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On 17/03/2017 at 2:25 AM, unextraordinarygirl said:

I have to admit that there are still songs I don't understand the lyrics too. Even though I've listened to them hundreds of times and even looked up the lyrics. But when I listen without the lyrics in front of me I still can't make sense of it or remember what they are supposed to be. 

Babs Uvula Who is a trainwreck for me lol. And some parts of Take Back as well. I'm sure there's more :lol: 

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Nice Guys Finish Last

I heard the chorus as "Oh nice guys finish last, when you run out of gas" instead of what he was saying which was "Oh nice guys finish last, when you are the outcast."  

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19 minutes ago, NOVAGD said:

Nice Guys Finish Last

I heard the chorus as "Oh nice guys finish last, when you run out of gas" instead of what he was saying which was "Oh nice guys finish last, when you are the outcast."  

It's both!

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It's "you're running out of gas" in the first verse. It's "when you are the outcast" in all choruses. But it's easy to hear it that way in the chorus after hearing that line in the first verse (or after looking up the lyrics on one of the many sites that has it wrong).

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In Boulevard, for the first couple years my ears would hear, "sometimes I wish I want a bear will find me", you know, Billie and that one of a kind vocal delivery and tone. Easy to misunderstand.

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My life was changed last week.... When I found out I had gotten the end of my favorite song wrong all these years.

In jinx, I have always heard "Bad luck is hanging around you" instead of "I'm a curse hanging around you"..... 

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On 3/16/2017 at 7:25 PM, unextraordinarygirl said:

I have to admit that there are still songs I don't understand the lyrics too. Even though I've listened to them hundreds of times and even looked up the lyrics. But when I listen without the lyrics in front of me I still can't make sense of it or remember what they are supposed to be. 

King for A Day,Longview,Blood,sex and booze,Dirty Rotten..etc..

I always wanted know if this true? about King for A Day is about crossdresser..

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2 minutes ago, Caroline Truong said:

King for A Day,Longview,Blood,sex and booze,Dirty Rotten..etc..

I always wanted know if this true? about King for A Day is about crossdresser..

Yes absolutely true,  King for a Day is about crossdressing.

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1 minute ago, Scattered Wreck said:

Yes absolutely true,  King for a Day is about crossdressing.

that is what I thought!:lol:

"when ages of 4,he knows he is cross dresser" how?

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1 minute ago, Caroline Truong said:

that is what I thought!:lol:

"when ages of 4,he knows he is cross dresser" how?

Because he liked to put dresses on.  He does look pretty damn good in a dress. 

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5 minutes ago, Scattered Wreck said:

Because he liked to put dresses on.  He does look pretty damn good in a dress. 

better then most ladies..(even me!):dance:

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20 hours ago, Jinxed_ said:

My life was changed last week.... When I found out I had gotten the end of my favorite song wrong all these years.

In jinx, I have always heard "Bad luck is hanging around you" instead of "I'm a curse hanging around you"..... 

Good god....I always thought it was "havoc is hanging around you"....I absolutely love how many different incorrect variations of the same lyrics we hear at times

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The grouch- "Good old days don't mean shit to me" instead of "Glory days don't mean shit to me"

So close, lol

9 minutes ago, X-Kid_88 said:

Good god....I always thought it was "havoc is hanging around you"....I absolutely love how many different incorrect variations of the same lyrics we hear at times

Yeah, he says curse so fast it's hard to make that line out, lol.

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17 hours ago, Caroline Truong said:

Longview: "dawn in Heat" but instead "like a dog's heat?" in summer street..

It's "like a dog in heat"

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There are so many, I'm terrible with lyrics!

I thought 'like a pet left in the rain' was 'like a pimp left in the rain' 😂

In Welcome to Paradise, I thought 'Some call it slums, some call it nice' was 'some call it some, some call it nice'

In St Jimmy, I thought 'halo of lights' was 'hail of light'

 

On 27/06/2010 at 5:30 PM, Kayfabe said:

Speaking of Extraordinary girl -

 

he lacks a courage in his mind ... like a pig left in the rain.

 

I'll post the other standard ones:

 

16: Things are easy when you're asian

When I Come Around: So don't do what you like

 

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Used to hear: My daddy drew me a therapy.

Also in the chorus for Jinx like mentioned above, I would hear "I'm not good draggin' around you" and "I'm now through dragging around you"

In Extraordinary Girl, I heard "pill left in the rain"

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sorry these are funniest misleading lyrics..ever!

always..wonder if Billie known if he knows what or who he is writing about.

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I know this is a common one and I've heard it before but I'm pretty sure I sang "sell donuts at my door" when they played WICA last Saturday

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Hahahahahaa to all! My favorite thread reemerged and I always laugh my ass off on every one.

Im telling you, I still plan on finding out the legal rights to the posts on here. A coffee table book to Green Day fans of this shit is a no brainer.

Misheard Green Day lyrics are the funniest because of Billies purposeful often ambiguity in innuncuiation. 

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On 20/03/2017 at 7:56 PM, NOVAGD said:

Nice Guys Finish Last

I heard the chorus as "Oh nice guys finish last, when you run out of gas" instead of what he was saying which was "Oh nice guys finish last, when you are the outcast."  

WHAT. My life is a lie :o 

16 hours ago, St. Jonny said:

Used to hear: My daddy drew me a therapy.

He does sing it weird though - like "trew" instead of threw. Easy mistake!

27 minutes ago, crock6000 said:

Im telling you, I still plan on finding out the legal rights to the posts on here. A coffee table book to Green Day fans of this shit is a no brainer.

I'd buy that!

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