Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Joe Jackson

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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!).


Steppin' Out/Very Best of Joe Jackson album at Amazon.com
Joe Jackson's, "Right And Wrong"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Friday walk
The Real Lyrics:
Right and wrong
The Story: This mis-hearing wasn't mine but actually my buddy's. He actually walked in to a record store and asked the manager, 'Do you have that song that goes 'Friday walk'?' - Submitted by: Bill
Joe Jackson's, "Steppin' Out"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bluebird, steppin' out
The Real Lyrics:
You babe, steppin' out
The Story: It is as follows: A local disc jockey was actually singing "Blu ebird, steppin' out" to the song as he was playing it then proceeded to talk abo ut the lyrics after the song was over. I didn't get up the nerve to call him abo ut the lyrics that appear inside the LP. - Submitted by: Susan Gruff
Joe Jackson's, "Steppin' Out"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bluebirds, steppin' out.
The Real Lyrics:
You babe, steppin' out.
The Story: I thought this was just another way of saying 'lovebirds'. I never knew the real lyrics until now, and I used to hear it all the time on my way to work in 1982! Looks like somebody else heard something similar. - Submitted by: Terri Powers
Joe Jackson's, "Steppin' Out"
The Misheard Lyrics:
E.T's alive, E.T's alive
The Real Lyrics:
Get to the line, get to the line
The Story: The song came out at about the same time as E.T. so perhaps it was E.T. obsession that made me hear 'E.T's alive' instead of the real lyrics. - Submitted by: Koala Bear
Joe Jackson's, "Sunday Papers"
The Misheard Lyrics:
If you wanna know about the man from Druckers
The Real Lyrics:
If you want to know about the mad punk rockers
The Story: I assumed 'Druckers' was some town in England, or a section of some English city. - Submitted by: The Skuz
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