Wrapped Up Like a Douche, Another Roman in the Night?

Cindyinpg
Cindyinpg Posts: 3,902 Member
Blinded by the Light has one of the most commonly misinterpreted rock lyrics in the last century. the actual lyric is "revved up like a duece, another runner in the night", but it really sounds like "wrapped up like a douche". What did YOU think the lyrics were? :bigsmile:

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  • heylookitsval
    heylookitsval Posts: 1,141 Member
    I thought it was loner in the night...I do hear the word "douche" when he sings though.
  • I thought the same thing actually. Just like for years I always thought Dan Seals' I'd Really Love To See You Tonight lyrics included 'talkin about the LINEN" :embarassed: instead of the correct 'moving in'.
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    Bwahhahah! I like the song but it does sound like he's saying that
  • hannahbanana0480
    hannahbanana0480 Posts: 46 Member
    I like to say, "Wrapped up like a douche, another boner in the night" LOL!!
  • YesIAm17
    YesIAm17 Posts: 817 Member
    Ever think maybe some artists stretch how they pronounce things on purpose? Always thought Kurt Cobain of Nirvana did that a lot.
  • FerretBuellerr
    FerretBuellerr Posts: 468 Member
    I'm so glad I'm not the only one that thought he said "douche" :laugh:
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    I thought who wants to listen to Manford Mann when there is Springsteen.
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  • awtume9
    awtume9 Posts: 423 Member
    "revved up like a douche, another loner in the night"
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    I thought who wants to listen to Manford Mann when there is Springsteen.

    ......So true!
  • leannerae40
    leannerae40 Posts: 200 Member
    I always sing DOUCHE...it sounds better frankly.
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    I thought this was going to be about sex and pizza. *face-palm*
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    that song was awful....yeah let's have a piano breakdown of chopsticks....right in the middle.....yeah there ya go....nailed it \m/
  • Erin_goBrahScience
    Erin_goBrahScience Posts: 1,215 Member
    I had a friend who thought the lyrics to part of You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette were:

    "Does she speak EBBAQUANISE...?"

    instead of "Does she speak ELOQUENTLY...?"
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I thought it was "another roller in the night".
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    I like to say, "Wrapped up like a douche, another boner in the night" LOL!!

    Yes, that is how I remember it!
  • etoiles_argentees
    etoiles_argentees Posts: 2,827 Member
    Hey ! I like that song.

    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Madman drummers bummers,
    Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
    In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
    With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
    I tripped the merry-go-round
    With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,
    the calliope crashed to the ground
    The calliope crashed to the ground
    But she was...
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes
    She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong,
    play the song with the funky break"
    And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside
    And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride
    Asked me if I needed a ride
    But she was...
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light
    She got down but she never got tired
    She's gonna make it through the night
    She's gonna make it through the night
    But mama, that's where the fun is
    But mama, that's where the fun is
    Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun
    But mama, that's where the fun is
    Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
    Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone,
    that's where they expect it least"
    And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner,
    watching the young girls dance
    And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone, reminding him of romance
    The calliope crashed to the ground
    But she was...
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light,
    revved up like a deuce,
    another runner in the night
    Blinded by the light
    Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
    In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
    With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older,
    I tripped the merry-go-round
    With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin,
    the calliope crashed to the ground
    Now Scott with a slingshot finially found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
    And some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshot save the buckshot, turn up the band
    Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what it takes
    She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong"
  • FancyPantsFran
    FancyPantsFran Posts: 3,687 Member
    Blinded by the Light has one of the most commonly misinterpreted rock lyrics in the last century. the actual lyric is "revved up like a duece, another runner in the night", but it really sounds like "wrapped up like a douche". What did YOU think the lyrics were? :bigsmile:

    HAHA I heard revved up like a douches another rumor in the night
  • and if you are wondering, a "deuce" is a '32 Ford Deuce Coupe. There are also Chevy Deuces (Chevy II) but this song refers to the older Ford.
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    I've always heard the word "douche" and I am the world's worst at lyrics.

    "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons. It's the name of the freakin' song. What I do continue to catch myself sing? "I'm ready to rock you, ready to rock y...." aw crap, I did it again.
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    I thought it was "another roller in the night".

    MY MISHEARD LYRIC TWIN!!!!

    "Wrapped up like a douche, another roller in the night"

    *slap hands, slap hands!!! :drinker: "
  • SaffronFlower28
    SaffronFlower28 Posts: 5 Member
    haha:tongue:
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    I thought it was 'wrapped up like a deuce, another roller in the night'. I figured it was a Roulette reference or he had 3 of a kind in the hole or something, lol!
  • darkrose20
    darkrose20 Posts: 1,139 Member
    Ever think maybe some artists stretch how they pronounce things on purpose? Always thought Kurt Cobain of Nirvana did that a lot.

    Kurt Cobain sounded like that 'cause he was stoned on Heroin. Not really an "on purpose" thing for him. *shrug*
  • darkrose20
    darkrose20 Posts: 1,139 Member
    "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons. It's the name of the freakin' song. What I do continue to catch myself sing? "I'm ready to rock you, ready to rock y...." aw crap, I did it again.

    I'm not the only one. **gives you flowers**:flowerforyou: The song really doen't make sense as "ready to rock you", but I could swear....*sigh*:grumble:
  • ThePlight
    ThePlight Posts: 3,593 Member
    "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons.

    LOVE. This. Freaking. Song. BASS UP <33333