Misinterpreted Song Lyrics

Tom Archer

I thought this might be a fun thread. That is, what are some examples of song lyrics that you completely misunderstood growing up only to find out the meaning was much, much different years later? My wife's (Krista) is that Roberta Flack song, Killing me softly. The song's lyrics are "Killing me softly with his song". Krista had always thought growing up that it was "killing me softly with insults" :laugh: I can't laugh too hard at her. My best one was the song Rock and Roll Fantasy by Bad Company. The lyrics are "Here come the jesters. 1 2 3. They're all part of my fantasy". I swear I thought they were singing "Here come the Jetsons. 1 2 3. They're all part of my family." :laugh: Made sense to me a kid :) Anyone else have any embarassing moments of revelation regarding misunderstood song lyrics? PS: I just found a site where someone had made the same mistake so I now feel a little better. Cheers, Tom Archer Author - Inside C#, Visual C++.NET Bible Warning: The deadline in your mirror is much closer than it appears to be.

Brian Delahunty

I always thought that "Forever in Blue Jeans" was "Reverend Blue Jeans". Who was that song by again... damn.. my head is mush !!! :cool:

"When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]

Tom Archer

The Neil Diamond one? Cheers, Tom Archer Author - Inside C#, Visual C++.NET Bible Warning: The deadline in your mirror is much closer than it appears to be.

Chris Meech

Last summer's great song by Train, Drops of Jupiter has a line And heaven is over rated It took me awhile to realize it wasn't Van Halen is over rated Oh dopey me :) Chris

Gary Wheeler

Check out www.kissthisguy.com. The name of the site is a reference to a line from the Jimi Hendrix song "Foxy Lady". It sounds like he's saying "Excuse me, while I kiss the sky". Actually, he's saying "Excuse me, while I kiss this guy", referring to his guitar :).

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Brian Delahunty

Yep.. that's be the one. :omg:

"When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]

Chris Losinger

me too! it was many years later that i figured it out. hate that song -c

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Jon Newman

Its from Purple Haze actually. But foxy lady rocks too. Its amazing that some people still think Purple Haze is about love. ;P

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Tom Archer

That was the site I was referring to. I found while confirming that I was getting the lyrics right this time :) 2) Are you serious about the Hendrix song? Oh man! :omg: I thought it was "kiss the sky" also. Oh well. Two dumb mistakes for me :) Cheers, Tom Archer Author - Inside C#, Visual C++.NET Bible Warning: The deadline in your mirror is much closer than it appears to be.

Jamie Hale

Macy Grey mumbles a lot. In her song "I Try", she sings a line, Though I try to hide it, it's clear My world crumbles when you are not near. although if you actually listen, it sounds like she's saying, Though I try to hide it, it's clear I wear goggles when you are not near. J I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

Paul M Watt

There is a song on Faith No More's Angel Dust album called Jizzlobber that it sounds like Mike Patton is chanting: Never get a toupee When he is actually chanting: No one left to blame

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Navin

There's a radio station up here that runs a commercial, sometimes, of people singing incorrect lyrics to 80's songs. A couple of my favorites. Little Red Corvette by Prince became: "She drives a little red Chevette" And Beast of Burden by Mic Jagger (I think?) became: "Never leave your pizza burning" No generalization is 100% true. Not even this one.

RaviBee

Tom Archer wrote: I thought it was "kiss the sky" also Gak! That's what we used to sing when I played in a band. I can't believe we goofed all those years! /ravi "There is always one more bug..." http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com PS: Just bought "Inside C# 2". It's a great read!

Chris Losinger

for a couple of days this week, my sig was "the ants are my friends. they're blowing in the wind." i didn't come up with that one, but i still like it. for some reason, i tend to mold clumps of words into strange Anglo-German names. 10,000 Maniacs have a song with the line "We live on Morgan street"; i always hear that as "Lily VonMorgansteen". similarly, Robyn Hitchcock has a line "My name is gone from all the files"; i hear that as "My name is Gonfromau, the fine". i guess i just like big chunky names. -c

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Chris Losinger

i'm pretty sure it's Kiss The Sky. Hendrix apparently did use the other phrase, but only jokingly, realizing the fun that could be had. -c

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Peter Pearson

In the live atlanta version, he says "please wait while I kiss someone". It is Purple Haze. Cheers, Peter Pearson

Kevnar

Innocence by Harlequin. The actual lyrics are "One dime was all it cost me and...". My 4 year old daughter sings "One-time soul across the air...". :confused: Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi. The actual lyrics are "I never shoot first but I drew first blood". My sister heard it as "I never chew birds but I chew bird's blood". :laugh: Day of the Tentacle, a game by Lucas Arts. I was telling my brother all about how hilarious the game is for about a week and when he finally sat down to try it he burst out laughing at the Title screen. "All this time I thought you were saying Dave the Tentale!" Willy Ou'may Reemy, a dude I once knew. I was telling my girlfriend about him and she said "Yes." The rest is history... Why not throw away a dime? I throw away ten pennies all the time.

Stan Shannon

Everyone in my generation knew what he was singing about. :eek: "There's a slew of slip 'twixt cup and lip"

Stan Shannon

Gary Wheeler wrote: Actually, he's saying "Excuse me, while I kiss this guy", I think there is some doubt about that. "Kiss the sky" is almost certainly the original lyric. Apparently he frequently sang it as "kiss this guy" while performing live. Check google. "There's a slew of slip 'twixt cup and lip"

Andrew Peace

My mate thought that the Queen song, Hammer to Fall, was actually Cannon and Ball :laugh:! -- Andrew.