My friends and I would sing "Kokomo" by the Beach Boys all the time in school.

I used to think the line "that monserrat mystique" actually was "I wants a rotten steak!"

Corinne

It wasn't until recent years I realized after my wife's several hours of laughter that the lyrics for PM Dawn's "Die Without You" was far from "Die Without Shoes"... however she quickly agreed it might have been better written that way :-/

Matt Hudson -- Columbia, SC

When we were 11 and 12 my sister, a big Billy Idol fan, thought "Eyes without a face" was "How's about a date?". Wishful thinking!

Michelle

I used to believe that the lyrics "The funk phenomenon" were "My poop is coming on"

Curly

It really sounds like Air Supply sings "You can take the darkness from the pit of the night, and turn it to a bacon double tuna surprise" my friend replayed it over and over again to convince me of the real words "You can take the darkness from the pit of the night, and turn it to a beacon burning endlessly bright" in "Was it Nothing at all"

My husband thinks the Beatles sing "Michelle, my belle" with the lyrics "Play piano song" instead of the French words "Tres bien en semble" or whatever.

M.R

When I was a child, I used to believe the song "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" was called (and sung) "Walking in my Winter Underwear" ... I think it just made sense to me.

Carolyn

My husband and I have a fun game we play during long road trips. If we hear an old 80s song, we'll declare an "all sing" where we have to sing along. So one trip I declare an "all sing" to the Flashdance themesong "Maniac" and I hear my husband belting out "She's a maniac, maniac on the go".

It's supposed to be this stripper who is an incredible dancer, but he sings it like she's a busy soccer mom running errands. Every time he tells me I'm a maniac about something, I'll ask him if I'm also 'on the go'.

one confused girl

Remember the song "Dirty Deeds"? I used to sing it "Dirty Deeds and the Thunder Chief". When the song came on the radio last year, I asked my husband what on earth they were saying because by then I figured out that maybe "Thunder Chief" didn't make much sense. I still sing it wrong.

Another one: "Hey little thing let me light your candle 'cause momma I'm sure I'm Don Henley now".

one confused girl

I thought the song "Swing low, Sweet chariot" went:

"Sweet n'low, sweet Harriet"

I thought they meant some girl Harriet was as sweet as sweet n'low. Man, was I dissapointed when I found out the right lyrics.

Harriet

When I was growing up I loved The Police (the band, that is ;) and I still do. Unfortunately I didn't buy the album "Ghost in the Machine" until several years after I started listening to it. Alas, I thought I was listening to the song "Too much sh*t for measure", but I was really listening to "Too much information". I'm a big Sting fan, but I'll put money down if you can tell the difference today!

Sincere apologies for the expletive, but if you listen to the song, you'll understand how real this "misheard" example is.

zenlon

I used to belt out a Jon Bon Jovi number:

"Whoooaaaahhh we're half way there - whooooaaaahhhh we're living on BREAD"

perfectly logical at 10 years old... ;)

Cpt Trub

I used to think the song, "Pass the doochie on the left-hand side" was "Pass the goat cheese on the left hand-side." On my 27th birthday, my friends made me a dinner that included goat cheese and crackers. I started singing my version of the song and they all busted up

mamagambino

I used to think the line in Green Day's when i come around was "sell donuts at my door" instead of "so don't knock down my door"
I still think it sounds like donut.

megan

Simon and Garfunkle "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" says:
You dont have to be coy Leroy

I thought it said:
You dont have to be corduroy (like the pants or the kids book)

Stephanie

My friends' 2 young boys love dancing to "James Bond" - err it's the Tom Jones version of "Sex Bomb". Has me & my partner in fits each time we see it.

RogerS

The first couple of times that I heard INXS' Suicide Blonde, I thought for sure they were singing "Super Salad Bar" instead of suicide blonde.

terri

My 4 year old little cousin sing this song by Donnie Mcklerkin- Fire fall on Me and this song by Nelly Hot in heeerrree.


Real version #1 - Fire, Fire Fire, Fire fall on Me......

Real version#2- Its getting hot in here so take off all your clothes, I am getting so Hot I can take my clothes off...

Hers- Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire fall on me, It's getting hot in here so take off all your clothes I am getting so hot, I can take My own off.

Chane

When i was little my dad listened to this gospel group called commissioned( he still does) I love one of their songs, I sang it " I don't like pain and I dont like beer, But Lord i want to be more sincere....., the real words " I dont like pain and I don't like fear but Lord i want to be more sincere

Chane

"Dirty D's and the dung-dirt chief" is what my child brain heard when I should of been hearing "Dirty deeds and their done dirt cheep!" Wow...no one ever corrected me until I was much older and should of known better...what the heck is a "dug dirt chief"?

Hannah