Okay this is really interesting because one day as I was reminiscing and listening to alexisonfire on YouTube i noticed one song in particular (mailbox arson) had a lot of comments written in Japanese. I started autotranslating the comments, turns out the song was featured on a popular comedy show that had a segment about misheard lyrics. In japan one of the lyrics to this song sounds like theyre talking about having an ugly wife in Japanese. If you go to the official band’s mailbox arson song on YouTube the comments are still there.
Here is another... in The Northern I thought they were saying something like "bonne journee" repeatedly, but also knew that *had to* be wrong. Finally looked it up, it is "Roll Jordan."
\[At the time I learned the real words I was also in the middle of having a massive crush on someone named Jordan. About lost my mind -- I thought it might have been a sign from the universe! Spoiler alert: it wasn't. \]
Oh man, I’ve got the best one. The song is Control, the line is “but I assure you it’s present”. My wife is convinced that it’s “but are you sure done with breakfast?” Can’t hear it any other way now haha.
In Crisis I've always heard it as, "And there's no salad bowl, we've got a crisis on our hands"
I only just recently decided to finally look it up and discovered that it's, "And there's no sign of hope, we've got a crisis on our hands".
Funny you talk about mistreating lyrics, I’ve been pronouncing their name wrong! My entire life I thought they were “Alex is on fire” not “Alexis on fire”!!! Didn’t hear the real pronunciation until I saw them open at an AX7 concert this last summer…
In “That girl possessed” I hear them singing Wayne’s world! WAYNES WORLD! Wayne’s world we won’t forget you. Instead of just we won’t, we won’t forget you.
Always hear "1-9-7-7" in Crisis as "one last sunset" which honestly made total sense to me with the rest of the lyrics so I kinda wish that's what it was haha
Boiled frogs - from the longest time the only verse lyrics I could really make out was “something something Petr Cech, and he’s fucking sick” (as in the former Chelsea / Arsenal goalkeeper) turns out the lyric is “youth sold for a pension cheque and it makes him fucking sick”
Haha yeah very specific, that’s why it always jumped out and me and seemed so odd - I was fairly sure it wasn’t the correct lyrics but it’s all I could here!
I’m an Arsenal supporter so I liked him when he came to us but Chelsea are London rivals so I didn’t like him before that lol, he was decent but pretty old when he joined Arsenal.
Edit: he also used to wear a little helmet because he fractured his skull once, so he was a very recognisable player lol
In Mrs Robinson, when they sing
"Jesus loves you more than you will know"
I used to hear " she's a slut oh, more than you will know"
Still makes me chuckle sometimes
It's not AOF, but my favourite ever is a personal one from Pearl Jam's Glorified G. "Glorified version of a pelican" vs "Glorified version of a pellet gun"
I giggle like a child every time I hear this song.
best website ever! [Kiss This Guy](https://www.kissthisguy.com/) Archive of misheard lyrics.
To add, my sister always thought it was "living in a red corvette". and a friend of hers thought Bruce Cockburn was going to use his Rocket Lawn chair to kill that SOB
I don't know if youtube links are allowed but this one makes me snort with laughter every time I watch it [The Vacant Lot, Blinded By The Light](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9_3nQFNy-w)
"...is here in my arse" - Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence.
Also, "You stole the sun from my arse" - Manic Street Preachers.
Seems to be a common theme here.
2 for me
First voices carry by TIL Tuesday
Heard : even downtown voices carry
Real: keep it down now voices carry
Second ride like the wind by Christopher Cross
Heard : lived 9 lives Gunga Din
Real: lived 9 lives gunned down 10
There are more but those always make me laugh
I'm blue, by Eiffel 65 as ruined me with the lyrics I would beat off a guy instead of I'm Blue daba dee dabu die or something like that but I've been saying it wrong this whole time so don't feel bad I feel bad for my kids cuz I've been saying it wrong good thing they're 16 and 17 now but now it's just worse so I have never seen the lyrics, I feel so embarrassed by this but it's true, now I don't know the real lyrics still. Or Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi our kids when they were young and we were camping we ended up turning this song into whoa Grandpa's got no hair and now I can't on hear it and I don't want to change it so sorry Jovi but Grandpa's got no hair and I'm Blue is staying the same too definitely have misheard lyrics for sure I admit when I'm Wrong and I'm definitely wrong with these songs wow but we love the new Bon Jovi we have going with whoa Grandpa's got no hair instead of Living on a Prayer.
