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RobearH · 23 September 2019, 09:07 AM

How many have thought you had the lyrics right until found out you had it all wrong?

My favorite story was with the song Europe’s Final Countdown. My first wife loved that song and would always sing along but sing ”There’s a Fire Downtown”. I would inwardly laugh but never told her different, why ruin it…as far as I know she sings it that way to this day.

Any other funny stories where you thought you knew the lyrics but later found out you didn’t?

I sing pretty much every Pearl Jam song wrong. As great as Eddie is he can be hard to understand…i.e. “Yellow Ledbetter” for the perfect example.

superdog · 23 September 2019, 09:11 AM

Just about every song I sing.

I’m always messing it up. My wife makes fun of me incessantly.

GradyPhilpott · 18 December 2019, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by superdog

Just about every song I sing.

Me, too!

JonaG · 23 September 2019, 09:34 AM

As a teenager I remember my mom filling out a newspaper competition. I don’t remember the Q but she had written “Hurry Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye” ..Oh, we laughed. “You know, mom, I HEARD IT THROUGH...like the saying”. The irony being that the song was really her generation.

brandrea · 23 September 2019, 09:37 AM

Blinded By The Light ~ Manfred Mann’s version ...

I’m pretty sure no one gets those lyrics without looking them up

RobearH · 23 September 2019, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Blinded By The Light ~ Manfred Mann’s version ...

I’m pretty sure no one gets those lyrics without looking them up

Wrapped up like a douche’!

brandrea · 23 September 2019, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by RobearH

Wrapped up like a douche’!

Exactly

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mailman · 23 September 2019, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by brandrea

Blinded By The Light ~ Manfred Mann’s version ...

I’m pretty sure no one gets those lyrics without looking them up

I have a funny story regarding a first impression with that song

RobearH · 23 September 2019, 10:16 AM

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I have a funny story regarding a first impression with that song

Otay...don’t keep us waiting.

brandrea · 23 September 2019, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mailman

I have a funny story regarding a first impression with that song

RichM · 23 September 2019, 11:09 AM

CCR........ “there’s a bathroom on the right”.
“You don’t need a pinhead”.

othertbone · 23 September 2019, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by RobearH

How many have thought you had the lyrics right until found out you had it all wrong?

My favorite story was with the song Europe’s Final Countdown. My first wife loved that song and would always sing along but sing ”There’s a Fire Downtown”. I would inwardly laugh but never told her different, why ruin it…as far as I know she sings it that way to this day.

Any other funny stories where you thought you knew the lyrics but later found out you didn’t?

I sing pretty much every Pearl Jam song wrong. As great as Eddie is he can be hard to understand…i.e. “Yellow Ledbetter” for the perfect example.

I never know the words, my whole life to this day.

But my kids know EVERY singe word of a song.

Go figure

wantonebad · 23 September 2019, 11:10 AM

"Woman do get woolly"

RobearH · 23 September 2019, 11:14 AM

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"Woman do get woolly"

Had that song been written before the 20th century that could have very well been the actual lyric.

austinp · 23 September 2019, 12:27 PM

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"Woman do get woolly"

Great Bull Durham reference!

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PJ S · 23 September 2019, 11:16 AM

superstarmar · 23 September 2019, 02:57 PM

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Man , I needed a really good laugh . Thank you brother!!!

GradyPhilpott · 23 September 2019, 12:09 PM

Because I can't understand a lot of the lyrics of songs, I've developed the habit of just making up my own. I know that there wrong, but I don't care, because almost no one ever hears me sing.

It's always fun to run across the real lyrics and I always get a laugh at my own expense.

AzPaul · 23 September 2019, 12:17 PM

Towards the end of Stairway to Heaven, right after, "And if you listen very hard"
I know he's not saying "The Jew will bother you a lot", but it sure sounds like it.

Phrank · 23 September 2019, 12:22 PM

Jailbreak by AC/DC

Instead of, "heartbeats they were racing freedom He was chasin'", an old girlfriend of mine thought it was, "hot meats".

tmmii · 23 September 2019, 01:25 PM

My step sister heard “baby you’re a perfect ten” instead of “baby you’re a firework” in Katie Perry’s song firework. Don’t know how she came up with that.

BigBoy17 · 23 September 2019, 01:36 PM

Eiffel 65- blue da ba dee. I didnt knowl lyrics said “ if i was green i would die”
Until recently

Beckster · 23 September 2019, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RobearH

How many have thought you had the lyrics right until found out you had it all wrong?

