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Mistaken or misheard lyrics.

So here's the deal. How many of you have ever been singing or heard someone singing a song and had the lyrical wrong?
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Here's my first.
My daughter when she was a wee little one thought the lyrics to Bon Jovi's You give love a bad name was, "Shot to the heart and your to blame, you give love a band aid."

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I live in Italy and my husband and his friends thought "Let it be" was "Lady B". They were so upset when I told them the truth. My husband said "Lady B" was more romantic.

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My sister thought it was the white man has the power instead of the wise man has the power.

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You give love... a bandaid

PlaydohPants wrote: »

"I seen her in a smoky room" instead of "a singer in a smoky room" from Journey. Even worse because I hate when people say "I seen".

And this funny cup

LOL... I need that cup!!!

DWBalboa wrote: »

So here's the deal. How many of you have ever been singing or heard someone singing a song and had the lyrical wrong?
Share with use your goof.
Here's my first.
My daughter when she was a wee little one thought the lyrics to Bon Jovi's You give love a bad name was, "Shot to the heart and your to blame, you give love a band aid."

When I was younger I thought it was "Shot through the heart and your too late".

RunHardBeStrong

My son use to sing "Life is a Highway" as "Life is a Hallway".

Myself, CCR'S "There's a Bad Moon on the Rise", I sang it as "There's a Bathroom on the Right" for an embarrassingly long time.

Someone I met long time ago, thought that the lyrics to AC/DC Dirty Deeds was "Dirty Deeds Thunder Chief"

Id really love to see you tonight.
I use to think that that it was "I'm not talking about the linen" instead of "I'm not talking about moving in."

It wasn't a mistake but I had a manager that would sing "All and all you're just another prick with no balls" instead of "brick in the wall"

I heard "Proud Mary" as "Primary".

Big wheel keep on turnin'.
Primary keep on burnin'.

I still think it makes sense. The primary burner is functioning and they don't need the backup. Or something.

Myself, CCR'S "There's a Bad Moon on the Rise", I sang it as "There's a Bathroom on the Right" for an embarrassingly long time. [/quote]

I don't think you are the only one who thought that.

Char231023 wrote: »

Myself, CCR'S "There's a Bad Moon on the Rise", I sang it as "There's a Bathroom on the Right" for an embarrassingly long time.

I don't think you are the only one who thought that.[/quote]

Yup.

Also, in "Proud Mary", I had a friend who misheard "Pumped a lot of 'tane" as "Humped a lot of babes"!

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Rainbowsunshine26

Jess glynne - don't be so hard on yourself no, because I'm just 'heart munching' in my own

(Listen to it!)

My daughter thought Sharp Dressed Man was
Shot Glass Man

My brother thought the song that says Needle In The Thread Can't get you outta my head
said needle in the bread.

Mrs Jruzer apparently thought Van Halen's "Panama" was "Girl in Love."

I've listened to it a few times since then and I still don't hear what she thought she heard.

I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Correct: I knew he must have been about seventeen
Incorrect: I knew he must have been about 7' 10"

I used to think Dude Looks Like A Lady
was Do Me Like A Lady... Lol

Jimi Hendrix -- "Excuse me while I kiss this guy."

Manfred Mann's Earth Band: "Wrapped up like a douche, another rubber in the night."

Johnny rivers secret agent man.

When I was like four or five I thought it was secret Asian man. Imagine how embarrassed may folks were when there little kid was singing that!

Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe ...let them take French....if you're Canadian it makes more sense...

Correct: "Because you're mine/I walk the line."
Mine: "Because you're mine,/My oceline." (Which I thought was a kind of a cat, like an ocelot)

Correct: "Les Bicyclettes De Belsize..."
Mine: "Lady Saint Claire de Versailles..."

Correct: "Because you come to me with open arms..."
Mine: "Because you come to me with broken arms..."

Correct: "Secret Agent Man!"
Mine: "Secret Asian Man!"

The Clash "Rock the casbah"

I use to sing "Rock the cash bar"

For my fellow classical fans out there:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nIwrgAnx6Q8

Out to lunch with my friend and her mom. My friend's mom was singing along to Gwen Stefani's Holla Back Girl, but was singing "ain't no Harlem black girl". Fail!

Correct: Bei Mir Bist Du Shein
Mine: My dear Mr. Shane

GreenGoddess22 wrote: »

Out to lunch with my friend and her mom. My friend's mom was singing along to Gwen Stefani's Holla Back Girl, but was singing "ain't no Harlem black girl". Fail!

I was looking into the lyrics for this song and happened to stumble across this in Urban Dictionary:

Hollaback Girl
It seems as though Ms. Stefani has had some incidents in which another young, presumably female, individual has made some disparaging remarks about her character. Upon learning of the situation, Ms. Stefani is informing this “culprit” that she intends to handle this matter physically. Ms. Stefani’s character is such that she is not the type of person who counters verbal attacks with verbal attacks, or “hollering back.” Using terminology that is commonplace among today’s youth, this is shortened to “hollaback.” Additionally, it appears as though this altercation will take place somewhere near the bleachers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLd22ha_-VU

this is one of my favorite videos ever.

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