I know I am not the only one who used to sing John Mayer's 'your body is a wonderland' as ' alice in wonderland'

Miss Heard

I used to believe, for an embarrassingly long time, that Eric Clapton was singing about a girl who didn't like Washington state. After all, in his own words:

"She don't like, she don't like, she don't like
Spokane!"

Now of course, I now know he's actually singing about drugs, but I think my version is far funnier. ;)

Freezair

Elton John's Bennie and the Jets I thought it said "she's got electric boobs" but really it was an electric suit

Anon

when i used to hear berlins song being played on the radio take my breath away

how i heard it:
all they sell is potions
finally lovers know no shame

real one:
on this endless ocean
finally lovers know no shame

what type of potions were they selling?or somtimes i used to think she was saying lotions

mel

I used to believe that the lyrics to the song "Dancing Queen" by Abba went, "You can dance, you can DIE having the time of your life." I was always confused about this until a few months ago when I asked my family while the song was playing on the radio. My family now has another reason to think I'm insane...

shania

Until very recently I thought that the lyrics to Fast Car by Tracy Chapman were "city lights spread out before us, your arms and legs wrapped round my shoulders..." Instead of "your arms felt nice wrapped round my shoulders"
Can't imagine how I thought someone could drive a fast car in that position....

fan of contortionists

Baa baa baa, baa baa beran
Baa baa baa, baa baa bu barber Ann
I hit my hand
Hit my hand
It's rockin and a rollin
Rockin and a renal
Barber Ann baa baa baa barber Ann

Went to a dance
Lookin' for romance
Saw a Barberina and I thought I'd take a chance
Baa baa, Barber Ann Barber Ann
She's rockin' and a rollin
rockin and a renal
Barber Ann baa baa baa Barber Ann

Hi Betty Sue, By Betty Lue
Saw a Barber Ann and she really wouldn't doo (hair)
Barber Ann Baa Baa
Barber Ann Baa Baa
She's a rockin and a rollin (hair)
A rockin and a renal
Barber Ann

Leslie

You know that song by The Zombies that goes "It's the time for the season of loving?" Up until two days ago, I thought they were singing "it's the time for the season finale."

Needless to say, my dad had a good laugh when he corrected me.

Queeny

Wasted Little DJs - The View

I heard:

'Italy, Italy's Majesty,
They're the cleverest blokes weekend'

Whereas it's really:

'Astedwae ittlae ejaysdae
They're the cleverest blonde weekend.'

Mine makes way more sense...

Liz

I used to think TLCs song Unpretty was called 'Im pretty' and would sing all the 'unpretty' bits as ' damn Im pretty' proudly pointing at myself

And still on TLC, I always used to hear ' Dont go Jason Waterfalls pissing to the rivers like you used to.... instead of dont go chasing waterfalls please stick to the rivers like you used to!

Miss Heard

mis heard lyrics to...
Chaka Khan's 'Ain't Nobody Loves Me Better'

Captured I fell asleep
Thats the way it was
Happened so naturally
Didnt I know it's worse love
The next thing I felt was you
holding meat clothes
What was I gonna do?
I let myself go

(Chorus: as normal..)
Aint nobody
Loves me better
Makes me happy
Makes me feel this way
Aint nobody
Loves me better than you.

(REAL LYRICS)...
Captured effortlessly
Thats the way it was
Happened so naturally
I did not know it was love
The next thing I felt was
You holding me close
What was I gonna do?
I let myself go.

Emma

Sheryl Crow - IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY..

- mis heard lyrics

- can you blame me? Check out the real lines BELOW.....

I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos,
And drank til I was thirsty again
We went searching through thrift store jungles
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen

[Chorus]
If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad
If it makes you happy
Then why the hell are you so sad.

I HEARD THEM THIS WAY!......

I've been long, a long way from here
Put on a porn show, playful my ski grows,
And drank til I was thirsty again
We went searching through three store jungles
Found Ger on his own rifle, marrying shampoo
And then he got my cold seat and pen.

Emma

I love SUZANNA VEGA and her soft voice, but can't always hear all her words right. I got her CD out before I learned the real lyrics. For a week I thought the song 'MARLENE ON THE WALL' went like THIS:

But the only soldier now is me
I'm fighting things I cannot see
I think it's called my destiny
That I am changing

My LEMON on the wall.

I never understood that she was saying 'Marlene'..(I'dnever heard such a name before), so my brain came up with 'lemon'.... try'na make sense of it.

Emma

I used to(and still do) mishear the lyrics in Eddie Cochran´s "Drive In Show" that in the original go like

"when we're parkin' in the drive-in show
we'll be sittin' in the moonlight row
i'll bet my peanuts to a candy bar
you'll be cuter than a movie star"

To me it was a story about a couple doing forbidden stuff in their car (you know, they´re "parkin") and the guy was quite clever doing a camouflage thing when I heard the words "i´ll wrap my penis to a candy bar" .
Shame on me. ;-)

Slim Tom

Wrong lyrics to a song, "Faith" by "George Michael.

I heard:

Oooooh, you gotta half-faint.....you gotta half-faint a faint a faint.


(Oooooh, you gotta have faith, ... you gotta have faith a faith a faith.)...

Emma

Wrong lyrics to a song, "Hotel California" - The Eagles.

I heard:

On a dark desert highway
Cool wind in my hair
Warm smell euculyptus
Rising up through the air.

(Real lines:...)
On a dark desert highway
Cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas
Rising up through the air

Who the hell knows what 'colitas ' are? They sound like Arabian hookers, (if there's such a thing)!!!

Emma

Wrong lyrics to a song played on radio when i was ten..

Song: "I Go Weak" by Alison Moyet.

Real lyrics: "I go weak, I go weak, weak in the presence of beauty."

Mis heard as:

"I go a wee, I go a wee, wee in the presence of beauty..."

Emma

In the song "My Love" after Justin says "my love..." TI says "So thug, everyday" in the background. I thought he said "Sofa giveaway".

Katie