Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Maureen Goldsmith, Philadelphia, PA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:23:18 GMT

I have a couple of good ones - my best friend's mother thought a line in Greg Kihn's "Jeopardy" was "I love you Stephanie" instead of "Our love's in jeopardy".
And my sister thought the Bananarama line in "Venus" was "I'm your Venus, I'm your fire, your messiah" instead of "your desire".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Beck Duer, Wash DC — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:24:43 GMT

OMG!! My co-workers think I'm nuts. I've been sitting here reading the posts from yesterday and today's column on my lunch break and trying desperately not to laugh out loud. Instead I'm crying into a tissue and making weird squeaking noises.

I don't think anything's made me laugh this hard in weeks!!

Thanks, Gael. This was a great topic!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lindsey — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:30:20 GMT

When I was little I always sang Alan Jackson's "Mercury Blues" as "Gonna buy me a murphy ring and boozin' up and down the road." It took me about 5 years of singing it to realize it was supposed to be "Gonna buy me a Mercury and cruise it up and down the road."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kimberly, Riverdale, CA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:45:02 GMT

I thought Phil Collins was singing "She's in the half light, busy talking tough sh*t" when actually he was saying "She seems to have an invisible touch". I had a friend who thought Prince's "Raspberry Beret" was "Raspberry Parade".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Montey, Amherst, NY — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:46:56 GMT

I always thought it was, "Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like a leopard across the Serengeti" made sense to me.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Sheila, Montgomery, Alabama — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:47:38 GMT

In the Kenny Rogers song "Lucille", my friend used to think it was 4-hundred children and a crop in the field instead of 4 hungry children.....

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Rachael, Fresno, CA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:53:19 GMT

I had a friend in college who's dad always sung "There's a bathroom on the right." Instead of CCR's "There's a bad moon on the rise."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Phil, Canton Ga — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:53:33 GMT

I still like Dirty Deeds and the Thunder Cheif

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

sue waller — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:56:35 GMT

I always thought Secret Agent man was Secret Asian man, my husband thinks I stupid. What sounds like funky coleman heater, think about it.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lynn James — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:07:19 GMT

I'll still get a kick outta my husband, who SWORE the BeeGees were saying "Bald-Headed Woman" instead of "More Than A Woman"!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Anonymous, Michigan — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:12:08 GMT

There's a line in a Tim McGraw song...

"Pull her to me"....

My friend always sang "Pull her tootie".

LOL!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Hayley, Overland Park, KS — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:13:28 GMT

Sometime in the late 80's my sister and I were in a bar/restaurant when "Addicted to Love" came on the jukebox. My sister started singing along and came to the line, "might as well face it, you're a ch-ch-ch love" - like a train chugging along. I had to take her to the jukebox and show her the title of the song in order for her to believe that it really was "Addicted to Love". Another time when you would think the title would give it away.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Dave Geiser — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:17:54 GMT

This goes back a few years.

Originally thought that the line "There's a Bad Moon on The Rise" from Credence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising" sounded like:
"There's a bathroom on the right"....

We knew that couldn't be right, but had a hard time making out the correct lyrics (not knowing the song title).

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Ryane , St. Louis, MO — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:18:50 GMT

When my sister and I were kids she used to sing Alanis Morriessette's " You Oughta Know" whenever she would get to the refrain she would sing "cross-eyed bear"! I still laugh when I hear her sing that sond now she knows the right words but she sings her words anyway.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

tori, oxnard,ca — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:20:38 GMT

i cant remember exactly who in my family it was but they would sing elton john's tiny dancer and they thought it said "hold me closer tony danza!"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jen, Portsmouth VA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:32:59 GMT

When I was four, I thought the words to Climax's Precious and Few were..." precious Le Pew were the moments we two can share" instead of "Precious and few are the moments we two can share." When members of my family here that song on any oldies station, that is the version they sing.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Amanda, Albany New York — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:33:26 GMT

My son recently questioned the lyrics to the Kenny Chesney song, "Where I Come From".
"Mommy, why is it sad AND dumb where he comes from?"
[It took me a few minutes to figure out what he was talking about...the song actually says "That's where I'll be when it's said and done..."]

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Terri Rae, Seattle, WA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:33:45 GMT

What was that old show about the Father and Son in the 70's with the song, "People Let me tell you about my best friend". I think it was called "The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Well, my husband thought the lyrics were, "People let me tell you about my bed spread".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Evelyn, Greencastle, PA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:36:43 GMT

Huey Lewis and the News- Hip to be Square. High school boyfriends best friend thought it was "Its a Beached Whale" I swear I never laughed so hard.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lori M, Huntersville, NC — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:40:37 GMT

Years ago, when Paul Young's "Everytime You Go Away (You Take a Piece of Me With You)" was all over the radio my friend's 10 year old daughter was singing "everytime you go away you take a piece of 'meat' with you"! She was singing with such feeling we tried not to embarass her too much when we told her the correct words!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Janet — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:47:50 GMT

There was a song in the 80's that had a line that went "your alibis are watertight." My mom thought they were saying "analyze your waterlines" and wondered why anyone would write a song about that!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

SeriouslyJane, Reno, NV — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:07:19 GMT

I always thought the line was "There's a bathroom on the right", but it's really "There's a bad moon on the rise"! :)

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Mike Clark, St. Petersburg, Florida — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:14:39 GMT

Well, I have a few that I still do to this day even though I know they are wrong. The Tupac song "California Love" is one example. I thought the words were "California, North side of 40", I did not realize it was "California, knows how to party." The other one is that Bon Jovi song "Living on a Prayer" I always thought the words were "Living on Credit".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Brian — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:19:45 GMT

In Carly Simon's "You're So Vain," a friend of mine (I won't say who - we're still friends) used to sing 'Some underwear pie or the wife of a clothespin, wife of a clothespin...' which makes no sense whatsoever.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Judy Overland Park, KS — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:21:09 GMT

My friend thought the Genesis song "Paper Lake" was "Paper Plate". Another friend thought that Jimmy Buffet's "all of the tourists covered in oil" was "all of the stewardesses covered in oil."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jeff T Kasilof, Ak — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:23:59 GMT

My dad used to think "More than a Woman" by the Bee Gees was "Bald-Headed Woman"
LOL

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lisa Pensacola, FL — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:33:23 GMT

This was a topic on a local radio station a few years back and it included one of the best I ever heard. A woman called in to say that while playing Eric Clapton's "Cocaine" in the car, her 2 year old would sing along. His version was "She's alright, she's alright, she's alright....she's OK."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Rog, Pensacola, FL — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:40:12 GMT

How about "got a mushy head" instead of "Machine Head"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Mare, Dallas, TX — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:48:42 GMT

For the longest time I thought Don Heley's "Boys of Summer" was "Posion Summer."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Debbi, Easton, CT — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:50:00 GMT

You already got one of my favorites, Billy Idol's "How's About a Date." Then there's the Beatles,
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
with tambourine cheese and mama made skies...

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

TJ, Philadelphia, PA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:53:41 GMT

I used to think it was "can't find the butter man", too. Other Pearl Jam: Hearts and Farts, they fade away
Not "hearts and thoughts"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Sandi, Grand Junction,CO — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:55:07 GMT

Dan Seals had a song years ago called "Rage On" and in the chorus the words are "They rage on...". My mom would sing it "Faye Ray John". Of course, there's Kenny Rogers' "Lucille"-I always thought it was so sad that his wife had left him "with four hundred children and a crop in the field". I don't know how old I was before I figured out it was "four HUNGRY children and a crop in the field"...four hundred is a lot of kids....:)

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lauren Leach, Maryville MO — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:07:38 GMT

In the Bee Gee's song "You Should Be Dancing", I heard "what you doin' lying on your back, yeah" as "Much different than you had expected". Which means the real line was MUCH different than I had expected.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Justine Black, Oakland, CA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:14:45 GMT

I'll go you one worse... instead of "I'm your Venus," I misheard that line as "I'm your fetus"! Thought it was some sort of social commentary on men referring to women as "baby."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Brewster, NY — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:15:24 GMT

I immediately thought of the infamous Creedance line "There's a bathroom on the right" instead of "Bad Moon on the rise" Classic!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Dan, Seattle — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:23:23 GMT

I just recently (and shamefacedly) found out that the last line of the chorus of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" is, "Our only goal will be the Western shore". I had always heard it as "I want to go where things are less than sharp." Which, I know, makes no sense, but have you heard some of their other lyrics?

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Elizabeth Williams — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:27:46 GMT

Edie Brickel's song that starts off with "I'm not aware of too many things" was sung by my step daughter as "I'm not aware of Jimmy the Dean."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Elizabeth Williams Steamboat Springs,CO — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:29:35 GMT

Big Ole Jet Airliner was always "Break Out Of Jail In Carolina" to me as a little girl

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Elizabeth Williams Steamboat Springs, CO — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:30:47 GMT

Edie Brickel's song that starts off with "I'm not aware of too many things" was sung by my step daughter as "I'm not aware of Jimmy the Dean."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Pam, Yakima WA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:32:17 GMT

Sheryl Crow's "There Goes the Neighborhood"
I heard "Sunshine Sally and a pair of old mops don't like the scene anyhow. I tried dancin' on a Saturday night just to see what the fuss was about."

Real lyrics, "Sunshine Sally and Peter Ustinov don't like the scene anyhow. I dropped acid on a Saturday night just to see what the fuss was about."

I was less than pleased to discover the reference to LSD, and I still don't know what Peter Ustinov has to do with it, but I still like the song. I just don't play that album when my kids are around.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Frank — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:32:22 GMT

My sister always thought "Rock the Casbah" was "F**K the Catwalk" she used to sing it as a kid and got in big trouble at school!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Susan, Burbank, CA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:33:53 GMT

My best friend to this day loves to tell people how I thought the lyrics to CS&N's "Southern Cross" were
"I've been around the world, looking for that four-armed girl, who knows love can endure.."

