# Another Misheard Song Lyrics Thread. OR... Dogs DON'T say "Goodnight". **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864 "2004-10-12T20:00:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2004, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/121 "2004-10-17T03:22:30Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > To give credit where it is due, that’s an early, massive hit by folk singer Tom Paxton. > > I thought the line in the OP was “dark starry night.” Well, it makes more sense than dogs saying good night. > > I’ve heard people sing “Cheese & Rice, Superstar.” I think lyricist Tim _Rice_ must get a kick out of that. What’s the diffference between Andrew Lloyd Webber and cheese? :dubious: Poly (who will send a mastiff hound – wearing a found mask – to investigate the question) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/122 "2004-10-18T01:32:06Z")
Got a note from a friend today. She said she was driving her granddaughter someplace and the radio was on an oldies station. The old tune came on that goes: \*Going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married…" and the little girl was singing: **Going to the chat room and we’re gonna get married…** ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/123 "2004-10-18T02:48:57Z")
A girl I dated thought _Circle_ was singing: the morning sun is rising like a red rubber dog. :dubious: Another mangled hymn by little kids is the Battle Hymn of the Republic: He has trampled on the village where the great giraffe is stored. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/124 "2004-10-18T02:50:11Z")
The first verse of Tori Amos’ “Tear In Your Hand” was absolutely impenetrable for quite some time: ```auto The real lyrics: What I thought: All the world just stopped now All the world just stopped now So you say you don't want to So you say you don't want to stay together any more stay together any more Let me take a deep breath, babe Hit me, take a deep breath, babe If you need me, me and Neil'll be If you need me, needle me and be Hnging out with the dream king Hanging out with the dream king Neil said 'hi,' by the way Nurse's heart, write a word (or 'right away') I don't believe you're leaving I don't believe you're leaving cause me and Charles Manson puts me in trust, mention like the same ice cream like the same ice cream Think it's that girl Tickets that girl I think there are pieces of me I think there are pieces of me you'll never see... you'll never see... ``` ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2004, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/125 "2004-10-18T14:13:05Z")
I just remembered one my Grandma laid on me many years ago. She was a bit paranoid about keeping us away from ee-vil music since she found my Iron Maiden Number of the Beast Album. Anyway, we were in the car listening to the radio, and a seventies song came on called “It’s Magic”, I believe. (It’s Magic, you kno-o-ow, never believe it’s not so…possibly by Player?) Anyway, Grandma was utterly convinced that the singer was saying “It’s My Dick”. ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/126 "2004-10-28T05:55:53Z")
The Go-Go’s had a song called **Alex the Seal** , which was, of course, “Our lips are sealed”. Ultravox had a song about **Harvey Enner**. Apologies if someone has mentioned these - I skimmed the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Girl)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/127 "2004-10-28T06:25:43Z")
> [@Dung Beetle](#): > > Obviously, a song about some opera fans with plenty of time on their hands, pissed off at their enemies for invading and occupying some town. They are getting organized to take it back and singing this ferocious song. I’ll have you know I just choked on a Snyder’s of Hanover Honey BBQ Piece, you bastard! Ah. Pec-thumping. Makes perfect sense! Count me in for “Purty Little Love Song.” I know there’s more. Had some trouble with Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen), but I’ll be damned if I can remember any of the lyrics now, wrong or right. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/128 "2004-10-28T11:19:03Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > Reportedly, as a child, I would sing the words of the hymn ‘Up from the grave He arose…’ as ‘Up from the gravy with a rose’. > > So, apparently, braise the Messiah with a light meat broth, garnish optional, for 72 hours or until resurrected. There was a hymn we used to sing in church as a child that went “Let angels prostrate fall.” I always thought the “prostrate” was some body part (I’d heard of the prostate) and that the angels were letting theirs fall for some mysterious reason… ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/129 "2004-10-28T12:47:45Z")
For one of my college room-mates, The Fixx’s “Red Skies at Night” was “Rick’s Got A Knife” ---
**Author:** ![PhalPhoto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PhalPhoto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhalPhoto)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/130 "2004-10-28T13:33:10Z")
My worst one was an old song by Billy Preston. Does anyone remember the song, “I’m Born Again”? Remember, I was only ten yrs old when this song was popular, but I thought for years that they were saying, “Woman, don’t you know with you, I’m gonna gag” ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/131 "2004-10-28T13:39:56Z")
Not a song really, but when I was little, I used to think that the United States was invisible when I said the Pledge of Allegiance. Apparently other little ones thought that the U.S. was both invisible and under ground. And I still like to think that Canadians “stand on God for thee” when they sing their anthem. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/132 "2004-10-28T13:45:23Z")
