How often have you been singing along with a song, sometimes for years, and then for some reason figured out that you have been singing the wrong words?
It’s happened to me, and while most people might not admit it, it’s probably happened to everyone.
But there are some music lyrics that many people get wrong. They are all singing along to a song singing the SAME wrong words. I bet that makes for some fun karaoke!
Take a look at the most misheard music lyrics:
Abba – “Dancing Queen”
What people think they sing:
“See that girl; watch her scream, kicking the dancing queen.”
What they really sing:
“See that girl; watch that scene; dig in the dancing queen.”
The Beatles – “Michelle” and “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”
Michelle:
What people think they sing:
“Michelle ma belle, Sunday monkey won’t play piano song, piano song.”
What they really sing:
“Michelle, my belle, sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble, très bien ensemble.”
and
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds:
What people think they sing:
“Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly; That girl with colitis goes by.“
What they really sing:
“Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, a girl with kaleidoscope eyes.”
Bee Gees – “More Than A Woman”
What people think they sing:
“We can take forever just a minute at a time, bald-headed woman.”
What they really sing:
“We can take forever just a minute at a time. More than a woman.”
The Black Eyed Peas – “Just Can’t Get Enough”
What people think they sing:
“I’m addicted, wanna German size your love.“
What they really sing:
“I’m addicted, want to JAM inside your love”
blink-182 – “What’s My Age Again”
What people think they sing:
“My friends say I should act my age; Where’s my Asian friend?“
What they really sing:
“My friends say I should act my age, what’s my age again?”
Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Bad Moon Rising”
What people think they sing:
“There’s a bathroom to the right.”
What they really sing:
“There’s a bad moon on the rise.”
Miley Cyrus – “Party in the USA”
What people think she sings:
“With a dream and my cardigan; Welcome to the land of fame and sex.”
What she really sings:
“With a dream and my cardigan, welcome to the land of fame excess.”
Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar on Me”
What people think they sing:
“Break the bubble, break it up; Pour some shook up ramen.”
What they really sing:
“Break the bubble, break it up, pour some sugar on me.”
Bob Dylan – “Blowin’ in the Wind”
What people think he sings:
“Before they’re forever banned? These ants are my friends; they’re blowing in the wind.”
What he really sings:
“Before they’re foreve banned? The answer, my friends, is blowin’ in the wind”
Elton John – “Tiny Dancer” and “Bennie & the Jets”
Tiny Dancer:
What people think he sings:
“Hold me close, young Tony Danza.”
What he really sings:
“Hold me closer tiny dancer.”
and
Bennie & The Jets:
What people think he sings:
“Oh Bennie she’s really keen; She’s got electric boobs and mohair shoes.”
What he really sings:
“Oh Bennie she’s really keen; she’s got electric boots a mohair suit”
Fall Out Boy – “Sugar, We’re Going Down”
What people think they sing:
“We’re going down, down, little girl in Iran.”
What they really sing:
“We’re going down, down in an earlier round.”
Tom Jones – “Sexbomb”
What people think he sings:
“Love struck a hole in your tights.”
What he really sings:
“Love struck holding you tight.”
Madonna – “La Isla Bonita”
What people think she sings:
“Just like I’d never gone, I knew the song; A young girl with eyes like potatoes.”
What she really sings:
“Just like I’d never gone, I knew the song; a young girl with eyes like the desert.”
Nickelback – “How You Remind Me”
What people think they sing:
“And it must have been so bad; Those little women must have damn near killed you.”
What they really sing:
“And it must have been so bad; cause living with them must have damn near killed you.”
Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
What people think they sing:
“With the lights out, it’s less dangerous; Here we are now, in containers.”
What they really sing:
“With the Lights out it’s less dangerous; here we are now entertain us.”
Katy Perry – “I Kissed a Girl”
What people think she sings:
“It felt so wrong, it felt so right; Don’t need a pillow tonight.”
What she really sings:
“It felt so wrong, It felt so right. Don’t mean I’m in love tonight.”
The Police – “Message in a Bottle”
What people think they sing:
“A year has passed since I broke my nose.”
What they really sing:
“A year has passed since I wrote my note.”
R.E.M. – “Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight”
What people think they sing:
“The sidewinder sleeps, sleeps, sleeps in a coil; Calling Jamaica, ha!”
What they really sing:
“The sidewinder sleeps, sleeps, sleeps in a coil; Call me when you try to wake her up.”
Do you remember a time when you learned that you were singing the wrong lyrics to a song? Did you do it in front of people?
About Kim
Errmm. Seriously? I know the feeling cos I’m constantly being amazed at how my brain fills in the parts I mishear and subsequently correcting myself (and others if I’m being honest) after years of singing one thing when the lyrics are something completely different but I can think of a dozen better examples than these. Most of these are completely ridiculous. Colitis? Potatoes eyes? Friendly ants? No. Just no.
Alright, Abba and the Elton John ones I understood. I never thought those were the lyrics myself, but I’ve heard some people sing those. Party in the USA too-my best friend would sing that and I’d look at her like, ‘Seriously?’ I mean it actually worked. But the others…are just stupid, to put it bluntly.