this is the thread where we can share our past experiences of "mishearing" beatles lyrics without being embarrased.

It would work best if you post the name the song, the misheard lyrics, and the actual lyrics.

I'll start:

Can't Buy Me Love- Misheard Lyrics: It's puppy love
                           Actual Lyrics: Can't Buy Me Love

I Want to Hold Your Hand- Misheard Lyrics: I get high

this is the thread where we can share our past experiences of "mishearing" beatles lyrics without being embarrased.

It would work best if you post the name the song, the misheard lyrics, and the actual lyrics. if you have a funny story to share about your moment of realization, please share.

I'll start:

Can't Buy Me Love- Misheard Lyrics: It's puppy love
                           Actual Lyrics: Can't Buy Me Love

I Want to Hold Your Hand- Misheard Lyrics: I get high
                                     Actual Lyrics: I can't hide

Mean Mr Mustard- Misheard Lyrics: this ones sad...keeps a tampon stuck up his nose
                          Actual Lyrics: keeps a ten bob note up his nose

Fixing A Hole- Misheard Lyrics: See the people standing there
                    Actual Lyrics: See the beatles standing there

Quoted from TurnMeOnDeadman

Fixing A Hole- Misheard Lyrics: See the people standing there
                    Actual Lyrics: See the beatles standing there

Funny I always thought it was "Silly beatles standing there."  just kidding.

I can't seriously think of too many times this has happened to me but if I can remember a lyric I'll let you know.

Mr. Kite

Wow I thought the lyrics were "Silly people standing there"!

With a Little Help From My Friends- Misheard Lyrics: Give me cheese
                                                 Actual lyrics: Billy Shears

Background vocals Paperback Writer:
misheard lyrics:...striker (how did I come up with that?)
actual lyrics: frere jacques

Quoted from Mairi

Wow I thought the lyrics were "Silly people standing there"!

With a Little Help From My Friends- Misheard Lyrics: Give me cheese
                                                 Actual lyrics: Billy Shears

aaahhh Im wrong!! I ment: Misheard lyrics: See The Beatles Standing There
                                      Actualy Lyrics: See The People Standing There

Ending of Polythene Pam - Misheard Lyrics: John says "Right!"
                                     Actual Lyrics: John really says "Great!"

I guess I've heard some of them wrong, but since they always put the lyrics in their albums it was easy to get them right. That and they usually sing pretty clearly. The singer I have the MOST trouble understanding has to be Mick Jagger. I cannot understand half of what he's singing most of the time.

Did you know that reviewers have dubbed his singing style "The Jagger slur"?

I didn't know that! But I totally agree! I can't even misquote any of his stuff cuz it's like jibberish! Here's one from Honky Tonk Woman-(I met her jencesen bar room queen in Memphis" and then something about New York City. I like when Whoopi Goldberg tries to sing Jumpin Jack Flash in that movie. She cracks me up. 'I was raised by two lesbians!"

"Newpaper taxis and beer on the shore" ~ Misheard lyrics of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

"Newspaper taxis appear on the shore" ~ Real lyrics

I used to sing the misheard when I was small .... What the heck was I drinking?!  

Quoted from Maccalvr

I guess I've heard some of them wrong, but since they always put the lyrics in their albums it was easy to get them right. That and they usually sing pretty clearly. The singer I have the MOST trouble understanding has to be Mick Jagger. I cannot understand half of what he's singing most of the time.

i know,, i still cant understand what the hell hes trying to say in "Street Fighting Man" verses

Lucy in the Sky

Misheard The girl with colitis goes by

Actual The girl with kaleidoscope eyes  

Savoy Truffle:

Misheard lyrics - "We all know the deeper dark"
Actual lyric - "We all know Obladiblada"

That's the only one I can think of at the moment, but I'm sure there's more.

mess, i just noticed i started two of these.

The Ballad of John & Yoko:
Misheard lyrics: You can get married and you probably faint
Actual lyrics: You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain

Quoted from Soft_Guitar60

The Ballad of John & Yoko:
Misheard lyrics: You can get married and you probably faint
Actual lyrics: You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain

i like the misheard one better for some reason.

Quoted from Mairi

Wow I thought the lyrics were "Silly people standing there"!

With a Little Help From My Friends- Misheard Lyrics: Give me cheese
                                                 Actual lyrics: Billy Shears

hahaha, last night i was randomly listening to this & i remembered what u said...it makes good sense if u don't know the real lyric!  

'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds'

"The girl with colitis goes by"

-'The girl with kaleidescope eyes'.

Quoted from lennonlemon

this is the thread where we can share our past experiences of "mishearing" beatles lyrics without being embarrased.

It would work best if you post the name the song, the misheard lyrics, and the actual lyrics.

