Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> J -> Billy Joel
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"All For Leyna"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I wait in the dark, next thing for her
Original Lyrics:
So I wait in the dark, listening for her
"All For Leyna"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wishing the undertow would stop
Caca de mann take anymore?
Caca de mann take anymore?
Original Lyrics:
Wishing the undertow would stop
How can the man take anymore?
How can the man take anymore?
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every child had a pretty good chance
To get at least as far as his old man Vance
To get at least as far as his old man Vance
Original Lyrics:
Every child had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as their old man got
To get at least as far as their old man got
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every child had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as Theramin got.
To get at least as far as Theramin got.
Original Lyrics:
Every child had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as their old man got.
To get at least as far as their old man got.
Leo Theramin invented the Theramin "musical instrument", which is the haunting 'woooooo' sound that's mostly associated with old time horror movies. Musically it's been prominently and most famously used on the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations".
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every shylock had a pretty good shot,
To get at least as far as their old man got
To get at least as far as their old man got
Original Lyrics:
Every child had a pretty good shot,
To get at least as far as their old man got
To get at least as far as their old man got
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have a choke, throw me a seal.
Original Lyrics:
Iron and coke, chromium steel.
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Summer weekend at the Jersey Shore.
Original Lyrics:
Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore.
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
They threw a new Merucan flag in our face.
Original Lyrics:
They threw an American flag in our face.
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
They threw a new man who's been crowding our face
Original Lyrics:
They threw an American flag in our face
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
They threw a numer uno back in our face.
Original Lyrics:
They threw an American flag in our face.
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
They threw it up and ripped a flag in our face.
Original Lyrics:
They threw an American flag in our face.
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
They threw-a number emblems back in our face.
Original Lyrics:
They threw an American flag in our face.
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're living here in Allentown
What the restless Christmas handed down.
What the restless Christmas handed down.
Original Lyrics:
We're living here in Allentown
But the restlessness was handed down.
But the restlessness was handed down.
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well we're waiting here in Allentown
For the Pennsylvania pinnocle crowd.
For the Pennsylvania pinnocle crowd.
Original Lyrics:
Well we're waiting here in Allentown
For the Pennsylvania we never found.
For the Pennsylvania we never found.
"Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, I'm going back to Allenkey.
Original Lyrics:
Well, we're waiting here in Allentown.
"An Innocent Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am an Elephant Man
Original Lyrics:
I am an innocent man
"An Innocent Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am the Edison Man.
Original Lyrics:
I am an innocent man.
"An Innocent Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am the ever sick man.
Original Lyrics:
I am an innocent man.
"An Innocent Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am the medicine man.
Original Lyrics:
I am an innocent man.
"An Innocent Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I guess you'd rather be a Mormon tonight.
Original Lyrics:
I guess you'd rather be a martyr tonight.
"An Innocent Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm an Elephant Man
Original Lyrics:
I'm an Innocent Man
"Anthony's Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nigga' can't drive with a broken back....
Original Lyrics:
And if he can't drive with a broken back...
"Anthony's Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who needs a house, I'll play hackey-sack
Original Lyrics:
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the story of your latest sex
Kept 'em so entertained.
Kept 'em so entertained.
Original Lyrics:
And the story of your latest success
Kept 'em so entertained.
Kept 'em so entertained.
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Because you had to be a big shot, teacher!
You had to open uo your mind.
You had to open uo your mind.
Original Lyrics:
Because you had to be a big shot, didn't you?
You had to open up your mouth.
You had to open up your mouth.
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
I gave you one hit, honey
You sure did put on a show.
You sure did put on a show.
Original Lyrics:
I'll give you one hint, honey
You sure did put on a show.
You sure did put on a show.
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
They were all impressed by your halter dress
and the people that you knew at the lanes
and the people that you knew at the lanes
Original Lyrics:
They were all impressed by your Halston dress
and the people that you knew at Elaine's
and the people that you knew at Elaine's
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
They were all impressed with your wholesome breasts.
Original Lyrics:
They were all impressed with your Halston dress.
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
That was soon apropos.
That was soon apropos.
Original Lyrics:
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And a spoon up your nose.
And a spoon up your nose.
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had the dark hair and yarn in your hand and the spoon up your nose.
Original Lyrics:
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand and the spoon up your nose.
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had the dark hair and yarn in your hand
And a spoon up yer nose.
And a spoon up yer nose.
Original Lyrics:
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And a spoon up yer nose.
And a spoon up yer nose.
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had the long hairy dog in your hand
Original Lyrics:
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had to be a big shot diction.
Original Lyrics:
You had to be a big shot, di'n't cha?
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had to be a big shot digit
Original Lyrics:
You had to be a big shot, didn't cha?
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had to be a big shot, big s***.
Original Lyrics:
You had to be a big shot, didn't cha'?
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had to be a big shot, dip shit?
You had to open up your mouth
You had to open up your mouth
Original Lyrics:
You had to be a big shot, didn't cha?
You had to open up your mouth
You had to open up your mouth
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had to be a big shot, teacher
Original Lyrics:
You had to be a big shot, didn't cha'?
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You went uptown livin' in your limosine
and your fine Park Avenue clothes
and your fine Park Avenue clothes
or
You went up-down, rented in a limosine
and the fine pool gown at The Cloves
and the fine pool gown at The Cloves
or
You went up-down, rented in a limosine
and the fine pool gown at The Cloves
and the fine pool gown at The Cloves
Original Lyrics:
You went uptown riding in your limousine
and your fine Park Avenue clothes
and your fine Park Avenue clothes
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You went uptown livin' in your magazine
and your fine Paul Gavender clothes
and your fine Paul Gavender clothes
Original Lyrics:
You went uptown ridin' in your limosine
and your fine Park Avenue clothes
and your fine Park Avenue clothes
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You went uptown riding in your limousine
And you find Park Avenue closed.
And you find Park Avenue closed.
Original Lyrics:
You went uptown riding in your limousine
And your fine Park Avenue clothes.
And your fine Park Avenue clothes.
"Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You went uptown riding in your limousine
When you find Park Avenue closed.
When you find Park Avenue closed.
Original Lyrics:
You went uptown riding in your limousine
With your fine Park Avenue clothes.
With your fine Park Avenue clothes.
"Captain Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pack you snacks and give your pie a bite
or
Captain Snack will give you all a bite
or
Captain Jack will get you on your flight
or
Back the track and go get high tonight
or
Back the track and go get high tonight
Original Lyrics:
Captain Jack will get you high tonight
"Captain Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Captain Chocolate get you high tonight.
Original Lyrics:
Captain Jack will get you high tonight.
"Captain Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Captain Jack will buy you cyanide!
Original Lyrics:
Captain Jack will get you high tonight.
"Captain Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyy-hhydde
Original Lyrics:
Captain Jack will get you high tonight
"Captain Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Saturday night and you're still hangin' around
You're tired of livin' in your one whore town
or
Saturday night and you're still hangin' around
You're tired of livin' in your white horse town
You're tired of livin' in your one whore town
or
Saturday night and you're still hangin' around
You're tired of livin' in your white horse town
Original Lyrics:
Saturday night and you're still hangin' around
You're tired of livin' in your one horse town
You're tired of livin' in your one horse town
"Close To The Borderline"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd start a revolution, but I don't know why.
Original Lyrics:
I'd start a revolution, but I don't have time.
"Don't Ask Me Why"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pull their vulvas baby
I can tell you're no stranger to the streets
I can tell you're no stranger to the streets
Original Lyrics:
Fool them all but baby
I can tell you're no stranger to the streets
I can tell you're no stranger to the streets
"Goodnight Saigon"
Misheard Lyrics:
We left as inmates
From Ellis Island.
From Ellis Island.
Original Lyrics:
We left as inmates
From an asylum.
From an asylum.
"Honesty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Honesty, is such a common word.
Original Lyrics:
Honesty, is such a lonely word.
"Honesty"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could have security of a stale cigarette
Original Lyrics:
I could have security until the bitter end
"Honesty"
Misheard Lyrics:
On a stage it's such an ugly world
Original Lyrics:
Honesty is such a lonely word
"Honesty"
Misheard Lyrics:
On a stage, it's such a lonely world.
Original Lyrics:
Honesty is such a lonely word.
"Honesty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sodomy is such a lonely word.
Original Lyrics:
Honesty is such a lonely word.
This isn't a misheard lyric. Billy Joel was on "Inside the Actor's Studio". He told a story about how "Honesty" had originally been an instrumental, but his drummer used lyrics to keep his place. So through the mic, he could hear his drummer singing 'Sodomy', and 'Something... gonna bugger you', and realized he had to write lyrics. So 'Sodomy' became 'Honesty'.
"Honesty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sorry, Steve, is such a lonely word.
Original Lyrics:
Honesty is such a lonely word.
"Honesty"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I'm deep in sodomy
Don't get too concerned.
Don't get too concerned.
Original Lyrics:
When I'm deep inside of me
Don't get too concerned.
Don't get too concerned.
"Honesty"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I'm deep in sodomy
Original Lyrics:
When I'm deep inside of me
"I Don't Want To Be Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
I dont want to be a Lord anymore
Original Lyrics:
I dont want to be alone anymore
"I Go To Extremes"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if I stand on all fours,
its all or nothing at all
its all or nothing at all
Original Lyrics:
And if I stand or I fall,
its all or nothing at all
its all or nothing at all
"I Go To Extremes"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if I stumble I fall.
Original Lyrics:
And if I stand or I fall.
"I Go To Extremes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Clear as a crystal, shot as the knife.
Original Lyrics:
Clear as a crystal, sharp as the knife.
"I Go To Extremes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know why I go to ice cream.
Original Lyrics:
I don't know why I go to extremes.
"I Go To Extremes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know why I'm going to explode
Original Lyrics:
I don't know why I go to extremes
"I Go To Extremes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe a minute, over the hill
Maybe I've set myself up, "Hard To Kill"
Maybe I've set myself up, "Hard To Kill"
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I'm headed over the hill
Maybe I set myself up for the kill
Maybe I set myself up for the kill
"I Go To Extremes"
Misheard Lyrics:
You told me nothing at all
Original Lyrics:
It's all or nothing at all
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't that your average teen?
Original Lyrics:
Aimed at your average teen
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Amy's not your averge teen
Original Lyrics:
Aimed at your average teen
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you gonna cruise the Marigold Mile?
Original Lyrics:
Are you gonna cruise the Miracle Mile?
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't you tell that your ties too white?
Original Lyrics:
Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everyboby's talking 'bout the the new south bunny
But it's still rock and roll to me.
But it's still rock and roll to me.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound, funny
But it's still rock and roll too me.
But it's still rock and roll too me.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new Zamboni
But it's still rock and roll to me.
or
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound of money
But it's still rock and roll to me.
But it's still rock and roll to me.
or
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound of money
But it's still rock and roll to me.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound, Honey
But it's still rock 'n' roll to me.
But it's still rock 'n' roll to me.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound, funny
But it's still rock 'n' roll to me.
But it's still rock 'n' roll to me.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new south funny
Bunny still rock 'n' roll to me.
Bunny still rock 'n' roll to me.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound, funny
But it's still rock 'n' roll to me.
But it's still rock 'n' roll to me.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' how the news sounds
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's talking 'bout the new sound
Funny bunny, still rock & roll to me.
Funny bunny, still rock & roll to me.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin 'bout the new sound
Funny, but it's still rock & roll to me.
Funny, but it's still rock & roll to me.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's talking 'bout the new south bunny.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's talking 'bout the new sound funny.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's talking 'bout the new zamboni
but it's still rock & roll to me
but it's still rock & roll to me
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's talkin 'bout the new sound, funny,
but it's still rock & roll to me
but it's still rock & roll to me
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Funny money still rock and roll to me.
Original Lyrics:
Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, that's your average team
Original Lyrics:
Aimed at your average teen
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, that's your average teen!
Original Lyrics:
Aimed at your average teen.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
How about a pair of pink sand-wiches
And a bight orange pair of Kants?
And a bight orange pair of Kants?
Original Lyrics:
How about a pair of pink sidewinders
And a bright orange pair of pants?
And a bright orange pair of pants?
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's still rocky road to me.
or
It's stoll rock and roll to me.
or
It's stoll rock and roll to me.
Original Lyrics:
It's still rock and roll to me.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, panty-waist
Original Lyrics:
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nowadays you can't be too sacramental.
Original Lyrics:
Nowadays you can't be too sentimental.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
She looks like a hoe to me.
Original Lyrics:
It's still rock and roll to me.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Can't you tell that your tie's too white?
Can't you tell that your tie's too white?
Original Lyrics:
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?
Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Can't you tell that your tights are wild?
Can't you tell that your tights are wild?
Original Lyrics:
What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?
Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?
Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
X-rays, new wave, dense rays, anyways
It's still rock and roll to me.
It's still rock and roll to me.
Original Lyrics:
Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways
It's still rock and roll to me.
It's still rock and roll to me.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't dress as fashion 'til you spend a lot of money.
Original Lyrics:
You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't dress in fashion
'Til you spend a lot of money.
'Til you spend a lot of money.
Original Lyrics:
You can't dress trashy
'Til you spend a lot of money.
'Til you spend a lot of money.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't dress this fashion 'til you spend a lot of money.
Original Lyrics:
You can't dress trashy 'til you spend lots of money.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't smash a splashy 'til you spenda lots of money.
or
You can't dress this flashy 'til you spend a lot of money.
or
You can't dress this flashy 'til you spend a lot of money.
Original Lyrics:
You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a bad drummer, baby
If you just didn't have a chance
If you just didn't have a chance
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
If you just give it half a chance
If you just give it half a chance
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a bold brahma, baby
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a bowl brummer baby.
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a bowl drummer, baby
If you just give it half a chance.
If you just give it half a chance.
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel, baby
If you just give it half a chance.
If you just give it half a chance.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a bull Brahma baby
if you'd just give it half a chance
if you'd just give it half a chance
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
if you'd just give it half a chance.
if you'd just give it half a chance.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a bull Brahma baby.
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a bull bucker, baby
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a doldrummer, baby
If you'd just give it half a chance.
If you'd just give it half a chance.
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel, baby
If you'd just give it half a chance.
If you'd just give it half a chance.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a four drummer baby.
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a full brahma, baby.
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummell, baby.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be a road runner baby
If you just give it half a chance
If you just give it half a chance
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel baby
If you just give it half a chance
If you just give it half a chance
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really be all pro-Ronald Reagan
If you'd just give it half a chance.
If you'd just give it half a chance.
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel, baby
If you just give it half a chance.
If you just give it half a chance.
"It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really steal a bowl from a baby
If you just give it half a chance.
If you just give it half a chance.
Original Lyrics:
You could really be a Beau Brummel, baby
If you just give it half a chance.
If you just give it half a chance.
"Just The Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't love you, Eddie Vedder.
Original Lyrics:
I couldn't love you any better.
At the time this song came out, Eddie Vedder was not known to the public eye at all...but a very young (teenage) Eddie could have been listening to this song and thinking that Billy was mentioning him.
"Just The Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could-a love you any better.
Original Lyrics:
I couldn't love you any better.
"Just The Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said I love you, but thats for Wilma
Original Lyrics:
I said I love, and thats forever
"Just The Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said I loved you, sasspawilma
Original Lyrics:
I said I loved you, that's forever
"Keepin The Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
Billy Bob shades
Original Lyrics:
Ditty bop shades
"Keepin' The Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
Biddied-up shades
Original Lyrics:
Ditty bop shades
"Keeping The Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bought a fresh pack of Luckys and I called my sensei.
Original Lyrics:
Bought a fresh pack of Luckys and a mint called Sen-Sen.
"Keeping The Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bought a fresh pack of Luckys and a mint Carl Simpson.
