ninelives Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Not misunderstood by me, but by my mother: The first time she heard The Who's "Eminance Front" she asked me, "What did he say? Living in trunks?" She also misunderstood Dire Straights' "Money for Nothing." The line "maybe get a blister on your thumb" she thought was "maybe get a pistol up your bum." And no, I'm not making that up. That's great! My friend's mother used to walk around singing Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It" only she thought it was "Looks like tomatoes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordor_maiden Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Song: Living Loving Maid Artist: Led Zeppelin Original Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fifty cent hat Misheard Lyrics: With a purple operator and a 50 cent head Song: Loser Artist: Beck Original Lyrics: Soy un perdedor Misheard Lyrics: Soar on a predator I always got these screwed up too. Living Loving Maid Misheard: With a purple alligator and a fifth in hand Loser Misheard: Soy on head to toe Blinded by the Light Manfred Man Original: and little Early Pearly came by in his curly wurly and asked me if I needed a ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordor_maiden Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 (edited) Oops, hit the wrong key Song: Living Loving Maid Artist: Led Zeppelin Original Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fifty cent hat Misheard Lyrics: With a purple operator and a 50 cent head Song: Loser Artist: Beck Original Lyrics: Soy un perdedor Misheard Lyrics: Soar on a predator I always got these screwed up too. Living Loving Maid Misheard: With a purple alligator and a fifth in hand Loser Misheard: Soy on head to toe Blinded by the Light Manfred Man Original: and little Early Pearly came by in his curly wurly and asked me if I needed a ride Misheard: little early birdie came anus curly wurly Edited January 29, 2008 by mordor_maiden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortuna Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 A couple from my thirteen year old son. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze. He thought, 'Excuse me while I kiss the sky' was 'Excuse me, while I kiss this guy'. And he thought Bob Dylan was Knocking on Heather's door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoso13zeppelin Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Song: When The Levee Breaks Original: It's got what it takes to make the mountain man leave his home Misheard: It's got what it takes to make the muffin man leave his home I've heard that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Are the Mondegreen thread, cool Jimi Hendrix..Scuse me while I kiss this guy..(guy should be sky) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 :hysterical: Song: Suffragette City by David Bowie Original: This mellow thighed chick just put my spine out of place Misheard: This mellow fat chick just put my spine out of place Song: When The Levee Breaks Original: It's got what it takes to make the mountain man leave his home Misheard: It's got what it takes to make the muffin man leave his home I thought it WAS "this mellow fat chick." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 My mom: Rich Women Misheard: She's got the money and I've got the runny. Lyrics: She's got the money and I've got the honey. She can understand all lyrics except his. She doesn't really like him. Well, she don't like him at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cletus Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) Pink Floyd : Sorrow Actual Lyrics: Flow dark and troubled to an oily sea Misheard Lyrics: Flow dark and troubled till he only sees Also, on the live version of Time, from Delicate Sound Of Thunder, the way he sings, it sounds like he days "One Day Closer Today", instead of "One Day Closer To Death". Edited January 31, 2008 by Cletus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Zeppelin - "For Your Life" It says: When you fake it baby, You're fakin' it for your life, for your life, for your life, for your life I heard: When you fake it baby, You're fuckin' it for your life, for your life, for your life, for your life Heart - "Mistral Wind" (Live) As I heard this on the radio, at the end of the song, "Mistral" is sung over and over a few times.... I mis-heard it as "Menstral", over and over. Since it was by Heart... I just figured that, although it was wierd, that these gals were singing about a period. And, on that Note... I thought that Alice Cooper, and you know all of the reaky songs he writes....I thought that his song "Only Women Bleed" was about the same thing . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 From the Q Rock & Pop Miscellany of a couple of years ago--I've always heard this song this way since I read this: (ABBA's) Take a Chance on Me . . . appeared to feature the following couplets: "If you change your mind/I'll be upstairs blind/ Olly oxen free/ Take a chance on me." Of course, it can be tricky to make out the main vocals over the sound of half the band singing "Jackie Chan, Jackie Chan, Jackie Chan." