These 16 musical misunderstandings are funny – and very relatable
Misheard lyrics are the gift that keeps on giving and can lead to years of confusion and complete misunderstandings of what the song means. TV critic, Emily Nussbaum, has probably had a misunderstanding or two, because she clearly knew this question would tap into a rich seam.
Please tweet your worst musical misunderstanding
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) July 16, 2019
And here, for your edification, are the very best – and the most relatable – of those musical misunderstandings.
1.
Who ya gonna call? Those bastards. (My little brother almost got punished for singing that) #truethat
— Liberty Hussein Bell #FBR #PRU (@LibertyHussein) July 16, 2019
2.
I guess it rains down in Africa
— Curtis Duggan (@CurtisDuggan) July 16, 2019
3.
That iconic The Clash bop ‘Lock The Cashbox’
— Laura Moran (@LauraAMoran) July 16, 2019
4.
You give me beavers
When you kiss me
Beavers when you hold me tight.
BEAVERS!— Jessica Ellis (@baddestmamajama) July 16, 2019
5.
Olive the other Reindeer
— Melinda Byerley (@MJB_SF) July 16, 2019
6.
Used to think, the lyrics in Pulp’s Disco 2000 was your house was very small, with bloodshed on the wall – quite a sinister take
— •• (@agirlcalledlina) July 16, 2019
7.
The Police song, Englishman in New York… I thought the lyrics were, “I’m an alien, I’m a little alien, I’m an Englishman in New York”
— Mark Tait (@marktait78) July 16, 2019
8.
also, as a child I believed the fresh prince hailed from westville, rodophia
— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) July 16, 2019
