Misheard Lyrics That Have Left You Puzzled- Page 6

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 5/25/09 at 10:16am

Ha, the first one's hilarious. It actually makes sense, too! Low on ice...

[breakfree303]

Posted: 5/25/09 at 7:01pm

The first time I heard "I Know It's Today", when Fiona says "And I'm a vandal now as well" I thought she said "And I'm manhandler as well".

Also, in "Memory" when she sings "Every streetlamp seems to beat a fatalistic warning" I thought she said "Every streetlamp seems to be a fatal agnostic warning".

And the first time when I heard "Money Money" by David Bowie when I was younger, when they said "money money" I swore they were saying something along the lines of "Petrotonic", which I thought was an actual word...

[Eris0303]

Posted: 5/25/09 at 7:06pm

I was listening to the radio today and "Blinded by the Light" came on.

Here is the actual words:

Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce

And this is what I thought I heard:

Blinded by the light,
revved up like a douche

[annapiranha]

Posted: 5/25/09 at 7:46pm

In "Broadway Baby" from Follies, I always thought Ethel Shutta was saying "working for an iceman like a Ziegfield or a Weismann". It made total sense to me, I just figured Ziegfield was notoriously cold toward his employees or something. I didn't realize it was "nice man" until I heard Elaine Stritch sing it.
Updated On: 5/25/09 at 07:46 PM

[broadway122]

Posted: 5/27/09 at 7:25pm

In Shrek during the song "Who'd I Be" I thought Shrek said "I'd KICK the girl, I'd take a breath, and I'd remove my helmet" instead of "I'd get the girl, I'd take a breath, and I'd remove my helmet"

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 3:08pm

So apparently "Christmas Bells" from Rent does not go "Got any semen?"

O_o

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 3:19pm

During the Rockjy Horror PICTURE show soundtrack during The Time Warp I always hear "he had a big ass truck" instead of "he had a pick up truck"

[I<3bway]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 3:19pm

In "Just Another Day" from Next to Normal, when the whole family is singing together, it sounds like Dan says "It only hurts when I drive."

Real lyrics- " It only hurts when I try."


"If I Didn't Believe in You"-The Last Five Years- When Jamie sings " No one can give you courage. No one can think in your skin."

Real lyrics-"No one can give you courage. No one can thicken your skin."

[heo1128]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 3:30pm

"So apparently "Christmas Bells" from Rent does not go "Got any semen?"

Really? That's what I thought it was too lol. What are the actual lyrics?

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 4:49pm

What I heard 'Me and my Booty'

Real lyrics 'Me and my Beauty'

From 'The Dark I Know Well' (Spring Awakening)

[alightinthedark23]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 4:54pm

The first time I listened to 'Just Another Day' it sounds like Aaron is singing "When the world will feel my power and or reign" but the line is actually "When the world will feel my power and obey". I don't know, maybe i just heard it funny.

[jpbran]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 5:07pm

"The Wizard... and LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE"

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 5:11pm

In "The Little Things You Do Together"

"shouting to your horse together?"

[MelFromLI]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 5:22pm

Hi! For Christmas Bells the line goes...

"Got any "c", man?"

As in, got any coke, man? They are asking the drug dealer what drugs he got

[americanboy99]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 5:46pm

Could that line from Christmas Bells be an intentional play on words?

[Acaila]

Posted: 6/17/09 at 8:39pm

Up until quite recently, when I think I happened to read a lyric, I would have sworn blind that in the sewers scene in Les Mis, Valjean sung

It's you Javert, I knew you wouldn't wait too long
The faithful servant at his post once more

was
The faithful servant in this postman's war

Was always annoyed that I didn't understand the reference!

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 6/18/09 at 12:42am

Idina Menzel does NOT sing clearly. I always thought "I'll want nothing else 'till I die" was "I'll walk up the aisles 'till I die".

[MelFromLI]

Posted: 6/19/09 at 10:50am

americanboy99,

Hi! I get what your saying, but I don't think it would be play on words. That whole section they are asking the drug dealer.. do you have this drug? this drug? It wouldn't fit the scene. That's what I got out of it anyway! Correct me if I am worng, fellow RentHeads!

[Jon]

Posted: 6/19/09 at 11:25am

When I was like 6 years old, I thought Harold Hill was singing:

Seventy Six Strong Bones led the big parade

And I thought Fagin was singing:

So long, fare thee well, Pip pip cheerio - A Big Bassoon.

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 6/19/09 at 4:23pm

Considering the very next line in "Christmas Bells" is "Got any D, man?" I never had any problem understanding.

In "The Little Things You Do Together"

"shouting to your horse together?"

"Shouting 'til you're hoarse together"

I don't know if you were asking what the real line is, but there you go.

Updated On: 6/19/09 at 04:23 PM

[BroadwayAbridged]

Posted: 6/19/09 at 5:08pm

In "One Day More", on one of the cast albums (probably Broadway), Javert sings:

"One More Day Till Revolution
We will nip it in the bud.
I will get there little schoolboys.
They will WET THEMSELVES."

And I thought that was hilarious, and kind of out of character for Javert.

(In truth, Valjean sings over the next two words, "...with blood.")

Updated On: 6/19/09 at 05:08 PM

[Edna Turnblad]

Posted: 6/20/09 at 3:24pm

From 'Gypsy' TV Movie staring Bette Midler:
"Everything's Coming Up Roses"

Correct Lyric: That lucky star I talk about is you!
Heard Lyric: That lucky star I talk about is June/Jew/mumbled word

I know what the lyric is (I even did when I bought the album) but everytime I listen to that song I hear something that's not 'you'.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 6/20/09 at 3:27pm

BroadwayAbridged, when I hear that lyric on the Broadway cast album (with the lovely fellow in my avatar), I hear, "They will wet themselves... BLAAAA!"

In "Love Changes Everything" from Aspects of Love:

Real lyric: Love will turn your world around.
Misheard lyric: Love will turn your water on.

...whatever that means. I never questioned that lyric for the longest time.

[gustof777]

Posted: 6/20/09 at 9:45pm

I listened to the cast recording of Next to Normal MANY a time after purchase and I was always puzzled by Henry's line in "Hey # 1" when he's asking Natalie to the dance.

Real Lyric: It's March 1st and it's cheese

Misheard Lyric: It's March 1st and it's Jews

Listen for it. I swear it sounds exactly like he's saying "jews" and so for a while I thought maybe Henry talked about being Jewish and I was not paying attention and then I saw the show again.

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 6/21/09 at 1:41am

hahaha now I hear that lyric in Hey #1, even though that's not really what it is...even though I though "and it's cheese" was wrong too.