When I was five, thought paul McCartney was singing "stand on the rug" instead of "Band and the Run". I also though the girl "walked and talked like an ape now" (instead of ACE) on the Beach Boys song "Fun Fun Fun".
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- My daughter thought Paul McCartney was singing "Hey Dude" instead of "Hey Jude". Anon
- for my little sis -
Paul McCarty song "Band on the Run" but when she sang it it was "Man has the Runs"Anon - That the McCartney Era was another name for Beatlemania (due to confusion between "McCartney" and "McCarthy"— James Anderson
- I used to believe the Beastie Boys were a boy band. Well, the name sounds similar to Backstreet Boys!Anon
- My mates Mum used to think Paul Weller was singing about "Eating Trifles" instead of "Eton Rifles"— Sean
- I used to think the Back Street Boys were black. I also thought Seal was a boy band. — Tufty