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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> J -> James
Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for James that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
There are 23 misheard song lyrics for James on amIright currently.
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"Born of Frustration"
Misheard Lyrics:
Show me the boobies
Original Lyrics:
Show me the movie
"Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Getting away with an old man's stuff.
Original Lyrics:
Getting away with it all messed up.
"Laid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fought with kitchen knives and Skewers.
Dressed me up in Women's Clothes,
Messed around with generals
Dressed me up in Women's Clothes,
Messed around with generals
Original Lyrics:
Fought with kitchen knives and Skewers.
Dressed me up in Women's Clothes,
Messed around with gender roles
Dressed me up in Women's Clothes,
Messed around with gender roles
"Laid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fought with kitchen knives and Skewers.
Dressed me up in Women's Clothes,
Messed around and gently rose
Dressed me up in Women's Clothes,
Messed around and gently rose
Original Lyrics:
Fought with kitchen knives and Skewers.
Dressed me up in Women's Clothes,
Messed around with gender roles
Dressed me up in Women's Clothes,
Messed around with gender roles
"Laid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fought with kitten eyes and sexy words
Original Lyrics:
Fought with kitchen knives and skewers
"Laid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hooray
Original Lyrics:
Laid
"Laid"
Misheard Lyrics:
I found you sleeping next to me,
I thought it was a dog
I thought it was a dog
Original Lyrics:
I found you sleeping next to me,
I thought I was alone
I thought I was alone
"Laid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Messed around with ginger rolls
Original Lyrics:
Messed around with gender roles
"Laid"
Misheard Lyrics:
Out there, I feel sad not to see her no more.
Original Lyrics:
My therapist said not to see you no more.
"Laid"
Misheard Lyrics:
She only sleeps when she's on top.
Original Lyrics:
She only sings when she's on top.
"Laid"
Misheard Lyrics:
She said you'll like her 'cuz she's without any cure.
Original Lyrics:
She said you're like a disease without any cure.
"She's a Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
She builds up a world
Original Lyrics:
She builds up a wall
"She's a Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a stoat.
Original Lyrics:
She's a star.
"She's a Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whenever her face is frozen unable to take it anymore
Her shadow is always withered
(Later)
Turn up the rhythm
She's a star, she's a star
It's a long road, it's a brick horse
OR
It's a long road, it's a brick house
It's a long road, it's a cuckold
Her shadow is always withered
(Later)
Turn up the rhythm
She's a star, she's a star
It's a long road, it's a brick horse
OR
It's a long road, it's a brick house
It's a long road, it's a cuckold
Original Lyrics:
Whenever her face is frozen unable to fake it anymore
Her shadow is always with her
(Later)
Turn up the flame
She's a star, she's a star
It's a long road, it's a great cause
It's a long road, it's a good call
Her shadow is always with her
(Later)
Turn up the flame
She's a star, she's a star
It's a long road, it's a great cause
It's a long road, it's a good call
"Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hose me down
Original Lyrics:
Oh, sit down
"Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I hadn't seen such Richard's I could live with being Paul
Original Lyrics:
If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor
"Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Saddam, Oh Saddam, Oh Saddam - Saddam's next to me
Original Lyrics:
Oh sit down, Oh sit down, Oh sit down - sit down next to me
"Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh say down, oh say down, oh say down, say down next to me.
Original Lyrics:
Oh sit down, oh sit down, oh sit down, sit down next to me.
"Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Secrets I can keep in spite of the day
Sing from high to leave
(Later)
Oh my, the undertow, my life is out of control
(Later)
Those who find a touch of monotonous, sit down next to me
Sing from high to leave
(Later)
Oh my, the undertow, my life is out of control
(Later)
Those who find a touch of monotonous, sit down next to me
Original Lyrics:
Secrets I can't keep inside of a day
Swing from high to deep
(Later)
Drawn by the undertow my life is out of control
(Later)
Those who find they're touched by madness, sit down next to me
Swing from high to deep
(Later)
Drawn by the undertow my life is out of control
(Later)
Those who find they're touched by madness, sit down next to me
"Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sit down, down, down, down, down
It's empathy.
It's empathy.
Original Lyrics:
Sit down, down, down, down, down
In sympathy.
In sympathy.
"Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Swim from high to leap
Original Lyrics:
Swing from high to deep
"Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh no, your hair's too long
You can't catch love with an anorak on.
You can't catch love with an anorak on.
Original Lyrics:
Now your grips too strong
You can't catch love with a net or gun.
You can't catch love with a net or gun.
"Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't catch a cold with an anorak on.
Original Lyrics:
You can't catch love with a net or a gun.
I don't know whether he knew the lyric was misheard this way or if it was just a coincidence, but after this song was released the lead singer of James (Tim Booth) often came on stage wearing a bright yellow anorak.
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