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You know how there are some songs we all think we know? We hear them driving to work or working around the house and we just have to sing along, right? But there's always that one line....

I heard a guy singing the old CCR hit one time and use the line “There's a BATHROOM on the right...”
The real song... Link

I mean really, we KNOW Elton John's not really saying “Hold me closer Tony Danza...count the headlice on the highway...
The real song... Link

What songs do you (and/or your friends) royally mutilate when you don't know the lines?

Come on people, confess! Wink


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Originally posted by redbull:
Of course there is always the old standard, "Blinded by the light. Wrapped up like a douche....."


I forgot about that one!

I heard a kid one time singing along with the Eagles "Tape it to the lemon one more time" (Take it to the limit). When they do it it's just cute.

Joy, That is classic. Spiro Agnew? Like Nixon? Nice. Smiler

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Yes, blackacre. I guess I should have said that Spiro Agnew was VP under Nixon, as everyone might not recognize the name.

This was way before google, where I start if I have a question these days. So, what was really embarrassing was asking someone why Spiro Agnew was in a song about Christmas & have them ROTFL. Smiler
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Originally posted by GOAHEADMAKEMYDAY:
i heard about a guy that requested a song from a band one night. he wanted to hear "jimmy the beat boy"..... drunk singing ....you know it.gimmi the beat boys and free my soul ,wanna get lost in your rock n roll and drift away!!!!


I can't believe you brought that up!

I love Drift Away ( Link ) and for whatever reason people can't seem to get it right. Instead of "Jimmy the Beat Boy" (like you heard) I heard someone TODAY actually sing "Gimme the Beach Boys" and free my soul...
There's kind of a leap in genre there. I just don't see Dobie Gray doing a shout out to the Beach Boys in one of his songs. Smiler

I wonder what percentage of the time alcohol is involved?

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When I was younger my brother had me convinced that Jimi Hendrix was gay. ('cuse me while I kiss this guy)
He knew the correct lyrics but was telling me the wrong ones just to mess with me.

There's also a DMB song called "Jimi thing". I have a friend that for the longest time thought that when Dave said "sure don't care" that he was saying "Sir Duncan" (??). He would sing it as loud as he could. We now refer to him as Sir Duncan!
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Originally posted by Firedancer:
When I was younger my brother had me convinced that Jimi Hendrix was gay. ('cuse me while I kiss this guy)
He knew the correct lyrics but was telling me the wrong ones just to mess with me.

There's also a DMB song called "Jimi thing". I have a friend that for the longest time thought that when Dave said "sure don't care" that he was saying "Sir Duncan" (??). He would sing it as loud as he could. We now refer to him as Sir Duncan!


That's one I haven't heard mangled before. Great story.

I guess we hear what we want to, right? It's funny becasue even when I think I know (happens all the time) then I pull the lyrics on-line there's always one or two words (and then the lightbulb comes on). Wink

Thanks for so many good responses.

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Originally posted by blackacre:
You know how there are some songs we all think we know? We hear them driving to work or working around the house and we just have to sing along, right? But there's always that one line....

I heard a guy singing the old CCR hit one time and use the line “There's a BATHROOM on the right...”
The real song... Link

I mean really, we KNOW Elton John's not really saying “Hold me closer Tony Danza...count the headlice on the highway...
The real song... Link

What songs do you (and/or your friends) royally mutilate when you don't know the lines?

Come on people, confess! Wink


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And "there is a baboon in the fight"
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Originally posted by blackacre:
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Originally posted by autumn1964:
Inna garda da vida


I forgot about that one. It's my understanding that they guy singing was the original "mis-singer" of lyrics. Big Grin


Several versions of how it happened, but i, and lots of other old hippies, am sure glad it did Big Grin
"In The Garden Of Eden" just doesn't have the same ring as In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
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Originally posted by _Joy_:
THAT's what he's saying? In the garden of Eden? I thought he was speaking Spanish...lol.


LOL...nothing wrong with your hearing, Joy. The Garden Of Eden was the original title and words, but what you're hearing IS In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
There are several versions of how it got garbled....the singer was drunk, the title was written down wrong because it was misheard...
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Originally posted by ^PuF^:
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Originally posted by _Joy_:
THAT's what he's saying? In the garden of Eden? I thought he was speaking Spanish...lol.


LOL...nothing wrong with your hearing, Joy. The Garden Of Eden was the original title and words, but what you're hearing IS In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
There are several versions of how it got garbled....the singer was drunk, the title was written down wrong because it was misheard...


I can't believe I didn't link it earlier when I looked in on the thread at lunch. I'm falling behind guys! It's a nice break during an otherwise hectic day.

Take a listen... Link

You can almost make out what he's saying...sort of. Wink

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