What Are You Singing?
There are probably plenty of song lyrics we all sing wrong. Here are some classics that have been misheard over the years. Do any of them sound familiar?
Drift Away: Uncle Cracker
The Lyrics Aren't: Give me the Beach Boys, and free my soul.
The Lyrics Are: Give me the beat boys and free my soul.
TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
La Isla Bonita: Madonna
The Lyrics Aren't: Last night I dreamt of soft bagels.
The Lyrics Are: Last night I dreamt of San Pedro.
Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lucille: Kenny Rogers
The Lyrics Aren't: You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille, with 400 children
The Lyrics Are: You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille / With four hungry children
Bug a Boo: Destiny's Child
The Lyrics Aren't: break my knees so I can’t move cause you a bug a boo
The Lyrics Are: Tell MCI to cut the phone calls / Break my lease so I can move
Broken: Lifehouse
The Lyrics Aren't: I have lost my wiener.
The Lyrics Are: The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone / I may have lost my way now, haven't forgotten my way home
Drew de F Fawkes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Take Me to Church: Hozier
The Lyrics Aren't: take me to church / I whistled like a dog at the time of your life
The Lyrics Are: Take me to church / I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
Kayla Johnson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Single Ladies: Beyoncé
The Lyrics Aren't: Hold me tighter than my very own jeans
The Lyrics Are: Hold me tighter than my Dereon jeans
Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royals: Lorde
The Lyrics Aren't: You can call me green bean
The Lyrics Are: You can call me queen Bee
Constanza.CH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap: AC/DC
The Lyrics Aren't: "Dirty deeds and the thunder chief" (or "Jeep"), or "dirty deeds and they're done with sheep"
The Lyrics Are: Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap / Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
Photography Stock Ruiz, Shutterstock
Only Girl: Rihanna
The Lyrics Aren't: I want you to take me, like a beef in the night
The Lyrics Are: I want you to take me, like a thief in the night
DoD News, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Empire State of Mind: Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys
The Lyrics Aren't: Soggy concrete tomato
The Lyrics Are: In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of
Obsessed: Mariah Carey
The Lyrics Aren't: put your n-pple in a complex
The Lyrics Are: Got you all fired up, with your Napoleon complex
Suzanne M. Day, Wikimedia Commons
Blinded by the Light: Bruce Springsteen
The Lyrics Aren't: Revved up like a douche, another runner in the night
The Lyrics Are: Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night
This One's For The Girls: Martina McBride
The Lyrics Aren't: Tossing panti-s into the fountain of youth
The Lyrics Are: This is for all you girls about 42 / Tossing pennies into the fountain of youth
Bruce Comer Jr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Anaconda: Nicki Minaj
The Lyrics Aren't: And when we done I make him buy me lo mein
The Lyrics Are: And when we done, I make him buy me Balmain
Dyllan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shake It Off: Taylor Swift
The Lyrics Aren't: Bakers gonna bake bake bake bake bake
The Lyrics Are: And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
jazills, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dancing Queen: ABBA
The Lyrics Aren't: Feel the beat on the tangerine
The Lyrics Are: Feel the beat from the tambourine
Fernando Pereira/Nationaal Archief, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
I Want to Hold Your Hand: The Beatles
The Lyrics Aren't: I get high
The Lyrics Are: I can't hide
Blowin' in the Wind: Bob Dylan
The Lyrics Aren't: These ants are my friend, blowin' in the wind.
The Lyrics Are: The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
Chris Hakkens, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Livin' on a Prayer: Bon Jovi
The Lyrics Aren't: it doesn't make a difference if we're n-ked or not
The Lyrics Are: it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
Bad Moon Rising: Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Lyrics Aren't: there's a bathroom on the right
The Lyrics Are: there's a bad moon on the rise
Fantasy Records, Wikimedia Commons
Rock the Casbah: The Clash
The Lyrics Aren't: Rock the cash bar
The Lyrics Are: Rock the Casbah
Money for Nothing: Dire Straits
The Lyrics Aren't: Money for nothing and your chips for free
The Lyrics Are: Money for nothin' and your chicks for free
Helge Øverås, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hotel California: Eagles
The Lyrics Aren't: on a dark desert highway / cool whip in my hair
The Lyrics Are: on a dark desert highway / cool wind in my hair
jeaneeem, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Suspicious Minds: Elvis Presley
The Lyrics Aren't: caught in a trout
The Lyrics Are: caught in a trap
Unknown Author, Wikimedia Commons
The Final Countdown: Europe
The Lyrics Aren't: we're working for peanuts
The Lyrics Are: we're headin' for Venus
MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This): Eurythmics
The Lyrics Aren't: sweet dreams are made of cheese (or "these")
The Lyrics Are: sweet dreams are made of this
RCA Records, Wikimedia Commons
Say You Love Me: Fleetwood Mac
The Lyrics Aren't: begging you for a little sip of tea
The Lyrics Are: begging you for a little sympathy
Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
We Built This City: Jefferson Starship
The Lyrics Aren't: we built this city on sausage rolls
The Lyrics Are: we built this city on rock 'n' roll
Grunt-RCA Records, Wikimedia Commons
Purple Haze: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Lyrics Aren't: 'scuse me while I kiss this guy
The Lyrics Are: 'scuse me while I kiss the sky
A. Vente, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
I Can See Clearly Now: Johnny Nash
The Lyrics Aren't: I can see clearly now, Lorraine has gone.
The Lyrics Are: I can see clearly now, the rain has gone.
Rock and Roll All Nite: Kiss
The Lyrics Aren't: I wanna rock 'n' roll all night and part of every day
The Lyrics Are: I wanna rock 'n' roll all night and party every day
Mercury Records, Wikimedia Commons
Enter Sandman: Metallica
The Lyrics Aren't: enter night, eggs and light.
The Lyrics Are: enter night, exit light.
Library of Congress Life, Wikimedia Commons
I'm a Believer: The Monkees
The Lyrics Aren't: Then I saw her face, now I'm gonna leave her.
The Lyrics Are: Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer.
NBC Television, Wikimedia Commons
Smells Like Teen Spirit: Nirvana
The Lyrics Aren't: With the lights out, it's Las Vegas / Hear me all now, entertainers
The Lyrics Are: With the lights out, it's less dangerous / Here we are now, entertain us.
You're the One That I Want: Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
The Lyrics Aren't: I've got shoes, they're made of plywood
The Lyrics Are: I've got chills, they're multiplying
Losing My Religion: R.E.M.
The Lyrics Aren't: Let's pee in the corner / Let's pee in the spotlight, losing my religion.
The Lyrics Are: That's me in the corner / That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
Beast of Burden: The Rolling Stones
The Lyrics Aren't: I'll never leave your pizza burning
The Lyrics Are: I'll never be your beast of burden
Jim Pietryga, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Africa: Toto
The Lyrics Aren't: There's nothing that a hundred men from Mars could ever do.
The Lyrics Are: There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do.
Mysterious Ways: U2
The Lyrics Aren't: Shamu the mysterious whale.
The Lyrics Are: she moves in mysterious ways.
U2start, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
We Will Rock You: Queen
The Lyrics Aren't: kicking your cat all over the place
The Lyrics Are: kicking your can all over the place
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