Misquoted and Misunderstood Songs

mszee · 17 Apr 2006, 01:54

You know how we often talk about lyrics that we didn't understand in the beginning...or thought it was something different from the real lyrics?

Good example would be I Will Do Anything For Love but I Won't Do That? People has been wondering what THAT is...

So I am thinking - it would fun to post here either personal experiences or what you've heard or read somewhere about misquoted songs.

I'll start:

Credence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising - the lyrics are "There is a bad moon on the rise"...often quoted as "There is a bathroom on the right".

Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze - lyrics are: "Excuse me while I kiss the sky"...sometimes quoted as "Excuse me while I kiss this guy".

Rockette · 17 Apr 2006, 14:12

"And I think somewhere, someone must be calling my name...."

L96 · 17 Apr 2006, 22:12

I've never felt the same about that song from Shrek (I'm a believer) since I heard my young cousin singing it...

"And then I saw her face, now I'm gonna leave her"

AndrewG · 17 Apr 2006, 22:22

"We're gonna go all the way tonight, tonight"

Should be
"We're gonna go all the way and tonight's the night"

Heard the wrong words sung by hundreds of fans at concerts...

**RadioMaster** · 17 Apr 2006, 22:26

"I´ll die for you and thats the truth"
But i whould prefer
"I´ll tell the truth and that´s a lie"

L96 · 17 Apr 2006, 22:33

I heard (or rather, read) a fan the other singing BOOH "and nothing ever rolls in this rock and roll hole".

Trust me, that one is a tongue twister.

**RadioMaster** · 18 Apr 2006, 00:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by lotus96

rock and roll hole".

mszee · 18 Apr 2006, 01:23

I thought this thread would be funny...but you guys are truly hysterical...

mszee · 18 Apr 2006, 01:31

This is slightly off topic...but only slightly...

Try to read this. I'm sure you can....very interesting.

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was
rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch
at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a
wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in
the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it
whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey
lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas
tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.

I personally had no problem reading this...just shows you who I am...

Ross · 18 Apr 2006, 01:36

THis has been posted very recently on 31st March by Diane... Sorry

mszee · 18 Apr 2006, 01:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ross

THis has been posted very recently on 31st March by Diane... Sorry

OH alright...I just got it in the e-mail and read it without even noticing that something is fundamentally wrong with it - I thought it was about bad spelling or something...

mszee · 18 Apr 2006, 01:41

I'm gonna hit the highway like a battery hen,
on a silver black mountain bike..

mszee · 18 Apr 2006, 01:42

And maybe I'm lonely,
thats all I'm qualified to be

And maybe I'm lonely,
thats all a pile, a pile of peas

mszee · 18 Apr 2006, 01:43

Glowin' like the metal on the edge of a knife

Growin' like a meadow on the engine tonight

mszee · 18 Apr 2006, 01:54

OK...I post to myself by myself...

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting
Till the end

We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fart'n
To the end...

**RadioMaster** · 18 Apr 2006, 12:59

I´ve heard

Glowing like the middle on the edge of a knife

mszee · 19 Apr 2006, 01:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radiomaster

I´ve heard

Glowing like the middle on the edge of a knife

Funny...I confuse lyrics in the beginning too...I still hear on Did I Say That? when ML sings really softly "Did I Say that" in the middle of the song - "Last night" instead...

Jackoutofhell · 23 Apr 2006, 07:13

I seem to misinterpret the lyrics to a lot of songs, and today I heard a friend say that he thought "Everything Louder Than Everything Else" was "Everyone, and Everything, and Everything Else"

That's a bad mistake. I think he has some hearing problems, but I make a lot more logical errors along those lines. Things that make sense to mistake.

Does anyone else do this a lot?

Rockette · 23 Apr 2006, 08:10

"and I think somebody somewhere must be calling my name.."

I can't imagine what silly fool would have thought that though.

**RadioMaster** · 23 Apr 2006, 12:06

Under TT&TH there is a thread called "Misqouted and misunderstood lyrics" thats nearly the same like this

R. · 23 Apr 2006, 16:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radiomaster

Under TT&TH there is a thread called "Misqouted and misunderstood lyrics" thats nearly the same like this

Threads merged.

Elijah's way · 25 Apr 2006, 16:45

I used to think in "One More Kiss" he sings "chickens of the night". Then I read the liner notes to see "champions". Every time I hear it though, it still sounds a little like chickens.

**RadioMaster** · 25 Apr 2006, 20:43

There is the famous story about Led Zeppelin (nut Meat, but interessting, too)
Led Zeppelin had a german producer (i don´t know what exact he did). Years ago, he worked in a kindergarten and raped the little kids. One day near the end of the production of the album, he found hung on the attic.
The the misunerstood lyric.
You can her when the childrens choir is singing "All in all it´s just a"(nother brick in the wall), instead of this "Hol ihn, hol ihn unter´s Dach", which is German and means "Take him, take him to the attic".

Don´t know, if it´s true, but i just wanted to post it.
What do you think about?
R.

mszee · 26 Apr 2006, 01:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by RHStoned

I used to think in "One More Kiss" he sings "chickens of the night". Then I read the liner notes to see "champions". Every time I hear it though, it still sounds a little like chickens.

