Misheard Lyrics
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My ex boyfriend really used to make me laugh when he'd mangle lyrics. He wasn't mishearing, he'd do it totally deliberately, and he'd wait until I was drinking or something on purpose just to make me spit my drink up.
Like he turned the song "Turn! Turn! Turn!" into "Let everything Burn, Burn, Burn, don't need a reason Burn, Burn, Burn", and "Time After Time" became "The Police they can look but they won't find me, Crime after Crime."
Like he turned the song "Turn! Turn! Turn!" into "Let everything Burn, Burn, Burn, don't need a reason Burn, Burn, Burn", and "Time After Time" became "The Police they can look but they won't find me, Crime after Crime."
In Enya's "Orinoco Flow", it sounded to me like she was singing "save a whale, save a whale", when it was really "sail away, sail away".
And I thought Prince's "raspberry beret" was "raspberry parade".
And I thought Prince's "raspberry beret" was "raspberry parade".
There was a scene in a movie where Samuel Jackson's character was singing exactly those words about the linen. His mis-singing annoyed the Geena Davis character who was sitting next to him.
By 2:00 in, "tribal dance" starts to sound increasingly like "travel bans".
By 2:40, however, all bets are off.
Always adored 2 Unlimited but never heard of this song until a few months ago. Now, along with "Maximum Overdrive", it's an all-time favorite...
By 2:40, however, all bets are off.
Always adored 2 Unlimited but never heard of this song until a few months ago. Now, along with "Maximum Overdrive", it's an all-time favorite...
These aren't lyrics, but what do you hear?
[yt] [/yt]
Yanny or Laurel? Or How about Yaurel? Larry?
I hear both.
[yt] [/yt]
Yanny or Laurel? Or How about Yaurel? Larry?
I hear both.
^ Oh my, this one could have probably been its own thread! 
Just to let you know, though, the video you used appears to be geoblocked.
Just to let you know, though, the video you used appears to be geoblocked.
One I misheard from Tonight, Tonight, Tonight -- Genesis
What I thought I heard:
I'm coming down, coming down like a monkey
But it's alright
Like a lone running back you can't see
Oh, but it's alright
Try to shake it loose, cut it free
Just let it go, just get it away from me, oh
What the lyrics actually are:
I'm coming down, coming down like a monkey
But it's alright
Like a load on your back that you can't see
Oh, but it's alright
Try to shake it loose, cut it free
Just let it go, just get it away from me, oh
What I thought I heard:
I'm coming down, coming down like a monkey
But it's alright
Like a lone running back you can't see
Oh, but it's alright
Try to shake it loose, cut it free
Just let it go, just get it away from me, oh
What the lyrics actually are:
I'm coming down, coming down like a monkey
But it's alright
Like a load on your back that you can't see
Oh, but it's alright
Try to shake it loose, cut it free
Just let it go, just get it away from me, oh
"Maps" by Maroon 5
Actual lyrics:
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you you-you-you-you-you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following
What I heard:
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Boing! Boing! Boing!
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Boing! Boing! Boing!
Actual lyrics:
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following to you you-you-you-you-you
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Following, following, following
What I heard:
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Boing! Boing! Boing!
Ain't nothing I can do
The map that leads to you
Boing! Boing! Boing!
For years I sang it as 'Oom Papa Loompa' in We Are The Champions.
Also 'Across The Universe' by John Lennon/The Beatles I sang the line 'Jai Guru Dev' as 'Dry Cool Days', which, considering the nature of the song actually kind of works.
Also 'Across The Universe' by John Lennon/The Beatles I sang the line 'Jai Guru Dev' as 'Dry Cool Days', which, considering the nature of the song actually kind of works.
I always thought that line sounded like "Jackaroo Dave." Though I wondered what the rest of the song had to do with an Australian ranch hand.
From The Police's Everything you do is Magic:
Actual lines:
I resolve to call her up a thousand times a day
And ask her if she'll marry me in some old fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
Must I always be alone?
What I heard:
I resolve to cholera a thousand times a day (a big thanks to Sting and his singing lol)
And ask her if she'll marry me in some old fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
Must I always be alone?
Actual lines:
I resolve to call her up a thousand times a day
And ask her if she'll marry me in some old fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
Must I always be alone?
What I heard:
I resolve to cholera a thousand times a day (a big thanks to Sting and his singing lol)
And ask her if she'll marry me in some old fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
Must I always be alone?
Crystal Gayle’s “Doughnuts Make My Brown Eyes Blue”
Rolling Stones’ “I’ll never leave your pizza burnin’”
Rolling Stones’ “I’ll never leave your pizza burnin’”
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