Misheard lyrics
Posted by: JamieL on 30 August 2008
Following on from the lyricists thread, people here must have some good misheard lyrics.
From my favourite lyricist Peter Hammill, one that has always stuck with me is from 'A Louse is not a Home'.
I thought it said 'Oh rissole, rissole, rissole, rissole, rissole is me', but now am aware that it is "Home is home is home is home is home is home is me!"? That said if you listen to it again, the overlapping vocals do definitely have a touch of 'rissole' to them.
I also thought in 'Rubicon' it said 'It takes so very long to choke on the taste you'd sperm' which should be 'It takes so very long to choke on the taste you'd spurned'. Much less icky!
Another slightly disgusting one from Depeche Mode 'Enjoy the Silence'. I thought it said 'Pleasures rimming, soldiers burping' but alas it turned out to be 'Pleasures remain, so does the pain'
Live albums often have good ones, from Rush 'A Show of Hands' in 'Turn the Page' at the end of the first verse it does sound as though Geddy Lee sings 'We shake our heads at the Chinese' and not '..at the tragedy'.
That said, liking Karl Hyde of Underworld's lyrics, I sometimes manage to find a printed version, and discover that he is actually singing what I thought he was, and yet the lyrics are still brilliant. From 'Dirty Epic' he is actually singing ''Call me wet trampoline' she said today'.
Anyway, I would love to hear what misheard lyrics other have in their heads, or just a few bizarre correct ones.
Jamie
From my favourite lyricist Peter Hammill, one that has always stuck with me is from 'A Louse is not a Home'.
I thought it said 'Oh rissole, rissole, rissole, rissole, rissole is me', but now am aware that it is "Home is home is home is home is home is home is me!"? That said if you listen to it again, the overlapping vocals do definitely have a touch of 'rissole' to them.
I also thought in 'Rubicon' it said 'It takes so very long to choke on the taste you'd sperm' which should be 'It takes so very long to choke on the taste you'd spurned'. Much less icky!
Another slightly disgusting one from Depeche Mode 'Enjoy the Silence'. I thought it said 'Pleasures rimming, soldiers burping' but alas it turned out to be 'Pleasures remain, so does the pain'
Live albums often have good ones, from Rush 'A Show of Hands' in 'Turn the Page' at the end of the first verse it does sound as though Geddy Lee sings 'We shake our heads at the Chinese' and not '..at the tragedy'.
That said, liking Karl Hyde of Underworld's lyrics, I sometimes manage to find a printed version, and discover that he is actually singing what I thought he was, and yet the lyrics are still brilliant. From 'Dirty Epic' he is actually singing ''Call me wet trampoline' she said today'.
Anyway, I would love to hear what misheard lyrics other have in their heads, or just a few bizarre correct ones.
Jamie
Misheard lyrics. Nup, not any more.
I thought you guys all had Naim gear
humm, you do have a point on the Depeche Mode track - that is not a clear cut "now you are just being silly" mishearing of the lyrics (I just pulled out that CD for a listen - mind you my gear was stone cold at the time)
I thought you guys all had Naim gear
humm, you do have a point on the Depeche Mode track - that is not a clear cut "now you are just being silly" mishearing of the lyrics (I just pulled out that CD for a listen - mind you my gear was stone cold at the time)I'm gonna runter you...! 
I must have thought there was a verb to runter until I was about 12 - I wasn't sure what it involved but I thought it sounded bad!!
EW
I must have thought there was a verb to runter until I was about 12 - I wasn't sure what it involved but I thought it sounded bad!!
EW
A morsher cup 
Goodness knows what a "morsher cup" is but I was VERY young at the time......
Goodness knows what a "morsher cup" is but I was VERY young at the time......