I used to think that the lyrics to John Foggerty's 'Centrefield' were...'Booby and Co, They're ready to play today' My sister ripped it out of me fo that one.
I also thought Mr Bump had stripes - instead of what were obviously bandages. I was put right at 17!
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- As a child, I thought that Olivia Newton-John was Elton John's wife and Juice Newton's sister.— Connie
- I used to think the lyrics to Elton John's Tiny Dancer were "hold me closer Tony Danza."— kstawitz
- My friend used to believe that the lyrics to Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" were:
"Hold me closer Tony Danza"— I'm with stupid - My sister thought (not more than one year ago, she is now 14) that John Doe was an actual person.— Brother to Natascha
- As a child I used to think that Olivia Newton-John and Elton John were married.
Boy, I was way off.— Lisa - I thought that Olivia Newton John was a group, Olivia Newt and John. — Sam O.