I used to think it was "bad moon on the right." At least that's a little closerBad Moon on the Rise, of course. I've listened very carefully, and I swear he's saying "there's a bathroom on the right" at least half the time just to mess with us.
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Which Song Lyrics Have You Misheard?
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I've always thought when singing along with Creep by Radiohead, he was singing,"I'm a creep, I'm a widow." which I thought was strange. He's actually singing "weirdo", 
. I looked up the lyrics recently when I posted in in another thread. So for 25 years or so I've had it wrong.
. I looked up the lyrics recently when I posted in in another thread. So for 25 years or so I've had it wrong.
I didn’t mishear this lyric, but my brain mistranslated it: “Carry On Wayward Son” by Kansas. For years my brain said “sun” rather than “son,” which is ridiculous. I just realized my mistake LAST YEAR, and the song came out in 1976. It was playing on the radio as I was driving, and suddenly I realized it was “son.” 
And when Carly Simon sings “You Belong to Me,” the lyric sounds like “why’d you tell me this, were you looking for my erection.” I knew that wasn’t right, but it really does sound like that. I thought, though, that it must be “affection.” But then I heard Michael McDonald cover it, and I realized it was “reaction,” which makes much more sense! 
And when Carly Simon sings “You Belong to Me,” the lyric sounds like “why’d you tell me this, were you looking for my erection.”
I knew that wasn’t right, but it really does sound like that. I thought, though, that it must be “affection.” But then I heard Michael McDonald cover it, and I realized it was “reaction,” which makes much more sense!
And when Carly Simon sings “You Belong to Me,” the lyric sounds like “why’d you tell me this, were you looking for my erection.”
That is my answer too!Bad Moon on the Rise, of course. I've listened very carefully, and I swear he's saying "there's a bathroom on the right" at least half the time just to mess with us
Blinded by the light by Manfred Mann’s earth band.
I heard blinded by the light wrapped up like a douche. Lol.
I heard blinded by the light wrapped up like a douche. Lol.
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you, too!When I was a kid and we learned God Bless America I thought that we were asking the deity to "stand beside her, and guide her, though the night with a light from a bulb" vs "a light from above." All my lights came from bulbs then.
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Chris Stapleton has a song called Parachute, and I first head him singing "Baby I will be your pair of shoes" instead of "Baby I will be your parachute."
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Another one I just remembered today as I was stuck at a 4 way stoplight reaching a mile in each direction (that gives ya time to think, you know.)
The Cars, "You're all I've got tonight". When it first came out, I thought they were singing "You are like God tonight"
The Cars, "You're all I've got tonight". When it first came out, I thought they were singing "You are like God tonight"
The Beatles' I Want to Hold Your Hand has the following lyrics:
And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide
I and many other people think "I can't hide" sounds more like "I get high." I saw an interview with John and Paul years ago where they were asked about that. They said they were singing "I can't hide" but the look they gave each other right after answering made me wonder.
And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide
I and many other people think "I can't hide" sounds more like "I get high." I saw an interview with John and Paul years ago where they were asked about that. They said they were singing "I can't hide" but the look they gave each other right after answering made me wonder.
They were probably thinking "aw, man, that's way better" lol. And then they probably started saying it half the time at later performances.The Beatles' I Want to Hold Your Hand has the following lyrics:
And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide
I and many other people think "I can't hide" sounds more like "I get high." I saw an interview with John and Paul years ago where they were asked about that. They said they were singing "I can't hide" but the look they gave each other right after answering made me wonder.
I though he was saying douche.
What was he saying?
Maybe the look they gave each other was for "I can't hide" something naughtyThe Beatles' I Want to Hold Your Hand has the following lyrics:
And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feelin' that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide
I and many other people think "I can't hide" sounds more like "I get high." I saw an interview with John and Paul years ago where they were asked about that. They said they were singing "I can't hide" but the look they gave each other right after answering made me wonder.
I don't know. To this day I though he was saying douche.
I understand that Bob Dylan thought they were saying "I get high".Maybe the look they gave each other was for "I can't hide" something naughty
"Revved up like a deuce", apparently. Which doesn't sound much better to me, lol. It must be a car term, but that's not what I think of when I hear "deuce"
.Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light Lyrics | AZLyrics.com
Also, you can't always believe the lyrics pages, sadly. I always thought they got their lyrics from the record companies or something, but just the other day I realized most of the lyrics pages had some wrong words for The Sound of Silence. Only one had it right. So if it's a particularly sticky lyric, be sure to compare several sites.
I heard "Give me the Beach Boys" when the Doobie Brothers sang "Give me the beat, boys"!
A friend once understood "warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air" as "one paraplegic...." . She's never lived that down.
A friend once understood "warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air" as "one paraplegic...." . She's never lived that down.
"Deuce" means a 1932 Ford Coupe."Revved up like a deuce", apparently. Which doesn't sound much better to me, lol. It must be a car term, but that's not what I think of when I hear "deuce"
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light Lyrics | AZLyrics.com
In the 1950's, guys used to buy old cars and soup them up. The 1932 Ford was a cheap, old car at the time and became popular car to build a hot rod from.
The Beach Boys song, "Little Deuce Coupe" is about a 1932 Ford.
1932 Ford - Wikipedia
It was actually Bruce Springsteen who wrote the song, "Blinded by the Light." Manfred Mann got it from Springsteen.
Since Springsteen wrote the original lyric, it's easier to understand why he said, "revved up like a deuce." He probably had one.
Although I liked Manfred Mann's version of the song better, the lyric, "revved up like a deuce" sounds out of place without Springsteen's context.
