Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been botching up and mishearing song lyrics. (Macy Gray, with her gravelly, low-pitched voice, was especially hard for me to understand back in the 5th grade when “I Try” was playing on every radio station.)
Though I must confess that the bulk of misheard lyrics on this list were contributed by me (because apparently I have the worst hearing out of everyone), I’m not the only writer for SF Weekly who has had difficulty hearing the correct lyrics in a song.
Check out some of our funniest interpretations, and comment below with your own misheard lyrics!
“Gold” by Kiiara
Misheard Lyric: “Caught up in my tea.”
Correct Lyric: “Gold up in my teeth”
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Following her signing with Atlantic, Illinois-native Kiiara released her 2015 debut single "Gold", reaching over 453 million Spotify streams and peaking at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. She also collaborated with Linkin Park on "Heavy", reaching #2 on the US Hot Rock Songs chart, and with Demitri Vegas & Like Mike and David Guetta on "Complicated", topping the US Dance Club chart at #1. She released "Messy" in 2018, garnering over 2.5 million video plays and over 17 million Spotify streams.
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“Start Me Up” by The Rolling Stones
Misheard Lyric: “Gestapo, Gestapo, you never stop.”
Correct Lyric: “If you start me up, if you start me up, I’ll never stop.”
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“Loser” by Beck
Misheard Lyric: “Born in ambulance / I’m hallucinating / So why don’t you kill me.”
Correct Lyric: “Soy un perdedor / I’m a loser baby / So why don’t you kill me.”
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“Thinkin Bout You” by Frank Ocean
Misheard Lyric: “A potato flew around my room before you came.”
Correct Lyric: “A tornado flew around my room before you came.”
Rhyon Brown covers Frank Ocean's "Thinkin Bout You"
Download Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?e5as4z5re922cbw
Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
A tornado flew around my room before you came
Excuse the mess it made, it usually doesn't rain
In Southern California, much like Arizona
My eyes don't shed tears, but boy, they pour when
[Hook]
I'm thinking 'bout you (Ooh no, no, no)
I've been thinking 'bout you (You know, know, know)
I've been thinking 'bout you
Do you think about me still? Do ya, do ya?
[Bridge]
Or do you not think so far ahead?
Cause I been thinking 'bout forever, ooh
Or do you not think so far ahead?
Cause I been thinking 'bout forever, ooh
[Verse 2]
No, I don't like you, I just thought you were cool enough to kick it
Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho, since you think
I don't love you, I just thought you were cute, that's why I kissed you
Got a fighter jet, I don't get to fly it, though, I'm lying down
[Hook] + [Bridge]
[Verse 3]
Yes, of course, I remember, how could I forget, how you feel?
You know you were my first time, a new feel
It won't ever get old, not in my soul, not in my spirit, keep it alive
We'll go down this road 'til it turns from color to black and white
[Bridge]
“Big Tymin'” by Nef the Pharaoh
Misheard Lyric: “Fresh like mayonnaise”
Correct Lyric: “I’m fresh like Mannie.”
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“The Sweet Escape” by Gwen Stefani
Misheard Lyric: “Cuz I’ve been acting like someone in hell on the floor / Oxygenate the refrigerator.”
Correct Lyric: “Cuz I’ve been acting like sour milk all on the floor / It’s your fault you didn’t shut the refrigerator.”
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Music video by Gwen Stefani performing The Sweet Escape. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 8,205,827. (C) 2007 Interscope Records
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“Youth of the Nation” by P.O.D.
Misheard Lyric: “We are, we are / You’ve got to let it shine.”
Correct Lyric: “We are, we are / Youth of the nation.”
Last day of the rest of my life
I wish I would've known
Cause I would've kissed my mama goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her, how much I care
Or thank my pops for all the talks
And all the wisdom he shared
Unaware, I just did what I always do
Everyday, the same routine
Before I skate off to school
But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Instead of taking a test
I took two to the chest
Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming
Everybody was running
But I couldn't hear nothing
Except gun blasts, it happened so fast
I don't really know this kid
But I sat by him in class
Maybe this kid was reaching out for love
Or maybe for a moment
He forgot who he was
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged
Whatever it was
I know it's because
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
Little Suzy, she was only twelve
She was given the world
With every chance to excel
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
She might act kind of proud
But no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong places
The same situations
Just different faces
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
Too bad he never told her
She deserved much better
Johnny boy always played the fool
He broke all the rules
So you would think he was cool
He was never really one of the guys
No matter how hard he tried
Often thought of suicide
It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end
They might remember him then
You cross the line and there's no turning back
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a gat
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim
No matter what you say
It don't take away the pain
That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies
Don't nobody know why
It's the blind leading the blind
I guess that's the way the story goes
Will it ever make sense
Somebody's got to know
There's got to be more to life than this
There's got to be more to everything
I thought exists
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
We are, We are, (We are) the youth of the nation
“Negative Creep” by Nirvana
Misheard Lyric: “Ham and eggs and a drink.”
