Misheard lyrics: Songs in the key of slur

Abby Normal — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:32:14 GMT

Jumping Jack Flash, Rolling Stones

There's a funny scene in the movie of the same name, where Whoopi Goldberg is trying to figure out the lyrics. "I was raised, by toothless lesbians," has to be one of the best misheard lines... or is that really what he's saying? "Mick, Mick, Mick, speak English!"

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Erin, dc — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:20:07 GMT

Don't forget the horribly slurred and impossible to understand lyrics of wolly bully. I personally can not understand a single prase in the entire song.

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Marko, Portland, OR — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:38:31 GMT

What came to mind immediately was Mambo Sons "Mr. Rebound" which I thought was originally called "Mystery Bound". Check it out at www.MamboSons.com

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Amie, Roseville CA — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:53:07 GMT

and who can forget "Barbara Ann"? when I was little I thought the words were "Bomb Iran"! Glad I didn't sing that one in school!

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James Holbrook, Miami, FL — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:04:09 GMT

Reminds me of my mother, who was horrified by the shocking 'I'm your penis, I'm the fire of your desire...' (I'm your Venus) playing on the radio when I was a teenager.

Those darn rock lyrics...

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CH — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:19:49 GMT

When it comes to songs in the key of slur, Elton John will remain king. After decades of listening to his songs, I'm STILL trying to figure out the words!

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Matt, Bellevue NE — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:32:47 GMT

"Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" comes to mind, as well as the slurry part of "Hook" by Blues Traveler. Listen fast! Oh, and "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth. I didn't know what they were saying, and if the nonsense was induced from "passing the dutchie" one too many times...

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caineme, Quincy, Ca. — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:40:39 GMT

Here's a blast form the past. In the song "Across the Universe" by The Beatles, are they saying Jake Rudy, before they sing "....nothing going to change my world"? I love them but John, Paul, George and Ringo sure let the accent get in the way. "Lucy in the sky with Diamonds", "I am the Walrus", "A day in the life"....need I go on?

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Rob Green — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:14:37 GMT

The one that tripped me up was Creedance's "Lookin' Out My Back Door". I mean, it's about a drug trip, so it could be about anything, right? So how could I be blamed when I sang for about 20 years "come and take a ride on the Lion's Womb" for "ride on the Flying Spoon". (Too do doo!)

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David Parrott — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:33:25 GMT

How about just about any song by Michael McDonald? I'm O Be There?

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Anne Marie, San Diego, CA — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:53:53 GMT

Look up 'yellow ledbetter' on YouTube, and you will find a video montage a guy put together illustrating what he thinks the lyrics to the pearl jam song are. my personal favorite is "anna nicole's mama said 'i don't wanna see anna fall down again.'"

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DrBear — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:16:09 GMT

And who could forget CCR's "There's a Bathroom on the Right?" (Bad Moon Rising)

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Cinbad — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:39:21 GMT

I repeat my comment from a few days ago: Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

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Bob Hotaling, Albany, NY — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:44:49 GMT

You left out the classic line "Big old Jed had a light on" from Steve Millers Jet Airliner

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T Smith — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:09:11 GMT

I always thought the line in Running With the Devil by Van Halen said, "Ain't got no love, no love in Korea..." and one day I heard it plain as day after all these years and it says, "Ain't got no love, no love you'd call real..." which makes a lot more sense.

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DarkSock, Biloxi — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:16:04 GMT

Lynard Skynard's "That Smell": "the smell of death is a round jew"...it never made sense until I read the lyrics years later.

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Deb — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:01:44 GMT

Some of my all-time favorites:" Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds" according to Elton John not the Beatles,
"You filled out my census" from "Annie's Song" by John Denver, and "Van Halen is overrated" from "Drops of Jupiter" by Train.

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Brian, Kenosha, WI — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:40:55 GMT

Any Steve Winwood song proved to me that any letter could become a vowel.

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Thomas Moss, Stuttgart, AR — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:05:34 GMT

I will confess that when Nirvana's "Heart-shaped Box" was a hit, I sang along in my truck the misheard chorus "Hey, Wayne, I got a new thing for you, forever in answer your cries of surprise". (Hey,
Wait, I got a new complaint, Forever in debt to your priceless advice.)

In my defense I knew the words were probably not right, but I didn't have the nerve to ask anyone else and I wouldn't have Internet access for a few more years to find out the correct chorus (and I only sang along when I was by myself).

