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What song lyric have you misunderstood but thought was correct?

Asked by 75movies (2490points) December 14th, 2009

As a kid, from 5 to about 7, I thought Who’s Pinball Wizard went – that deaf, dumb, black kid sure plays a mean pinball. Used to embarrass the crap out of my mom as I loved the song and would sing loudly whenever and wherever I heard the music.

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dea_ex_machina's avatar

“Winter is a glad summer chicken”

Jethro Tull, Solstice bells

erichw1504's avatar

Take You There – Sean Kingston

I used to think at the beginning he said “What the FUUUCKKK!” But it is actually: “WAT A GWAAN!!!”

moonchild's avatar

The famous one “Reverand blue jeans”...ok,I know…“Forever in blue jeans” lol

MrItty's avatar

Macy Gray’s I Try

I always thought it was “I walk on eggshells when you are not there”, rather than “My world crumbles when you are not there”.

azlotto's avatar

The song Margaritaville…I thought “lost shaker of salt” was “last jig and a song”

Mavericksjustdoinganotherflyby's avatar

Steve Miller Band. The Joker.“Some people call me Maurice . Cause I speak of the hippopotamus of love.” Instead of pompitus which doesn’t mean anything anway.LOL! Always thought that was a strange line.

AstroChuck's avatar

When my two oldest daughters were growing up they thought Eddie Murphy’s Party All The Time was Potty All the Time.
As for me, I always thought Vanity Fare’s Hitchin’ a Ride was The Bitch is Mine.

zephyr826's avatar

“We’re going Down, Down, on the Merry-Go-Round,
Sugar we’re going down swinging.
I’ll be your number one with a bullet.
A loaded Guncock, let’s cock it and pull it.”

-My version of Fall out Boy

75movies's avatar

I used to think that the Christmas Carol ‘Do you hear what I hear’

repeat the line

With a face as big as a kite,
With a face as big as a kite.

now that’s a big face

erichw1504's avatar

@zephyr826 Dude, any Fall Out Boy song is easily misunderstood lyrics-wise.

Skippy's avatar

My Maria – thought they said “gonorrhea” – Then when it was reamade by Brooks & Dunn, I would start laughing and never could explain to my boys why I thought the song was funny.

janbb's avatar

“There’s a bathroom on the right” – Creedance Clearwater Revival

moonchild's avatar

LOL, but isn`t it strange how so many misunderstandings from lyrics can actually fit the song!!!!

lonelydragon's avatar

“Go to hell with your own life”—from Billy Joel’s song “My Life”. I still sing it that way sometimes when I am in a b1tchy mood. :)

moonchild's avatar

LOL..I like it :)

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