Cringe-Worthy Misheard Song Lyrics
Cringe-Worthy Misheard Song Lyrics
Singing the wrong lyrics to a song isn’t much of aย problem if you are singing in the shower or while driving alone. On the other hand, shouting โHold me closer Tony Danzaโ to Elton’s John’s โTiny Dancerโ can be embarrassing in a group. Like it or not, or admit it or not, we’ve all probably done it. Here are some of the more frequently misheard lyrics.
Perhaps at the gold standard of misheard song lyrics is the Jimi Hendrix song from 1967, โPurple Hazeโ. In the song, Hendrix states โExcuse me, while I kiss the sky.โ Of course, the song is classically misheard as โExcuse me, while I kiss this guy.โ
Who doesn’t know the song Africa from Toto and later rerecorded by Weezer. While many people sing โI miss the rains down in Africa.โ the actual lyrics are โI bless the rains down in Africa.โ
The Eurythmics created some confusion in 1983 with their hit โSweet Dreamsโ. What they sang was โSweet Dreams are made of these.โ but what many heard and repeated was โSweet Dreams are made of cheese.โ
If you want to get a chuckle from friends, the next time โLike a Virginโ fromย Madonna comes on the radio, replace โLike a virgin, touched for the very first timeโ with โLike a virgin, touched for the 31st time.โ
Even the Beatles and Monkees weren’t immune from misheard lyrics. While the Monkees sang โThen I saw her face, now I’m a believer.โ some turned that into โThen I saw her face, now I’m gonna leave her.โ On โA Hard Day’s Nightโ The Beatles sang โSo why on earth should I moan?โ but people heard everything from โSo when I let you come homeโ to โSo when I answered the phone.โ
In the case of โDon’t Bring Me Downโ by The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO),ย truth may be stranger than fiction. Most people will sing โDon’t bring me down, Bruce.โ But the song’s writer says the lyrics are actually โDon’t bring me down, groose.โ In this case, songwriter Lynne said groose was just a meaningless lyric placeholder that was kept in the song. Intentional misheard lyrics? That’s just not fair.
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