Misheard Lyrics Trivia

1. What is the chorus to Til Tuesday's biggest hit?

From Quiz Commonly Misheard Lyrics 3

Answer: Oh, hush, keep it down now. Voices carry.

Til Tuesday are a one-hit wonder pop band from the 1980s. Their hit song is called "Voices Carry." That song and video is about a a rebellious girl and her abusive boyfriend. At the end of the video, they're at a concert together, and she can't take the abuse anymore, so she stands up and screams that he is a monster and everybody notices. The lyrics to this song are commonly misunderstood because the singer's voice is difficult to understand, and because "Voices Carry" is not a common phrase. Plus, given the content of the lyrics "This is scary" would make perfect sense and the boyfriend's name could be "Josh." My kudos to anybody who knew exactly what Aimee Mann was singing without having heard the title of the song.

From Quiz More Commonly Misheard Lyrics

Answer: Crack

This is one of the first rock songs I ever heard. "Nevermind" was one of the first albums I ever bought. It took me years to find out this out myself. I have thought all the wrong answers. But, all the lyrics sites I found say "Crack." "Lithium" according to Kurt Cobain, is about a fictional man who has broken up with his girlfriend and is turning to religion to save himself from suicide. Contrary to popular belief, the story in this song is fictional. Cobain admits that he infused some of his own personal experiences with break-ups into the story, but he is singing from the perspective of a fictional character. "Lithium" was the third single from "Nevermind." It went to the top of the Official Finnish charts and has appeared on more than 10 charts. "Nevermind" has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most popular albums ever recorded.

From Quiz Commonly Misheard Lyrics

Answer: The sky

A lot of people thought Hendrix sang "Excuse me while I kiss this guy." Hendrix was aware of this misunderstanding, and sometimes he would change the lyrics and really sing "this guy" when he sang this song live and he would point at a guy in the audience. However, the correct lyric is "Excuse me while I kiss the sky." "Purple Haze" is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitar songs ever written. The guitar riff for this song is one of the most recognizable guitar riffs in the world. The song is widely thought to be a song about being on drugs. Hendrix denied this, saying that it's a love song. The lyrics "Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me," would support that claim. Unfortunately, whether or not this song was about drugs, Hendrix died of a drug overdose at 27. There hasn't been a guitarist like him ever since.

From Quiz More Mondegreen Madness: Lyrics You've Misheard

Answer: We Built This City - Starship

The correct lyrics are: "We built this city on rock 'n' roll." This song had an impeccable background: words by Bernie Taupin (who wrote many of Elton John's best songs) and music by Martin Page. However, Starship producers Dennis Lambert and Peter Wolf insisted on some changes including repetitions of the chorus and the addition of an announcer's voice. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100, and was also a number one in Australia and Canada.

From Quiz Mondegreen Madness: The Songs You Misheard

Answer: Blowing In The Wind - Bob Dylan

The correct lyrics are: "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind". "Blowing In the Wind" appeared on Dylan's 1963 album "Freewheeling". It has been covered by numerous artists, including Peter, Paul, and Mary, who took it to Number Two in the Billboard pop charts in 1963.

From Quiz Only the Phoney

Answer: Only the Lonely

"Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" was a 1960 single from Roy Orbison's album "Lonely and Blue" and was written by Orbison and Joe Melson. It was Orbison's first major chart hit, reaching No.2 in the USA and No.1 in the UK. It was honoured with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999 and Rolling Stone lists it among the greatest songs of all time. Classified as 'an operatic rock ballad', Orbison's voice in this song is so angry-sad that you really can't blame lonely people for having a bit too much to drink whilst listening to it and feeling a bit phoney because their sad lives cannot possibly compare with the multiple tragedies Orbison suffered.

From Quiz Mis-Heard Lyrics

Answer: wife of a close friend

Warren Beatty was allegedly the subject of the song. This has never been either confirmed nor denied.

From Quiz Trolling in the Deep

Answer: Linkin Park

These lyrics come from the song "Bleed it Out" by Linkin Park. The song is from their album "Minutes to Midnight" and is featured in the game "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock".

From Quiz That's Not Quite Right

Answer: Line 2; On wintergreen Skoal and main street gas

This is Toby's second hit from his 15th album, after an accidental hit with "Red Solo Cup".

From Quiz Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds

Answer: Lucy in the sky with diamonds

'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' was from the "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album, released in 1967. It is often alleged that the song is about drug taking due to the major initials in the title (LSD).

From Quiz My bunny lies over the ocean

Answer: Bunny - it should be 'Bonnie'

These are the words in the chorus: "My bonnie lies over the ocean, My bonnie lies over the sea, My bonnie lies over the ocean, O bring back my bonnie to me." While the origin of the song is not certain, it is speculated that the 'Bonnie' referred to may be the exiled Bonnie Prince Charlie, (Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart, also known as the Young Pretender, a claimant to the English throne). The person wanting her bonnie returned to her was probably Flora McDonald, a Jacobite supporter and friend of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

From Quiz Songs Flubbed by the Fandangle Family

Answer: "Singin' in the Rain"

"Singin' in the Rain" (1929) was sung by Doris Eaton Travis, for the first time, in The Hollywood Music Box Revue. The song's popularity stemmed more from the film "Singing in the Rain" (1952), with Gene Kelly dancing to the song and splashing through the rain puddles. The lyrics of the song were written by Arthur Freed and the music was composed by Nacio Herb Brown. The little Fandangle girls and boys, in the park, were swinging on the swings when it began drizzling outside. They mixed up the title of the song turning it into "Swinging in the Rain".

