Misinterpreted Lyrics?

“I want to do a segment on my radio show about song lyrics that we never quite got right or that simply sounded like something other than what they said. I'd like to get this on the air tomorrow, if possible. Anyhow, here's a few examples.


Lucy in the Sky: Instead of "the girl with kaleidoscope eyes", one may hear, "the girl with colitis goes by."

Or, insted of "when I'm 64", one may hear, "when I'm 6 feet four."

How about Stairway to Heaven? "And there's a wino down the road. I should have stole his oreos."

Ok, some of these are comical and that's cool! It would make for fun segment, especially if I can use ideas that come from listeners and others that want to participate.

One of my favs was always, "Don't go out tonight. It's bound to take your life. There's a bathroom on the right."

So, please, if you are so inclined. Give me your best shots. I will give you honorable mentions on all your contributions. Thanks in advance!”

“"Shine on, you crazy blind man"?”

“There's a website dedicated to this...let me see...


Yep. Here it is: KissThisGuy.com”

“An all time one word off favorite:

"revved up like a douche, another runner in the night"”

“That's cool, Bit. I will review it. But, I also want to get some some personal touches on what goes through some of the TT folks' heads when hearing certain songs.”

“Great, Bison! Now, that's what I'm talking about!!

That's always been one of the great Bruce Springsteen misinterpretations...”

“Bruce wrote it and it is on his first LP, "Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ" (1973)

True, Manfred Mann did a very reputable version and is probably credited with the song by a lot of folks...”

“Yeah, just saw that, always thought Manfred Mann recorded it first, That's the version I've always heard, you never hear the Springsteen version on the radio.”

“To continue this riff . .. one of my favorites off of Asbury park is "For You" . .also covered by manfred mann.

or "because the Night" written for Patti Smith.


Springsteen is, quite simpley, a god”

“True. Can't believe that song is over thirty years old, too!!!”

“Bingo jet had a light on.”

“HPM !

I had abuddy who swore that the lyric was something like:

"you, Don't step out of line now"

Good ole steve miller.”

“"scuse me while I kiss this guy" is the classic.


that and "bathroom on the right"”

“Bison you bastard! Tha's what I was going to say. Oh well, how about...

Kyrie by Mister Mr.?

Thae song is actually Kyrie Eleison which is latin for "carry God with you."

Record officials thought the song was, "Carry a razor down the road that you must travel."”

“Lee, Bruce had given away songs that other artists would build their careers around, if they had written them. I concur. The man is awesome. I heard his new song, "Devils and Dust" the other day. Nice! the album is due out this month...”

“So if it's not douche, what is it?

I have always heard douche and figured that it was wrong. But what is it?”

“duece”

“ahhh, of course

those buggers”

“I co-hosted a show at our high school radio station (yeah, yeah… Marconi was the host). In the day, I was a Bowie fanatic. Some kid called in and wanted to hear “Stop at Kid City” by David Bowie. He was so sure of the title but I knew the lyrics to every Bowie song by heart. It took a good five minutes to realize he meant “Suffragette City”.
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“Pheobe on Friends once sang, "Hold me close young Tony Danza."”

“hmmmm...

How about,

"Stop peeing on me man, cause you can't afford to picket"”

“Bison, V, DH! Thanks. These are definitely usable...
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“"Big ol' joint and a lighter" for "Big ol' jet airliner"”

“The Ants are in the wind.

Who can for get the Billy Joe Royal song, "Worn Out Pu$$y for a Guy From Down in the Boondocks"?

Not so much misheard but reinterpreted, The Everly Bros. "Why must I be a Teenager in Lust?"”

“give me that line one more time . . ..I am not getting it?

the song actually is . . .???”

“Which one Lee?”

“This one:

"Stop peeing on me man, cause you can't afford to picket"”
Bison”

“Suffragette City

Real real lyric is:

"Don’t lean on me man, cause you can’t afford the ticket"”

“my little sister, when she was very young, thought the lyrics to the christmas song that goes: "You will get a sentimental feeling, when you hear" were "you will get a sense of mental feeling" - don't ask me.”

“I was serving in the Philippines when The Beatles first made the scene. This triggered a plethora of Filipino bands dressed in gray suits and sporting mop hairdos singing the two hits of the time.

So I really thought it was:

I'll never dance with your mother, ... Wooooooo

Then there was Lucy in disguise with diamonds”

“Felix running down on my face... whoa whoa whoa Felix.”

“INXS - soup & salad bar.”

“J Giels Band

...my blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold, my anus is the center hole, my anus is the centerhole.”

“LMAO!!”

“soundgarden: black hole sun, wont chew gum

pearl jam: four or five virgins on a pelican

foreigner: virgin! virgin! emergency!”

“Ya picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel, four hundred children and a crop in the field.”

“Hey Tree, a columnist (who I've corresponded with a few times on other issues) from the SF Chronicle does this once or twice a year - check it out:

http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/carroll/mondegreens.shtml”

“Foriegner - I'm justa a 30 watt bulb...

John Cougar fights with Dorothy, Dorothy always wins”

“My wife had this one.

The song is "Kokomo" by the Beach Boys.

Real Lyric:
Tropical Drink/Melting in your hand

She heard:
Chocolate cookie/melting in your hand.

I haven't laughed that hard in a while.”

“John Prine's That's the way the world goes 'round

"It's a happy enchilada and you think you're gonna drown". . .

[Actual] "It's half inch of water, but you think you're gonna drown". . .

He actually told this story about a drunk woman screaming "Play the enchilada song John!" at one of his Ryman shows.....

Funny stuff.”

“Stepped on a Pop Tart searchin' for his last jigger saw.”

“These are awesome! Thanks, folks! I'm going to read these ont he air between 2 and 5 PM today.

www.homegrownradionj.com”

“Now go get your self some big black brains
with a glare so dark they don't even know your name.”

“Maybe I was the only one, but I used to think that they were saying "P e n is" and not "Venus". I was well into adulthood when I figured out I had been singing the wrong words all these years. LOL

Venus
Bananarama

- from the 1986 album "True Confessions" by Bananarama

She's got it
Yeah, baby, she's got it
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire
At your desire
Well, I'm your Venus, I'm your fire
At your desire
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“bump”

“somone save my life tonight = someone shave my wife tonight”

“The first 20 times I heard the first hit song by Boston, I heard the title/refrain as "Bored of a feeling." If I'd reviewed the song, that would have been my title.

I also heard the line in Bowies "Cracked Actor" as "Crack, baby, crack, show me your rear" (vs. "you're real" )
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“I just submitted the Boston one to the website bit linked to, since no one had posted it.”

“Ciara, 1-2 step song lyrics:

So retarded, top-charted
Ever since the day I started

That's what I heard:

So retarded, top-charted
Ever since the day I farted


...which I knew couldn't be right, so I checked the lyrics online.
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