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They Might Be Giants', "Ana Ng"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want the world
I just want to wear hats
I just want to wear hats
The Real Lyrics:
I don't want the world
I just want your half
I just want your half
The Story: Me and my friend were doing this impersonation of tmbg for the school talent show, and I sung my version of the song. I was corrected by one of the teachers after the show. Good thing the student body was still in diapers when that song was popular! - Submitted by: Fubuki Starshine
They Might Be Giants', "Birdhouse In Your Soul"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Like Guardian Angel zits, always near!
The Real Lyrics:
Like Guardian Angels, it's always near.
The Story: I figured zits are always lurking to ruin your day... - Submitted by: Ryan
They Might Be Giants', "Birdhouse In Your Soul"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Like argent angels it's
Always near.
Always near.
The Real Lyrics:
Like guardian angels it's
Always near.
Always near.
The Story: I thought that this song was so cool when I first heard it. I loved the 'argent angel' lyrics, so my screen name for my email and editing wikis and such became ArgentAngel or something like that. I felt really stupid when I found it was 'guardian angel,' but (of course) I still like my lyrics better. - Submitted by: ArgentAngel
They Might Be Giants', "Cloisonné"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Minecraft is exploding
The Real Lyrics:
My craft is exploding
The Story: This misheard lyric was an inside joke in a TMBG Disoord server called "The Hall of Heads". - Submitted by: Snappy Ranger
They Might Be Giants', "Don't Let's Start"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Don't, don't, don't let's start
This is when I fart
This is when I fart
The Real Lyrics:
Don't, don't, don't let's start
This is the worst part
This is the worst part
The Story: This was what it sounded like when I first heard it, although I was pretty sure the real lyric must be something else. - Submitted by: Patrick
They Might Be Giants', "Experimental Film"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's the part that makes your feet turn blue
I don't know what makes you feet turn blue...
I don't know what makes you feet turn blue...
The Real Lyrics:
It's the part that makes your face implode
I don't know what makes your face implode.
I don't know what makes your face implode.
The Story: I heard the song in the Homestar Runner video and misheard those words. - Submitted by: Garnish
They Might Be Giants', "Feign Amnesia"
The Misheard Lyrics:
We were standing outside the sidewalk
With that crazy goddamn thing behind us
With that crazy goddamn thing behind us
The Real Lyrics:
We were standing outside the sidewalk
With that crazy guy dancing behind us
With that crazy guy dancing behind us
The Story: I grew up where swearing was really bad and my sister asked me to edit this line out because we both misheard it as such - Submitted by: Justin Snyder
They Might Be Giants', "For Science"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I will date the girl from Phoenix
The Real Lyrics:
I will date the girl from Venus
The Story: It was my father who actually misheard the lyric. As we were listening to teh song, he asked, 'Where is she from?' After I told him, he said, 'Ohhhh, *Venus!* I thought they said 'the girl from Phoenix,' and I couldn't understand what all the fuss was about.' - Submitted by: Shana Carter
They Might Be Giants', "For Science"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I will date the girl from Phoenix
The Real Lyrics:
I will date the girl from Venus
The Story: One day I was listening to this song with my father. After it ended, he asked, 'Where was the girl from?' and after I told him he said, 'Ohhhh! I thought she was the girl from *Phoenix* and I couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about.' - Submitted by: Shana Carter
They Might Be Giants', "I Am Not Your Broom"
The Misheard Lyrics:
No, John, I will not sleep for you
For I am not your broom.
For I am not your broom.
The Real Lyrics:
No, John, I will not sweep for you
For I am not your broom.
For I am not your broom.
The Story: When I heard this song on TMBG's "No! Songs for Children", I heard the "I will not sweep for you" part (and thought it said "sleep". I was shocked and said to myself, "SLEEP?? SONGS FOR CHILDREN!" Then I went on "This Might Be A Wiki" (webpage?) and found out it said "sweep". - Submitted by: Wesley
They Might Be Giants', "I Palindrome I"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You've gotta be stoned and that's about it
The Real Lyrics:
Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age
The Story: I swear to god, my friends and I were completely convinced these were the correct lyrics, and if you tell someone (pre-having heard the song) the false lyrics, they will believe that these are the right words. Anyways, this idea was dispelled after some know-it-all twerp on tmbg.com's chatroom corrected me. Thank you. - Submitted by: Scott Amsbary
They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Now it's Thursday night on a moonlit night
The Real Lyrics:
Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night.
The Story: Always thought this sounded awfully redundant, saying that it's night at night. - Submitted by: Falling leaf
They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
That's nobody's business but the dirks.
The Real Lyrics:
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
The Story: I thought 'dirk' or 'derk' was an amalgram of 'berk' and 'dork'. - Submitted by: Colin Slater
They Might Be Giants', "Particle man"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Is he a duck
The Real Lyrics:
Is he a dot
The Story: The first time I head the line was on a Tiny Toon Adventures sketch starring Plucky - Submitted by: Anonymous
They Might Be Giants', "See the Constellation "
The Misheard Lyrics:
With Gordon Liddy on his arm
Just a guy made of dots and lines
Just a guy made of dots and lines
The Real Lyrics:
No cigar, no lady on his arm
Just a guy made of dots and lines
Just a guy made of dots and lines
The Story: Gordon Liddy, full name- Mr. G. Gordon Liddy, was an assistant to the Nixon White House During the Watergate scandal of the 1970s. I don't know why I thought that the band was singing about Gordon Liddy. I guess "no cigar, no lady" was a lyric that I didn't think of, and that a band that sings about fingertips or lions on silver spaceship(s) would probably sing comedy songs about Mr. Liddy, too. - Submitted by: TR
They Might Be Giants', "Your Racist Friend"
The Misheard Lyrics:
. . .you're Ace's friend.
The Real Lyrics:
. . .your racist friend.
The Story: I thought the song was about someone badmouthing their friend, Ace. - Submitted by: Liz
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