Did I hear that right? (Misheard lyrics)
Ok, I know we've all done this, especially those of us over a certain age who've spent a wild youth listening to our guys at a somewhat increased volume. I keep MISS-hearing the Boy's lyrics! And I thought it might be fun to share our hearing loss here. Mind you, I know the real lyrics to ALL the songs (of course). These are just ones that caught me off guard.
Busy Being Fabulous- (the real lyric) "To drink the wine from your winner's cup, to realize your children were growing up.."
(What I Heard) "To drink the wine from your winner's cup, to realize your children were throwing up.."
Love Will Keep us Alive- (the real lyric) "Lost and lonely, now you've given me the will to survive, when we're hungry, Love will keep us alive.."
(what I heard)"Lost and lonely, now you've given me the will to survive, when we're hungry, Doug will keep us alive.."
Anybody else out there have any?
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Many years ago when I first heard "One of These Nights" on the radio, I thought the line "Get you baby one of these nights" was "Hit your baby one in the night" :laugh:. Now, I know, the Eagles would never sing a line like that.
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Lol, ticky, good idea for a thread!
I was happily singing "There's a javelin moon" in 'Somebody' until I looked at the lyrics - made no sense but sounded good! I think I was picturing a very fine crescent moon.
Another silly thing, to start with, in 'Waiting In The Weeds' I couldn't help singing "While peacocks prutt and stance upon the stage". Weird! And can anyone actually hear Don sing "Proximity an even chance"? I just get "Proxim an even chance", but I forgive him anyway!
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Me too GEF!
I always thought that Don sang at Desperado:
"Oh be my God..."
But it is "Open the gate"
Oops :lol:
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Oh, I've heard many songs wrong - although mine aren't as funny. I've done this before, so I have the list at the ready. Limiting it to Eagles...
Edited to add: My excuses in italics.
After the Thrill Is Gone
Real: You're afraid you might fall out of fashion
Mine: You're afraid you might fall out of passion
Hey, if you can fall out of love...
Business As Usual
Real: Them sharks out there are lurkin' beneath the curl
Mine: Them sharks out there are lurkin' beneath the curb
In the sewer, perhaps?
Doolin-Dalton
Real: Then he laughed and said "I'm goin'"
Mine: Then he left, and kept on goin'
I didn't realize he was happy about going. lol
Doolin-Dalton/Desperado Reprise
Real: The queen of hearts, you say you never met
Mine: The queen of hearts is safe; you never met
These desperadoes bring the queen of hearts down. ;)
Fast Company
Real: This is your time
Mine: This is your turn
Understandable - they mean the same thing!
Frail Grasp on the Big Picture
Real: Just to get some snogging done - You're living in a hormone dream
Mine: Just to get some snuggling done - You're living in a hardcore dream
Who knew Don was into British slang? As for the hardcore part... :blush:
Real: Nobody's calling them for roughing up the kicker
Mine: Nobody's calling them, they're rougher and they're thicker
I'm not good with sports terminology.
Good Day in Hell
Real: Truckin', that's all that I've been doing
Mine: F**king is all that I've been doing :blush:
I think mine is closer to the real meaning anyway...
Hotel California
Real: I heard the mission bell
Mine: She held the missing bell
Um... a missing part of his soul... (reaching here)
Real: Then she lit up a candle
Mine: Then she lifts up a candle
Perhaps Don is taller than she.
Real: Her mind is Tiffany-twisted; she got the Mercedes bends
Mine: Her mind is definitely twisted; she got the Mercedes Benz
Don's clever word-play did not penetrate my skull.
How Long
Real: Out there in that shiny night, with bloodhounds on your mind
Mine: Out there in that shining night, your blood is on your mind
Thinking of his own mortality?
Is It True
Real: You were hung up; I had a good line
Mine: You were up front, I had a good time
I hadn't studied up on 70s slang.
King of Hollywood
Real: He's just another power junkie; Just another silk scarf monkey
Mine: He's just another powder junkie; Just another sex-starved monkey
Mine makes the King look ever grosser.
Last Good Time in Town
Real: Moon come up and the sun go down
Mine: Men come up when the sun goes down
Men go out and party at night?
