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Misheard song lyrics

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OhBeAFineGuyKissMe · 04/10/2023 09:10

Inspired by the song lyrics that bug you thread https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4907942-song-lyrics-that-bug-you?page=1

I thought it would be fun to do a misheard lyrics one.

Mine: Taylor Swift It looks like a perfect night to dress up as hamsters.

Which caused sufficient confusion I had to Google what the actual lyrics are.

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I was listening to Objects in the rear view mirror by Meatloaf the other day and it contains the line:   "If life is just a highway, then the sou...

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AlphaAlpha · 04/10/2023 09:37

It took years for me to realise that Robert De-Niro wasn't talking with Tanya....

WhatWillEyeCallMyself · 04/10/2023 15:05

The best mishearing of lyrics is Alanis Morissette's Oughtta Know. I can't hear the line "the cross I bear that you gave to me" without hearing "the cross-eyed bear that you gave to me" and imagining some angsty teen screaming into her hairbrush about a wonky looking teddy.

incognito50me · 04/10/2023 15:28

Charlie Puth's Attention. I could not for the life of me figure out what "You've been runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round throwin' that turtle on my name" was supposed to express.
(it's "that dirt all on my name" - not a natural expression, either)

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Bumdrops · 04/10/2023 15:29

Sweet China man ….. doh

Octobermeterreadtime · 04/10/2023 15:29

Ds was adamant Ed Sheeran was singing about buttstrings..
*bloodstream..

MrsTerryPratchett · 04/10/2023 15:29

WhatWillEyeCallMyself · 04/10/2023 15:05

The best mishearing of lyrics is Alanis Morissette's Oughtta Know. I can't hear the line "the cross I bear that you gave to me" without hearing "the cross-eyed bear that you gave to me" and imagining some angsty teen screaming into her hairbrush about a wonky looking teddy.

This is my one! Literally for years I thought she said that!

GingerLiberalFeminist · 04/10/2023 15:43

My Girl - Maggot
Isla Bonita by Madonna - sounds like she says 'young girl with eyes like potatoe' (it's pesatas!)

SirenSays · 04/10/2023 15:44

I always hear Taylor Swifts Star crossed lovers as Starbucks lovers.

AuntieSoap · 04/10/2023 15:45

GingerLiberalFeminist · 04/10/2023 15:43

My Girl - Maggot
Isla Bonita by Madonna - sounds like she says 'young girl with eyes like potatoe' (it's pesatas!)

It's not pesetas! It's 'the desert' Grin

Funkyslippers · 04/10/2023 15:49

'But the chair is not my son' - Billie Jean

Michael Jackson's diction is terrible at times. I didn't even realise he was singing 'Thriller' until I saw the name of the song!

Zimunya · 04/10/2023 15:53

Taio Cruz, Dynamite - "I throw my hands up in the air sometimes, saying eh-oh, gotta let go...." I hear, "Eh-oh, Galileo!"

I am roundly mocked by the entire family, but I still hear the name of an Italian astronomer and physicist every time the song is played :)

CosmicSoup · 04/10/2023 15:53

"I want to swing you like a shoe" : Fatboy Slim - Praise You

Me and my little sister used to end up in stitches when this came on the radio as kids, mum and dad in the front seats of the car were undoubtedly nonplussed

CosmicSoup · 04/10/2023 15:55

Funkyslippers · 04/10/2023 15:49

'But the chair is not my son' - Billie Jean

Michael Jackson's diction is terrible at times. I didn't even realise he was singing 'Thriller' until I saw the name of the song!

As a kid I thought he was singing about a serial killer "killer"

dontletmedowngently · 04/10/2023 16:01

DS was always mishearing song lyrics when he was small. My favourites are ABBA’s Gimme gimme gimme… bananas at midnight and A-ha’s classic The sun always shines on my feet.

Whenever I hear them I usually end up singing his version.

LauraNorda · 04/10/2023 16:08

Aztec Camera - Somewhere in my heart. It's not 'a vision of love wearing boxing gloves', it's 'ambition and love wearing boxing gloves'

amusedbush · 04/10/2023 16:13

There's a Little Mix song that plays on the radio a lot when I'm in the car. The lyrics are "he was just a dick and I knew it" but for months I had been confidently singing "he was just a dick in a new wig".

In my defence, the song is called Hair Blush

jolaylasofia · 04/10/2023 16:17

i always thought the song personal jesus said "reach out and touch me" not "reach out and touch faith"

Funkyslippers · 04/10/2023 16:22

LauraNorda you're probably right but I found 2 sources that say it's "a vision of love"

Rockfordpeach · 04/10/2023 16:24

Lizzo's 'good as hell'. When I first heard it, I thought it was an elaborate advert for nit spray. "do your hair toss, check for nits...."

FatherJackHackettsUnderpantsHamper · 04/10/2023 16:32

Let's Hang On To What We've Got by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons:

The actual lyric is supposed to be 'give me a second turnin'' but he definitely sings 'give me a feckin' turnip' !

Roy Orbison/Cyndi Lauper: "I drove all night and crapped in your room... is that alright?!"

GingerLiberalFeminist · 04/10/2023 16:44

Haha who knew? 😂

MrsAvocet · 04/10/2023 16:47

There's a Guns N Roses track called You Could Be Mine which is about an obviously very acrimonious relationship breakdown. There's a part which says "Don't forget to call my lawyer with ridiculous demands, and you can take the pretty sofa but it's more than I can stand".
Or so I thought, for many years. And it's totally logical isn't it? There's lawyers involved, they're splitting their assets and a snarling mid 90s Axl Rose is not going to want a pretty sofa in his batchelor pad is he? (In my mind the sofa in question is a Laura Ashley floral print 😂) Then fairly recently I saw the lyrics written down for the first time. No sofas involved at all. It's "you can take the pity so far". I like my version better though and that's what I sing in the car!

Bellybootcut · 04/10/2023 16:49

Paul Young 'every time you go away, you take a piece of meat with you'

TeapotCollection · 04/10/2023 16:54

When I was a kid my parents used to play lots of 60s music

Pretty Flamingo for me was always “when she walks by she frightens half the neighbourhood”. Honestly, have a listen. I still think it sounds like that

Zimunya · 04/10/2023 16:58

Bellybootcut · 04/10/2023 16:49

Paul Young 'every time you go away, you take a piece of meat with you'

This reminds me of DD's friend, who is adamant that Lauv's "I like me better when I'm with you" is actually "I like meat better when I'm with you"

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