When I heard the song "www.memory" by: Alan Jackson I thought it was saying "Kentucky ducky ducky dog memories"- i have no idea how i got that out of that,lol!

ilovecolin

When I was young(er), the song "I was
made to love her" by Stevie Wonder
came out. I'm 47 years old now, and
still can't figure out the FIRST LINE!"I was born in ______, something,
something ... and, I THOUGHT the second
line was, "had a carpet sweeper, we were
always hand in hand." Now, I at least
know that "carpet sweeper" is "childhood
sweetheart" after a friend heard me
attempting to sing with the radio and
told me what a idiot I was - "You were
hand in hand with a carpet sweeper?' she roared. Well, "hey, hey, hey." I
at least knew THAT part. We still don't know the first line, though - it's just one of life's mysteries. Arden Las Vegas

Arden Diers

My parents were big fans of the show "Cheers." Whenever I heard the theme song, I thought that "You want go where everyone knows your name" was actually "You want to go where everyone knows Yulnay" and that Yulnay was some really cool person.

Jess

Until recently, i used to beliveve that the chorus in "Freewill" by Rush went - "You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice. If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice. You can choose from Phantom Fears and Kindness that can kill. I will choose a bad ass career, I will choose freewill"
I know know that " Bad Ass Career" should be " Path that's clear"

Thunderbird

I'm from Germany, and, listening to
Enya's latin "cursum perficio", I
always heard (and if I want to still
hear) "Katz und Maus" for "cur-su-m".
Translated, the song then goes:

cat and mouse - perficio
cat and mouse - perficio

I used to thinkg this was so incredibly
stupid.

Anon

In the song "I'm every woman" I wasn't sure what the words were, so I made up my own version called "Climb every mountain" and it makes sense with the next lyric "it's all in me"

RANEBOW

I thought the words to "When I come around" by Green Day was "When I caught a red hound"--- not horrible, it fits perfectly, just doesn't make much sense with the rest of the lyrics

JoJo

Blinded by the Light. Sigh.
It actually goes: "Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night".
I thought it said: "Blinded by the light, I woke up with a goose, another mother in the night!"
I am officially an idiot. I only found out a few weeks ago about this. I am 13.
P.S. Is anyone sick of my misheard lyrics yet? Jeez!

Caitlin from Canada

When I was little I used the listen to the song "I Got My Mind Set On You" and I used to think he was singing "look out i might sit on you".

Kid At Heart

I used to imagine that in the song "Just a Gigilo" by Van Halen when he said "I ain't got no body" it was just a little head dancing around, kinda like a Mr. Potato Head toy. I thought he really didn't have a body.

Andrea

I used to mthink that "I'll never let you go" by Third Eye Blind, was "Another Latchiko, Another Latchiko." My friend thought it was "I'd rather wear JNCO." we still laugh at that song

Jenn B

in the song hakuna matata where timon and pumba sing "it's a problem free
philosophy", I thought they said "it' a
problem Tree Phil and Sophie". I walked
around singing this over and over again
when I was five.

Anon

There was a song in the 90's. I don't remember the band but in the chorus, it said "I'm standing by you". I was pretty young then and I loved to watch ice-skating. I used to think the singer said, "Oksana Baiul". I always wondered why he was singing about a skater.

Ram420

The song *Blinded by the Light* was always a frustration for me, I always heard "Blinded by the light, wrapped up like a deuce and a loner in the night" until just now, this very instant I have decided to check out the real lyrics and it actually says, "And she was blinded by the light, cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night"...well I wasn't that far off,I got deuce right!

Mercedes

The chorus to the song "Freshmen" by The Verve Pipe says
"We were only freshmen" ... I had a friend who would sing "We were only FLESHmen"

In the song "Busy Child" by The Crystal Method, there is a line that repeats a lot that says
"I guess I didn't know" ... the same friend misinterperated this as "I guess I didn't notice"

Not that I haven't had my share of misunderstandings of a lyrical nature... a few classics are:
White Zombie's "More Human than Human" -- "More human than you, man"
Gin Blossoms "Hey, Jealousy" -- "Hey, Chelsea!"
and in "Daria" by Cake, John McCrea sings the words "icing on a cake" at one point... for years I thought he was saying "I sing on a cake" ... what a revelation that was, when the truth dawned on me!

ZiZak

Wuthering heights, I heard it as:
here on the wild, windy moores we'll roll and fall in brie.
you had a temper, like my jealous seal, so hot, so greasy
I hated you, badminton
bat cream in the night
you told me not to lose my flight
leave behind eye
wuthering, wuthering, wuthering nights
it's me, im kathy i've come home, come meet the animals
after that it's normal til:
I find the roof falls without you.

mishearer

The Corrs: "leave me breathless" - "Come on, leave me, Bradley". (Just dump him, girlie!)

Eminem: "but today I'm cleaning out my closet" - "But today I'm coming out my closet" (How brave!)

doomchild

When I was about 9, i herd the song "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson. I could'nt really hear the part where he was singing "the beautiful people" part so it sounded like he was saying "Go suck a meatball, go suck a meatball."
(I finally memorized all of his songs at my age now and hes my favorite musician!)
lol... go suck a meatball...thats my quote now! lol

Cassie