Misheard Lyrics

[Declan Walsh]

Over the years, I am sure we have all misheard words of songs.

Here are a few of my beauties:

Status Quo's only No. 1 "Down Down" from the mid-'70s. The chorus goes "Down Down Deeper and Down". For many years, I thought they were singing "Down Down LEADER OF DOWN". Sad, I know!

A recent misheard lyric was the title of a current tune by Primal Scream - "Can't Go Back". I must have heard it five times before I discovered that it was not "PAPER BAG"! Even now, I still think it sounds like that.

Not so surprising is "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" by R.E.M. You know that jumbled up chorus line which actually says "Call me when you try to wake her up. Call me when you try to wake her".
I thought Michael was singing something like "CALL ME TA WAKE-A" or maybe "CALL ME TAM BAKER".

I think I might have thought Adam (with his Ants) said "RANDY Highwayman" rather than "Dandy Highwayman" in "Stand and Deliver"!

I know there are many others I misheard but I just can't recall at the moment.
Please don't cheat by looking at dedicated websites! It's your own memories that are important here.

[petals]

that Radio Nowhere song I was sure it was saying Radio nova for a while and was wondering why he was singing bout that! Copped on eventually!

[kf85]

pussycat dolls, when i grow up. until i heard a dj say it the other day i thought they were say "i wanna have big boobies". turns out its "I wanna be in movies". :dunce:

[Battle]

there's always the good old hendrix lyric 'excuse me while i kiss the sky' ... misheard as 'excuse me while i kiss this guy'
:frust:

[021]

I recall many years ago hearing on the 2FM breakfast show with Ian Dempsey some banter that Bon Jovi's 'Living on a Prayer' began with:

'Tommy used to work on the DART' (as in Dublin's D.A.R.T.)

it sounded like dart alright, and but its actually 'Tommy used to work on the docks'

[Anorak]

You've simply got breasts. They're better than all the rest.

Tinan Turner sings Simply the Best?

[maryjstar89]

These can be so hilarious... 2 of my favorites

A friend of mine said "sky captain" instead of "sarcastic" in RHCP - Scar Tissue

and the same friend said "ghost party" instead of "ghost ride it"

[geoffd]

Whitney Houston never released a song called " Im shaving off my muff for you and KWS please don't go somehow sounds like " Beans on toast"

[dj ray]

the detroit emeralds
feel the knees on me (feel the need in me)
thanks to Mr,C Hayes esq,

[mattbrat24]

Bryan Adams

"I got my first real 6 string"

...once misheard by someone I know as...

"I got my first real sex dream"

Sucked the innocence right out of that song!

matt ;)