when i was little, i liked elton john a lot. but up until age 11 i always thought he was singing "hold me close now, tony danza." instead of "hold me closer, tiny dancer."
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- i thought in elton john's "tiny dancer'' the chorus was "hold me closer tony danza"— d.a.
- 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 - As a child I used to think that Olivia Newton-John and Elton John were married.
Boy, I was way off.— Lisa - As a child, I thought that Olivia Newton-John was Elton John's wife and Juice Newton's sister.— Connie
- If you hold your breath and make a wish under a highway tunnel it will come true....I still hold my breath :)— aj