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Points: 18058 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 06 2011 at 16:24
Originally posted by topographicbroadways topographicbroadways wrote:

We've all at some point misinterpreted what a vocalist is singing. Especially in prog this is an easy thing to do, so what are some of your worst misheard lyrics?
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Not prog, but "Spoke to Joyce" has to be mentioned here.
I spoke to joyce in the morning, I spoke to joyce at night. Of course he is saying, smoke two joints.
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Points: 8614 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 12 2011 at 16:07
Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

I believe everyone is familiar with this one:
 
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded by the Light
 
Actual: Revved up like a deuce
 
Heard: Wrapped up like a douche
 
Listening to the song, I still don't think there is any way he isn't singing "douche"


I'm going to guess that 99% of everyone who has or ever will hear that song thinks thats what he is saying.



The one that sticks out to me is Genesis "Abacab", which I didn't know was the name of the song. I heard it in junior high and thought the chorus was, "I'm a cun*", which I could not believe they were getting away with.

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I don't like reviving threads but:

Real: "Take me on board their beautiful ship"
Misheard: "Take me on board. Had a beautiful sh*t"
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2011 at 11:32
Hendrix´s Purple haze

"Excuse me while I kiss the sky"... I heard "Excuse me while I kiss this guy"


...what!?!??!
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Points: 444 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2011 at 11:46
The first couple of times I heard .38 Special sing "So Caught Up in You", I thought they were singing "Don't color me blue, Little Girl."
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For the best part of thirty years I was sure the lyrics to Roundabout where:

In and around the lake
Marlins come out of the sky and they stand there...
 
It was such a great mental image I was disapointed when I discovered the real words.
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The song "down on the farm" by Camel. For the longest time I thought the lyrics were "behind the woodshed the plowman is taking a pee." The real lyrics are "behind the woodshed the plowman is taking a peek at the farmer's daughter...."

Personally, I like "taking a pee" better. LOL
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Points: 8717 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 12 2011 at 15:43
For the longest time, before i knew the song title, i thought when Peter Gabriel sang the title of his song "Sledgehammer", he was actually saying "Snake Charmer"LOL
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Originally posted by LionRocker LionRocker wrote:

Please excuse this incoming burst of raunch, people. It took three entire listens to "Kid A" before I knew the correct lyrics to a single verse, believe it or not.
 
"Everything In It's Right Place"
 
"Yesterday, I woke up sucking on my mom"
"Yesterday, I woke up sucking a lemon"
And I always thought Games Without Frontiers was "She's so funky, yeah". I assume Ms. Bush never took a remedial French class. LOL
That Gabriel thing here readily comes to mind for me, also. Quite frankly, I hate it, whatever it means in French. An artist spewing French didn't work for me either at the end of that Let It Be song sung by Lennon ("Across the Universe"?). It detracts from his legend quite honestly. Enjoyed the French by his bandmate in "Michelle" though.
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From a Mars Volta song, I don't remember which one: "I've got a penis that will rip through the very fabric of time"

Edited by SolarLuna96 - June 20 2011 at 18:10
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 20 2011 at 22:06
Originally posted by Polo Polo wrote:



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Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 20 2011 at 23:59
Originally posted by SolarLuna96 SolarLuna96 wrote:

From a Mars Volta song, I don't remember which one: "I've got a penis that will rip through the very fabric of time"

That should be a Mars Volta lyric, though. 
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Points: 20032 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2011 at 07:14
Originally posted by esky esky wrote:

Originally posted by LionRocker LionRocker wrote:

Please excuse this incoming burst of raunch, people. It took three entire listens to "Kid A" before I knew the correct lyrics to a single verse, believe it or not.
 
"Everything In It's Right Place"
 
"Yesterday, I woke up sucking on my mom"
"Yesterday, I woke up sucking a lemon"
And I always thought Games Without Frontiers was "She's so funky, yeah". I assume Ms. Bush never took a remedial French class. LOL
That Gabriel thing here readily comes to mind for me, also. Quite frankly, I hate it, whatever it means in French. An artist spewing French didn't work for me either at the end of that Let It Be song sung by Lennon ("Across the Universe"?). It detracts from his legend quite honestly. Enjoyed the French by his bandmate in "Michelle" though.
That is NOT French at the end of "Across the Universe".
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Originally posted by SolarLuna96 SolarLuna96 wrote:

From a Mars Volta song, I don't remember which one: "I've got a penis that will rip through the very fabric of time"
Conjugal Burns. LOL I heard that too.
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Points: 1305 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2011 at 16:04
I HEAR THE BAYING OF THE HOOOOOUNDS
IN THE DISTANCE
I HEAR THEM DEVOURING
PASS ME TACOS OF THE EARTH

Also

HOLDING HER DOWN
DRAINING THE WEENIES

Also

DEADLY BADGERS MADE MY WREAAAAAAATH

Mikeal Akerfeldt is great for this sort of thing.


Edited by Harry Hood - June 21 2011 at 16:06
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Points: 13536 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2011 at 16:33
Initially I heard the verse of Rush's 2112 as "We are the priests of the temple of syringe" instead of "Syrinx" so I thought the song must've been about drugs.
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Points: 13792 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2011 at 16:38
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Initially I heard the verse of Rush's 2112 as "We are the priests of the temple of syringe" instead of "Syrinx" so I thought the song must've been about drugs.

LOL That brings back some memories! So did my Mum, who tried to bar me from listening on the grounds I might be turning into a drug crazed looney. I spent a fair amount of time as a stroppy teenager trying to persuade her that I was a booze crazed looney and it was Syrinx.
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Points: 50 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 21 2011 at 17:05
Well... for a while, I thought John sang "I buried Paul" near the ending of Strawberry Fields Forever... Silly me :p
 
Now seriously, I'm awful at understanding sung lyrics - I must've misheard lyrics like a million times now xD
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