Ever listened to a song and thought you heard something that shouldn't be there? Like curse words, odd words, nonsense?

How many of us sang "Blinded By The Light" by Manfred Mann wrong for years?!?!

This is what I thought he said:

Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a douche
Another runner in the night
:lol: :lol:

What he really sang:
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a duece
Another runner in the night
:lol:

C'mon....what did you hear? :)

Actually, that is what I thought they sang in that song... "Wrapped up like a douche". :lol:

I brought this one up before in a mistaken lyrics thread. The song is "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure.

Here is the actual line:

Show me, show me, show me
How you do that trick
The one that makes me scream
She said

Here is what I thought it said:

Show me, show me, show me
How you do that trick
The one that makes me scream
Sea sick :lol:

My sister laughed at me for weeks after she heard me say that one! She is a big Cure fan.

From Eyes Without A Face:

"As you saw his eyes...
eyes without a face"

BUT, it's really...
"les yeux visage eyes without a face" :p

I got one:Van Halen-Everybody wants some-1:57 into the song there is a line that sounds like jibberish to me it sounds like this to me : i tick a moo boo like looking for a moon beam? What is Dave sayin?

I think ZZ Top says shit in the song "Leg"

"Shit I gotta have her". I'm probably wrong.

Originally posted by Glenn Gulia
I got one:Van Halen-Everybody wants some-1:57 into the song there is a line that sounds like jibberish to me it sounds like this to me : i tick a moo boo like looking for a moon beam? What is Dave sayin?
:lol: LMAO!!!!! I dunno, I'm searching for you right now, but that is priceless, even if we never know!! :lol:

It's this:
I seen a lotta people lookin' for a moonbeam.
Yeah, ya spent a lot. Ya got lost in the jet-stream.

But I like yours better! :D

I found this at Van Halen Vault.com that line reads:I took a mobile light,lookin' for a moonbeam.Say what ? What does that mean?:lol:

I read this one somewhere when the song "Blue" was big...

Actual line:
I'm Blue, da-ba-dee-da-ba-die

What the person heard:
I'm blue, if I were green I would die

I swear, I laughed for a good five minutes over that.....:lol:

Originally posted by djdaffy1227
I think ZZ Top says shit in the song "Leg"

"Shit I gotta have her". I'm probably wrong.
You mean that's not what he says? That's what I always thought it was....

The line is "Oh I want her, said I gotta have her"

Well, it's a little before the 80's (1978), but I thought the line from "Whenever I Call You Friend" by Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks was:

Sweet love going on a assembly line

Actually it is:

Sweet love flowin' on us every night

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I was only 9 years old though!

Guns 'N Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Actual line: And pray for the thunder and the rain/To quietly pass me by
I thought: And pray for the thunder and the rain/Why did she have to die?

Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time
Actual line: I'm really sorry 'bout the shape I'm in/I just like my fun every now and then
I thought: I'm really sorry bout the shape I'm in/I just block my phone every now and then

(That one really confused me. How do you block your phone? :lol: )

Originally posted by Christine
(That one really confused me. How do you block your phone? :lol: )

Caller I.D.?? :D

Actually, it's a special feature you can get from your phone company, called Call Block. You dial the pound sign and a 2 digit number, wait for the instructions, then enter the phone number you want blocked. When that person calls you, it says, "We're sorry. This number is not accepting calls at this time."

Yes, I have it....:lol: I had to block this one old lady who was so persistent she woke my husband up just after midnight to tell him she wanted him to fix something at her house. :rolleyes:

OK song is "love lies" by Bon Jovi

I thought it said
"smashed the picture of a hard hearted woman who took her love away"

It actually says
"scractched a picture of a heart on a bullet and took his life away":lol:

Another one i never hear the end of is "sad but true" by Metallica
I thought it said
"sepiture"
real line is
"sad but true":p

just thought of another one my brother use to sing the earth, wind and fire song "boogie, woogie man" it really says "boogie wonderland":lol:

Men At Work's "Down Under"

I always thought he said ...he just smiled and gave me a bit of my sandwich. :lol:

Actual line:

He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich.


What the heck is vegemite?!

Originally posted by jen*
Men At Work's "Down Under"

I always thought he said ...he just smiled and gave me a bit of my sandwich. :lol:

Actual line:

He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich.


What the heck is vegemite?!

Hi jen*!!! :wave: VEGEMITE (http://www.vegemite.com.au/index.asp?area=1) is this icky, grainy paste that Australians like to slather on bread for some odd reason!!! ;) :lol: Check it out at the preceding link!!!

