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Black Crowes', "Hard To Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hey little sailor, does that light your candle?
The Real Lyrics:
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle.
The Story: On the TV hit show, 'America's Got Talent', the performing group The Millers did this song, with the older brother singing the lyrics; and the misheard lyrics are what I heard him sing. I didn't find out the right lyrics until I googled the lyrics. - Submitted by: King Krome
Black Crowes', "Hard To Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hey little thing, I'm a proud Chicano.
The Real Lyrics:
Hey little thing, let me light your candle.
The Story: I was visit in Los Angeles for the first time in 1990 when I first heard this song on the radio. My hearing was obviously influenced by too many Cheech and Chong movies. - Submitted by: JS
Black Crowes', "Hard To Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I got nothin' but Flintstone lovin'.
The Real Lyrics:
That ain't nothin' but ten-cent lovin'.
The Story: My mom used to sing this line wrong. When you're a kid, you think your parents know everything. So I assumed it was right, too. - Submitted by: Frann
Black Crowes', "Hard To Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause Mama, I'm so a-henna now, henna now, here.
'Cause Mama, I'm so a-henna now, henna now, here.
The Real Lyrics:
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause Mama, I'm so hard to handle now, yes I am.
'Cause Mama, I'm so hard to handle now, yes I am.
The Story: I guess that's how I hear the lyric. It's kind of hard to understand the lead singer. I try to sing along to the toon, and my wife thinks it's funny. - Submitted by: Brian
Black Crowes', "Hard To Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Pretty little thing
Livin' life's a chemical
And mama, you're sure hard to hanna naow
Yes, you are.
Livin' life's a chemical
And mama, you're sure hard to hanna naow
Yes, you are.
The Real Lyrics:
Pretty little thing
Let me light your candle
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle now
Yes, I am.
Let me light your candle
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle now
Yes, I am.
The Story: That's how I heard my big sister sing it in the car. Then that's how I started singing it. Then I was trying to find out the name of the song so I could download it. And I couldn't get the lyrics right enough to actually find the title until this site had similar misheard lyrics. It actually led me to the right song. :p - Submitted by: Ari
Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause Mama, I'm showing off to Heatha now, I get around
The Real Lyrics:
'Cause Mama, I'm sure hard to handle
Now, it gets around.
Now, it gets around.
The Story: My names Heather, so I suppose I heard what I wanted to. He was showing off to Heatha(er) now by getting around. - Submitted by: Heather
Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hey little thing lemme light your chemicals 'cause momma I'm sure the handyman gets around.
The Real Lyrics:
Hey little thing lemme light your candle 'cause momma I'm sure hard to handle now,
The Story: I've heard in my head many different things in this song but this is the one version that I always revert to. I've tried for years to listen attentively to what is said here, and I've always been unclear. Sounds like the handyman has some fun though. - Submitted by: Dekab
Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hey little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now, yessir'am
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now, yessir'am
The Real Lyrics:
Pretty little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now, yessir'am
'Cause mama I'm sure hard to handle, now, yessir'am
The Story: I checked and saw an interview with the Black Crowes singer. It is yessir'am just like the original from Otis Redding...... - Submitted by: Rod
Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, let me think, lemming night the candle
'Cause mama, you're surely Gehenna now, vis-cer-al.
'Cause mama, you're surely Gehenna now, vis-cer-al.
The Real Lyrics:
Hey little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle now, yes I am.
'Cause mama, I'm sure hard to handle now, yes I am.
The Story: Just involves my fascination with the occult and my inability to figure out what they were singing. Whenever I sang along with the music on the radio, it was usually louder than my voice and nobody ever noticed that my lyrics make no sense. - Submitted by: Chris D.
Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, little thing, let me light your chemicals
Mama, I'm showin' the ha-na-na, he's around
Mama, I'm showin' the ha-na-na, he's around
The Real Lyrics:
Hey, little thing, let me light your candle 'cause
Mama, I'm sure hard to handle, now, gets around
Mama, I'm sure hard to handle, now, gets around
The Story: I got into an argument about whether the line was 'chemicals' or 'candle 'cause.' I mean, didn't Chris Robinson wear those pants with hemp leaves on them? Robinson's voice is the quintessential rock 'n' roll voice: rough and garbled. In a good way, of course. - Submitted by: John Plasket
Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I have got some good old lovin'
and I got some rolling stone
and I got some rolling stone
The Real Lyrics:
I have got some good old lovin'
and I got some more in store
and I got some more in store
The Story: My friend and I were at work, in the back, and this song came on so we started singing. I sang what I thought they said and my friend said, "What?" We both started laughing so hard, neither of us could hardly breathe. I was so embarrased. Luckily we were the only ones in the back at that time. Every time that song plays and we're together, we start laughing. - Submitted by: Tracy Limon
Black Crowes', "Jealous Again"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Tell us again
The Real Lyrics:
Jealous again
The Story: I was playing the game Song Quest on Facebook and I hadn't yet read the titles, but was only listening to the song and thought it said, "Tell us again" until I read the title in the choices. - Submitted by: Bridget Ilene Delaney
Black Crowes', "Remedy"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Can I have some lemonade?..... I need a lemonade..... for what is ailing me.
The Real Lyrics:
Can I have a remedy? I need a remedy... for what is ailing me.
The Story: I was belting out MY version of the song, Mick Jagger style, when my friend BJ said, "WHAT??" and I sang it again and she screamed, "NO!!! That is NOT how it goes!" Though, I had been so certain for months I am sure. - Submitted by: Christine Hulson
There are more Black Crowes misheard lyrics available.
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