I know NOW that the rights words are "lookin' for that woman/girl" - which in my opinion makes less sense than my version...

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Marie, San Jose, CA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:57:28 GMT

I was married to a musician and he continually got angry over my misheard lyrics. The one that sticks into my head to this day is from The Eagles Hotel California when the "warm smell of policemen, rise up in the air."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

mike payne phoenix az — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:57:56 GMT

an old girlfriend used to sing "ducks in the wind"instead of "dust in the wind"by kansas

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Ann Copley, Memphis TN — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:58:18 GMT

I used to live in a small town in Tennessee with the name of Dyer. My friend's son was 5 when Kenny Roger's song "The Gambler" came out. In the song it says, "the best you can hope for is to die in your sleep". My friend's son thought it said, "the best you can hope for is Dyer Tennessee".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

m.reese — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:07:13 GMT

don't forget..."excuse me while i kiss this guy" (org
lyric:"scuse me while i kiss the sky " jimi hendrix,purple haze.......

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

joe p. Farmington Hills, MI — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:20:07 GMT

Here's one that made me cry laughing... I remember sitting listening to Elton John's new album and wondering how in the world someone could get away with singing "Someone saved my life tonight.. s**t the bed". We STILL sing it that way and it never ceases to make me howl.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kristi Nakanishi, Rolla, MO — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:23:05 GMT

In high school, my best friend's mom loved it when the INXS song "Suicide Blonde" came on the radio...However, she sang it "soup and salad bar" instead of "suicide blonde" in the chorus!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Janet, Oakland, CA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:34:41 GMT

I had a friend years ago whose little sister thought the Rolling Stones' Jumpin' Jack Flash lyrics were "Jumpin' Jack Flash, gonna pass some gas," instead of the more staid actual lyrics:
"Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's a gas! Gas! Gas!"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Sam Ganguish Anaheim, CA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:39:51 GMT

My bothers an sister always sang "Praise ye the lord halleluah (sp) as
Crazy the lord...
My folks never corrected us

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jo Ann Mather, Arlington, WA — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:46:51 GMT

For a long time I thought that the Credence song lyrics to "Bad Moon Risin" were "There's a bathroom on the right" instead of "There's a bad moon on the right".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Barry, Bowmanville, ON — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:13:26 GMT

How about "Fly" by Sugar Ray. Listen to the chorus and I guarantee you will hear "I just swallowed a fly".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

chip naverro — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:19:50 GMT

god how will they ever get "condoms in her purse, some of them used.." ?

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Ruth Shaver, Tampa, FL — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:21:51 GMT

Had a classmate destroy KD Lang's "Constant Craving" for me when she sang it as "God Sent Gravy." It's never been the same...
Ruth

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Maressa Travis, Birmingham, Alabama — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:39:41 GMT

My daughter has always had a problem with the chorus of "Africa" by Toto. Instead of "There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do" she hears "There's nothing that a hundred men FROM MARS can ever do." She still sings it like that--and she's 25!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Tricia, Vicksburg, MS — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:44:37 GMT

When I was in high school, we had a thirty minute bus ride to get to school. The song "Indiana Wants Me" was popular then (1970-71) and everyday I sat with my normally quiet friend. Well, one day, after we had gotten our good mornings out of the way and I was just looking out of the window,she just started singing "Inthianna mossne" and I looked at her and said "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?" and being a redhead, she turned the brightest shade of red, because she didn't mean to sing it out loud! She admitted she didn't know what they were saying! Now, over 35 years later, I STILL can crack up over her that morning. If only we had had camera phones back then!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Laura, Cleveland, Ohio — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:06:03 GMT

When I was I kid I thought the line from Nine Inch Nails "Down in It" was "I was a muppet now I'm doubted". The line is really "I was up above it now I'm down in it". Yeah, I know. At the time it made sense. "Stand Back" by Stevie Knicks was a tough one for me too...instead of "Like a willow I can bend", I heard "Like a flock of weirdos..."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Meg, Galt, CA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:11:18 GMT

ACDC's dirty deeds done dirt cheap...I always thought it was a song about two friends. Dirty Deke and the Thunder Chief. All of my friends sing it this way now.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Pat, Benton, Louisiana — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:17:40 GMT

My little sister, who normally knows every word to every song ever written, cracked me up one day when we were listening to Elvin Bishop's "Fooled Around And Fell In Love." She whispered to me, "I can't believe they let them say that on the radio!"

"Say what?" I asked.

She looked at me like I was crazy and replied, "I must have been screwed by a million girls!"

My youngest daughter used to sing Dobie Gray's "Drift Away" like this: "Give me the Beach Boys and free my soul."

But my favorite misheard lyrics were to Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler." My oldest daughter, about five years old at the time, loved this song. Instead of "there'll be time enough for countin'", she sang "they'll be climbing up the counter!"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kay, Albany, Georgia — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:37:13 GMT

In my opinion, there's nothing funnier than misheard lyrics. It takes a lot to make me snort, but these always do. My sister had a friend who sang "I know you're mince meat, I know you're mince meat, I know you're mince meat pie" to Boy George's "I know you'll miss me" - it made me snort again! I had a friend who thought Cher was singing "Alfie!" instead of "Half Breed". You cannot be depressed singing misheard lyrics.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

AnneBelle, Kearney, Missouri — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:56:39 GMT

There is so many, the most recent I heard someone say was on Fear Factory's Linchpin. The lyric is 'Can't Take Me Apart'...someone said it sounded like 'Cat Give Me your Paw!' I YouTube'd the video, sure enough, it sounds like it. I've always heard the song and the right lyric, but I could easily see how it could sound like something else.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Karen Davis, Waukegan, IL — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:00:46 GMT

Some of these are priceless. My sister thought that Nazareth's Love Hurts was Laverne!!!!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

John, Clifton Park, NY — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:01:54 GMT

I never knew the words to "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) by Elton John...I knew it wasn't right, but a friend and I swore that "Don't give us none of your aggravation / we've had it with your discipline" sounded like "Don't give us none of your aggravation / We hide it with the Death Star plans". Spoken like a true Star Wars geek.

Oh, and to the poster above who ribbed a friend who confused the song "Paper Lake" by Genesis for "Paper Plate"...the song is actually called "Paperlate" :)

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Rick in SD — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:20:43 GMT

A friend had a little different take on the KD Lang song "Constant Craving". She thought she was singing "go make gravy". And in Journey's "Open Arms" she thought they were singing "broken arms". Kinda gives the song a whole new meaning.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Murray, Saskatchewan, Canada — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:29:11 GMT

Stevie Ray Vaughn's song Cold Shot the line i heard was "lets go shopping, baby" instead of "that's a cold shot, baby" my wife loves my version but it's expensive.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Louise, Wisconsin — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:33:35 GMT

A friend of my brother's used to think Morris Albert's song "Feelings" was about a guy named Felix! Can't get that out of my head whenever I hear the song... "Felix, nothing more than Felix...."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Christine Bonow, Scottsdale, AZ — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:38:37 GMT

To this day whenever I hear the old 80's song "When Smokey Sings" by ABC, I can hear my sister singing "When I smoke incense, I forget everything..." AND I just recently found out that Quarterflash is not singing, "I'm gonna swallow my T-bird" in the song "Harden my Heart"....

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Christopher, Illinois — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:50:42 GMT

Big Ole Jet Airliner...in high school my friend's mother always sang: Big Ole Jed and Lionel coming to carry me home.

She also sang Hall and Oates' Private Eyes watching you, watching you as Rabbit Eyes watching you, watching you.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Ellen Toubail, Las Vegas, Nevada — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:51:20 GMT

My youngest sister (by 9 years) loved to hang around me and my friends when we were teens, because we had the radio on all the time and knew all the words to all the songs. To prove she belonged with us, she sang along to Bobby Vinton's "Blue Velvet," as "Blue Melvin, whoa whoa." Good thing she had that cute baby voice; she could get away with everything, and that's how I hear it to this day!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Shelley, Las Vegas, NV — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:52:24 GMT

My high school friend swore The Who's "Eminence Front" was really "Living is Fun." And when Billy Idol sings "les yeux sans visage" in Eyes without a Face, it sounds a heck of a lot like "passion always dies." Umm...except maybe to the French.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jen, San Diego, CA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:21:45 GMT

Jimi Hendrix, "Purple Haze":

"Excuse me while I kiss this guy!"

I always used to laugh.

OR

The Rolling Stones, "She's So Cold":

"I'm the burning bush, I'm the burning fire
I'm the bleeding potato"

I always wondered growing up what the heck a bleeding potato was!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Z.R.Allgire — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:47:15 GMT

One of my children who had epilepsy thought "Seasons In The Sun" was "WE had joy,we had fun, we had siezures in the sun"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Bonnie Fritz, Buckeye, AZ — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:09:52 GMT

My nephew was riding in the car with my husband, son and I many, many years ago when Jose Feliciano's Feliz Navidad was on the radio and Michael say "fleas notty-da". We still laugh about it 20 years later.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Mary, Fairfax, Virginia — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:36:29 GMT

How about the classic "Grovin'"

The line is "You and me endlessly" and I still swear they are sing "You and me and Leslie". When I was younger, I thought they were talking about their daughter, Leslie.
I still like my version better.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Renee, Michigan — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:06:33 GMT

The song that popped into MY head when I read this article was "My Eyes Adored Ya (though I never laid a hand on you)" - when I was in the middle school, I always thought it was "My eyes of Georgia" - go figure.

