"Le-e-et's groove/be sick in your shoes" - Let's Groove by Kool And The Gang
"My whole body won't fit in a glove"-Let's Get It On by by Marvin Gaye (does he REALLY say this?)
― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Thursday, 19 December 2002 20:32 (10 years ago) Permalink
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― JasonD (JasonD), Thursday, 19 December 2002 21:36 (10 years ago) Permalink
...not that THAT makes any sense either
I was just thinking about this earlier, about how sometimes what you think the lyrics are is sometimes better than the actual lyrics, like I thought this System of a Down lyric: "pushing little children/with their fully-automatics" was "pushing little children/with the folly of their madness".
Um, yeah.
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 19 December 2002 21:43 (10 years ago) Permalink
― Kerry (dymaxia), Thursday, 19 December 2002 21:59 (10 years ago) Permalink
ahahahahahahahahahaha
― Curtis Stephens, Thursday, 19 December 2002 22:03 (10 years ago) Permalink
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― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 19 December 2002 23:29 (10 years ago) Permalink
And I still can't figure out the lyrics of 'Remember Me' by Blue Boy. Is it "I'm the one who hurt you, baby, aight", "I'm the one who had your baby's sight"or "I'm the whore who hurt your baby's eye"?
― jot eff pe, Thursday, 19 December 2002 23:34 (10 years ago) Permalink
― man, Friday, 20 December 2002 00:08 (10 years ago) Permalink
Every picture tells a story, Tony. Every picture tells a story, Tony.
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 20 December 2002 00:09 (10 years ago) Permalink
― Ferg (Ferg), Friday, 20 December 2002 01:14 (10 years ago) Permalink
― minna (minna), Friday, 20 December 2002 01:29 (10 years ago) Permalink
aaliyah's we need a resolution
"snoop video, looks at the ceiling"(really: stupid yo? looks are deceiving)
― minna (minna), Friday, 20 December 2002 01:38 (10 years ago) Permalink
― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Friday, 20 December 2002 02:32 (10 years ago) Permalink
* "Microphone Fiend:" I thought Rakim was describing his love of rapping as "sort of an addiction/magnetized like Nixon." Hmm, I thought, clever allusion to Watergate. It turns out he was saying "magnified by the mixing." Honestly, I prefer the former.
* "Whip It:" "Go forward! Move ahead! Run to the taxi! It's not too late!" That one isn't mine, but I like it all the same.
* "Goodbye Stranger:" "to Rabbi Josen/every day." It was actually "is the life I've chosen/every day."
* The Cars' "Bye Bye Love:" "Substitution asked Confucius, 'What's inside your head?'" It was actually "Substitution, mass confusion, clouds inside your head."
* speaking of The Cars: "Let's Go" takes on a more sinister tone when you think Ric Ocasek's singing "she never liked the Jews." (Again, not mine, but I've never heard it the same way!)
― mike a (mike a), Friday, 20 December 2002 02:33 (10 years ago) Permalink
― jot eff pe, Friday, 20 December 2002 10:09 (10 years ago) Permalink
La Isla Bonita
― Rick, Friday, 20 December 2002 11:14 (10 years ago) Permalink
― Paul (scifisoul), Friday, 20 December 2002 12:49 (10 years ago) Permalink
I believe that was Maxell tapes (before they got Pete Murphy looking windswept).
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 20 December 2002 12:58 (10 years ago) Permalink
― Rick, Friday, 20 December 2002 13:22 (10 years ago) Permalink
― meg, Friday, 20 December 2002 17:27 (10 years ago) Permalink
― minna (minna), Friday, 20 December 2002 18:01 (10 years ago) Permalink
"I like juice and that's the truth!!"
― Alan N (Alan N), Friday, 20 December 2002 18:10 (10 years ago) Permalink
― Ian Johnson (orion), Monday, 23 December 2002 23:19 (10 years ago) Permalink
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― Darren, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 11:18 (10 years ago) Permalink
anyone, my all-timer -- when i was a little kid, i used to think that the buggles' "video killed the radio star" was "vinnie, don't kill the radio star" (and listening to the song, it never made sense why "vinnie" wanted to kill the radio star)
and i used to think that the line from "le freak" by chic that goes "le freak, c'est chic" was "bo-beep, go sheep!"
