I was talking to H this morning about how Alanis Morissette is touring next year, oh course I started singing her songs. That of course turned into a comment about how Dave Coulier was a jerk but a least she got some good songs out of it.
H’s response was “seriously what a jerk, why would you buy someone a cross eyed bear?!”
I laughed thinking he was joking. He gave me a confused look and asked why that was funny. Apparently H spent 30+ years thinking Dave Coulier bought Alanis Morrissette a defective teddy bear.
I explained that the lyric is ‘the cross I bear’. I got “oh yeah - I guess that makes more sense”.
I’ve shared this before but I though the lyrics to Livin’ on a Prayer were “Gina must have died of old age” - like, I’ve literally belted it out at Bon Jovi concerts…it wasn’t until my teen daughter was singing along and sang “Gina worked the diner all day” that I realized my error. Sigh.
Post by cattledogkisses on Dec 23, 2023 12:23:11 GMT -5
When I was a kid, my dad taught me that the lyrics to “Bad Moon Rising” were “there’s a bathroom on the right” (instead of “there’s a bad moon on the rise,”) and also that the lyrics to “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” were “I want to know, have you ever seen Lorraine” (instead of “I want to know, have you ever seen the rain.”)
As someone with auditory processing issues, basically every song. I think the most recent funny one was Sia's Cheap Thrills and I thought she was saying "on the dumpster" instead of "on the dance floor". But I have many more.
When I was a kid I thought Sonny came home with an engine.
Post by maudefindlay on Dec 23, 2023 14:17:22 GMT -5
My Mom sang out loud "Damn, I wish I was your mother" to which I replied "Well, you are, but the song is Damn I wish I was your lover. Now please never sing it again." She also used to roller skate up and down our road, so not much surprises me or her old neighbors.
When I was a kid, my dad taught me that the lyrics to “Bad Moon Rising” were “there’s a bathroom on the right” (instead of “there’s a bad moon on the rise,”) and also that the lyrics to “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” were “I want to know, have you ever seen Lorraine” (instead of “I want to know, have you ever seen the rain.”)
I went to see John Fogarry in concert many years ago, and during this song he did clearly sing " there's a bathroom on the right" to the cheers of the crowd.
I, jokingly, sing “standing in an ice chest staring at the sunset, babe” when singing Taylor Swift’s Wildest Dreams. Just this week my 14 year old daughter realized that it is nice dress, not ice chest. Luckily, she realized without embarrassing herself.
No one will ever convince me that Blinded by the Light does not feature the lyrics “revved up like a douche.”
To me it was wrapped up like a douche.
Wrapped up like a douche drinking Coronas in the night is MH’s favorite way to interpret it.
I had a kid start singing “Somebody once told me the world is macaroni, I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed” to me in the middle of a lesson. I had to stop the whole thing to discuss a 90’s pop song.
Post by RoxMonster on Dec 23, 2023 21:07:31 GMT -5
When H and I first heard "Old Town Road" on the radio, before we knew what the song was called, we thought the lyric was, "I'm going to take my horse to the hotel room" and were both super confused of why/what this was supposed to mean.
When I learned what the title of the song was, I let H know how wrong we had this lol.
Every time I hear The Sindwinder sleeps tonight (REM), it takes me a few choruses to get my brain to Call me when you try to wake her up, versus Call me jawbreaker.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
Post by medicmommy on Dec 23, 2023 22:46:17 GMT -5
My parents were huge parrotheads and my little sister would sing “Why don’t we get drunk at school” instead of “get drunk and screw.” They really couldn’t correct her so she sang it like that for the longest time.