Posted on 08/12/2025 5:46:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Don’t bring me down Bruce.
Mr Osbourne. Crazy Train.
I don't think so sir.
“Because I sneegeewhoh, I sneegeewoh I sneegeewhoh I sneegeewhoh...I’m looking high I’m looking low, can’t find where did my baby go”
Robert plant- Burning Down One Side
Tons of others of course.
When it went clean digital or I finally read the lyrics it became “I need your love”
What?! No “Louie, Louie” by the Kingsmen? The most misunderstood lyrics ever!
“Don’t you want meat gravy? Don’t you want meat? No,no, no, no.”
—Human League
Great post.
To show how evenhanded and fair I am, here is the movie Jumpin’ Jack Flash scene with Whoopi Goldberg trying to decipher Mick Jagger’s singing to save a spy’s life.
“I was raised by two lesbians, no that can’t be it.” “with a spike through my head, no.” “Mick, Mick, Mick, speak English.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyHNryKojDY
Just like a one wing dove...
When the hit single by Johnny Preston was on the radio in 1960 “Running Bear” (...who loved Little White Dove) many people thought it was running bare.
A judge once ruled it “unintelligible at any speed”.
The hymn, “In The Garden”.
Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me.
And He walks with me, and He walks with me.
I’ll be bakin carrot biscuits -BTO
Marking.
CCR
Bad moon rising
Bathroom on the right
Steinbrenner: “She’s a heartbreaker, love taker, Brubaker run this prison like a man. Oh”
AND!...The almost universal belief in 1963-1964 that the Kingsmen had slipped something obscene into a song being played on the radio where minors could hear it every bloody day actually led to an investigation of the record by the FBI! The investigation lasted through 1965 but as none of the agency’s experts could figure out what the heck Ely was actually singing, they had to leave the record alone.More...The FBI investigated The Kingsmen's 1963 song "Louie Louie" for alleged obscene lyrics, following complaints from parents and others who believed the song contained inappropriate content. The investigation, which began in early 1964, was sparked by widespread rumors and misinterpretations of the song’s largely unintelligible lyrics, sung by Jack Ely. The FBI's probe, part of their efforts to address obscenity under federal laws like the Interstate Transportation of Obscene Material statute, lasted from February to May 1964, with some activity continuing into 1965. Agents analyzed the song at various speeds and interviewed band members, the song’s original writer Richard Berry, and others, but never contacted Ely himself. Despite a 455-page report, the FBI concluded the lyrics were "unintelligible at any speed" and found no definitive evidence of obscenity, closing the case without charges. The controversy was fueled by circulated fake lyrics and cultural anxieties about rock 'n' roll’s influence on youth, though the only actual obscenity was an accidental "f**k" muttered by drummer Lynn Easton at 56 seconds after dropping a drumstick, which went unnoticed by investigators.
There’s a book about the history of”Louie, Louie” and the FBI’s investigation of it. The correct lyrics were published by the WSJ in its middle human interest column.
“I’m not talkin’ ‘bout the linen.”
Samual Jackson sings this in The Long Kiss Goodnight.
Someone misheard Elton Jophn’s Tiny Dancer:
“Hold me closer, Tony Danza”
“Reverend Blue Jeans, babe ...”
— Neil Diamond
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“I saw her face. Now I’m gonna leave her.”
— Sung by the Monkees, written by Neil Diamond
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