics gets thanked!

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#12 14-05-2010 01:29AM

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Paul Young singing '' everytime you go away , you take a piece of meat with you ''

(more like meat instead of me)

Jonny Nash singing '' I can see clearly now the rain has gone ''

( replace the rain with Lorraine )

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#13 14-05-2010 01:29AM

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The Doors 'LA woman'

opening line

'we'll I did a little woman an hour ago'

actually

'we'll I just got into town an hour ago'

????

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#14 14-05-2010 01:30AM

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I used to think the chorus to "Blinded By The Light" by Manfred Mann was ....

"Blinded by the light . . . wrapped up like a douche" (instead of "reved up like a deuce").

I mean, who the hell wraps up a douche? "Her honey, I got you something for Christmas that I not only think you like, but you could also really do with."

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#15 14-05-2010 01:30AM

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Isn't there a Pavarotti song where he seemingly sings:

Finger! Finger! Finger! Finger! Finger! Finger! Finger! Finger! Finger!

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#16 14-05-2010 01:31AM

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My girlfriend always thought that Verve song was called "The Trucks Don't Work."

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#17 14-05-2010 01:32AM

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Degag wrote: »

Still don't know the name of this song but it's on the radio periodically - perhaps by the Counting Crows maybe.... I think it goes like this:

Male Voice "Put up a fcuk and lie!"
Female voices: "fcuk fcuk fcuk!"

I know it can't be that because it'd be censored but it really sounds like he's saying "fcuk!"

Anyone to give me the proper lyrics gets thanked!

Big Yellow Taxi? "Put up a parking lot". Originally by Joni Mitchell I think.

This one is brilliant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLd22ha_-VU

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#18 14-05-2010 01:33AM

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Latchy wrote: »

Paul Young singing '' everytime you go away , you take a piece of meat with you ''

Brilliant.... "See you next weekend babe. I love ya loads and, ehm, I'll just take a few sausages with me to have on the train" !!!

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#19 14-05-2010 01:34AM

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starbelgrade wrote: »

I used to think the chorus to "Blinded By The Light" by Manfred Mann was ....

"Blinded by the light . . . wrapped up like a douche" (instead of "reved up like a deuce").

I mean, who the hell wraps up a douche? "Her honey, I got you something for Christmas that I not only think you like, but you could also really do with."

it is douche.. 'wrapped up like a douche, another odor in the night'

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#20 14-05-2010 01:34AM

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Possibly the most famous one when people may have thought Jimi Hendrix was a little gay.

'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy.

Real Lyric 'Scuse me, while I kiss the sky from Purple Haze.

There's an archive of misheard lyrics named after it :

http://www.kissthisguy.com/

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#21 14-05-2010 01:35AM

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Adyx wrote: »

Big Yellow Taxi? "Put up a parking lot". Originally by Joni Mitchell I think.

This one is brilliant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLd22ha_-VU

Nah, doubt it.

Parking lot doesn't sound much like fcuk!

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#22 14-05-2010 01:36AM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fS_7Yp0hY

Ok how do i embed a video!!
1:45

"The way she brushed her hair and farted"

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#23 14-05-2010 01:36AM

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My favourite mistaken lyric: don't cry tomato baybeh..........

who could forget about Graham throwing a rasher on the 45.

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#24 14-05-2010 01:38AM

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Degag wrote: »

Nah, doubt it.

Parking lot doesn't sound much like fcuk!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVD6_BGV8mM

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#25 14-05-2010 01:41AM

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that bastard galway girl song that i hate

the real line is 'and her hair was black and her eyes were blue'

but i always sing 'and her eyes were black and her tits were blue'

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#26 14-05-2010 01:41AM

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McGarnagle92 wrote: »

Possibly the most famous one when people may have thought Jimi Hendrix was a little gay.

'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy.

Real Lyric 'Scuse me, while I kiss the sky from Purple Haze.

There's an archive of misheard lyrics named after it :

http://www.kissthisguy.com/

Another one which reminds me of that is "I've been waiting for a guide to come and take me by the hand" (Disorder by Joy Division) - I think nearly everyone mishears "guide" as "guy" which sounds strange as the late Ian Curtis probably wouldn't have sung about that kinda malarkey. He was a bit uber blokey it appears...

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#27 14-05-2010 01:43AM

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starbelgrade wrote: »

Everyone does it - you sing a song along to the radio - and then years later someone tells you that, in fact, "Might as well face it, you're a dick with a glove," are not really the right words to the Robert Palmer song.

So what lyrics did you f*ck up for years without ever knowing you were doing so?

When i saw the thread title before clicking on it, the first thing that came to mind was - "might as well face it, you're a dickhead in love".

Spooky shít.

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#28 14-05-2010 01:43AM

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abouttobebanned wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fS_7Yp0hY

Ok how do i embed a video!!
1:45

"The way she brushed her hair and farted"

My Dad used to always prefer those lyrics!

My house mate used to think that "Shes got Bette Davis eyes" actually went "shes got better days aside".

She got some slagging over that one!

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#29 14-05-2010 01:43AM

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I thought Madonna was being a bit non-PC when she sang 'Last night I dreamt of some dago' in "La Isla Bonita"!

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#30 14-05-2010 01:44AM

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Favoutie one I've heard about is Bryan Adams "Summer of 69"

Had my first real six string became "Had my first real sex dream (played it 'til my fingers bled...)"

Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.

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#31 14-05-2010 01:47AM

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admiralofthefleet wrote: »

that bastard galway girl song that i hate

the real line is 'and her hair was black and her eyes were blue'

but i always sing 'and her eyes were black and her tits were blue'

i do the exact same thing to that song

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