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England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight "
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in.
The Story: I thought 'the linen' might have referred to going to bed. I was 7, whatever. - Submitted by: Prowlyminx
England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
But there’s a warm wind blowing and the stars are round
The Real Lyrics:
But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out
And I'd really love to see you tonight.
And I'd really love to see you tonight.
The Story: Still not 100 percent sure I’m wrong - Submitted by: Darryl
England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I won't ask for common sense
So you don't have to ride.
So you don't have to ride.
The Real Lyrics:
I won't ask for promises
So you don't have to lie.
So you don't have to lie.
The Story: When I thought they were saying 'so you don't have to ride,' I was thinking about the time I rode a platform on wheels, when I fell off and got hurt. I was thinking to myself, 'What a relief! I don't have to ride that platform again.' - Submitted by: Paint Roller
England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I won't ask for conversay . . . So you don't have to lie We both know that thing before Say I love you and say goodbye
The Real Lyrics:
I won't ask for promises
So you won't have to lie
We've both played that game before
Say I love you, then say goodbye
So you won't have to lie
We've both played that game before
Say I love you, then say goodbye
The Story: Just for clarification, I thought that "conversay" was an artistic license way of saying "conversation" - Submitted by: Joel
England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a shark in the Caribbean
And I'm down on a chase your life.
And I'm down on a chase your life.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in
And I don't want to change your life.
And I don't want to change your life.
The Story: I was around 12 when this came out, and I had heard 'Caribbean' prounounced 'care-uh-be-in'. But then heard it prounounced 'cuh-rib-byun' in school. I thought this was a song about sharks in the Caribbean. The second line never made sense like the shark line did. But when you're a kid, you figure it's adult words; and you don't think about it. - Submitted by: Brian
England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout Bolivians.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in.
The Story: I have heard "Bolivians" for years and thought it had to be something else. I finally looked up the lyrics and I still can't believe they are saying "movin' in". - Submitted by: Bob W
England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout the linens.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin 'bout movin' in.
The Story: I was always intrigued by the (supposed) lyrics, 'I'm not talkin' 'bout the linens.'. I figured the message was basically, 'I'm not trying to get you into bed'. I guess, in a way, I wasn't too far off. - Submitted by: Mike Storrs
England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in
The Story: I was rather relieved that he wasn't talking about the linen, but why did he bring it up in the first place??!! - Submitted by: B Edwards
England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I’m not talking bout being a live in
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in.?
The Story: Still not sure I’m not right - Submitted by: Darryl
England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "Really Like To See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talking about my linen.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talking about moving in.
The Story: I could never quite make out this phrase, but I thought that the offer of not imposing one's soiled linen on one's prospective partner would surely be irresistible. - Submitted by: John Bonnechappe
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I Really Love To See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout your linens.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout moving in.
The Story: I've also heard people say they thought he was singing 'I'm not talking about Bolivia' - Submitted by: Diana Bodell
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I Would Really Like to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talking about Marillion
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talking about moving in
The Story: It was only recently that I got to 'comprehend' the proper lyric. I think prior to the formation of Marillion I thought they were singing Meridian. I always thought that the inclusion of Marillion into a love song a bit dodgy. - Submitted by: David Walker
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight "
The Misheard Lyrics:
There's a warm wind blowing the stars around
The Real Lyrics:
There's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out
The Story: Was 12 when this song came out. Thought it a very romantic line that the stars were being blown around by a warm breeze. A bit disappointed to find out 40 years later what it actually said. Think I'll stick to my version. - Submitted by: Jay
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
But there's a Mormon blowing the stars around
The Real Lyrics:
But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out
The Story: Knew that couldn't be right, but that's how I heard it! - Submitted by: Nickster
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
But there’s a warm wind blowin’ the stars around
The Real Lyrics:
But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out
The Story: Almost everything I submit is from the vast library of my “getting laughed at for singing the wrong words” youth. Almost. So help me, I thought until this moment that it was “blowin’ the stars around.” - Submitted by: Snuffy
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout Fred Willard
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in
The Story: In memory of Fred Willard (1939-2020) - Submitted by: Cody Finke
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout beryllium.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in.
The Story: Could never make out the lyric, and this was the only one that made sense in my 12 year old mind... - Submitted by: Pedro
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout religion
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in
The Story: I thought he wasn't talking about a religious-level commitment. It doesn't make as much sense, but I think it sounds better lyrically. - Submitted by: Kevin
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout relivin'
And I don't want to change your life
But there's a warm wind blowing the stars around
And I'd really love to see you tonight.
And I don't want to change your life
But there's a warm wind blowing the stars around
And I'd really love to see you tonight.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in
And I don't want to change your life
But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out
And I'd really love to see you tonight.
And I don't want to change your life
But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out
And I'd really love to see you tonight.
The Story: A former girlfriend and I loved this song. But we each thought the words were different. One evening after hearing it on the radio we called the radio station disc jockey to get the correct lyrics. - Submitted by: Pinson
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout the women
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in
The Story: I always thought he was saying "I'm not talkin' 'bout the women," which I guessed meant any woman besides the one he was singing to. I'm also glad to see I'm not the only one who heard something else! - Submitted by: Mike
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' about the linens, and I don't wanna change your life ...
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' about movin' in, and I don't wanna change your life ...
The Story: 33 years later, it FINALLY occured to me that "linens" was not the lyric!!! DUH! It always bothered me about the correlation between talking about "the linens" and changing her life - IF he really wanted to see her tonight!!! LOL :) - Submitted by: Dianne Reinert
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout the live-in
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin 'bout movin' in.
The Story: I tried for years to figure this line out. The only thing heard clearly was I'm not talking bout ....vin-in". The first part of the word is so soft. It couldn't be .... 'bout live-in as that would require skipping a phrasing (so that couldn't be right). "movin' in" still doesn't SOUND right... there is no M sound that comes across. - Submitted by: Beth
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
In nor talkin' 'bout the live in
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in.
The Story: I sung it this way until I saw Long Kiss Goodnight. - Submitted by: Gwendolyn
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Id Really Live to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout moving in.
The Story: I've heard other people sing this same lyric "I'm not talkin' 'bout the linen" - Submitted by: Johnny D.
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Id Really Live to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout the living.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout moving in.
The Story: I had this on a 45 growing up and always sang it this way. My wife gets mad at me in the car and turns the volume up when this part comes on. But I sing it my way even louder and it sounds like my words are the right ones. Our kids are in the back seat laughing. - Submitted by: Doug Allen
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Nights are Forever Without You"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Moolah falls like rain
The Real Lyrics:
Moonlight falls like rain
The Story: Like what I remember hearing that old saying "Money doesn't grow on trees", even I put it another way. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Really Love to See You Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout millennia
The Real Lyrics:
I'm not talking 'bout moving in
The Story: To me the guy singing about not making the person love them forever, as in commitment, hence millennia. - Submitted by: GoddessInc
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Turn up the radio
The Real Lyrics:
Turn on the radio
The Story: I thought this was just some reference to the future of a band called Autograph. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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