music

I used to believe…

The first few times I heard "We Built This City" by Starship, I thought that there was something wrong with my radio and the station was cutting in and out, until I realised that was part of the song.

I used to believe…

A long time ago, I had a book on LP (this is when tapes were starting to get more popular) that was a blatant plagurization of "The Little Engine that Could" story. The book was called "Puff 'n Toot," and one of the songs on its record was sung by a cow on the tracks, I think it was titled "Moo-Moo the Cow." I hated this song with such a passion, and my little sister knew this, so any time she wanted to annoy me, all she would have to do was sing this song.

To this day, even hearing this song sends me into a rage! I don't know why!

I used to believe…

The chorus of REM's song "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight" repeats the line "Coming in to wake her up" and not my long held belief that it was "Covered in jamaican rum"

I am thoroughly ashamed of this one - when I was EIGHT I cried myself to sleep over the Meatball Song. I don't know what it's really called - it's the one about "I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed" etc. 6 months later thy tried to teach it to us in music lessons. I went beserk and spent the lesson in the corrior with my hands over my ears.
I still hate that song - now it doesn't upset me but it's too stupid to be funny.

I only recently found out that the Cliff Richard & Young Ones song, "Living Doll" is NOT "Living Dog". "i've got a roving eye and that is why she satisfies my soul" So that makes sense now.

I used to believe…

This was actually more recently than childhood, but until I looked up the lyrics to "Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)" by Nine Days, I was wondering why on Earth they were singing "When you look in the mirror, say hi to your shoes"... (They were really saying "So how do you choose?")

I used to believe…

The first time I heard Enigma's "Age of Loneliness," I thought I heard "Take it, take it in your a**." I knew that couldn't be right, but still, that's how it sounded. I told my now-husband on our second date, and after laughing his head off, he informed me it was "Take it, take it in your hands." I suppose that makes a little more sense.

I used to believe…

My brother thought the lyrics to Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a Face" were "How's About a Date?" I nearly wet myself when I heard him singing along. I've never let him forget it.

I used to believe…

The song with the lyrics - "secret sign of love" was "secret xylophone" which never made any sense. This song was out in the early ninties and I only found out the real lyrics when my girlfriend told me the other day. I'm 22.

I used to believe that the song "I Shot The Sheriff" went "I shot Sherry, but I didn't shoot the rest of 'em." Then I learned that it was "I Shot The Sheriff," and then decided that it went "I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the President." I only learned the true lyrics a few months ago!!!

I used to believe…

Ooh, ooh Just remembered another one...

Instead of "I can see clearly now the rain has gone" I used to wander around singing "I can see deardrie now lorraine has gone"

I used to believe…

Was convinced for years (and am still unconvinced otherwise) that Chris De Burgh sings about getting high on emulsion

I still have no idea what the lyrics are... or even what the songs called but I still swear she's sings "You remember me? I'm the one who ate your baby's eye"

I used to believe…

Not Me....

But had a friend of mine convinced that U2's Running to stand still was actually called "The Halalaladeday Song" - Ah we were only 17

I used to believe…

My auntie Karen used to think that the lyrics to Adam & the Ants 'Prince Charming' was in fact 'Drink Champagne'
Also in the song 'Happy birthday' by Altered Images the lyrics 'if I were you - if I were you' were in fact 'Irish stew - Irish stew'.
Absolutely hilarious !!!!!!!!!

I used to believe…

As a child, I thought the lyrics to CCR's Bad Moon Risin were "there's a bathroom on the right" instead of "there's a bad moon on the rise." It made perfect sense to me - we always listened to CCR on family road trips.