Original Lyrics:
Bought a fresh pack of Luckys and a mint called Sen-Sen.
"Keeping The Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
I found out a man ain't just eating nachos
Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in poop
Drank a lot of take home pee
Ate an awful lot of late night drive-in poop
Drank a lot of take home pee
Original Lyrics:
I found out a man ain't just being macho
Ate an awful late of late night drive-in food
Drank a lot of take home play
Ate an awful late of late night drive-in food
Drank a lot of take home play
"Keeping The Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
I told you my reasons
For the Holy Bible.
For the Holy Bible.
Original Lyrics:
I told you my reasons
For the whole revival.
For the whole revival.
"Keeping The Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took a fresh pack of Luckies
And a mint, cost ten cents.
And a mint, cost ten cents.
Original Lyrics:
I took a fresh pack of Luckies
And a mint called Sen-Sen.
And a mint called Sen-Sen.
"Keeping The Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kick in the face
Original Lyrics:
Keeping the faith
"Keeping The Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kick in the face
Original Lyrics:
Keeping the faith
"Keeping the Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
Combed my hair in a perfect 'O'
Original Lyrics:
Combed my hair in a pompadour
"Keeping the Faith"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been kicked in the face!
Original Lyrics:
I've been keeping the faith!
"Leave a Tender Moment Alone"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the moment ain't right, I'd tell her it's all a mistake.
Original Lyrics:
When the moment arose, I'd tell her it's all a mistake.
"Leningrad"
Misheard Lyrics:
A girl was born in spring of '44.
Original Lyrics:
Viktor was born in spring of '44.
"Los Angelenos"
Misheard Lyrics:
Going into garages for exotic moustaches.
Original Lyrics:
Going into garages for exotic massages.
"Lullaby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I think you know what I've been trying to smoke,
As we we went blazing on an Emerald Bay
As we we went blazing on an Emerald Bay
Original Lyrics:
I think you know what I've been trying to say
When we went sailing on an emerald bay
When we went sailing on an emerald bay
"Miami 2017-I've Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've seen the rats lie down on Broadway
Original Lyrics:
I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
The line "rats lie down" does appear in the song as well, the Richard Marx version must be clearer, since several Richard Marx listings of this song have this lyric with them.
"Miami 2017-I've Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway"
Misheard Lyrics:
Seen the rats lie down on Broadway
Original Lyrics:
I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
"Modern Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's my damn woman.
Original Lyrics:
She's a modern woman.
"Modern Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time goes by in the Saranog apartments.
Original Lyrics:
Time goes by and you're sharing an apartment.
"Movin Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you can drive to Hoboken and back
Original Lyrics:
And if you can't drive with a broken back
"Movin Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anthony works in the grocery store,
Savin' his penis for sunday
Savin' his penis for sunday
Original Lyrics:
Anthony works in the grocery store,
Savin' his pennies for someday
Savin' his pennies for someday
"Movin Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his penance for Sunday.
Savin' his penance for Sunday.
Original Lyrics:
Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his pennies for someday.
Savin' his pennies for someday.
"Movin Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his pennies for Sunday.
Savin' his pennies for Sunday.
Original Lyrics:
Anthony works in the grocery store
Savin' his pennies for someday.
Savin' his pennies for someday.
"Movin Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's the new rex of the grocery store
A penny to save up for someday.
A penny to save up for someday.
Original Lyrics:
Anthony works in the grocery store
Saving his pennies for someday.
Saving his pennies for someday.
"Movin Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mamma at home she
Original Lyrics:
Mamma leone
"Movin out"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can pay on the side with the overtime
ot
You can pay on the sound with the overtime
ot
You can pay on the sound with the overtime
Original Lyrics:
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Across from the Magic Placenta
Original Lyrics:
Across from the Medical Center
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you can't drive with a broken back
Original Lyrics:
And if he can't drive with a broken back
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
He needs a house and a hacky sack.
Original Lyrics:
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nicky can't drive with a broken back.
Original Lyrics:
And if he can't drive with a broken back
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
The n***** can't drive with a broken back
At least he can polish the fender.
At least he can polish the fender.
Original Lyrics:
And if he can't drive with a broken back
At least he can polish the fenders.
At least he can polish the fenders.
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who needs a house made out of hacky sack?
Original Lyrics:
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can pay on the sound with the yoga-time.
Original Lyrics:
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime.
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You should never argue with a crazy mama, mama, mama.
Original Lyrics:
You should never argue with a crazy m-m-m-mind.
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
You should never argue with your crazy ma, ma, ma, ma.
Original Lyrics:
You should never argue with a crazy mind, mind, mind, mind.
"Movin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
A n***** can't drive with a broken back.
Original Lyrics:
And then he can't drive with a broken back.
"Movin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
A n***** can't drive without his crack
Original Lyrics:
And then he can't drive with a broken back
"Movin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
A n***ger can't drive with a broken back
Original Lyrics:
If he can't drive with a broken back
"Movin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Across from the meta-placenta.
Original Lyrics:
Across from the medical center.
"Movin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
And Linda can't drive with a broken back.
or
And then he can't drive with a broken back.
or
And then he can't drive with a broken back.
Original Lyrics:
And if you can't drive with a broken back
"Movin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he's trading in his Chevy for some crack, crack, crack, crack, crack, crack.
Original Lyrics:
And he's trading in his Chevy for a Cadilac-ac-ac-ac-ac-ac-ac.
"Movin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mickey can't drive with a broken back.
Original Lyrics:
And if he can't drive with a broken back.
"Movin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tiny becomes a bartender
Original Lyrics:
At night he becomes a bartender
"Movin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
You shoud never argue with a crazy Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom.
Original Lyrics:
You should never argue with a crazy mind, mind, mind, mind, mind, mind.
"Moving Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
The n***** can't drive with a broken back.
Original Lyrics:
And if he can't drive with a broken back.
"Moving Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll buy some trout
or
I've got the gout
or
I've got the gout
Original Lyrics:
I'm moving out
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
'57 Spotlight.
Original Lyrics:
Keep it to yourself, it's my life.
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Called the shots on the house
Original Lyrics:
Closed the shop, sold the house
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Either way it's okay to make love with yourself.
Original Lyrics:
Either way it's okay, you wake up with yourself.
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Either way it's okay, you wake up with a smell.
Original Lyrics:
Either way it's okay, you wake up with yourself.
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Either way it's okay; you wake up in a cell.
Original Lyrics:
Either way it's okay; you wake up with yourself.
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Either way, it's okay, you wake up to Griselda.
Original Lyrics:
Either way, it's okay, you wake up with yourself.
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go to hell with your own life.
Leave me alone.
Leave me alone.
Original Lyrics:
Go ahead with your own life.
Leave me alone.
Leave me alone.
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a call from an old friend,
we stood the riverboats
we stood the riverboats
Original Lyrics:
Got a call from an old friend,
we used to be real close
we used to be real close
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a call from an old friend, we used to race boats
or
Got a call from an old friend, he used to raise goats.
or
Got a call from an old friend, he used to raise goats.
Original Lyrics:
Got a call from an old friend, we used to be real close.
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never said you had to offer me a second chance.
I never said I was a veteran of southern France.
I never said I was a veteran of southern France.
Original Lyrics:
I never said you had to offer me a second chance.
I never said I was a victim of circumstance.
I never said I was a victim of circumstance.
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never said you were a woman with a second child
I never said I was a bit of a southern style.
I never said I was a bit of a southern style.
Original Lyrics:
I never said you had to offer me a second chance
I never said I was a victim of circumstance.
I never said I was a victim of circumstance.