My favorite story was with the song Europe’s Final Countdown. My first wife loved that song and would always sing along but sing ”There’s a Fire Downtown”. I would inwardly laugh but never told her different, why ruin it…as far as I know she sings it that way to this day.

Any other funny stories where you thought you knew the lyrics but later found out you didn’t?

I sing pretty much every Pearl Jam song wrong. As great as Eddie is he can be hard to understand…i.e. “Yellow Ledbetter” for the perfect example.

Hi Robear,

I’m a big Eddie fan as well and I agree with you 100%. Almost impossible to get the lyrics unless you have it on paper. Even then it’s most likely wrong!

encarter13 · 19 December 2019, 05:36 AM

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Hi Robear,

I’m a big Eddie fan as well and I agree with you 100%. Almost impossible to get the lyrics unless you have it on paper. Even then it’s most likely wrong!

I believe there is an interview where Eddie talks about changing the lyrics because he doesn't even remember them.

Case61 · 19 December 2019, 12:36 PM

One of the great early songs for misunderstood lyrics was "Louie, Louie." Everyone had their own lyrics, the dirtier the better. J. Edgar Hoover investigated.

Btw, there's a term for a misunderstood lyric: a "mondegreen." Coined by a writer named Sylvia Wright in a 1954 Harper's article.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen

joeychitwood · 23 September 2019, 10:55 PM

Elton John singing "Hold me closer, Tony Danza." Apparently it's "tiny dancer."

And why was Kansas singing about "ducks in the wind?"

Catatafish · 23 September 2019, 11:03 PM

When Aerosmith came out with Walk this Way I was about 10 years old and wondered why someone would write a song about a "Horse Display".

Headshrinker · 23 September 2019, 11:37 PM

Just about any Springsteen song...

brandrea · 23 September 2019, 11:49 PM

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Just about any Springsteen song...

Especially his older stuff, before he became the Boss.

HK852GMT · 24 September 2019, 12:18 AM

https://youtu.be/CwAhuEVuM7c

Family guy take on Sting

23 September 2019, 09:07 AM	#1
RobearH Banned Join Date: May 2013 Real Name: Robear Location: Come and Take It! Watch: 126710 BLRO Posts: 1,632	Who Here Has Been Singing the Song Wrong All This Time? How many have thought you had the lyrics right until found out you had it all wrong? My favorite story was with the song Europe’s Final Countdown. My first wife loved that song and would always sing along but sing ”There’s a Fire Downtown”. I would inwardly laugh but never told her different, why ruin it…as far as I know she sings it that way to this day. Any other funny stories where you thought you knew the lyrics but later found out you didn’t? I sing pretty much every Pearl Jam song wrong. As great as Eddie is he can be hard to understand…i.e. “Yellow Ledbetter” for the perfect example.

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GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	Because I can't understand a lot of the lyrics of songs, I've developed the habit of just making up my own. I know that there wrong, but I don't care, because almost no one ever hears me sing. It's always fun to run across the real lyrics and I always get a laugh at my own expense. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

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AzPaul 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: Paul Location: Tucson, Az Watch: Rolex 1501 Posts: 13,899	Towards the end of Stairway to Heaven, right after, "And if you listen very hard" I know he's not saying "The Jew will bother you a lot", but it sure sounds like it. __________________ Ain't much of a crime, whacking a surly bartender

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Phrank 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Toronto Watch: ♕ Posts: 2,125	Jailbreak by AC/DC Instead of, "heartbeats they were racing freedom He was chasin'", an old girlfriend of mine thought it was, "hot meats".

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tmmii "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: USA Posts: 112	My step sister heard “baby you’re a perfect ten” instead of “baby you’re a firework” in Katie Perry’s song firework. Don’t know how she came up with that.

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BigBoy17 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Real Name: Nik Location: NYC Posts: 1,166	Eiffel 65- blue da ba dee. I didnt knowl lyrics said “ if i was green i would die” Until recently

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Case61 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Tucson, Az Posts: 1,145	One of the great early songs for misunderstood lyrics was "Louie, Louie." Everyone had their own lyrics, the dirtier the better. J. Edgar Hoover investigated. Btw, there's a term for a misunderstood lyric: a "mondegreen." Coined by a writer named Sylvia Wright in a 1954 Harper's article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen

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joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	Elton John singing "Hold me closer, Tony Danza." Apparently it's "tiny dancer." And why was Kansas singing about "ducks in the wind?"

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Catatafish 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: TN USA Watch: 126710BLNR Posts: 215	When Aerosmith came out with Walk this Way I was about 10 years old and wondered why someone would write a song about a "Horse Display".

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