Hold me closer, Tony Danza...
You didn't mishear it, the name and commonly-accepted lyrics are a retroactive fix at Mr. Danza's request and he asks that we respect his privacy.
This one wins lol
Not me personally, but I worked with a guy that always thought Secret Agent Man was Secret Asian Man.
No joke. Many years ago we went to a biker bar and it happened to be a karaoke night. Asian guy sings Secret "Asian" man and we lost our shit.
I've since learned it is a fairly common one. But we got a lot of laughs out of it with him. Just out of the blue when he'd come to his desk someone would break out singing it.
Honestly I think the singer threw in at least one secret asian man, and Secret aging man.
Pearl Jam; Daughter
Center of a Rhododendron = Center of he own attention.
Pearl Jam feels like cheating.
Here's the classic Yellow Ledbetter
Yellow Ledbetter doesn't count. It's mumbled in recordings because the lyrics change over time to adapt to whatever conflict we're currently wasting life on.
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee
When I was a kid, I swear the lyrics sounded like "later we'll have some fucking pie", but it's "later we'll have some pumpkin pie".
Oh I am absolutely teaching that one to my nephew before next holiday season…
I know I'm not the only one but I always thought the line was "dirty deeds and the Thunder Chief". Still think Thunder Chief is a cool name.
Same band, I thought the line was "let loose, vamanoose" like a funny way of saying vamonos - or "lets go".
Better than "Dirty deeds done with sheep"
Blinded By the Light
~~Roll up like a douche~~ Rev up like a deuce
🎵 Another boner in the night 🎵
If you want a big list of these check out https://www.kissthisguy.com/
Here's one from there
Like a virgin touched for the thirty-first time. Artist: Madonna Song: Like a Virgin Real Lyric: Like a virgin touched for the very first time.
Crimean River
Taylor Swift - Blank Space
"Got a long list of ex lovers"
As
"Gotta love those Starbucks lovers"
I thought it was supposed to be a self aware "white girl" joke.
I remember the subtitles for Smash Mouth - Walking on the Sun said "It's like kitty fat, it retracts before impact" which was nuts, I had the CD, and it was "any fad". They didn't use to vet subtitles on MTV. There were orders, but that's all I remember.
It's in our nature to destroy ourselves
It's in our nature to kill ourselves
It's in our nature to kill each other
It's in our nature to kill, kill, kill
That's the actual lyrics of Blood Brothers from Papa Roach, some people hear "Human Nature" instead of our nature, which is still the same meaning. However I once read someone misshearing of that lyrics and I can never unheard it, this is what I hear now (and so will you if you read):
Send the ninjas to destroy ourselves
Send the ninjas to kill ourselves
Send the ninjas to kill each other
Send the ninjas to kill, kill, kill
I used to work with this guy who swore the lyrics to Beast of Burden by The Rolling Stones were, “Don’t wanna be, your pizza’s burnin’”.
If you like peeing on koalas and getting caught in the rain
Had a friend who's little bro thought "Liberate my madness" from Liberate by Slipknot was "Never eat bananas".
José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad.
Sounds like he is saying 'release mum and dad.' interlace with him singing 'I want to wish you a merry christmas'
I was in stitches at the dinner table when I heard it. Trying to tell my brother while crying and hyperventilating with laughter made it even better.
I hear this song in my head every time I see a "for lease" sign...
For lease navidad.
Selena Gomez - Good For You - "~~I'm 14 carats. I'm 14 carets~~ I'm farting carrots. I'm farting carrots."
Head Automatica - I Shot William H. Macy
What my friends and I heard when the album dropped: "Yeah, yeah... I put a sausage in your little hand!"
What the actual line says: "Yeah yeah, I'll put assassins in your little head."
Although my all-time favorite is and will forever be:
"Excuse me, while I kiss this guy" - Jimmy Hendrix
She's got electric boobs... Something something... B-b-b-benny and the jetsssss
"Hey now, you're a rockstar, get laaaiid!"
Oh, it's actually get PAID.
"Blank Space" by Taylor Swift
~~Got a long list of ex-lovers~~
"Lonely Starbucks lovers"
Back nearly 20 years ago Disney California Adventure (Anaheim, Cali) had this interactive exhibit where you did various things in line with the Disney animated kids movies. One was playing the Seven Dwarfs "Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's off to work we go..."
In a little alcove in front of a group of friends was another group of cute mid-teen little Latino girls. They were dressed somewhat provocatively for the average Disney guest and all were wearing bold makeup, (not judging, but they stood out). The typical Spanish accent was prevalent with the silent "h". Their innocent rendition as they sang along was hilarious. Happy as they could be they were singing, "I hoe, I hoe, it's off to work we go..."
Uptown funky butt
The bridge to The Four Horsemen by Metallica
🎶Time has taken a stool on you!🎶
Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Casserole, casserole, on the wall.
Hemorrhage by Fuel
~~Leave love bleeding in my hands, in my hands again~~ We all livin' in my pants, in my pants oh yeah
The Toadies "Possum Kingdom"
I'm not gonna lie
I'll not be a gentleman
Behind the boathouse
I'll show you my ~~dark secret~~ dashiki
I want to break trees
Who'll stop Lorraine?
I thought it was about a lady who fell down a hill.
Brimful of Asha by Cornershop.
The title and the lyric are both "brimful of Asha", which has a double meaning. In the singer's native language 'Asha' means hope, and is also the name of an iconic Bollywood singer/dancer.
What I heard was "grim poodle basher". Obviously it wasn't right, but I couldn't figure out the actual words just by listening harder.
Twenty years ago, Buffalo, NY. The Fat of the Land by Prodigy was still huge. A dancer in a strip club thought "Smack my Bitch Up" was "Snap my Picture". True story.
From high school until two or three weeks ago, I thought the lyrics for Limp Bizkit's "Just Like This" were concerned about John Goodman's weight.
"...and we make sure that John Goodman beats fat"
The song randomly popped into my head a few weeks ago, and I was like "wait, that can't be right". So I looked up the correct lyrics which are "And we made sure that John kept them beats phat"
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