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Thyme Traveler 
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 Topic: Wrapped up like a douche ?
Posted: April 07 2006 at 01:45 |
Of course I know the lyrics for "Blinded by the Light" really say "Wrapped up like a deuce", but I USED TO think it was "douche." Or maybe knowing Bruce Springsteen wrote it, it sounds like something he would write. Anyway, in my opinion, what I thought it said sounds better and I think to this day, most people probably think it does say "douche."
Anyway, your favorite misunderstood lyrics ? Prog or non prog.
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Fire up the flux capacitor ! We're taking this Delorean through all four dimensions.
What is the future of prog ? Genesis reunion ? I'm not telling!That could upset the thyme/space continuum.
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video vertigo
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Posted: April 07 2006 at 03:13 |
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how about Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones I've heard people say "Fabio, you make a grown man cry" They don't annunciate start me up too well in that song
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"The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa
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Rising Force
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Posted: April 07 2006 at 03:32 |
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My favorite one is from Judas Priest - Living After Midnight. The lyrics are really "I'm gonna floor you" but I thought he said "I'm gonna blow you".
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Dragon Phoenix
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Posted: April 07 2006 at 04:46 |
Jim Croce - Lovers cross.
For over 30 years I thought he sang: "Cause
now it seems that you wanted a mother, just a regular guy wouldn't do -
but baby I can't hang upon no lover's cross for you".
In fact he sings martyr, not mother.... 
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Empathy
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Posted: April 07 2006 at 09:44 |
 Rising Force wrote:
My favorite one is from Judas Priest - Living After
Midnight. The lyrics are really "I'm gonna floor you" but I
thought he said "I'm gonna blow you". |
Wow, sounds like you had a premonition about Halford there... 
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Thyme Traveler
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Posted: April 07 2006 at 16:43 |
Empathy wrote:
Rising Force wrote:
My favorite one is from Judas Priest - Living After Midnight. The lyrics are really "I'm gonna floor you" but I thought he said "I'm gonna blow you". |
Wow, sounds like you had a premonition about Halford there...
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It didn't take a premonition to know he was gay. Many people figured that one out a long time ago.
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Fire up the flux capacitor ! We're taking this Delorean through all four dimensions.
What is the future of prog ? Genesis reunion ? I'm not telling!That could upset the thyme/space continuum.
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zappaholic
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Posted: April 07 2006 at 21:34 |
Thyme Traveler wrote:
Of course I know the lyrics for "Blinded by the Light" really say "Wrapped up like a deuce", but I USED TO think it was "douche." Or maybe knowing Bruce Springsteen wrote it, it sounds like something he would write. Anyway, in my opinion, what I thought it said sounds better and I think to this day, most people probably think it does say "douche."
Anyway, your favorite misunderstood lyrics ? Prog or non prog.
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Isn't it "REVVED up like a deuce"? Maybe I'm wrong.
Anyway, I always thought the rest of the line was "a RUMOUR in the night".
I love collecting misheard lyrics.
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"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken
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Peter
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Posted: April 07 2006 at 23:27 |
"Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night"
Deuce -- a "deuce coupe," as sung about by the Beachboys:
 
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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ClemofNazareth
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Posted: April 08 2006 at 01:06 |
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I always thought that line "Johnny wants to suck on a Coke" from David Bowie's "I'm Afraid of Americans" was actually something completely different, but apparently I was incorrect...
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"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
Albert Camus
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darren
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Posted: April 08 2006 at 03:41 |
video vertigo wrote:
how about Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones I've heard people say "Fabio, you make a grown man cry" They don't annunciate start me up too well in that song |
I originally thought the lyric "My eyes dilate" was "My ass dilates".
Way back, I was sitting in a bar with a couple of friends and a song came on that sounded like it said "I'm too sexy for my cat." Joke was on us, that was the real lyrics.
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"they locked up a man who wanted to rule the world.
the fools
they locked up the wrong man."
- Leonard Cohen
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chopper
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Posted: April 10 2006 at 15:48 |
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I've had Fragile for around 30 years and only just found out this year that the lyrics to "We have heaven" were "Tell the moon don't tell the march hare", I though he said "marcher".
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Rushman
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Posted: April 10 2006 at 16:19 |
chopper wrote:
I've had Fragile for around 30 years and only just found out this year that the lyrics to "We have heaven" were "Tell the moon don't tell the march hare", I though he said "marcher". |
I've thought that until about 2 seconds ago when I read your post!
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Misheard: Living in the Fish Islands...
Correct: Living in a fish-eye lens..
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zappaholic
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Posted: April 10 2006 at 21:37 |
Rushman wrote:
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Misheard: Living in the Fish Islands...
Correct: Living in a fish-eye lens..
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"Limelight", dude.
I have a couple of mishearings from the same song, actually.
"The underlying theme" heard as "Beyond the light of dream", and
"A long-awaited friend" heard as "Along the weighted frame" (whatever the hell THAT means.....)
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