misheard beatles lyrics

[7 of 13]

Nice bump, Kelley.  

Until I bought The Complete Beatles Songbook, I had trouble hearing the correct lyric in I'm A Loser.  John had to make "And so it's true, pride comes before a fall" fit the melody.  It was a bit awkward as you can see by the face he makes...

The Beatles I'm a loser

i heard something else also. only lyrics i have gotten wrong were that line you just mentioned and that piano line from Berry's rock and roll music. at least i got the if you wanna' dance with me, the folks dancing got all shook up and my tears are falling like rain from the sky lines right.
;yes

[7 of 13]

At first I thought "Goo goo ga joob" was "look, look at you" which could have made sense in the context of the song where the lyrics were inviting self-evaluation.

so innocent, so totally innocent. now i just scat it or make it a very plain koo koo ka-choo not wishing to offend anyone within earshot. 

[KelMar]

Nice bump, Kelley. 

Until I bought The Complete Beatles Songbook, I had trouble hearing the correct lyric in I'm A Loser.  John had to make "And so it's true, pride comes before a fall" fit the melody.  It was a bit awkward as you can see by the face he makes...

The Beatles I'm a loser

That line puzzled me too and I actually remember what I was doing when I finally figured it out. It was a big moment.  Great video...you knew I'd like the face.

[blmeanie]

Back in my adolescent youth, my good friend one day sang :

"She's got a d*ck in her eye"

instead of

"She's got a ticket to ride"


While funny at the time, it ruined the song for me for years.  Therapy helped though.   

[Hello Goodbye]

So you have that all straight now, blmeanie?    

[Hello Goodbye]

That line puzzled me too and I actually remember what I was doing when I finally figured it out. It was a big moment.  Great video...you knew I'd like the face.

When I play the song on guitar I sometimes flub the lyric like this...And so it's true, pride becomes for a fall 

I wonder if John would mess up the lyric like that and try extra hard to get it right in concert.

[KelMar]

I've heard that John was notorious for forgetting lyrics. He would often write them on his hand but his eyesight was so poor that even with his glasses on he had a hard time seeing them. Poor guy.

[Kelly McCartney]

'Paperback Writer'

Real lyric: "Dear sir or ma'am"
What I heard: "Please sir old man"