Song Lyrics That Sound Different To What They Are

[Boss Man]

Ever noticed that? Lyrics in a song that sound like something they're not?

I can think of a few.

Madonna's La Isla Bonita. Two lines spring to mind.

A: She dropped her goolies out of reach. (In Britain Goolies are a slang term for a mans tackle).

B: With eyes like potatos.

ACDC. Give Me A Bullet To Bite On

Sounds more like give me a bollock to bite on.

Another of theres, For Those About To Rock, sounds like "for those without a rug"

The classic 1980's song Push It, that starts Ahh push it, push it real good.

Sounds like Ahh Bull**it.

The Lambada is in Spanish or Portuguese, but it sounds like there's a line in it, that goes "why d'you wear the same pair on one foot?"

The classic Michael Jackson line "Annie are you walking?"

[fit-fanatic-2025]

I always thought it was interesting that if it's a british singer i can't detect an accent when their singing. people sound the same when singing.

I don't follow lines exactly on most songs except favorites so I'm no help to your point. Boss.

[Boss Man]

The accent thing I can agree with. The only person who I think ever really managed to get his accent through on his vocals, was Noddy Holder of Slade. Brian Johnson of ACDC is a thoroughbread Geordie, (from Newcastle) and he only sounds a bit geordie on their records, or indeed in his early days with his first band, aptly called Geordie.

It's like his singing voice partly suppresses the accent.

[ketchuplover]

"Islands in the Stream" = "Island Industries"

[fitoverforty]

Sister Golden Hair:
"I've been one poor correspondent..." sounds to me like -
"I've been one more Boris Karloff..."

Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard:
"Love me like a bomb, baby come & get it on" sounds like -
Love me like a bum, baby come & get it own"

"Mirror queen, mannequin, rhythm of love" sounds like -
Mirror cream, man a king, rippin' ba low"

"Sweet dream, saccharine, loosen up (Loosen up) I loosen up" sounds like -
sweet dreams, sailor mean, and lucy....lucille.....lucille...

[Boss Man]

Mirror cream sounds like a fad product. Makes women look more youthful, but only in the mirror.

To everyone else, they have that first thing in the morning look all the time.

[ArtzyJen]

Kate Nash is someone who really lets her accent slip through when singing.

And I don't know if you've seen the viral video of that horribly auto-tuned teenager Rebecca Black, but instead of sounding like Friday... It sounds like she's saying Fried Egg.