The Last Resort
Real: They watched the hazy sun sinking in the sea
Mine: They watched the hated sun drinking in the sea
Evaporation?
Real: You can leave it all behind and sail to Lahaina
Mine: You can leave it all behind and sail to an island
I'm not good with geography.
Life in the Fast Lane
Real: They paid heavily bills
Mine: They paid heavenly bills
Irony. Or so I thought.
On the Border
Real: Good night, Dick
Mine: I'm just sick
Nixon didn't occur to me because I didn't put the song in context when I first heard it.
The Sad Cafe
Real: The clouds rolled in and hid that shore
Mine: The clouds rolled in beneath that shore
An ironic reversal of the expected visual? (I'm reaching here).
Seven Bridges Road
Real: There is a taste of time-sweetened honey
Mine: There is a taste of thyme, sweet as honey
Never mind that thyme is a spice.
Tequila Sunrise
Real: When it comes down to dealin' friends
Mine: When it comes down to bein' friends
What guy likes to be told by a girl that she wants to be "just friends"?
Those Shoes
Real: You can't believe your reviews
Mine: You can't believe you're refused
Well, I figured, if she can't get a date when there's desperation in the singles bar...
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Originally Posted by
sodascouts
After the Thrill Is Gone
Real: You're afraid you might fall out of fashion
Mine: You're afraid you might fall out of passion
Doolin-Dalton
Real: Then he laughed and said 'I'm goign'
Mine: Then he left, and kept on goin'
Fast Company
Real: This is your time
Mine: This is your turn
Frail Grasp on the Big Picture
Real: Just to get some snogging done - You're living in a hormone dream
Mine: Just to get some snuggling done - You're living in a hardcore dream
Good Day in Hell
Real: Truckin', that's all that I've been doing
Mine: F**king is all that I've been doing :blush:
Hotel California
Real: Her mind is Tiffany-twisted; she got the Mercedes bends
Mine: Her mind is definitely twisted; she got the Mercedes Benz
King of Hollywood
Real: He's just another power junkie; Just another silk scarf monkey
Mine: He's just another powder junkie; Just another sex-starved monkey
Last Good Time in Town
Real: Moon come up and the sun go down
Mine: Men come up when the sun goes down
The Last Resort
Real: You can leave it all behind and sail to Lahaina
Mine: You can leave it all behind and sail to an island
Life in the Fast Lane
Real: They paid heavily bills
Mine: They paid heavenly bills
On the Border
Real: Good night, Dick
Mine: I'm just sick
Seven Bridges Road
Real: There is a taste of time-sweetened honey
Mine: There is a taste of thyme, sweet as honey
Well Soda, I've got a couple the same ones as you!
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Originally Posted by
Mrs Henley
Well Soda, I've got a couple the same ones as you!
Me too!! and I thought those WERE the real lyrics *grin*
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:applause:to all of those. I have a pretty good ear for lyrics and didn't get many of them wrong. One thing I will say however, is I wish they had come up with a better word than 'heavily' in LITFL. Even if they'd repeated 'outrageous' at least it would have made sense.
On another tack I could never understand the line in Soul Searchin' 'and I sit here and wonder, baby, what we're really learnin''. Until literally five seconds ago when I finally looked it up on GFO I thought it was 'and I sit hearin' one day...' which I really had to twist around for it to make sense.
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LOL Soda....I thought the same thing with your HC line!
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Real: Truckin', that's all that I've been doing
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Mine: F**king is all that I've been doing :blush:
Soda, on Good Day in Hell I originally thought I heard the same as you. You're probably right that your interpretation is closer to what they would really want to say.:wink:
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Life in the Fast Lane
Real: They paid heavily bills
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Mine: They paid heavenly bills
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I have a pretty good ear for lyrics and didn't get many of them wrong. One thing I will say however, is I wish they had come up with a better word than 'heavily' in LITFL. Even if they'd repeated 'outrageous' at least it would have made sense.
On LITFL I also heard "heavily" as "heavenly". How would you know. I agree with you Freypower, it isn't the proper use of the word. That's not like Don. :headscratch: