For years now, when we listened to the 1994 Morrissey hit single “Now My Heart Is Full”, I thought the song’s refrain referred to “Pinky Cubans”. I was saddened to recently find out that alas, the line is “Pinkie, Cubitt”, referring to characters in Graham Greene‘s novel Brighton Rock.
Apparently misheard lyrics are a cottage industry, as a website called “Kiss This Guy”, has a huge database of them.
What are your favorite misheard lyrics? Leave them in the comments…
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When I was 7 or 8, I was convinced the Hall & Oates song “Kiss On My List” was about a party, and the guest of honor was an Asian girl named Yokis. “Yokis is on my list”
When I was a kid I always thought the Stones song Beast of Burden was Big Suburban. The analogy actually works. My neighbor was certain that Til’ Tuesday’s Voices Carry was called Was It Scary. That always cracked me up