And I always sang "Dirty Deeds - and they're done to sheep" - even though I knew the correct way - the sheep way was MUCH more funnier to me.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Renee, Michigan — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:36:30 GMT

Another one I just thought of -

"Wrapped up like a douche another roamer in the night" - instead of "Wrapped up like a deuce another runner in the night" -
Blinded By The Light

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jen Davis Montpelier VT — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:31:02 GMT

I don't know who sang the song, but when I was in college and home on a break my dad asked me why in the song Dirty Laundry they were singing "kick him in the nuts" I pointed out that the actual lyrics were "kick them when they're up" I don't think it changed his opinion of the sung much though...

THanks for all the laughs!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Andy, Ft. Wayne, IN — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:37:26 GMT

The WHO...the song "Emminance Front"...they still play it on WXRT in Chicago all of the time. Until my wife corrected me, I always thought Daltrey was singing "Livin' in a Funk" in the chorus.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jean Cohen, Philadelphia, PA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:55:41 GMT

My husband loved that song 'It Never Rains in California' but honestly thought the chorus, which he sang really loud said 'Man, it pours...Matadors.' He said he always pictured cars falling from the sky.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Suzie, Virginia Beach, VA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:08:09 GMT

My daughter, who was 5 at the time , thought the first line to "Tambourine Man" by the Byrds went "Hey Mr. Dan Marino".

My favorite story of misheard lyrics came from my aunt who told me that when my cousin was 3 they used to take him to church, and one Sunday while the congregation was belting out "Onward Christian Soldiers", he joined in. When they reached the line about "with the cross of Jesus", he belted out the words "with the cross-eyed Jesus". Everyone cracked up and, they couldn't finish the hymn.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Annette Ruff, Michigan — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:08:40 GMT

AS a child, a song called "Guantanemera," apparently a patriotic Cuban song, was played on the radio a LOT. My sister and I would sing along "Juan got a medal..." It still makes us laugh to thing about it.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jennifer Lockport, NY — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:18:26 GMT

In Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" I thought instead of "No dark sarcasm in the classroom", they were saying "no Dukes of Hazzard in the classroom." It made perfect sense to me, since I was 9 at the time. Those Dukes of Hazzard guys could probably cause a lot of trouble at school!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Erik, Rochester, New York — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:20:36 GMT

Can't believe you are all forgetting the infamous one from Eddie Money written by Bruce Springsteen.
The actual lyrics are:

Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night

If you are like me revved up like a duece has and always will be "wrapped up like a (feminine hygiene product)
another runner in the night"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Brian V — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:32:59 GMT

My wife insisted for the longest time that the lyrics for Rose Royce's "Car Wash" were "And the boss don't mind sometimes if your'e at the pool." It really is "And the boss don't mind sometimes if ya act a fool."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Ray, Dormont, PA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:41:42 GMT

I though Paper Lace was singing "The night she called (Chicago) died" and The Bee Gee's wanted you to "Stay in the light (alive)"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kat, Philadelphia, Pa — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:44:47 GMT

In the Def Leppard song "Pour Some Sugar On Me", my sister always thought they were singing "You got the pieces, I got the cream, sweet potatoes save for me" when they are really saying "You got the peaches, I got the cream, sweet to taste, sacharine".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Sarah, Columbus, Ohio — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:46:04 GMT

My aunt used to sing "closer than my briefs you are to me" rather than "closer than my peeps you are to me" on the Angel song by Shaggy...I still laugh whenever I hear it on the radio.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Laura, Fort Worth, TX — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:49:31 GMT

My friend's sister thought Depeche Mode was singing
"People high! People low!"

And yes, Sandi from CO, as a kid, I, too, puzzled over poor Lucille and her four hundred children.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kristin, Boston, MA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:54:44 GMT

I always thought "rock the kasbah" (or however you spell it) was "rock the cash bar" which i think makes morse sense anyway

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Steve, Omaha, NE — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:02:53 GMT

Limp Bizkit's "Nookie". To this day I still hear "I did it all for the cookies, the cookies..." My friend's 5 year old used to love that song and in his mind, it was all about the "cookies".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Tricia, Lubbock, TX — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:09:01 GMT

One day my ex-husband and I were driving in the car and the song "Elvira" came on. We were singing along and all of a sudden he said, "Hell, fire up!" I asked him what he said and he repeated it to me like I was the idiot. It took a while to convince him otherwise. You notice that I said EX-husband.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Laurah in NY — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:10:55 GMT

It's even funnier to me to find out that it is, indeed, "take your cat and leave my sweater!" (My first response was hell, yeah, I'm taking my cat!) I finally convinced myself that it was "cap," because, well, that made more sense (one item of clothing for another). For whoever posted yesterday about the line in "Afternoon Delight" ("I always thought a fish could not be caught who didn't bite.") What IS the real line??? I've always thought that was what they were saying, too! LOL

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Dave, Massapequa, NY — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:13:43 GMT

1984 or '85, 'Til Tuesday, "Voices Carry:"
The line is "Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry."
My wife's older sister - college age at the time - thought it was,
"Hush hush, we go downtown, it's so scary."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Tara Robins — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:14:02 GMT

I have two that I can think of that are funny to me.
First is Unholy by KISS. My son heard it when he was four, so I told him they were singing I'm bowling, instead of Unholy. And when my brother was little, he thought the line from the Cranberries, where she sings Do you have to let it linger, was Do you have too many fingers?!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Dave, Massapequa, NY — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:18:58 GMT

Artist: Four Tops
Song: Reach Out / I'll Be There
When I was about 6 years old, I thought the Four Tops lyric "I'll be there" was "I'll be damned," which I figured was a bad word to sing on the radio.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Pamela, Charlotte NC — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:19:13 GMT

I don't know that it's a misheard lyric, but I've long had a penchant for singing, "And after all, I'm your Wonder Bra," to Oasis' "Wonderwall."

One of the more notorious ones, of course, is from "Blinded by the Light": I'm fairly sure they're not singing, "Wrapped up like a douche, another roller in the night..."

And I remember reading an artist thought Bush was singing, "Kiss the Rain" when he was singing, "Glycerine" and then the artist wrote a song called "Kiss the Rain."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Mary- midwest — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:21:58 GMT

The title song for CSI- well- when I first heard it I thought they were singing "Cool, water, Coo Coo cool-" because they were in Las Vegas and it was the desert! My husband about died and informed me (much later) it's "Who are you- Who, Who, Whooooo?" Which, I have to admit- makes much more sense!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Ted Turko — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:24:39 GMT

okay floks how about this one My friend and I were hanging drywall when The steve miller band song big ol jet airliner came on. As I was returning from getting some screws I heard my friend at the top of his lungs singing the chours as
"Bingo Jed had a light on!"

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Kari, Prestonsburg, KY — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:24:40 GMT

I always thought that "Heard It In a Love Song" (an old Marshall Tucker Band song) was "Pretty Little Love Song". Didn't realize it was wrong until I saw the title on one of those greatest hits CD commercials on television. Unfortunately my husband was in the room at the time. He still laughs about it.

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Susan — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:28:47 GMT

How about The Police classic, "Message on a Barstool" instead of Message in a Bottle?

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Nikki, Danbury CT — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:30:03 GMT

The first time I heard Elton John's 'Honky Cat', I laughed so hard, I almost threw up-I would have sworn on a million Bibles that he was singing 'Get back, hump the cat!' A since he's Elton John and known for being zany, I didn't think it all that strange.
I also embarassed myself badly two years ago when the Deep Purple song 'Space Truckin' came on and I started singing along at the top of my lungs 'Cheese Market! Come on! Cheese Market!' Imagine my surprise when I was corrected!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jonathan, Phoenix, AZ — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:32:07 GMT

I had always thought that the chorus on Earth, Wind, and Fire's song, September, was fah-de-ah, Dancing in September. That is until just recently when I was told it actually is "PARTY ON", Dancing in September. We got a good laugh out of that.

Also, for the longest time, I thought that Kenny Rogers must have been quite a virile man. After all, as he sung in "Lucille", You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille. With 400 children and a crop in the fields. Oops, it was 4 HUNGRY children.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Ann - Southern Ohio — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:35:34 GMT

One of my favorite Rolling Stones songs is Beast of Burden...but the line I can't figure out is something about "suck a duck"!!???? What? I have listened to it a million times and still can't get that line. Help!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Amy, Mesquite, TX — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:37:18 GMT

When my husband was little, he thought it was, "I've got a Peace Corps easy feeling," instead of "peaceful, easy feeling."

We purposefully make fun of other songs. A couple of our favorites through the years: "Go on, eat my breakfast" by the Corrs ("Leave me breathless"), and "Our love is like Walter," by Live ("our love is like water"). Another good one - "It's a fruit, fruit salad" instead of Bananarama's "Cruel Summer."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kathleen, SCS, MI — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:43:25 GMT

My daughter is notorious for getting lyrics wrong and there are two in particular that were quite funny. She loves Garbage and when she was about 10 she sang the lyrics to I'm Only Happy When It Rains as, "I'm only happy when I'm constipated," instead of "I'm only happy when it's complicated." She also sang the lyrics to Push It as, "like a big stone otter," instead of "like a beast on fire."

I also saw the posting where the kids sang "Crazy the Lord," my daughter sang that as well!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Heather, St. Clair Shores, MI — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:44:16 GMT

When "addicted to love" was hot, my older sister would sing "might as well face it, your a d--khead in love".

Its still my favorite!!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lisa, Virginia — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:49:09 GMT

When Matthew Wilder's hit, "Break My Stride" was popular in the 80's, my brother mistakenly thought an oft-repeated line of the song was "I'm running in a war-touched crowd." The correct line is "I'm running and I won't touch ground." We still laugh with eachother about that!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Michelle, Kansas City, KS — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:56:49 GMT

My youngest daughter used to sing Dobie Gray's "Drift Away" like this: "Give me the Beach Boys and free my soul." Then WHAT are they singing?

