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Mr. Mister's, "Broken Wings"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Cuz you're half of the flesh. And blood makes me whole.
The Real Lyrics:
That you're half of the flesh and blood that makes me whole.
The Story: I always thought he was a vampire. - Submitted by: Paul
Mr. Mister's, "Broken Wings"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Take these f***ing wings
The Real Lyrics:
Take these broken wings
The Story: Don't know whether he was trying to be funny or he believed genuinely those were the real lyrics but either way, I still think my significant other needs his ears cleaned out. Having said this, though a bit gratuitous, admittedly the cursing would fit in rather well with the singer's vocal straining at this part of the song. Shows some conviction and passion as if he's 'feeling the music'. - Submitted by: Missy Bass
Mr. Mister's, "Broken Wings"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The book of love will open up and let us sing
The Real Lyrics:
The book of love will open up and let us in
The Story: I thought that's what it sounded like back in the day. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Mr. Mister's, "Broken Wings"
The Misheard Lyrics:
When we hear the voices sing,
You know that Buffalo Bill
Will let us sing
You know that Buffalo Bill
Will let us sing
The Real Lyrics:
When we hear the voices sing,
The book of love will open
And let us in
The book of love will open
And let us in
The Story: This came out when I was little, and it was one of those songs I used to sing all the time. Yesterday, I was listening to an 80s station when the song came on, and I finally realized that I'd had the words wrong for years. I always *did* wonder what Buffalo Bill had to do with anything... - Submitted by: Danielle
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie Elieson."
The Misheard Lyrics:
Here in LA
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie Elieson
The Story: Okay...I REALLY missed the boat on THAT one! I thought the refrain was "Here in LA" - Submitted by: drpoundsign
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Carry a lizard
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie eleison
The Story: A group of us were in the car on the way home, singing loudly to the radio, and he sang "Carry a lizard". We all busted out laughing at him. Poor guy. - Submitted by: Julia
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Carrying a laser down the road that I must travel Carrying a laser through the darkness of the night Carrying a laser where I'm going will you follow Carrying a laser on a highway in the night
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie eleison down the road that I must travel Kyrie eleison through the darkness of the night Kyrie eleison where I'm going will you follow Kyrie eleison on a highway in the night
The Story: First heard the song on a roadtrip with friends. Having been born in the late 80s, I hadn't heard it before and never suspected the first words in the lines of the chorus were Greek. When I asked if the song was science fiction with talk of all the lasers, they laughed themselves sick while replaying the song to appreciate the hilarity my misheard lyric. - Submitted by: WizardWayKris
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Carrying a laser down the road that I must travel.
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel.
The Story: I know this has been posted many times, but does anybody remember the movie Short Circuit? This song played in the movie when the robot was traveling down the road. I thought they made this song for the movie since all the robots carried lasers. - Submitted by: Luke Ward
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Fiery cheese upon a row the thyme unraveled.
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel.
The Story: This line sounds like different gibberish every time through the song and it is obviously the main line in the song. I had no idea what it actually was until now, and wouldn't ever recognize it on an album cover if my liking the tune would get me to buy it! - Submitted by: Dingbat Louise
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Gimme gimme a laser down the road that I must travel
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie Elesion down the road that I must travel.
The Story: I have gone over 4 decades thinking he said “gimme a laser”. - Submitted by: Eric
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Humiliation down the road that I must travel
Humiliation through the darkness of the night
Humiliation where I'm going, will you follow?
Humiliation on a highway in the night
Humiliation through the darkness of the night
Humiliation where I'm going, will you follow?
Humiliation on a highway in the night
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie Eleison down the road that I must travel
Kyrie Eleison through the darkness of the night
Kyrie Eleison where I'm going, will you follow?
Kyrie Eleison on a highway in the night
Kyrie Eleison through the darkness of the night
Kyrie Eleison where I'm going, will you follow?
Kyrie Eleison on a highway in the night
The Story: It was all about humiliation, not "Lord have mercy"! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Kerry and her Laser on the road that I must travel
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel.
The Story: Anyone whose name was Kerry and who drove a 'Ford Laser' during the 1980s, this was your song. - Submitted by: Lindsay
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Korean lasers down the road that I must travel.
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie elaison down the road that I must travel.
The Story: I actually thought it said that. - Submitted by: General534
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Kyria lays upon the road that I must travel
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel.
The Story: I met someone named Kyria once. - Submitted by: Dicter
Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Syrinx or Lesion in the cord, you must not fat-sat. Syrinx or Lesion, normal T1 MRI
The Real Lyrics:
Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel.
The Story: This is how I remember to not use "fat-saturated" sequencing on Lesions or Syrinx when doing spinal imaging. - Submitted by: Mrs. Mister
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