10 Great Misheard Lyrics ...

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10 Great Misheard Lyrics ...

You’ve done it. I’ve done it. Listened to a song and got the lyrics completely wrong. Here are some of the best.

1 And Why Shouldn’t Men Drink Carrot Juice?

And Why Shouldn’t Men Drink Carrot Juice? Heard - ‘Just a man, with a man’s carrot juice …’
Actual lyric – ‘Just a man, with a man’s courage’
(Queen, Flash)

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2 I’ve Had Better Presents …

I’ve Had Better Presents … Heard – ‘If you gave me a bag of those ears …’
Actual lyric – ‘If you gave me back those years’
(The Bravery, Time won’t let me go)

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3 Makes Just as Much Sense …

Makes Just as Much Sense … Heard – ‘Should I give up, or should I keep on chasing penguins’
Actual lyric – ‘Should I give up, or should I keep on chasing pavements’
(Adele, Chasing pavements)

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4 We All Know What Guys Are like …

We All Know What Guys Are like … Heard – Is it any wonder men compete
Actual lyric – Is it any wonder I am incomplete
(My Chemical Romance, Famous Last Words)

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5 And We All Thought Cliff Was Such a Nice Guy …

And We All Thought Cliff Was Such a Nice Guy … Heard – Dogs on the fire and kids on the tree
Actual lyric – Logs on the fire and gifts on the tree
(Cliff Richard, Mistletoe and Wine)

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6 Let’s Not …

Let’s Not … Heard – Let’s pee in the corner, let’s pee in the spotlight
Actual lyric – That’s me in the corner, that’s me in the spotlight.
(REM , Losing my religion)

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7 Lost Sequel to Moby Dick?

Lost Sequel to Moby Dick? Heard – Shamu the mysterious whale
Actual lyric – she moves in mysterious ways
(U2, Mysterious Ways)

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8 Please Don’t, Grandma …

Please Don’t, Grandma … Heard – Take your teeth out, tell me what’s wrong
Actual lyric – Chiquitita, tell me what’s wrong
(Abba, Chiquitita)

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9 Too Much Information …

Too Much Information … Heard – I thought my mum sat on you
Actual lyric – I got my mind set on you
(George Harrison, I got my mind set on you)

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10 The Numbers Don’t Add up …

The Numbers Don’t Add up … Heard – Like a virgin, touched for the 31st time
Actual lyric – touched for the very first time
(Madonna, Like a Virgin)

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Time to confess your own mistakes! How long did it take you to realise you’d got it horribly, horribly wrong?

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