Give Peace a Chance
Misheard Lyric:
- Oh, we are sailing, yes give Jesus pants!
- All we are saying is good piece of cheese**
Correct: All we are saying is give peace a chance
Yellow Submarine (The Beatles)
M: We're all weird and we're jealous of Marie, jealous of Marie, jealous of Marie
C:We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine
Yellow Submarine (again)
M: And we lived in lima beans
C: And we lived a life of ease
I've Got My Mind Set On You (George Harrison)
Misheard:
- Wake up, I might sit on you
- I've got my man scent on you
Correct: I've got my mind set on you
It Won't Be Long (The Beatles)
M: Every night, when everybody has won, here am I, tits are our motto
C:...sitting all on my own
You Can't Always Get What You Want (Rolling Stones)
M: You can't always get a chihuauha
C: You can't always get what you want
Across The Universe (Beatles)
M: John grew a K-Mart
C: Jai Guru Deva
Twist And Shout (Beatles)
M: Shakin' a baby
C: Shake it up, Baby!
Polythene Pam (Beatles)
M: She's the kind of a girl that makes a musical fail
C: She the kind of a girl that makes the "News of the World"
Penny Lane (Beatles)
M: A pretty miss is selling puppies for the trade
C: A pretty nurse is selling poppies on a tray
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Beatles)
M: Oh my teeth, oh my jaw, life goes on
C: Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Beatles)
M: Lucy and this guy eat lions
C: Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Get Back (Beatles)
M: Jojo was a man before he was a woman
C: Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
All You Need Is Love (Beatles)
M: Blah, Blah, Blah...
C: Love, Love, Love
You Can't Catch Me (Lennon version)
M: Cause if you get too close you know I'm gone like a fruit queen
C: Cause if you get too close you know I'm gone like a cool breeze
Come Together (Beatles)
M: Come together like lemons over meat!***
C: Come together right now over me!
*term for misheard lyrics, coined in the 60's.
**Don't ask.
***I was FIVE, okay??