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Mare St. John — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:56:56 GMT

You picked a bad time to leave me Lucille....400 children and a croc in the field... (Instead of 4 hungry children and a crop in the field)

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Sara, Huntsville, Alabama — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:07:27 GMT

In the song by Pink, Don't Let Me Get Me, my grandmother sings it " I'm a habit to myself" instead of "I'm a hazard to myself"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Todd — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:23:44 GMT

There's a great book about misheard lyrics called "Scuse me while I kiss this guy." The title comes from the Jimi Hendrix "Excuse me while I kiss the sky."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Alex — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:27:07 GMT

In Janet Jackson's "Together again", she sings "Together again too." A friend of mine thought that she sang "Get a rug and poo."

I can no longer listen to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" without hearing "I believe that the hotdogs go on."

I remember listening to "You're so Vain" with my sister one day when she asked me "Did he just say "I had a dream there were clouds in my coffee"?". We both laughed at the time because we were sure we heard it wrong, but it turns out that's actually what he says. Not really misheard lyrics, but still makes me giggle.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

S. Myers — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:27:39 GMT

Remember the song, "Really like to see you tonight?"
(England Dan and John Ford Coley) Everyone thought it was, "I'm not talking 'bout millenium" instead of "moving' in. I got to meet them after a concert and they said they condiered re-cutting the single because of people not being able to pick out theright words.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

NM, Boynton Beach, Florida — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:34:30 GMT

In the Christmas carol "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" I used to think the lyric was '..Later we'll have some f*ck'n pie.' instead of '..Later we'll have some pumpkin pie.'

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Zac, Minneapolis, MN — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:14:24 GMT

For quite a while my wife always thought the line in The Counting Crows song "They Pave Paradise" went:
"A huge yellow Texan took my girl away"
The actual lines goes: "And a big yellow taxi took my girl away."
It took forever for me to realize that she was singing it wrong, but I think the song is better her way... HUGE YELLOW TEXAN KIDNAPS LOCAL WOMAN! News at 5.

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Pat. Louisville, KY — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:22:26 GMT

A couple of years ago, when Paul Mccartney played the halftime show at the Super Bowl, one of the songs that he played was "Live and Let Die". My daughter, 10 years old at the time, asked "why is he singing about a little red tie"?

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Judy — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:22:50 GMT

My favorite was in the old hymn, Battle Hymn of the Republic:
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the Lord, they're tramping out the vintage "where the great giraffe is stored" instead of where the grapes of wrath are stored.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Zac, Minneapolis, MN — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:23:02 GMT

Glad to see I'm not the only one who heard "Bad Moon Rising" wrong... Of course I didn't hear "Bathroom", when I was younger I thought the line went:
"Dont go out tonight,
Well, He's bound to take your life,
Theres a Batman on the rise."
Strangely, even way back then I thought it was funny that anyone would right a song about Batman. lol

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

mp360, dundee mi — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:41:45 GMT

my mom once yelled at me for listening to the Smashing Pumpkins song "disarm" which she thought said "sodomy such a part of you" when she was done yelling at me, I quietly pointed out it was "side of me such a part of you"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

C. Faulk, Olympia, WA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:52:10 GMT

REO Speedwagon's "Heard it from a Friend"....the lyric is "...keep this in mind"....I always heard "...keep kissing mine" Even now, knowing what it really says my brain always reverts back.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jenny, Plano, TX — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:54:54 GMT

When my son was about 3, he was singing along with the radio and the song "Jukebox Hero" came on. Only he didn't know what a juke box was -- what came out at the top of his lungs was "Juice Box Hero." Still makes me grin.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Anne, West Chester, PA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:57:19 GMT

My mom thought Gwen's Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" was "Harlem Fat Girl".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Scout, Manhattan Beach, California — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:10:56 GMT

You know Manfred Mann's Blinded by the Light? I always thought it was "wrapped up like a douche, you know the ruler of the night." Scary. Real lyrics are "revved up like a deuce another runner in the night". I still can't sing it the right way.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Dana R., Dayton, Ohio — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:12:21 GMT

For 14 years I sang a line in Tupac's California Love which is actually "looking like a robbed Liberace" like this, "hooking like a wild Liberace." The worst part is - it made sense to me until my friend busted out laughing.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Michael Palmer, Hawthorne, CA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:18:42 GMT

A sweet girl I knew in the 80's said that she really liked Christine McVie's new song "The Tiger's Eye" which I realized was the "The Tide is High". Laughed my a** off, but needless to say didn't see much of her afterward.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Gillian, Wisconsin — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:25:49 GMT

Here's mine. Pink Floyd, Another Brick in the Wall. I was in my twenties before I realized the real lyrics.

My lyrics: We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No ducks allowed in the classroom.

Actual lyrics: We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom

I did always think it was strange for Mr. Floyd (yes I did think it was one person for quite some time as well) to be talking about ducks in the classroom. How silly.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

denise in Tulsa Oklahoma — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:41:58 GMT

My daughter always thought Elton JOhn's song " Hold me closer tiny Dancer" was saying "Hold me closer Tony Danza". now i sing it with that name in the song and it changes the whole meaning and is so funny.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Mary Ann, Mentor, Ohio — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:06:08 GMT

I thought Van Morrison's Full Force Gale was "Full foreskin, I've been lifted up again... Also, Hey Man Nice Shot was Hey Man Nice Shirt.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

M Good — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:21:17 GMT

"Don't ever leave your pizza burnin" instead of "I'll never be your beast of burden"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Erica, Texas — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:24:34 GMT

I always thought the chorus to the Go-Gos "Our lips are sealed" was "I love Cecile" until my husband told me what the song title was.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Boy do I feel stupid, Lancaster PA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:25:06 GMT

No s**t! It's NOT give me the Beach Boys and free my soul????

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Pam, Noblesville Indiana — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:29:09 GMT

My husband thought the 5 for fighting song "Superman (It's Not Easy)" line which said "Only a man in a funny red sheet" and "Only a man in a silly red sheet" said "I'm more than a man, more than a sheep" He still sings it that way, claiming that's the way it was originally written... although he knows better!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kristi, Irvine, CA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:32:38 GMT

LOL The Jimmy Buffet reference reminded me that I always used to hear, "stepped on a Pop Tart," instead of "stepped on a pop top."

Oh my, apparently I had several of those lyrics wrong. "But there's blues in the blender" is really "but there's BOOZE in the blender." Which really does make more sense.

And "living on sponge cake" is actually "nibblin' on sponge cake"?? Wow, I need to clean my ears out!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Bob, McLean, Virginia — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:41:16 GMT

There was a comedy record called "Marty on the Planet Mars" along the lines of the Buchanan and Goodman series. In the "Marty" record, the call letters of the radio station were WPLJ. Sure enough, when WABC-FM (New York) changed its call letters, they went to WPLJ. I think I still have the record in my basement somewhere.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Bob, McLean, Virginia — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:43:12 GMT

Beatles, "Come Together" I always heard the lyric as "Takes you in his arms, yeah, you can feel his disease." That makes more sense the actual lyric which is "Takes you in his armchair, you can etc."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Shaunna, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:45:25 GMT

Mariah Carey's song Without you. The actual lyric is "I can't forget this evening or your face as you were leaving", I unfortunately heard it as " I can't forget the seamen on your face as you were leaving". Silly Me

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Angel, Eugene, Oregon — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:04:46 GMT

One of my favorite songs when I was little, was the theme song from the TV show, The Great American Hero. I know now that the words say "I never thought I could feel so free..." but I could still swear he sings, "I never thought I could feel so green"!! Sheesh! :~)

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

MJ Andrews, GR, MI — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:07:08 GMT

My friends daughter would listen to a lot of Ted Nugent - Instead of Cat Scratch Fever, she would sing "Scratch a fat beaver". Even though she is almost an adult now, we remind her every chance we get.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Annie, Cincinnati, OH — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:07:54 GMT

Back in the 70's, a friend of mine used to sing, "Rocky Mountain High, call me Rocco" instead of "Rocky Mountain High, Colorado". I still laugh when I think about it.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lynne, Indianapolis — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:10:36 GMT

I had a friend from Kenya in college that would laugh every time he heard "Rock the boat" because he thought the chorus was "And I'd like to know where you got the nose job" instead of "where you got the notion". Another was "Itch your thing" instead of "It's your thing" by the Isley Bros.
And finally, the Rascals "Groovin" with the phrase "You & me endlessly" became "You & me & Leslie"
which made us wonder who's Leslie?

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Alice, Fremont, CA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:19:18 GMT

My best friend thought "Rock the Casbah" was "stop the catbox".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Mo, Columbia, SC — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:21:33 GMT

I have to say, I'm usually a stickler for lyrics, so if there's something I can't understand, I track them down (in the day before the internet, I would check out the sheet music at music stores!). But I have to say, in Justin Timberlake's "Sexyback", I thought the lyric was "Go Heavy Go", which didn't really make sense, except that I did remember the rapper Heavy D from the late 80's/early 90s and thought perhaps he was doing some vocals on the song, or that it was nickname for someone else. I never bothered to look it up even though I thought it was weird, and was quite surprised to see Test Pattern's report that the actual lyric is "Go ahead, be gone with it."

I also got into an argument back in the day over a Billy Idol song -- she swore that it was "Whisper to a Stream" instead of "Whisper to a Scream." She wouldn't budge even when asked her why someone would speak softly to a babbling brook.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Janice, St. Paul, MN — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:24:02 GMT

It took me forever to figure out that the chorus to Stevie Nicks's "Edge of Seventeen" was about a white-winged dove, not a one-winged duck.

