Misheard Lyrics

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I heard the new or new to this part of the world Jesse McCartney song. I've heard it about 5 times today. AAnd all 5 times I wondered if he would sing the extra syllable in "She's no you".

Because "She's no use", fits the song too.

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No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you

From the Stones' Paint It Black. I didn't hear it that way many years ago and I still sing in my head:
"No more will my green seagull turn a deeper blue."
A seagull of many colors is just more interesting.

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For whatever reason, I always thought that in Tori Amos' Crucify she sang:

Got a butterball in my stomach,
Got a gizzard in my mouth

(The actual lyrics are, Got a bowling ball in my stomach, got a desert in my mouth.[/]) Hmm.

[schmoosie]

Billy Joel's It's Still Rock N Roll To Me....I've always wondered about this line: "You could really be a ball gummer baby."

I looked it up and the lyrics are actually ""You could really be a Beau Brummel baby If you just give it half a chance." Now I'm still confused, what is a beau brummel?


Still like my version better, what ever a ball gummer is.

[dnt]

Apparently, Beau Brummel was a very stylish young man in Regency England.

[Shalamar]

I always knew it was "Beau Brummel", but the lyric makes no sense. First of all, I know Mr. Brummel wasn't the world's most masculine looking guy, but what woman would want to look like him? Second of all, couldn't Billy have found a more recent example of desirable fashionableness?

[ahenobarbus]

'Beau Brummel' used to be a term for a snappy dresser. Old, old songs would use it that way. I could swear there was a song in the musical 'Annie' that used it, but I may be thinking of somethin else.

That's not addressed to a woman. The first line is

Whats the matter with the clothes Im wearing?
"Cant`t you tell that your tie`s too wide?"

[Shalamar]

Yeah, you're right - I was thrown off by Billy saying "You could really be a Beau Brummel, baby", but I guess he could've been talking to a guy.

(B-but It's Still Rock 'n Roll to Me can't be an old song! I remember when it came out! *sob*)

[ahenobarbus]

I mean old songs as in 1920s, 1930s. Using that phrase in an 80s pop song was a little bit overly precious.

On topic: The Three's Company theme song has a line "Down at our rendez-vous," which 10-year-old I, not knowing French, heard as something like "Count it out on our boobs."

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Shania Twain's You're Still the One

I always thought she was singing
They said, "I'll bet they'll never make it"
But just look at a scolded nun
We're still together still going strong

but apparently it's

They said, "I'll bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong

It sorta seemed to make sense to me because I thought they were refering to people who had been preaching to them about their relationship. I think I like my version better ;D