# Misheard song lyrics... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885 "2006-03-25T20:35:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/41 "2006-12-27T18:15:03Z")
[QUOTE=indecisive1] I thought AC/DC’s “Dirty deeds done dirt cheap” was Dirty jeans, tight, tight jeans. [/QUOTE] “Dirty deeds and the Dunderchief”, which I assumed referred to an incompetent Native American tribal elder. ---
**Author:** ![sneezy5660](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@sneezy5660](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sneezy5660)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/42 "2006-12-27T18:24:46Z")
There is a song by the country group Kentucky Headhunters with the line: “Let’s all go down to Dumas Walkers” A woman called into the radio station and asked the D.J. “_What_ did they do to Miss Walker?” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/43 "2006-12-27T20:40:25Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] But I am listending to live and let die. And every time I hear it I hear the lyrics as follows… “When you’ve got a job to do you’ve got to do it well. You’ve got to give the other fella hell.” But it’s supposed to be “Give the other man a hand” Anyone else hear it like I do? [/QUOTE] I too always assumed it was “give the other fellow hell.” ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/44 "2006-12-28T02:03:55Z")
^^^Sometimes it sems that artists will print one lyric, but actually sing another. McCartney may have printed “give the other feller a hand,” but he definitely sings “…feller hell.” Same with the Manfred Mann remake of “Blinded By The Light.” He clearly sings “douche,” but is protected from outraged moms by pointing at the lyrics which say “deuce.” For me, I always heard the old “I Want My MTV” song (both title and artist escape me at the moment) to say “You got a Flintstone microwave oven,” when it actually said something like, “You gotta install microwave oven.” In “Cars” by Gary Numan I always heard him say something like, “It keeps me staple for a dice,” when (I was told on these boards a few years back) in reality he sings “It keeps me stable for days.” Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/45 "2006-12-28T02:15:59Z")
[QUOTE=vivalostwages] The lyrics to Boston’s “Peace of Mind” are here: [http://webhome.idirect.com/~muskokajoe/lyric/peace.html](http://webhome.idirect.com/~muskokajoe/lyric/peace.html) However, I never heard one particular line as “I don’t care if I get behind.” I always heard it as “I don’t care about the FBI.” [/QUOTE] "And all I want is to have my peace of mind " Became: “And all I want is to have my piece of pie” mmmmm pie. ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/46 "2006-12-28T02:44:11Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] Not sure how often this turns up as a topic. So m’pologies if it’s old… But I am listending to live and let die. And every time I hear it I hear the lyrics as follows… “When you’ve got a job to do you’ve got to do it well. You’ve got to give the other fella hell.” But it’s supposed to be “Give the other man a hand” Anyone else hear it like I do? [/QUOTE] I always thought it was “You’ve got to give it up or go to hell.” Either version makes more sense than mine. ---
**Author:** ![Khampelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/47 "2006-12-28T04:57:34Z")
Social Distortion’s ‘Dear Lover’ is easily mistaken for ‘Dear Llama’. But it doesn’t contain the lyric “Tina, you fat lard, come and get some dinner!” ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/48 "2006-12-28T09:09:53Z")
[QUOTE=look!ninjas] I always thought it was “You’ve got to give it up or go to hell.” Either version makes more sense than mine. [/QUOTE] FWIW, that’s how I heard it to. In fact, I didn’t even recognise the song until you posted your version. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/49 "2006-12-28T18:11:47Z")
I still don’t understand why pitcher Hideo Nomo didn’t walk onto the field with Phil Collins on the PA, singing, "No mo’, no mo’, no mo’, no mo’ " 😛 ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/50 "2007-01-01T02:36:26Z")
In Chicago’s “Hard for me to say I’m Sorry,” there’s a line that goes: “After all that we’ve been through.” My brother heard it as “After all the hooey we’ve been through.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AveDementia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@AveDementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AveDementia)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/51 "2007-01-01T05:35:46Z")
I learned the other day that probably the most misheard lyric ever is so commonly misheard that no one thinks they’re mishearing it. I didn’t think I was until I happened to see the lyrics. From Bob Dylan’s Tangled Up in Blue: > [@](#): > > we drove that car as far as we could > abandoned it out west > split up on the docks that night > both agreeing it was best is actually: > [@](#): > > we drove that car as far as we could > abandoned it out west > split up on a dark, sad night > both agreeing it was best Weird, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/52 "2007-01-01T09:24:18Z")
[QUOTE=AveDementia] From Bob Dylan’s Tangled Up in Blue: [/QUOTE] Yep, I had the same mishearing. And the funny thing is that that’s the first song on the album, and then the second song _does_ mention docks. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/53 "2007-01-02T12:24:45Z")
My husband and I like the band Cake. One day he comes up to me and says, “YOU’VE got the right eye locations!” Upon further investigation I learned that he sincerely believed “Short Skirt, Long Jacket” contains the line “I want a girl with the right eye locations.” (The proper line is, “I want a girl with the right allocations.”) My best friend is even worse. You know the song “Breakfast at Tiffany’s?” And I said, “What about ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’?” She said, “I think I remember the film line… As I recall I think we both kind of liked it.” Her completely baffling interpretation was as follows: And I said, “What about ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’?” She said, “I think I remember the bill line. As I recall we both got two counts on hygiene.” Guh? ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/54 "2007-01-02T19:06:04Z")
The word “line” in both interpretation should be “and”: She said, “I think I remember the film, And as I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it.” ---
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885/55 "2007-01-02T22:35:29Z")
I have a friend who, to this day, swears that Survivor’s theme from _Rocky III_ is “I love the Tiger”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics/349885.md?page=2)