― Tad (llamasfur), Thursday, 26 December 2002 06:50 (10 years ago) Permalink
'He met Marmalade down in old New Orleans/Struttin' her stuff for Mister Heath'
― Fred Nerk, Thursday, 26 December 2002 11:38 (10 years ago) Permalink
Also googled as:"Wrapped up like a deuce""revved up like a deuce" (Seems to be the consensus on the Manfred Mann version.)
Wrapped up like a goose in the middle of the night Held up by a ...deuce... another ruler in the night ...douche... ..."dooshent"... Slapped up by a dude... Knocked up by...
..From "The Straight Dope" :"Bruce's lyrics were no paragon of clarity, but at least you could understand the words: "Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night." Some claim the "deuce" being referred to is the 1932 Ford Coupe beloved of hotrodders (cf. the Beach Boys' "Little Deuce Coupe"). Maybe, but when you're talking about a song whose opening line goes on about madman drummers, bummers, and Indians in the summer, I'm not making any definite claims.
The Manfred Mann's Earth Band ("Quinn the Eskimo") did a cover version of the tune in 1976. It became a hit, no doubt because the band made the lyrics even more opaque than they already were. They changed the line in question to "wrapped up like a deuce."
What's it mean? I'm barely on speaking terms with my own subconscious. Don't ask me to explain someone else's."
― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 26 December 2002 14:11 (10 years ago) Permalink
― Tad (llamasfur), Thursday, 26 December 2002 20:23 (10 years ago) Permalink
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 26 December 2002 22:10 (10 years ago) Permalink
― Celeste (Celeste), Sunday, 29 December 2002 14:43 (10 years ago) Permalink
― pete porchos, Monday, 30 December 2002 13:53 (10 years ago) Permalink
Everlast, watching the Discovery Channel.
― jot eff pe, Tuesday, 7 January 2003 22:44 (10 years ago) Permalink
(NERD - Provider)
― man, Wednesday, 8 January 2003 14:29 (10 years ago) Permalink
also an ex-gf thought that brand new heavies - you are the universe was "you are my unicorn".
― michael wells (michael w.), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 14:45 (10 years ago) Permalink
Truer words were never misheard.
― Colin Meeder (Mert), Wednesday, 8 January 2003 15:27 (10 years ago) Permalink
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― roger adultery (roger adultery), Tuesday, 1 April 2003 21:45 (10 years ago) Permalink
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― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Friday, 1 August 2003 02:33 (9 years ago) Permalink
Bryan Adams' abomination came on the other day and I realized that all these years I thought the lyrics were "I'd die for you / I'd lie for you / I'd walk a mile for you..."
Like, a WHOLE mile. ON FOOT.
― scott pgwp (pgwp), Thursday, 5 August 2010 03:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
always hear: "and he can't be a man cos he doesn't smoke / ten cigarettes a week". worked as i now smoke 10 cigarettes each week, no less.
a friend slept over last night so made breakfast this morning, listening to a bunch of 60s northern soul tracks and patti & the emblems 'mixed up shook up girl' (the great live version from that multi-cd compilation) came on. my friend was shocked and wondered who the 'big fat sugar girl' was
― NI, Friday, 17 September 2010 10:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
xp: I have always thought that too.
― Riverside (kkvgz), Friday, 17 September 2010 10:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
elvis, burning love: "i missed my turn to smoke, but i feel fine"beach boys: "round round get a round, i'll get a round... i'll get a round in, i'll give you special brew"
― village idiot (dog latin), Friday, 17 September 2010 12:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
for context, xp
― NI, Friday, 17 September 2010 13:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
"Ooh, I'm gonna buy shoes then I'm ready for the WEEKEND!!"
― Mark G, Friday, 17 September 2010 13:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
and i was standing on the side of the roadrain falling on my shoesheading out for the east coastlord knows i've paid some dudes gettin' throughtangled up in blue
― astronomy broheems (haitch), Friday, 1 October 2010 11:42 (2 years ago) Permalink
roxy music - stranded
actual lyrics: "from courtly love to costly game"
i always hear: "from courtNEY love to costly game"
― charlie h, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 14:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
"Make me a deal, and make it quickOffside is zeal, I kick it.Doowabeda DEE a ZurrrrrWIT!I really hope we don't blow it..."