On a slightly more obscure note, I maintain that the Stone Roses single really is better titled "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (like Iggy and the Stooges), rather than "I Wanna Be Adored".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

D Black, NV — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:24:27 GMT

What I think is a lyric that is almost universally misheard is from 'Spill the Wine' by WAR. I know that I, at least, insist on hear 'Spill the wine, dig that girl' every time, which does occur in the song, but the first time the line is actually 'Spill the wine take that pearl'. Which, ironically, is the character in the song mishearing the woman who is speaking to him.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Amanda, Dayton, Oh — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:25:22 GMT

some how i thought (until a friend corrected me) that "Big Ol' Jet Airliner" was "big ol' shed had a light on" don't ask

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Meinda, Corbin, KY — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:28:15 GMT

My sister thought Eric Clapton's "Layla" was "Lay low--you got me on my knees, lay low".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Judy, Raleigh, NC — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:32:49 GMT

One of my favorites is from a rather obscure Def Leppard song called "Breathe a Sigh."

Correct lyrics: "I more than long for your affection."

However, it sounds exactly like Joe Elliott is singing "I mow the lawn for your affection."

Another one I enjoy is from a fairly recent Bob Dylan song "Huck's Tune" from the "Lucky You" soundtrack. I know the correct lyric, but I still "hear" it wrong every time.

Correct lyric: "My sword's in my hand..."

Wrong lyric: "I've got suds in my hair..."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jayson, Jerseyville, IL — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:39:35 GMT

The bad Company Song "Shooting Star" has a line that goes "Johnny was a school boy when he heard his first big old song" or at least that's what I thought it was until I sang it out loud in front of my friends. The line is actually "Johnny was a school boy when he heard his first Beatles Song" which is immediately followed by "Love Me Do I think it was and from there it didn't take him long". They were especially hard on me (and still are, calling me "Big Old Song" all of the time) because Bad Company was my favorite band.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

D, Boise, ID — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:46:13 GMT

I don't know if this qualifies as it is a mistake from a song in a movie, but I have to share. In the movie, Zoro (the first one), when the character Jack (with less than ten fingers), is pretending to have captured the brothers (one being Antonio Banderas) he sings a song which he makes the "prisoners" finish: "Nobody's tough as Jack!" I caught my sister singing: "Nobody's got fast yak!"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Maureen St. Louis, MO — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:01:00 GMT

When I was younger, I loved the Billie Joel song 'We didn't start the Fire'. I always thought that they said 'We didn't start the fire, it was always burning and we never knew it' when really it's 'we didn't start the fire, it was always burning while the world was turning'. My sisters still make fun of me for it! (And I still sing it that way!)

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

BC — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:12:46 GMT

What about Elton John singing, "Hold me closer, Tony Danza?"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Carol, Seattle, WA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:16:23 GMT

To Sandi in Grand Junction: Thank you! Now I know I am not the only one that sang about "400 children and a crop in the field". Another one I have, although I know this isn't correct, it is what always comes to mind, from the first time I heard the Keith Urban song But For The Grace Of God, I always want to sing "hasn't been peace on our street since we moved in" instead of "since who knows when"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jen, Gibsonia, PA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:16:53 GMT

My brother always used to thing the lyrics to the Eagles' Heartache Tonight were "There's gonna be a hard egg tonight, a hard egg tonight I know" instead of "heartache tonight."

Also, I used to think the words to Warren Zevon's Werewolves of Londonm were "aaaaoooo, where was the thunder?"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Megan, Boston — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:31:42 GMT

A song most people won't know, but in "Tourniquet" by Evanescence she's singing "...pouring crimson regret and betrayal" and I knew it couldn't be right but I swore I heard "crimson regret and beached whales"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

CPH, Winston-Salem, NC — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:44:15 GMT

My older brother never corrected my little brother and me as we growled along to Metallica's "Enter Sandman:"

"Amm-stel Light! Amm-stel Light!"

Maybe he realized if he told us the real lyrics—
"Ex-it light! Enn-ter night!"—
we’d totally lose our elementary-school “metal cachet” from embarrassment.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Sara, Stillwater, Oklahoma — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:03:23 GMT

My sister and always sing Steve Wynewoods "Higher Love" as Bake me a pie of love- instead of Bring me up higher love- it makes a corney 80's song more fun to sing.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jaimie Arkansas — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:06:24 GMT

My dad had a friend that used to sing "Fly Like an Eagle" as "we need to shoot the children with no shoes on their feet"...never heard of anyone having such hostility to barefooted people...especially in the south! ha

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Annie, St. Louis, MO — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:06:57 GMT

When I was a kid and my sister was about 4, Madonna's True Blue album was HUGE. I remember listening to it and one day, my sister was singing "La Isla Bonita" with the lines "Young girls with eyes like potatoes" for "Young girls with eyes like the desert"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Shannon, KCMO — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:09:27 GMT

Hey, I thought--until right now--that the words to the BeeGees song You Should Be Dancin' were "Whatcha doin' in your lady's bed?"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

V, St. Louis, MO — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:17:01 GMT

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jessica, Tinton Falls, NJ — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:17:03 GMT

There is a song on the Duran Duran "Wedding Album" called "She's a Femme Fatale", which really sounds like..."She's a paper towel". Thanks for the article b/c I have all the Gavin Edwards (I think that's his name) books on misheard lyrics. LOL. :)

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Nup, In Space — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:29:42 GMT

When I was in college, the girls in the room next door thought the song "Don't Fear the Reaper" was "Don't Fear the Reefer". They were crushed to find out it was not about pot.

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Molly, SLC, UTAH — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:28:01 GMT

My friend has two classic misheard lyrics
#1 - Prince - Raspberry buiret --- she sang "raspberry parade" can you just picture a parade of raspberries??? ha ha ha
#2 - Phil Collins, Inivisible touch yeah.....she honestly thought he sang "an invisible tuff shed"....

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Tracy, Albuquerque, NM — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:40:35 GMT

I had a friend who thought the Rolling Stones' Beast of Burden , "was never leave your pizza burning". Tee hee

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

George P. Burdell — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:41:44 GMT

This isn't so much a misheard lyric as a misunderstood one. In Don Henley's "Boys of Summer", when he sang 'deadhead sticker on a Cadillac", I thought that meant the woman was dead and it was some sort of police sticker. I was about 8 and didn't know who the Dead were.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

ange, Ontario — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:00:17 GMT

I always thought that Tom Petty's song Free Fallin' was " Now i'm Green, Green Forest!" Doesn't make sense I know but boy was I embarrassed when my boyfriend at the time busted me singing that!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kristy D., Long Island, NY — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:11:26 GMT

I don't really mishear this, but... Bob Marley's "Jamming" is an absolutely hysterical song if you choose to hear it as "German", a reggae ode to all things German. "We're German, we hope you like Germans too...We're German all over the world..."etc.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kayleigh, Mount Pleasant, Iowa — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:50:40 GMT

I was listening to the Keith Urban song once with a friend, and I swear to you that he said; "take your cat that ate my sweater"

Needless to say, my friend still taunts me.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Angela Antilla, Globe, AZ — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:23:24 GMT

After hearing the song "Henry the Eighth" by the British band Herman's Hermits I thought they sang "I met her and she ate my hand, met her and she ate my hand, my hand". Real lyrics, "I'm Hen-er-y the eighth I am,Hen-er-y the eighth I am, I am".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Aimee Hutyra, Lantana, TX — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:23:49 GMT

Now, I love Pearl Jam, but I'll be the first to admit...Eddie Vetter does mutter a bit. Anyone who sings along to Pearl Jam songs will admit to making their own lyrics up in areas. This is the BEST thing I have ever seen when it comes to misheard lyrics.
You'll never hear Yellow Ledbetter the same again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLd22ha_-VU

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lauren, Oklahoma City — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:39:37 GMT

I've always wondered what the real words were to "Sunglasses at Night" by Cory Hart. At one point in the song, it sounds like he says, "Don't push the blame on the guy in Shepherd Mall."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Leslie, Kansas City, Missouri — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:44:12 GMT

When I was a kid I used to think that Phil Collins' song "Invisible Touch" went "She takes her hand and puts it on the top shelf. She reaches in and grabs and oreo". I'm still not sure what the exact words are, but I know it's something like "She seems to have an invisible touch......"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Tracie, Davis, CA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:43:11 GMT

I have an uncle who thought Duran Duran's "Girls on Film" was "Girls on Pills." His daughter, who clearly comes by it naturally, thought "You're The One That I Want" from Grease was "You're the Wizard of Oz."

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Kat, Boise ID — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:54:36 GMT

I always thought that Tracy Chapman's Fast Car wong was actually, "driving in your fat car."

Gotta love fat cars!

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Cindy Prairie Village, KS — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:07:55 GMT

I always laughed when I heard my daughter sing "she was a fax machine, she kept her modem clean" from AC/DC's You Shook Me All Night Long. Those computer classes really paid off. I also had some friends sing Patsy Cline's I Fall to Pieces as I throw up pizzas?

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Tracie, Davis, CA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:14:03 GMT

Oh, and another one -- I always heard that line in "The Heart of Rock and Roll" as "the oboe may be barely breathing" (evidently it's "old boy") -- it seemed like a really lame line, but it does make sense, since I don't think oboe music is all that popular. Obviously I never thought it out thoroughly...

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Rebecca, Seattle, WA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:06:08 GMT

For the longest time I thought the Prince song Raspberry Beret said..."she wore a red material dress, the kind you find..."

My friend growing up thought Janet Jackson "Miss you miss you much" was "mushy mushy mush"

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CYNTHIA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:59:53 GMT

I'm glad you've decided to present this as a topic of discussion. I am married to a man who is "Lyrically Challenged" and it absolutely KILLS me to hear him "singing"!!! I swear if it wasn't because it's the easiest song in the world, I think he would screw up the lyrics to "Happy Birthday"!!!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Vikki Huston Dexter, Mi — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:11:36 GMT

When I was a little girl, I loved the hymn Amazing Grace. Everytime we sang it in church I would sing it with gusto. Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wench like me.

