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MISHEARD LYRICS

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MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 17 Jun 2016 19:43

TOP 40..................



1. “Money for nothin’ and chips for free”. Correct lyric: “Money for nothin’ and your chicks for free” from Dire Straits’ ‘Money For Nothing’.

2. “Every time you go away, you take a piece of meat with you”. Correct lyric: “Every time you go away take a piece of me with you” from Paul Young’s ‘Every Time You Go Away’.

3. “Sue Lawley”. Correct lyric: “So lonely” from The Police’s ‘So Lonely’.

4. “We built this city on sausage rolls”. Correct lyric: “We built this city on rock ‘n’ roll” from Starship’s ‘We Built This City’.

5. “Saving his life from this warm sausage tea”. Correct lyric: “Spare him his life from this monstrosity” from Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.

6. “See that girl, watch her scream, kicking the dancing queen”. Correct lyric: “See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen” from ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen’.

7. “Excuse me while I kiss this guy”. Correct lyric: “Excuse me while I kiss the sky” from Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Purple Haze’.

8. “Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tangerine”. Correct lyric: “Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine” from ABBA’s ‘Dancing Queen’.

9. “Sweet dreams are made of cheese”. Correct lyric: “Sweet dreams are made of these” from The Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams (are made of this)’.

10. “Calling Jamaica”. Correct lyric: “Call me when you try to wake her” from R.E.M.’s ‘The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite’.

11. “Or should I just keep chasing penguins”. Correct lyric: “Or should I just keep chasing pavements” from Adele’s ‘Chasing Pavements’.

12. “All the lonely Starbucks lovers”. Correct lyric: “Got a long list of ex-lovers” from Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’.

13. “I can see clearly now, Lorraine is gone”. Correct lyric: “I can see clearly now, the rain is gone” from Johnny Nash’s ‘I can see clearly now’.

14. “Gimme Gimme Gimme a man after midnight, take me to the doctors at the break of the day”. Correct lyric: “Take me through the darkness to the break of the day” from ABBA’s ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’.

15. “Poppadom Peach”. Correct lyric: “Papa don’t preach” from Madonna’s ‘Papa don’t preach’.

16. “It doesn’t make a difference if we’re naked or not”. Correct lyric: “It doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not” from Bon Jovi’s ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’.

17. “I’m farting carrots”. Correct lyric: “I’m 14 carat” from Selena Gomez’s ‘Good for you’.

18. “Then I saw her face, now I’m gonna leave her” Correct lyric: “Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer” from The Monkees’ ‘I’m a Believer’.

19. “I want to hold your ham”. Correct lyric: “I want to hold your hand” from The Beatles’ ‘I want to hold your hand’.

20. “Kicking your cat all over the place”. Correct lyric: “Kicking your can all over the place” from Queen’s ‘We Will Rock You’.

21. “Blue seal in the sky with diamonds”. Correct lyric: “Lucy in the sky with diamonds” from The Beatles’ ‘Lucy in the sky with diamonds’.

22. “Ohh, dyslexics on fire”. Correct lyric: “Ohh, this sex is on fire” from Kings of Leon’s ‘Sex on Fire’.

23. “Here we are now, in containers”. Correct lyric: “Here we are now, entertain us” from Nirvana’s ‘Smells like teen spirit’.

24. “Poppadom peach”. Correct lyric: “Papa don’t preach” from Madonna’s ‘Papa don’t preach’.

25. “Let’s pee in the corner, let’s pee in the spotlight”. Correct lyric: “That’s me in the corner, that’s me in the spotlight” from R.E.M.’s ‘Losing my religion’.

26. “Bald-headed woman… bald-headed woman to me”. Correct lyric: “More than a woman… more than a woman to me” from the Bee Gees’ ‘More than a woman’.

27. “I remove umbilicals”. Correct lyric: “I believe in miracles” from Hot Chocolate’s ‘You Sexy Thing’.

28. “We’re caught in a trout”. Correct lyric: “We’re caught in a trap” from Elvis Presley’s ‘Suspicious Minds’

29. “I’m Terry Wogan”. Correct lyric: “I’m every woman” from Chaka Khan’s ‘I’m every woman’.

30. “Let me just staple the vicar”. Correct lyric: “Just let me state for the record” from Sister Sledge’s ‘We Are Family’.

31. “This is the dawning of the Age of Asparagus” Correct lyric: “This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius” from Fifth Dimension’s ‘Aquarius’.

