Song lyrics you got wrong.

Ronni

Ronni

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Back in the day, before I could just search Google for song lyrics, I would often listen to portions of songs over and over again, or turn the volume up way loud when it came on the radio, trying to understand certain portions of lyrics.

One of my most frustrating was Blinded By The Light by Manfred Mann.

When I sang along, my version would go
“blinded by the light
Decked up like a duker
(mumble mumble mumble mumble) night. “

The ACTUAL lyrics?
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
😂😂😂

What about you?
 

Ever since the days of singers like Frank Sinatra, etc. I haven't understood much of any songs being sung. Even singing on TV adverstisements. It's not the loudness, it's the pronounciation. It's like they go out of their way to slur words. Maybe it's just me.
 
Ronni said:
Back in the day, before I could just search Google for song lyrics, I would often listen to portions of songs over and over again, or turn the volume up way loud when it came on the radio, trying to understand certain portions of lyrics.

One of my most frustrating was Blinded By The Light by Manfred Mann.

When I sang along, my version would go
“blinded by the light
Decked up like a duker
(mumble mumble mumble mumble) night. “

The ACTUAL lyrics?
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
😂😂😂

What about you?
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Hahaha, that very same one as you!
I'm sure there's another, but I just can't think of one right now.
 

Abba...

''See that girl, watch her scream, kicking the dancing queen''... correct lyrics...

'' see that girl
Watch that scene
Digging the dancing queen''

Desmond Decker... me ears are alight....

correct lyrics... '' Get up in the morning, slaving for bread,
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me Israelites,''
 
Ronni said:
Back in the day, before I could just search Google for song lyrics, I would often listen to portions of songs over and over again, or turn the volume up way loud when it came on the radio, trying to understand certain portions of lyrics.

One of my most frustrating was Blinded By The Light by Manfred Mann.

When I sang along, my version would go
“blinded by the light
Decked up like a duker
(mumble mumble mumble mumble) night. “

The ACTUAL lyrics?
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
😂😂😂

What about you?
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Geez, yet more musicians who stole songs from Springsteen?!?
 
I got one lyric wrong on "Ballad of John & Yoko."

Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
Talking in our beds for a week
The newspapers said, "Say what you doing in bed?"
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace"

For years, I thought it was: "We're only trying to get us a piece." 😂
 
The Garth Brooks song Friends In Low Places
what I thought I heard. “I’m not big on sausage gravy.
what he actually said “ I’m not big on social graces”

in my defense, there was a video that came out when the song did that showed the guy at a wedding reception. I keep trying to reason that maybe sausage gravy was a traditional thing at Texas receptions the way little triangle pimiento cheese sandwiches with the crust cut off used to be common at South Carolina receptions.
 
Ronni said:
Back in the day, before I could just search Google for song lyrics, I would often listen to portions of songs over and over again, or turn the volume up way loud when it came on the radio, trying to understand certain portions of lyrics.

One of my most frustrating was Blinded By The Light by Manfred Mann.

When I sang along, my version would go
“blinded by the light
Decked up like a duker
(mumble mumble mumble mumble) night. “

The ACTUAL lyrics?
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
😂😂😂

What about you?
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What I heard was:
“blinded by the light
dressed up like a douche
Another runner in the night? “
 
hollydolly said:
Abba...

''See that girl, watch her scream, kicking the dancing queen''... correct lyrics...

'' see that girl
Watch that scene
Digging the dancing queen''

Desmond Decker... me ears are alight....

correct lyrics... '' Get up in the morning, slaving for bread,
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me Israelites,''
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Get up in the morning slaving for breakfast? No, no, no!
Get up in the morning baked beans for breakfast!
 
The lyrics in many songs of the 60's were changed as rock stars aged:

Herman's Hermits - Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker.
Ringo Starr - I Get By With a Little Help From Depends.
The Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Hip.
Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face.
Johnny Nash - I Can't See Clearly Now.
Procol Harem - A Whiter Shade Of Hair.
The Temptations - Papa's Got a Kidney Stone.
Abba - Denture Queen.
Helen Reddy - I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore.
Leslie Gore - It's My Procedure, And I'll Cry If I Want To.
Willie Nelson - On The Commode Again.
 
Ronni said:
Back in the day, before I could just search Google for song lyrics, I would often listen to portions of songs over and over again, or turn the volume up way loud when it came on the radio, trying to understand certain portions of lyrics.

One of my most frustrating was Blinded By The Light by Manfred Mann.

When I sang along, my version would go
“blinded by the light
Decked up like a duker
(mumble mumble mumble mumble) night. “

The ACTUAL lyrics?
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
😂😂😂

What about you?
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For me, this part >
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night

Sounded like this >
Wrapped up like a douche
You know a roamer in the night

And when Creedence Clearwater Revival sang "There's a bad moon on the rise", millions of people heard "There's a bathroom on the right", me included.

We all swore Freddy Mercury sang "Kickin' your cat all over the place" just before the line "We will, we will, Rock you."

And B-B-B-Benny and the Jets had electric boobs and mohair shoes. You know, I read it in a magazine, so it's gotta be true.
 
Murrmurr said:
For me, this part >
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night

Sounded like this >
Wrapped up like a douche
You know a roamer in the night
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Lmao, I thought I was the only one to hear it like that! :unsure:

Murrmurr said:
And when Creedence Clearwater Revival sang "There's a bad moon on the rise", millions of people heard "There's a bathroom on the right", me included.
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Lol, after the gang consumed muchas cervezas we'd be singing into a broom handle "There's a bathroom on the right". Borracho! 🥳
 
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