music

I used to believe…

My sister's boyfriend recently revealed that in Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" where it sang "Hold me closer tiny dancer" that he thought it said "Hold me closer Tony Dansi." I can't listen to the song without cracking up now

I used to think that Ace of Base's song "I Saw The Sign" was " I Saw The Sun"

i remember watching TOP OF THE POPS in the 80's and my mum said that music just wasnt what it used to be as it just doesnt make any sense these days
She was puzzling over a song by Depeche Mode 'Catch the butterflies'
it was in fact 'Get the balance right'!!

I used to believe…

As a little boy, I constantly misheard The Beach Boys' song California Girls. It confused me, especially in their high-pitched voices, when I heard them sing "I wish we all could be California girls!" It made me feel funny inside. I knew they were very cool, because no one was cooler than a surfer--was I supposed to want to be a California girl too?

I used to believe…

when i was younger i thought in the alanis morsette song 'you oughta know' that she said the "cross eyed bear" that you gave to me not the "cross i bear that you gave to me." Actually thought her ex gave her a cross eyed teddy bear

I used to believe…

Whenever I sang to TLC's "Waterfalls" I sang the lyrics differently, I sing it like "don't go jason waterfalls lipstick to the---" my family always laughed at me untill I got the picture.

I thoght that "Thick as a brick" by Jethro Tull was actually written by an 11 y.o. boy up until like a week ago.

I used to believe…

when i was a little kid, I thought the song "Afternoon Delight" was about a picnic. I still remember sitting in the back of my parent's Chevy Nova, singing "skyrockets in flight, afternoon delight!" Years later when I heard it again I was SHOCKED at it's real meaning!!!!

I used to believe…

When I was in about 5th grade,I always thought that TLC's "Scrub" went "A scrub is a guy who thinks he's fine,also known as a bustop. Always thinking 'bout what he wants, since I'm his broke ass."it really went"A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly
And is also known as a buster
Always talkin' about what he wants
And just sits on his broke ass"

I used to believe…

When I was younger listening to my dad's copy of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, I always thought the line was, "Lucy eating pie with Simon..."

Ironic, as my dad is called Simon

I used to believe…

You know that song "What a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong (I'm pretty sure)? There's a part where he sings "Dark sacred night." I used to think he said "Dogs say good night." I still sing it wrong.

I used to believe…

When I was 6 I heard the song "Who can it be now?". I used to think the words were "Your getting bigger now!" instead of "Who can it be now?". My family burst into laughter when I sang it wrong.

I used to believe…

Y'know that Beach Boys song " Fun Fun Fun"? Well, I used to sing it all the time as " And she'll have FUN FUN FUN till her daddy takes her t-shirt away...." Wow. Didn't know fathers back in the 60's were lil' pimps to their friggin' DAUGHTERS! SICK!

I knew that crazy glue was pretty strong. So as my obsession with Stevie Wonder grew as I child, I vowed that when I was old enough, I would shave my head and glue a beaded braid wig on.

I used to believe…

Kiss' song "I wanna rock and roll all night" - I thought it was "...and part of every day" (instead of "and party every day").

Also, Bruce Cockburn's song "If I had a rocket launcher" - I thought it was "if I had a rockin' lawn chair" (the next lyric is "some son of a b**ch would die" - odd!)

I spent the early part of my childhood (at least primary school) thinking that two people featured in songs that actually never existed.

1. Anne Jenoit... "If you're happy, Anne Jenoit (and you know it), clap your hands...

2. Ray Novarus... "send her victorious, happy and glorious, belongs to Ray Novarus (long to reign over us), god save the queen.

I slowly disabused myself of these misconceptions but I miss my two childhood friends