Eh? It kind of lookes like Nutella.

Originally posted by jen*
Eh? It kind of lookes like Nutella.

But it doesn't taste as yummy as Nutella, I'm sure!!! ;) :lol:

Night Ranger - When You Close Your Eyes

What I heard:

I guess I don't know what I'm thinkin'
Cut off, a hard man and drinkin'
Can't ya come closer to me, I need a soul to bleed on

What they sang:

I guess I don't know what I'm thinkin'
Comin' off a hard night of drinkin'
Angie come closer to me, I need a soul to bleed on..

:lol: :lol: Hey, who the hell is Angie, anywayz? :lol:

Originally posted by 80sTrivia


Hi jen*!!! :wave: VEGEMITE (http://www.vegemite.com.au/index.asp?area=1) is this icky, grainy paste that Australians like to slather on bread for some odd reason!!! ;) :lol: Check it out at the preceding link!!!


Its a smooth spread not grainy at all. And it is nothing like Nutella it is a yeast extract which is yummy and spread lightly on bread if you slather it's gross.

And Nutella yucky lol.

An Aussie friend of mine had me try some vegemite a few years back. Her brother loves it, she hates it. I agreed with her! Oh well, to each their own...

I'm sorry, but I'm not trying to reply to someone else's question. I actually have a question of my own. But, I'm new to this, and I can't figure out how to post a question here. Please accept my apology, and help me if you can.

I've been trying to identify this song that I heard on the radio while driving through Santa Cruz, CA, in 1983. I've only heard it once, and I've become obsessed with trying to find out the name of this song for all these years!

It's a ballad, sung by a woman. The chorus goes: "I've got to get over you. I've got to walk away in my heart...I've got to get over you, my love."

If you have any idea what the name of this song is, or who sings it, I will be very appreciative!

Thank You!!!

LOL! I always thought the line in legs was "shit I gotta have her" too.


This one is a 70's song, but in ELO's Evil Woman (I was only 9 when the song came out and didn't really know the title at the time) was actually "He's a woman". I don't think I knew what it actually was until several years later.

I also always had the wrong lyrics to "Blinded by the light" (which I recently found out was written by none other than Bruce Springsteen!)

I thought it was...

Blinded by the light
Wrapped up like a douche
into the rumour in the night

I guess alot of us were wrong about that song. :)

~Terri

Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater

What I thought:
I see a brand new horizon.

Actuall lyrics
I see a bad moon arising.

I guess if I had known the name of the song I would have figured it out. :rolleyes:

I've got one...

However, I must admit that I am slightly "handicapped" when it comes to lyrics in songs. I have a 50% hearing loss in both ears, so words always seem to run together and sound completely opposite what it really is.

I think this song hit the last part of the 80's. It was by Cathy Dennis, "All Night Long". In the chorus, she sings "Make me love you, kiss and hug you". (At least, I think that is correct...I could still be wrong :hyper: ) Anyway, I could have bet my life that she was saying "LICK ME, love you, kiss and hug you". My friends thought I was nuts when I commented on how "dirty" Ms. Dennis was when she was singing that song. :rollin:

I've got one...
However, I must admit that I am slightly "handicapped" when it comes to lyrics in songs. I have a 50% hearing loss in both ears, so words always seem to run together and sound completely opposite what it really is.
I think this song hit the last part of the 80's. It was by Cathy Dennis, "All Night Long". In the chorus, she sings "Make me love you, kiss and hug you". (At least, I think that is correct...I could still be wrong :hyper: ) Anyway, I could have bet my life that she was saying "LICK ME, love you, kiss and hug you". My friends thought I was nuts when I commented on how "dirty" Ms. Dennis was when she was singing that song. :rollin:



Your pretty twisted, ETS... Your gonna fit in here just fine. Welcome to the xchange.:clap:

Why, thank you very much Tempest. I already feel right at home! :yesnod:

I always thought Don't Stop Believing

actual lyrics
Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere
Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere


was
born and raised on softer drugs


I know pretty lame but for years thats what i thought

Am I the only person in the world who thought Lucille had four hundred children?

:lol: Yes, jen, you are. I changed the lyrics to that song and sang it to my sister:

You picked a fine time to leave me, you heel,
Four hundred children and a bus with no wheels
I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times
But this time the herpes won't heal,
You picked a fine time to leave me, you heel.
:lol: :lol: