I was in Grade 4, walking to Linden Lanes School in the Winter when I found a Tape in the snow. Upon arriving Home again at the end of the day I heard Toto’s Africa for the first time. WOW. My little brain was blown away and I’ve been listening to it ever since, howling away “RISING LIKE A LEOPARDESS ABOVE THE SERENGETI!”…
You can imagine my surprise when I realized… YESTERDAY that I’d been singing it wrong for 38 years. It’s “Rising like OLYMPUS above the Serengeti.” Nobodys perfect? Turs out I’m NOT alone. Here are the Top 5 most misheard song lyrics of all time according to NME and the Top 5 Country misheard from The Boot.
- “Money for nothin’ and chips for free”. Correct lyric: “Money for nothin’ and your chicks for free” from Dire Straits’ ‘Money For Nothing’
- “Every Time you go away, you take a piece of meat with you”. Correct lyric: “Every time you go away take a piece of me with you” from Paul Young’s ‘Every Time You Go Away’.
- “Sue Lawley”. Correct lyric: “So lonely” from The Police’s ‘So Lonely’.
- “We built this city on sausage rolls”. Correct lyric: “We built this city on rock ‘n’ roll” from Starship’s ‘We Built This City’.
- “Saving his life from this warm sausage tea”. Correct lyric: “Spare him his life from this monstrosity” from Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.
AND….
1. “I am Batman” Correct lyric: “I am That Man” from Brooks and Dunn, I am That Man.
2. “They’d Like To F..K their Sister” Correct lyric: “They’d like to buck the system” from Garth Brooks, Against The Grain.
3. “White sand, cocaine”Correct lyric: “White sand, cold can” from Jake Owen, Beachin’.
4. “I’m stuck in wholesome prison” Correct lyric: “I’m stuck in Folsom Prison” from Johnny Cash, Folsom Prison Blues
5. “Breaker-breaker one-nine / She’s a big ol’ turd” Correct lyric: “Breaker-breaker one-nine / She’s a big ol’ flirt” from Josh Gracin, Nothin’ to Lose. More in the Link below :)… Sing ’em loud and proud!
