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Post by dbjacoby on Jan 28, 2018 23:18:27 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).  It was a car commercial. Maybe a Volvo. The stereo was so good that you could actually hear the correct lyrics |
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Post by MrGeno502 on Jan 29, 2018 23:05:06 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? Until now I thought that it was "Drivin' Over Canyon.." I always thought of the Grand Canyon when I heard that verse! Love the song no matter what the lyrics are! |
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Post by pb on Jan 30, 2018 12:34:04 GMT -5
For a while I thought the end of the chorus of Badfinger's "Day After Day" was "Hurry home, baby make it soon/I'll give my love to you" when it was "I give my love to you." A minor difference but I think it does change the tone of the chorus a bit.
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Post by purplerush on Jan 30, 2018 17:36:39 GMT -5
I've heard someone tell me they thought Sniff n The Tears "Driver's Seat" was "Privacy".
My friend thought a line in You're The One That I Want was 'meditate my erection'.
And I thought the Cars Shake It Up had the line 'dance all night,with anyone, don't let nobody pick your bum'.
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Post by jlthorpe on Feb 5, 2018 19:46:32 GMT -5
Some of the many songs that I've misheard lyrics to over the years:
"You're the One That I Want" - Similar to mga707 above, I misheard the beginning as "I got shoes, they're multiplying" (I thought it was a reference to the close-up of Travolta's feet in "Saturday Night Fever").
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - I thought the "Before You Go-Go" part was "I'll borrow your cocoa".
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" - I thought Elton John was singing "I guess I've finally collared the moose".
"Sorry Not Sorry" - When I first heard the song, I thought the chorus went "Baby I'm starving (I'm starving)" (I was confusing it with Hailee Steinfeld's "Starving", which I only heard briefly and forgot how it went).
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Not really misheard but mispunctuated; I interpreted the line "Mama, just killed a man" without the comma, so I thought mama was the one who killed somebody.
"Don't Bring Me Down" - In addition to thinking they were singing "Bruce" instead of "groos", I thought when they sang the phrase "down the road" (in "You let your mind out somewhere down the road"), they were saying "Al Jarreau".
"Roam" - I thought the B-52's were going "Roll if you want to, roll around the world".
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Post by 80sat40fan on Feb 5, 2018 20:01:03 GMT -5
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). It was a car commercial. Maybe a Volvo. The stereo was so good that you could actually hear the correct lyrics. I found the commercial on YouTube. It touts Fender stereos in Volkswagens: |
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Post by johnnywest on Feb 6, 2018 8:38:52 GMT -5
To me, the end of "Genie In A Bottle" by Christina Aguilera always sounded like, "Come on and meow." But should be "Come on and let me out." I guess I wasn't the only one who thought that because they had a "call-in listener" on Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 who asked about that.
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 10, 2018 17:46:03 GMT -5
Did you know that there's a term for a misheard or misinterpreted lyric? It's known as a mondegreen.
Where did this funky word come from? It originates from an English folk song of the 50s, "The Bonny Earl of Murray." It contains the phrase "laid him on the green," which was commonly misheard as "Lady Mondegreen."
On his SiriusXM show, The Diner, Lou Simon uses this word a lot. Lyrics have always been a hot topic there. A while back I sent him a few mondegreens of my own. Of course, these aren't as laugh-out-loud funny as the ones that have been coming up so far in this thread.
mga707 brought up that infamous one, "'scuse me while I kiss this guy." I have one that's very similar. It's in one of the coolest songs of the summer of 1976, "Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck. The correct line is "ain't nothin' like the sky to dose a potion." I know that now after looking it up. For four decades, I thought it was "ain't nothin' like this guy who knows a potion." Makes sense, right? Meh.
How about "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill? I misheard a few lines in this song when it first came out. The most memorable was "I'd rather hurt you honestly / Than mislead you with a lie." The second part struck me as "than to sleaze you with a lie"!
How a 10 year old kid from the suburbs had ever heard the word "sleaze" in the first place, I'm not quite sure. Obviously I didn't have a firm grasp on it yet. I used it as a verb after all. Fortunately, all it took was repeated listening over the years to get this one figured out.
Then there's "A Hard Day's Night" by the Beatles. The right words are "so why I love to come home / 'cuz when I get you alone..." Until my senior year in high school, I thought the line was "so why on earth should I moan? / 'cuz when I get you alone"!
