it's about time for another one of these isn't it?

the one I always misheard and still can't un-mishear is the line in Telepathy:


"I know you kinda like the back of my hand"




of course the correct one is "I know your kind like the back of my hand".

also, what is the correct line in Glasscutter?

"Tits about as hard as arabian math" or "It's about as hard as arabian math"

A bit embarrassing but when I first listened to New Power Generation I misheard the line "Your old fashioned music, your old ideas" as "Your old five years".

Given that "Fashion" and "Five Years" are David Bowie songs, I was extremely confused as to why Prince would be dissing on David Bowie until I looked up the actual lyrics lmao

BridgeofGraffiti1220 said:

A bit embarrassing but when I first listened to New Power Generation I misheard the line "Your old fashioned music, your old ideas" as "Your old five years".

Given that "Fashion" and "Five Years" are David Bowie songs, I was extremely confused as to why Prince would be dissing on David Bowie until I looked up the actual lyrics lmao

We used to read a lot more into his music sometimes than there was

by the way "Five Years" is one of the most amazing songs ever recorded!

also, I think I just now at this exact moment realised, for the first time in over 30 years,
that "A land of sinaplenty" means a land where there was plenty of sinning.



I don't know why but I always tought of it as the name of a land of candy and lemonade,
probably because orange fizz is called Sinas over here and my juvenile brain made that
connection back then. Never revised that until now.

LoveGalore said:

I was today years old when I learned the lyric isn't "know your kind like" lol. Oops.

what did you think it was?

LILpoundCAKE said:

ah yes. an easy 'mistake' to make there though since 'groove of our/her baby's heart' makes so much
more sense than the weird 'groove rubber baby's hot'.

perhaps they changed the lyrics in the booklet at the last minute?

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I still don't understand Morris in Purple Rain when he says, "stick around a while, see how it's done" or "stay around?"

The first half I never, ever knew until subtitles.

What about the enternal debate over the lyrics of Xtralovable? "If ever, whenever..." Really? How many people can clearly hear that? I'm also never sure if he's singing "Call me up, it's free," or "Call me up, and scream."

And in Bold Generation, I can't hear him sing the actual word "bold". To me, it sounds like he says "We are the Go Generation".

AllSe7en said:

Here's one, Org! You're in such good com- Oh, shit... Nevermind!

don't start now

Not a misheard lyric but one I were I could not make out the lyrics for a while was "You must be a limousine"

IanRG said:

Not a misheard lyric but one I were I could not make out the lyrics for a while was "You must be a limousine"

same here.

I used to think he just sang "you must be a .... you must be.... little red corvette"

"And every weevil soul will surely have giant spiders"

Of course, it's rally "And every evil soul will surely die in spite of"

"7" - Prince and the NPG
Even knowing what it's supposed to be, giant spiders are imprinted in my brain.

laytonian said:

"And every weevil soul will surely have giant spiders"

Of course, it's rally "And every evil soul will surely die in spite of"

"7" - Prince and the NPG
Even knowing what it's supposed to be, giant spiders are imprinted in my brain.

when listening to The Word on 3121 you must have been like 'wait a minute..... '

I used to think he was singing....

she had a pocket full of horses...children were so confused

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"Pay the rent collect! Baby you're much too fast."

How something thought that is just beyond me.

SoulAlive said:

I used to think he was singing....

she had a pocket full of horses...children were so confused

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well to be fair, children would have been confused at that, wouldn't they?

TrivialPursuit said:

"Pay the rent collect! Baby you're much too fast."

How something thought that is just beyond me.

LILpoundCAKE said:

SoulAlive said:

I used to think he was singing....

she had a pocket full of horses...children were so confused

well to be fair, children would have been confused at that, wouldn't they?

I always thought the line in Get Off was:


what you want to eat? - bread
chil' I don't serve bread.

LoveGalore said:

I remembered one:

Girl you gotta take me for a little ride
Up and down, in and out, around your legs

I mean, it made sense at the time and I think it still does.

Wait - it's not?

TrivialPursuit said:

LoveGalore said:

I remembered one:

Girl you gotta take me for a little ride
Up and down, in and out, around your legs

I mean, it made sense at the time and I think it still does.

Wait - it's not?

I also always hear 'legs' but I think it's really 'lake' ?