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Toni, Los Angeles — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:28:21 GMT

I really dig not being able to make out some of the words sometimes. It allows room for my--limited--creative mind to plug words into a song and maybe even make it better than the original. For all I know I could have come up with a bad ass rendition of one of Billy Joel's song that,unfortunately, no one other than me will ever know about, darn it. But that's what I love about music, it's art. You can interprete it however you like, whichever way makes you feel good. Music is love--so corny, but oh so true.

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NYCGirl — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:20:09 GMT

That reminds me; I used to think that that line in "We Didn't Start the Fire" was "trouble in the sewers", thinking, I guess, of the urban legend about the alligators. (No, I've never seen one, nor do I know anyone who has. :) )

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John Doe, Seattle, Wash. — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:07:14 GMT

Lester BANKS, not Bangs. Sheesh.

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Leslie, Seattle, WA — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:28:31 GMT

My mother mis-heard Billy Joel lyrics in my car for a while...when I started to sing the right ones, and she exclaimed..."That's what he's saying?" - The real lyric is "You may be right/I may be crazy" from You May be Right...she thought it was "You made the rice, I made the gravy." ...so it just may be a cassarole you're looking for?

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denise — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:30:17 GMT

I find most songs that Natalie Merchant sings are very hard to understand...the Queen of mumbles!

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John C, Oak Cliff, TX — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:23:06 GMT

always thought "More than a Woman" by the Bee Gees sounded like "Bald Headed Woman"

Bald Headed Woman... Bald Headed Woman to me....

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Andy, LA PLATA, MD — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:19:24 GMT

How about "39-21-46" by the Showmen? So many misheard the title lyrics that the label was actually printed that way. (I know because I have the record.) The real lyrics are "39-21-40 Shape".

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Laurah in NY — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:29:57 GMT

I agree about pretty much any Elton John song, and of course there's the classic, "I'm a pool hall ace" from the Police.

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TeDsTer — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:16:41 GMT

Someone needs to correct the good folks at TBS, #10 on the Seinfeld poster answers says, "De-Gifting", it should say, "RE-Gifting"...

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Leslie, NM — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:44:04 GMT

Caineme....in Across the Universe (and I'll probably spell this wrong) I believe it's "Jai Guru Deva Om". I had to look that one up after the first time I heard the song because I thought it was something along the lines of "I'm a rude day man" and I was pretty sure that wasn't right.
I think the only Beatles song that gave me severe problems was "Get Back". I swore Jojo was a man who thought he was a woman. I won't even tell you what I thought they were saying about Sweet Loretta Morgan in the second verse. :-O

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Mo — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:49:08 GMT

I had the Billy Joel tape (I know, I'm dating myself here) in college with We Didn't Start the Fire and had to pull out the liner notes/lyrics to prove to my roommate that the song did not have her name "Allison" in it. She heard the part that said "Liston beats Patterson" and while I've forgotten what she thought the first part was, she was convinced that "Patterson" was "Allison."

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Dee Spice — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:26:55 GMT

The Tradition continues: Natasha Bedingfield “Unwritten” – I’m just beginning, Depends in hand

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Brent White, Statesville, NC — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:53:34 GMT

Speaking of "Running with the Devil" I thought this line went:

Guess I'm living in a basement keel
Rather than:

Guess I'm living at a pace that kills.

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Sarah, Charlotte NC — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:10:39 GMT

Here's a brand new one..."1234" by Feist, currently appearing incessantly on the new iPod commercials. 1234 tell me that you love me more...and then it gets all mumbly-jumbly. I had to look up the words since it was driving me nuts to have the song stuck in my head but not even know what she's saying!

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G Brew OC CA — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:26:54 GMT

The son of a friend of mine thought Jimi Hendrix was gay.
"'Scuse me while I kiss this guy."

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NYCGirl — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:42:54 GMT

Ha! I didn't know until reading Deb's post that the lyric from "Drops of Jupiter" is NOT "Van Halen is overrated." :D

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Jo, NY — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:11:58 GMT

I totally admit to hearing Jimi sing "Scuze me while I kiss this guy" but my favorite misheard lyric is from my 9 yo son.

He sings,"Dirty teeth, thunder cheeks.." to Dirty Deeds!

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Susie, Illinois — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:14:35 GMT

How about the oldie Judy in Disguise? For years I thought he was saying "Judy in the skies"

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Kathy, Kentucky — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:10:19 GMT

I thought Jojo was a man who thought he was a woman too. What is the correct lyric? And I still swear Rob Thomas says, in Lonely No More, "Open up to me, so I can do your girlfriends." At least he wouldn't be lonely no more.