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keep it to yourself, A Spy's Life
or
Keep it to yourself, a spy light
or
Keep it to yourself, a spy light
Original Lyrics:
Keep it to yourself, this is my life
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
My light
Original Lyrics:
My life
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
They will tell you you'll catch me alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you catch me with somebody else
Ah but sooner or later you'll sleep in your own space
Either way it's O.K. if you wake up with a smell
Then they'll tell you catch me with somebody else
Ah but sooner or later you'll sleep in your own space
Either way it's O.K. if you wake up with a smell
Original Lyrics:
They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else
Ah but sooner or later you'll sleep in your own space
Either way it's O.K. you wake up with yourself
Then they'll tell you can't sleep with somebody else
Ah but sooner or later you'll sleep in your own space
Either way it's O.K. you wake up with yourself
"My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wait until you sell the sky light
Original Lyrics:
Keep it to yourself it's my life
"New York State Of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't care if it's Chinatown or Rotten Riverside.
Original Lyrics:
Don't care if it's Chinatown or (on) Riverside.
"New York State Of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Out of touch with the Ritalin blues.
Original Lyrics:
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues.
"New York State of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't care if it's Chinatown or Rock Riverside
Original Lyrics:
Don't Care if it's Chinatown or (on) Riverside
I still down believe there is such as thing as the Hudson river line of Greyhound!
"New York State of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Had a touch of the river mongoose.
Original Lyrics:
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues.
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
But sooner or later, it comes down debate.
Original Lyrics:
But sooner or later, it comes down to fate.
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on, come on, come on, Virginia
Don't laminate.
Don't laminate.
Original Lyrics:
Come out, come out, come out, Virginia
Don't let me wait.
Don't let me wait.
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll throw you the line
the stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind and epaulettes in the sun
and only the good die
the stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind and epaulettes in the sun
and only the good die
Original Lyrics:
I'll throw you the line
the stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind never lets in the sun
and only the good die
the stained-glass curtain you're hiding behind never lets in the sun
and only the good die
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mouth to mouth to mouth Virginia don't let me wait
Original Lyrics:
Come out, come out, come out Virginia don't let me wait
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mouth to mouth to mouth, Virginia
Don't let me wait.
Don't let me wait.
Original Lyrics:
Come out, come out, come out, Virginia
Don't let me wait.
Don't let me wait.
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only the good die yon.
Original Lyrics:
Only the good die young.
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only the good diome
Original Lyrics:
Only the good die young
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only the good ti-yums (times)
Original Lyrics:
Only the good die young
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only the good tie 'um.
Original Lyrics:
Only the good die young.
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only the good times
Original Lyrics:
Only the good die young
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Our height is where we'll be the one.
Original Lyrics:
I might as well be the one.
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
The stained glass curtain you're hiding behind
The neverlets in the sun.
The neverlets in the sun.
Original Lyrics:
That stained glass curtain you're hinding behind
It never lets in the sun.
It never lets in the sun.
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you were counting on your overies
Original Lyrics:
When you were counting on your rosary
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got a nice white dress and a potty on your confirmation.
Original Lyrics:
You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation.
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
You never thought of me
When you considered trying sodomy.
When you considered trying sodomy.
Original Lyrics:
You never thought of me
When you were counting on your rosary.
When you were counting on your rosary.
"Only The Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
You said your mother Tolleoli I could give you was a reputation
Original Lyrics:
You said your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation
"Only the Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only the good di-al
Original Lyrics:
Only the good die young
"Only the Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you were counting on your ovaries
Original Lyrics:
When you were counting on your rosary
"Only the Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
You Catholic girls start much too late
But sooner or later it comes down to bait.
But sooner or later it comes down to bait.
Original Lyrics:
You Catholic girls start much too late
But sooner or later it comes down to fate.
But sooner or later it comes down to fate.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he's sittin' with Davy
Who's stealin' the gravy
And probably red beef on rice.
Who's stealin' the gravy
And probably red beef on rice.
Original Lyrics:
And he's talkin' with Davy
Who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life.
Who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he's sittin' with Davy
Whose hair is quite wavy
And needs to be treated for lice.
Whose hair is quite wavy
And needs to be treated for lice.
Original Lyrics:
And he's sittin' with Davy
Who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life.
Who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be polite.
And probably will be polite.
Original Lyrics:
And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life.
And probably will be for life.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the piano sounds like a camera
And the night owl sounds like a beer.
And the night owl sounds like a beer.
Original Lyrics:
And the piano sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer.
And the microphone smells like a beer.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the piano sounds like an animal.
Original Lyrics:
And the piano sounds like a carnival.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the piano, it sounds like a comic book.
Original Lyrics:
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you've got a spinnet, all right.
Original Lyrics:
And you've got us feelin' all right.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
And you've got a spirit, that's right.
Original Lyrics:
And you've got us feeling all right.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
As the businessmen slowly explode
Original Lyrics:
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
But it's better than being alone
Original Lyrics:
But it's better than drinking alone
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
He says, 'Son, can you play me a melody?
Original Lyrics:
He says, "Son can you play me a memory
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
He says, 'Son, can you play me a memory?'
Original Lyrics:
He says, 'Son, can you play me a melody?'
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I knew it complete when I wore a young woman's clothes.
Original Lyrics:
I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's clothes.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm sure that I could be a movie star,
If I could get out of Des Plaines
If I could get out of Des Plaines
Original Lyrics:
I'm sure that I could be a movie star,
If I could get out of this place.
If I could get out of this place.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was sad and sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore another man's clothes.
When I wore another man's clothes.
Original Lyrics:
It was sad and sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes.
When I wore a younger man's clothes.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was sad and sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a young woman's clothes.
When I wore a young woman's clothes.
Original Lyrics:
But it's sad, and it's sweet, and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes.
When I wore a younger man's clothes.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
Irregular crowd shuffles in.
Irregular crowd shuffles in.
Original Lyrics:
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in.
The regular crowd shuffles in.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his erotic Aunt Jen.
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his erotic Aunt Jen.
Original Lyrics:
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin.
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's nine-o-clock on a Saturday
The regular cloud shuffles in.
The regular cloud shuffles in.
Original Lyrics:
It's nine-o-clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in.
The regular crowd shuffles in.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Makin' love to his tiny gal Jen.
Original Lyrics:
Making love to his tonic and gin.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Making love to Tawny and Jen
Original Lyrics:
Making love to his tonic and gin
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Making love to his chiny-chin-chin
Original Lyrics:
Making love to his tonic and gin
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Making love to his stomach and chin
Original Lyrics:
Making love to his tonic and gin
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Making love to his tonic Aunt Jen.
Original Lyrics:
Making love to his tonic and gin.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Making love to his tonic engine
Original Lyrics:
Making love to his tonic and gin
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Man, what a hue to one ear!
Original Lyrics:
Man, what are you doing here?
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing us a song ,you're a Chinese man.
Original Lyrics:
Sing us a song, you're the piano man.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing us a song about the Ghettoland.
Original Lyrics:
Sing us a song, you're the piano man.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing us a song from the Meadowlands.
Original Lyrics:
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing us a song of the Yellow Man.
Original Lyrics:
Sing us a song, you're the piano man.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing us a song on the piano, Man
Original Lyrics:
Sing us a song you're the piano man
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing us a song on the piano, man.
Original Lyrics:
Sing us the song. You're the piano man.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing us a song yellow Piano Man
Original Lyrics:
Sing us a song you're the Piano Man
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing us a song young piano man
Original Lyrics:
Sing us a song you're the piano man
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing us a song your the weather man
Original Lyrics:
Sing us a song your the piano man
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing us a song, mellow yellow man.
Original Lyrics:
Sing us a song, you're the piano man.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
The piano sounds like a cannon ball.
Original Lyrics:
The piano sounds like a carnival.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
The piano sounds like a carnivore.
Original Lyrics:
The piano sounds like a carnival.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
The piano sounds like a carnivore
Original Lyrics:
The piano sounds like a carnival
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's an old man sittin' next to me
Makin' love to his toxic engine
Makin' love to his toxic engine
Original Lyrics:
There's an old man sittin' next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin.
Makin' love to his tonic and gin.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to Tony and Jim
Making love to Tony and Jim
Original Lyrics:
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin
Making love to his tonic and gin
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tommy-cat, Jim.
Making love to his tommy-cat, Jim.
Original Lyrics:
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin.
