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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> B -> Belle and Sebastian
Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Belle and Sebastian that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
There are 37 misheard song lyrics for Belle and Sebastian on amIright currently.
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"A Summer Wasting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say cheerio to good snow
Original Lyrics:
Say cheerio to books now
"Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, at least I got blind.
Original Lyrics:
They let Lisa go blind.
"Belle And Sebastian"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, Sebastian went to Oregon.
Original Lyrics:
Oh, Sebastian went too far again.
"Belle And Sebastian"
Misheard Lyrics:
Peddle you uphill
Original Lyrics:
Fellow, you are ill
"Electronic Renaissance"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you read too much Harry Potter
Original Lyrics:
If you work for much very longer
"Fox in the Snow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Farts in the snow
Original Lyrics:
Fox in the snow
"Funny Little Frog"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never forget you in my Prius.
Original Lyrics:
I never forget you in my prayers.
Makes perfect sense to me.
"Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here on my own now after hours
Here on my own now, honey bunch
Here on my own now, honey bunch
Original Lyrics:
Here on my own now after hours
Here on my own now on a bus.
Here on my own now on a bus.
"Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can either be successful or be arse
Original Lyrics:
You can either be successful or be us
"I Fought In A War"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I reminded myself of the lips you gave when we were getting on
Original Lyrics:
And I reminded myself of the looks you gave when we were getting on
"I Fought In A War"
Misheard Lyrics:
Before I fell down the sickness there fell into me,
beyond the bedsit infamy of the dirt cake gone before
beyond the bedsit infamy of the dirt cake gone before
Original Lyrics:
Before I found out that the sickness there ahead of me,
beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before
beyond the bedsit infamy of the decade gone before
"I Fought In A War"
Misheard Lyrics:
I fart on the wall
Original Lyrics:
I fought in A war
"I Fought in a War"
Misheard Lyrics:
It stretched before me infinitely, I couldn't really think
Of Davie or Niles
Of Davie or Niles
Original Lyrics:
It stretched before me infinitely, I couldn't really think
Of the day beyond now
Of the day beyond now
"I'm Waking Up To Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
You want a guy who's 'eat the rich'
Or losing a screw
Or losing a screw
Original Lyrics:
You want a guy who's either rich
Or losing a screw
Or losing a screw
"If You Find Yourself Caught In Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you find yourself Courtney Love
Original Lyrics:
If you find yourself caught in love
"Is It Wicked Not To Care?"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I was a seagull
Would you love me like an eagle?
Would you love me like an eagle?
Original Lyrics:
If there was a sequel
Would you love me like an equal?
Would you love me like an equal?
"Jonathan David"
Misheard Lyrics:
Its not like we're that boring
Its not like we'll ever know love
Its not like we'll ever know love
Original Lyrics:
Its not like we'll be parted
Its not like we'll ever know love
Its not like we'll ever know love
"Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Je ne suis 'poo poo'.
Original Lyrics:
Municipal pool.
"Legal Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Elevating love
Original Lyrics:
L-O-V-E love
"Legal Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I exercise all options
Sun Ra, no one's seen you there.
Sun Ra, no one's seen you there.
Original Lyrics:
I exercise all options
And I know I'll see you there.
And I know I'll see you there.
This song's from one of the only singles that Belle & Sebastian released that doesn't include the lyrics in the booklet. It's particularly difficult to understand what they're saying in this track because it's a few of them singing together.
"Mayfly"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mayfly, when the awkward skies are blue.
Original Lyrics:
Mayfly, waking up when skies are blue.
"Mayfly"
Misheard Lyrics:
Until chickens come again.
Original Lyrics:
Until she comes again.
"Me And The Major"
Misheard Lyrics:
Me and the midget don't see eye to eye.
Original Lyrics:
Me and the Major don't see eye to eye.
"Me And The Major"
Misheard Lyrics:
Me and the midget
Original Lyrics:
Me and the Major
"Play for Today"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is a frog
Original Lyrics:
Love is a fraud
"She's Losing It"
Misheard Lyrics:
They go to hell and they're feeling slack
Original Lyrics:
I go to her when I'm feeling slack
"Step Into My Office, Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I jumped into the shark.
Original Lyrics:
I jumped into the shower.
"Sukie in the Graveyard"
Misheard Lyrics:
She did fast rubbing
She learned she never had her breasts hard.
She learned she never had her breasts hard.
Original Lyrics:
She did brass rubbings
She learned she never had to press hard.
She learned she never had to press hard.
"The Boy With The Arab Strap"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am a lazy git
She is as pure as a cauldron of snow/
She is as pure as a cauldron of snow/
Original Lyrics:
I am a lazy git
She is as pure as the cold, driven snow.
She is as pure as the cold, driven snow.
"The Boy With the Arab Strap"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am a lazy cat.
Original Lyrics:
I am a lazy get.
"The Boy With the Arab Strap"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am a lazy git
She is a Puritan colder than snow.
She is a Puritan colder than snow.
Original Lyrics:
I am a lazy get
She is as pure as the cold driven snow.
She is as pure as the cold driven snow.
"The Boy with the Arab Strap"
Misheard Lyrics:
American panels with your older sister
Original Lyrics:
Then I compare notes with your older sister
"The Model"
Misheard Lyrics:
I bet he was an oculist or something classical.
Original Lyrics:
The picture was an old collage of something classical.
"The Model"
Misheard Lyrics:
I woke up the first day of June.
Original Lyrics:
I will confess to you.
"The Model"
Misheard Lyrics:
She made another blanket and a fancy dress
Original Lyrics:
She met another blind kid at a fancy dress
"The Model"
Misheard Lyrics:
The model with the tragic hair.
Original Lyrics:
The model with a tragic air.
"The State I Am In"
Misheard Lyrics:
My brother had confessed he was gay
And said that he loved me for a while.
And said that he loved me for a while.
Original Lyrics:
My brother had confessed he was gay
It took the heat off me for a while.
It took the heat off me for a while.
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