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Reply #30 posted 09/21/16 10:54pm

leslievette

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LadyLayla said:

Here's a goody! First few times I heard Controversy on the radio...couldn't catch the name of the song:

Am I black or white?

Am I straight or gay?

Count your blessings

falloff

That is too good!

From now on, 4 U I shall be wild 💜
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Reply #31 posted 09/21/16 10:56pm

LBrent

teach49 said:

LBrent said:

Actually, I not only heard him sing "past" with my own ears in concert, but if you Google his P&M tours you can hear him clearly sing "past", which would be correct grammar as well.

Doesn't he say both? I feel like I've heard him say both (at different times).

[Edited 9/21/16 21:01pm]

That;s cetainly possible, but I've only heard "past". boogie

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Reply #32 posted 09/21/16 11:42pm

Bebop17

RaspBerryGirlFriend said:

meagemini2 said:

Starfish and coffee 'Made with serpent jam' - I thought this wa logical since the kids thought there was a witch in her lunchbox.

C'MON - I can't be the only one that thought this? anyone?

I also misheard that line, but as "made with surf and jam". Obviously my version is quite nonsensical but to my mind it fitted the dreamlike and slightly surreal lyrics of the song quite well, I also thought it made sense given that it continued the sea theme from the titular starfish.

Clearly neither of you is Canadian. Maple syrup is practically our national food! lol

Gimme some horns ... uh!
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Reply #33 posted 09/22/16 1:00am

Bluu

My first Prince record purchased was 1999. On "Let's Pretend We're Married", he says--

"I'm in love with God, he's the only way..."

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Now, what I thought he was saying was--

"I'm in love with guys, it's the only way..."

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LMAO.

I was 12 years old--don't hate! cool

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Reply #34 posted 09/22/16 7:58am

sulls

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In Girls & Boys, the lyric 'when we do what we do' I thought was 'wampa-do, wampa-do' duh

"I like to watch."
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Reply #35 posted 09/22/16 8:01am

Guitarhero

leslievette said:

LadyLayla said:

Here's a goody! First few times I heard Controversy on the radio...couldn't catch the name of the song:

Am I black or white?

Am I straight or gay?

Count your blessings

falloff

That is too good!

lol wink

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Reply #36 posted 09/22/16 8:27am

TrivialPursuit

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Bluu said:

My first Prince record purchased was 1999. On "Let's Pretend We're Married", he says--

"I'm in love with God, he's the only way..."

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Now, what I thought he was saying was--

"I'm in love with guys, it's the only way..."

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LMAO.

I was 12 years old--don't hate! cool


When I was 12, I was definitely singing that - Prince song or not. lol

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #37 posted 09/22/16 8:49am

hardwork

During the Musicology Tour, Prince was interviewed in Musician or Guitar World (cannot recall exactly) and said someting to the effect that the most bizarre lyric misinterpretation he'd ever heard was when someone came up to him and quoted the lyrics to "When Doves Cry" as "Dig if U will the picture...of U and Marvin Gaye & the kids."

I was in a bookstore reading this magazine in 2004 and fell the fuck out laughing.

[Edited 9/22/16 8:51am]

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Reply #38 posted 09/22/16 9:30am

QueenofCardboa
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hardwork said:

During the Musicology Tour, Prince was interviewed in Musician or Guitar World (cannot recall exactly) and said someting to the effect that the most bizarre lyric misinterpretation he'd ever heard was when someone came up to him and quoted the lyrics to "When Doves Cry" as "Dig if U will the picture...of U and Marvin Gaye & the kids."

I was in a bookstore reading this magazine in 2004 and fell the fuck out laughing.

[Edited 9/22/16 8:51am]

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I can dig the picture of "U and Marvin Gaye and the Kids".