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimoblueday Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 That's great! My friend's mother used to walk around singing Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It" only she thought it was "Looks like tomatoes". Looks like tomatoes! HA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailer Trash Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Led Zeppelin Misty Mountain Hop Just then a policeman stepped up to me and asked us, said, Please, hey, would we care . I heard Just then a purple leash man stopped-up two Steves and asked us Fred please play whoppie cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunray782 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 My dad had this one by Elvis: He though the line was: you're the devil in the sky The actual line: you're the devil in disguise He and his cousin actually wrote in to the BBC and requested it that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoso13zeppelin Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Zeppelin - "For Your Life" It says: When you fake it baby, You're fakin' it for your life, for your life, for your life, for your life I heard: When you fake it baby, You're fuckin' it for your life, for your life, for your life, for your life I hear that every single time I listen to it… in fact that's what I thought it was the first few times I heard it! Led Zeppelin Misty Mountain Hop Just then a policeman stepped up to me and asked us, said, Please, hey, would we care . I heard Just then a purple leash man stopped-up two Steves and asked us Fred please play whoppie cat I hear something along the lines of that as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Slapping Maple Sucker Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Artist: Aerosmith Song: Walkin' the Dog What the actual lyrics were: ask your mama for fifteen cents to see the elephant jump the fence What I've heard: ask your mama for fifteen cents she ran like hell and jumped a fence Artist: The Who Song: 5:15 What the actual lyrics were: Quiet stormwater, M-m-my generation, Uppers and downers, Either way blood flows What I've heard: Quiet stormwater, M-m-my generation, Uppers and downers, Either way blacks vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 (edited) Two of my friends had classic misheard lyrics: One of my friends' names is Collette. Her sister's name is Jackie. Prince's "Little Red Corvette" became "Little Red Collette" There is a line about a jockey in there, and she thought it was about her sister. The other friend's name is Brittany. "Beast of Burden" "She's a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, such a pretty girl..." was heard as: "She's a Brittany, Brittany, Brittany, Brittany, such a Brittany girl.." (if you say it "Brit-ny, it works. Get those syllabic consonants in there...) FWIW: I still thought that the line in MMH was "hey whoopie cat!" Edited February 1, 2008 by manderlyh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 FWIW: I still thought that the line in MMH was "hey whoopie cat!" I always did too. Learn something new everyday, even when it comes to a song I've been listening to since Houses of the Holy first came out. Thing is, I'm one of those people that will continue to sing the wrong lyrics even after I've learned the correct ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bomber Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Zep:In The Evening Lyrics:I need your love Misheard:I need zoo love Megadeth:Devil's Island Lyrics:Devil's Island! Misheard:Devil's Eyelid! A spoonerism: "I am not the pleasant f*cker, i'm the pleasant f*cker's son, And i'm only f*cking pleasant, Till the pleasant f*cker comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evermore Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Song: Wherever I May Roam Artist: Metallica Original Lyrics: And my ties are severed clean Misheard Lyrics: And my tires are seventeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) MisHeard PolitcoSpeak: Last Night at the Omaba-Clinton Debate: Barack said: "It's Important to be right on day one in the White House".... But I thought I heard Barack say: "It's important to be White, on Day One in the White House"... Edited February 2, 2008 by The Rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maven2blue Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Blinded by the light Actual lyrics-revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. I heard-wrapped up like a douche, another odor in the night. A friend heard me singing it and corrected me. I thought he was saying Hey, Whoopie Cat in Misty Mountain Hop too. Edited February 2, 2008 by maven2blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunray782 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 South Bound Saurez Actual lyric: a little bit of raving madness I heard (and still hear, no matter what the real lyrics are): a little bit of praying mantis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klu Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Todd Rundgren - Rock and Roll Pussy Heard: Smash it, smash it, smash your guitar. Smash it, smash it, trinity star. Actual: Smash it, smash it, smash your guitar. Smash it, smash it, till it sees stars. I think mine is an improvement even it dosent make sense.... Oh, and 76.5% of the Clash before I started looking online for lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Janis Joplin Bye Bye Baby Heard: I get the feeling I could chase you clean on ito foam And wind up staying put off put down strung out and stoned Actual: I get the feeling I could chase you clean on in the ball And wind up staying pull off, put down strung out and stalled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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