Your Worst Misheard Lyrics!

This discussion reminds me of Gertrude Stein's reaction to James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake". She sent him the message "A rose is a rose is a rose", to which Joyce wittingly replied with "A thorn is a thorn is a thorn".

Logan wrote: BaldFriede wrote: This discussion reminds me of Gertrude Stein's reaction to James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake". She sent him the message "A rose is a rose is a rose", to which Joyce wittingly replied with "A thorn is a thorn is a thorn". And I'm reminded of the saying sometimes attributed to Freud "Sometimes a cigar really is just a cigar" .

I had that in mind as well.

Logan wrote: "Pulling my leg" -- another sexual euphemism.... lol The only statement I've read of supposedly came from the one of the musicians who claimed that those that Tom posted are not the actual lyrics to the song and were just made up nonsense because the writer hated the actual lyrics but was expected to publish the lyrics for the booklet. My explanation of the meaning in the pseudo lyrics is just me being fanciful (the carrots are a nice touch by the way). EDIT: Here, I found a reference to it http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/136069/ unanything wrote: That's right...according to Peter Nordin (former Mesh bassist), Fredrik wrote the original lyrics when he was very young, and when it came time to publish the lyrics in the CC booklet, he realized how embarassing they sounded, so he threw them away and made up these crazy fake lyrics in its place. Since then, no one, not even the band members in Meshuggah, know what the real lyrics are. I can make out some words, like "We trample over (or under) marching maggots", "Insanity", "take care of your life", "everybody die", "inside", "fu**ing", "swim", and "we'll all be looking after something, destroying ourselves"...well, that's what it sounds like to me. I can't decipher the rest...but I wish I knew the whole song. You'd think Fredrik would remember them since he wrote them and sang them, but I guess the real lyrics will forever remain a mystery.

Didn't think those were the words that are being yelped in the song - can't even tell if it's Jens or Fredrik singing. I love this debut album of theirs so much. Something I can't explain.........I don't usually like thrash (bar Metallica - goes back to my rebellious teen-years) but these Swedes kick severe ass. So glad to have gotten 'acquainted' with them. Fredrik is something of a prodigy - barely out of his teens, and playing his guitar almost Holdsworthian !!
Why Jens shaved his head I do not know...........

^ That's just wonderful !! You make me smile, Friede.

Not really a bad mishearing, but before I realized they were singing in German I used to think Kraftwerk was singing "Fun, Fun, Fun in the Autobahn". 

emigre80 wrote: DDPascalDD wrote: A while ago, when I was very young and didn't know many english words, we went to the beach and my dad put on The Police - Roxanne. I didn't see the title before I heard the chorus and I couldn't help but hear rocksand instead of Roxanne.   A friend of mine named her daughter Roxanne because she liked the song and the way the name sounded when it was sung. I asked if she had ever listened to the lyrics.  She confessed she had not and was somewhat taken aback when I told her it was a song about a prostitute.

That's about on the same level as all the people who thought "Every Breath You Take" was a sweet love song and wanted it played at their weddings.  It's about a STALKER, for chrissakes!

richardh wrote: zachfive wrote: KC - One More Red Nightmare: Actual lyrics - "Sweat began to pour down, my neck as I turn round" Misheard - "Sweat began to pour down, my knickers as I turn round" that is the funniest so far

I always heard it this way as well and despite knowing better, I still do.

I heard I buried Paul instead of cranberry sauce. Now, am I too obsessed with Paul is dead?

zappaholic wrote: That's about on the same level as all the people who thought "Every Breath You Take" was a sweet love song and wanted it played at their weddings.  It's about a STALKER, for chrissakes!

The same applies to REM's "The One I Love" (not the stalker bit).

A lot of people posted Kate Bush's "Mother Stands for Comfort" on the Kate Bush forum on FB for Mothers Day. They also apparently don't know that it's about a serial killer!

Pastmaster wrote: Not really a bad mishearing, but before I realized they were singing in German I used to think Kraftwerk was singing "Fun, Fun, Fun in the Autobahn".

It isn't?