Memes

In Germany we call these misheard lyrics "Agathe Bauer Songs" (misheard "I got the power"), it happens mostly when some lyrics in english songs sound like a german sentence or name.

• All the leaves are brown - Anneliese Braun (name)
• I got the power - Agathe Bauer (name)
• At the gates - Hey, wie geht's (Hey, how are you?)
• I believe in miracles - Alle lieben Mirco (Everybody loves Mirco)
• a deep shade of blue - Dickschädel Blues (Thickheaded blues)
• the phone rings - da vorne links (ahead on the left)
• hope of deliverance - Hau auf die Leberwurst (smack the liver-sausage)
• all my feelings grow - Oma fiel ins Klo (grandma fell into the toilet)
• Zombie - Zahnweh (Tooth-ache)
• the word is out - du blöde sau (you stupid pig)
• Dirty Diana - da geht der Gärtner (there walks the gardener)
• I'll be gone - Almighurt (german joghurt brand)
• Your love is like bad medicine - your love is like Bettnässen (bed wetting)
• I cut and i spear - da kackt 'n Eisbär (a polar bear is shitting there)
• the pain is deep - der Penisdieb (the penis-thief)

edit: found this: https://youtu.be/hPV3wHnd5lo?si=Z1GiyHfe89iCMizH

“I’m your penis! I’m your fire, your desire!”

"Wrapped up like a douche"

-- Blinded by the Light, Manfred Mann's Earth Band

'scuse me while I kiss this guy

This part of the song in Shaggy's Angel:

"You're my angel, you're my darling angel. Closer than pizza your are to me"

Like, I knew that can't possibly be what he was saying, but I couldn't hear otherwise. Even now, I know he says "peeps", but I keep hearing "pizza".

"I can see clearly now the rain is gone, I can see all icicles in my way"

"Snow White, take it easy..."

I thought Foghat were singing about a nympho fairy tale character.

"Don't bring me down... Bruce!" as heard by everyone ever.

(It's "gross," supposedly. Apparently Jeff Lynne sings "Bruce" sometimes in concert just to mess with his fans.)

“Why is Bowie singing about Surfer Jet City?”

“Dude, the song is called Suffragette City.”

“Oh. Uh, what the hell is-”

“Dude, I dunno.”

"retarded fuckface" Depeche mode - personal Jesus. What the lyrics really say: "reach out and touch faith"

I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong After the poison summer has gone.

I genuinely thought Don Henley was having a bad summer...

"I'm blue, if I were green I would die / I'm in need of a guy / I'ma beat up a guy . . . ."

Also, I fondly recall a YT commenter on Major Lazer's Lean On that thought "Blow kiss, fire a gun" was "Marcus Firagon."

She's got electric boobs! Benny and the Jets

For the longest time, I thought this lyric in The Decemberists' Annan Water was:

"...though my mother cries, that if I try, I sure will drown in pee..."

They repeat it 4 times; the last one, especially, I just can't hear otherwise.

“Should I give up? Or should I just keep chasing penguins?”

Hold me closer Tony Danza

The first ones that came to my mind for some reason despite not hearing any of the songs for years were:

• I'm friends with the mustard that's under my bed

• 'Cause I keep givin' you a sexy oven

• Don't you worry, don't you worry child. She hasn't got a pen for you

Most of these don't sound remotely like what is actually being sung, what the hell is happening here? how are so many people getting this wrong?

I cannot unhear Fishmaster.

It's not just you.

Cum in my hair do it I dare

I used to think that the Family Guy theme had Stewie singing "effing cry" when he was really singing "laugh and cry".

Cheap wine and a free can of coke

I'm gonna join in with a banger by The Avener: The shower approves