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biggrin

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Reply #39 posted 09/22/16 10:44am

TrivialPursuit

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hardwork said:

During the Musicology Tour, Prince was interviewed in Musician or Guitar World (cannot recall exactly) and said someting to the effect that the most bizarre lyric misinterpretation he'd ever heard was when someone came up to him and quoted the lyrics to "When Doves Cry" as "Dig if U will the picture...of U and Marvin Gaye & the kids."

I was in a bookstore reading this magazine in 2004 and fell the fuck out laughing.


He also said that on Tavis Smiley's show, I believe in the same show about chemtrails, etc.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #40 posted 09/22/16 11:37am

Bebop17

hardwork said:

During the Musicology Tour, Prince was interviewed in Musician or Guitar World (cannot recall exactly) and said someting to the effect that the most bizarre lyric misinterpretation he'd ever heard was when someone came up to him and quoted the lyrics to "When Doves Cry" as "Dig if U will the picture...of U and Marvin Gaye & the kids."

I was in a bookstore reading this magazine in 2004 and fell the fuck out laughing.

[Edited 9/22/16 8:51am]

falloff falloff falloff

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Reply #41 posted 09/22/16 11:51am

Bebop17

Not exactly a lyric thing but for the longest time I thought the song (There'll Never B) Another Like Me was meant to diss Rick James, whose name is muttered mid song. Eventually I realized that Don Cornelius and Rick James were the "crazy friends" in the song lol

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Reply #42 posted 09/22/16 1:05pm

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So as a kid (maybe 10-11), me and my friend loved "Let's go Crazy", but never knew what the Purple Banana part was, so we'd say "Slipped on a purple banana and girl I've seen the trust". disbelief giggle We knew it wasnt right, but we didnt know what it was, so we emprovised and made it something we both thought was funny. I still slip and say it sometimes! Opps!

Also same song, I used to think he said "Time to get laid" at the end (instead of "Take me away")

"Put on your boots Alfred...let's go!"
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Reply #43 posted 09/22/16 2:31pm

mantaray31

Erotic City: Instead of "f*ck so pretty you and me" I heard "thoughts of pretty you and me" -and now I see at least one lyric site has the latter text also wink

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Reply #44 posted 09/22/16 4:05pm

LBrent

mantaray31 said:

Erotic City: Instead of "f*ck so pretty you and me" I heard "thoughts of pretty you and me" -and now I see at least one lyric site has the latter text also wink



"Thoughts" and "funk" are legitimate lyrics that replace "f*ck".

SheilaE said in an interview that she didn't want to sing the lyric "f*ck" cuz it made her uncomfortable and she would often argue with P about and would sing it her way.
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Reply #45 posted 09/22/16 4:46pm

eightiesbrat

TrivialPursuit said:

hardwork said:

During the Musicology Tour, Prince was interviewed in Musician or Guitar World (cannot recall exactly) and said someting to the effect that the most bizarre lyric misinterpretation he'd ever heard was when someone came up to him and quoted the lyrics to "When Doves Cry" as "Dig if U will the picture...of U and Marvin Gaye & the kids."

I was in a bookstore reading this magazine in 2004 and fell the fuck out laughing.


He also said that on Tavis Smiley's show, I believe in the same show about chemtrails, etc.

Yeah also on that Tavis interview he told of a lady he knew who thought he was saying "pay the rent collect" instead of "Little Red Corvette"

We all want the stuff that's found in our wildest dreams. . .
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Reply #46 posted 09/23/16 10:57am

Guitarhero

Ya'll are funny falloff This is a pick me up thread thumbs up!

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Reply #47 posted 09/23/16 10:59am

Guitarhero

Bluu said:

My first Prince record purchased was 1999. On "Let's Pretend We're Married", he says--

"I'm in love with God, he's the only way..."

.

Now, what I thought he was saying was--

"I'm in love with guys, it's the only way..."

.

LMAO.