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CYNTHIA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:13:24 GMT

I am completely surprised that NO ONE has yet to mention ANY Bob Dylan songs!!! If there has ever been a singer/songwriter who is hard to understand (both lyrics and singing) it's BOB DYLAN!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

new jersey — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:19:53 GMT

ok my song was Elton John's Bennie and the jets.
i thought he said... (she's got a rabbit and a pack of sardeans).. but its, ( you know i read it in a magazine) ..LOL

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Keita, Richmond VA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:28:01 GMT

When I was little I thought Jeffery Osbourns was saying "find one hungry place" instead of "find one hundred ways"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Tara, Memphis, TN — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:44:22 GMT

My sister used to sing, "Awesome Super Outrage!" instead of "Pour Some Sugar On Me!" 20 years later I still haven't let her live it down!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Esteban, New York, NY — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:58:56 GMT

By the way, Judy in Overland Park - the Genesis song is "Paperlate", not "Paper Lake". Not that it makes any more sense.

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Chris W, North Augusta, SC — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:09:58 GMT

I remembered a good one this morning. KC & the Sunshine Band's "Keep It Coming Love." I was younger when I first it, and originally I thought it was against the instutuion of marriage, as I heard "Keep it commonlaw."

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Kayce, Atlanta, GA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:17:35 GMT

"You dropped a bomb on me, baby"
My best friend in college always thought the lyrics were "You're just a bumblebee, baby"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Margaret Jackson, MS — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:22:14 GMT

While growing up, I always thought the song "You dropped the bomb on me" actually said "You're just a bumble bee." I was quickly corrected by my best friends from college when they first heard me sing the incorrect lyrics. I also thought that Dixieland Delight (by Alabama, I believe) was actually "Dixie Dandelions". I just chalk it up to an overactive imagination!

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Barb Regan, Baltimore, MD — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:26:04 GMT

In high school, I thought Billy Squier's "My Kind of Lover" was "my candelabra". My girlfriends used to die laughing when we'd play that!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Sandy, Vine Grove, KY — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:37:20 GMT

My little sister used to mess up the words to Aaron Tippin's song "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With The Radio" Instead of a little bobbin' dog watchin' everybody pass; she used to say, a little Barbie doll waving everybody past.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Terrie Blasi Wichita Falls TX — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:49:45 GMT

My daughter used to sing the Fine Young Cannibals "She drives me Crazy and I can't stand myself,", instead of "I can't HELP myself!"

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Marla, Asheville, NC — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:18:21 GMT

For months I sang Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares to You" as "I can eat my dinner in a fancy red sarong" until realizing it was "in a fancy restaurant". When my daughter was three she used to sing the Dixie Chick song lyrics "I'm not ready to back down, I'm not ready to make nice" as "I'm not ready to make rice."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jennifer, Indiana — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:34:44 GMT

As kids we used to sing "Another one bites my butt".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Suzanne, Tega Cay, SC — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:43:59 GMT

So I always thought is was "Medieval Woman" until my husband told me it was just "Evil Woman." Also, I was disappointed to find out that the song is "Werewolves of London," and not the more interesting image I had thought, "Ahhh-wooooo, Werewolves of Thunder."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Amy, Fort Worth, Texas — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:54:50 GMT

I thought the line by Huey Lewis and the News, "I Want a New Drug" was "I want a new truck". Which totally didn't make sense when the next line is "one that won't make me sick".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Christie, Hobbs, NM — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:03:29 GMT

In the middle 70's all kinds of words were used as "scat" language in songs, so I didn't think the phrase "yip kip shur ah day" was all that unsusal in the big Doobie Brothers hit playing on the radio. I knew all the words to this song and I can think of several clubs where we all sang along at the top of our lungs. Several years later, when I bought a greatest hits cd so my kids could learn all my favorite Doobie songs, I learned it was "It keeps you running." Go figure.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Alto606, Cincinnati, OH — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:05:49 GMT

I'm singer in a symphony chorus whose director keeps harping on diction. He's obviously right. Popular music is in a sad state when we have no idea what's being sung. Perhaps pop singers could use some vocal coaching.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jennifer Beil, Allentown, PA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:05:55 GMT

My co-worker was rockin' out to Outkast's "Hey Ya" and when she got to the bridge, she sang "shake it like a polar bear ninja" instead of "shake it like a polaroid picture." We all had a good laugh out of that one.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

DJ Imagery — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:24:28 GMT

Prince's song Fury...the real lyric is 'ain't no fury like a woman scorned'. I hear 'ain't no fury like a woman's corn'.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Cindy M. St. Paul, MN — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:43:12 GMT

Starship - Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now.

I always heard "MC's gone crazy, I don't know what for!" This morning I heard the song and after reading this blog, I thought.. I better find out what it really says.

It's actually "Let them say we're crazy. I don't care about that."

It's funny how you hear something the first time and then you hear it the rest of your life, even when you find out the correct way.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Michelle, Fayetteville, Arkansas — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:45:18 GMT

To Brian Adam's "Summer of 69," instead of the real lyric, "and that's when I met you..." we thought it was "and that's when I met Sue..." and we couldn't figure out who Sue was...!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

M, Florida — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:00:31 GMT

A friend of mine in college thought the "tub-thumping" lyric was "I get no tongue, but I get up again..." rather than "I get knocked down, but I get up again.." It was funny- and almost works!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Joanne Simon, Appleton, WI — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:01:54 GMT

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying.

A male friend of mine used to sing: "Big old Jed and Lionel, don't carry me too far away" for Big Ole Jet Airliner and I still can't listen to it any other way.

My sister-in-law used to think the lyrics to "The Night Chicago Died" were "When a man named Al Capone tried to make that child his own. And he called his gang to war, with the forces of the Lord."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jennifer C., Hariisburg, PA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:02:24 GMT

When I was little two of my sisters and I were listening to the radio when AC/DC's Dirty Deeds came on and I sang loudly "Dirty jeans and the thunder jeep!" I thought my sisters were going to pee their pants they were laughing so hard, while I just sat there looking completely confused as to why they were laughing. Now it is my turn to laugh. I have a 6 year old son and the first time he heard the Bangles' song "Walk like an Egyptian" He sang it as "Walk like a Magician!" He also sang "Accidentally in Love" as "Accidentally in bah". My husband and I still laugh about that one!

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Nicole, Indianapolis, Indiana — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:19:16 GMT

For years, I was sang "Animal" instead of "Panama" for Van Halen's song titled (duh) Panama. I always thought they were singing about the Muppett who plays drums. :)

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Joan Cerny, Mobile, Alabama — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:25:46 GMT

When my daughter was little she used to sing the line "You're in my heart, you're in my soul" as you're in my heart, you're in my sore. It made me hurt every time I heard it. OUCH!

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Doris Gant, Asheville, NC — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:31:48 GMT

For years I thought it was "Secret Asian Man" until a few of my friends laughed outloud when they heard me singing it!!! I still think it sounds more like that than "Secret Agent Man." He slurrs.

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Gary Pitts, Missoula, MT — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:42:31 GMT

Perhaps I missed it, but I'm surprised not to see reference to Mondegreens in this discussion. According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen), "A mondegreen is the mishearing (usually accidental) of a phrase as a homophone or near-homophone in such a way that it acquires a new meaning.
The word "mondegreen" is itself a mondegreen. The American writer Sylvia Wright coined it in an essay "The Death of Lady Mondegreen", which was published in Harper's Magazine in November 1954.[1] She wrote:

When I was a child, my mother used to read aloud to me from Percy's Reliques. One of my favorite poems began, as I remember:
Ye Highlands and ye Lowlands,
Oh, where hae ye been?
They hae slain the Earl Amurray, [sic]
And Lady Mondegreen.
The actual fourth line is "And laid him on the green", from the anonymous 17th century ballad "The Bonnie Earl O' Murray"."
There are many websites devoted to Mondegreens, and a google search will return some great examples.

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Paul Mac, Grand Prairie, Texas — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:48:47 GMT

In response to what Susan from Burbank wrote:
I thought the lyrics to CS&N's "Southern Cross" were
"I've been around the world, looking for that four-armed girl, who knows love can endure.."
I know NOW that the rights words are "lookin' for that woman/girl" - which in my opinion makes less sense than my version...

Which threw me, because I always thought it was "lookin' for that fallen dove" which makes perfect sense.

I also thought the Beach Boys' "Little Deuce Coupe" line was "one more thing, I got the big slicks, daddy" but it's actually "I got the PINK SLIP, daddy"

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Brian, Irvine, CA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:05:04 GMT

Someone mentioned "Machine Head" by Bush . . . I have a friend who used to think he was saying "A waffle man machine" instead of "I walk from my machine."

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Leslie, NM — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:10:05 GMT

Since I've already posted my own, I've got to share my best friend's from "Smells Like Teen Spirit"...she had no clue what Kurt was saying so she made up her own words. She's the one that had me singing "Bloody night owl" instead of "A denial" :-P

"She's all alone, and so I'm sure it's all about the dirty words." (She's over bored and self assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word)
"Here we are now. I'm contagious!" (Here we are, now entertain us)
"I miss keno, and the Beatles." (A mosquito, my libido)
"I found it hard, so hard to grind. Oh hell, the world will never learn." (I found it hard, it was hard to find. Oh well, whatever, nevermind)

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retr0_act1ve — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:10:11 GMT

big old jet airliner was..."bingo jed had a light on" love it..sing that way still

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Ray Newman, Kansas City MO — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:13:41 GMT

In the song "I Really Want to See You Tonight", I thought it said "I'm not talkin' bout the linen" rather than the actual lyrics of "I'm not talkin 'bout
movin' in" And in high school we rolled all over Aberdeen, SD in Paula's Rambler singing at the top of our lungs..."MY MY MY EYES, THEY ROLLA!!!" I guess The Knack was actually singing "My my my my Sharona".