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rory, Oakland, CA — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:46:10 GMT

The king of salur has to be Mick Jagger. I'm 46 and STILL can't understand a word of either "Get off of my cloud" or "Tumbling Dice"

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Shannon, Kansas City, MO — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:03:34 GMT

How could I have forgotten Roberta Flack's "strumming my FACE with his fingers"? (strumming my pain with his fingers is correct btw). And in the same vein, Angel of the Morning's "just touch my FEET before you leave me" (really cheek). I went for years singing those incorrectly!

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George Birmingham AL — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:22:51 GMT

Mick Jagger intentionally sings slurry. I remember him being quoted in an interview that an old bluesman told him to do it to mask what was being sung to get away with lyrics that might be considered inappropriate.

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Amy, NE — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:53:10 GMT

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Heidi , IL — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:02:46 GMT

My all-time favorite band is Pearl Jam. However, I have to admit that Eddie Vedder is the king of mumbling. He is so hard to understand sometimes, and it doesn't help that he loves to write screwy lyrics anyway to mess with people!

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Samantha, Richmond VA — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:14:04 GMT

“She thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway” by Matchbox 20

Since I’ve spent my whole life hearing my name, for some reason I thought it said “She thinks of happiness as Samantha sits at her doorway”

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Brent White — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:40:42 GMT

From that killer Fall Out Boy song, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"

I thought the line went:
I'm the leading man, and laws of evil...oh, so intricate

instead of the right one:

I'm the leading man, and the lies I'm weaving are so intricate...oh, so intricate

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caineme, Quincy Ca. — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:38:28 GMT

Here's another one...."Love Today" by Mika. Does anyone have a clue what he's saying. I know at one part he's talking about a hooker. But other than that, clueless.

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Greg, Bloomington, IL — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:05:15 GMT

"Hold me closer Tony Danza!" Elton John does have a way with his words. I'd also like to mention Metallica as well, "Bastard of F*ckers" is a great album!

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Jane Doe — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:11:27 GMT

uh...john doe...actually it is Lester Bangs...writer Rolling Stone.

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Chuck E., San Antonio, TX — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:27:56 GMT

"'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy". A classic one from Jimi Hendrix.
"Radar Love" had me singing wrong lyrics for the longest time, and I could never figure out why Brian Wilson was so taken by "Bob Hayran".

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Stephanie, Norman, OK — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:56:45 GMT

I can't believe no one has mentioned "Come On, Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners. After he sings "Poor Old Johnny Ray" the only thing I can understand is "Come on, Eileen" and "You're dirty." It is such an odd thing to tell a woman. No wonder she won't go with him.

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CS, Denver — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:30:50 GMT

When I was growing up, "After Midnight" was "Captain Midnight", "Draggin' the Line" was "Chuggin' Around" and the chorus for Englishman in New York was "I'm an eagle alien..."

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D.Gill — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:27:34 GMT

"Don't wanna be no..BOB SEEGER. Don't wanna sing no BOB SONG". John Mellenkamp, Pop Singer.

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Karyn, Tampa, FL — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:56:34 GMT

My mother wouldn't let us listen to The Clash because of "that horribly dirty song, 'F*** the Casbah'!" Nothing we could say could convince her that it was "Rock the Casbah"!

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Barb B. — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:43:47 GMT

Neil Diamond's "Forever in Eugene" ("Forever in Blue Jeans")

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Laurah in NY — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:29:49 GMT

Instead of "one more song about moving along the highway" I heard "one long summer I was cruising along the highway."

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Laurah in NY — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:30:28 GMT

Instead of "one more song about moving along the highway" I heard "one long summer I was cruising along the highway."

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Sarah, Cleveland, OH — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:35:42 GMT

The Verve Pipe's "The Freshman" has a part we used to mishear as "For the life of me/I cannot believe we'd/Ever dye forty cents/We were merely freshmen."

We couldn't figure out why they were talking of dying money, so we ended up looking at the lyrics. Ahh... "die for these sins"... that makes more sense!

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Susan, College Station, TX — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:06:34 GMT

Hey Aimie, there actually was a song called "Bomb Iran", a parody of "Barbara Ann", performed by Vince Vance & the Valients in response to the hostages taken in Carter's administration.