I'll start:

Can't Buy Me Love- Misheard Lyrics: It's puppy love
                           Actual Lyrics: Can't Buy Me Love

I Want to Hold Your Hand- Misheard Lyrics: I get high

I get high, actual lyrics - I can't hide.

Mine was with Old Brown Shoe. I thought he said he wanted a girl who sometimes works twice as long.

What he actually said was: "I want a short haired girl who sometimes wears it twice as long."

I thought he said chews coca cola instead of shoots coca cola on Come Together. Hell, I like my missheard lyrics on that one better. Go chew some cola dude

From the Sgt Pepper reprise:
Sergeant Pepper's one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's getting very near the end

And I always heard: It's getting better near the end


And from She's Leaving Home:
Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown

I heard: Father snores as his wife gets into a dressing girl. Whatever that may be.

Not quite the same, but for years I thought the line from the Stones Paint it Black was "I see a reptile and I want it painted black."

come together -

hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

ACTUALLY

hold you in his arms yeah you can feel his disease

Quoted from lennonlemon

Can't Buy Me Love- Misheard Lyrics: It's puppy love
                           Actual Lyrics: Can't Buy Me Love

That's so funny! My friend thought it was called Puppy Love.  She's like, "One song I hear too much is Puppy Love," and I had no idea what she was talking about until she sang that part out.

In I Am The Walrus, does anybody hear:

"Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.
If the sun don't come, you get a tan
From standing in the English rain."?  

The most famous misheard lyric was bob dylan on I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
I CANT HIDE
BOB`S  I GET HIGH , had dylan thinking THE BEATLES were all pot heads .

I guess most of you have heard that before .

Quoted from raxo

In I Am The Walrus, does anybody hear:

"Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.
If the sun don't come, you get a tan
From standing in the English rain."?  

That IS the lyric though. Isn't it?

Quoted from Kevin

Not quite the same, but for years I thought the line from the Stones Paint it Black was "I see a reptile and I want it painted black."

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

Somebody once told me to imagine them singing "There's a bathroom on the right" instead of "There's a bad moon on the rise".

Now every time I hear that song, that's what it sounds like.

Quoted from mr kite

The most famous misheard lyric was bob dylan on I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
I CANT HIDE
BOB`S  I GET HIGH , had dylan thinking THE BEATLES were all pot heads .

I guess most of you have heard that before .

Never ... until I read it somewhere  

Quoted from BlueMeanie

That IS the lyric though. Isn't it?

It's su-posed ... but do you hear that? ... rain, I mean ...

Quoted from raxo

It's su-posed ... but do you hear that? ... rain, I mean ...

Just listened to it on headphones. Sounds like Rain to me.

OK ... the thing was that I've never heard that word   ... it's su-posedd to be that but ... it happens more or less the same with the infamous lyrics of Doors' The End ... you already know which words I'm talking about   ... you can't hear hem but you know they must be there ... or wish!  

Quoted from raxo

OK ... the thing was that I've never heard that word   ... it's su-posedd to be that but ... it happens more or less the same with the infamous lyrics of Doors' The End ... you already know which words I'm talking about   ... you can't hear hem but you know they must be there ... or wish!  

You've defeated me. WTF are you on about? Rain sounds like...what?

Like a mere sound ... no like a defined word (due to the mixing?) ... but it seems it's only me the one who can't hear cl-early "rain" ... it doesn't matter  

Quoted from Kevin

You've defeated me. WTF are you on about? Rain sounds like...what?

Er..rain!!!!!



To me anyway.

For over 30 years, everytime I listen to "The Answer's at the End" on Extra Texure when George says, "Life is one long enigma my friend, read on read on the answer's at the end", I thought he was saying, "Life is one long anagram my friend" -which made total sense.  Then I saw the lyrics in print, but I didn't know what an enigma was, so I thought it said, "Life is one long enema my friend"!  Oh well, Live on live on the answer's at the end!

Quoted from Rising Starr

I thought it said, "Life is one long enema my friend"!  

That's hilarious! Moreover, with Harrison's sense of humor, he just might have said that. Cheers.  

Quoted from harihead

That's hilarious! Moreover, with Harrison's sense of humor, he just might have said that. Cheers.  

Hialrious, indeed!
It seems that he was playing with the words in that album:

"Points of interest: Perhaps a joke referencing the impending demise of The Beatles' Apple Records label, the Apple logo is presented on Extra Texture (Read All About It) all eaten away. In addition, Harrison is pictured on the inside jacket with the caption "OHNOTHIMAGEN" (i.e. "Oh, not him again!"); a humorous take on Harrison's dwindling popularity at this time."

from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_Texture_%28Read_All_About_It%29

I was always pretty good (or just lucky) at picking the correct lyric.  One that does come to mind however is the ad libbing at the end of "Hey Bulldog".  Instead of "clap", I thought Paul said "quack".

J+P) "Hey Bulldog ..."
P) "Hey man"
J) "What’s that, [boy/Paul]?"
P)