Aussie band **Jet** have a current song that I was sure went : Go down bitch Just a kiss on the lips And I was on my knees I’m waiting, give me Go down bitch She was shakin’ her hips That’s all that I need Then I found out the song is _Cold Hard Bitch_ not _Go Down Bitch_ ---
**Author:** ![High\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/133 "2004-10-28T16:42:03Z")
> [@Sir Rhosis](#): > > From “Disturbance At The Herron House” by R. E. M.: “C\*nts and grunts and hirelings.” > (\*rhymes with grunts) > > In fact, just about all lyrics to all R. E. M. songs are misheard by most everybody, I would imagine. > > Sir Rhosis Lol. Ya. It’s because Stipe both wrote the most bizarre lyrics in the world and sang them like a drunk with Turretts. My favs are: Driver 8 He piloted this song in a plane like that one She is selling faith on the Go **Tell crusade** Locomotive 8, Southern Crescent hear the bells ring again Field to weed is lookin’ thin Tell Crusade sounds like [Docusate.](http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/Drug/Docusate.htm) Exhuming McCarthy Vested interest united ties, landed gentry rationalize **Look who bought the myth** , by jingo, buy America Look who bought the myth sounds like [who could buy Clomid?](http://www.conceivingconcepts.com/learning/articles/0020.html) These are ultra relevent to me as a pharmacist and longtime R.E.M. freak. In college, me and my roommate actually played …end of the world… over and over to catalog the lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/134 "2004-10-28T16:47:39Z")
I deliberately go around mis-singing the refrain of Heart’s “Heartless” as “Heartless, Hardass…” instead of the usual “Heartless, heartle-e-e-esss…” simply to make fun of the song. ---
**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/135 "2004-10-28T16:59:30Z")
> [@Rico](#): > > Got a note from a friend today. She said she was driving her granddaughter someplace and the radio was on an oldies station. The old tune came on that goes: \*Going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married…" > > and the little girl was singing: > > **Going to the chat room and we’re gonna get married…** That’s nothing…When I was a kid , I thought it was “Goin’ to the **jack-o-lantern** , gonna get married”! ---
**Author:** ![High\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/136 "2004-10-29T18:04:05Z")
> [@Sir Rhosis](#): > > Speaking of “I Believe” by R. E. M. – until I looked it up a couple months ago, I sang the opening as: > > “When I was young and full of grace > My sprits hid a rattlesnake” > > The actual verse is: > > “When I was young and full of grace > and spirited – a rattlesnake” > > And in the same song, an ANTI-mondegreen. > > **I was sure I was mishearing the line “What do you do between the horns of the day” but I’ll be damned, that’s exactly what Stipe is singing.** > > Sir Rhosis Lol again. If one is not familiar with Stipe’s lyrics, it is entirely possible to listen to R.E.M. and have nothing but the feeling you are mishearing the lyrics; when, in fact, the lyrics _are_ exactly what you think you’re mishearing. That “Johnny Reb what’s the price of fans?” you know must mean “Johnny Reb what’s the …something else” really is “Johnny Reb what’s the price of fans.” In the beginning, Stipe wrote merely abstract verse (see “Gardening at Night”). The ideas were abstract but the verse and sentence architecture made sense. He gradually progressed, album by album (you could almost draw a line) to the abstract ideas and bizarre phraseology we know today i.e. “Disturbance at the Heron House.” There is no rationalizing or interpreting Stipe’s lyrics. He’s just one strange individual. It must be in the water in Athens. See Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson etc. Had anyone been to Walters BBQ in Athens? Or the now J.B. BBQ? ---
**Author:** ![High\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/137 "2004-10-29T19:09:06Z")
> [@auntie em](#): > > Journey’s _Separate Ways_: > > Real Lyrics > Break those chains that bind you > > auntie em lyrics > Great balls chase and find you From the same song: Here we stand **Worlds apart** , hearts broken in two, two, two Sleepless nights Losing ground I’m reaching for you, you, you “Worlds apart” sounds like [Rosa Parks.](http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html) Go ahead, listen to it again. ---
**Author:** ![High\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/138 "2004-10-29T19:42:48Z")
> [@Spectre of Pithecanthropus](#): > > Same goes for ELO and “Don’t bring me down ‘Bruce’”–really"DBMD ‘Groos’"–a bit of lyrical complete inanity for which I feel ELO has never been sufficiently excoriated. You’d wonder why they were singing to ‘Bruce’, but at least it made more sense than ‘Groos’. OMG! It’s not _Bruce_? OMG! It’s _not_ Bruce! You have just given me a revelation with the like magnitude of learning I have cancer. To this day I would have wagered family members to dollars it was “Bruce.” But sure enough a Google search reveals I have been duped all these years. WTF is Groos??? Hmmmm, perhaps [this guy.](http://people.cornell.edu/pages/abg3/) Or, [this guy.](http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/GG/fgr76.html) ---
**Author:** ![High\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8797f3/32.png) [@High\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/High_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864/139 "2004-10-29T19:49:34Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Sorry, **Andrew** , the winking smiley was there to prevent that whoosh. And it did…mostly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-misheard-song-lyrics-thread-or-dogs-dont-say-goodnight/268864.md?page=6)