What Did You Say?

I got busted a few weeks ago singing the wrong lyrics to a song. OK, be truthful, we all do it. You are just singing along using the lyrics you have sung to the song forever and someone says, "What did you say?"  You stop and try to think of what is was that you just sang that was wrong. Well, I was singing along to Boston's "Peace of Mind" in the car with my Husband, Son and his Girlfriend. Mind you, I had no idea that the name of the song was "Peace of Mind", because if I had known I would not have gotten the lyrics wrong.


The lyrics are:

 I understand about indecision,

But I don't care if I get behind,

People livin' in competition,

All I want is to have my peace of mind.

I sang:

I understand about indecision,

I don't care if I get behind,

People livin' in competition,

All I want is to grab a piece of the pie.

No, not pie like cherry pie, but grab a share of something. For me it works and makes perfect sense, but clearly the wrong lyrics. Not only was it wrong, but apparently hilarious to my car mates.

So, the one that I found out on my own, and was able to correct without ridicule, was "Layla" by Eric Clapton. Once again I did not know the name of the song was Layla, or I would have corrected myself many years earlier. I am a person who loves to sing and never knows the names of the song and who sings them. Obviously, I also have no idea what the correct lyrics are either, lol. 

The lyrics are:

Layla, you got me on my knees

Layla, I'm begging darling please

Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind

For many years I sang:

Hey Love, you've got me on my knees

Hey Love, I'll beg ya darlin' please

Hey Love, darling won't you ease my worried mind.

No more and no one was any the wiser, until NOW!!

If you have ever seen the movie "27 Dresses" with Katherine Heigl and James Marden singing "Bennie and the Jets" by Elton John, you have to remember how badly they messed with the lyrics. This is one of my favorite parts of the movie and you have to watch it on Youtube if you get a chance..

The lyrics are:

Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful

Oh Bennie she's really keen

She's got electric boots, a mohair suit

You know I read it in a magazine

Bennie and the Jets

They sing:

Oh and the wind and the waterfall

Ooh baby she's a red brigade

She's got electric boobs, ya know her shoes

You know I read it in a magazine

Bennie and the Jets

One of my brothers in law was watching "Mrs Doubtfire" and instead of singing: Aerosmiths' song

"Dude looks like a lady" he sang, "Do the funky lady" and that is now how we sing it today!

Everyone sings "Blinded by the Light", by Manfred Mann lyrics incorrectly:

They wrote:

Blinded by the light

Revved up like a Deuce

Another runner in the night

We all sing:

Blinded by the light

Wrapped up like a douche 

Another rumor in the night.

Come on, you know we all do it.