― Mark G, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 14:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
but which chevrolet i owni drive back to the place you arepeter gabriel, "in your eyes"
― kamerad, Wednesday, 15 December 2010 14:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
David Bowie, "Wild is the Wind": "Don't you know, your life- it's hell"
― B'wana Beast, Sunday, 26 December 2010 08:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
basically what the clean version of the song results in
― We attack the mayor with hummus (kelpolaris), Sunday, 26 December 2010 08:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
The Jungle Brother's "Black Is Black" I heard "Martin Luther had to shout" as "Martin Buber had to shout." For a brief moment I was impressed that the Jungle brothers were throwing out Buber references before I pieced things together.
― EDB, Friday, 21 January 2011 16:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
When I was a kid I always heard that Dire Straits song as 'money for nothing and your chips for free'. I mean, who's gonna turn down free chips? I'll take mine with salt and loads of vinegar, thanks.
― wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Friday, 21 January 2011 22:54 (2 years ago) Permalink
I always heard INXS 'Don't Change' as:
Don't change the earthDon't change a thing, for me
― VegemiteGrrrl, Sunday, 27 September 2009 10:50 (1 year ago)
...you mean it isnt that? *checks*
fuuuuuck.
― Stargazey Pi (Trayce), Saturday, 22 January 2011 01:06 (2 years ago) Permalink
I also thought "The one thing"'s chorus went "you want my thing". Blargh. Mumbles Hutchence.
― Stargazey Pi (Trayce), Saturday, 22 January 2011 01:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
"Oh, give me the Beach Boys and free my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock n roll and drift away ..."
― Jazzbo, Thursday, 10 March 2011 20:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Is the band name Half Man Half Biscuit derived from the Birthday Party song She's Hit in which A Monster Half Man Half-beast climbs the stairs?Think that's the right correct words but Cave sounds odd at that point.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 10 March 2011 20:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
Wo-Woh it's a Rock and Roll Dalmatian....
― Mark G, Thursday, 11 August 2011 14:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
"I'm not talking 'bout a live-in""I'm not talking 'bout milennia"
(England Dan and John Ford Coley - "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight")
― timellison, Wednesday, 31 August 2011 22:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
There's a warlock blowin the stars around...
― i drive a wood paneled station dragon (La Lechera), Wednesday, 31 August 2011 22:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
Isn't she lovelyIsn't she wonderfulIsn't she preciousLess than one minute oldI never thought through love we'd beMaking one as lovely as sheBut isn't she lovely, yes or no
― the four HOOSmen of the STEENpacolypse (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 31 August 2011 22:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
misheard lyric: "bad day at the cattery, they're making a mess of me" actual lyric: "bad day at the cannery, they're making a mess of me"
from Meet Me In The Dollar Bin by Les Savy Fav.
― spellcheck is really advanced these days (cajunsunday), Saturday, 12 November 2011 13:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't want my pizza burnin'
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 2 January 2012 19:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
Creepy.
Pixies lyrics I have misheard:
"losing my penis to a horrid disease" I refused to believe that he was saying "whore with disease"
"I am moved -- SHIT! and I lose ya!" ("I am un chien andalusia")
― the Smurf who'll snatch your money (Je55e), Monday, 2 January 2012 21:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
max b
"spending all my money on jewellery and vehicles"
as
"spending all my money on jewellery and bagels"
― gucci gyoza (tpp), Sunday, 15 April 2012 10:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
An alternative take on Neil Young's classic 'Broken Arrow'...
"Did you see them in the river?They were there to wave to you.Could you tell that the empty quiver? Groundskin.In the inn on the banks that were crowded and narrowHeld a broken arrow?"
Now I know that italicised part makes absolutely no sense and I know now that its actually "empty-quiverred brown-skinned Indian", but for years that's how I heard it (no lyric sheets in those Buffalo Springfield albums!).
