When I was younger, I loved the song "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc. The problem is that when I went searching for the cassette tape at the music store, I was searching for "Turtle Oak" as the artist. I guess teenagers really do have selective hearing.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- I thought the “rec” button on tape recorders said wreck and it would wreck your tape if you pushed it!— Alberto Richardson
- I used to think that teenagers had really interesting conversations.— Nathan
- When I was a child i thought turtle wax, was to wax turtles.— J.P.
- i used to believe that when teenagers dated, the guy had to be older than the girl.— claire
- I used to believe that pickles were hot dogs made from turtle meat.— Jerry Moe the Gimp
- I used to think a con artist was someone who painted pictures in prison.— Brandon Campbell