I'm inspired to ask this after reading the "English teachers please help" thread in Rants & Raves.

Has anyone ever misunderstood the lyrics to a song and was surprised to find out what they really were?

When I was a teen there was a song where I thought the singer was saying "spread yourself" all through the chorus. It was MANY years later that I found out he was singing "express yourself". It gives it a whole different meaning.......

When my little brother was younger he had a Disney tape that had "Zippity Doo Da" on it. He was four and would sing "Zip in the Doo-Daa, Zip in the A"

Needless to say, he was asked to sing his rendition at every family function! Hilarious.

I now have tears from laughing so hard. Thanks guys, I needed that.

I can SO relate to the A-Ha song and the Falco. But instead, we sang it "Rock me I'm a danish". Hey, leave it to the fat kids to put a food twist on it.

One song I can't figure the words out to this day is Elton John's Benny and the Jets. I used to say "She had elevator boots" instead of "electric boots" which made more sense to me. Otherwise the rest of the lyrics were pretty weird as well.

And Blinded by the Light......... "Blinded by the light. Wrapped up like a douche another roller in the night." LOL I looked it up and it's: "Blinded by the light. Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night." Personally, I liked my version better.

What about the Elton John Classic "Tiny Dancer".

The Chorus goes..... "Hold me closer tiny dancer"

I thought it was......."Hold me closer Tony Danza"

Along with EVERYONE else!

Holy smokes, thanks everyone. This is all too funny.

Jill your encounter with your mother sounds almost like "Who's on First"!

This is a little embarrasing but I thought Inagodadavida was "In the Garden of Eden". And to this day I still sing these words "With 5 Laso Apso's bright and burning and all at once I new she'd Understand, the boy inside the man."

I could never figure out why anyone would want to set 5 of those funny looking long haired dog's on fire but apparrently that sort of thing causes great understanding.

LOL, I love this thread! I am so relieved to finally know that Blinded By The Light is not about douche!!!!:omg:

I love this site about misunderstood lyrics.

http://www.kissthisguy.com/

Years ago a Willie Nelson song "Lucille" was on, when my then young daughter says to me "That's just a stupid song--no one has 400 children!" When I ask & then listened to her sing along she sang "With 400 children and a crop in the field, you picked a fine time to leave me Lucille". When I could do so without laughing I explained he actually sang "With 4 hungry children......" Still think of it to this day whenever the oldie comes on!!

Kat

Years ago a Willie Nelson song "Lucille" was on, when my then young daughter says to me "That's just a stupid song--no one has 400 children!" When I ask & then listened to her sing along she sang "With 400 children and a crop in the field, you picked a fine time to leave me Lucille". When I could do so without laughing I explained he actually sang "With 4 hungry children......" Still think of it to this day whenever the oldie comes on!!

Kat

That was Kenny Rogers!!! OH MY, I'm only 32 but I remember listening to endless Kenny when I was growing up!! Here's one--does anyone know ANYTHING Hootie and the Blowfish are singing about??? :music:

LMAO!!!! That song wasnt "wrapped up like a douche"? I sang it that way for years!!!

Also, my neice says that for years she thought God's name was Andy.

"Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me...."

Oh yeah, I sang wrapped up like a douche too. Didnt everyone?

There's a midnight oil song Blue Sky Mine, which was a hit back in the late 80's and I swear Peter Garret is singing "who's gonna shave me" not "who's gonna save me".

Oh and Big Yellow Taxi - I thought "they paved paradise, put up a parking lot" was "they paved paradise, put up a f*&king lot!

Willie....Kenny....who the heck knew, back then I was into Rock & Roll...and had a DD who at age 3 would tune in C&W......kids!!! Anyway thanks for fixing it for me, and those 400 children!!!

Kat

LOL, I love this thread! I am so relieved to finally know that Blinded By The Light is not about douche!!!!:omg:

Wow! I knew about www.kissthisguy.com, but never even bothered to look up "Blinded by the Light". I can't BELIEVE the lyric isn't "Wrapped up like a douche, another roller in the night"!

When my little girl, Marcie, was 4 or 5, her favorite song was a country song. She'd sing along:

Lord, Marcie baby's got her blue jeans on!

It was really:

Lord have mercy, baby's got her blue jeans on.

It really cracked me up to hear her sing it with such conviction.