To have only realised after THIRTY FIVE years that George Michael wasn't planning on a golden solo?!

[WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles]

Yes, I may as well share this with MN as it cheered DH up so much this morning...

I have only just realised (embarrassingly whilst singing this in earshot of DH ) that in Wake me you before you go go, George Michael wasn't actually singing "I'm not planning on a golden solo" and instead he just didn't want to be going solo

(disclaimer: I was young when this song came out! I assumed a golden solo he meant he didn't want to be in the spotlight - having written that down I realise how fucking stupid it sounds )

Also, he wasn't singing Cherrybug in this song either. Well who knew? (According to DH - everyone)

I'm dying a little inside here.

When kings of Leon released ‘sex on fire’ we told our daughter they were singing ‘Thissex is on fire’, a place between Sussex and Essex. I must make sure she knows it’s not true actually.

Back in the 80s, my friend at a Tina Turner concert, sang along verrrry loudly.
"Sam (as in "Ssss-aaaaaaaa-mmmm, since we've been together ".....
She often wondered who Sam was.

I thought 'take me to the place where you go, where nobody knows...' ended with 'if it's not all deep'. Thought it meant if it's all deep and meaningful he couldn't be arsed hearing about it!

I was sure the Pointer Sisters were singing, "If you want to take my temperature tonight..."

Great one from DD2 aged 4 recently -

Her: "Mummy, what are all the words to Waterbus?"
Me: ?
Her: "You know, "waterbus is crying, waterbus is lying..."

She mean "One of Us" by Abba!

Remember, when travelling, you should always ensure that you have a sandwich-based snack in your luggage.

Or, to put it more succinctly:

"Every time you go away, you take a pot of meat with you."

My Mum always used to sing 'Wake me up for my cocoa, 'cos I'm not planning on it going so cold...'

My own is k d lang's Constant Craving. For ages I thought she was singing God Save Gravy......

This is brilliant! Thank you so much for this. My sister used to sing along to lady in red, dancing with the gee gees, instead of cheek to cheek. I still sing it now at weddings. My little friend used to sing shabba shabba lucky to Kylie, I should be so lucky. We never told her.

Coldplay -Viva la Vida, I’ve always bellowed out “Roman Catholic choirs are singing” - it apparently says “cavalry”, not “catholic”

Kate Bush was right, though - if you will persist on being out on the wild and windy moor, you probably will need 'Waterproof tights'.

Okay I'm kind of wishing I'd not started this thread as I've read half of it saying "what...it's not that?!"

Anyway, I thought it was "he's got his Stromboli" too but assumed (why?! Why?! It makes no sense anyway!) that it was that Italian bread/pizza you roll into a roll.

The Mamas and Papas pretend to pray is a REVELATION! (See what I did there )

I honestly thought that Lil Nas X was singing "I'm gonna take my horse to a hotel room/I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more"...I assumed it was a sexual reference that middle-aged me didn't understand.

Of course, it's actually "I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road..."

It must be the way my mind works.

Katy Perry: "Don't be afraid to catch feels" - makes no sense whatsoever.

"Don't be afraid to catch FISH" - fixed it for you!

I've just realised, this week at the grand old age of thirty five that the song is even called "Karma Chameleon" @zemblanity

I thought it was "Come-a Come-a Come-a Come-a Come-a Chameleon" that he was singing. Like he was gently encouraging a Chameleon to come to him and eat some food out of the palm of his hands.

I realised my error as I was driving home from work and spent the rest of the journey pondering, "what the fuck IS a Karma Chameleon anyway?"

Anyway just to embarrass myself further, inspired by this thread DH and I had Heart 80s radio on in the car and just had the following conversation (I think it's obvious who said what...)

"What are you singing?"
"Nine oh nine red balloons"
"You're a knobhead"

Hurtful.

How Deep Is Your Love?

"And you call to me from a submarine."

@Coniferhedge I thought it was 'Can't Stand Gravy'?

@NameChange84

Same! It took me years to realise it was "Karma." Still don't get it really, but it's a catchy tune.

This thread, if you actually think about, hardly any of these songs make sense, even when you get the lyrics right!

I only discovered a few weeks ago that to do the Time Warp, you don’t:

Put your hands on your hips
And bend your knees in time

You actually:

Put you hands on your hips
And bring your knees in tight

Is it?!

'Hotdog, jumping frog, Albuquerque'

See? See!! It makes NO SENSE

Fucking alberqueque

I can't even spell it

@Eckhart I thought she was worried that there might be an imminent gravy shortage.

I once walked into a housemate's bedroom to find her singing 'I fell in love with a homeless man' to the tune of 'we found love in a hopeless place' - I've never let her forget it.