The mrs once asked me who Bert DeQuake was when listening to a live version of housequake. Prince was asking, "Who in this house knows 'bout the quake".

I always thought the woman in I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man was standing by the fire. Then one day, as clear as a bell she was standing by the bar.

DMSR: the REAL lyric: "vanity 6 is so sweet"

my Lyric: "we like to do 6's so sweet"

TheEnglishGent said:

Oh dear! I feel like somebody has just told me santa doesn't exist! I thought, right until this very day, that it was standing by the fire too!!!

lalalailoveu said:

Same here! It definitely sounds like he's saying "fire". Ooops. Makes sense now that Cat is standing by the bar in the SOTT dvd...

TheEnglishGent said:

What -- like they were camping or something?

Can you imagine Prince tromping through the woods in four-inch heels?

Genesia said:

I would love to see him camping!

years ago I thought the line in Little Red Corvette ' believed or not I started to worry''...was ''I started to wear red''...no wonder it didnt make sense ! ha ha

and also in International Lover...the line where he sings ''u need it bad..'', sounds like he is saying ''u need a bath''

Genesia said:

peppeken said:

SlamGlam said:

Don't forget "Trampoline! Trampoline! Trampoline!", LOL.

RodeoSchro said:

I remember that...

and I also remember... (I dont know who said this) ..

Cream

actual lyrics: U're filthy cute and baby u know it
person said: you filthy Cuban .. baby you know it ..

TheEnglishGent said:

that's what i thought the words were until this very moment.

since she was in such a bad situation in the song, i just figured she was homeless and standing next to a barrel full of oily rags.

This thread is cracking me up
To be honest I thought it was 'standing by the fire' too!

I know Sex In The Summer is still being sung wrong as I type this...

adorable2 said:

Like how...?

I have just wet myself reading this thread...my mrs ALWAYS gets lyrics to songs wrong (e.g.Dear Rufus instead of Dear Prudence!!!) Thank God she wouldn't dare sing a Prince Song in my presence....Mind you, her favourite prince song is 'I Love U In Me' or as she calls it.....'The Surgery Song'

Flowerz said:

hee hee I am not going to say any of mine

Too embarrassing

It took me a couple years to finally understand the "the cycle never ends..." line in Pink Cashmere. I always heard it as "it's like a deviled ham...". I knew those couldn't be the actual lyrics, but that's all I could make out of that line.

babooshleeky said:

look, i still say "i see that smiling ass" is a better lyric than the real words.

theodore said:

hey theo

babooshleeky said:

hey Chrissy

VenusBlingBling said:

Wrong Lyrics
Sex In The Summer gettin it on
Give me that number
Freak ur body all nite long

Right Lyrics
Sex In The Summer gettin it on
Give me that number
We can party all nite long

I once had an argument with my friend who kept insisting he was saying " Freak ur body all nite long." She then proceeded to sing the rest of the song wrong...

Flowerz said:

hahahaha

GiGi319 said:

I can imagine Prince camping. I used to see this gothy chain smoker who said once, and only once, "my idea of camping is walking more than 3 blocks to get cigarettes, and more than 4 for good eyeliner."

For some reason, I think it would be something like that with Prince.

How about this one. (saw that one on HQ)

My name is Prince
and I ain't funny
I sue my fans
I want their money

OK above posting
was supposed to be:

at the people who thought it was "standing by the fire" because as much as I hate to admit it, I thought it was "fire" at first and now it's so stuck in my brain that even though I've known it's "bar" for a while I get confused and don't even realize I'm thinking the wrong lyrics anymore.

One of my favorite misheard lyrics (of my own - and this was before he finished speaking )

Let's Pretend We're Married - I thought he said "I'm not saying this just to be nice 2 u" instead of "I'm not saying this just 2 be nasty"