32. “You’re the wobbly one”. Correct lyric: “You’re the one that I want” from John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John’s ‘One that I want’.

33. “Don’t go Jason Waterfalls”. Correct lyric: “Don’t go chasing waterfalls” from TLC’s ‘Waterfalls’.

34. “A year has passed since I broke my nose”. Correct lyric: “A year has passed since I wrote my note” from The Police’s ‘Message In A Bottle’.

35. “Kick a chicken with it”. Correct lyric: “Gettin’ jiggy with it” from Will Smith’s ‘Gettin’ jiggy with it’.

36. “Hold me closer, Tony Danza”. Correct lyric: “Hold me closer, tiny dancer” from Elton John’s ‘Tiny Dancer’.

37. “Take your teeth out, tell me what’s wrong”. Correct lyric: “Chiquitita, tell me what’s wrong” from Abba’s ‘Chiquitita’.

38. “I like big butts in a can of limes”. Correct lyric: “I like big butts and I cannot lie” from Sir Mix-A-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back’.

39. “We’re working for peanuts”. Correct lyric: “We’re heading for Venus” from Europe’s ‘The Final Countdown’.

40. “I just died in your barn tonight, mustard no mayonnaise instead”. Correct lyric: “I just died in your arms tonight, It must have been something you said” from Cutting Crew’s ‘I just died in your arms tonight’.

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 17 Jun 2016 19:56

I'm a cigarette, I'm a cigarette from, I think Beyoncé. I'm a single lady.
Oh Leigh on Sea, that's where I wanna be. Correct words, Suddenly I see... no idea from which song.

JemimaFawr

JemimaFawr Report 17 Jun 2016 20:16

:-D :-D :-D Very funny Mr M :-D :-D :-D

Loved the Monkees, I'm A Believer one! :-D

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 17 Jun 2016 20:26

brill :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 18 Jun 2016 00:58

There used to be a website..... must check if it still exists... it was "KissThisGuy".

My brother argued with the rest of us about a Rolling Stones song........ "You Make A Grown Man Cry".......... his version... "You Make a Crow Feel Bad"

:-S

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 18 Jun 2016 01:05

'I believe in Milko' - I believe in miracles - Hot Chocolate.

Graham

Graham Report 18 Jun 2016 11:50

Feeling Sue Lawley sounds better than feeling so lonely ;-) :-D

LadyScozz

LadyScozz Report 18 Jun 2016 13:42

Two Glasgow ladies do their own version of Beyonce's "Single Lady"..

I'm A Tenna Lady

:-D

Mayfield

Mayfield Report 18 Jun 2016 15:39

This one is my favourite, can't figure it out still think it sounds like "Chop the goolies" to me! :-D

La Isla Bonita

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YzW1nMB9fk

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 18 Jun 2016 18:03

Dino's Bar in Rhyl - Dino's Bar and Grill, The Boys are Back in Town, Thin Lizzy

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 18 Jun 2016 18:20

"My wife's white knickers" Nazareth song, "My white bicycle"

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 18 Jun 2016 18:28

Not mis-heard, I grant you, but I love this line from Marty Robbins' "El Paso"
" I caught a good one
it looked like it could run"
Priceless

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 19 Jun 2016 07:24

Oh, a tree in motion.

Poetry in motion - Johnny Tillotson

Graham

Graham Report 19 Jun 2016 09:51

You can call meow

Paul Simon - You can call me Al

:-)

LynGinN

LynGinN Report 19 Jun 2016 11:53

"I was sick and tired of everything
when I called you last night from Tesco" (Glasgow)

Abba's Super Trouper
:-D :-D

martynsue

martynsue Report 19 Jun 2016 18:48

can't stand gravy, correct lyrics constant cravings.

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 19 Jun 2016 21:27

For You I'd Pee Myself Dry
Coldplay: Yellow

Almost every song by Fallout Boy has misheard lyrics but ths is my favourite.
This Ain't a Scene

Actual...The lies I weave are oh, so intricate....
Misheard....I'm so evil, Oh so into cats

My Body Combat instructor would always ask the class to show their evil faces during this routine but, I hadn't the heart to tell her. ;-) :-D

Denburybob

Denburybob Report 20 Jun 2016 19:04

I can't stand the rain......mis-heard as ...I can't stand Lorraine.