‘Jizzed in different hands’, rather than ’Nature’s indifferent hands’
That's hilarious, I'm going to mishear that now too probably.
in sweet dreams of otherness instead of "born to live again" i first heard "born to rip or tear" lol
Ah, yes. John Doom Guy in *Sweet Dreams of Otherness*.
Why do you keep coming back to hedonism 2?? Hah
The rippin’ and da tearin’
Boiled frogs. “Poor little Tin-man still swinging his ass.” Also No Transitory. “I am in a constant state of Captain Crunch”
Honestly it works. When I eat Cap’n Crunch I’m in a constant state of getting cut.
For real!!
Those are both great. I love them.
Okay this is really interesting because one day as I was reminiscing and listening to alexisonfire on YouTube i noticed one song in particular (mailbox arson) had a lot of comments written in Japanese. I started autotranslating the comments, turns out the song was featured on a popular comedy show that had a segment about misheard lyrics. In japan one of the lyrics to this song sounds like theyre talking about having an ugly wife in Japanese. If you go to the official band’s mailbox arson song on YouTube the comments are still there.
That's a cool fun fact!
Here is another... in The Northern I thought they were saying something like "bonne journee" repeatedly, but also knew that *had to* be wrong. Finally looked it up, it is "Roll Jordan." \[At the time I learned the real words I was also in the middle of having a massive crush on someone named Jordan. About lost my mind -- I thought it might have been a sign from the universe! Spoiler alert: it wasn't. \]
"I want to go to heaven" in The Northern. At first I thought it was "I want to go to the battleground"
The Northern's got us both messed up, dude. High five for solidarity.
My wife thought it was “wasted out your mind” instead of “which side are you on” I’m Committed to the Con.
at first i thought was "What the hell you're"
I use to sing "happy to feel your breath again" in world stops turning
In accidents the chant- “lets redefine!! Lets redefine!!” As a teen i always heard “lets freedom fight!” Hahahahah
I used to think it was "re-defy" (idk, didn't critically think back then) but "freedom fight" is cooler
…. Fuck
Oh man, I’ve got the best one. The song is Control, the line is “but I assure you it’s present”. My wife is convinced that it’s “but are you sure done with breakfast?” Can’t hear it any other way now haha.
I can hear the BREAKFAST taking place of "present" too. (Are y'all hobbits?)
In Crisis I've always heard it as, "And there's no salad bowl, we've got a crisis on our hands" I only just recently decided to finally look it up and discovered that it's, "And there's no sign of hope, we've got a crisis on our hands".
No salad bowls IS a crisis to someone, like an olive garden manager. Or a potluck host. 😂
Funny you talk about mistreating lyrics, I’ve been pronouncing their name wrong! My entire life I thought they were “Alex is on fire” not “Alexis on fire”!!! Didn’t hear the real pronunciation until I saw them open at an AX7 concert this last summer…
In “That girl possessed” I hear them singing Wayne’s world! WAYNES WORLD! Wayne’s world we won’t forget you. Instead of just we won’t, we won’t forget you.
Party on, radioblues. I can totally hear that.
I thought "And reckless, like a dream" was "And reckless, like a train" in Sweet Dreams
i thought it was “like a drug”
Always hear "1-9-7-7" in Crisis as "one last sunset" which honestly made total sense to me with the rest of the lyrics so I kinda wish that's what it was haha
Totally acceptable alternative to me!
Boiled frogs - from the longest time the only verse lyrics I could really make out was “something something Petr Cech, and he’s fucking sick” (as in the former Chelsea / Arsenal goalkeeper) turns out the lyric is “youth sold for a pension cheque and it makes him fucking sick”
That's so specific! Learned about someone new today. Is he... *fucking sick* though? (a good player?)