What set me straight on that one was going to see a friend who was just getting hooked on the Fab Four and had his dad's Red Album (1962-1966) out, complete with lyric sheet. But come on now. I think in this case I made it make MORE sense -- and I came up with an exact rhyme. This is Lennon and McCartney for heaven's sakes!
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 10, 2018 17:53:19 GMT -5
A few "misheard lyrics" that immediately come to my mind... "Miss Miller" from Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" "Yukon Johnny" from Dire Straits' "Walk of Life" "An African in Brazil" from Men Without Hats' "Safety Dance" "Big fat girl" from the Four Tops' "When She Was My Girl." "And you can act real rude and totally removed / And I'm an African in Brazil." Who knew? |
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Post by 80sat40fan on Feb 10, 2018 18:29:42 GMT -5
If we get a 1975 show soon, we'll get to here John Lennon's "#9 Dream" where he sings:
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
What was I singing when I was in 2nd grade and for many years thereafter?
Ah, avocado, Coke say Coke say
Ah, avocado, Coke say Coke say
I need to get my hearing checked...
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Post by at40nut on Feb 11, 2018 9:50:38 GMT -5
If we get a 1975 show soon, we'll get to here John Lennon's "#9 Dream" where he sings: Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse What was I singing when I was in 2nd grade and for many years thereafter? Ah, avocado, Coke say Coke say Ah, avocado, Coke say Coke say I need to get my hearing checked... I used to refer #9 Dream as "The Owwa Cowwa Song" Ah Owwa Cowwa , I said I say Ah Owwa Cowwa, I said I say |
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Post by mga707 on Feb 11, 2018 11:49:09 GMT -5
Did you know that there's a term for a misheard or misinterpreted lyric? It's known as a mondegreen. Where did this funky word come from? It originates from an English folk song of the 50s, "The Bonny Earl of Murray." It contains the phrase "laid him on the green," which was commonly misheard as "Lady Mondegreen." On his SiriusXM show, The Diner, Lou Simon uses this word a lot. Lyrics have always been a hot topic there. A while back I sent him a few mondegreens of my own. Of course, these aren't as laugh-out-loud funny as the ones that have been coming up so far in this thread. mga707 brought up that infamous one, "'scuse me while I kiss this guy." I have one that's very similar. It's in one of the coolest songs of the summer of 1976, "Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck. The correct line is "ain't nothin' like the sky to dose a potion." I know that now after looking it up. For four decades, I thought it was "ain't nothin' like this guy who knows a potion." Makes sense, right? Meh. How about "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill? I misheard a few lines in this song when it first came out. The most memorable was "I'd rather hurt you honestly / Than mislead you with a lie." The second part struck me as "than to sleaze you with a lie"! How a 10 year old kid from the suburbs had ever heard the word "sleaze" in the first place, I'm not quite sure. Obviously I didn't have a firm grasp on it yet. I used it as a verb after all. Fortunately, all it took was repeated listening over the years to get this one figured out. Then there's "A Hard Day's Night" by the Beatles. The right words are "so why I love to come home / 'cuz when I get you alone..." Until my senior year in high school, I thought the line was "so why on earth should I moan? / 'cuz when I get you alone"! What set me straight on that one was going to see a friend who was just getting hooked on the Fab Four and had his dad's Red Album (1962-1966) out, complete with lyric sheet. But come on now. I think in this case I made it make MORE sense -- and I came up with an exact rhyme. This is Lennon and McCartney for heaven's sakes! thanks for the mention--I don't even remember when that was! My all-time favorite, 'cause it sort of makes sense, is still "...I got shoes, they're made of plywood, and I'm losin' the soles..." |
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Post by pb on Feb 11, 2018 14:22:17 GMT -5
I thought the chorus of "How Deep Is Your Love" went "'cause we're living in a world of fools, breaking us down/Will the ocean let us be?" You know, like they feel like they're out at sea in a storm.
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 11, 2018 16:49:02 GMT -5
I thought the chorus of "How Deep Is Your Love" went "'cause we're living in a world of fools, breaking us down/Will the ocean let us be?" You know, like they feel like they're out at sea in a storm. Now that you mention it, I used to think the same thing! Repeated listening took care of it. |
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Post by Hervard on Feb 11, 2018 16:55:57 GMT -5
I thought the chorus of "How Deep Is Your Love" went "'cause we're living in a world of fools, breaking us down/Will the ocean let us be?" You know, like they feel like they're out at sea in a storm. Especially since another line sounds like they're saying "And you come to me on a submarine" (instead of "...on a summer breeze"). |
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