Did I hear that correctly? - General Discussion Discussion

[–] keybored (2654) 7 years ago

If you want to see a really funny standup about misheard lyrics, look no further than this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ukn2YT5jeM

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[–] Prelude (1443) 7 years ago

Ooh, seeing the Michael Jackson one, that reminds me.

In "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" --

The real words:
"Keep on with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough"

I heard:
"Keep on to the post office,
Don't stop 'til you get enough."

It's nice that Michael did his bit to encourage us to use USPS!

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

It was nice of Michael to do his part.

Get enough what at the post office ?
Stamps ?
Maybe he needed extra envelopes for Christmas cards.

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[–] Prelude (1443) 7 years ago

I'm thinking stamps, if he was anything like me!

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[–] Prelude (1443) 7 years ago

The Beatles "Across the Universe" --

As a kid I was convinced that the chorus was "Tiger Roo, Dave, uh ohh"

Real words: "Jai guru deva om." I was singing "Tiger Roo" well into my adult years!!!

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

Ha !
A lot going on here.
Is Dave the Tiger Roo's name or are they separate ?
I have a feeling you weren't the only one with this lyric.

Total Eclipse of the Heart. A girl in my class got offended by this song.
She said "How can you listen to that song ?" We asked "What are you talking about"
"It's got that word in it" We asked " What word"
She wouldn't say it so she wrote it down.

Real lyric-We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
She heard-We're living in a powder keg and giving off farts

She couldn't believe they would allow such words on the radio.
We all died laughing.

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[–] Prelude (1443) 7 years ago

Hahahahhahhh!! I can't stop laughing at that one -- yes, a Number 1 charting international hit talks about farts!

I can't decide if Tiger Roo Dave is actually one person, or maybe three people, or two people. . .

The Tiger and Roo part is suspiciously similar to the Winnie the Pooh characters Tigger and Roo -- and maybe Dave is the replacement for Christopher Robin.

So in conclusion, the Beatles wrote a song about a Winnie the Pooh type of story but didn't want to get sued by A.A. Milne, the wily thieves!

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

LOL.

That's the first thing I thought of too- Winnie the Pooh.
I also heard if you play the 45 version of Revolution backwards it's actually the entire
story of Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.
I also heard that Tigger was based on the 5th Beatle.

The signs are all there and you're the one who opened the door. Well done.

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[–] Prelude (1443) 7 years ago

And Roo was The Walrus!

Also, not many people know that the whole "Paul is dead" thing was actually about Ringo's next door neighbour's cat, Paul. John accidentally ran over Paul the cat on his bicycle in 1959. ;)

The cat was on a bicycle at the time, that is -- not John.

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

This would totally make sense.
I remember hearing Paul the cat used to do all sorts of crazy things.
He used to steal Ringo's bike and go "downtown" to the square and just get weird.

I remember an interview in the early 70's I believe where it came that Hey Jude was
actually Hey Roo.

Hey Roo, don't make it bad
Take some honey and make it better
Remember to let Pooh into your heart
Then you can start to hop much better

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

A very dear person told me once they heard these lyrics

Blinded by the Light-Manfred Mann's Earth Band

should be-revved up like a deuce
they heard-wrapped up like a douche

I am still trying to figure out how this actually fits into this song.

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[–] Prelude (1443) 7 years ago

I have a feeling I also thought it was "wrapped up like a douche"!

I was always hearing: "Wrapped up like a douche, you know the runner in the night."

I imagined some guy who left his wife in the middle of the night, in the cold.

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

This one seems more widespread than I thought.
I was talking to somebody today who thought it was

"wrapped up like a douche"
"You can roll it in the night"

He thought it was a drug reference.

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[–] MinaVladimir (4077) 7 years ago

I always hear "wrapped up like a douche". Don't you?

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

Uh, no.

It does look there at least a few people who heard it this way. +1

However there is only one who knows Tom Soy. -2

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[–] MinaVladimir (4077) 7 years ago

When you listen to that song, you clearly hear Tom Sawyer? Every one of them? It may be Tom Sawyer, but the way he sings it doesn't sound like it!

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

I really do hear Tom Sawyer.