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Crystal, Hamilton, Ohio — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:10:33 GMT

Growing up I frequently sang my heart out to "Dixie Dandelion" (Dixieland Delight by Alabama). Now my daughter carries on the tradition with her rendition of "Miss Kiss" (This Kiss by Faith Hill)

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Ann, Ohio — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:44:01 GMT

For me Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac is the Queen of slurs...none of her songs ever make sense...can make out about every other word....dont' get me wrong..I love her but what the hell is she saying?

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Bob Couch, Houston, TX — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:58:38 GMT

When Kenny Rogers' "Lucille" came out, my young daughter went around singing "Four hundred children and a crop in the field." She was in her twenties before she learned that it was four HUNGRY children.

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Colleen, OFallon, IL — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:29:10 GMT

Back after high school, a friend confused New Order "State of the Nation" with "Snake in my Basement", still sing it to this day

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Beni, Charleston, West Virginia — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:34:41 GMT

My dad would turn off the radio when the Oak Ridge Boys sang "Elvira." He thought they were singing "Hell-fire-a!"

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Cristy — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:25:59 GMT

I so agree with Beach Boys Barbara Ann, I thought it was bob, bob, bob, bob, bob, or ran

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Summer, LA, CA — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:49:47 GMT

It's funny how hard it is to ever hear the correct wording once your brain has latched onto a particular interpretation. For years I knew it made no sense and could not possibly be right, but I heard a line in Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" that went "When the landlord shaves you clean you'll know." (When the rain washes you clean you'll know.) Oops!

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Me Jane — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:51:58 GMT

Sorry, John Doe in Seattle, but it IS Lester Bangs!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_bangs

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Gary, Orlando — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:20:44 GMT

Louie Louie is alive and well in Tampa. Whenever Martin St. Louis (French Canadian, pronounced Louie)of the Lightning (NHL) scores the PA system cranks up those organ chords and blasts out the Kingsmen until the game starts again. I've heard about Louie Louie marathons--this might qualify, he scored nearly 50 goals last season.

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Robb, Baltimore — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:08:41 GMT

The comment about "Venus" reminded me of the fact that I thought for sure the lyrics were "I'm your penis. I'm the fire at your vagina." LOL

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Lynn — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:13:42 GMT

For years I heard (Pink Floyd)"docks of hazard in the classroom" instead of "dark sarcasm"...

I thought they were just using a metaphor! Just being clever and artistic!

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Chris — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:53:19 GMT

My wife thought the the chorus from the song "Voices Carry" by Til Tuesday singer Aimee Mann went "Hush, Hush, don't go downtown, it's so scary" insead of "Hush, hush, keep it down, down, voices carry"

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John — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:25:23 GMT

I realize that I am late to this party, but something happened this week and I immediately thought of Gael and the whole Test Patern gang. On this week's episode of 'The Singing Bee' I found out that I have been singing a song wrong for about 25 years.

In the chorus of "Whip It" by Devo, the correct lyrics are:

now whip it
into shape
shape it up
get straight
go forward
move ahead
try to detect it
it's not too late
to whip it
whip it good

Since the song came out, I've been singing, "tatoo detective" instead of "try to detect it." My wife was horribly amused.

I guess I've been whipped good.

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Paula, Ontario, Canada — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:27:56 GMT

Not that long ago, I suddenly misheard part of Squeeze's "Pulling Mussels From a Shell" as "Maid Marion showing her tits for free" instead of "Maid Marion on her gentle feet." Oddly enough, my husband heard the garbled version at the same time I did.

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Laura, Coeur d'alene, ID — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:08:33 GMT

I'm with Kathy from Kentucky. I thought the same about Lonely No More. My husband's friend loved an old Clapton classic so much, he used it as a term of endearment for his girlfriend. You know, the classic: Bayba. It was not until recently he learned it was Layla. I giggle everytime.

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Tanya, Minnesota — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:07:45 GMT

The misheard lyric that makes me laugh every time is from "I Try" by Macy Gray. I will always hear "I blow bubbles when you are not here" instead of "My world crumbles when you are not here."

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Stan, OKC, OK — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:47:11 GMT

I still head Neil Diamond's "Reverend in Blue Jeans" as "Rebel in Blue Jeans". Not as funny or as obscene as others, but I didn't know I was wrong until I actually SAW the lyrics on this site.

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Chris Schulman — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:35:21 GMT

OK, this isn't a misheard singer per se, and it's not my mis-hearing, but here goes. Pete Townshend's "Give Blood" includes a background clip of an old man saying, "We're heading for the day of reckoning. I'm tellin' ya! Its all building up to something, something that can only be redeemed with fire!" Seems perfectly understandable to me.

