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funniest wrong lyrics

Barry white "Never Never Gonna Give You Up"

(Mine)
"You've given me much more than words could ever say
And oh, my dear, I'll be right here until I get laid"

(Barry's)
"You've given me much more than words could ever say
And oh, my dear, I'll be right here until my dying day"

This one is pretty easy to actually hear, I guess it is more about what was on my mind at the time

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A couple nights ago my gf and I were listening to Steely Dan Aja and she confessed that she always thought "call me Deacon Blues" was "coffee, tea, good food"
 
My grandson was going around singing an obscure Bob Marly song -

"Pajamas, pajamas hope you like pajamas too"
 
Kevinyomofo said:
Barry white "Never Never Gonna Give You Up"

(Mine)
"You've given me much more than words could ever say
And oh, my dear, I'll be right here until I get laid"

(Barry's)
"You've given me much more than words could ever say
And oh, my dear, I'll be right here until my dying day"

This one is pretty easy to actually hear, I guess it is more about what was on my mind at the time

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Judging from your avatar, it looks like that's still on your mind. Or maybe it's just on my mind.
 
Midfi deluxe said:
Gary Numan, "Cars," correct lyrics: "It keeps me stable for days in cars." I thought it was: "I got me sable fur dice in cars."

Hues Corporation, "Rock the Boat," correct lyrics: "Your arms have held me safe from a rolling sea." I thought it was: "Your arms have held me safe from a rolling pin." I was 12 years old, and I knew about rolling pins from Andy Capp cartoons.
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Same song:The correct lyrics were,I think,"Well,Id like to know where you got the notion",and my mom always thought they said,"Well,if you got the boat,then Ive got the ocean."

Jimmy
 
Had a girlfriend back in the 80's that missed a line in the Police's "Every Breath You Take". Real lyric, "how my poor heart aches" and her version, "I'm a pool hall ace". She was really confused by what that might mean and asked me about it.

And while I never actually confused it, the Go-Gos "Our Lips Are Sealed" sounds an awful lot like "I'm a tuxedo". :D
 
speaking of Mr. Sumner's band... I heard today on my commute a Police song which lyrics I misinterpreted until I owned a copy of the album.

Song:
King of Pain

True lyric:
There's a skeleton, choking on a crust of bread

Mondegreen version:
There's a skeleton, trucking out across the Bay

The latter presents a nice piece of Grateful Dead imagery, doesn't it? Indeed, I believe that the cover art of the live electric album Dead Set pays homage to Mr. Sumner's poetic metaphor :-P

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nbarber said:
A couple nights ago my gf and I were listening to Steely Dan Aja and she confessed that she always thought "call me Deacon Blues" was "coffee, tea, good food"
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Wha...?! I thought girls had better hearing than us. That lyric is pretty clear.

Here's mine. I don't know if anybody remembers the Marshall Tucker Band but they had a hit in the 70s, "Heard it in a love song." I never bought the record and only heard it on the radio, but for the longest time it sounded to me like, "Heard it in a love song... ten feet long."

I could never understand what that meant. Wow, that's really obscure. Especially for an MOR band. A love song 10 feet long?

Then my sister corrected me. "Can't be wrong."
 
In "China Girl," David Bowie sounds very much like he's singing "just you shut your mouse."
 
Of course, the Stones have notoriously difficult lyrics to make out. For a long time I had no idea what a lot of the words were to "Rocks Off."

Jagger: I was making love last night
To a dancer friend of mine.
I can't seem to stay in step,
'Cause she come ev'ry time that she pirouettes over me.

Me: I was making love last night
Doing it to a friend of mine.
I can't seem to stay in step,
Every time she gets her beard all wet for me.

Jagger: Heading for the overload
Splattered on the dirty road,
Kick me like you've kicked before,
I can't even feel the pain no more.

Me: Heading for the overlord
Spat out on the dusty floor
Kick me like you've kicked before,
I can't even feel the pain no more.
 
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I thought of another one of my own problematic lyrics - that great Queen song Cheepnis of the Night (known to the less-hip as Keep Yourself Alive).
 
When My son was little, he thought that "Hound Dog'" went, "You aint nothing but hotdog frying all the time
 
mhardy6647 said:
in fact, it's revved up like a deuce I do believe..
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......I truly thought that one went: ". . . revved up, watch her douchin' in the middle of the night." (I would always suddenly stop singing that song, when it came to that line, if my mom was around.) :yes:

~Dave
 
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