It's the "Lyrics Learned Wrong Thread!!"

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CatHerder

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OK, time to share any songs that you may have learned the wrong way, either because the singers don't enunciate, or....that's just the way you "heard" it as a silly kid.....or silly adult.

I'll go first - -

Fleetwood Mac's "Thunder Only Happens When It's Raining"
For the longest time, my youngest thought that Stevie was singing "when the rain washes you'll clean your nose." instead of "when the rain washes you clean, you'll know."

Also, I never realized until recently that in Men at Work's "Down Under," he wasn't saying "He just smiled and gave me a bit of my sandwich." but "He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich." - so sorry, Tin-Tin.
 
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Catlynn

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My niece, who just turned 4, sings Jingle Bells like this:
"Jingle bells. Jingle bells. Jingle all da way. Oh what fun it is to ride and one horse opened his leg. ​Hey!"
 
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iTOREtheSKY

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2 songs...

"Dirty Deeds" by AC-DC (what I thought they were saying: dirty deeds in a thunder jeep) - actual lyrics: dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap

"Thieves" by Ministry (what I thought they were saying: cease fire) - actual lyrics: thieves liars

yup,I'm a goofball.
 
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prettyinpink22

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o geez its many lyrics I get wrong but the one I can think f right now is a song by b.o.b I think.... I heard it on the radio... I thought in the song he was saying "do u think I was a m&m" but he really says "do u think about me now and then" lol
 
Fenner

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The Police Spirits in the material world. I thought they said, Spirits in my cereal bowl.

Bob Dillion, Lay baby lay. I thought he was singing, Lady Elaine.
 
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Jullianna

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[video=youtube;d_WJgq76N-Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_WJgq76N-Y[/video]

This thread reminded me of one of my favorite movie scenes :)
 
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MissCris

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iTOREtheSKY said:
"Dirty Deeds" by AC-DC (what I thought they were saying: dirty deeds in a thunder jeep) - actual lyrics: dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
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HA! I used to think they were saying "dunder chief" and I was so lost. My husband laughed for 5 minutes when I told him that.
 
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Jullianna said:
[video=youtube;d_WJgq76N-Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_WJgq76N-Y[/video]

This thread reminded me of one of my favorite movie scenes :)
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Can you believe... i watched that movie a month or two... by myself... no women around... *sigh... *hangs head in shame... but hopes it scores points with the ladies... :rolleyes:
 
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iTOREtheSKY

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Ugly said:
Can you believe... i watched that movie a month or two... by myself... no women around... *sigh... *hangs head in shame... but hopes it scores points with the ladies... :rolleyes:
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Debbie just said to me,"See I knew he was a big softy."
 
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iTOREtheSKY said:
..."Thieves" by Ministry (what I thought they were saying: cease fire) - actual lyrics: thieves liars

yup,I'm a goofball.
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All I can say is, He built my hotrod.

Once upon a time I used to listen to stuff like FLA & RevCo. I've got a workshirt with a Rev. Horton Heat name patch, still. I saw MLwtTKK live. I saw White Zombie back in 95 & also Brian Hugh Warner open for Reznor. I've stopped before and had the crisis of faith about destroying "devil music" CD's versus turning profit on rare pressings. (God wins, btw), and am Grateful that I now listen exclusively to music that I would not care two hoots about if my kids were singing it in the halls at church or school... in fact, I'd be proud. When my daughter was in kindergarten she became immensely popular with the older girls because they thought it was so cute when she sang Miley Cyrus's "Party in the USA" on the bus everyday (they had a radio, she sang along). As I launched on my return to the Lord, I became ridiculously aware of the media influence on my children. Their mother disliked my ban of the promiscuous pop stations (hey, gotta be the spiritual leader of my home, right?), but I was not convinced by, "Well, they take out the really bad words to be able to play it on the radio." Yes, they take out the really bad ones, but they still leave in the Other bad ones, and what about the fact that they describe situations and events that you don't need an advanced degree in American pop culture to understand and know to be Un-Christian! What, you want me to ignore the filth in the lyrics and let you tell me you are, what, Moved By The Spirit of this music? I gots me sum news for youse... That spirit Ain't The Holy Spirit... and sure seems to be an unholy one! I have since "socially stunted" my little girl by immersing her in Christian music so much that her faves are KJ52, Superchick, Chris Tomlin, & Owl City. ...and wow am I tangenting today.
 
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Fenner said:
The Police Spirits in the material world. I thought they said, Spirits in my cereal bowl.

Bob Dillion, Lay baby lay. I thought he was singing, Lady Elaine.
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errr... and it's Lay lady lay. :rolleyes: Almost there, Fenner. Almost there ;) :)
 
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SeatBelt

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When I was a kid, I used to make a game out of mis-singing the hymns at church...
"Blessed Insurance..." instead of Blessed Assurance.
"This is my nickle this is my dime keep your hands of cause they are mine..." instead of This is my glory this is my song, praising my savior all the day long.
and, the ever popular but still fully functional, "It is Swell with my soul."

I hope someone reads this thread before going to a traditional service this morning then busts out giggling in the middle of a classic hymn.
No. No, I don't. I hope that you actually realize between this post and the post sparked by iTORE's misheard Ministry (NOT a Christian band in case you didn't know!) lyrics, that I've come a long way in life and that it is because I let the Lord, as our dear friend Green would say, LEAD.
ok, i totally gotta wake the kids for church... my son wants to wear his grey sports coat and a rock t-shirt again... he's gonna look like House, but whatever... he's still better dressed than most of the other 1st graders :p
 
LightningClap0002

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SeatBelt said:
When I was a kid, I used to make a game out of mis-singing the hymns at church...
"Blessed Insurance..." instead of Blessed Assurance.
"This is my nickle this is my dime keep your hands of cause they are mine..." instead of This is my glory this is my song, praising my savior all the day long.
and, the ever popular but still fully functional, "It is Swell with my soul."

I hope someone reads this thread before going to a traditional service this morning then busts out giggling in the middle of a classic hymn.
No. No, I don't. I hope that you actually realize between this post and the post sparked by iTORE's misheard Ministry (NOT a Christian band in case you didn't know!) lyrics, that I've come a long way in life and that it is because I let the Lord, as our dear friend Green would say, LEAD.
ok, i totally gotta wake the kids for church... my son wants to wear his grey sports coat and a rock t-shirt again... he's gonna look like House, but whatever... he's still better dressed than most of the other 1st graders :p
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Ahem, don't you mean 'this is my story, this is my song...'? :)
Hymn: Blessed assurance
 
AsifinPassing

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I've had Soo many of these, and thought that same things when I first saw this thread posted. Despite all that, I still cannot think of a specific song or instance to post. I guess auto-correct just kicks in with my brain, and makes things difficult to remember. That, or I'm still singing lyrics wrong... ^^0
 
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iTOREtheSKY

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SeatBelt......+ 1 REP point for mentioning all those electro/industrial bands,but - 1 REP point for mentioning Miley Cyrus in the same post. LOL
 
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MissCris

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That horrible song, "Moves Like Jagger"....I didn't know what it was called because I never caught the start or ending of it on the radio for the longest time, I just kept hearing the chorus and I was like, "Why did somebody write a song about moving their jaguar? Or is it 'I've gotta lose my jacket?' WHAT. ARE. THEY. SAYING?!"

*sigh*
 
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SeatBelt

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iTOREtheSKY said:
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh double misinterpetation of lyrics by Fenner...."OFF TO THE PENALTY BOX FOR YOU LADY!" lol
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Hey, looks Like I'm gonna keep you company, Fenner, as LightningClap called me out, too.
 
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