Misheard Song Lyrics

[matt1]

Atlanta Rhythm Section "So Into You" (1976) RIGHT: "When you walked into the room, there was voodoo in the vibes" WRONG: "There was voodoo in the back"!!

[matt1]

Billy Joel "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" (from 1977 "The Stranger"). RIGHT: "Brenda and Eddie made it all ready with the king and the queen of the prom" WRONG: "with the king and queen & the BUM"!!

[matt1]

Donnie Iris "Ah! Leah!" (from late 1980) RIGHT: "The Ah! Leah!" WRONG: "The Army!!" His "20th Century Masters: The Millinnium Collection" is on Apple iTunes BUT the rest of his solo catalog is NOT available. His other group The Jaggerz "Introducing The Jaggerz" (1969) & "We Went To Different Schools Together" (1970) (which has "The Rapper" & with bonus tracks) is available on Apple iTunes BUT the 1975 Wooden Nickel album is missing.

[stopnswop2]

matt1 wrote:
> Billy Joel "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" (from 1977
> "The Stranger"). RIGHT: "Brenda and Eddie made it all ready
> with the king and the queen of the prom" WRONG: "with the king
> and queen & the BUM"!!

I used to think it was Bender and Eddie

[km1125]

From the latest Kroger ads...

Secret Asian man, secret Asian man!!

[matt1]

The late Lou Reed "Walk On The Wild Side" (from 1972 "Transformer") RIGHT: "Then I think she had to crash valium would have helped that bash" WRONG: "Val Young would have helped that bash" (laughs) Who is Val Young?? He was a head coach in both high school football & basketball at my former Sanford/Meridian High School in Sanford, MI. Val died a few years ago!!

[matt1]

Steve Miller Band "Fly Like An Eagle" (1976) RIGHT: "Shoe the children" WRONG: "Shoot the children"

[dirtymind410]

2 come to mind instantly... the Rolling Stones" Beast of Burden", as my buddy thought they sang "big Cheeseburger" an Eddie Money tune "Two tickets to paradise". He thought Eddie said "Two dicks in a pair of tights"... Honorable mention, the Scorpions classic "Big city lights" also referred as "Big titty dykes"...

[matt1]

Steely Dan "Here At The Western World" (from 1978 "Greatest Hits") (Recorded in 1976 during the album "The Royal Scam" but not included) RIGHT: "We got your skinny girl" WRONG: "We got jobs, skinny girls".

[matt1]

Steely Dan "Peg" (from late 1977 "Aja") RIGHT lyric: "I like your PIN SHOT" WRONG lyric: "I like your PICTURE".

[matt1]

The Doobie Brothers "One Step Closer" (1980 title track album song) RIGHT: "I don't believe you got the strength" WRONG: "I don't believe in Doctor Strange"!!

[matt1]

The Beatles "Get Back" (1969) RIGHT: "Get back home Loretta, your mamas waiting for you" WRONG: "Get back home GORILLA, your mamas waiting for you".

[thatguy]

Michael Jackson - I can't help it. (Right) "I can't help it/if I wanted to"

"a canned elephant/and my olive juice"

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - Mickey's Monkey (according to 5 year old me)

"Donkey, donkey fly"

[thatguy]

matt1 wrote:
> Steely Dan "Peg" (from late 1977 "Aja") RIGHT lyric:
> "I like your PIN SHOT" WRONG lyric: "I like your
> PICTURE".

(Correct) "It's your favorite foreign movie"

(14 year old me hearing the song for the first time)

"It's your favorite porno movie"

[ChrisWL1980]

Rod Stewart, "Young Turks"

Correct: "Paradise was closed, so they headed for the coast"
Wrong: "Patti tossed his clothes, so they headed for the coast"