A while back whilst driving to Atlanta for work, I was listening to my usual Atlanta radio station. The DJs of the morning show did a segment on misheard lyrics. I have to admit that I am absolutely terrible at learning the actual lyrics to songs. I tend to learn 90% of them and adlib whatever I think I hear for the last 10%. Here are some of my gems.
“Drink to That All Night” by Jerrod Niemann
What I heard: I’ll drink the fat all night
The real lyrics: I’ll drink to that all night
“I’m Like a Bird” by Nelly Furtado
What I heard: I don’t know where my coat is
The real lyrics: I don’t know where my soul is
“Ride Wit Me” by Nelly
What I heard: If you wanna go and take a ride wit me, three women in the floor with dol-c-e (this is what happens when I rap)
The real lyrics: If you wanna go and take a ride wit me. We three-wheelin’ in the fo’ with the gold D’s
“Semi Charmed Life” by Third Eye Blind
*After reading the whole song’s lyrics, I know about 40% of the real words. I now see how this song is about drug addiction.
What I heard: Blah, blah, blah, she was crashing. Gibberish, gibberish, gibberish feel alive.
The real lyrics: And when the plane came in, she said she was crashing. The velvet it rips in the city. We tripped on the urge to feel alive
What is the craziest lyric mix-up you’ve heard?
Oh my gosh, I do this all the time!!! So funny.
I tried to reply back to your comment on Ais’s bday party but it kept saying no-reply again, but thank you! I loved how everything turned out!
hahahaha Emma sings some pretty hilarious lyrics to songs. Instead of “shake your groove thing”.. she would sing “shake your boo-snay”.. and to Maroon 5’s moves like jagger she would sing “moves the dragon”. Hilarious!
Hahaha love this!
Ha! I’ll drink the fat all night!
My most recent one: Dark Horse by Katy Perry
What I heard: “So you wanna play with my cheek”
What she really says: “So you wanna play with magic”