Misheard Lyrics

I thought this might be a fun thread to do. Are there any Broadway lyrics you've misheard that aren't too embarrassing to be typed?

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What about CATS ?

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Updated On: 12/16/03 at 09:53 PM

For the longest time I couldn't undertsand the line in Money from Cabaret that correctly is "when you go to get a word of advice from the fat little pator"

I always thought it was "when you go to get a word of advic from a fat little bastard"

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I always thought that in "Brand New Day" in "The Wiz" they were singing "Free Magazine." I think the actual lyrics are "Bring up the scene."

QueenC the lyrics are "Freedom you see, has got our hearts singing so joyfully..."

I know the same thing with the WIZ "Don't you carry nothing that my be alone"

but it is "don't you carry nothing that might be a load"

Updated On: 12/17/03 at 02:48 PM

lol I thought it was "Everyone free in America."

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Definitely in "You Can't Stop The Beat" from Hairspray.

I couldn't, for the longest time, understand the lyrics:

"Come on you Von Tussles, Go and Shake Your Fanny Muscles!"

You mean like "whycanneyestayachildforeverand?"

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just so ya know it "corn-fed hick" not "pointed hick"

Thanks, but I have the lyrics already. While looking through the CD booklet, I felt like a complete idiot seeing what the REAL lyrics were. But hell, they need to anunciate more!
Hehe.

at first i didnt know what trevor graydon said during speed test. but after looking at thelyrics i memorized them haha nd i can recited themperfectly =D hahaha i kno i kno no life =D! ~l8r~

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I am incredibly embarassed to admit these lyrics I have misheard..
In "Let Yourself Go" I thought Kristin Chenoweth was singing "Let the dashboard fill you leather." which makes ABSOLUTELY no sense. The actual lyrics are "let the dancefloor fill you leather."
Another one, which I think my lyrics are better (no offense Jonathan Larson) in ttB "We leave the dust of the world, wondering why," as opposed to "We eat the dust of the world, wondering why".
Also, Amy Spanger's voice in "Come to Your Senses" prevents me from hearing what she is really singing.
In addition, Heather Headley's voice in Aida confuses me sometimes about what she is singing, like in "The Past Is Another Land" there were a lot of misheard lyrics.
Also in "Another Pyramid" Zoser sings "At times real plain, at times real wild..." but the actual lyrics are "At times acclaimed, at times reviled..."
These are just the ones I can think of right now. I'm sure I will recall other embarassments, and I'll share them all with you.
Nick

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Mine as a child were "How do you hold a mooney in your hand?"
and "Why geese that fly with the moon on their wings?"
I dunno, Oscar, why geese?
Last but not least, "Just a little torture, that's what I need." Thank you, Patti Lupone.