music

I used to believe…

When I was three or four, I firmly believed that I had written the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"... because some how I knew the tune and all the words but couldn't remember ever hearing it outside of me singing it. One Christmas (this was 1985 or 1986) my dad's entire family was at our house. I stood up in front of the tree and asked them if they wanted to hear the song I wrote, and proceded to sing Rudolph (minus the You know Dasher and Dancer... part because I had never heard that section of it at that point).

I would love to know what their reactions to this were now that I am twenty years older!!

I used to believe…

Now I feel really really dumb saying this, but until i read another belief on here, I thought Prima Donna was Pre-Madonna. Ex. Someone who is trying to be as popular as madonna. That made sense to me!

I used to believe…

When I was in middle school I thought that Marrilyn Mason was a girl country singer because a friend of mine who listened to country said he listened to Marilyn Mason. I was threrefore totally embaressed when one day in 8th grade someone was saying something about Mason and I said "I don't listen to her because I hate country" My huge mistake was pointed out and I've never been able to live that down.

I used to think that the song went "Why does it always rain on me, is it because I live in a submarine". I thought the submarine had wholes in it, i didn't know it was "..is it because I lied when i was 17". I could hardly belive it when I found out about a year ago!

I was 12 or so and heard the lyric "Wild Thing--you make my heart sing" as "Waltzing--you make my heart sing". My wife thought "Radar Love" was "Red-eyed Love", and her sister thought "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" was Gypsies, Tramps and Beads".

I used to believe…

Util very recently I thought that in the Greese song, the girl sang 'Can you feel my erection' and i used to find it rather odd, her being a girl and all! It actually goes.. 'Can you feel my affection'

I used to think that the lyrics in "Send me on my way" (Rusted Root) were Simeon the whale--underwear. It was years before someone felt compelled to tell me that they were actually saying "Send me on my way--on my way"

But I prefer the whale.

I found 8 other posts here about the Kenny Rogers song Lucille, but I didn't see any that misunderstood it like I did:
"You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel. Four hundred children and a crop in the field." instead of "You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille. Four hungry children and a crop in the field."
I thought this was about a guy mad at his truck when the wheel fell off the piece of junk, and he needed it for harvest. Plus, he had a bunch of kids to care for.

i used to believe that if i thought of a song i would get it sucked out of my head and some pop star would make it

i also believed that if i would amke up a good line the media would come and interrigate you into telling them it

I used to believe…

theres a verse in the song crash into me by dave matthews band that kinda had me baffled, cuz i thought he was saying im king of the castle and i'm in love with an asshole. but he was really saying and you're a little rascal. sadly i only just found this out the other day when i was singing while having headphones on. not only was i singing it wrong, but it was waaaay off key :)

I used to think the lyrics to 'About a Girl' by Nirvana were 'I need a lizard friend' instead of 'I need an easy friend'. I know I'm not the only one because someone else said something to the same effect.

I used to sort of think that the words in this line of 'Sir Psycho Sexy' by the Red Hot Chili Peppers was 'I got stopped by a lady cop in my lunchable-b'. I was like, 'Why the hell is Anthony Kiedis driving bolonga?'

I used to believe…

The first time I heard Queensryche's "Jet City Woman" It sounded like the lyrics were "I look in your eyes, just like the rain. Washing the bread , wash all the meat"

This is not to say Geoff Tate's voice is incoherent. come on people, he's in credible. I think he broke my ears with a high note when I say QR in concert.

I was listening to a radio competition where they play part of a song and the person on the phone has to complete the lyrics, Bachman Turner Overdrive had a song out that went "Taking care of business everyday, Taking care of business everyway," They stopped the music and the caller continued "Baking carrot biscuits everyday, Baking carrot biscuits everyway."

I used to believe…

The mother of my ex-girlfriend used to think the Bee Gee's song "More Than A Woman", was "Bald Headed Woman". She also thought John Mellencamp's "The Authority Song" said "I'm fightin' Dorothy and Dorothy always wins". First time I heard it was one of the biggest laughs I've ever had.

I used to believe…

When I was little, that flocks of seagul song 'i ran' was my favorite song. I thought it went "I run along the Alamo, I'd never thought I'd meet a hurl like you, meet a hurl like you..."

I used to believe…

When I was 10, i thought the walking in the winter wonderland song went like this 'later on we'll expire' instead of 'later on we'll conspire'. I had all these children dying because they were expired stuck in my head.

I used to believe…

My lyric actually made sense in the context of the song (at least it did to me), so it took a while until I learned the truth. In an Amy Grant song, I was convinced she said "But your life can't fall asunder, 'cuz you just can't lay down and die." However, the line actually goes "But you're like a fallen soldier..."