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Misheard lyrics (NSFL)

s_mirage

s_mirage

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Oct 25, 2017
2,773
Birmingham, UK
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast:

"What did I see? Can I believe?
That what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy?
Just what I saw in my old dreams
Were they reflections of my Walkman staring back at me?"

Also, the Japanese/European Sonic CD boss theme. Somehow I always heard "work that sucker to death" as "work that flabby belly", which kind of made sense in my mind given Robotnik/Eggman's figure.
 
Eegah

Eegah

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Oct 27, 2017
651
Dirty deeds.
DONE WITH SHEEP! 0:55
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Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Provided to YouTube by ColumbiaDirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap · AC/DCDirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap℗ 1976 J. Albert & Son Pty LtdReleased on: 1976-12-17Guitar, Com...
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It's time to meet Jamaicans! 2:25
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Latin Roots

Provided to YouTube by DischordLatin Roots · FugaziSteady Diet Of Nothing℗ Dischord RecordsReleased on: 1991-08-01Artist: FugaziAuto-generated by YouTube.
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Don't fry tomato, baby! 0:30
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Die Die My Darling

Provided to YouTube by Audiam (Label)Die Die My Darling · MetallicaGarage, Inc.℗ Blackened RecordingsReleased on: 1998-11-24Auto-generated by YouTube.
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deimosmasque

deimosmasque

Ugly, Queer, Gender-Fluid, Drive-In Mutant, yes?
Moderator
Apr 22, 2018
14,223
Tampa, Fl
"We killed this kitty.
We killed this kitty as it crossed the road.
We killed this kitty.
We killed this kitty as it crossed the road."
 
spookyduzt

spookyduzt

Drive-In Mutant
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
10,857
Oozer said:
Taylor Swift - Blank Space

A bunch of people misheard

I've gotta long list of ex-lovers

as

All the lonely Starbucks lovers

That bunch of people included her dad, who asked her what "Starbucks lovers" were when he first heard the song.


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Wonder if her dad asked how many.

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Maolfunction

Maolfunction

Member
Oct 27, 2017
5,871
I've been listening to Fall Out Boy's Sugar, We're Going Down since the day it came out and for years the chorus was just a garbled mess of sounds that would not translate to words until the five hundredth listen where it all clicked.

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Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Goin Down (Official Music Video)

Official video for Fall Out Boy “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” from the 2005 album, From Under the Cork Tree. Listen to Fall Out Boy: https://Stream.lnk.to/FOBWatc...
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Hilarious_Bearious

Hilarious_Bearious

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Nov 4, 2017
7,381
As a kid, I thought the line "Australians all let us rejoice" from the national anthem was "Australians all are ostriches". I figured an ostrich was kind of like an emu, so it made sense.
 
Radnom

Radnom

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Oct 25, 2017
1,020
Pearl Jam- Glorified G

Bonified virginal pelican
=
Glorified version of a pellet gun


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Pearl Jam- Glorified G (with Lyrics)

Glorified G (Lyrics)Artist: Pearl JamComposer: Vedder/McCready/Gossard/Ament/AbbruzzeseLyrics:Got a gun, fact I got twoThat's ok man, cuz I love godGlorified...
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Voror

Voror

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Oct 25, 2017
2,552
vivftp said:
I always love Lady Gaga's Poker Face because most don't realize what the actual chorus is.

[Post-Chorus]
P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p-poker face, f-f-fuck her face
(Mum mum mum mah)
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Wait that actually is what she's saying and I'm not crazy?

heathen earth said:
I heard it as "I miss the rains down in Africa."

I still think my version is better.
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Same. I didn't even know those weren't thr lyrics till this thread.
 
LakeEarth

LakeEarth

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Oct 27, 2017
8,178
Ontario
She lies and says she's in love with him
Can't find the butter, man
She dreams in color, she dreams in red
Can't find the butter, man
 
Jive Turkey

Jive Turkey

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,153
He's a secret Asian man,
Secret Asian man,
They've given you a number,
And taken away your name.

I thought it was about a guy trying to evade internment camps in WWII.
 
pikachief

pikachief

Prophet of Truth
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Oct 25, 2017
6,527
I misheard "heartache" for "party" for so long.

There's gonna be a party tonight,
a party tonight I know

Really changes the whole mood of the song.
 
Stuggernaut

Stuggernaut

Member
Oct 28, 2017
2,904
Seattle, WA, USA
The Green Day song "American Idiot".

For the longest time I thought he was saying "Ameri-Canadian" and I thought it was cool since I am a Canadian in America... felt relatable lol.

So dumb.
 
Kinketsu

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Nov 17, 2017
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EvilChameleon said:
Genuinely thought "I bless the rains down in Africa" was "I catch the waves down in Africa" for the longest time.
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As a child I thought it was "I guess it rains down in Africa", which I couldn't work out as this was big time TV attention on African famines period. Always thought it had some deeper meaning I wasn't getting or it was some type of troll.

EDIT - I see I am not the only one!
 
Grunty

Grunty

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Oct 28, 2017
7,364
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I used to think the lyrics in the 'Dirty Deeds' song by AC/DC were "Dirty Deeds and the Thunder Chief" and was confused as to why they were mentioning a Killer Instinct character. Lol
 
Gooner

Gooner

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Oct 15, 2020
148
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations

What I heard for years

"Baby, baby, try to find (Hey, hey, hey)
A little time and I'll make you happy (Hey, hey, hey)
I'll be home, my baby xylophone waiting for you
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh"

Actual Lyrics

"Baby, baby, try to find (Hey, hey, hey)
A little time and I'll make you happy (Hey, hey, hey)
I'll be home, I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh"
 
Hilarious_Bearious

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Nov 4, 2017
7,381
For Toto's Africa, I thought it was "I touch the planes down in Africa", since he talks about flying and you see a plane touching down in Africa in the film clip.

Is "I bless the rains down in Africa" the most misheard lyric of all time?
 
RoninChaos

RoninChaos

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Oct 26, 2017
8,338
The beginning of satellite by Guster always sounded "Shawdi was a work of art" but I'm from Atlanta and somebody singing that would not make me bat an eye.
 
kess

kess

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Oct 27, 2017
3,020
Geno by Dexys Midnight Runners

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Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno

Geno! Geno! Geno! Geno! Geno! Back in '68 in a sweaty clubOh, GenoBefore Jimmy's Machine and The Rocksteady RubOh-oh-oh Geno-oOn a night when flowers didn't ...
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You fed me, you bred me
I'll remember your name

I heard:

You fed me your brain
I'll remember your name
 
Okabe

Okabe

Is Sometimes A Good Bean
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Aug 24, 2018
19,941
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell

I thought the lyrics were

They paved paradise. Now put up a fucking fight!


instead of

They paved paradise. And put up a parking lot.
 
Sambumbia-PR

Sambumbia-PR

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Dec 23, 2017
987
Latinos sang Daft Punk's Get Lucky as

"Vamos pa kentocky. Vamos pa Kentocky"

Which translates to "We are going to KFC". Yes, the chicken one.
 
ResetSoul

ResetSoul

Banned
Jul 29, 2021
1,366
"C'mon, c'mon: Leave me breastless."

I was not a smart kid.

"I'm your fetus, I'm your fire. Your desire."

I thought it was, like, an anthem for women who were trying to have a child.
 
Midee

Midee

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Oct 27, 2017
1,474
CA, USA
My fiancé thought the Metallica 'Enter Sandman' chorus went "Eggs Delight!"

Like they're singing about some fancy deviled egg dish.
 
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