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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Sophie B. Hawkins
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Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I love taco!
or
You love taco!
or
You love taco!
The Real Lyrics:
Comes out, comes out, ooh.
The Story: My ex-fiancee, Amanda and I were driving home one day. The song came on and she said, 'Listen, does this one part sound like 'I love taco'?' My wife, Brenda, a couple of nights ago said to me 'Sounds like 'You love taco!' - Submitted by: Jon
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Mu agapo ( Greek for "my love" ) which would make perfect sense to me!
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh lah, kah, ko
The Story: I've always been a fan of this song and shared years of frustration with others who wanted to know what the gals in the background were singing. - Submitted by: Bob Schmid
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Munangagwa
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh la ka kah koh.
The Story: I felt like she was saying so shortly after I had moved to Zimbabwe and their current president's name is E.D Munangagwa - Submitted by: Tyler Exceed
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
One eyed gato
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh lah, kah, koh
The Story: One eyed cats are rad - Submitted by: Brian
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh I gotta go
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh lah, kah, koh
The Story: Our kids were six and eight and we had a blast in the car turning this song up really loudly and trying to figure out what they were saying. Good memories! - Submitted by: Becki
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Pulang kampong
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh la kah koh
The Story: Pulang kampong in Malay language means go back to village. - Submitted by: SuzanaBongsu
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Una taco
or
Gimme a taco.
or
Gimme a taco.
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh, lah, kah ko
The Story: My sister used to "mishear" song lyrics all the time when she was little. This was one of her funnier interpretations of a song, especially since tacos have nothing to do with the rest of the song at all. - Submitted by: Sister
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Uno gato..
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh lah kah koh
The Story: xD - Submitted by: Bob Treebarker
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
What a butthole
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh lah, kah, koh
The Story: My brother and I swear the lyrics are what a butthole - Submitted by: Jenifer
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Who loves the Pope?
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh Lah Kah Ko
The Story: A long-time friend was trying to describe the song to us and called it the 'Pope' song. No one had ever heard it that way before, now we can't think of it any other way. - Submitted by: HannahChrisJohn from Ben
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Yolanda Vo
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh la ka koh
The Story: My girlfirend's name is Yolanda. She listens to this song all the time. One day, she was alarmed to find that her name was mentioned in the song. As for me, I now have a song I can listen to whenever I want to think of her. - Submitted by: Brian Nguyen
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You are an asshole
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh, lah, kah ko
The Story: I could never figure out what she was actually saying. As much as I tried to decipher it, it ALWAYS sounded like she was saying "You are an asshole!" - Submitted by: Kenneth Lees
Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You large a**hole
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh lah, kah, koh
The Story: It always sounded like "U large axxhole" to me, and even other musicians agreed with me. Never bothered to research it before. - Submitted by: Bruce Hammond
Sophie B. Hawkins', "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"
The Misheard Lyrics:
A mother f***er, and I’m comin’ up dimes.
The Real Lyrics:
Gettin' on a subway, and I'm comin' uptown
The Story: This is what I heard on the fade out to this song every time, and couldn’t believe they’d play it on the radio. - Submitted by: Andy Merrett
Sophie B. Hawkins', "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Shirts
or
Shorts
or
Shorts
The Real Lyrics:
Shucks
The Story: It sounded to me like she could have said clothing - "shirts" or "shorts". - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Sophie B. Hawkins', "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Damn, I wish I was your lover
I'll f*** you until we daylight c**.
I'll f*** you until we daylight c**.
The Real Lyrics:
Damn, I wish I was your lover
I'll rock you 'til the daylight comes.
I'll rock you 'til the daylight comes.
The Story: When this song used to come on (no pun intended) the radio and the video on VH1, more often back in 1992, I actually thought these were the lyrics of the song, until I bought the CD in 1996 I still thought these were the lyrics. After all Sophie B. Hawkins is very sexy and I thought if she was going to sing one cuss word, I could see her sing more than that one. - Submitted by: Peter Bradfield
Sophie B. Hawkins', "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'll run to meet you bad boy, barely breathing.
or
I'll run to meet you there boy, barely breathing.
or
I'll run to meet you there boy, barely breathing.
The Real Lyrics:
I'll run to meet you barefoot, barely breathing.
The Story: I called my boyfriend 'tough guy' as in Whatcha doin there tough guy? And I thought it was cute that Sophie had a similar nick name for her beau. When friends told me I was wrong, I changed it to the second one. I still can't make the real lyrics fit. - Submitted by: Leenix
Sophie B. Hawkins', "Right Beside You"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Black society I see
Black society I stay
Black society I'll be
Black society always
Black society I stay
Black society I'll be
Black society always
The Real Lyrics:
Right beside you I see
Right beside you I stay
Right beside you I'll be
Right beside you always
Right beside you I stay
Right beside you I'll be
Right beside you always
The Story: Someone remembered hearing "black society" instead of "right beside me" in the song "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain, so it was the same here. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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