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Post by at40nut on Apr 28, 2016 9:25:53 GMT -5
In Billy Ocean's "Loverboy", I thought he was singing "Can't Stand The Thought Of You With Some Polyester"
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Post by at40nut on May 6, 2016 11:40:41 GMT -5
From 1982, Marshall Crenshaw's "Someday, Someway." In the first line of the song, I thought he was singing "I can't stand to see you sad, I can't b**ch (bear) and here you cry." At times in the chorus, I thought he was singing "Someday Subway" Maybe I'll understand you (no pun intended). Another New Wave knee slapper (a non Top 40 hit) Squeeze's "Pulling Muscles for Michelle" Actually it's "Pulling Mussels (From A Shell)" LOL!
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Post by MrGeno502 on May 7, 2016 14:59:50 GMT -5
Here's another one I thought of the other day.I heard Lady by Styx and remember that I used to think the lyric was "You're my lady from Califor-nie" instead of "Turns me on when I'm lonely"
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Post by 1finemrg on May 11, 2016 5:20:54 GMT -5
A few of my favourites Elton John-Tiny Dancer Hold me closer tiny dancer, count the head lice on the highway Heard someone texting to a radio show using the alias "Hold me closer, Tony Danza".  |
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Post by djjoe1960 on May 11, 2016 19:59:23 GMT -5
I think Elton John went to the Mick Jagger school of 'how to mumble some of the lyrics'. I know that several of his songs (Rocket Man, Bennie and the Jets) it is difficult to understand ALL the lyrics. I remember seeing a commercial a few years ago when people 'botched' the lyrics to Rocket Man. The ad was hilarious (although I don't really remember what they were selling).  |
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jun 12, 2016 19:32:30 GMT -5
What ever happened to thread starter Pam Jaye?
The first few times I heard Kim Carnes smash I thought she was singing about then first daughter's Patti Davis Eyes.
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Post by Hervard on Jun 13, 2016 7:20:34 GMT -5
Here's another one I thought of the other day.I heard Lady by Styx and remember that I used to think the lyric was "You're my lady from Califor-nie" instead of "Turns me on when I'm lonely" Don't you mean instead of "Lady of the morning"? |
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Post by at40nut on Jun 14, 2016 4:11:19 GMT -5
Here's a good campfire song-REO Speedwagon's "Keep The Fire Burning" from 1982. "Let us never lose our urine to keep the fire burnin' all night long" Translation-don't piss on the fire LOL.
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Post by at40nut on Nov 15, 2016 10:40:53 GMT -5
I have been listening to some late 85 AT40 shows lately, and I came across "Party All The Time" by Eddie Murphy. Back then, I thought he was saying "Michael wants to potty all the time."
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Post by slf on Dec 20, 2016 19:42:47 GMT -5
In light of the recent death of Zsa Zsa Gabor, I'd like to bring up that memorable oldie that refers to her by name---"Donna, The Prima Donna" by Dion (1963). I just recently learned that the actual lyric went "She wants to be just like Zsa Zsa Gabor". It's funny, but I always heard that line to be "She walks the beaches like Zsa Zsa Gabor". (Although the thought of her strutting along the beach in a bikini always did seem odd to me.)  |
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Post by at40nut on Feb 11, 2017 4:21:08 GMT -5
Here is another one from the REO Speedwagon misunderstood lyrics files-"Cause It Was Us, Baby Way Before Them, It Was Still A Chicken Dinner" - Keep On Loving You
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Post by lasvegaskid on Mar 7, 2017 12:13:27 GMT -5
Diamond's I'm Alive says "look around it's a hard life everywhere". For the longest time I thought he said..'It's a Heartlight everywhere', since Heartlight was the album the song was on and his prior single.
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Post by chrislc on Jun 6, 2017 19:19:28 GMT -5
I thought Ace in How Long sang - break up our ceiling this way - instead of - break up our scene in this way . Then I thought they sang - break up and see him this way. So whatever.
The current hit Body Like A Back Road - I thought he sang bathrobe.
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Post by chrislc on Jan 28, 2018 22:21:50 GMT -5
Okay I finally got around to looking this one up after 39 years
When John Stewart sang
Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul
I thought it sounded like
I'm an old mechanic, singin' to my soul
So what is a Kanan? It's a road in Malibu. But how were we supposed to know that before Google?
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Post by mga707 on Jan 28, 2018 22:42:18 GMT -5
Okay I finally got around to looking this one up after 39 years When John Stewart sang Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul I thought it sounded like I'm an old mechanic, singin' to my soul So what is a Kanan? It's a road in Malibu. But how were we supposed to know that before Google? That line flummoxed me for the longest time as well! |
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