Lyric mistakes??

[JayCaz]

Anyone ever have any howlers?

embarrassed yourself in front of friends or family by singing the wrong words to a song?

When I was a kid, I thought the song "Forever in Blue Jeans" was called "The Reverend Blue Jeans" and was about a cool Priest.




anybody else??

[terry78]

Just Alvin and the Chipmunks.

"When you, feel like a laugh, give us a call and, we'll give you a law". I still don't know what the **** that stanza is.

[The Chairman]

I thought the line "Sittin' here restin' my bones" in "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Baby" is "Sittin' here restin' my balls."

I maintain that Sting is singing "I'm a pool hall ace" instead of "How my poor heart aches" in "Every Breath You Take."

I used to think "You can dance, you can jive" in "Dancing Queen" was "You cna dance, you can die."

In "Only The Good Die Young," I always though it was "You were counting on your ovaries" instead of "You were counting on your rosary."

[Drizzle]

In Bon Jovi's "Bad Medicine", he sings "There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease". I used to think he was saying "There ain't no doctor you can count on these days."

[The Question]

When I was little, I thought the lyrics to Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" were "Hold me closer Tony Danza."

[Poetic Chaos]

In "I'm Real" by Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule, when J.Lo is spelling R.U.L.E. at the beginning of the song, I thought she was asking "Are you Ellie?" For the longest time I just wondered to myself...who the **** is ellie?!

Also, I've never been able to decipher what the second city referenced in the "California Love" hook by Tupac was. Whatever they name after L.A. I feel like looking up the lyrics online would be cheating.

[JayCaz]

In "I'm Real" by Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule, when J.Lo is spelling R.U.L.E. at the beginning of the song, I thought she was asking "Are you Ellie?" For the longest time I just wondered to myself...who the **** is ellie?!

Also, I've never been able to decipher what the second city referenced in the "California Love" hook by Tupac was. Whatever they name after L.A. I feel like looking up the lyrics online would be cheating.

Is it Oakland, Pasadena or Sacramento?? :woot:

[JayCaz]

In Bon Jovi's "Bad Medicine", he sings "There ain't no doctor that can cure my disease". I used to think he was saying "There ain't no doctor you can count on these days."


Just made me think of probably my most obscure one. I remember thinking '"Livin' on a Prayer" was called "Livin' on a Crab".

Sounds far fetched, but listen to it as if they are actually singing it;

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nE11Zrrp24I

can anyone hear it too?

[Dew k. Mosi]

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by Ac/Dc, I always thought it was "Dirty Feet and the Bumblebees"

[C.F. Kane]

Purple haze:

"Scuse me while I kiss this guy."

[StrainedEyes]

Anyone ever have any howlers?

embarrassed yourself in front of friends or family by singing the wrong words to a song?

When I was a kid, I though the song "Forever in Blue Jeans" was called "The Reverend Blue Jeans" and was about a cool Priest.




anybody else??

Isn't that a King of Queens joke?

[terry78]

Purple haze:

"Scuse me while I kiss this guy."


You never know whose in the closet around here. :o :oldrazz:

[JayCaz]

Isn't that a King of Queens joke?

Well seeing as though I've never watched said programme, I couldn't tell you. I simply remember singing that line when I was a young kid, early 80's.

[The Chairman]

Oh, my dad always thought that "The kid is not my son" from "Billy Jean" was "The chair is not my size."

[Poetic Chaos]

In "Whatever You Like" by T.I. the way he says "need yo body" completely sounds like "need Joe Biden." #1 song in America using subliminal messages.

[redmarvel]

Remember the song "How Bizarre"? Well, my mondegren was that I thought they sang "How Was I"?

[JayCaz]

Oh, my dad always thought that "The kid is not my son" from "Billy Jean" was "The chair is not my size."

My Dad once bet me £10 that the song "Boogie Nights" was called "Boogie Lads"

[Joker]

Purple haze:

"Scuse me while I kiss this guy."

'scuse me while I EAT THIS PIE!

Also, Hendrix always sang it as "'scuse me while I kiss that guy" when he played it live, because he was completely aware that's what it sounded like on the record, and had a sense of humor about it.

[uchiha_itachi]

that Will Smith song that goes "Boom Boom Boom Shake the room" i used to sing it as "Boom Boom Boom Shag the room!" i didnt even know what shagging was since i was 4.. good times

and maddona like a prayer. i used to think was " its like a little bear, down on its knee's it wants to take you there"

[Drakon]

My dad always got the lyrics to War Pigs wrong

"Politicians have themselves to blame/they only started the war
Treating people just like wanting chairs/wait til their judgement day comes"

The proper lyric is "Pawns in Chess" by the way.

[Obi-Ron]

My friend's little sister thought Billy Joel's Scenes from an Italian Restaurant was about a girl named Brenda Renetti...which makes no sense since the line is "Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies and the king & the queen of the prom." I guess she thought Brenda was a hermaphrodite or something.

[Abstract]

When I was little I thought the words to "Jeremiah was a Bullfrog" were:

"Jeremiah was a bullfrog, workin' for the FBI"
and the chorus:
"Jaws to the world"

Despite hearing me sing it numerous times, my parents never corrected me :P

[The Chairman]

You apparently haven't learned the proper title of the song, either. It's called "Joy To World."

[Nightmare]

Pussycat Dolls - When I grow Up

"when i grow up, i wanna see the club, drive a nice car, wanna have boobies"

[Joker]

When I was little I thought the words to "Jeremiah was a Bullfrog" were:

"Jeremiah was a bullfrog, workin' for the FBI"


If you set this line to the tune of Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress, it's f**king hillarious.

[Tyrinus]

Lola. One of the first times I really took the time to listen to all the lyrics closely I mistook "I got down on my knees, then I looked at her and she at me" for "I got down on my knees, I was in her then she in me."

I was just thinking,'wth did he just say O_o'

[Abstract]

You apparently haven't learned the proper title of the song, either. It's called "Joy To World."

The one time I'm too lazy to use google . . .

[UA-Archangel]

When I was little, I thought the lyrics to Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" were "Hold me closer Tony Danza."

I always thought that his song Island girls was "I like girls".

Strange, considering it's Elton John.

[JayCaz]

When I was in primary school I remember singing along to the hymn Lord of the Dance, instead of 'I am the lord of the dance said he' I thought it was 'I am the lord of the dance setee'

A setee is another word for sofa, I always had a strange image of a sofa dancing around Jerusalem.

[ComicChick]

my friend used to butcher the supremes, Stop in the NAME OF LOVE!
She sang Stop in the neighborhood

[JayCaz]

my friend used to butcher the supremes, Stop in the Neighborhood.
She sang Stop in the neighborhood

Haha, oh the irony of you butchering the title yourself :cwink:

[JayCaz]

My Mum always sang the song 'I fought the law' as 'I fought the lord and, the lord won'

Like The Clash would be singing about getting a beatdown from God.

[ComicChick]

Haha, oh the irony of you butchering the title yourself :cwink:

ha ha i was reminiscing

i was also trying to think of how she used to sing Material Girl in a weird way, but i can't remember.

[Valerie_f4]

I thought Gwen stefani's song "hollaback girl" Was actually "harlem black girl"
I thought that was bad considering I don't think she would be a racist.
I have another one from Elton John with lyrics such as, "don't let your son go down on me!"