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Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And in her wrist of set fast glue
And you need her and she needs you
And you need her and she needs you
The Real Lyrics:
And in her eyes two sapphires blue
And you need her and she needs you
And you need her and she needs you
The Story: I always knew that couldn't possibly be the actual words so recently googled the real lyrics. It still sounds like "set fast glue" to me. - Submitted by: Nicki
Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Dance your legs off.
The Real Lyrics:
Dance hall days
The Story: The misheard lyrics were actually heard by a long lasting friend. But I have never been able to listen to the song without singing, 'Dance your legs off.' In fact, I have insisted that my 15 year old son know 'both' versions of the song. (He'll have to decide when he is my age!) - Submitted by: Mary Celia Decker
Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Take your baby by the ears
And lay upon her doggie smears.
And lay upon her doggie smears.
The Real Lyrics:
Take your baby by the ears
And play upon her darkest fears.
And play upon her darkest fears.
The Story: For 20 years, I thought those were the correct lyrics until my wife burst out laughing when I was singing it (April 2006). - Submitted by: Steve Mirmina
Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Take your baby by the hand
And make her do what pirates done
And make her do what pirates done
The Real Lyrics:
Take your baby by the hand
And make her do a high handstand
And make her do a high handstand
The Story: I never understood what he was saying in that first part, but I was even more surprised by what it actually was. Apparently, in the days of dance halls, doing a high handstand was commonplace! - Submitted by: Larcen Tyler
Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Take your baby by the wrist...
And in her mouth, a hand, a fist...
And in her mouth, a hand, a fist...
The Real Lyrics:
Take your baby by the wrist
And in your mouth, an amethyst
And in your mouth, an amethyst
The Story: First thought... kinky sex... - Submitted by: j nik
Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Take your baby by the wrist
And in her mouth, you have a p***
And on her breasts, you suck and chew.
And in her mouth, you have a p***
And on her breasts, you suck and chew.
The Real Lyrics:
Take your baby by the wrist
And in her mouth an amethyst
And in her eyes, two sapphires blue.
And in her mouth an amethyst
And in her eyes, two sapphires blue.
The Story: The P part of the lyric was suggested by one of my sisters, who is usually much more refined. I always heard the next line as 'amethyst', but we both agreed that didn't make a whole lot of sense. I have no comment on the next line. - Submitted by: Chris
Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
The Misheard Lyrics:
We were so enticed
With the dance hall days
We were cool on Christ
With the dance hall days
We were cool on Christ
The Real Lyrics:
We were so in phase
With the dance hall days
We were cool on craze.
With the dance hall days
We were cool on craze.
The Story: 32 years after the fact, I was singing this a karaoke. The real lyrics came up and I literally stopped singing for a moment out of shock. I just sang my lyrics anyway. - Submitted by: Adrock
Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
The Misheard Lyrics:
We were so in nights
And we would dance all days
We were cool on Christ
And we would dance all days
We were cool on Christ
The Real Lyrics:
We were so in vies
In our dance hall days
We were cool on cries
In our dance hall days
We were cool on cries
The Story: I was dating a Christian and I heard We were cool on Christ. Sort of like we were cool on the whole Christ thing, no one will be turned away from taking drugs and dancing all day long because they are into Jesus. - Submitted by: Rob
Wang Chung's, "Don't Let Go"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, baby, it's all in the past
The Real Lyrics:
Maybe, maybe it's all in the past
The Story: Once again, why we mishear "maybe" as "baby", and vice versa. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Wang Chung's, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t hang me on the bottom line
The Real Lyrics:
Don’t hang me on the borderline
The Story: I kind of wondered which was correct. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Wang Chung's, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody have lamb chops tonight
The Real Lyrics:
Everybody wang Chung tonight
The Story: In the 80s my mum would drive to school and she would sing everybody have lamb chops tonight. My sister and I would try telling her the real lyrics and to this day she still does not believe me. - Submitted by: Elizabeth norris
Wang Chung's, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody wear junk tonight.
The Real Lyrics:
Everybody Wang Chung tonight.
The Story: Mostly I thought they were having fun with the lyrics. I only discovered that this was not correct when searching for the lyrics this morning. I've been singing it wrong for like what, 30 years? - Submitted by: Petie Martin
Wang Chung's, "Let's Go"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Meet me in a breastaurant
The Real Lyrics:
Meet me in a restaurant
The Story: I swear they could have gone to Hooters! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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