I used to believe the song "Smooth Operator" by Sade was about a surgeon who liked doing operations, and the song "Do you really want to hurt me" by Culture Club was about someone wanting to hit Boy george.
A childhood belief about songs

others believed things like this
- When I was a kid I was completely convinced that Sade's "Smooth operator" was "Ooh of the red eye".— Brookstar78
- I used to think that in the song "Smooth Operator" they were saying "Schooooooool's not forever!"— Steph
- i use to think boy geroge from the culture club was a pretty woman.— toe
- When I first heard Bruce Springsteen's song, "Born in the USA," I thought that the song was "Porn in the USA"Anon
- i thaught the michael jackson song billy jean song said Janet's not my son Anon
- I used to think you had to be in a special club to get a Club Sandwich.— Louis