I was 12 years old--don't hate! cool

Good lawd falloff

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Reply #48 posted 09/23/16 11:08am

OnlyNDaUsa

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DMSR I thought "Vanity 6 is so sweet" was "We liek to do sixes so sweet"

"Keep on shilling for Big Pharm!"
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Reply #49 posted 09/23/16 2:56pm

Exetergirl

This site http://www.amiright.com/m...ince.shtml has a great list of Prince misheard lyrics, but I'd never heard the "U and Marving Gaye and the kids" one. That's brilliant.

But if you desperately need a laugh read the Bob Marley misheard lyrics. It's so funny it hurts. And it's hard to believe that English is the first language of those responding.

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Reply #50 posted 09/23/16 4:12pm

TrivialPursuit

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

DMSR I thought "Vanity 6 is so sweet" was "We liek to do sixes so sweet"


For years I used to joke that he said my last name in "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night". It could be a moan, or a word - I'm never sure. But in a lazy way, it sounds like my last name. (I always knew better, FYI.)

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #51 posted 09/23/16 9:03pm

gandorb

sulls said:

In Girls & Boys, the lyric 'when we do what we do' I thought was 'wampa-do, wampa-do' duh

shocked You mean its not?! lol

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Reply #52 posted 09/24/16 2:27pm

QueenofCardboa
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Let's Go Crazy

I used to think it was;

And if the elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy, one time more

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Instead of;

And if the elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy, punch a higher floor

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Reply #53 posted 09/24/16 6:13pm

bobgeorge77

Great thread... for a long time, I misunderstood the lyric in "Space" where he says "That everything I wanna do 2 your body, baby....I would do 2 your head"....for a long time (too long to mention biggrin)... I thought he was singing "I would do 2 your hand." For awhile I thought he must REALLY be turned on my a woman's hands!! eek eek

[Edited 9/24/16 18:13pm]

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Reply #54 posted 09/25/16 2:17am

nlinn

Exetergirl said:

This site http://www.amiright.com/m...ince.shtml has a great list of Prince misheard lyrics, but I'd never heard the "U and Marving Gaye and the kids" one. That's brilliant.



But if you desperately need a laugh read the Bob Marley misheard lyrics. It's so funny it hurts. And it's hard to believe that English is the first language of those responding.



Thank you! Laughing out loud😂 glad I'm not the only one with lyrical misinterpretation... I, for many years,thought Earth Wind Fire's Brick House
Lyrics (instead of) "built like an Amazon" was "built like an emicka-sun" yow, she's brick House....

Figured an "Emicka sun " was a slang term I wasn't up to speed on.

Also thought Van Halen's "Jump" said " MAXWELL JUMP! " rather than " might as well jump".... [b]
You should never underestimate the power of
A kiss on the neck
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Reply #55 posted 09/25/16 2:44am

FragileUnderto
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Cought your pu$$y! : Controversy


I was 7 yrs old :shrug:



lol
Cant believe my purple psychedelic pimp slap pimp2

And I descend from grace, In arms of undertow
I will take my place, In the great below
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Reply #56 posted 09/25/16 2:59am

nonames

Until very recently I thought that the line 'Live music from a band plays a song called "Soul Psychodelicide"' from Joy in Repetition was 'Live music from a band plays a song called "Souls Sucked on the Other Side"'. I still hope that a song will leak with that name...
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Reply #57 posted 09/29/16 12:53pm

Guitarhero

FragileUndertow said:

Cought your pu$$y! : Controversy I was 7 yrs old shrug lol

lol falloff

I needed that laugh , thanks

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Reply #58 posted 09/29/16 2:06pm

GaryMF

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In Kiss, I'm still convinced he's saying "my love, will be your FOOL", though some lyric sites say "Food".

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I realize "food" is a better rhyme with "atittude" but "Fool" makes more sense. It's an expression.

rainbow
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Reply #59 posted 09/29/16 5:19pm

bigbrother

I used to think in 'All the Critics...' Prince was singing "It's time for a nude erection, it's time you have to die".
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