Lyrics: Say what?

[lucky-E-leven]

I always get a big laugh when folks sing the wrong lyrics to a song, simply because when sung they sound like something else.

In high school, I had a friend that did this all the time. She, however, was really proud and stubborn and could never admit failure at anything. So, it was pretty hard on our friendship when I'd bet her that she had the lyrics wrong and we'd have to call a radio station (pre-Google) to check out what the true lyrics were. Anyway, it's a kick. So please share with me the lyrics that sound like one thing but actually say another.

I'll go first, and this is a common one, but it's a start:

Purple Haze ~ Jimi Hendrix

Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things just don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky
'Scuse me while I kiss this guy

 

[Selena_Kitt]

I always get a big laugh when folks sing the wrong lyrics to a song, simply because when sung they sound like something else.

In high school, I had a friend that did this all the time. She, however, was really proud and stubborn and could never admit failure at anything. So, it was pretty hard on our friendship when I'd bet her that she had the lyrics wrong and we'd have to call a radio station (pre-Google) to check out what the true lyrics were. Anyway, it's a kick. So please share with me the lyrics that sound like one thing but actually say another.

I'll go first, and this is a common one, but it's a start:

Purple Haze ~ Jimi Hendrix

Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things just don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky
'Scuse me while I kiss this guy

This one ALWAYS makes me laugh:


"Ain't no woman like the one I got"

heard as:

"Ain't no woman like the One-Eyed Gott"

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

My sister has it.

Scuse Me

 

[Weepingguitar]

My dad usually does these on purpose

Rolling Stones - "Beast of burden"
Ill never be your beast of burden - correct
I never smelt the pizza burnin - a mad man's ravings

Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Seventeen
Just like the white-winged dove - correct
Just like a one-winged dove - again the madman. My step mother would comment to that one "No wonder the poor thing is crying 'ooo ooo ooo'"

David Bowie - Space Oddity
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear - correct
And the papers want to know who shot ya where - yeah...

Rolling Stones - Paint it Black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue - correct
No more will my green sea gull turn a deeper blue - the man actually believed that's what they were saying.

Okay I should stop now ^_^

 

[lucky-E-leven]

My sister has it.

Scuse Me

Of course there would be a book.

All the good ideas are already taken.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

Of course there would be a book.

I thought you had the book in front of you or something...

 

[lucky-E-leven]

Rolling Stones - "Beast of burden"
Ill never be your beast of burden - correct
I never smelt the pizza burnin - a mad man's ravings

Ack! I laugh so hard my sides hurt. I know I'm odd. Thx.

 

[lucky-E-leven]

I thought you had the book in front of you or something...

No. This is just something I know happens to everyone and it really makes me laugh. So I thought I'd have y'all help remind me of the ones I'd forgotten of.

I'm also a sicko that nearly pees herself whilst watching blooper videos of people falling down and potentially getting really hurt.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

There's also a website:

archive of misheard lyrics

 

[Nirvanadragones]

I don't want to spoil your thread, but there's a site here

My fav is:

"I can see Cleveland now Lorraine has gone" (it cracks me up totally, every time)

 

[Selena_Kitt]

we can still post the ones we like:

The real lyrics were:
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit,
you know I read it in a magazine...

But I misheard them as:
She's got electric boobs, a mohawk too,
you know I'm ready for the magazine...

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

My friend Alana could never get this one right:

from Destiny's Child -- Jumpin' Jumpin'

The club is full of ballas and
They pockets full grown

she always said the CLOCK is full grown. i'm not clear on how a clock is full grown.

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

But I misheard them as:
She's got electric boobs, a mohawk too,
you know I'm ready for the magazine...

She sounds scary.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

My friend Alana could never get this one right:

from Destiny's Child -- Jumpin' Jumpin'

The club is full of ballas and
They pockets full grown

she always said the CLOCK is full grown. i'm not clear on how a clock is full grown.

ok... that's not funny... cuz I heard something similar to CLOCK that seemed to make sense to me...

<ahem> cock...

 

[Nirvanadragones]

It's not only lyrics... we have an advert in the UK, where they're advertising a well known upclass retailer. They start the ad refering to some facts -like where they import their veggies from etc. The advert starts with a woman saying "Fact!" and then she goes on. Time and time again, I hear "Fucked!"

Another ad refers to a famous "juice drink" for kids, and i hear "g-string"

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

Selena, Vana....

 

[she_is_my_addiction]

there was a french connection billboard in san francisco one year, i completely misread it and read aloud to my dad "too busy to fuck"

what it really said was "Too busy to FCUK"

 

[Weepingguitar]

Ack! I laugh so hard my sides hurt. I know I'm odd. Thx.

Ha ha ha, I aim to please ^_^

 

[glynndah]

An all-time classic by CCR:

There's a bathroom on the right...

There's a bad moon on the rise.

 

[Weepingguitar]

There are also the double take lyrics. Tame songs that have...strange lines...you can't believe they really just said that, but they did ^_^

A Chorus Line - "Sing"
KRISTINE
And all my friends say
I am perfect for the shower!
Still, I'm terrific at a...

AL
Dance!

KRISTINE
Guys are comin' in their...

AL
Pants!

 

[Kain__Thornn]

Shakira, Ready for the Good Times

Actual:
I used to read survival guides
When my world was full of seven legged cats

Heard:
I used to read survival guides
When my world was full of stupid looking cats

 

[BlackShanglan]

Shakira, Ready for the Good Times

Actual:
I used to read survival guides
When my world was full of seven legged cats

Heard:
I used to read survival guides
When my world was full of stupid looking cats

I'd have to say that the latter makes as much sense as the former to me.

 

[impressive]

My brother SWORE the lyrics were: I got the goose egg in me ...

 

[Guest]

Blinded by the light
wrapped up like a douche...
*smirk*

 

[Guest]

Nothing to add to this thread, I'm only here to perve over your AV, Lucky.

FUCK, woman, you is HOT!!!!!

(That's not news, I know, but jeezus, I lurve that AV.)

*drool*



And I'm not even gay!!!

Just an iddle biddy bit curious.

And I've been drinking! Yay, the wine!

*ahem*





*snogs Vella*