The Reverend Blue Jeans

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@Marilynda1225 You tease you! Your poor grandkids.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (82704)

• United States

27 Dec 15

@jaboUK yes I'm a crazy grandma. I love to laugh

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shelly

@shellyjaneo (1081)

• United Kingdom

29 Dec 15

That's what my partner does to me it drives me mad x

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Robin Lamb

@troyburns (1405)

• New Zealand

28 Dec 15

These are known as mondegreens, and I think we all do it. My oldest boy used to sing "Olaf's farm it is to ride on a one-horse open sleigh" and my daughter thought "the dreams of ordinary men" was "the dreams of all the married men".

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

28 Dec 15

@troyburns Wot? There's even a name for these? I didn't know that. Your examples are great

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AnjaP

@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

27 Dec 15

Well, some might say that Australia is a strange land, so you might not be too far off.

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AnjaP

@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

27 Dec 15

@jaboUK It's been very warm in these parts, the computer makes too much heat and too much noise, and I have been doing very little. I can never think of anything to say. I guess I wasn't feeling it. Decided to pop in today and read a bit, still have nothing to say, though.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@Rollo1 Very droll

. (Are you ok? - I haven't seen you around for a few days).

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@Rollo1 Well I've seen you commenting on a few discussions, so you are managing to say something. It's not necessary to post yourself, is it? It's actually been really warm where you are? I can remember all that snow you got last year and how long it hung about, so it's got to be better than that?

DW Davis

@DWDavis (25805)

• United States

28 Dec 15

For years I could never understand why Credence had the words, "there's a bathroom on the right," in their song "Bad Moon Rising." The champion of misunderstood lyrics has to be my mom.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

28 Dec 15

@DW Davis That's another good one

. According to the commenters here, your mom isn't alone.

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pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

27 Dec 15

Funny! There's a misheard line in Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", about a devil in a sideboard... Jasper Carrott, a British comedian, used to use some of these misheard lines in his comedy routine, I wonder if any of it is on YouTube?

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@pgntwo Oh, everything's on youtube! I haven't seen it though.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@pgntwo Ok, look forward to it.

pgn

@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

27 Dec 15

@jaboUK Had a quick search, couldn't find it duo's... Saw one by Peter Kaye, about 5mins, might listen to that late, see if it's suitable for linking to your post...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317040)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 Dec 15

Many times. It would be nice if those artists could pronounce the words clearer.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@just4him It can be funny, can't it? Even after I knew that song was 'Forever' I still heard it as The Reverend.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@just4him The sung words can sound so different can't they?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317040)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 Dec 15

@jaboUK Someone put a link for a song, familiar from the 60s or 70s from the other site, that song was about lightning, I didn't know that it had anything to do with storms. The words I heard were There's a bat room on the right. Those words aren't in the song.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

28 Dec 15

I am always guilty of using wrong word in a song lol

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

28 Dec 15

@salonga It's so easily done, isn't it?

Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

29 Dec 15

Oh yes I have, it is always a little disconcerting to find out that you have been belting out the wrong words for years lol

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

29 Dec 15

@BelleStarr Yes, it makes you feel a bit of a fool too!

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

30 Dec 15

@sueznewz2 Fortunately I've never been guilty of singing in public - wrong words or right ones!

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susan

@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

30 Dec 15

yeah.... me too.... singing wrong words loudly.... lol's

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Catherine

@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

28 Dec 15

Too many times @jaboUK , and one seemed quite rude, so I could not understand why it would be included in a song, until I saw the lyrics, and light bulb moment...realised I had heard wrong :-D. I shall not elaborate on that one though.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

28 Dec 15

@bluesa No, don't elaborate - this is a family post!

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Catherine

@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

28 Dec 15

@jaboUK , ha ha, okay. I promise I shall behave and not elaborate! :-D

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Sheila Brown

@sgbrown (1638)

• United States

29 Dec 15

Ha! That is too funny, @bluesa !

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Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

27 Dec 15

That's one I've heard many times but it still makes me laugh. As a kid, I used to sing 'I am the lord of the dance settee' in primary school assembly.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@boingboing Sorry to not be original - I honestly didn't know it before. The 'settee' one is good.

Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

27 Dec 15

@jaboUK It's particularly suitable for trendy young vicars.

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Michael Liriano

@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)

• West Haven, Connecticut

28 Dec 15

I enjoy Kareokes especially when the drunks grab the mic lol

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

28 Dec 15

@BACONSTRIPXXX Yes, it can be hilarious when that happens.

The Horse

@TheHorse (218480)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Dec 15

Many I still can't figure out. But now we can cheat and look them up.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@TheHorse Well it's not exactly cheating when the words are on the screen in front of you in the karaoke. But on other occasions yes, we can look them up

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

28 Dec 15

I still don't know the words to Louie Louie.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

28 Dec 15

@ElizabethWallace ??? Nor do I, and that's gone over my head I'm afraid.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

28 Dec 15

@jaboUK It is one of my favorite old rock songs, with over 500 versions recorded to date.

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****DANIELLE****

@VivaLaDani13 (60794)

• Perth, Australia

29 Dec 15

HAHAHAHA! Well Strange Land / Australia....Same difference lol! I can't recall any songs that I have sang incorrectly. But I am sure there has been some for sometimes it can be hard to hear what some singers are singing.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

29 Dec 15

@VivaLaDani13 You are right, it is difficult to hear what they are singing, even if you listen intently.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (166672)

• Boise, Idaho

28 Dec 15

I used to get so annoyed with tunes on the radio. I'd try to sing along but couldn't understand the words. Still can't but I learned to look up the lyrics online now days.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

28 Dec 15

@celticeagle No matter how hard you listen, some words are still unintelligible aren't they?

rebelann1949

@rebelann (112771)

• El Paso, Texas

29 Dec 15

Yepper, many many many many .... k, I'm done .... times

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112771)

• El Paso, Texas

29 Dec 15

No, @jaboUK they won't let me, customers might leave.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

29 Dec 15

@rebelann They'd do the same if I had a go!

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

29 Dec 15

@rebelann Have you ever had a go at karaoke yourself?

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Peter B. Giblett

@pgiblett (6524)

• Canada

30 Dec 15

There are more than a few songs where the words you hear seem different that the words on paper. I also wonder if the singers know that and deliberately distort the words. I knew Rivers of Babylon mentioned Australia.

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Peter B. Giblett

@pgiblett (6524)

• Canada

30 Dec 15

@jaboUK yes an then another time I heard it I heard strange land. just one of those songs.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

30 Dec 15

@pgiblett You mean you made the same mistake as me in thinking they mentioned Australia

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

27 Dec 15

I once found a whole list of such mis-heard titles on the net. Pity I don't remember where. It happens to all of us.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@MALUSE I've never seen anything about this on the net.

PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

27 Dec 15

I'm sure I have but can't think of one at this moment. A lot of Church songs we sang when small the words changed as we grew up... I love that you went to karaoke, I haven't been in a long time but its always a good laugh.

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

27 Dec 15

@PainsOnSlate Oh yes, there was this bar on the way back from the beach where they had karaoke from 2pm to 2am. We would often stop there, it was such fun. The good singers were a pleasure to listen to, and the bad ones were funny

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Peter B. Giblett

@pgiblett (6524)

• Canada

31 Dec 15

I remember the church ones and the naughty boys at the back who sang as loud as they could with all the wrong words.

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

31 Dec 15

@pgiblett You made me laugh!

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Leon

@ChinaLeon (247)

• Tianjin, China

29 Dec 15

Yeah. We often mistake some words in Chinese songs.

The karaoke bar is still popular in China now! Btw, I can connect with myLot in the sea! Sooo happy !

Belated merry Christmas to you !

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@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

30 Dec 15

@ChinaLeon I'll look forward to seeing some photos. Now I'll have to look up Bohai Bay to see where it is

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

29 Dec 15

@ChinaLeon Hi Leon, I'm so pleased that you are able to connect with Mylot - I was thinking of you stuck out there in the middle of the sea.

. Thanks for the belated wishes, the same to you.

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Leon

@ChinaLeon (247)

• Tianjin, China

30 Dec 15

@jaboUK Thank you! Even I'm stuck out in the middle of Bohai Bay, I can enjoy much wonderful scenery which is never seen on the groud. I will share some photos with myLoters later~~~

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