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Lyrics in songs you've got wrong all these years!

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snowberryZ Thu 17-Mar-22 08:40:04

Radar Love.
For years I thought they were saying
and the line of cars go down in Soho

When in actual fact it was
And the line of cars go down real slow, woah

Same song,

I heard
Brandy-Lea is coming on strong

The lyrics are
Brenda Lee's coming on strong.

MaggsMcG Sat 19-Mar-22 12:03:11

Why waste your time - I always thought they were singing Wild Disco Time.
Many years ago a friends young son sang "Onward Christmas soldiers marching up the wall".

Annaram1 Sat 19-Mar-22 12:02:02

While shepherds washed their socks at night

gillyg Sat 19-Mar-22 11:49:35

Davy Crocket, king of the wild front ear.

4allweknow Sat 19-Mar-22 11:44:18

For my daughter it was I'm a nine stone cowboy instead of rhinestone cowboy in Glen Campbell song.

mistymitts Sat 19-Mar-22 11:40:39

I thought that the song in Annie, was “It’s a hard enough life” but it should be “It’s a hard knock life”

Linbrikat Sat 19-Mar-22 11:30:23

Well, it is officially 'Mairzy Doats'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairzy_Doats

Jess20 Sat 19-Mar-22 11:30:15

Thank you for the Peter Kay link which will keep us smiling all day

Janburry Sat 19-Mar-22 11:29:34

Kim19
Prefer your version ?

Janeea Sat 19-Mar-22 11:25:34

ABBA Super Trooper ‘When I called you last night from Tesco’! Actually Glasgow

Momonelios Sat 19-Mar-22 11:22:31

We’re black pudding
Should be
We’re barefooting!!!!!

H1954 Sat 19-Mar-22 11:22:12

Hiraeth

As a 16 year old i thought „ hot chocolate „ sang Wear your bra you sexy thing ?

Yes, me too! ???

Heathcliff23 Sat 19-Mar-22 11:21:45

Geordiegirl1. Thank you for enlightening me. I have always thought it was Lesley!?

gran5up Sat 19-Mar-22 11:21:22

Still convinced that Michael Jackson sang, "Take a look for the postcode, don't stop till you get enough". Never found out the real lyric!
Noel Edmonds did a section in his radio show every week on misheard lyrics and said Elvis singing,"Teddy Bear" had the doo-wop group backing him singing, "Hot banana,nanas"-he's right you know!

BarbaraL Sat 19-Mar-22 11:21:21

Me too lol

H1954 Sat 19-Mar-22 11:20:22

Back in the 60's I always thought the Supremes were singing "with cats and dogs" instead of " reflections of"!

grandMattie Sat 19-Mar-22 11:20:00

There is a hilarious thing on Carl Orff’s “O fortuna” on YouTube.
My sister always used to sing “And keep away for ever and ever” from the Hallelujah chorus!

Hiraeth Sat 19-Mar-22 11:19:41

As a 16 year old i thought „ hot chocolate „ sang Wear your bra you sexy thing ?

Rainwashed Sat 19-Mar-22 11:18:40

infoman my Mum thought the same about Maggie May, she was shocked and told me not to listen to it!

missdeke Sat 19-Mar-22 11:17:58

Lilypops Same for me I only found out last year! Also just found out The Style Council sing 'shout to the top' I thought it was 'shop till you drop' grin

Chicklette Sat 19-Mar-22 11:17:50

In the song Night Boat To Cairo they sing ‘with an oar in his hand, floats off down the river Nile’. I embarrassed myself no end by saying to my friends I was amazed they’d play such a rude song on Radio One. I thought the lyrics were ‘With an ‘hore (whore) in his hand, blow jobs down the river Nile’ ??

Nicaveron Sat 19-Mar-22 11:16:43

Stones, I see a Red door
Hubble insisted it was “I see a Rickshaw and I want to paint it black.

Lilypops Sat 19-Mar-22 11:14:50

What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong. I thought he sang. The dogs say good night. !! It was. The dark sacred night !! ?

Patsiejosie Sat 19-Mar-22 11:13:39

In Stevie Wonder's "You can feel it all over", where he sings "they can feel it all over", it sounds to me like he is singing "Mick and Phyllis are lovers"

Sparklefizz Sat 19-Mar-22 11:09:34

Dottynan

For years I always thought Annie Lennox was singing "overblown with fleas" in the song There Must Be Angel

Me too. What is it really?

Sparklefizz Sat 19-Mar-22 11:08:21

ShazzaKanazza

I only realised this last Christmas that in the song We wish you a merry Christmas that it’s glad tidings we bring you and your Kin and not King as I’ve always sang.

I didn't know that confused