We could probably start a whole thread about misunderstood song lyrics…thank you Eute
I’ll start with Stevie Nicks Stand Back of which I thought was Sand Bag. Way back in the day when State Street was the flooded river, and I thought it was sure nice of her to dedicate a song to our Salt Lake City plight to the great spring flood. It was embarrassing to be corrected.
Of course the all time misunderstood lyric:
Rapped up like a douche
I would say that I misunderstood the lyrics to “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen, but really I just didn’t understand them at all.
“She had electric boobs, her mom did too, oh yeah I heard it on the record maaaachine ohoh b b benny and the jets”
“There’s a bathroom on the right”
Rolling Stones, “Paint It Black”
I have to turn my head and tell my dog to go.
(Edit to say: Mick Jagger might single handedly own this category.)
I always thought it was weird the Beatles sang about when the girl with colitis goes by.
And when Jimi Hendrix sang he wanted to kiss this guy.
" young ladies, young ladies, I like them underage, some think thats statutory, I say that’s mandatory " Kid Rock. actual lyrics… " young ladies, young ladies, I like them underage, some think that’s statutory, I say that’s mandatory "
What a POS !
Took me a minute to figure that one out… Boy I never heard anything but what they actually sang in this case.
Edit to say: Hell, I was what, 12, I knew what a kaleidoscope was, but colitis, not so much. Plus, context for heaven sake?!
I thought it was Revved up like a douche
Not sure. I think the actual line is “Revved up like a deuce”
Just a bit of trivia, when Springsteen wrote the lyrics “revved up like a deuce” he was paying homage to the Beach Boys song, Little Deuce Coupe.