Lyrical Misconceptions: How can we all have been so wrong....

[JonnoStrife]

Recently, I listened to the song Dreadlock Holiday by 10CC. For as long as I can remember, people have referred to this song as the "I don't like Cricket" song. However, the lyrics are actually, I don't like Reggae.

What musical misconception about lyrics? Also if you know any funny interpretations to popular songs, they are welcome here.

 

[Durxom]

I'm just going to go ahead and say it, but the song "Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann.

I've heard many versions of people saying it, even "blinded by the light, ripped up like a douche in the middle of the night"...ya..

The actual lyrics are:

Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

There's people who mess up lyrics in Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix.

the idiots think he's saying "excuse me while i kiss this guy" when really he's saying

"excuse me while i kiss the sky".

 

[Souplex]

"Excuse me while I kiss this guy" is actually "Excuse me while I kiss the sky" (Whatever that means)

 

[likalaruku]

Am I the only one who thinks System of a Down's "Vicinity Of Obscenity" is about having sex with hookers?

 

[Xhumed]

Recently, I listened to the song Dreadlock Holiday by 10CC. For as long as I can remember, people have referred to this song as the "I don't like Cricket" song. However, the lyrics are actually, I don't like Reggae.

What musical misconception about lyrics? Also if you know any funny interpretations to popular songs, they are welcome here.

Actually, the first chorus is "I don't like cricket", then verse 2 is reggae.

 

[blarghblarghhhhh]

When I was really little I used to think "were the renegades of funk" was actually "when a redneck needs a f***"

ah childhood...

 

[Superior Mind]

Recently, I listened to the song Dreadlock Holiday by 10CC. For as long as I can remember, people have referred to this song as the "I don't like Cricket" song. However, the lyrics are actually, I don't like Reggae.

What musical misconception about lyrics? Also if you know any funny interpretations to popular songs, they are welcome here.

Actually, the first chorus is "I don't like cricket", then verse 2 is reggae.

Aye, this. The last is "Jamaica".

 

[chromewarriorXIII]

A good one is Prophets of War by Dream Theater. Early in the song it sounds like "Debate this faggots just cause," when it is actually "Debate this fight it's just cause." That's the only one I can think of off the top of my head, but there's probably a ton of System of a Down ones that I could think of.

 

[Xhumed]

Recently, I listened to the song Dreadlock Holiday by 10CC. For as long as I can remember, people have referred to this song as the "I don't like Cricket" song. However, the lyrics are actually, I don't like Reggae.

What musical misconception about lyrics? Also if you know any funny interpretations to popular songs, they are welcome here.

Actually, the first chorus is "I don't like cricket", then verse 2 is reggae.

Aye, this. The last is "Jamaica".

And he doesn't like them. He loves them. It's on the in-store radio all the time at work. First verse is still the best.

Anyway, Fallout Boy are terrible for this. That boy really learns to enunciate clearly.
"Goddamn arseface", indeed.

 

[Silva]

This really happens a lot to any accented or "foreign" band away from their home land. World music gets destroyed when remakes come out as a result of this process, on occasion.

There's people who mess up lyrics in Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix.

the idiots think he's saying "excuse me while i kiss this guy" when really he's saying

"excuse me while i kiss the sky".

I've seen this many times as well. It's painful.

 

[The King of Rock and Roll]

Well there's this one U2 song where it kind of sounds like he uses some swear words, but I don't think Robert Plant would ever do that.

 

[Ironboot]

Aaah! On the toilet of life!

 

[Queen Michael]

"I disarranged down in Aaaaaafricaaaaa!"

 

[DigitalSushi]

I'm just going to go ahead and say it, but the song "Blinded by the Light".

I've heard many version of people saying it, even "blinded by the light, ripped up like a douche in the middle of the night"...ya..

The actual lyrics are:

Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night.

Oh, right. Now it makes sense.

"And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe outside
And little Early-Pearly came by anus curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride"

As opposed to "In his Curly Wurly".
That song is just bad for mis heard lyrics.

 

[SonicKoala]

Definitely "Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden - in one of the later verses, the lyric is "This can't go on, I must inform the law"

People have often misheard the lyric as being "I must inform the lord", which completely obscures the actual meaning of the song and gives additional fodder to the myth that the song is about Satanic worship.

 

[Steeveeo]

 

[Beartrucci]

A good one is Prophets of War by Dream Theater. Early in the song it sounds like "Debate this faggots just cause," when it is actually "Debate this fight it's just cause." That's the only one I can think of off the top of my head, but there's probably a ton of System of a Down ones that I could think of.

Hmm, I never noticed that one and I've been listening to Systematic Chaos a lot lately. I'll give the song a listen later on and try pick it up.

 

[blankedboy]

In a Ke$ha song, she says "Zip your mouth like a padlock."
That's the actual lyrics, by the way
[sub]Screw that *****.../[sub]

 

[SimuLord]

No discussion of misheard lyrics is complete without the Potato Wave.