I thought "having been some days in preparation, a splendid time is guaranteed for all" in Being For The Benefit of Mister Kite was, "some beans, some raisins, preparation, a splendid time is guaranteed for all."

Anna

my silly roommate used to think that the lyrics to Macy Gray's song said "i blow bubbles when you are not here"... the real lyrics are "my world crumbles when you are not near"
now when i walk in the room and she's blowing bubbles, well, i know what to think.

Bubblicious

I was also a victim of "Lucy in the sky with diamonds, the girl with colitis goes by." I always thought it was weird.

Teri

When the song "Someday Out of the Blue" by Elton John came out, I loved it. Everytime it was on the radio, I would sing it as enthusiastically as possible. The only thing was that I got the chorus messed up.
The chorus actually goes:

"Someday out of the blue,
In a crowded street, or a deserted square,
I'll turn and I'll see you"

O (oh, so nobly) mis-sang:

"Someday out of the blue,
In a crowded street, or a deserted square,
I'll turn a Nazi in."

Kassie

Lyrics to Prince's "When Dove's Cry"

Original: "Maybe I'm just like my mother, she's never satisfied..."

What I heard (and sang alound): "Maybe I'm just like my mother, she never sat inside..."

ErkTheViking

When my friend was younger, she always thought Nirvana was singing "Here we are now, in containers!!" ... sure, well if that's where they liked to hang out XD

juliechan

I used to think the lyrics to Row Row Your Boat were " life is butter dream" it wasn't until I was about 12 that I realised it was "but a".

Kirsty

Theres that song by The Offspring that goes, 'And feels like Heavens so far away'
When I was a kid I thought he was saying
'Kevins so far away'
I just thought he was missing his friend. When I told my sister she almost killed herself laughing

Karen

When I was a kid I used to believe that the refrain to "Just another Manic Monday" by the Bangles was really "Just another MAN named Monday"

Anon

I used to think that in the song "Everytime you go away" by Paul Young that he was singing..."Everytime you go away you take a piece of MEAT with you". Just the thought of a man packing a suitcase with a big fat porterhouse steak is enough to crack me up now that I know the actual lyrics!

Keri

In the song "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" by Tears for Fears there is a line "if you're a worried man, shout about it. For a long time I thought it was "If you're a wanted man, shout about it" and thought it was weird because if you were a wanted man I assume you wouldn't want people to know..

Dietrich Corby

I use to think that Bruce Springsteen's song "growing up" was called "throwing up"

glowworm

in the song MOVIN' ON UP from the show THE JEFFERSONS, i thought one part said: "Long sweet lips, chewing me baby, ain't nothin' wrong with that", when it really says, "Long as we live, it's you and me baby, ain't nothing wrong with that"

tad greenhouse

When I was a kid I thought Mary had a little lamb whose FLEAS were white as snow.

jen

My friend's sister believed the lyrics to Gazza's "Fog on the Tyne" were "Fog on the dinasaurs mine all mine"

Suzanne

Until recently, I was pretty firmly convinced that The Police were singing "...I'll send an S.O.S. to a squirrel". My husband recently informed me otherwise, after I belted out the song at the top of my lungs while in the car with our friends.

Dylana

In the song "Youth of the Nation" by P.O.D, in the part where they say, "We are we are...the youth of the naaation!" I used to think it was, "We are we are...the euthanaaaasia!" It made sense to me because as they were a hard rock band, they would sing songs about killing people...

Katie

I thought the beatles' lyric "I'll give you everything I've got for a little peice of mind" was "I'll give you everything I've got for a little peice of pie." I always wondered why he wanted pie so much.

Anon

you know the song "cheer up sleepy jean_____a daydream believer and a homecoming queen"? I thought the words were: " cheer up sweet pea gee, ______ a daydreaming beaver and I hope you are clean"

anon

When I was younger I thought the song "THe Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson was "The beautiful meatball" ...

Ashley