I'm also used to hearing more of this accent than you.
So you have a little leeway. Very little.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Show Me The Way by Peter Frampton

actual: I want you, show me the way

misheard: I want chew, show me the way

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

Ha!

I want chew like a caveman who wants to chew "ugh, me want chew"
or like somebody who's jonesing for some smokeless tobacco.

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[–] MinaVladimir (4077) 7 years ago

For years, and still, I hear Layla in both versions of "Layla" as Bad Love, but especially in Clapton's one.

Bad love,
You've got me on my knees, bad love.
I'm begging, darling please, bad love.
Darling won't you ease my worried mind.

It still fits though!

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

The only reason you get a pass on this one is because it does fit.
You at least got the "L" and "A" right.
This is progress

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[–] MinaVladimir (4077) 7 years ago

It fits very well. That's why I was mildly shocked what it wasn't Bad Love.

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

I used to hear "lay love"

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[–] MinaVladimir (4077) 7 years ago

At least you were half way there lol.

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[–] TexasJack (12515) 6 years ago

both versions of "Layla" as Bad Love, but especially in Clapton's one.

What's the other version?

Ironically, Clapton later did a song that was really called "Bad Love".

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[–] MinaVladimir (4077) 6 years ago

OK, so I just Googled it, and it turns out Clapton was in Derek and the Dominos. Doh, I didn't know that. But he doesn't sing on that one, does he? It doesn't sound like him. There's also a later version where's just him, as far as I know, so I guess that's what I mean by "both"...

Maybe he misheard his own lyrics and got inspired! lol

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[–] TexasJack (12515) 6 years ago

Yes, they are both him. He was the singer and lead guitarist of Derek and the Dominos. His voice changed a bit over the 20 years between the two versions.

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[–] MinaVladimir (4077) 6 years ago

What!? You just blew my mind! His voice really has changed over the years.

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[–] MinaVladimir (4077) 7 years ago

I just thought of another one.

Toto - Africa

Heard:
I catch the rains down in Africa.

Though it was:
I guess it rains down in Africa.

What it is is:
I bless the rains down in Africa...

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

This one may be common.
Other than "guess".

Don't guess.
Does it or doesn't it ?
Make a decision.

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[–] MinaVladimir (4077) 7 years ago

"Guess" is what you have a problem with? Why is he blessing the rains? Also, rains?

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

I don't like like indecisiveness. Pick a side and deal with it.

It's Africa. He's blessing the rains because it's the desert.
Rain would be one storm. Two storms would be rains.
Don't start picking on Toto.

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[–] MinaVladimir (4077) 7 years ago

Huh? Africa isn't just a desert... Toto should learn some geography.

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[–] godewey (16472) 7 years ago

No it's not just desert but isn't it nice when they do get rain.

I'm also sure the Serengeti appreciates the rain.

He obviously loves Africa enough to choose it over his woman.
Why wouldn't you bless the rains.

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[–] catsidhe (1649) 5 years ago

OH MY GOD, I thought it was "I miss the rains down in Africa". WTF...

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 6 years ago

Workin in a coal mine, by Devo, I thought it was gold mine

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[–] godewey (16472) 6 years ago

Wow, this is a blast from the past.

That lyric fit's quite nicely.

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 6 years ago

I heard it on the radio and my digital readout gave me the name. I was actually singing it wrong as my eyes saw the text.

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[–] godewey (16472) 6 years ago

Yeah, that's an old song that's been done a few times I would say.

I had a bunch of songs that I was singing wrong for many years.
Now you can just google it.
Back in the day you just sung what you heard unless you got the album or the cassette with the lyrics.
As you can see from this post there some funny ones out there.

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 6 years ago

Yes this is a great thread. I remember one of the earliest websites I would frequent was kissthisguy.com, a compilation of misheard lyrics named after the line from Purple Haze, kiss the sky

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 6 years ago

And I'm learning now it's a cover from many years before that

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Kiss You All Over by Exile

till the night closes in

misheard

till the knife closes in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpaCXtahXxk

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 6 years ago

That's pretty terrifying

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

it does change the whole meaning

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[–] TexasJack (12515) 5 years ago

That's funny, Malkovich had the same word confused on a different song.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

a George Benson song Give Me the Night

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