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John Karwacki — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:16:21 GMT

my daughter sang "bonafide chicken now" instead of "gonna buy a ticket now" Marshall Tucker Band's Can't You See

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Elaine, Foxboro, MA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:42:46 GMT

One of my "misheard" lyrics was "Let Milo open the door to your heart"...instead of "Let my love open the door to your heart".. I always wondered who Milo was!!!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kim, Wichita, KS — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:50:01 GMT

My mother used to sing a Huey Lewis song, "I need a new truck," instead of "I need a new drug."
Also, when I was a kid I thought "You can't hurry love" was "Kangaroo love"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Dawn Davenport, Bristol, Va. — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:47:33 GMT

Actually, Keith Urban has sung both lyrics live on stage. I don't know whether this is meant as a joke or if perhaps he also is unsure of the lyrics. ;-)

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Julie, Clifton NJ — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:04:02 GMT

When I was a girl, "Hold me closer Tiny Dancer" was "Hold me closer Tony Danza"...

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Gary Pitts, Missoula, MT — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:09:20 GMT

And then there is Stephen Sondheim's song Children Will Listen from his play Into the Woods. I could have SWORN that Bernadette Peters was singing, "G**damn them on the way, Children won't listen." The actual lyric, as I found out some years later, is "Guide them along the way..."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

LaDonna — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:32:32 GMT

My boss has gone around forever singing "Give Me the Beach Boys" instead of "Give Me the Beat". One day we realized what he was in fact saying and had a huge discussion on it with him.

My Stepdaughter often makes up words for parts of songs, but one of the ones that made me laugh was rather than "I'm so Lonely" she sang "I'm shamoni" and really thought that's what the words were.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Dee — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:55:02 GMT

There's gonna be a heartache tonight -- Eagles

My friend's 3 year old son used to sing "I'm gonna be a headache tonight, a headache tonight".

And he generally was. Quite a rambunctious youngster as the next couple of comments from this child will show.

Darth Vader costumes were sold out so we had to go with Spiderman that year. So this child in Spiderman Halloween costume ran around the living room hollering "I'll knock the hell out of Darth Vader". How do you, as the supposed adult, not laugh at something like that?

Same child looked up at me in all seriousness one time when I was scolding him for something and said "well the devil just wants some boys to be bad".

So this child singing he was "going to be a headache tonight" seemed quite logical at the time actually.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kate, Calgary, Alberta — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:56:23 GMT

I've had trouble with most Led Zeppelin songs.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Andrea Miller — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:41:26 GMT

My best friend's sister growing up used to think that the Sarah McLachlan song, "Sweet Surrender" was "Sweet Summerdress," which made me laugh.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Alicia, Seattle, WA — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:19:46 GMT

There is this one Kataklysm (metal band) song that for the longest time i thought said "Eat shadows and die" apparently it turns out the lyric is "In shadows and dust"...D'oh

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

R. Youngblood, Parrish, FL — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:21:01 GMT

I listened to John Prine sing "It's a half an inch of water and you think you're goona drown" for years tryin' to figure out what he was sayin'. I didn't figure it out until he told about the chick at a show that wanted to hear The Enchilada Song. What enchilada song? You know; It's a Happy Enchilada and you think you're gonna drown!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

R. Youngblood, Parrish, FL — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:29:22 GMT

This is addictive!

I can thank Opus the penguin for forever ruining I'll Be Watching You" for me by singing "Ever clam you bake, every ham you take, I'll be watching you.

And the bluegrass version of Purple Haze: Excuse me while I kiss a cow. Purple hay, purple hay.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Bon Roberts, Athens GA — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:23:07 GMT

When I was a little girl I cried when I heard "the ants are my friends and they're blowin' in the wind"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

June, Oregon — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:34:48 GMT

"Cement, clay and glass" from the New Riders of the Purple Sage 1973 Album The Adventures Of Panama Red
"Cement, clay and glass" my friend's 4 year old would sing it "See me lay an egg."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Ali — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:04:13 GMT

Sadly, when I was little, I used to sing "Cheeseburger in Paradise" as Cheeseburger and pair of fries. It wasn't until I was married, and my husband was singing the song that I realized what it said. I couldn't understand why they would sing about two fries. He still laughs at me!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Deb King, Brisbane, Australia — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:03:49 GMT

My kids used to sing at the top of their lungs," Way down upon the swampy liver, far far away...."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Medeyle — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:14:38 GMT

My best friend for years thought "windshield wipers slappin' time" was "windshield wipers turpentine". Definitely an alternate take on "Me and Bobby McGee" . . .

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lil Mamita, Tampa FL — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:44:12 GMT

My sister luvs PRINCE & when we were growing up she used to sing the song WHEN DOVES CRY as WHEN DOGS LIE & 4 the longest time she just knew she was singing the song right ... and very, very LOUD !!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lori — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:51:45 GMT

My little cousin was scared to sing along to Cher's song. I told her to sing it quietly just for me. She sang "Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside my a**....." I laughed for 10 minutes!!!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jane Doe, Tarzana, CA — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:17:02 GMT

Song: "Wake me up before you go-go"
Artist(s): Wham!
Original lyric: "My beats per minute never been the same."
Misheard lyric: "My feets fermented never do the same." I did decide later it must be "..beets fermented..." because that made much more sense.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:38:20 GMT

When I was little, I used to think that the lyrics to Big Ol' Jet Airliner were "Big ol' Jed had a light on."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jennifer, Germantown, MD — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:02:14 GMT

A very dear friend told me that he use to think that the Beach Boys were saying, "I wish they on the beach, California girls!" I'm STILL crackin' up!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Renee, Michigan — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:56:55 GMT

I always thought the song went "My eyes of Georgia" when I was young, instead of the right version being "My eyes adored ya"

Also "Dirty Deeds and they're done to sheep" was something that I had often heard sung.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Denise Lallier, Williamstown, NJ — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:19:26 GMT

Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" - my mom always sang "You had one eye in the middle...", instead of "one eye in te mirror".

Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" - I still hear "Few times we been around that track, so we went to the store for a midnight snack". I don't even know the real lyrics.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Deb, Lubbock, TX — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:02:14 GMT

When my son was little, he thought the words to "The Pina Colada Song" were "If you like pink enchiladas". I had a cousin who used to sing "Big Ol' Jan in the lighthouse" for "Big Ol' Jet Airliner"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Heidi, IL — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:45:20 GMT

When I was a little kid, I used to hear the Huey Lewis song "It's hip to be square" and I thought he was saying "Hit the B Square." I had no idea what that meant but it sounded right to me!

I also knew someone who got the words wrong to Tupac's California Love. Instead of California "knows how to party," he thought it was "California, no doubt about it." Too funny!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

robin hood — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:14:49 GMT

Susan in Burbank:
I'm laughing right out loud. I think I like "looking for a four-armed girl" better than the actual lyrics, which you pointed out make far less sense. Right there with ya!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jen, Greeley, Colorado — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:27:56 GMT

My boss always sang Steve Miller Bands "Jet Airliner" wrong. Instead of "Big ol jet airliner," he sang "Big ol jet had a light on." I still laugh everytime I hear that song.

My six year old daughter sings pretty much every song wrong. Recently she was singing The Star Spangled Banner and at the end it was "and the home of the Navy." And you can't argue with (she is 6 after all) she is always sure that she is right.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Stna — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:40:38 GMT

I thought the Neil Diamond song was "Rebel in Blue Jeans"!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Sheri, Abilene TX — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:15:44 GMT

My son was 4 when Garth Brooks song "Shameless" was popular. He would sing it at the top of his lungs "I'm Shavin'".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Rachel, Tracy, CA — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:27:32 GMT

My sister used to think that the Journey song "Open Arms" actually said "I come to you with BROKEN arms" which we still tease her about. I remember hearing on the radio ten years or so that someone thought the lyrics to "Secret Agent Man" were "Secret ASIAN Man" - That still makes me laugh!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Leslie, Richmond, VA — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:09:59 GMT

How about "I'm not talking about the linen" by England Dan and John Ford Coley - I think it's really "I'm not talking about moving in" - song is "I'd really love to see you tonight"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Bob K., Irvine, CA — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:46:45 GMT

I always thought that line from "The Immigrant Song" was "Our only goal will be to rest and shout."
And my favorite Buffett song was "Wastin' Away Again in my Dorito Bag."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Liz, New Jersey — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:14:27 GMT

Growing up as a child I was shocked when I heard someone singing on the radio, "I'm your penis, I'm your fire, at your desire"...pretty frank for the AM airwaves in the 1960s. It was only when Bananarama redid the song that I realized the tune went, "I'm your Venus", not "penis". Although "Venus" is the title of the song, it was common back then not to announce the song titles and the artists who performed the tune.

I still hear "penis" though when I hear the 1960's version of "Venus".

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Karen — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:27:25 GMT

I guess this dates me, but back in the 1960s when the musical "Hair" was in its heyday, I used to sing along with the Fifth Dimension..."This is the dawning of the age of Aquariums..." Whenever I hear that song, I still think of tropical fish.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Aaron Prince. Springfield, Oregon — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:07:05 GMT

when I was a kid I thought it was " I plugged the drains down in Africa." I still laugh when I think about it.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Ann in Ohio — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:03:39 GMT

I am sooo glad I'm not the only one who heard "bathroom on the right"...

