As I jog I have a regular set of songs that get my heart pumping and spur me on in the ridiculous and utterly futile pursuit of actually running on the road to nowhere.
Every time I hear Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ I keep expecting him to sing “Just wrap your legs round these velvet rims and strap your hands ‘cross my anus.”
Each and every time I’m so surprised to hear him sing “engines”.
Am I the only one? And why am I obsessed with Bruce singing “anus”????
Likewise Heart’s “Barracuda”.
I was sure it’s “You’re flyin’ solo in the wind. I bet you’re gonna hit me for speed” in addition to “sweat without lookin’ bad” when it’s “You’re lying so low in the weeds. I bet you’re gonna ambush me” and “swam without looking back.”
Think my lyrics are better…
Finally, in a moment of clarity delivered courtesy of a friend not known for clarity, I only just learned the obvious lyric in Smashing Pumpkins “Bullet With Butterfly Wings.” I was stunned when the hipster dufus passionately sang ”Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage” accompanied by air guitar when he heard the song on the radio.
I actually said “I was sure it was saying ‘In spite of my age, I am still just a beggin’ for change’?” and he screwed his face up and dropped the air guitar like a hot air potato exasperatedly asking “Huh?”
It suddenly dawned on me and I said “I know, I know. That song might have spoken to me as a young twentysomething if I had known what the hell they were singing about!”
What have you misheard lately? And do you think your lyrics are better?
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That’s funny.
There was a great comedy skit on “The Kids in the Hall”, I think years ago. Bunch of guys were sitting around a table talking about songs. One guy thought that “Big Old Jet Airliner” by Steve Miller Band was “Bingo Jet had a light on” and stuff like that.
One that I always get wrong is “Black” by Pearl Jam.
“Were laid spread out before me, as her body once did” becomes “Her legs spread out before me, as her body once did” whenever I hear it.
I think I just like the idea of her legs spread.
Earl has it all wrong. The comedy show was THE VACANT LOT, and the guys were sitting around singing “blinded by the light”.
I may have to post that video on my site.. it was hilarious…
When I was in the third or fourth grade, my mom was stripping the paint off a bed outside and was singing along to the radio while doing so. My best friend Brooke and I went outside to ask her something just as Part Time Lover came on, and to this day I swear she was singing it as Fart Time Lover. Brooke can back me up on that. Of course, my mom denies it and swears she was singing the correct lyrics.
Personally, I think Fart Time Lover is a lot more entertaining.
‘Wings of a Dove’ – by Madness.
There are quite a few repetitions of:” Woah woah, for the wings of a dove
Woah woah, for the wings of a dove”
I was with a very tasty man a long time ago (desperately trying to appear cool and attractive) and we were driving and listening to the radio. This song started playing and I got quite into it… started singing… as you do.
But even though I’d always known what the bloody title was, my brain (and therefore my mouth) just kept singing:
“Woah woah, what a way to go, woah woah, what a way to go…”
It wasn’t until I’d sung it a few times that he commented. And I felt like SUCH a tit.
“And why am I obsessed with Bruce singing “anus”????”
LOL, YES you are!
Can anyone tell me the meaning of “Kiss by a Rose” by Seal?