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Jackson 5's, "ABC"
The Misheard Lyrics:
How to get your name
The Real Lyrics:
How to get an A
The Story: I thought they were teaching to get their name. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Jackson 5's, "ABC"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You came to school to burp girl
The Real Lyrics:
You went to school to learn, girl
The Story: So I accidentally burp in front of my friends and one of my friends listening to the "ABC" song by The Jackson 5 and.. she said: " hmm... it's like he said You came to school to burp girl" she thought about this after I burped. - Submitted by: Michelle
Jackson 5's, "Dancing Machine"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Frame-a-matic, Gatza-fratic
The Real Lyrics:
Rhythmetic, acrobatic
The Story: I thought, this girl's so amazing, he's gotta make up whole new words to describe her... - Submitted by: dave rubens
Jackson 5's, "Dancing Machine"
The Misheard Lyrics:
She's a texting machine
The Real Lyrics:
She's a dancing machine
The Story: If this was today, then that's what they would do! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Jackson 5's, "Hallelujah Day"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Soon the days are gonna rain
The Real Lyrics:
Soon the bells are gonna ring
The Story: Sounded like that since it made sense with the previous line "That old sun is shining down". - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Jackson 5's, "I Am Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I am love. Stringin' myself around you.
I am love. Sure I might want to find you
I am love. Sure I might want to find you
or
I am love. Stringin' myself around you.
I am love. 'Sho 'nuff wanna f**k you
I am love. 'Sho 'nuff wanna f**k you
The Real Lyrics:
I am love. Sprinkle myself around you.
I am love. Shower my warmth upon you
I am love. Shower my warmth upon you
The Story: I was listening to my tape of the Jackson 5's 'Dancing Machine' album,which features 'I Am Love', on my day off from work the other day. When I came back to work the following day, the director of my work facility, Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, ny, debuted our new ad slogan, 'I Am Roswell' at a staff meeting. In order to boost morale further, I got the notion to write a parody called 'I Am Roswell' to the tune of 'I Am Love', which will be forthcoming. - Submitted by: Sharon Krebs
Jackson 5's, "I Am Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I find myself and wander
or
I find myself and wonder
or
I find myself and wonder
The Real Lyrics:
I find myself in wonder
The Story: Once again, I often confused "wonder" with "wander". Anyway, either misheard lyrics make more sense than the real one. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Jackson 5's, "I Want You Back"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Every street you walk on I leave s*** stains on the ground.
The Real Lyrics:
Every street you walk on I leave tear stains on the ground.
The Story: I have heard this since I was a kid - Submitted by: Chris S
Jackson 5's, "I Want You Back"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Marshall Mathers
The Real Lyrics:
I want you back
The Story: Marshall Mathers is the real name of rapper Eminem. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Jackson 5's, "I Want You Back"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh baby I would fly to Mexico (Mexico, baby)
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh baby I was blind to let you go (let you go, baby)
The Story: I was singing the song (correctly) and a few minutes later I heard my husband singing HIS version...haha! He asked me what I was laughing about... - Submitted by: PK Gift
Jackson 5's, "I'll Be There"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be back
The Real Lyrics:
I'll be there
The Story: This was like, 1 1/3 decades before Arnold Schwarzenegger said it. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Jackson 5's, "I'll Be There"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Just let go of your shoulders, honey!
The Real Lyrics:
Just look over your shoulder, honey!
The Story: I always wondered how she would let go of her shoulders - I see it as something like the Black Knight in 'Monty Python & The Holy Grail' being reduced to just a torso headbutting King Arthur! - Submitted by: pickle*
Jackson 5's, "I'll Be There"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You and I must make a pie
The Real Lyrics:
You and I must make a pact.
The Story: I guess I was hungry when I listened to this song or something. I even rewound it to see if that's really what I heard, and it totally sounds like it to me. - Submitted by: SithCats
Jackson 5's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Little tin whores
The Real Lyrics:
Little tin horns
The Story: Who would have thought? "Little tin whores"? - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Jackson 5's, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You better not pow
The Real Lyrics:
You better not pout
The Story: Does Batman know Santa Claus? - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Jackson 5's, "Shake Your Body"
The Misheard Lyrics:
i love my mouse
The Real Lyrics:
let s dance let s shout
The Story: i dont know - Submitted by: phil
Jackson 5's, "The Love You Save"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Sunday you'll be home
The Real Lyrics:
Or someday you'll be all alone
The Story: Once again, why we hear "Sunday" instead of "someday", and vice versa. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Jackson 5's, "The Love You Save"
The Misheard Lyrics:
When we were in Italian grade school
The Real Lyrics:
When we played tag in grade school
The Story: When I was 11 years old, and heard this song for the first time this is honestly what I thought the lyric was! - Submitted by: Marvin Roberts
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