My husband heard Julian Cope's song "China Doll", which warns, "You're gonna wake up in the morning/ With a crowd 'round your bed" - but he thought it was ".../With kraut on your lip." i didn't see how anyone could make that mistake until i listened to the song, but it really does sound like that.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- When I first heard Bruce Springsteen's song, "Born in the USA," I thought that the song was "Porn in the USA"Anon
- I used to believe that my doll Kimberly was real and if I listened carefully, that I'd hear her speak!— Kristy
- When I first heard the song "Constant Craving" by KD Lang, I thought she was singing "God save gravy."Anon
- i thaught the michael jackson song billy jean song said Janet's not my son Anon
- In a religious song, instead of “Jesus Christ” I heard “Cheese is Prize”— EJ
- I heard the song about Heaven being a place where nothing ever happened and thought, "What a boring place."Anon