I am telling you...every single time I hear low Did I say that...I most definitely hear...Last night...I am laughing so hard about chickens...

mszee · 26 Apr 2006, 01:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radiomaster

There is the famous story about Led Zeppelin (nut Meat, but interessting, too)
Led Zeppelin had a german producer (i don´t know what exact he did). Years ago, he worked in a kindergarten and raped the little kids. One day near the end of the production of the album, he found hung on the attic.
The the misunerstood lyric.
You can her when the childrens choir is singing "All in all it´s just a"(nother brick in the wall), instead of this "Hol ihn, hol ihn unter´s Dach", which is German and means "Take him, take him to the attic".

Don´t know, if it´s true, but i just wanted to post it.
What do you think about?
R.

I am not sure what to think...what do you think? Some kind of acoustic trick?

17 Apr 2006, 01:54	#1
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Misquoted and Misunderstood Songs You know how we often talk about lyrics that we didn't understand in the beginning...or thought it was something different from the real lyrics? Good example would be I Will Do Anything For Love but I Won't Do That? People has been wondering what THAT is... So I am thinking - it would fun to post here either personal experiences or what you've heard or read somewhere about misquoted songs. I'll start: Credence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising - the lyrics are "There is a bad moon on the rise"...often quoted as "There is a bathroom on the right". Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze - lyrics are: "Excuse me while I kiss the sky"...sometimes quoted as "Excuse me while I kiss this guy".

23 Apr 2006, 07:13	#18
Jackoutofhell Super Loafer Join Date: 13.03.2006 Posts: 369	Song Misinterpretations I seem to misinterpret the lyrics to a lot of songs, and today I heard a friend say that he thought "Everything Louder Than Everything Else" was "Everyone, and Everything, and Everything Else" That's a bad mistake. I think he has some hearing problems, but I make a lot more logical errors along those lines. Things that make sense to mistake. Does anyone else do this a lot? Last edited by Jackoutofhell; 23 Apr 2006 at 07:58.

17 Apr 2006, 14:12	#2
Rockette Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.06.2005 Location: I think! Posts: 4,805	"And I think somewhere, someone must be calling my name...."

17 Apr 2006, 22:12	#3
L96 Inaugural goldfish winner Join Date: 04.07.2005 Location: In a handbasket. Believe me, for someone my height, it's hell... Posts: 2,373	I've never felt the same about that song from Shrek (I'm a believer) since I heard my young cousin singing it... "And then I saw her face, now I'm gonna leave her"

17 Apr 2006, 22:22	#4
AndrewG I hope your salmon sucks! Join Date: 18.01.2004 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 7,077	"We're gonna go all the way tonight, tonight" Should be "We're gonna go all the way and tonight's the night" Heard the wrong words sung by hundreds of fans at concerts...

17 Apr 2006, 22:26	#5
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	"I´ll die for you and thats the truth" But i whould prefer "I´ll tell the truth and that´s a lie"

17 Apr 2006, 22:33	#6
L96 Inaugural goldfish winner Join Date: 04.07.2005 Location: In a handbasket. Believe me, for someone my height, it's hell... Posts: 2,373	I heard (or rather, read) a fan the other singing BOOH "and nothing ever rolls in this rock and roll hole". Trust me, that one is a tongue twister.

18 Apr 2006, 01:23	#8
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	I thought this thread would be funny...but you guys are truly hysterical...

18 Apr 2006, 01:31	#9
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	This is slightly off topic...but only slightly... Try to read this. I'm sure you can....very interesting. fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it. I personally had no problem reading this...just shows you who I am...

18 Apr 2006, 01:36	#10
Ross Best Sig and Avatar 2006!!! (shared) Join Date: 25.11.2003 Location: Coatbridge near Glasgow. Scotland Posts: 3,446	THis has been posted very recently on 31st March by Diane... Sorry

18 Apr 2006, 01:41	#12
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	I'm gonna hit the highway like a battery hen, on a silver black mountain bike..

18 Apr 2006, 01:42	#13
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	And maybe I'm lonely, thats all I'm qualified to be And maybe I'm lonely, thats all a pile, a pile of peas

18 Apr 2006, 01:43	#14
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Glowin' like the metal on the edge of a knife Growin' like a meadow on the engine tonight

18 Apr 2006, 01:54	#15
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 29.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	OK...I post to myself by myself... We are the champions - my friends And we'll keep on fighting Till the end We are the champions - my friends And we'll keep on fart'n To the end...

18 Apr 2006, 12:59	#16
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	I´ve heard Glowing like the middle on the edge of a knife

23 Apr 2006, 08:10	#19
Rockette Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.06.2005 Location: I think! Posts: 4,805	"and I think somebody somewhere must be calling my name.." I can't imagine what silly fool would have thought that though.

23 Apr 2006, 12:06	#20
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	Under TT&TH there is a thread called "Misqouted and misunderstood lyrics" thats nearly the same like this

25 Apr 2006, 16:45	#22
Elijah's way Soul Auctioneer Join Date: 26.06.2005 Location: Muscle Shoals, AL Posts: 1,529	I used to think in "One More Kiss" he sings "chickens of the night". Then I read the liner notes to see "champions". Every time I hear it though, it still sounds a little like chickens.

25 Apr 2006, 20:43	#23
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	There is the famous story about Led Zeppelin (nut Meat, but interessting, too) Led Zeppelin had a german producer (i don´t know what exact he did). Years ago, he worked in a kindergarten and raped the little kids. One day near the end of the production of the album, he found hung on the attic. The the misunerstood lyric. You can her when the childrens choir is singing "All in all it´s just a"(nother brick in the wall), instead of this "Hol ihn, hol ihn unter´s Dach", which is German and means "Take him, take him to the attic". Don´t know, if it´s true, but i just wanted to post it. What do you think about? R.