Correct Lyric: “I’m a negative creep.”
Lyrics
This is out of our reach (x3)
and it's grown
This is getting to be (x3)
drone
I'm a negative creep (x3)
and I'm stoned!
I'm a negative creep (x3)
and I'm ... (x2)
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more (x6)
This is out of our range (x3)
and it's crude
This is getting to be (x3)
like drone
I'm a negative creep (x3)
and I'm stoned!
I'm a negative creep (x3)
and I'm ... (x2)
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more (x6)
Fuck! Yeah!
Drone!
Stoned!
Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more (x14)
“Everybody Got Their Something” by Nikka Costa
Misheard Lyric: “Make you smile / Like you nearly bit a child.”
Correct Lyric: “Make you smile / Like an itty bitty child.”
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“Is This Love” by Bob Marley
Misheard Lyric: “Jump rope on the bridge.”
Correct Lyric: “For Jah provide the bread.”
Bob Marley & The Wailers performing Is This Love
Lyrics:
I want to love you and treat you right
I want to love you every day and every night
We'll be together with a roof right over our heads
We'll share the shelter of my single bed
We'll share the same room, yeah!
For Jah provide the bread
Is this love - is this love - is this love
Is this love that I'm feeling?
Is this love - is this love - is this love
Is this love that I'm feeling?
I want to know - want to know - want to know now!
I got to know - got to know - got to know now!
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I - I'm willing and able
So I throw my cards on your table!
I want to love you - I want to love and treat -
Love and treat you right
I want to love you every day and every night
We'll be together, yeah! -
With a roof right over our heads
We'll share the shelter, yeah, oh now! -
Of my single bed
We'll share the same room, yeah! -
For Jah provide the bread
Is this love - is this love - is this love
Is this love that I'm feeling?
Is this love - is this love - is this love
Is this love that I'm feeling?
Wo-o-o-oah! Oh yes, I know; yes, I know - yes, I know now!
Yes, I know; yes, I know - yes, I know now!
Yes I, yes I - I'm willing and able
So I throw my cards on your table!
I want to love you - I want to love and treat -
Love and treat you right
I want to love you every day and every night
We'll be together
With a roof right over our heads
We'll share the shelter, yeah, oh now! -
Of my single bed
We'll share the same room
For Jah provide the bread
We'll share the shelter, of my single bed
We'll share the same room
For Jah provide the bread
Love, love, love, love that I'm feeling
Love, love, love, love that I'm feeling
I want to love you and treat you right
I want to love you every day and every night
We'll be together with a roof right over our heads
We'll share the shelter of my single bed
Jah Rastafari provide the bread
--
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(C) 1978 Tuff Gong/Island Records
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“Moods” by Sonny and the Sunsets
Misheard Lyric: “Moose baby / Moose baby.”
Correct Lyric: “Moods, baby / Moods, baby.”
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“Davidian” by Machine Head
Misheard Lyric: “Legs free to break with a shotgun blast.”
Correct Lyric: “Let freedom ring with a shotgun blast.”
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Blind man ask me forgiveness
I won't deny myself
Disrespect you have given
Your suffering's my wealth
I feed off pain, force fed to love it
And now I swallow whole
I'll never live in the past
Let freedom ring with a shotgun blast
Burn my fist to the concrete
My fear is my strength
Power, rage unbound because
Been pounded by the streets
Cyanide blood burns down the skyline
Hatred is purity
The bullet connects at last
Let freedom ring with a shotgun blast
Scarred
Pour the salt in the wound
Unscarred
“Black Widow” by Iggy Azalea
Misheard Lyric: “Gonna lie to you / Like a black widdle baby.”
Correct Lyric: “Gonna lie to you / Like a black widow, baby.”
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“Brand New” by Young Greatness
Misheard Lyric: “New car, new Jew, new shoes, new girl.”
Correct Lyric: “New car, new jewels, new shoes, new girl.”
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