― Bloody Snail, Sunday, 15 April 2012 15:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'M THE ILLEST MUTHAFUCKA FROM HERE TO GARDENIA
Until last week, I though this line was "I'm the illest muthafucka since Vincent Gardenia", thus continuing the Beastie Boys tradition of surpassing the hip hop prowess of Italian-American character actors, cf. Abe Vigoda.
― bendy, Sunday, 20 May 2012 21:37 (11 months ago) Permalink
"Enter Sandman"
Say your prayers!It's a won--derful gift my son,To include everyone.
― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 15:12 (11 months ago) Permalink
Fork display
http://www.kissthisguy.com/538misheard.htm
― pun lovin criminal (polyphonic), Monday, 6 August 2012 19:56 (9 months ago) Permalink
war of the masses / outcome disastrous / many of the victim's families shaved their asses
― Poliopolice, Monday, 6 August 2012 20:17 (9 months ago) Permalink
my friend missy posting abt her daughter on facebook: A-- asked to hear "Missy in the sky with dominoes."
― lag∞n, Friday, 5 October 2012 16:36 (7 months ago) Permalink
<3
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 5 October 2012 16:42 (7 months ago) Permalink
tinie tempeh - pass out
"i've never been to scunthorpe"
wait a minute he DOES say that
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 11:29 (6 months ago) Permalink
― Paul, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 15:58 (6 months ago) Permalink
― Paul, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 16:00 (6 months ago) Permalink
^ both engrained in my brain
― itt: 'splaining men (ledge), Wednesday, 24 October 2012 16:01 (6 months ago) Permalink
"spit on the streets/don't hesitate"
― qiqing, Monday, 26 November 2012 03:36 (5 months ago) Permalink
everyone's misheard "how soon is now," of course ... i originally thought that the opening lyric was "i am the sun and the air/of a shiner that is criminally vulgar." that is, that someone had punched Morrissey and gave him a black eye (or maybe that's me projecting?) what the "sun and air" had to do with getting a black eye, though, was an unsolved teenage mystery.― Tad (llamasfur), Thursday, 26 December 2002 20:23 (9 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
How Soon Is Ow?
(timing!)
― Mark G, Monday, 26 November 2012 09:15 (5 months ago) Permalink
I got the money and the juiceTwin sisters in my bedTheir father had AndySo i shot him in the head
i assumed it was some kind of Andy Griffith reference.
― how's life, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 10:41 (5 months ago) Permalink
Speaking of the Smiths, I always heard it as "Haunted bicycle"
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 10:54 (5 months ago) Permalink
I'm not talking bout my linenand I don't wanna change your mindbut there's a warm wind blowin the stars aroundand I'd really love to see you tonight
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 5 December 2012 17:44 (5 months ago) Permalink
Was pretty sad to find out that on Money Trees off Good Kid Maad City, "Dolla Mike" had not just fucked my main bitch.
― Andrew W, Wednesday, 5 December 2012 18:58 (5 months ago) Permalink
When I was little and I would listen to "All I Really Want" I thought Alanis was singing "The conflicts, the craziness, and the sound of credenzas falling all around"
― jawn valjawn (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 6 December 2012 19:10 (5 months ago) Permalink
That's actually how I learned what a credenza was
― jawn valjawn (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 6 December 2012 19:11 (5 months ago) Permalink
Humpty Dance
"I'm sick with this, straight gangsta mack"
"I'm sick with this, straight 'gainst the max"
and in fact, used to describe things as "straight 'gainst the max" as a term of derision.
― how's life, Sunday, 17 March 2013 16:14 (2 months ago) Permalink
u should bring it back
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 17 March 2013 17:00 (2 months ago) Permalink
creepin on the comeup:
"Stocking cat food, plotting jack moves"
still not sure the actual lyric, but i like the image of bizzy working in a pet store...
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― m0stlyClean, Sunday, 17 March 2013 17:42 (2 months ago) Permalink
Dusky's "Nobody Else" is one of my favorite tracks of the year, slightly mitigated when my daughter asked if they're singing, "No body....no body hair."
― bendy, Sunday, 17 March 2013 18:20 (2 months ago) Permalink
eating dick with janus, jeanie, and george harrison
― Spectrum, Monday, 1 April 2013 15:37 (1 month ago) Permalink