Alis girls Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 I am constantly told off by the kids for singing loudly when they have the radio on in the car. i also get told off for getting the lyrics wrong. The new one by Sophie Ellis Bextor - has a line "heartbreak makes me a dancer dancer" - much to the kids horror I was singing " heartbreak get me a doctor doctor" (makes perfect sense to me) the kids listen to Capital in the car and believe me you hear us before you see us, windows open and music blaring and mum singing along Scramble did say on another thread that I was obvioulsy a cool mom - ahem - dont think my two would agree. Mum has com out with some right howlers - never been allowed to forget them. Just wondered what howlers other omletters have sung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 The Police song "So lonely", I thought that he was singing "Sue Lawley", I couldn't understand why they would sing about a TV presenter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 My DD always sang The Corrs song wrong, instead of 'searching for intimacy' she always sang 'searching far into the sea'. Made just as much sense actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 As a child I got the words to Twelve Days of Christmas wrong and wondered for years if I would ever find a 'gin and pear tree' of my own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 The song Beggin by Madcon - I always sing "Peggy Sue" instead of Beggin You and there's a song by Shaggy (think its called It wasn't me) I'm sing the line as "Cup Caking on the bathroom floor" - don't think I should put the real words on here but I think my version is much nicer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 For years and years I used to sing along to the song 'Aint nothing goin' on but the rent' but instead of singing-you've gotta have a J-O-B if you wanna be with me, I sang- You've gotta have a gay ol' flee if you wanna be with me. No idea why I thought she said gay ol' flee or indeed what a gay ol' flee is but it was when I was about 16 or 17 that my Mum heard me and I've never lived it down since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Its funny what your brain makes some words to be. My hubby used to like a song by Spear of Destiny called Liberator. He sang the chorus as 'I'm a little bit high, a little bit high, a little bit.' Bet you can't guess what the real lyrics were? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 For years and years I used to sing along to the song 'Aint nothing goin' on but the rent' but instead of singing-you've gotta have a J-O-B if you wanna be with me, I sang- You've gotta have a gay ol' flee if you wanna be with me. No idea why I thought she said gay ol' flee or indeed what a gay ol' flee is but it was when I was about 16 or 17 that my Mum heard me and I've never lived it down since I heard that song again just a few weeks ago and only then realised that it was "J O B" . I'm not entirely sure what I thought they were singing instead . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 No Scramble -I really am not cool ask my kids. I am one big embarassment. Its for years of them showing us up in public and the howlers we still remember. My ES (now 13) was reading The Jungle Book to me one evening - he was about 7 I think and I was slowly nodding off as you do when they read in monosyallble voices when i woke with a start when he uttered the words "Mowgli was small and knackered!" I grabbed the book and read "Mowgli was small and naked!" Whew relief all round - Rudyard would turn in his grave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 mowgli was probably knackered awww, bless, arent children fab cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I remember wondering when I was small why the Lady in The Aristocats book was "Ooops, word censored!"bly and she had equally "Ooops, word censored!"bly cats. Turns out that they were in fact "Ooops, word censored!"le and I was reading at as "Ooops, word censored!"lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Its funny what your brain makes some words to be. My hubby used to like a song by Spear of Destiny called Liberator. He sang the chorus as 'I'm a little bit high, a little bit high, a little bit.' Bet you can't guess what the real lyrics were? I had never heard the song before so just found it and listened to it. Wonder why they called the song Liberator when they are saying Little bit high Funny though because if I wasn't watching the vid and knowing what he was NOT saying-it would be easy to think he was saying I'm a little bit high. I can't comment anyway what with my Gay ol' flee!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Its funny what your brain makes some words to be. My hubby used to like a song by Spear of Destiny called Liberator. He sang the chorus as 'I'm a little bit high, a little bit high, a little bit.' Bet you can't guess what the real lyrics were? I had never heard the song before so just found it and listened to it. Wonder why they called the song Liberator when they are saying Little bit high Funny though because if I wasn't watching the vid and knowing what he was NOT saying-it would be easy to think he was saying I'm a little bit high. I can't comment anyway what with my Gay ol' flee!! My hubby will be pleased he isn't alone in his choice of lyrics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I always used to think in the song "La Isla Bonita" by Madonna that she sung "Young girl with eyes like potatos" - in fact I'm not sure what she really does sing! And in the Macy Gray song she really sings "I try to say goodbye and I choke, try to walk away and I stumble, though I try to hide it, it's clear, my world crumbles when you are not near" but what it ACTUALLY sounds like is "I try to say goodbye and I choke, try to walk away and I stumble, though I try to hide it, it's clear, I wore goggles when you were not near!!" Honestly, listen to it, then every time you hear it you will hear "I wore goggles...!" And one more, Kim Wilde - View from a Bridge, always sounded like View from a Pig to me! BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 The song Beggin by Madcon - I always sing "Peggy Sue" instead of Beggin You Thats what we sing at school! My friends brother used to sing an Anastacia song, "and I held my head up high" as "and I held my leg up high, reaching for the sky" He had a dance to it and had a massive high kick in it at that bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 When I was younger I worked in a shop and a song came on called Constant Craving (can't rememebr who it was by) and a lady came up to the till and said to her daughter - oh, listen it's that song again - Can't Stand Gravy. Everytime I hear that now it's all I can hear. Sorry if I have just ruined the song for anyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 No, you've improved it no end! I too always hear 'Sue Lawley' instead of 'so lonely' in the Police song. Sometimes it can be a blessing. I remember when Grease was out, my younger sister was only 5. There's a line in 'Look at me, I'm Sandra Dee' that goes 'lousy with virginity'. She had never heard the word so made up her own version, 'lousy with hajinifsy' - it was much nicer to hear her sing it like that than the actual lyrics. All our family still sing it her way and she's 36 now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I always used to think in the song "La Isla Bonita" by Madonna that she sung "Young girl with eyes like potatos" BeckyBoo Are you saying that those aren't the right lyrics??? Oh no! That's what I always mumble along to this song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Ah too many to list. My daughter gave up on the radio/cd player and wore her iPod at breakfast time. At least I can say that when Queen sang you could get every one of Freddie's words ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 My then-flatmate used to sing the Cranberries song "Zombie" in the shower, all too often.... only as "Salami" rather than Zombie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooties Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Queen?? how about the song 'Fried Chicken' (one vision) and Boy George..... I used to sing 'come-a come-a come-a, come-a comedian' was really embarrassed when I realised they AREN'T the right words....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 :lol: I remember the old Mcfly song 'five colours in her hair' the words were 'that weirdo with five colours in her hair' my sister always used to sing 'that window...' :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 My hubby always thinks that the ABBA song Super Trouper says 'When I saw you last night in Tesco' he knows it doesn't say that but we always sing Tesco instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
