allan_evett Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 My misunderstood lyric is nowhere else, apparently I own this one. I thought that Eric Clapton's, "Forever Man" was " Four Level Man". The band I was with at the time thought that so strange that they redid the chorus vocals as: "Level man, Level man; four level man". '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...
Bucktunes Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 [video:youtube] At 2:45 it sounds like he's singing "I'll pretend my sh*t's not stinking". ><> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightbg Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 "Young man, there's no need to feel down, I said Young Man, pick yourself off the ground, I said Young Man, is your underwear brown.........." Jake 1967 B-3 w/(2) 122's, Nord C1w/Leslie 2101 top, Nord PedalKeys 27, Nord Electro 4D, IK B3X, QSC K12.2, Yamaha reface YC+CS+CP "It needs a Hammond" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindaru Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Great, Jake . . . now I will be hearing it that way from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Shave my wife, I'm going down for the last time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 And then there's clowns like Joe Walsh who has been known to change the lyrics to his songs: I have a limo, ride in the trunk I lock the doors in case I get drunk I go to parties sometimes until four It's hard to leave when you can't find some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinredeye Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 The band was learning Led Zep's Whole Lotta Love, when it was new, and I was insistent that the first line sounded like, "You need cool air" instead of "...coolin' ". To this day, I will occasionally get teased about any lyric with, "And Baby I'm not fool air." Yeah, I'm playing with the same guys from high school but we're tight. Kurzweil PC4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkcar Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I used to think that "Paperback Writer" was "It's a bad Chrysler". Honest. A Boogie-Woogie Video: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonizer Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 A little OT but funny. we were learning the tune Heaven by Los Lobos some years ago (B4 YouTube). But none of us could understand or speak Spanish so we could not get the correct wording for the bridge part at around 2:17 of this video So the singer substituted the following: Who keeps passing out the jell-o? Ketchup makes a nasty stool! Any Spanish speaking folks here? I can see the words in the video, but what is the translation? Here is my understanding of what it is: Tu que estas en alto cielo [you that's in a higher place] hechame tu bendicion [send me down a blessing] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotiDave Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Blinded by the light. Wrecked up like a douche in the middle of the night. i thought that for years until i heard an alternate version. Thought it was grossly odd and funny. The baiting I do is purely for entertainment value. Please feel free to ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotiDave Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 "He was blinded by the light . . . . wrapped up like a *douche*, another runner in the night." Lol, i just posted a version of that. That's what i though it was for at least 20 yrs. The baiting I do is purely for entertainment value. Please feel free to ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Deleted Posted the same damn thing when this thread started. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I used to think that "Paperback Writer" was "It's a bad Chrysler". Honest. An old girlfriend of mine thought it was "take the back right turn." When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthizen2 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Probably the most misconstrued lyric of all time... At the end of the Beatles "I Am The Walrus": "Got one, got one, everybody's got one". I heard it as... "Smoke pot, smoke pot, everybody smoke pot." ... as did a hell of a lot of other people back in the day. Goes to show you where my head was at back then... and sometimes even now! Kurzweil PC3, Yamaha MOX8, Alesis Ion, Kawai K3M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 As long as we're talking about Beatles songs, I wasn't sure what they were saying at the end of the "Hello, Goodbye" song. Sounded like "heylah, heylah, helloah, up chuck up chuck..." When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas50 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Until I read the lyrics 10 years ago for 'What A Wonderful World', instead of '...and the dark, sacred night' I always heard '...and the dogs say goodnight'. I STILL hear that! me too for sure. Eagles Take it Easy 4 that wanna stone me (but I hear: "pour some water on me"). and I think the aforementioned substitute lyric for Tiny Dancer (such an awesome song): "hold me closer Tony Danza", has to be right up there with the cleverest rewrites I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Williams Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Holy crap, I thought it was "douche" until this very minute. I had always wondered how they got away with it. Similarly, I always thought the chorus to Benny and the Jets included the line "She's got electric boobs." Last confession: I probably thought for 30 years that Clapton's "After Midnight" was "Captain Midnight." "He was blinded by the light . . . . wrapped up like a *douche*, another runner in the night." -Tom Williams {First Name} {at} AirNetworking {dot} com PC4-7, PX-5S, AX-Edge, PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillNeverPost Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Deleted Posted the same damn thing when this thread started. Looks like you can thank StanC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKeys Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 A little OT but funny. we were learning the tune Heaven by Los Lobos some years ago (B4 YouTube). But none of us could understand or speak Spanish so we could not get the correct wording for the bridge part at around 2:17 of this video So the singer substituted the following: Who keeps passing out the jell-o? Ketchup makes a nasty stool! Any Spanish speaking folks here? I can see the words in the video, but what is the translation? Here is my understanding of what it is: Tu que estas en alto cielo [you that's in a higher place] hechame tu bendicion [send me down a blessing] When I recorded this song for a demo, I couldn't figure it out so my substitute was "I'm no rich bandito, It's Taco Bell or Cheetos" Jimmy Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. Groucho NEW BAND CHECK THEM OUT www.steveowensandsummertime.com www.jimmyweaver.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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