MovieChat Forums > General Discussion > Did I hear that correctly?

Did I hear that correctly?


A fun thread about song lyrics that you may have misheard.

I'll start with a guy I knew a long time ago who used to be in a pool league.
He always wore a "Pool Shark" hat.

Whenever he heard The Police sing Every Breath You Take and heard the lyric
"My poor heart aches" he thought they were saying "I'm a pool hall ace" and would point
to his hat and get a shitty grin on his face. Still cracks me up.

What are you're favorite music lyrics that you've misheard ?

reply

I hear "like Kevin above me, the spy who loved me" in Nobody Does it Better by Carly Simon. It should be "heaven."

reply

I will have to listen to this.

reply

In honor of Dewey Day.

reply

Thank you! I was looking for this after Prelude's post earlier today.

reply

This old thread is good for some laughs.

Paul Young's Every Time You Go
Misheard: “Every time you go away, you take a piece of meat with you”
Actual lyrics: “Every time you go away, you take a piece of me with you.”

Elton John's Benny and the Jets
Misheard : "She’s got electric boobs, a mohair zoo, you know I read it in a magazine, oh."
Actual: "She's got electric boots, a mohair suit, you know I read it in a magazine, oh."

Rolling Stones' Beast of Burden
Misheard: "Come on now, your beets are burnin'."
Actual: "I'll never be your beast of burden."

reply

Africa by Toto

Actual: I bless the rains down in Africa
Misheard I piss the rains down in Africa

reply

I used to think it was "I guess it rains down in Africa." Not a horrible interpretation, I suppose.

reply

See page 4

reply

Yep, I know. I was just replying to hownos, that's all.

reply

War - Spill the Wine
Misheard: Do I dig that girl
Actual: Spill the wine, take that pearl

reply