In The Bee Gees' 'Too Much Heaven' where Barry says 'Ooh you and me girl', I thought for years that he said 'Ooh you nigger' and was quite upset that he had said this and had been allowed to get away with it.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- I always thought that "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees was sung by Aretha Franklin.Anon
- I used to think that the title of Barry Manilow's song "Looks Like We Made It" was "Looks Like Tomatoes".— close2nd
- Up until I was about seven, I thought soda pop was alcoholic and that's why kids weren't allowed it.Anon
- When the Queen Mother died when I was quite upset because I thought royalty did not die.— Carrie
- When I was younger, I saw Madonna's video for "Material Girl". I thought she was singing "I'm a Cheerio Girl"!— Greg
- I thought that my parents chose my cousins, and was upset when my mother wouldn't let me add one.Anon