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Misheard Lyrics

Post by PhilC » Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:25 pm

The dirty old town thread got me thinking about misheard lyrics ...

https://youtu.be/0ukn2YT5jeM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - this is good.

But has anyone misheard lyrics at a football game?

I'll kick things off .... several years ago when I used to stand on the Bee Hole End a guy stood next to me used to sing "Goal anxious, goal anxious, goal anxious we don't care, we are burnley etc..." at the top of his voice with real passion, I never had the heart to tell him it was "no one likes us ...."

Anyone heard any others?
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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by dushanbe » Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:30 pm

A guy I know had kids who used to sing 'And it snows in heaven..'

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by fatboy47 » Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:38 pm

A quick nod to the late Rawtenstall claret legend Ian Taylor here for his unique version of bubbles...containing the amazing lyric..

""they fly so high..they reach the sky..
life with Stan they fade and die...""

which he roared out in the early 70's until some do-gooder pointed out his mistake


RIP Ian :-)

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by MACCA » Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:40 pm

We are burnley,
We are burnley ,
Sean Dyche is king.

Dear me.
I know it shouldn't, but it really bugs me.

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Croydon Claret » Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:55 pm

Everybody singing "Lancashire homes" instead of "Lancashire home"

Homes implies you're talking about your bricks and mortar, home refers to us living in Lancashire (unless you don't :D )

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Bin Ont Turf » Sat Feb 04, 2017 12:59 pm

Lancashire home is reference to Turf Moor, which is our home.

And not where the fans live.
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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Claretmatt4 » Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:03 pm

Could swear a bloke in Longside near me used to shout Beef instead of beast.

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Lord Beamish » Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:07 pm

The J Geils Band - "My Girlfriend Speaks in Semaphore".

The Stranglers - 'Golden Brown'. "Golden brown, texture like sun. Lays me down, with my Rancheros".

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by starting_11 » Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:21 pm

COOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEE ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN YOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU CAAAAAAAARRRRRRRROOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by BFCmaj » Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:46 pm

My eldest daughter singing along to Bob Marley' s Exodus:

"Pixie dust, moving out your people."

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by BleedingClaret » Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:52 pm

My lad as a little un

Come on you Carrots

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Tribesmen » Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:55 pm

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Jezzzzzzzzzzzzzz I am deaf and o really don't know where to start .
Hey it brings a lot of fun to the wife .

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by what_no_pies » Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:57 pm

Misheard lyrics are known as mondogreen. Guy sits near us gets em all wrong, makes for good entertainment usually.

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by minnieclaret » Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:03 pm

On a tour of Scotland, late 70s. The regular post match singalong on the bus was "Brown Girl In The Ring". One guy insisted it was in the RAIN! and wouldn't change. He thought we all got in on a wind up.
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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by boiledclaret » Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:10 pm

Rainbow: I Surrender,

"I surrender to your heartbeat", always sounded like, "I surrender to your armpits". Another one is "Chain Reaction" by Diane Ross, it always sounded like she was singing, to Eddie Waring there is no salvation. :?

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Goalposts » Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:12 pm

i remeber for years thinking a the killing joke song follow the leader, went torremelinos could you believe us

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Barrowfordclaret » Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:36 pm

Not a misheard lyric but maybe to wind Karanka up next time we play Boro we should sing We are the longball Burnley ;)
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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Longside4evr » Sat Feb 04, 2017 2:47 pm

I remember from when the Stiff Little Fingers brought out the smash hit Alternative Ulster on the white Noise Album
There was a guy at school totally confused with the lyrics of the song and as he herd it was
I am one hell of a monster :lol:

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Man of Kent » Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:19 pm

"We built this city on sausage rolls" by Starship and "I know, I know God's a triffid" in Prince's Purple Rain always amuse me.
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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Saxoman » Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:26 pm

Excuse me while I kiss this guy..

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Saxoman » Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:27 pm

I tell you to end your life, I wish I could but its too late..

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by fidelcastro » Sun Feb 05, 2017 3:52 am

I've heard some of our fans who actually sing "In the Lancashire Rose" instead of "In our Lancashire Home".

Embarrassing. :(

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by martintheaker » Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:55 am

In a London pub a couple of years ago some half-cut divot tried to get a song going by belting this out at full pelt.....

"Bertie Bee said to Bill Shankly, have you heard of the North Bank Highbury"

His mates joined in ending in a frenzy of "we are the longsi b'lee" at a gazillion beats per minute.

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by wilks_bfc » Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:02 am

martintheaker wrote:In a London pub a couple of years ago some half-cut divot tried to get a song going by belting this out at full pelt.....

"Bertie Bee said to Bill Shankly, have you heard of the North Bank Highbury"

His mates joined in ending in a frenzy of "we are the longsi b'lee" at a gazillion beats per minute.
Whenever I hear this "version", I wonder why people would think a 6ft mascot bee would be talking to a former manager of Liverpool about a section of Arsenal's ground :roll:

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Woody9229 » Sun Feb 05, 2017 10:37 am

My now missuss came home from her first ever game Liverpool v Blackburn, wondering why the Liverpool fans were singing "the referees a victim, the referees a victim" I explained that I was pretty sure that was not what they were singing and what I thought they would have been singing! Cant fathom how she got that so wrong.
I cant talk though as for years I thought Beyonce was singing "I'm a cigarette, I'm a cigarette" rather than "I'm a single lady"

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Sackville » Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:31 am

When I first heard the chant oh Burnley is wonderful etc, I used to think they sang oh when the ladies won the cup, iv been a fan of the clarets since the ladies won the cup!!

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by Sackville » Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:33 am

Also sang were not Chelsea! were not Chelsea! We don't care! We are Burnley super Burnley ! From above!

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

Post by claret5 » Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:48 am

My daughter used to think at the end of No Nay Never we sang "we hate pasta"
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