The lyrics that drive me crazy are from "Beast of Burden" by the Rolling Stones....am I hearing this right?.....suck a duck? what? Can anyone tell me if I'm just not hearing it right or what does it mean?

I have listened to it a million times and I still hear "suck a duck" ! Help!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

MN, UK — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:01:03 GMT

I have to admit, I still sing "Secret Asian Man" instead of "Secret Agent Man". The mental image is just a million times better.

One that I have been mishearing since the 80's is in Def Leppard's, "Rocket". The correct lyric is "Rocket - satellite of love." I had been singing "Rocket - feel the light of love."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kerry, Raleigh — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:38:14 GMT

I have two to add, one is my own mistake and the other was so funny I had to include it, even though it's more misunderstanding the lyrics than mishearing them.

Summer Breeze by Seals and Crofts - I always thought the chorus was Summer Breeze makes me feel fine, blowing through the chasms in my mind.

Centerfield by John Fogerty
A friend of mine always thought this was about taking a plane trip - Put me in Coach-I'm ready to play today

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Arlene Davis, Pocatello, ID — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:57:34 GMT

My friend and I thought Creedence Clearwater was singing "Eh, the bedroom on the right" instead of "bad moon on the rise". We also thought that they were singing "throwin' meatballs at your feet" instead of "throwing nickels at your feet". I know, why would anybody throw meatballs at your feet?

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Patricia, Dallas, TX — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:19:01 GMT

When I was a kid, there was this church hymn that goes: "Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King." Well, ahem.. I thought it was "Sue and Mary Sue, we are going to see the King". I still crack up every time I hear the song.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Alan, St. Paul, MN — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:26:02 GMT

I had to laugh when I read the response from "Tricia" in Vicksburg, MS about her misheard "Indiana Wants Me." I have a "Misheard artist's name" to submit for your approval. The song in question was performed by "R. Dean Taylor." When I heard the fast talking DJ's from the late 60's/early 70's saying "That's R. Dean Taylor," I was pretty convinced that they were actually saying "Sardine Taylor." I know...it sounds a little fishy!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Ali — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:26:38 GMT

I was in the car with my sister one day and the Joan Mitchell song with the line, "they paved paradise and put up a parking lot" came on the radio. I listened to my sister sing along and the chorus came up. Then she asked me, "are they putting up pumpkin lights, or F'ing (insert curse word starting with F) lights?" We still sing about pumpkin lights because it's funnier.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

M. Sloan, Alamosa, CO — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:58:43 GMT

My husband thought the "Welcome Back Kotter" theme song said,"well, the key's in the lock..." instead of the actual lyric, "well, we tease him a lot.." Our oldest son will never let his Dad live that one down.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

catherine,Lewistown,PA — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:44:10 GMT

my ex-husband used to sing the chorus to the Beatles 'Day tripper' as "She was a gay stripper" which if you listen to the rest of the lyrics acrually makes a lot of sense.

thank god i'm not the only one who hears big ol jet airliner as 'big ole jet had a light on'

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Nova, CA — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:51:16 GMT

I love to sing songs, but am always messing up the lyrics. For the longest time I thought in Boston's "Piece of Mind" that it was "all I want is to have my piece of piiiiiie!"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Tony Layne, Denton, TX — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:36:21 GMT

What I heard was, "I'm your Venus, I'm your fire/ Georgie sire."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Wayne, Pasadena — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:30:44 GMT

My wife thought that the line from "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was the "PEG-LEG THEY CALL GICHI-GOOMEE", not the "BIG LAKE..."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

MT, Portland, OR — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:12:08 GMT

When my kids were little, they sang "get back puffy cat" for "get back honkey cat" by Elton John. We still sing it that way when we hear it.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Barry, Charlotte MI — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:03:09 GMT

I have a friend whoe hears Rush's "closer to the heart"s opening line as 'those who ride high horses are those most apt to fall' instead of 'those who hold high places must be the ones who start....'

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Cindy Phoenix, AZ — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:40:35 GMT

An 80's song that goes, "We built this city on rock and roll", use to be sung by my older sister "We milk this city on rock and roll"

My friend thought "Ball room blitz" was "bar room bliss"

and I thought "get on our knees and pray we don't get fooled again" was "get on our knees and pray we don't get food again" I always wondered why they wouldn't want to eat again.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Lori Martinez, Warrenville, IL — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:42:10 GMT

When my 23 year old was much younger, about 5, we were listening to the radio and heard The Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want". After the song was over, my son asked me "Mama, how come you can't always get a chihuahua?"

We still sing the song that way when we hear it.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Desiree, Phoenix, AZ — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:45:41 GMT

A friend of mine thought the Eagles "Life in the fast lane" was "life in the bats vein".
I thought Eric Clamptons "Laila" was "Veida"
as well as thinking AC/DC's "Dirty deeds" being "dirty deeds and the dunder cheif"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Katie, St. Peter, MN — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:53:34 GMT

When I was a kid, my parents used to listen to Chicago. We always thought the title line to "You're the Inspiration" sounded like "sony inspiration" and we sang it that way until we were in high school.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Jennifer V, Florence, KY — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:30:49 GMT

How about to "Loveshack" by the B52's. My husband thought it was "H*ll bo! Rasta!" insteadt of "Tin Roof, rusted!" I almost peed my pants the first time he sang that!
But, I'll admit I thought Boston was singing, "I just want to have my piece of pie" when I was little!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Janice Marie, Easton, PA — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:02:51 GMT

In the movie Grease, when John Travolta is singing 'Sandy', and he says 'I'm helpless without ya', I always thought he was saying 'oh help me Sinatra'! To this day, that is in my head when I hear it.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Mary, Niwot, CO — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:39:20 GMT

For ages, every time I heard the Beach Boys' song Kokomo, I thought I heard them sing "mounds of rotten meat" (knowing I've GOTTA be wrong), until finally I looked up the lyrics and saw it was supposed to be "monserrat mystique."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

JJ -- lake county CO — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:00:40 GMT

one of the guys on our high school cross country team was given a brand new canary yellow '77 camaro when he turned 16. on the way home from a CC meet, the blue oyster cult song 'don't fear the reaper' came on the radio, and he started singing along: 'don't fear the REEFER.' when i stopped laughing, i tried to tell him it was 'reaper' not reefer, and that the song was about death and suicide, not weed. but he wouldn't buy it and we got into a huge argument ... til the others in the car got sick of it and told us both to shut up.
the epilogue: at our 25th reunion, his was one of the names on the 'in memoriam' page of the program ... seems he died in a chopper crash in '92 while trying to photograph a helicopter skiing expedition.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Scott, Lincoln, Nebraska — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:04:20 GMT

I always thought it was, "I guess it rains down in Africa" and "Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus from the Seregenese." I guess I thought it was a mountain range called the Seregenese

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Doug Johnson — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:19:00 GMT

Their is a Christian song that says "it's all about you, Jesus, it's all about you." In church my kids sang at the top of their lungs "it's all about Jews, Jesus, it's all about Jews"! I started to correct them, but when you think about it, is actually true, the Bible says that Jesus came first for his people, which are the Jews.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Steven Andrew — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:28:56 GMT

The Australian seaside town of Narrabeen mentioned in Beach Boy's Surfin USA song is wrongly recorded in many lyric web sites (and sung by many US bands) as 'Australia's Narabine' - I live just down the road from Narrabeen beach and it is definitely Narrabeen, not Narabine.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kika, Marathon, Florida — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:34:28 GMT

This site is great. Reading these made me remember some songs I had as a teenager that my baby sister would sing wrong...well, not so much wrong as it is just what she heard.
For example: "It's So Easy" by Linda Ronstadt - She used to think she was saying, "It's so easy to rub a duck..." and "Dirty Deeds..." by AC/DC she thought said, "Dirty Dean and the Dunder Chief". To this day I sing it that way. Oh...and at Christmas, she used to sing "Joy to the world, the Lord is gone".
Thanks for all the funny. I needed a chuckle today.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Phillip, Colorado Springs — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:04:49 GMT

When I was a kid, I thought the song that goes

"Precious and few are the moments we two can share"

was

"Precious and few are the moments sweet toucans share"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Phillip, Colorado Springs — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:23:01 GMT

My wife thought Red Rider's Lunatic Fringe was

"I Wanna Take French, I know you're out there."

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

xraygoddess, Las Vegas — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:27:30 GMT

I always thought the lyrics for "Africa" were "sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Mt Everest above the Serengeti"

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Alexandre Albertoni, Sao Vicente, SP, Brazil — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:01:26 GMT

Lyrics don't mean that much to me, anyway...There's a lot of rich songs that are composed of poor lyrics...As a young boy I thought I was listening Elton John singing "Go, go...fart[!]" instead of "cold, cold heart"...Sounds a kinda silly, but I was only 10 or 11 years old.

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Sabrina, Linton, IN — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:41:19 GMT

i had a friend who thought nelly furtado's give it to me was saying "i got bangcock to my taco" instead of "Amnesty International got Bangkok to Montauk on lock"
i laughed so hard. but if you listen to the song and sing the taco part it sounds like it fits!!

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Kathy Nimmer, Henderson, NV — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:26:09 GMT

My son always thought Elton Johns' song was "that's why they call it the news" instead of "that's why they call it the blues" . . .

Misheard lyrics: Take your cap, or your cat? Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like ... a what?

Shari — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:24:18 GMT

Okay ya'll, I looked up Beast of Burden and the lyric is really "Yeah, all your sickness, I can suck it up"

My husband always sings the line from Black Dog by Led Zeppelin as "I don't know but I've been told, eskimo p**sy is mighty cold" I thought I was crazy because I heard it as "a big legged woman ain't got no soul" which is what it really is. He knows the right lyric, he just thinks his is funnier (he was 17 when he came up w/that, go figure).