Making love to his tonic and gin.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
They play the guitar and put bread in my jar.
Original Lyrics:
They sit at the bar and put bread in my jar.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tom is a realistic novelist
Original Lyrics:
Tom is a real estate novelist
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, we're all in the mood for a Melanie.
Original Lyrics:
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, we're out in the moon for a melody.
Original Lyrics:
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I wore a young woman's clothes
Original Lyrics:
When I wore a younger man's clothes
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I wore another man's clothes.
Original Lyrics:
When I wore a younger man's clothes.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I wore the young women's clothes.
Original Lyrics:
When I wore a younger man's clothes.
"Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got a spirit alright.
Original Lyrics:
You've got us feelin' alright.
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
"All Dolled Up" and no place to go
Original Lyrics:
All grown up and no place to go.
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
All holed up and no place to go.
Original Lyrics:
All grown up and no place to go.
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
All your life is Channel 13
Sex on the street, what does it mean?
Sex on the street, what does it mean?
Original Lyrics:
All your life is Channel 13
Sesame Street, what does it mean?
Sesame Street, what does it mean?
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
All your life is Channel 13
Cecil Mistreat, what does it mean?
Cecil Mistreat, what does it mean?
Original Lyrics:
All your life is Channel 13
Sesame Street, what does it mean?
Sesame Street, what does it mean?
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
All your life is channel 13
Sex on the streets, what does it mean?
Sex on the streets, what does it mean?
Original Lyrics:
All your life is channel 13
Sesame Street, what does it mean?
Sesame Street, what does it mean?
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
He used to call me Tylenol.
Original Lyrics:
You used to call me paranoid.
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm sure you have some cosmic rash in Hell.
Original Lyrics:
I'm sure you have some cosmic rationale.
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rash, Chanel.
Original Lyrics:
I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale.
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rasher now
Original Lyrics:
I'm sure you have some cosmic rational
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now here you are with your fate
And you peed your pants last night.
or
And you're Peter Pan at night.
And you peed your pants last night.
or
And you're Peter Pan at night.
Original Lyrics:
Now here you are with your faith
And your Peter Pan advice.
And your Peter Pan advice.
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now here you are with your paint
And your Peter Pan headlights
or
And your Peter Pan head lice
or
And you pee your pants at night.
And your Peter Pan headlights
or
And your Peter Pan head lice
or
And you pee your pants at night.
Original Lyrics:
Now here you are with your faith
And your Peter Pan advice.
And your Peter Pan advice.
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Strike 1, Strike 2 what do you know?
Original Lyrics:
Psych 1, Psych 2 what do you know?
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where the only thing you feel
Are lowly c***s in your face.
or
Are lowly c***s in your face.
Are lowly c***s in your face.
or
Are lowly c***s in your face.
Original Lyrics:
Where the only thing you feel
Are loaded guns in your face.
Are loaded guns in your face.
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
You have those scars on your face
Original Lyrics:
You have no scars on your face
"Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics:
You used to call me Tylenol.
Original Lyrics:
You used to call me paranoid.
"River Of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
At times I find I wade into the river that runs into the Promised Land
Original Lyrics:
Baptized by fire, I wade to the river that runs into the Promised Land
"River Of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
To a river soft beat
Original Lyrics:
Through a river so deep
"River Of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
We don't live in the ocean
We don't starve in the streets
We don't starve in the streets
Original Lyrics:
We all end in the ocean
We all start in the streams
We all start in the streams
"Say Goodbye To Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bobby's driving through the city tonight
Through the lights
In a hot new reservoir
Through the lights
In a hot new reservoir
Original Lyrics:
Bobby's driving through the city tonight
Through the lights
In a hot new rent-a-car
Through the lights
In a hot new rent-a-car
"Say Goodbye To Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics:
Joe DiLevy's in his heavy machine,
it's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard.
it's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard.
Original Lyrics:
He joins the lover in his heavy machine,
it's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard.
it's a scene down on Sunset Boulevard.
"Say Goodbye To Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now he won't be Bill Paxton anymore
or
Now he wont be my baston anymore
or
Now he wont be my bastard anymore
or
Now he wont be my bastard anymore
Original Lyrics:
Now he wont be my fastgun any more
"Say Goodbye To Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics:
They got him sitting with his back to the door
Now he won't be my bastard anymore.
Now he won't be my bastard anymore.
Original Lyrics:
They got him sitting with his back to the door
Now he won't be my fast gun anymore
Now he won't be my fast gun anymore
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a couple of paintings of seals.
Original Lyrics:
And a couple of paintings from Sears.
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brenda Rinetti had had it already by the summer of '75
Original Lyrics:
Brenda and Eddie had had it already by the summer of '75
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brenda Rinetti
Original Lyrics:
Brenda and Eddie
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brenda and Andy
Original Lyrics:
Brenda and Eddie
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brenda run nanny.
Original Lyrics:
Brenda and Eddie
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Perhaps a bottle of Rolaids instead.
Original Lyrics:
Perhaps a bottle of rose instead.
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Perhaps a bottle of rose instead.
Original Lyrics:
Perhaps a bottle of Rolaids instead.
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thunder and Eddie
Original Lyrics:
Brenda and Eddie
"Shades Of Grey"
Misheard Lyrics:
No that's had nothing to fear.
or
No dad's had nothing to fear.
or
No dad's had nothing to fear.
Original Lyrics:
No doubts and nothing to fear.
"She's Always A Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're pleadin'
Original Lyrics:
And she'll carelessly cut you and laugh while you're bleedin'
"She's Always A Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
But she can't be convinced that she's earned her degree.
Original Lyrics:
But she can't be convicted, she's earned her degree.
"She's Always A Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a weasel woman to me.
Original Lyrics:
She's always a woman to me.
"She's Always A Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a weasel woman to me
Original Lyrics:
She's always a woman to me
"Sleeping With The Television On"
Misheard Lyrics:
They never noticed the dart gun in your hand
Until you pointed it and started advancing.
Until you pointed it and started advancing.
Original Lyrics:
They never notice the zap gun in your hand
Until you're pointing it and stunning their senses.
Until you're pointing it and stunning their senses.
"Sometimes A Fantasy (Live)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, sure it would be better
If I had a hit of bromine, be bop a lula.
If I had a hit of bromine, be bop a lula.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, sure it would be better
If I had you here to hold me, be bop a lula.
If I had you here to hold me, be bop a lula.
This is the live version on Kohept (Russian 'Concert' Album). He gets the words wrong later in the same verse, so my guess is he was just stumbling over his words or not enunciating, which combined with the heavy reverb made it hard to figure out.
"Sometimes A Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's not the river.
Original Lyrics:
It's not the real thing.
"Storm Front"
Misheard Lyrics:
Red flacks for flying, from the Coast Guard mass
Original Lyrics:
Red flags are flying, from the Coast Guard mast
"Storm Front"
Misheard Lyrics:
She asked me to stay
I've done the 'dumpling' navigation
I've done the 'dumpling' navigation
Original Lyrics:
She asked me to stay
But I've done my navigation
But I've done my navigation
"Storm Front"
Misheard Lyrics:
Small crab crawling on the radio
Original Lyrics:
Small craft warning on the radio
"Storm Front"
Misheard Lyrics:
Storm, quit pulling on the radio.
Original Lyrics:
Small craft warning on the radio.
"Storm Front"
Misheard Lyrics:
We got a low pressure system and a northeast beeze
We got a falling barometer at rise at seas
We got the tim-u-long-members and a possible girl
We got a boash mah blowing on the both of scales
We got a falling barometer at rise at seas
We got the tim-u-long-members and a possible girl
We got a boash mah blowing on the both of scales
Original Lyrics:
We got a low pressure system and a northeast breeze
We got a falling barometer and rising seas
We got the cumulonimbus and a possible gale
We got a force nine blowing on the Beaufort Scale
We got a falling barometer and rising seas
We got the cumulonimbus and a possible gale
We got a force nine blowing on the Beaufort Scale
"Storm Front"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've got a force nine blowing on the both of scales.
