"Tubthumping," by Chumbawamba, presented many lyrical challenges for me.
The primary lyrics to the song go, "I get knocked down, but I get up again. You're never gonna keep me down. . . . Pissing the night away"
However, for many months after the song became popular, I thought the lyrics were: "I get no tongue, but I get over it. You're never gonna keep me down. . . . Kissing the night away."
It made a lot of sense to me, particularly because I was romantically unattached at the time. Turns out one of my close friends thought the same thing about the lyrics. Perhaps he was lonely too?
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- My mum always thought the lyrics to macy grays song was i try to say goodbye to my chook.— alana
- Actual lyrics: "I've never been your beast of burden"
My lyrics: "I've never been your big suburban"
— Big Suburban - in the song with the lyrics "take your passion" my sister used to always think it was "take your pants off"— Steped
- i believed that michelle gayle's sweetness song contained the lyrics shade in sheep shit!— andrew
- I always thought the lyrics in I'm Blue were "I could beat up a guy"— Trisha Gaurav
- I thought the lyrics to "Single Ladies" were "If you liked it, then you should've put your name on it."Anon