When Alanis Morrisette was first popular, my sister and I both liked the song, "You Oughta Know." I had to laugh uproariously one day when I realized that my sister was singing, "The cross-eyed bear that you gave to me" instead of "The cross I bear, that you gave to me."

Jamie

I always hear Manic Street Preachers 'You Love Us' as 'You Love Arse'.

Lou

I thought the song by the Rolling Stones, "If you start me up" was saying "Yugoslavia."

You laugh but you will never stop Yugoslavia.

Texas Rocky

My niece, Alisse, heard the song "Felis Navidad" one day on the radio and was amazed. She thought the song said, "Alisse, mom, and dad". So now when we ask her to sing a Christmas song she'll sing that, HER way. Don't try to tell her she's wrong, she KNOWS it's about her family.

Mandy The Mental

Me and my sister used to like Dina Carroll songs, and we were convinced that one of the songs went, 'The Red-nosed man makes me feel like you do, the red-nosed man and his red-nosed dog' needless to say that actual lyrics are, 'There aint no man makes me feel like you do, there aint no man, aint no doubt'
I think our version is better

Loz

My brother and I used to believe the lyrics to a Paul Young song were: "Everytime you go away, you take a piece of meat with you". (it's actually: "you take a piece of ME with you") We found this so funny, it had us rolling around in tears for ages everytime it came on the radio.

emma

Im not exactly sure who sings that song but it goes "im blue da ba dee da ba..." (u know that one) well any way i thought that guy was gay and he was singing "Im blue and im in need of a guy" and my friend thought it was "im blue if i was green i would die" we argued for ages!

jamiee

When my little sister was about 5 she would always sing..."baby i need your lovin' stuck in the hole of the muffin" instead of baby i need your lovin got to have all your lovin. She was so cute because she would always run around asking how you could get stuck in the hole of a muffin and that it would have to be a HUGE muffin.

Kristen

I saw on the misheard lyrics pages a few weeks ago someone who submitted their versions of some shakin steven's songs and thought they were really funny, so I thought I'd send you some of mine because as a kid I used to think he was awful and my brother hated him, so here goes,

1)'I'll be Crucified' -actual song 'I'll be satisfied'
2) Because I bug you -real title 'Because I love you
3)'what do you wanna make those pies for me for'-what do you want to make those eyes at me for'
4)'Say ta ra ta ra'-Que sera sera
5)'Turning gay' -Turning away
6) 'Dipstick,elvis you aint'-lipstick, powder & paint
7) 'got lumpy graaavy' -you drive me crazy
8)'I need a wee' -'Marie marie

yes, we really did used to sing these lyrics instead of the proper ones, ours are better and much funnier we think.

Leanne Robinson

When I first heard Matt Monro's song "Born Free," I thought he was singing "Porn Free."

Anon

FOR YEARS, until I was maybe 14, I thought "Lord, I was born a ramblin man" was Lord I was born on Grand Manan (my hometown)

Anon

My best friend still believes that the Rolling Stones were singing "I'll never be your big suburban" instead of "I'll never be your beast of burden".

joann

In the song "hey ya" by Outkast i thought the lyrics "lend me some sugar, i am your neighbor" were "lend me some sugar, i am your savior!"

I always thought to myslef... c'mon, just give him the stupid sugar. After all he DID save you.

hand over the sugar

Someone I knew in school thought the lines to the Rolling Stones song "Shattered" were, "Don't you know the prime rate's going up, up, up, up, UP?" instead of the "crime rate." He thought it was about being a stockbroker.

Ivy C.

When I was little I loved that show Fraggle Rock..and at the end of the theme song, on of the Fraggle's says, "Down at Fraggle Rock!" And little me thought it was "Damn it Fraggle Rock!" Yeah...I got in trouble for that one...

bk

I've heard many rumors about people doing covers of songs and butchering the lyrics. Here are some I've come across:

The ever-so-popular "Excuse me while I kiss this guy" ("Excuse me while I kiss the sky"--Jimi Hendrix)

"Baking Carrot Biscuits" ("Taking Care of Business"--Bachman-Turner Overdrive)

"Last night I dreamt of some bagels" ("Last night I dreamt of San Pedro"--Madonna)

"I've got shoes; they're made of plywood" ("I've got chills; they're multiplying"--Grease)

Stendy

I know I'm not alone with this one:

No matter how many times I listen to "Help Me Rhonda," by the Beach Boys, I still hear the same strange phrase at the beginning:

"Well since she put me down, there's been owls pukin' in my bed."

I just looked up the lyrics and found out they're actually: "Well since she put me down I’ve been out doin’ in my head."

HUH?! That makes even less sense! I'm going to stick with my version.

Stendy

Eifel 65 - Blue

I'm Blue (if I was green I would die...)

[I'm blue, da ba dee, da ba di.]

Matt

Hold me closer, Tony Danza.
Kill hitch-hikers on the highway.
Tie them up with strips of linen
"Who's the Boss," is what you say.

Too embarassed to leave a name

i thaught the michael jackson song billy jean song said Janet's not my son

Anon