From Quiz Secret Asian Man

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival

In the song "Bad Moon Rising", a common misheard lyric is "There's a bathroom on the right", instead of "There's a bad moon on the rise".

From Quiz Heavy Metal Misheards: Part Three!

Answer: You think you have private lives, think nothing of the kind.

This song was released from the "Screaming for Vengeance" album. The guitar track "The Hellion" is usually played before the song starts.

From Quiz Beelzebub has a Devil for a Sideboard

Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

The real line from this song is obviously "Beelzebub has a Devil put aside for...me!".

From Quiz Heavy Metal Misheards Part Two

Answer: Now the world is gone I'm just one

This song was featured on the "And Justice for All" album in 1989. The music video for this song featured clips from the movie "Johnny Got His Gun".

From Quiz "Mondegreens" - Misheard Lyrics 101

Answer: 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky

"Purple haze all in my brain Lately things just don't seem the same Actin' funny, but I don't know why 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky" Most people heard it as "Scuse me while I kiss this guy." This mondegreen was so widespread that Hendrix himself became aware of it and would sometimes playfully kiss one of his male band members onstage after singing the line!

From Quiz Have Fun with Misheard Lyrics 2

Answer: There's a bad moon on the rise.

"Don't go around tonight, Well, it's bound to take your life, There's a bad moon on the rise." "Bad Moon Rising" was released by Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) in 1969, and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The lyrics for this song, written by John Fogerty, were inspired by a 1941 movie entitled "The Devil And Daniel Webster", in which a hurricane wipes out most of a town.

From Quiz Heavy Metal Misheards

Answer: I left alone my mind was blank

This song is from the "Number of the Beast" album released in 1981. The album did not go over very well in the United States because of Christian activists.

From Quiz 'What Did They Just Sing?'-Misunderstood Lyrics

Answer: Cigarettes

Well I guess now we all know what 'fags' means Stateside; a derogatory term for gay men. Not so, though, in Britain, where 'fags' is usually a slang term for cigarettes. It has other meanings also: a fag can mean a junior schoolboy at a fee-paying school who is expected to run errands for older pupils. A faggot is a type of spicy meatball but it can also mean a bundle of sticks. For the record, "The Eton Rifles" went to number three in the UK in 1979.

From Quiz What Was That?: Musical Mistakes and Oddities

Answer: "In My Time of Dying," Led Zeppelin

This is from the double album "Physical Graffiti." The singer was, of course, Robert Plant, and the group's manager was Peter Grant.

From Quiz Mis-heard Song Titles or Lyrics - Part 2

Answer: Eagles

"Take It Easy" was the first hit for The Eagles in 1972, reaching number 12 on the U.S. charts. Of course, with the twisted title above, it would sound something more like this: "Well I'm runnin' to the shop Tryin' to purchase some pop I got chips and salsa on my mind Standing in the check out Think my brains'll fall out Lookin' at Enquirer headlines Make it sleazy, make it sleazy Don't add a modicum of truth Keep it hazy"

From Quiz Mis-heard Song Titles or Lyrics

Answer: Bryan Ferry

"Let's Stick Together" was a hit for Bryan Ferry (sans Roxy Music) in 1976. The film clip featured his then fiancee Jerry Hall in a tiger costume!

From Quiz I Misunderstood That!

Answer: When a man loves a woman

Simon is so grateful that you told him that the lyric to his favorite Percy Sledge song is "When a man loves a woman" that he gives you his Ipod. "When A Man Loves A Woman" was written for Percy Sledge by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright. Michael Bolton sang it for his "Time, Love, and Tenderness" album in 1991 after he wanted to put another old love song on the album.

From Quiz The owls are not what they seem

Answer: A brothel

This is about a brothel in New Orleans. "The House Of The Rising Sun" was named after Madame Marianne LeSoleil Levant (which means "Rising Sun" in French) and was open for business from 1862 until 1874, when it was closed due to complaints by neighbors.

From Quiz It Sounds Like...Misunderstood Lyrics

Answer: Johnny Rivers

The actual title is "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers.

From Quiz Misunderstood Song Lyrics - Oldies

Answer: The Animals

"Sky Pilot" was a seven-minute long 1968 Animals hit. "Sky Pilot" is term for a military chaplain, and the song begins with the line, "He blesses the boys as they stand in line/ The smell of gun grease and their bayonets they shine/ He's here to help them all that he can/ To make them feel wanted he's a good holy man".

From Quiz Twisted Lyrics

Answer: Her mind is Tiffany twisted

'Hotel California' is the title track to the hit 1976 album.

From Quiz The Walkman on the Bus Quiz 63

Answer: Ashes to Ashes

A David Bowie song from the early 80's. He dressed up as a white-faced clown in the video, which may be why his career started to go downhill.

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