Original Lyrics:
We've got a force nine blowing on the Beaufort scales.
"Storm Front"
Misheard Lyrics:
White water running, I'm addicted to you.
Original Lyrics:
White water running, and the pressure is low.
"Summer, Highland Falls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Perhaps we don't go fill each other's fantasies.
Original Lyrics:
Perhaps we don't fulfill each other's fantasies.
"Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that chore for real.
Original Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that you're for real.
"Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that junk for real.
or
Give her every reason to accept that joke for real.
or
Give her every reason to accept that Joe for real
or
Give her every reason to accept that chump for real
or
Give her every reason to accept that chump for real
Original Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that you're for real.
"Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that chunk of reel.
Original Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that you're for real.
"Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that conferee.
Original Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that you're for real.
"Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that joke's for real.
Original Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that you're for real.
"Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that junk for real.
Original Lyrics:
Give her every reason to accept that you're for real.
"Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Listen boy, it's not your humanity a certain guaranteed.
Original Lyrics:
Listen boy, it's not automatically a certain guaranteed.
"Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a real live girl
Original Lyrics:
She's a real nice girl
"Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's good information from a man who's made the grade
Original Lyrics:
It's good information from a man who's made mistakes
"That's Not Her Style"
Misheard Lyrics:
And gave the pilots on the mixture for a perfect ride.
Original Lyrics:
And gave the pilot something extra for a perfect ride.
"That's Not Her Style"
Misheard Lyrics:
And gave the the pilot the mixture for a perfect write
Original Lyrics:
And gave the pilot something extra for a perfect ride
"That's Not Her Style"
Misheard Lyrics:
She fives and dimes with Argentines and Kiwanis
Original Lyrics:
She wines and dines with Argentines in Kuwatis
"That's Not Her Style"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop them! She's never done something crazy,
done something wild
done something wild
Original Lyrics:
It's not that she's never done something crazy,
done something wild
done something wild
"That's Not Her Style"
Misheard Lyrics:
They gave the pilots for the mixture, for the perfect ride
Original Lyrics:
And gave the pilot something extra for the perfect ride
"That's Not Her Style"
Misheard Lyrics:
They say she wakes up at one
And plays the Pavarotti fun 'til dawn.
And plays the Pavarotti fun 'til dawn.
Original Lyrics:
They say she wakes up at one
And makes the paparazzi run 'til dawn.
And makes the paparazzi run 'til dawn.
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I know there's a wish out there and wom(an) cry only knows
Original Lyrics:
I know there's fish out there and where God only knows
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got people back on land through company
Original Lyrics:
I've got people back on land who count on me
"The Downeaster 'Alexa'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I'm on the Downeaster "Alexa"
And I'm crusing through black island sound
I have charted a course through Dominion
But tonight I am (a) man took-en bound
And I'm crusing through black island sound
I have charted a course through Dominion
But tonight I am (a) man took-en bound
Original Lyrics:
Well I'm on the Downeaster "Alexa"
And I'm crusing through Block Island Sound
I have chartered a course through the Vineyard
But tonight I am Nantucket bound
And I'm crusing through Block Island Sound
I have chartered a course through the Vineyard
But tonight I am Nantucket bound
"The Entertainer (Live Version)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am the entertainer; I dressed up big in the style
I wear all kinds of sparkles, I flashed across my smile
The way the night is over and I stand without my clothes
Preservation stage in bare and cold veins
My eyes look shot; my belly’s got a pot
And there’s a pickle on my nose, oh
I wear all kinds of sparkles, I flashed across my smile
The way the night is over and I stand without my clothes
Preservation stage in bare and cold veins
My eyes look shot; my belly’s got a pot
And there’s a pickle on my nose, oh
Original Lyrics:
I am the entertainer, I dress to fit the style
I wear all kinds of sparkles, I flash the crowd my smile
But when the night is over, and I stand without my clothes
The perspiration stains and varicous veins
My eyes look shot, my belly's got a pot
And there's a pimple on my nose, oh
I wear all kinds of sparkles, I flash the crowd my smile
But when the night is over, and I stand without my clothes
The perspiration stains and varicous veins
My eyes look shot, my belly's got a pot
And there's a pimple on my nose, oh
"The Entertainer"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am the end potato.
Original Lyrics:
I am the entertainer.
"The Entertainer"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am the end retainer.
Original Lyrics:
I am the entertainer.
"The Entertainer"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm the end potata.
Original Lyrics:
I am the entertainer.
"The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's more than my old folks
Original Lyrics:
And it's more than I hoped for
"The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fungalungus time
Original Lyrics:
For the longest time
"The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't care what concert winds it brings.
Original Lyrics:
I don't care what consequence it brings.
"The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
I had said 'good luck' at the start.
Original Lyrics:
I had second thoughts at the start.
"The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
I so expired by you.
Original Lyrics:
I'm so inspired by you.
"The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm that voice you're hearing in the heart.
Original Lyrics:
I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall.
"The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm that voice you're hearing in the horror.
Original Lyrics:
I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall.
"The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Vote, for the tallest mime
Original Lyrics:
Whooah, for the longest time
"The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whoa-o-o-oh, come along this time!
Original Lyrics:
Whoa-o-o-oh, for the longest time!
"The Night Is Still Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can see the town coming
When I'm gonna throw my suitcase out.
When I'm gonna throw my suitcase out.
Original Lyrics:
I can see the time coming
When I'm gonna throw my suitcase out.
When I'm gonna throw my suitcase out.
"The River Of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Bout time I find my way into the river
That runs to the promised land.
That runs to the promised land.
Original Lyrics:
Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river
That runs to the promised land.
That runs to the promised land.
"The River Of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it can only be seen through the eyes of a lion.
Original Lyrics:
That it can only be seen by the eyes of the blind.
"The River Of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
At times I find my way into the river that is runnin' to the Promised Land.
Original Lyrics:
Baptized by fire, I wade into the river that runs into the Promised Land.
"The River Of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Best times by far I'm waiting
To the river that is running through the Promised Land.
To the river that is running through the Promised Land.
Original Lyrics:
Baptized by the fire I'm wading
Through the river that is running to the Promised Land.
Through the river that is running to the Promised Land.
"The River Of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the middle of the night
I go walking in the street.
I go walking in the street.
Original Lyrics:
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep.
I go walking in my sleep.
"The River Of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Someone said that I lost.
Original Lyrics:
Something sacred I lost.
"The River Of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Something 'bout a store
Original Lyrics:
Something somebody stole
"The River of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Best times by far
I'm waiting to the river
That is running to the Promised Land
I'm waiting to the river
That is running to the Promised Land
Original Lyrics:
Baptized by the fire
I wade into the river
That runs to the Promised Land
I wade into the river
That runs to the Promised Land
"The Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to even answer.
She refused to even answer.
Original Lyrics:
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to give an answer.
She refused to give an answer.
"The Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to weave an answer.
She refused to weave an answer.
Original Lyrics:
When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to even answer.
She refused to even answer.
"The Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics:
You should know by now
You've been laid yourself
or
You should know by now
You've been late yourself
or
You should know by now
You belay yourself.
You've been laid yourself
or
You should know by now
You've been late yourself
or
You should know by now
You belay yourself.
Original Lyrics:
You should know by now
You've been there yourself.
You've been there yourself.
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
And when she knows what she wants from her town...
Original Lyrics:
And when she knows what she wants from her time...
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as anyone who's knocked up can
or
As long as anyone with half a chance
or
As long as anyone would hop the can
or
Anyone with hot foot jam can
or
Anyone will pop the can
or
Anyone will pop the can
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as any one would hop the can.
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can.
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as anyone can jump the can
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as anyone can pump the jam
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as anyone was hot lookin'
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as anyone with half a clam
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as anyone would hop the chance
or
As long as anyone would hot foot can
or
As long as anyone would hot foot can
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
As long as anyone's Republican
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just an uptown girl
She's been living in a white man's world
She's been living in a white man's world
Original Lyrics:
With an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world
She's been living in her white bread world
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
She'll say I'm not so tall
Just because I'm in love with an uptown girl.
