10 commonly misheard lyrics

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Julia Bock, Writer

We’ve all been there, singing your heart out to your favorite song, when suddenly you see the weird looks from everyone else in the room. Even if the song has been #1 on the charts for a full month, we get the lyrics wrong time and time again. Could it be the artist’s fault? Or maybe we, the listeners, just like our own lyrics better. 

No matter the reason, here are 10 commonly misheard lyrics:

1.  Blank Space by Taylor Swift:

– Correct lyric: “Got a long list of ex-lovers

– Incorrect lyric: “All the lonely starbucks lovers

Every starbucks lover was heartbroken after finding out the real lyric to Blank Space

 

2.  The Party (This Is How We Do It) by Joe Stone:

– Correct lyric: “The party’s underway

– Incorrect lyric: “The party’s underwear

Under where? Ohhh underwear…

 

3.  Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z:

– Correct lyric: “Concrete jungle where dreams are made of

– Incorrect lyric: “Concrete jungle weird dream tomato

Honestly “Concrete jungle weird dream tomato” is a better description of New York…

 

4.  Poker Face by Lady Gaga:

– Correct lyric: “Poker face”

– Incorrect lyric: “Poke her face”

Actually, please don’t poke her face

 

5.  Cups by Anna Kendrick:

– Correct lyric: “You’re gonna miss me by my talk, oh

– Incorrect lyric: “You’re gonna miss me by my taco

Tacos>>>talking

 

6.  Perfect by Ed Sheeran:

– Correct lyric: “Barefoot on the grass

– Incorrect lyric: “Barefoot on the cross

How does one walk barefoot on a cross, exactly?

 

7.  All of Me by John Legend:

– Correct lyric: “My head’s under water, but I’m breathing fine

– Incorrect lyric: “My head’s under water, but I’m breathing fire

Anyone that heard “fire” instead of “fine” definitely had their head under water while listening

 

8.  Dancing Queen by ABBA:

– Correct lyric: “See that girl, watch that scene, digging the dancing queen”

– Incorrect lyric: “See that girl watch her scream, kicking the dancing queen”

What bad luck for the dancing queen, she’s only 17!

 

9.  Attention by Charlie Puth:

– Correct lyric: “You’ve been runnin’ ’round, runnin’ ’round, runnin’ ’round throwin’ that dirt all on my name”

– Incorrect lyric: “You’ve been runnin’ ’round, runnin’ ’round, runnin’ ’round throwin’ that turtle on my name”

Is throwing a turtle on someone’s name more insulting than throwing dirt?

 

10.  Livin’ on a prayer by Bon Jovi:

– Correct lyric: “It doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not”

– Incorrect lyric: “It doesn’t make a difference if we’re naked or not”

It actually does make a difference if we’re naked or not.