music

When I was about 5 or 6 years old, I used to think Terrence Trent D'arby's lyrics were "..lemonade accross my heart," instead of "..sign your name across my heart".

We Will Rock You by Queen

You must understand that my parents banned rock music in our house. But late at night after they had gone to bed, my brother would turn on the radio. "We will rock you" would come on the radio and I would burst into tears and make him turn it off. I was under the impression they were singing about throwing rocks at people til they died like they told us about in Sunday School. I am somewhat more rational these days and I have learned to love the song.

I used to think the song Row Your Boat was either about my mother or written for her. Her name is Merlie and I always thought the chorus was Merlie, Merlie, Merlie, Merlie Life is but a Dream

I used to believe that there were words to the song Colonel Bogie's March. The song that is whistled in the Breakfast Club. My father told me the words were: "Horsepoo, it makes the grass grow green" repeated over and over

I used to think that the song Manic Monday was really "A Man named Monday." The whole song didn't make much sense, as far as i know, so I think it fits quite nicely.

My sister used to think that in the Madonna song 'Material Girl' when she sang the line "material" over and over near the end Madonna was actually singing "A ma - tiddly - um"

When I ws little I thought the Stevie Wonder song "Isn't she lovely" was all about me and my dad had got him to write it for us. And the gurgling at the beginning was me. I think it started because soemone made my dad a mix tape and said "this song is especially for Tata" on the tape before it came on.

I was very disappointed when I found out it wasn't.

When I was young, I did not know what Head-banging was. So, when someone once told me to head bang, I started banging my head on my desk. I think it took me a while before I figured it out. Yeah, and thanks to those who let me keep hurting myself.

when i was eleven, i thought salt'n'peppa's "push it" was actually called "pussy" (maybe pronouced closer to "pusseh")-- so the chorus went "ah, pusseh, pusseh real good!"

not that the real version is that much cleaner

I timed a song once when I was little (2:42 by "one-mississippi, two-mississippi) and thought that all songs were this long.

my best friend's younger brother was convinced that Huey Lewis was singing "I Want A New Truck", instead of "I Want A New Drug." - Maybe Ford should buy the rights and use it.

When Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of twon came on the radio I used to freak out because he talked about lying in bed next to Kate. I was only about 9 or 10. I used to get up real close to the speaker because I thought that the air being forced out with every beat was actually Bruce's breath.

I used to think that the term 'Prima Donna' was actually 'Pre-Madonna',
i.e. a singer who makes pop music in the style usual before Madonna
(cf. 'Pre-Raphaelite'.)

While playing in the sandbox one afternoon, I convinced my cousin Kelly that "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer was *not* "Addicted to Love", but "A Tic-Tic-Tic Love." I also thought that "Bring Me a Higher Love" was actually "Bring Me a Pile of Gold", which made much more sense to me at the time.

I used to think (until more recently that I care to admit to) that the line "It's true I hire my body out for pay" in the Fall Guy theme was "It's true I hide my body at the bay"

I used to believe that in the song Airport they were singing Ethel and would not believe anyone who told me otherwise