Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Beck
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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.
Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).
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Beck's, "Girl"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, my southern girl
Hey, my southern girl.
Hey, my southern girl.
The Real Lyrics:
Hey, my summer girl
Hey, my summer girl.
Hey, my summer girl.
The Story: The DJ for my favorite station was confused about the lyrics, whether it was 'summer girl' or 'southern girl' (cuz we live in the south). I looked up the lyrics on Google and I called her during her show and told her what the correct lyrics were. She said that I was so sweet to do that for her. - Submitted by: Ezra
Beck's, "Girl"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I saw her, yeah I saw her with her hands tied back
And her vaginal burning.
And her vaginal burning.
The Real Lyrics:
I saw her, yeah I saw her with her hands tied back
And her rags were burning.
And her rags were burning.
The Story: I'm deaf, aren't I? I swear to God, I was like, 'Why is he talking about a yeast infection?' until I put on the captions on the music video. I was so freakin' mortified! My sister had overheard the song and she was singing those exact words I thought he said. - Submitted by: Isabel
Beck's, "Girl"
The Misheard Lyrics:
My sonar girl
The Real Lyrics:
My sun-eyed girl
The Story: It was actually a radio DJ that misheard this lyric. After this song was played on the radio, the DJ started talking about the lyric, and trying to figure out what Beck was really saying. He mentioned 'sonar girl' and said that maybe Beck was singing about a submarine chick in the Navy. Don't know if that's possible, as the US Navy submarine force is a men's club only. However, I do know that women serve in the Swedish Navy's submarine force, so maybe he met this girl in Sweden! - Submitted by: E.f.
Beck's, "Girl"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Spits on the sand where the bums are beachin'
Hey, my song I go
Hey, that song I know
My song I know.
Hey, my song I go
Hey, that song I know
My song I know.
The Real Lyrics:
Spits on the sand where the bones are bleachin'
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl.
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl.
The Story: I started singing this during a five hour back county ski and told wrong story, loud, and challenged my buddy to prove me wrong. So he stole my cd. A week and a few more confident renderings later, he shows me the liner notes. Beck keeps his secret. - Submitted by: Lord Byron
Beck's, "Hell Yes"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Peace and joy
The Real Lyrics:
Please enjoy.
The Story: I've been chiming in with this everytime the song's on the radio. But, as I seem to be the only one that hears it this way, I'm feeling mighty silly. - Submitted by: Doug Evans
Beck's, "Loser"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Saw open the door.
The Real Lyrics:
Soy un perdedor.
The Story: Every time I hear this, I laugh like crazy. It reminds me of a Three Stooges episode where Moe was trapped under a large door and frame, and Curly and Larry made unsafe use of a circular saw to get him out. I can't help but picture that scene, now. - Submitted by: Peter
Beck's, "Loser"
The Misheard Lyrics:
So, I own a candy store.
The Real Lyrics:
Soy un perdedor
The Story: I didn't know these were wrong, until I went to Beck concert; and my friend heard me sing it. She promptly corrected me, and we all laughed. - Submitted by: CaliforniaLoser
Beck's, "Loser"
The Misheard Lyrics:
So, break your Vivitar.
The Real Lyrics:
Soy un peridor
The Story: Apparently, I misheard the lyrics to this song back when I was in third grade. At age 11 I had a Vivitar camera which was beaten to a pulp in a fit of rage when my parents grounded me from the computer. - Submitted by: Andrea Huckstep
Beck's, "Loser"
The Misheard Lyrics:
So, from head to toe
The Real Lyrics:
Soy un perdidor
The Story: Rather embarrasingly, I've been singing along to that line for years. I've only just realised that it was wrong while browsing through all the other entries. I was laughing away at all the silly things people thought it could be. I guess the joke's on me now. - Submitted by: Jenny
Beck's, "Loser"
The Misheard Lyrics:
So.. open the door
The Real Lyrics:
Soy un perdedor
The Story: It's my cousin who still doesn't believe Beck is singing in Spanish for that line. - Submitted by: Maxi
Beck's, "Loser"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Sores on my genitals
The Real Lyrics:
Soy un perador
The Story: Some crazy chick a buddy of my mine was seeing told me one day while this song was on that Beck is gross - especially that line in the song where he goes, 'Sores on my genitals'. - Submitted by: Bill Grinn
Beck's, "Loser"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Soy un parado(r)
The Real Lyrics:
Soy un perdedor
The Story: My girlfriend insisted that it was part of the clever nonsense that makes up most of the song. One day, I mentioned it to a friend of mine who was in Spanish class. He said it was "Soy un perdedor", which was Spanish for "I'm a loser", much more fitting for the song. He pointed it out to me in his Spanish dictionary, where as I showed him the homonym "parado(r)", which meant "fork". - Submitted by: Eric
Beck's, "Loser"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ååååh, åka pendeltåg
The Real Lyrics:
Soy un perdedor
The Story: It really sounded like they sang 'ååh, åka pendeltåg', which is swedish for 'ride commuter train'. The swedish/finnish singer Markoolio has a song called 'Åka pendeltåg' and that song has the same melody as 'Loser'. So I think he misheard tha lyrics too :) - Submitted by: Pikstav
Beck's, "Where It's At"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a tapdance mat and a microphone.
The Real Lyrics:
I got two turn-tables and a microphone.
The Story: Overhead being mumbled by the groom-to-be a few hours before his wedding. Wedding day or not, the rest of us made fun of him mercilessly. - Submitted by: Pno
Beck's, "Where It's At"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a ten inch penis and a microphone
The Real Lyrics:
I've got two turntables and a microphone
The Story: I always thought that was what the guy was saying, until my friend firmly corrected me. She heard me singing out loud and said 'It's ten turntables and a microphone, dumbass!'. It took someone who actually owns the album to straighten us both out. - Submitted by: Allison
Beck's, "Where It's At"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I've got two brass tuba's and a microphone.
The Real Lyrics:
I've got two turntables and a microphone.
The Story: After I was told the correct lyrics, I still thought it would be funny to hear an 'Oompah' band version of this song. - Submitted by: Brian Nelson
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