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Mishearing song lyrics

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Freeasabird76 · 06/03/2024 19:39

Just listened to Beyonce-texas hold emto have genuinely believed she was singing "Fuck Alexa" 😂.Anybody else got lyrics wrong?

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Elclr · 06/03/2024 21:28

Maltybiscuit · 06/03/2024 21:02

The Madonna song Like a Prayer

I swear she says Level Crossing
But actually it's Let the Choir sing !

"You whisper Sophie to me" = "You wisper softly to me"

I genuinely thought Like a Prayer was about talking to her dead friend Sophie 🙃

Sunshineismyfavourite · 06/03/2024 21:29

My DS when he was little, used to love to sing Burnin Love by Elvis, his opening line was ...

Rollin body, feel my temperature rising.

It's actually Lord Almighty, feel my temperature rising ...

Ah, cute memories!

Cantgetausername87 · 06/03/2024 21:29

TesticularHeft · 06/03/2024 21:23

I guess it rains down in Africa. A hundred men on mars could ever do.

I know the right words now but still sing it as mars.

A friend at uni thought that the words in naive by the kooks were "I know, she knows I'm not from the Ruskin" not "I'm not fond of asking"

I know she knows I'm not fond of her skin🤣

littleburn · 06/03/2024 21:32

REM 'The One I Love'.

For the last 30 years I'd have sworn it's 'This one goes out to the one I love, Diane'. Nope! Found out the other week (via Spotify lyrics) it's 'Fire' not 'Diane'. To be fair, it's sung as 'fiyaaaannne' though 🤷🏻‍♀️

JaneIves · 06/03/2024 21:36

I always thought Robert De Niro was talking with Tania whilst he was waiting....

DeathNote11 · 06/03/2024 21:39

That classic from Journey - Don't Stop the Bleeding (Believing).

DeathNote11 · 06/03/2024 21:41

transformandriseup · 06/03/2024 20:42

My lover's got no money, he's got his tromboleeze

Feet from desire ...

Mines a senseless purifier

morningsnig · 06/03/2024 21:42

Coming into wake her up is come and eat your bacon up.

ColinRobinsonsFart · 06/03/2024 21:50

Crazy little thing called love -queen

Since 1979 thought it was....

It's in colour
I just can't handle it
It's in colour

2024 I now know It is ....

This thing called love
I just can't handle it
This thing called love
I must get 'round

LetsGoFlyAKiteee · 06/03/2024 21:53

Stooshe..Black Heart..lyrics don't think that great anyway but misheard 'big and bad' as big and black and ssid to friend surprised that got away with that!

And same with Ed Sheeran Castle on the Hill and his friend seeing clothes thought said 'sells coke' again surprised! Makes more sense..ish

Soubriquet · 06/03/2024 21:55

I’m severely hard of hearing so if I hear a song I like, I will immediately Google the lyrics cos I can’t trust my hearing

WitcheryDivine · 06/03/2024 21:55

HoneyWogan · 06/03/2024 20:26

Roy Orbison: "I drove all night, and crapped in your room... is that alright?"

I’ll always hear it as this from now on 😂

Also can’t cope with “might as well face it you’re as thick as you look” 😁

Cesarina · 06/03/2024 22:06

Abba- "Super Trouper"........."I was sick and tired of everything whan I called you last night from Tesco".......just have a listen!
Showing my age now........"When Jesamine goes, a part of me knows...."became I powder my nose

thirdistheonewiththehairychest · 06/03/2024 22:08

A mole shoe cup

MrsMoastyToasty · 06/03/2024 22:11
  1. "You took a fine time to leave me Lucille. 400 children and a crappy old field".
  2. "I got my real sex dream" and "Standing on your mother's corpse".
  3. "Nice Beaver".
JustineBeaver · 06/03/2024 22:12

Papa Don’t Preach…we’re in an awful mess

heard as ‘wearing an awful mask’

richardhoymanwantshisknickersback · 06/03/2024 22:19

TesticularHeft · 06/03/2024 21:23

I guess it rains down in Africa. A hundred men on mars could ever do.

I know the right words now but still sing it as mars.

A friend at uni thought that the words in naive by the kooks were "I know, she knows I'm not from the Ruskin" not "I'm not fond of asking"

Never knew those were the words! I've always heard it as "I know she knows I'm not from Ardrossan"
(Place for ferries to Arran and apparently where the Kooks guy is definitely not from)

Mademetoxic · 06/03/2024 22:23

Feels - Katy Perry.

Don't be afraid to catch FISH. Is what it sounds like.
Apparently it is don't be afraid to catch feels. 🙄

Time40 · 06/03/2024 22:25

I was absolutely sure Katy Perry was singing "Don't be afraid to catch fish" (it's "feels", really)

munchmagic · 06/03/2024 22:27

Super Furry Animals: Juxtaposed

"It's easy when you know how, to get along with a big fat cow..." instead of "to get along with a biff bang pow" I maintain my version is better. Go listen and tell me it doesn't say big fat cow 🐄

poetrylover · 06/03/2024 22:29

Notimeforaname · 06/03/2024 20:01

A lot of people get this one but Golden brown. For years I thought it was "Lays me down, with my mancheerons". And thought what the fuck is a mancheeron?!

Hes singing "lays me down, with my mind, she runs" 🙄

I thought he said "with my match heroes". It didn't quite fit but nor did anything else!

Judellie · 06/03/2024 22:29

As a child I was absolutely convinced that the word to Viva Espana were actually 'a beaver, a spaniel'

whiteroseredrose · 06/03/2024 22:32

easyandbreezy · 06/03/2024 20:19

Oops for those that don't know it's actually...four hungry children and a crop in the field.

I thought it was 4 hundred children and a crop in the field

cheapskatemum · 06/03/2024 22:33

HoneyWogan · 06/03/2024 20:14

Herman's Hermits - She's A Must To Avoid: always sounds like "she's a muscular boy". Also their song Two Silhouettes: "let me in or else I'll beat down your door" - it sounds much more like 'wee' rather than 'beat'!

Four Seasons - Let's Hang On: apparently, the lyrics are "give me a second turning" but Frankie V very clearly sings "give me a feckin' turnip"!

I can't believe someone else has mentioned this Herman's Hermits song! I was about 4 when it came out & was happily singing, "She's a musteryvoid" when my Mum laughed at me & said, "Oh yeah and what's a musteryvoid then?"

Tel12 · 06/03/2024 22:35

Climb every woman. I always thought that was odd, till it was pointed out that it was actually I'm Every Woman!