Goodtunes discussion

Anyone else ever sing a song for years before it finally dawns on you what the singer is really saying? Pretty embarrassing to know you've been making a fool of yourself by singing it wrong all this time.

My husband actually thought Greenday was singing "Another TURNIP BOY a fork stuck in the road." I told him that made no sense but he said he thought the person was a farmer holding a big pitchfork.

This is usually hilarious when you find out what the lyrics really are :) Up until not too long ago I was positive that that Rod Stewart song "Do You Think I'm Sexy" went:

"If you want my MONEY and you think I'm sexy" instead of "If you want my BODY". Did I ever have a laugh with that one :D

Another one was the song "I Wanna Be Adored" by Stone Roses which I always thought was "I Want to Be a DOG" LOL!!

It happens to me so much. I couldn't figure out what Robert Plant was saying on Rock n Roll for a while 'cause I heard the live Heart version first.

My ex used to think Simple Kind of Man was "Simple Candleman."
And he thought Evil Woman by ELO was "Midieval woman."

I used to think that about the ELO song, too.

Listening to Elton John's "Levon" today, I am always struck by his freaky phrasing in the first couple of sentences:

The lyrics are:

Levon wears his war wound like a crown
He calls his child Jesus

But I always hear:

Levon BUILDS his war wound like a crown
He calls his JOB Jesus

No, it doesn't make sense but that's what it sounds like he sings! Enunciate, Elton.

I know. Rock singer never do that though.

I think with Elton it's just more that he's British and some words he sings sound funny to my ears. Like in the same song when he says "ger-edge" for garage.

Good point.