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Steve Winwood's, "Back In The High Life Again"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Don't want to be a Sadducee
The Real Lyrics:
And oh we'll be a sight to see
The Story: Sadducees are mentioned in the Bible and they lived and practiced life strictly - Submitted by: California Motorway
Steve Winwood's, "Back In The High Life Again"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Don't want to be a Saducee
The Real Lyrics:
And oh we'll be a sight to see
The Story: The Saducees were an essentric Jewish sect in Jesus' day. They didn't believe in spirits or in an afterlife, so why did they even practice religion if they thought that after one's death there was NOTHING? They practiced strictly regimented ascetic ritualisms in their lives. I guessed that Steve wanted to "live it up" again after a time of retreat, and who could blame him for that? Everybody Wang Chung tonight! - Submitted by: Grateful For California
Steve Winwood's, "Back in the High Life Again"
The Misheard Lyrics:
So don't be surprised to see me
Back in the bright Bordentown
Back in the bright Bordentown
The Real Lyrics:
So don't be surprised to see me
Back in the bright part of town
Back in the bright part of town
The Story: Bordentown is a town in Burlington County, NJ. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Steve Winwood's, "Don't You Know What The Night Can Do?"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you know about the Mountain Dew?
The Real Lyrics:
Don't you know what the night can do?
The Story: I am fairly interested in the various soda drinks available, and my selective hearing has fooled me again. While browsing my laptop with MTV Classic playing, this song came up and this caught me completely off guard. I had to replay on my cable box at least 3 times before I made the connection what the lyrics were. I literally couldn't unhear "Mountain Dew" and then when the end title came up, I was like "...oh." - Submitted by: Mabel Hampton
Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love (Theme from `Big Business')"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bring me Ohio Love.
The Real Lyrics:
Bring me a higher love.
The Story: My baby sister was living in Cleveland at the time and had just broken up with her man. She heard this on the radio going back to her house. So she called up the then-operating Steve Winwood hotline at the local radio station there and volunteered her flavor of Ohio love to Steve Winwood. - Submitted by: tja2729
Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love "
The Misheard Lyrics:
We walk blind with some Visine
Falling behind in what could be
Falling behind in what could be
The Real Lyrics:
We walk blind and we try to see
Falling behind in what could be
Falling behind in what could be
The Story: Kept thinking the lyric was about Visine eye drops. Especially the "We walk blind" part - Submitted by: Gabe
Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bake me a pie of love.
The Real Lyrics:
Bring me a higher love.
The Story: I was singing in my car when I was abruptly stopped when I realized all the others were singing different lyrics than me. I tried to explain to them, by singing what I thought I knew the lyrics were, but I was just laughed at and told the real lyrics. - Submitted by: Steff
Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Break me in hired love.
The Real Lyrics:
Bring me a higher love.
The Story: My friend and I worked at a mail presort business. It was a cool job because it was basically 4-8pm and we could wear blue jeans and head phones while sorting mail by zip code. I know he was messing with me but he claimed he thought the words were "break me in hired love". Whenever I hear that song I sing the wrong words on purpose. - Submitted by: Steve Austin
Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bring me a pie of life.
The Real Lyrics:
Bring me a higher love.
The Story: Was pretty sure I was wrong. - Submitted by: Steve K
Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bring me an iron lung.
The Real Lyrics:
Bring me a higher love.
The Story: Driving in the car with our young son about 20 years ago. We were singing the lyrics when my son said 'OhmiGod, I always thought he was singing 'bring me an iron lung'' I said 'That doesn't make any sense'. He said 'I know- that's why it seemed stupid to me' - Submitted by: zac
Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Dreaming it, I don't know
The Real Lyrics:
Bring me a higher love
The Story: What I thought I heard a long time ago, and more recently, I heard this song remade with his daughter Lilly in a Hershey commercial. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Steve Winwood's, "Roll With It"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bald-headed baby
The Real Lyrics:
Roll with it, baby.
The Story: A co-worker's daughter was singing 'Bald Headed Baby' and now I think of that every time I hear the song. We still laugh about it every time we see each other. - Submitted by: Karen Bergmeier
Steve Winwood's, "Roll With It"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Rolex, baby
The Real Lyrics:
Roll with it, baby
The Story: Could have sworn he was talking about watches! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Steve Winwood's, "Roll With It"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Welb with it baby!
The Real Lyrics:
Roll with it, baby.
The Story: I thought it was 'Welb with it baby!' I was guessing that to 'welb' was just some kind of dance move. - Submitted by: Steve K
Steve Winwood's, "Roll With It"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You just roll, frickin' baby
Come on and just roll, frickin' baby
You are with me, roll, frickin' baby
Hand up and just roll frickin' baby
The way your glove, is good and funny
I swear by sons of love, sweet and sunny.
Come on and just roll, frickin' baby
You are with me, roll, frickin' baby
Hand up and just roll frickin' baby
The way your glove, is good and funny
I swear by sons of love, sweet and sunny.
The Real Lyrics:
You just roll with it, baby
Come on and just roll with it, baby
You and me, roll with it, baby
Hang on and just roll with it, baby
The way that you love is good as money
I swear by stars above, sweet as honey.
Come on and just roll with it, baby
You and me, roll with it, baby
Hang on and just roll with it, baby
The way that you love is good as money
I swear by stars above, sweet as honey.
The Story: This song used to be on all the time when I was about 5 or 6, so I used to sing 'Roll frickin' baby' instead of 'Roll with it baby'. One day I was singing it in the car, and my mother said to me, 'Stop saying that, those aren't the right lyrics, they don't even make sense.' So I turned to her and said, 'Yes they do, it's a song about rolling a baby down a hill.'. - Submitted by: Michelle
Steve Winwood's, "Roll with It"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Off with his face, yeah.
The Real Lyrics:
Roll with it, baby.
The Story: I was a kid, it made perfect sense to me. - Submitted by: Josh
Steve Winwood's, "Valerie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Valerie, corned beef.
Corned beef, Valerie
Corned beef, Valerie
The Real Lyrics:
Valerie, call on me
Call on me, Valerie
Call on me, Valerie
The Story: I heard this on the way to a Sunday dinner with a friend who is Irish. She thought it was "Corned Beef". I had to correct her. She still sings it to this day, just like that. - Submitted by: Dan Levitan
Steve Winwood's, "While You See a Chance"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bad romance
The Real Lyrics:
Come romance
The Story: It could have been three decades before Lady Gaga made a reference like that! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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