Haha yeah very specific, that’s why it always jumped out and me and seemed so odd - I was fairly sure it wasn’t the correct lyrics but it’s all I could here! I’m an Arsenal supporter so I liked him when he came to us but Chelsea are London rivals so I didn’t like him before that lol, he was decent but pretty old when he joined Arsenal. Edit: he also used to wear a little helmet because he fractured his skull once, so he was a very recognisable player lol
Dare by gorrilas When he says "never did no harm" it sounds like "never get no ham"
‘my partner thought it was cheese string tannonbom’ instead of ‘she’s a strange animal’
In Mrs Robinson, when they sing "Jesus loves you more than you will know" I used to hear " she's a slut oh, more than you will know" Still makes me chuckle sometimes
Boiled frogs - “still swinging with his EX”
It's not AOF, but my favourite ever is a personal one from Pearl Jam's Glorified G. "Glorified version of a pelican" vs "Glorified version of a pellet gun" I giggle like a child every time I hear this song.
best website ever! [Kiss This Guy](https://www.kissthisguy.com/) Archive of misheard lyrics. To add, my sister always thought it was "living in a red corvette". and a friend of hers thought Bruce Cockburn was going to use his Rocket Lawn chair to kill that SOB I don't know if youtube links are allowed but this one makes me snort with laughter every time I watch it [The Vacant Lot, Blinded By The Light](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9_3nQFNy-w)
My friend thought “little red corvette “was “ Bring me the rent collect.”
"...is here in my arse" - Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence. Also, "You stole the sun from my arse" - Manic Street Preachers. Seems to be a common theme here.
Misheard 'my ride or die, oh' as 'my reddit bio'.
Sorry to ask, what song is that referencing?
'Hallucinate' by Dua Lipa.
ty! I'll give it a listen. :)
Prism song Spaceship Superstar, the line, Solar powered laser beam guitar, for years I heard Solar power laser beam in a jar.
2 for me First voices carry by TIL Tuesday Heard : even downtown voices carry Real: keep it down now voices carry Second ride like the wind by Christopher Cross Heard : lived 9 lives Gunga Din Real: lived 9 lives gunned down 10 There are more but those always make me laugh
Stevie Nicks, white wing dove, when I first heard it I thought she was singing just like the wild weekend. 😂
"jacking off on the prison bus" radioactive, imagine dragons.
Big hotel with the lights on. ( Big old jet air liner)
Why is Alex on fire?
What lovers do by Adam Levine: I always hear “Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh I’ll build a shed for you” It’s “Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh been wishin' for you” 🤣
Not me, friend of my boss: “I wanna rock and roll all night… and part of every day!” LOL!! Like they’re “responsible” when they party?!? Too funny!
The more woah’s a song has the better
Truth. Specifically Wade Woahs, right?!
I had a friend Alex would thought it was Alex is on fire
... It's not?
I was just telling the kids one of my favorite Neil Diamond songs was “Reverend Bluejeans”.
Another favorite: “mindless little faces, they’re addicted to love.”
“Hold me closer Tony Danza” I’m well aware it’s “tiny dancer” but I continue to sing it unconsciously.
I'm blue, by Eiffel 65 as ruined me with the lyrics I would beat off a guy instead of I'm Blue daba dee dabu die or something like that but I've been saying it wrong this whole time so don't feel bad I feel bad for my kids cuz I've been saying it wrong good thing they're 16 and 17 now but now it's just worse so I have never seen the lyrics, I feel so embarrassed by this but it's true, now I don't know the real lyrics still. Or Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi our kids when they were young and we were camping we ended up turning this song into whoa Grandpa's got no hair and now I can't on hear it and I don't want to change it so sorry Jovi but Grandpa's got no hair and I'm Blue is staying the same too definitely have misheard lyrics for sure I admit when I'm Wrong and I'm definitely wrong with these songs wow but we love the new Bon Jovi we have going with whoa Grandpa's got no hair instead of Living on a Prayer.
Post malon "fall apart" .. I heard " tattoo my car" instead of down to my core