But when I've looked online for lyrics to the song, I find these mis-hearings: "Where heading for the day of reckoning," "Where heading for the day of blessings," "Something that can be repeated with fire," "Something that's opening beginning with fire."

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Barb — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:18:51 GMT

I still hear "pay for that chrysler" instead of "paperback writer". Beatles

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Jimmy - Great Neck, NY — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:29:40 GMT

My favorites are:

Layla - you dropped me on my teeth.
Layla - let's bake a garland wreath.

And the best is from Led Zep from Houses of the Holy: "Why you toothless skinny bastard! Are you dizzy when you're stoned?

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Kathy, Kentucky — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:15:37 GMT

Amy, in NE, I think in Pink Houses it is "I can remember when you could stop a clock." Meaning, I assume that she used to be real good looking, but now she's old.

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chiliD, Long Beach, CA — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:01:36 GMT

Stevie Nicks' culinary demand in "Gold Dust Woman":

"Pick up the pizzas & go home"

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G3, Orlando, FL — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:50:03 GMT

I was touring with a local bar act running lights and they were doing a cover of The Rolling Stones "Beast of Burden" and my girl friend leaned over to me and said "I swear those words were 'I'll never be your Easter Bunny'". After I picked myself up off of the floor the band played it that way every show from then on.

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Ted, Sanford, FL — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:53:36 GMT

Amy...it's "I remember when you could stop a clock." A reference to beauty.

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Mary, Ocean NJ — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:03:01 GMT

My favorite has to be Rolling Stone's "Your pizza's burning"...

Hey wait....

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Anne, MD — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:28:31 GMT

"Reminds me of my mother, who was horrified by the shocking 'I'm your penis, I'm the fire of your desire...'"

Omigod! I used to sing the same thing! Who knew Venus was a goddess?

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Theresa McKenna, Waterbury, CT — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:46:00 GMT

Oh Oh OH! How about Paul McCartney singing "Everytime you go away, you take a piece of meat with you." (Everytime you go away you take a piece of me with you.)

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Brent White, Statesville, NC — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:04:42 GMT

Am I the only one who thought Elton John was singing how "Daniel is driving tonight on a plane" instead of "Daniel is traveling tonight on a plane?" I know it doesn't make sense, but I coulda sworn growing up it was the former.

Likewise, "Oh, God he looks like Daniel" (as in "I think God looks like Daniel") instead of "Oh, God, it looks like Daniel"

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Sarah, Northern CA — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:11:43 GMT

I don't remember the song title, but as a kid I sang "tonight I need your sweet caress, hold me in the dog mess" instead of "darkness"

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Bec — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:25:00 GMT

Hold me closer, Tony Danza...

Actually makes more sense than Hold me closer, Tiny Dancer

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Colleen Philadelphia PA — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:03:52 GMT

I worked in a music store for years and my fav was the guy asking me for in the garden of eden, yes it really happened to me . Luckily I knew what he was talking about even before they came put with books on this subject....In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," Iron Butterfly. I was proud of myself for knowing... all my employees were ten years younger then me, they would have had no clue....I guess passing the dutchie worked for something!

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Diana, Birmingham, AL — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:57:37 GMT

Okay, a friend of mine's husband used to sing this incorrectly and unfortunately, I can never listen to this song again without hearing his misquoted lyrics. The song is Caught Up In You by .38 Special. The correct chorus is: So caught up in you, Little girl, That I never wanna get myself free, And baby its true...(which I never really understood until my daughter showed me the correct lyrics on Letssingit.com) Well, he would always sing that last verse as "Ain't Bea its true"! Now who would have thought .38 Special were Andy Griffith fans??

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Pat R. Wilmington, DE — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:33:33 GMT

"Pink Houses" by John Mellencamp still has me confused. Is he saying "Hey darlin', I remember when you could starve a flower" or "I remember when you could start a fire"?

Seriously, what is it? It just doesn't make sense.

I think it's "I remember when you could stop a clock," but I could be wrong.

How about Steve Perry's "Oh Sherry", the first line: "Cinnamon Gum!"

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Ward, Redmond, WA — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:33:54 GMT

Amy from NE:

"Hey, darling, I remember when you could stop a clock."

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Ward, Redmond, WA — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:38:57 GMT

Another Jaggerism.. when I was young and geographically ignorant, I heard the first line of the second verse of Sympathy For The Devil as "I hung around saying, 'beat a bird'" ("I hung around St. Petersburg").

