Misheard Lyrics

[Mr. Laser Beam]

"Ain't No Woman Like The One-Eyed Gott"

 

[Kor]

An obvious one, the word "sighs" will inevitably be heard as "size."

Kor

 

[Pondwater]

AC/DC “Hell’s Bells”. I thought Sam was going to get me.

And “Money Talks” I thought it was “Come on, come on, Living for the Money”

 

[BK613]

On the subject of Toto's Africa, back in the 80s, I originally heard "I catch the rays down in Africa" think that it referred to being on holiday in Africa. It seemed to flow into the next line in the chorus better.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I used to deliberately mangle the lyric "Sont les mots qui vont" in "Michelle" into "Sunday monkey bone".
And by used to, I mean as recently as yesterday.

 

[Refuge]

When it comes to deliberately mangling lyrics I always like to improve on Elvis with Are You Loathsome Tonight, I prefer it that way

 

[Mr Soak]

The first line of the Australian national anthem is "Australians all let ostriches". True story.

 

[Refuge]

Advance Australia Fair is a complete rip off of Why Was He Born So Beautiful. It's a National secret

 

[Mr Soak]

It's better sung to the tune of Working Class Man.

 

[1001001]

Guns N Roses, Welcome to the Jungle

"And you're a very sexy girl, very hard to please.
You can taste the Grape Nuts but you won't get them for free"

 

[scotpens]

What I heard:

I resolve to cholera a thousand times a day (a big thanks to Sting and his singing lol)

Was she the girl with colitis?

 

[J.T.B.]

So close they're not exactly misheard, but in the Smith's "How Soon is Now?" I thought "I am the son and the heir" was "I am the sun and the air."

 

[Random_Spock]

Was she the girl with colitis?

Nope I don't think it's the same one.

 

[scotpens]

From Elton John's "Razor Face":

Has anybody here seen Razor Face?
I heard he's back looking for a place to lay down
Must be getting on . . .

Did anyone else hear the second line as "He hurt his back looking for a place to lay down"?

 

[J.T.B.]

One I just found out I have had wrong for 40-something years is in Carly Simon's monster hit "You're So Vain." I thought it was:

"You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself go by."

But it's really
"as you watched yourself gavotte."

Gavotte?!

 

[Velocity]

Simon: “A gavotte is a French dance. I thought I would use a word that was slightly presumptuous. It rhymed with what I needed it to rhyme with. He’s gavotting because that’s what a pretentious, vain man would do. But he’s not at the French court, he’s at my sister’s house.

 

[TrickyDickie]

Not lyrics, but on the news they have been talking about flooding:

"Don't drive around barriers."

I heard:

"Don't drive around bear caves."

Well....yeah....don't do that either.

 

[JKM]

The Monster by Eminem/Rihana the lyrics are
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's nothin'

Instead I always hear
And you think I'm crazy, yeah, you think I'm crazy
Well, that's not fair

Guess it works either way

 

[TrickyDickie]

I always thought Carly Simon and Bread had this thing about chewing tobacco.

"Don't you"

I heard

"Don't chew"

"I'ma want you"

I heard

"I'ma want chew"

The 'Beech Nut' wars or something....

 

[TribbleFeeder]

Every lyric to any Fall Out Boy song.

Not even kidding, can’t understand a word that guy says.