Board index › Topical Discussion › Art, Writing, and Music

The Misinterpreted Song Lyrics Game

Page 2 of 6 [ 82 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6  Next

Previous topic | Next topic

ManErg
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 4 Apr 2006
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,090
Location: No Mans Land

09 Oct 2009, 8:47 am

"The Israelites" by Desmond Dekker is a classis of misheard lyrics, find it on Youtube and sing along:

Get up in the morning
Baked beans for breakfast
Sodat every monk and beef head

Oh Oh Me ears are alight!! !!


_________________
Circular logic is correct because it is.


Alternative
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 29 Jun 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 6,341

10 Oct 2009, 4:49 am

Are we human? Or are we dentists?



sinsboldly
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Gender: Female
Posts: 13,488
Location: Bandon-by-the-Sea, Oregon

10 Oct 2009, 9:08 am

Alternative wrote:
Are we human? Or are we dentists?


what song is that from?


_________________
Alis volat propriis
State Motto of Oregon


anna-banana
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 30 Aug 2008
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Posts: 5,682
Location: Europe

10 Oct 2009, 11:00 am

in Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees" I always thought Thom Yorke was singing "if I could peeeee!" at the end :p


_________________
not a bug - a feature.


Alternative
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 29 Jun 2006
Gender: Male
Posts: 6,341

10 Oct 2009, 12:52 pm

sinsboldly wrote:
Alternative wrote:
Are we human? Or are we dentists?


what song is that from?


It's Human by The Killers

It actually goes.

Are we human? Or are we dancers?



Ambivalence
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 8 Nov 2008
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Posts: 3,613
Location: Peterlee (for Industry)

10 Oct 2009, 1:53 pm

I found this the other day and thought it was hilarious. Good song in its way but the "real" lyrics are considerably worse! :)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg5_mlQOsUQ[/youtube]


_________________
No one has gone missing or died.

The year is still young.


pakled
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 12 Nov 2007
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Posts: 7,015

10 Oct 2009, 7:26 pm

Despite being a fan of them, this was hilarious...;)


_________________
anahl nathrak, uth vas bethude, doth yel dyenvey...


Tim_Tex
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 2 Jul 2004
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Posts: 46,289
Location: Houston, Texas

10 Oct 2009, 9:12 pm

"Every Breath You Take", by the Police:

Actual Lyrics:

Every claim you stake,
I'll be watching you.

What I thought it was:

Every clean you stink,
I'll be watching you.


_________________
Who’s better at math than a robot? They’re made of math!


MONKEY
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 3 Jan 2009
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Posts: 9,896
Location: Stoke, England (sometimes :P)

11 Oct 2009, 6:49 am

A friend of mine once told me that he thought lady gaga said "bubbly face" in the song poker face :lol:

I like the misheard lyric videos
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfXke_z6t3I[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVkfnW9Jomo[/youtube]


_________________
What film do atheists watch on Christmas?
Coincidence on 34th street.


AnnePande
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 13 Jul 2007
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Posts: 994
Location: Aarhus, Denmark

12 Oct 2009, 8:37 am

Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit:

Here we are now, entertain us!
becoming:
Here we are now, in containers! :lol:

I have read it, it wasn't me who misheard it.

Have a look here for lots of misheard lyrics:
www.amiright.com .
Enjoy! :D



anna-banana
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 30 Aug 2008
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Posts: 5,682
Location: Europe

31 Oct 2009, 5:58 am

Hey jew, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
better, better, better, better, better, Yeah

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na, Hey jew!


_________________
not a bug - a feature.


TheOddGoat
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 19 Oct 2009
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Posts: 516

31 Oct 2009, 10:37 am

BOOAAAATTT!

RUUDDDEEERRRRR!

STRAAAAAAANNNNGEEE!

MOUNTAAAAAAIN!



EnglishInvader
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 14 Sep 2009
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,012
Location: Hertfordshire, UK

31 Oct 2009, 11:09 am

I'm always doing this with songs. I cite "The Heart of Rock and Roll" by Huey Lewis and the News. I thought "The heart of rock and roll is still beating" was "The heart of rock and roll is forbidden". :lol:



showman616
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

User avatar

Joined: 8 Feb 2009
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Posts: 170
Location: Washington DC, USA

01 Nov 2009, 1:26 pm

"I won on Jeopardy!

Baby!"

"I won on Jeopardy!

Baby."



wesmontfan
Snowy Owl
Snowy Owl

User avatar

Joined: 29 Nov 2009
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Posts: 144
Location: Near Washington DC

03 Dec 2009, 2:50 pm

I thought the first hit by Marley was "Celia, my darling. Celia".

It was "Stir it up,my darling, stir it up." Or "Steeer it up" as Marley pronounced it.

Then there are deliberate Mondegreenisms when you get sick of songs- but you risk pissing off others who still love the song. Ive been on both sides of that.

At work in the late 80's I got sick of "Our love's in Jeopardy, baby" for the zillionth time on the office radio and broke out into " I lost on jeapordy, baby!". A coworker whined that he "used to like that song, and now youve ruined it for me."

Likewise, I heard "The Love I Lost" by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes on the car radio. After the song the deejay ( Tom Joyner, no less) jumped on the end of the song singing "the Glove I Lost" - I was ready to kick Joyner's ass!



RockDrummer616
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 3 Dec 2008
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Posts: 910
Location: Steel City (Golden State no more)

03 Dec 2009, 7:53 pm

I saw a website of these. My favorite was Closer by Nine Inch Nails:

Real lyrics:

I want to f*** you like an animal
My whole existence is flawed
You bring me closer to God

What somebody heard:

I want a duck shaped like a triangle
My whole existence is flan
You give my toaster to Bob