Misheard lyrics: Songs in the key of slur

Mark, Seattle WA — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:22:49 GMT

Or the Scorpions --

"Here I am... raunchy like a hurricane..."

Misheard lyrics: Songs in the key of slur

Nancy, Bronxville, NY — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:55:20 GMT

My favorite misheard line is in Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World":

"Bright blessed days, and the dogs say goodnight".
("...and the dark sacred night")

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Randy, Knoxville TN — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:53:24 GMT

There is this old John Fogerty song that I think is called 'The Old Man', but there is a line in the song that says:

'The old man is down the road'

But I vould have sworn that he said:

'The old maid is on a roll'

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Laura J Morrissey — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:17:47 GMT

OK, here's two that drove my musical younger sister, Bridget, crazy.
"Just like the one we love... singin' ooo-baby-oo-baby-oo." by Stevie Nicks. (I think it was supposed to be "One winged Dove" I think.
Also, "I was working as waitress in a cocktail- lounge or bar or club. I always got it wrong. That really has more to do with memory but it was hilarious when my sister would wait for me to get the lyrics wrong then flip out and scream at me for ruining the music. ...One ton tomatoe,---I eat a one ton tomaaaaa-toe, la,la,la,la,la, I think I hear my sister screaming!

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k m — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:17:36 GMT

help me out please!1 in "i want you" by savage garden, what is the woamn saying in the bridge portion towards the end of the song? what i get from it is pretty inappropriate, last 5 words "go for it go ahead"? she says it twice......

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Full Moon — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:22:53 GMT

I have a copy of the clean words to Louie Louie, sent to me by a radio station when the controversy began about a million years ago. I still remember most of the dirty ones too. They all fit.

Check out the Beach Boys singing "God Only Knows." Paul McCartney once said this was the best song ever written. I don't know if Carl or Brian is singing the lead but it CLEARLY says "God only knows what I'd be without CHEW" . The word "you" in a lot of songs is slurred as "chew," but on this Beach Boys song it really stands out so bad that you'd think the producer or someone would say "what the hell are you singing.? It's THAT obvious, over and over again. I can't listen to it without laughing.

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Auntiecyn, North Haven, CT — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:41:32 GMT

The lyric is "Only the lonely can play." by The Motels. My 10 year old niece sang "Only the lonely get laid."

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tunatofu (editor, believe it or not) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:10:29 GMT

The best though remains Credence Clearwater Revival's classic "There's the Bathroom on the Side." I think it just nudges out Manfred Mann's "wrapped up like a douche and bowled her over in a bike". the Eagle's classic "Bake it with a lemon, one more time" is also worth mentioning.

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Jaime, Troy MI — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:39:32 GMT

I sang "two-eyed horses in a line" for weeks before I figured out that most horses have two eyes...the line is actually "two white horses in a line". That Beck...he'll getcha every time.

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Tunatofu, Washington DC — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:20:30 GMT

Blinded by the Light, wrapped up like a douche and roller her over with a light...of course CCR's There's the Bathroom on the Right, and Bake it with a Lemon (one more time!) by the Eagles!

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PaulE — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:37:56 GMT

My mom thought the Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed" was "Honest Cecile". A good friend though "Voices Carry" by 'Til Tuesday was "This Is Scary". And I thought the line in the Pointer Sisters "Jump" where they sing "Your love burns inside" was "You're the perfect size!"

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GaryB — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:12:14 GMT

Pledge of allegiance misheard by me in elementary school.

"... and to the republic, for witches stands ..."

I imagined "witches stands" to be something like a music stands, but used by witches to hold the recipes for their potions and spells. What exactly this had to do with the republic? Well, it was just another great thing about our republic -- we allow witches stands! One nation.

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A Ellingsworth — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:42:05 GMT

That old Kenny Loggins song "I'm alright (nobody worry 'bout me)" we sang for years as "Ham on Rye (nobody worry 'bout me)"

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Dan, some wind-blown wheat field, KS — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:03:17 GMT

I always thought Paul Simon was saying he need clothes to wear to be able to go outside and take photos. It's more imporant than the film in your camera (perhaps Kodachrome) for didn't he sing:

I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my clothes and throw them away.

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Casey,Kansas City — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:53:38 GMT

When in doubt, go to lyrics.com. They are pretty accurate and provide lyrics to most genres of music. You can also post your own.

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Katie Deibel, Provo, Utah — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:21:22 GMT

Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) by Enya. I came home one day to find my roommate singing "save a whale, save a whale, save a whale..." Good times.