Songs you got the lyrics wrong to

"I'm not talking 'bout forever moving in
And I don't want to change your life,
But there's a warm wind blowin and the stars are out
And I'd really love to see you tonight"

I think forever makes more sense for a booty call.


I was at a Hall & Oats concert (yeah, I'm that old!) and the gal next to me kept singing "Your kiss is on my lips". If you're singing at a concert, please, know the correct lyrics. It's LIST!


(Edited to correct a misspelling, Yikes!)

Yeah, I thought Queen’s big disgrace was big disc brakes for a long time! Also from REO Speedwagon’s Take it on the Run, I thought “keep this in mind” was keep kissin’ mine! And yeah! I sang ‘‘em loud and clear!

Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse soap and sleigh

“four hungry children and a crop in the field “ I totally thought it was four hundred children.

Same! haha

When I was younger, I thought the words to the Beach Boys' A Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Barbara Ann were A Bob, Bob, Bob Bob, Bob Bob Aran. Like there is a guy named Bob Aran.

Also, The Young Rascals Groovin' 3rd verse:

We'll keep on spending sunny days this way
We're gonna talk and laugh our time away
I feel it coming closer day by day
Life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly

I thought the last line was
Life would be ecstasy, you and me and Leslie. Whoever Leslie was.

I can't think of any for myself, but I remember it took the dawn of MP3s & earbuds and the world wide web to print off lyrics to finally convince my mother that California Dreamin' lyrics are:

"Stopped into a church, I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees, and I PRETEND to pray."

and not "I BEGIN to pray"


Only I think she possibly didn't like the song as much after that.  Oops. 
And, we may have ruined Come On Eileen for her with the actual lyrics as well.

Hmm, basically we're awful children. 

My grandmother used to take me to her Presbyterian Church and the hymns were different from our Catholic hymns. I thought one was about a bear named Gladly with eye problems....Gladly the Cross I'd Bear.

This guy is hilarious.

Misheard Lyrics | Peter Kay

I've had this book for almost 30 years. It isn't one that I would normally save, but it made me realize some of the lyrics I had been singing for years were wrong. "Makin' carrot biscuits, every day" for taking care of business BTO.

My little sister's middle name is Lucille, and we used to sing it this way to her. She was horrified at the thought of four hundred children. She seemed much more okay with hungry children when we were corrected on the lyrics. 

That's the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread!    (Spicks & Specks is back, baby! Have you been watching the new episodes?)

I love that segment too! When you say opera singer, do you mean Ali McGregor, who has been on several times? You know she's Adam Hills' wife?

It actually is blowing the stars around