Misinterpreted Lyrics Dot Com

So... how many of you have really bad hearing when it comes to song lyrics. I prefer to have printed lyrics available whenver I like a song. Otherwise, my brain often hears totally different words. In my defense, there's nothing wrong with my hearing. I used to get it checked every year when I worked in construction and always passed with flying colors.

Think back on any old (or new) songs where you thought the lyrics said something different for quite a while before you discovered what they really were. Then post an embarrassment rating from one to five anon bags. Most of the songs lyrics I misinterpreted were songs that I heard on MuchMusic, with friends or on the radio, where I never had the albums to check and see what they were. I'll start with one:

Band: Soundgarden
Song: Rusty Cage

What I thought the lyrics were:
I'm gonna bring my, I'm gonna bring my, I'm gonna bring my rusty cage..... and run!

What the real lyrics are:
I'm gonna break my, I'm gonna break my, I'm gonna break my rusty cage..... and run!

Rating: out of five bags. Why would someone "bring" a rusty cage with themselves anywhere? I should have caught on that it was "break". -definitely makes more sense. I think it was quite a long time before I found out that the word was "break" not "bring"

Go ahead... Tell us about your misinterpreted song lyrics.

I'm bad.

This is an old song, I don't know who it's by.


What I thought the lyrics were:
Secret Asian Man

What the real lyrics are:
Secret Agent Man

Old Paul McCartney song - Band on The Run. My sister (younger) would belt out "Man has The Runs"

Kelly

Chris and Kelly... nice interpretations! I'm going to be singing them like that from now on!

Originally Posted by captiva

Kelly

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I always wondered why the asian man was "secret". What was so special about him anyway? (this was only about 5 years ago)

Originally Posted by Kellyyfaber

I always wondered why the asian man was "secret". What was so special about him anyway?

(this was only about 5 years ago)

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LOL!!! that's funny!

My friend told me about this one he used to sing:

Steve Miller Band: Jungle Love

Real lyrics:
"Jungle love, it's driving me mad; it's making me crazy...."

What he thought it said:
"Jump on up to Strawberry Land; it's making me crazy..."

I actually have a couple of books that tell misheard song lyrics. They're hysterical!

Originally Posted by Deb25

My friend told me about this one he used to sing:

Steve Miller Band: Jungle Love

Real lyrics:
"Jungle love, it's driving me mad; it's making me crazy...."

What he thought it said:
"Jump on up to Strawberry Land; it's making me crazy..."

I actually have a couple of books that tell misheard song lyrics. They're hysterical!

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That's hilarious! I give that out of five bags!

How about this:

Artist: Enya
Song: Sail Away

What I thought the lyrics were:
Save the wales, save the wales save the wales

What the real lyrics are:
Sail away, sail away, sail away

I'm still not sure if the old song went "forever in blue jeans" or "for Reverend Blue Jeans".

I have the same problem which I call "dyslexia" of the ears.

Well, this isnt exactly misinterpreted lyrics, it is more like misinterpreted song...

in high school one of my friends though that the rap song Air Force Ones by Nelly, was about falling in love with a girl in the Air Force...

you know, now that i have written it down, it doenst look so funny, but i will tell you guys anyway

but at the time she told me, it was hilarious

*considering the song is actually about the shoes Nike makes called Air Force 1's

Originally Posted by gemlady

I'm still not sure if the old song went "forever in blue jeans" or "for Reverend Blue Jeans".

I have the same problem which I call "dyslexia" of the ears.

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Oh come on... everyone knows it's "Reverend blue jeans"

Okay, it's the Neil Diamond song "Forever in Blue Jeans" I'd give that around and ½ bags.

My boyfriend knew a guy who thought a lyric in Sober (TOOL) was "Jesus was a f*ing missile...". The real lyric is "Jesus, won't you f*ing whistle, something but the past and done?"
I can't hear the song anymore w/out laughing because I hear the wrong lyric.

I try not to decide what lyrics are until I either listen to the album w/ headphones or go look up the lyrics. lol Even then it's hard to tell what the heck they're singing. Some singers have such bad diction! Why can't they just sing the way they speak? You can understand them when they do interviews or talk to the audience, so why can't you understand them when they sing? lol

Originally Posted by Hydroaxe

That's hilarious! I give that

out of five bags!

How about this:

Artist: Enya
Song: Sail Away

What I thought the lyrics were:
Save the wales, save the wales save the wales

What the real lyrics are:
Sail away, sail away, sail away

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Oh! That is brilliant!!

Band: Soundgarden
Song: Rusty Cage

What I thought the lyrics were:
I'm gonna bring my, I'm gonna bring my, I'm gonna bring my rusty cage..... and run!

What the real lyrics are:
I'm gonna break my, I'm gonna break my, I'm gonna break my rusty cage..... and run!

Rating: out of five bags. Why would someone "bring" a rusty cage with themselves anywhere? I should have caught on that it was "break". -definitely makes more sense. I think it was quite a long time before I found out that the word was "break" not "bring"

Hey Ryan, if you have the Jonnhy Cash version of the song (Unchained CD) you can tell what the lyrics are

Great thread by the way

Originally Posted by Zoe'n'MissKitty

My boyfriend knew a guy who thought a lyric in Sober (TOOL) was "Jesus was a f*ing missile...". The real lyric is "Jesus, won't you f*ing whistle, something but the past and done?"
I can't hear the song anymore w/out laughing because I hear the wrong lyric.

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That's too funny! TOOL rocks

Love the thread, Ryan! I rarely ever miss the lyrics now, because I've made a habit for years of listening to them just in case I need to learn to play and sing them by ear, instead of finding the music for them! But before I trained myself to listen that hard to them, I had a problem with "On the Road Again", by Willie Nelson....

What the words were.....
"The life I love is making music with my friends"

What I THOUGHT they were.....(and this was before I got so dirty minded, mind you)
"The WIFE I love is making music with my friends"

Oh, and it took me years to figure out George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today" it was a looooong time before I figured out that it was because he died!!

Band: Pearl Jam
Song: Black

The real lyrics are:

Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me...

What I thought the lyrics were: Well let's just say that I thought "were laid spread out before me" was something different. If you think about it, you'll get it.

Originally Posted by 3BlackCats

Hey Ryan, if you have the Jonnhy Cash version of the song (Unchained CD) you can tell what the lyrics are

Great thread by the way

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Now I can recall where I found out the real lyrics. I was watching some interview with Johny Cash and he was talking about covering that song, so they also played his version. Then I realized it was "break"

Originally Posted by KittenKrazy

Love the thread, Ryan! I rarely ever miss the lyrics now, because I've made a habit for years of listening to them just in case I need to learn to play and sing them by ear, instead of finding the music for them! But before I trained myself to listen that hard to them, I had a problem with "On the Road Again", by Willie Nelson....

What the words were.....
"The life I love is making music with my friends"

What I THOUGHT they were.....(and this was before I got so dirty minded, mind you)
"The WIFE I love is making music with my friends"

Oh, and it took me years to figure out George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today" it was a looooong time before I figured out that it was because he died!!

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Nice Cindy!

Originally Posted by Kellyyfaber

Band: Pearl Jam
Song: Black

The real lyrics are:

Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me...

What I thought the lyrics were: Well let's just say that I thought "were laid spread out before me" was something different. If you think about it, you'll get it.

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Let's see... "Her legs spread out before me."?

Originally Posted by Hydroaxe

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Let's see... "Her legs spread out before me."?

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