And in the new Thunder song “Wonder Days” there’s a line “I wanted to be older, wanted to be cool”. Was convinced on the first few listens it was “I wanted to be Yoda, wanted to be cool”. Which would have been better.
Listening to the ‘Uptown funk’ on the radio the other week and thought Bruno Mars sung “fill my cup ,put some Ni**er in it”, had to check the lyrics with my daughter when I got home, thankfully I was wrong.
Just remembered, I once had a blazing argument enthusiastic difference of opinion with a mate who was insistent that the lyrics to Venus (at the time covered by Bananarama) went, “I’m your Venus, I’m your flytrap…”
the Beatles: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, “The girl with colitis goes by”
Also, in Back in the USSR my wife insisted the words were, “let me hear your bellows like they’re ringing out”
I thought David Bowie’s Scary Monsters, Super Creeps began “she ‘ad an ‘orror of prunes”
REM’s Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight – I genuinely thought the chorus was “Calling Chuck Baker” I still don’t really think it’s “Come on in try and wake her” but it is apparently.
Me: “Mr window yeaaaahhh..”
Friend: “What!?”
Me: “Mr Window, I’m singing the song”
Friend: “It ain’t Mr Window”
Me: “What!? Why the **** did you let me sing that all those years!!”
Me: “What is it then?”
Friend “Mr Wendal you muppet!”
😳
This is the only one I can remember at the moment, but I’m terrible at translating lyrics.
Had a mate who used to sing Lights now ha ha ha ha he defended it by saying he had heard it live and that was how the show started, untill it was pointed out to him that he had never seen them live.
As for songs I am sure anyone who was clubbing in the mid-90’s will remember Nuyorican Soul – Play Those Vibes or Bacon Fried Bacon Fried Bacon Fried as people sung it!
Look at you in that dress
Girl you dangerous like a gun
Give them you, nothing less
Girl you murder everyone
You’re officer Kayla Your love is a killer
You’re officer Kayla Your love is a killer
Eh