Floyd Tatum Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 "No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on" ?? Isn't that the correct lyric? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 How I initially heard a line from "Stairway To Heaven": "If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be a lawman; it's just a sprinkling from the bakery" Quote 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Johnny Rivers Secret Agent Man, I thought for many years was Secret Asian Man...Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB Dave Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Oh baby, hoggify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill bosco Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 battle hymn of the republic " he has loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift tooth " somehow that's how I heard that line in a choir in back in grade school , so that's how I sang it , never dawned on me , what in the world was I singing about ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16251 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Wrapped up like a douche Quote AvantGrand N2 | ES520 | Gallien-Krueger MK & MP | https://soundcloud.com/pete36251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegerardi Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 One of the biggest lyric mistakes was from "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" by England Dan & John Ford Coley. I can't count how many people thought the line was "I'm not talking 'bout your linen," when it was actually "I'm not talking 'bout moving in." So much so, that they even used it in the movie "The Long Kiss Goodnight," with Samuel L. Jackson singing the wrong lyrics. ..Joe Quote Setup: Korg Kronos 61, Roland XV-88, Korg Triton-Rack, Motif-Rack, Korg N1r, Alesis QSR, Roland M-GS64 Yamaha KX-88, KX76, Roland Super-JX, E-Mu Longboard 61, Kawai K1II, Kawai K4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelp Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Ha! OK, maybe I'm a bit of a pop recluse, but JUST YESTERDAY I finally heard "I'm All About That Bass" in it's entirety. It's NOT about bass [frequencies]! Quote Roland Fantom 06; Yamaha P-125; QSC K10; Cubase 13 Pro; Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Link Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I recall some of that early teen adolescent unease when I realized Elton John was gay and all of those songs that I loved to play weren't romantic in the way I had thought they were. Not that there's anything wrong with that... Quote aka âmisterdregsâ Nord Electro 5D 73 Yamaha P105 Kurzweil PC3LE7 Motion Sound KP200S Schimmel 6-10LE QSC CP-12 Westone AM Pro 30 IEMs Rolls PM55P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWkeys Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 When I was about 6 years old, "Paperback Writer" was "Take The Last Right Turn". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr88s Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'm not sure if the original thread intent was misheard lyrics or just songs whose meaning was not apparent when you were young. Regarding the latter, the biggest one for me would have to be Billie Jean. I was a kid when Thriller was released and sang along, completely oblivious to what the song was about. Quote Nord Stage 2 Compact, Yamaha MODX8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 We're talking misunderstood meanings, not misheard lyrics I think. So... probably the most infamous: Tutti Frutti. And I'm thinking there must have been a lot of in certain places when it was covered by Pat Boone. Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourniplus Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 In the misheard lyrics category: the 8 year-old French-speaking kid that I was thought Stevie Wonder sang "À Jessica, to say I love you" (means "to Jessica"...) I figured he was trying to reach her on the phone and was leaving a message on her answering machine. Quote "Show me all the blueprints. I'm serious now, show me all the blueprints." My homemade instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalogGuy1 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 25+ years ago I was singing Christmas carols with the family of a girl I was dating. "Later on, we'll perspire, while we sit by the fire..." My now-in-laws politely corrected me. She married me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 "No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on" ?? Isn't that the correct lyric? Yes, I believe so. Quote Michael Montage 8, Logic Pro X, Omnisphere, Diva, Zebra 2, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed A. Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I think he meant that he didn't understand the meaning of it, not that he misunderstood the lyric as something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I thought the meaning was quite clear. http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/square_small/0/6182/899408-sallah.jpg Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It's only recently I worked out what Sledgehammer was really about. I just thought it was a bunch of frivolous lyrics about fruit and transport. Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Graul Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I recall some of that early teen adolescent unease when I realized Elton John was gay and all of those songs that I loved to play weren't romantic in the way I had thought they were. Not that there's anything wrong with that... If only the guy that wrote the lyrics were gay, I might have thought so too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgregg Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I thought the lyrics to "Precious and Few" went "Precious and few are the moments sweet toucans share..." when I was a kid. If I ever do some kind of beach oriented band, I'm gonna call it Sweet Toucans for that very reason. Quote Steinway L, 1958 Hammond B3, Kurzweil Forte, Prophet-6, Minimoog Voyager, Kawai VPC-1,Oberheim SEM-Pro, Doepfer Dark Energy, Nord Rack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Tatum Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 "No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on"?? Isn't that the correct lyric?Yes, I believe so. You know, I still don't get what it means. I understand the literal meaning, but if it implies something else, that eludes me. As for the literal meaning, it paints an amusing image, but Steely Dan lyrics usually go a bit deeper than that. Maybe not in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I was little and had no idea what story of Last Train to Clarksville was. I just thought it was another happy go lucky Monkees tune with fast perky beat. It kind of reminded me of Paperback Writer. Quote "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 You know, I still don't get what it means. I understand the literal meaning, but if it implies something else, that eludes me. As for the literal meaning, it paints an amusing image, but Steely Dan lyrics usually go a bit deeper than that. Maybe not in this case. I was always under the impression it was about condoms.... Quote A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 You know, I still don't get what it means. I understand the literal meaning, but if it implies something else, that eludes me. As for the literal meaning, it paints an amusing image, but Steely Dan lyrics usually go a bit deeper than that. Maybe not in this case. I was always under the impression it was about condoms.... +1 "I wanna be your holy man" is a reference to missionary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Tatum Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 You know, I still don't get what it means. I understand the literal meaning, but if it implies something else, that eludes me. As for the literal meaning, it paints an amusing image, but Steely Dan lyrics usually go a bit deeper than that. Maybe not in this case. I was always under the impression it was about condoms.... Ok, that works. I've thought that before, but always thought, no, that couldn't be it, for some reason. But I guess it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen" I always thought she was singing one-winged dove instead of white-winged dove. Wow... To this day I thought it was "one-winged dove". Quote Sundown Working on: The Jupiter Bluff; Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 "Keep me searchin' for an artichoke..." Neil Young's "Heart of Gold"... Quote Sundown Working on: The Jupiter Bluff; Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It took me forever to figure out what Phil Collins was saying in "Against All Odds"... "You're the only one, who really knew me at all..." The way he says "really" is hard to heard on a bad sound system. Quote Sundown Working on: The Jupiter Bluff; Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moj Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 "D'yer Mak'er" song by LED ZEPPELIN. It was the "Oh, Oh, Oh" song to me cause I didn't know WTH "D'yer Mak'er" was or how to say it. I guess British slang for Jamaica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 In The Spinners song "Games People Play", the singer says "12:45" as in the time but I've heard people sing it as Colt 45. Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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