Just because I'm in love with an uptown girl.
Original Lyrics:
She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because I'm in love with an uptown girl.
Just because I'm in love with an uptown girl.
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is always livin' up with Doctor Chan
or
She's always been in love with Doctor Chan
or
She's always been in love with Doctor Chan
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's been living in her Right Wing world.
Original Lyrics:
She's been living in her white bread world.
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's been living in her white bred world.
Original Lyrics:
She's been living in her white bread world.
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's been living in her white girl's world.
Original Lyrics:
She's been living in her white bread world.
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's been living in her white-bred world.
Original Lyrics:
She's been living in her white bread world.
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's been living in her widespread world
Original Lyrics:
She's been living in her white bread world
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Uptown girl,
living in her white, red world
living in her white, red world
Original Lyrics:
Uptown girl,
living in her white bread world
living in her white bread world
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Uptown squirrel
Original Lyrics:
Uptown girl
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
With an Uptown Girl
She's been living in her white wed world.
She's been living in her white wed world.
Original Lyrics:
With an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world.
She's been living in her white bread world.
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
With an uptown girl
She's been living in a catfish world.
She's been living in a catfish world.
Original Lyrics:
With an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world.
She's been living in her white bread world.
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
With an uptown girl
She's been living in her right-bred world.
She's been living in her right-bred world.
Original Lyrics:
With an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world.
She's been living in her white bread world.
"Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Won't let anyone with hot fudge in.
Original Lyrics:
As long as anyone with hot blood can.
"Vienna"
Misheard Lyrics:
When will you realise
The end awaits for you?
The end awaits for you?
Original Lyrics:
When will you realise
Vienna waits for you?
Vienna waits for you?
"Vienna"
Misheard Lyrics:
When will you realize
the piano waits for you?
the piano waits for you?
Original Lyrics:
When will you realise
Vienna waits for you?
Vienna waits for you?
"Vienna"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got your patch on
You got your pride.
You got your pride.
Original Lyrics:
You got your passion
You got your pride.
You got your pride.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Lawrence of Arabia', British in Romania
Oldness, John Glenn, Mr. Peeps, Alison
Oldness, John Glenn, Mr. Peeps, Alison
Original Lyrics:
'Lawrence of Arabia', British Beatlemania,
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
All to Simmingwiy, hail all for Kennedy
Chugga-chugga, 'Psycho', Belgians in the Congo
Chugga-chugga, 'Psycho', Belgians in the Congo
Original Lyrics:
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy,
Chubby Checker, 'Psycho', Belgians in the Congo
Chubby Checker, 'Psycho', Belgians in the Congo
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the Captor-rinder-rye.
Original Lyrics:
And 'A Catcher in the Rye'
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the Captor-rinder-rye
Original Lyrics:
And the Catcher In The Rye
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ayatollah Zimmerman
Russians in Afghanistan
Russians in Afghanistan
Original Lyrics:
Ayatollah's in Iran
Russians in Afghanistan
Russians in Afghanistan
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bacon, Reagan, Palestine
Original Lyrics:
Begin, Reagan, Palestine
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bacon, Reagan
Original Lyrics:
Begin, Reagan
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bacon-Makin Palestine, We love torture, Sally Ride
Original Lyrics:
Bagan, Reagan, Palestine, Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baker, Reagan
Original Lyrics:
Begin, Reagan
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bacon Reagan
or
Bakin' Reagan
or
Bakin' Reagan
Original Lyrics:
Begin Reagan
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bob Dole, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
or
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama cruise jazz
or
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama cruise jazz
Original Lyrics:
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
Princess Grace, 'Peyton Place', trouble in the sewage
Princess Grace, 'Peyton Place', trouble in the sewage
Original Lyrics:
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
Princess Grace, 'Peyton Place', trouble in the Suez
Princess Grace, 'Peyton Place', trouble in the Suez
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beggin' Reagan
Original Lyrics:
Begin, Reagan
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Belchin' and the condom
Original Lyrics:
Belgians in the Congo
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Berk control, hutchy Minn, Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, hope rock
Bagen Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, hope rock
Bagen Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
Original Lyrics:
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again,
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock,
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, punk rock,
Begin, Reagan, Palestine, terror on the airline
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Birth control, hoochie men
Original Lyrics:
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bob Dole, Budapest, Alan, 'Batman', Prucechev
Minzy Space making haste, chocolate in the sewage
Minzy Space making haste, chocolate in the sewage
Original Lyrics:
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev,
Princess Grace, 'Peyton Place', trouble in the Suez
Princess Grace, 'Peyton Place', trouble in the Suez
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bob Dole
Original Lyrics:
Bardot
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bondo, Buddha pest, Alabama cruise chest
Original Lyrics:
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Breathing sparkle fire
Original Lyrics:
We didn't start the fire.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bright the holly, 'Ben Hur', space monkey happier Hula Hoops, Castro, Edson with the no-go
Original Lyrics:
Buddy Holly, 'Ben Hur', space monkey, Mafia, hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no go
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
British beat Romania.
Original Lyrics:
British Beatlemania.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
British flea romania
Original Lyrics:
British beatlemania
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
British peter-mania
Original Lyrics:
British Beatlemania
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
British politicians have JFK blown away.
Original Lyrics:
British politician sex, JFK, blown away.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, Space for the mock-i-o
Hulahoops, Castrol, Edsel is a no-go
U2, Sigmund Ray, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, cycle, big leg's in the candle
Hulahoops, Castrol, Edsel is a no-go
U2, Sigmund Ray, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, cycle, big leg's in the candle
Original Lyrics:
Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia
Hulahoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo
Hulahoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, "Psycho", Belgians in the Congo
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Burning gets
Original Lyrics:
Bernie Goetz
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Burning kids
Original Lyrics:
Bernie Goetz
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chausset gone
Original Lyrics:
Charles de Gaulle
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Children of the litter mine
Original Lyrics:
Children of Thalidomide
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Children of the little Mai
Original Lyrics:
Children of Thalidomide
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Children of the little might
Original Lyrics:
Children of Thalidomide
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Children of the little mind
Original Lyrics:
Children of Thalidomide
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Children of the little mind
Original Lyrics:
Children of Thalidomide
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chocolate in the sewers
Original Lyrics:
Trouble in the Suez
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chose to go
Original Lyrics:
Charles de Gaulle
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chuggin' up the little mines
Original Lyrics:
Children of Thalidamide
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Communist rock
Original Lyrics:
Communist bloc
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Decade, blow away, what else do I have to say?
Original Lyrics:
J.F.K. blown away, what else do I have to say?
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Din din, blue balls
rock around the clock
rock around the clock
Original Lyrics:
Dien Bien Phu falls,
'Rock Around The Clock'
'Rock Around The Clock'
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Din-Din, foosball, 'Rock Around The Clock'
Original Lyrics:
Dien Bien Phu falls, 'Rock Around The Clock'
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Din-din, food falls, 'Rock Around The Clock'
Original Lyrics:
Dien Bien Phu falls, 'Rock Around The Clock'
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Edsa-lissa no-vo
Original Lyrics:
Edsel is a no go
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Edsel and Sunoco
Original Lyrics:
Edsel is a no go.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Einstein, James Dean, Buckland's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, 'Peter Pan', Elvis 'comes a Disney lad
Davy Crockett, 'Peter Pan', Elvis 'comes a Disney lad
Original Lyrics:
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, 'Peter Pan', Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Davy Crockett, 'Peter Pan', Elvis Presley, Disneyland
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eisenhower back scene, England's got a new queen
Original Lyrics:
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eisenhower, back seat, England's got a new queen
Original Lyrics:
Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
England's gonna fight 'em.
Original Lyrics:
We didn't start the fire.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
England's gonna fight him.
Original Lyrics:
We didn't start the fire.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Exxon and Sunoco
Original Lyrics:
Edsel is a no-go
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gretchen's in Afghanistan.
