Peaches Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Ever done this .... heard a song and thought, I really like that and then over time work out that the lyrics aren't quite as cheery and happy as you thought?? I've heard this song which sounds a bit sufer-dude, West Coast-laid back, a nice summer's day-type thing but Ithink the lyrics are about a kid shooting other kids??!! (The song's Pumped Up Kicks, in case anyone has heard it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Ooh yes - classic boob - Bruno Mars - Grenade - I was happily wabbling the chorus and ES told me off for singing "...put my head on a plate for yer" - should have been " .... put my head on a blade for yer" Frankly I dont know which is worse plate or blade - I count myself as a hip 49 yr old chick with dodgey hearing. I have done some howlers in recent yrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aga n Chickens Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I remember a couple from a few years back Bad Moon Rising by CCR when they sang 'There's a Bad Moon on the Rise'.......I thought it was about a party in America and someone was asking for the loo! (There's the Bathroom on the Right). The other was Little old wine drinker me by Dean Martin. I was once told to listen for the line where he mentions his love leaving for Florida on the Train, but when you listen, he sings it as if his 'Baby left a fl**ter on the train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I know the feeling! I look up the correct lyrics on youtube, but I still sing my lyrics, as I think theyre better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Ever done this .... heard a song and thought, I really like that and then over time work out that the lyrics aren't quite as cheery and happy as you thought?? I've heard this song which sounds a bit sufer-dude, West Coast-laid back, a nice summer's day-type thing but Ithink the lyrics are about a kid shooting other kids??!! (The song's Pumped Up Kicks, in case anyone has heard it.) Yes I have. 'O.N.E' by Yeasayer is a very happy sounding song, all light and bubbly, but its about a couple who've split up and he is very glad they aren't together anymore or about giving up an addiction to something (not sure which as I thought it was the 1st but after reading the lyrics, it is probably the 2nd ). I think this is why I like Lady Gaga - her songs are mostly cheery pop songs, but the lyrics are quite dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 With a title like Pumped Up Kicks I'm not surprised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Apparently these are called 'Mondegreens' - google it for an explanation - it's clean! and there was an hilarious thread about these a couple of years ago that is worth revisiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 A bathroom on the right would have been far more useful I think I do hear some funny lyrics esp the rappers which my sons listen too - Chipmunk a young 20 yr old British rapper - I was convinced a line in his latest single was "i'm bowling champion" - I really dont think it was - I cant see this young chap on a bowling green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatieB Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Ever done this .... heard a song and thought, I really like that and then over time work out that the lyrics aren't quite as cheery and happy as you thought?? I've heard this song which sounds a bit sufer-dude, West Coast-laid back, a nice summer's day-type thing but Ithink the lyrics are about a kid shooting other kids??!! (The song's Pumped Up Kicks, in case anyone has heard it.) OMg yes I love that song and sing out loud to it.....and now I know...run faster than my gun?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I had a friend (RIP Rob) who used to sing along to Adam Ant's Prince Charming 'showing me your hamster' I still don't know what the correct lyric is I thought Dire Straits were singing 'heavy funeral' when Heavy Fuel first came out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Whenever pumped up kids comes on on the radio I get severe cognitive dissonance. For serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Joan Armatrading - Drop the pilot I though it said: Drop the pilot Try my balloon Drop the monkey Smell my baboon It's smell my perfume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Adam Ant's Prince Charming 'showing me your hamster' - think this was "showing them you're handsome" but I may be wrong. In terms of not realising what a song was really about, I remember both Golden Brown (Stranglers) and Puff the Magic Dragon and loving both of them as a kid - clearly now their real meaning is obvious. Apparently "Turning Japanese" was also one I will not explain on a family forum. My German pen pal's brother loved heavy metal (he was about 10) and happily ran around singing lyrics he did not understand which were, well misogynistic to say the least - quite amusing as he did it in front of all sorts of elderly relatives and I was the only one who knew what he was singing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Ever done this .... heard a song and thought, I really like that and then over time work out that the lyrics aren't quite as cheery and happy as you thought?? I've heard this song which sounds a bit sufer-dude, West Coast-laid back, a nice summer's day-type thing but Ithink the lyrics are about a kid shooting other kids??!! (The song's Pumped Up Kicks, in case anyone has heard it.) Yep, I loved that song when I first heard it, was humming along happily, then the DJ picked up on it straight away and said it was about kids on a shooting spree now I still like it, but feel bad about liking it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I had a friend (RIP Rob) who used to sing along to Adam Ant's Prince Charming 'showing me your hamster' I still don't know what the correct lyric is 'Showing me you're handsome' I've never understood why so many couple choose Whitney Houston and 'I will always love you' for their wedding. Apart from the fact I hate the song IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE SPLITTING UP!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 thi reminds me of "never mind the buzzcocks" doe anyone remember the undecipherable lyrics round some of the answers were brilliant cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirstine Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Yes - I think my favourite was when Phill Jupitus and team got Chicory Tip's 'Son of my Father'. I had tears streaming down my face! Still can't decipher the lyrics to that particular song ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Of course it works in reverse as well. We had a similar thread on another forum and someone posted their version of lyrics to 'Golden Brown'. Now I know it goes ' lays me down, with my mind she runs', but the poster thought they were singing ' lays me down, with my machine gun' - can't get that out of my head now, whenever I hear the song those are the lyrics I hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I always thought that Madonna _ La Isla Bonita said - "young girl with eyes like potatoes...." And Kim Wilde sung about "view from a pig" instead of View from a Bridge.... BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I loved the TOTP episode when Dexy's Midnight Runners sang "Jackie Wilson said". Some plonker at the Beeb thought the song was about the darts player Jocky Wilson, so Dexy's had to perform in front of a giant photo of Jocky Wilson I actually remember watching it when it was aired and thought how odd it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart2584 Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I wanted Highway to Hell at my wedding but alas I had The Darkness instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyChickenLover- Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 I always used to think that in by ABBA it said 'Marmite!' ♫ ♪ Marmite! How can I resist you! ♫ ♪ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Rhode Island Red Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Dexy's midnight runners Time to fry Liam Instead of Come on Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatieB Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Ever done this .... heard a song and thought, I really like that and then over time work out that the lyrics aren't quite as cheery and happy as you thought?? I've heard this song which sounds a bit sufer-dude, West Coast-laid back, a nice summer's day-type thing but Ithink the lyrics are about a kid shooting other kids??!! (The song's Pumped Up Kicks, in case anyone has heard it.) I had to revive this thread as my 7 year old has loved this song since it was released but I have only just realised that when he sings along he sings "better run better run faster than my body" instead of the word bullet...such a cute mistake and makes me imagine little kids in a running competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 for the younger ones on the forum - There is a song in charts called "move like Jagger" - I thought it was "remove your jacket" kids soon put me right and another has "just me and you and the coats in the back room..." I heard goats instead of coats - it doesnt bare thinking of - my sons despair of their mums singing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