Original Lyrics:
Russians in Afghanistan.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Harris Tuman, Doris Day, Red Chai and Johnnie Ray
Sow Specific, Balti Weather, Jogi Maggio
Sow Specific, Balti Weather, Jogi Maggio
Original Lyrics:
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Harrison, Doris Day, Rich and a Johnny Ray
Original Lyrics:
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hemingway, Aikman, Stranger in a Strange Land
Original Lyrics:
Hemingway, Eichmann, Stranger in a Strange Land
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hemingway, Anch(or)man, "Stranger In A Strange Land"
Original Lyrics:
Hemingway, Eichmann, "Stranger In A Strange Land"
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hemingway, Heinlein's 'Stranger in a Strange Land'
Original Lyrics:
Hemingway, Eichmann, 'Stranger In A Strange Land'
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hemingway, egg-men
Original Lyrics:
Hemingway, Eichmann
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hope Paul, Malcolm X, British polticians, sex
Original Lyrics:
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was always burning since the world's retarded.
Original Lyrics:
It was always burning since the world's been turning.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Italics and no go
Original Lyrics:
Edsel is a no go.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Joe and I
Original Lyrics:
Chou en Lai
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, NASA and pour coffee on
Original Lyrics:
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jump a cafe, Richard Nixon stood under the television
Original Lyrics:
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Loads to gone, shout a goal, California, baseball
Stark with the homicide turning up the little nigh
Stark with the homicide turning up the little nigh
Original Lyrics:
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide
Starkweather, homicide, children of thalidomide
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mel Gibson, the Congo
Original Lyrics:
Belgians in the Congo
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mockey yar, hula hoops, Castro
Original Lyrics:
Mafia, hula hoops, Castro
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
NASA had the coffee on
Original Lyrics:
Nasser and Prokofiev
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Paul McCartney, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
Original Lyrics:
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rock 'n' roll 'n' colon wars
Original Lyrics:
Rock and roller cola wars
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rock and Roll and color wars
Original Lyrics:
Rock and Roller cola wars
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rock'n'Roll and total war
or
Rock'n'Roll and cholera
or
Rock'n'Roll and cholera
Original Lyrics:
Rock and Roller cola wars
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rosanne Barr, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brand new "The King And I" and to catch that Wino(na) Ry(der)
Brand new "The King And I" and to catch that Wino(na) Ry(der)
Original Lyrics:
Rosenbergs, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, "The King And I" and "The Catcher In The Rye"
Brando, "The King And I" and "The Catcher In The Rye"
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rosenbergs, James Bond, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Original Lyrics:
Rosenbergs, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Roy Con, hopper on, Hostanini, darquon In Bin, Hoop Fall's 'Rock Around the Clock'
Original Lyrics:
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, dacron Dien Bien Phu Falls, 'Rock Around the Clock'
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shove it in the Sue-Ez.
Original Lyrics:
Trouble in the Suez
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop with the homicide
Children of Thalidomyde.
Children of Thalidomyde.
Original Lyrics:
Starkweather, homicide
Children of Thalidomide.
Children of Thalidomide.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Strug-neck, shoreline, brick of the river k(i)wi
Original Lyrics:
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, "Bridge on the River Kwai"
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Studebaker, telebitchin
Original Lyrics:
Studebaker, television
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Though we did ignite it
But we tried to fight it.
But we tried to fight it.
Original Lyrics:
No we didn't light it
But we tried to fight it
But we tried to fight it
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trouble in the sewage
Original Lyrics:
Trouble in the Suez
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trouble in the sewers
Original Lyrics:
Trouble in the Suez
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trouble in the sewers
Original Lyrics:
Trouble in the Suez
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
U2, Sigmund Freed, payola and Kennedy
Original Lyrics:
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
U2, Synergy, AOL and Kennedy
Original Lyrics:
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Vaginas under Marshall Faulk.
Original Lyrics:
China's under martial law.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Vaginas under martial law
Original Lyrics:
China's under martial law
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Virgins in Afghanistan
Original Lyrics:
Russian in Afghanistan
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
We didn't stab the fighter.
Original Lyrics:
We didn't start the fire.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Winnie didn't stop to find her.
or
Winnie didn't subdivide it.
or
Winnie didn't subdivide it.
Original Lyrics:
We didn't start the fire.
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
YouTube Cinnamony
Original Lyrics:
U2, Syngman Rhee
Editor's note: This song clearly predates Youtube. It's possible that the person who submitted this lyric might have not heard the song until several years after it was released.
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every male's a suicide.
Original Lyrics:
Heavy metal suicide
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hemingway, Ackman, 'Stranger in a Strange Land' Oolin, Berlin, Mayafitz Invasion
Original Lyrics:
Hemingway, Eichmann, 'Stranger in a Strange Land', Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs Invasion
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Joe's a staller, another card, NASA with a copier Brokenbeller, Capenilla, Communists Rock
Original Lyrics:
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Little Rock, Mantounak, Mickey Man and Caramac Spun in, Chou a-Lai, 'Bridge on the River Kwai'
Original Lyrics:
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac, Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, 'Bridge on the River Kwai'
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rosenberg's sex bomb, Summer ray, Cath and John Round up the kimmenrye, have a catchy rim and lie
Original Lyrics:
Rosenbergs, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom Brando, 'The King and I' and 'The Catcher in the Rye'
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wheat is on the broil
Original Lyrics:
We didn't start the fire
"We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willy Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal suicide
Foreign debts, homeless vets, aid stratch Bernie gets
Hypodermics on the shore, China's under martial law
Foreign debts, homeless vets, aid stratch Bernie gets
Hypodermics on the shore, China's under martial law
Original Lyrics:
'Wheel of Fortune', Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide,
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
Foreign debts, homeless vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores, China's under martial law
"You Can Make Me Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
Won't you crawl up my a**
I've been waiting so long.
I've been waiting so long.
Original Lyrics:
Won't you color my eyes
I've been waiting so long.
I've been waiting so long.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
But it just may be a tuna fish you're looking for.
Original Lyrics:
But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
Even rode by all the cyclones in the rain.
And you told me knights could drive
And you told me knights could drive
Original Lyrics:
Even rode my motorcycle in the rain.
And you told me not to drive
And you told me not to drive
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked the Bedford sky alone.
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked through bed foot styrofoam
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked through bed in style,oh.
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked to Bickford Sky alone
or
I walked to Bedford Sky alone
or
I walked through Bickford Sky alone.
or
I walked to Bedford Sky alone
or
I walked through Bickford Sky alone.
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford Stuy alone.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked to bed through Sly Stallone.
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked to bed with style alone.
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked to bed with style on.
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked to bed, but sky alone.
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked to breakfast, I alone.
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walked to breakfast, I alone
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I went to bed with style on.
Original Lyrics:
I walked through Bedford-Stuy alone.
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wore the bed to sty alone
Original Lyrics:
I walked to Bedford-Stuy alone
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
If the crazy man is true, than it's all because of you
Original Lyrics:
If I'm crazy then it's true, that it's all because of you
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
It just may be a moose to kick your looking hour
Original Lyrics:
It just may be a lunatic you're looking for
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know I'm only psycho in the rain
Original Lyrics:
Even rode my motorcycle in the rain
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make the rice
I'll make the gravy
But it just may be the tunafish you're lookin' for
I'll make the gravy
But it just may be the tunafish you're lookin' for
Original Lyrics:
You may be right
I may be crazy
But it just may be a lunatic you're lookin' for
I may be crazy
But it just may be a lunatic you're lookin' for
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make the rice I make the gravy
Original Lyrics:
You may be right I may be crazy
"You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make the rice
I'll make the gravy.
I'll make the gravy.
Original Lyrics:
You may be right
I may be crazy.
I may be crazy.
"You're Only Human (Second Wind)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sooner or later, you'll feel like your mentor came in.
Original Lyrics:
Sooner or later, you'll feel that momentum kick in.
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