‘Intro to the Transformers cartoon: ‘Transformers. robots in disguise ‘ I thought it was ‘robots in the skies’, until I was corrected in my 20s.’
–raccoon-overlord
14.
‘I used to think Lady Gaga started ‘Just Dance’ by saying ‘Red Wine!’, which sort of made sense (“I’ve had a little bit too much”. Too much red wine, right?), but she’s actually referring to Red One, one of the song’s producers.’
–ThePeake
15.
‘The year was 1984. 9 year old me kept hearing this really catchy tune that went “who you gonna call?” In the chorus, but I thought the shout back was about this guy called “Charles Foster” and had absolutely no idea about the forthcoming film Ghostbusters.
‘For weeks I went around, happily singing “Who you gonna call? Charles Foster!”
‘When I found out, I felt very silly indeed.’
–Pippathepip
16.
‘For years (until I actually heard the song clearly) I horrendously misheard a line in ‘I Try’ by Macy Gray.
‘Actual line: “My world crumbles when you are not here.”
‘Which I thought was: “I blow bubbles when you are not here.”‘
–SausageRoll1973
17.
‘Same song, but I heard “I wear goggles when you are not here”.’
–Glittering_Cat3639
18.
‘The Stone Roses: I wanna be adored, I used to think it was ‘I want to be a dog’. I prefer my version still.’
–No_Cake6353
19.
‘I’m from Stoke, we have a fairly famous local delicacy once immortalised by the late great Michael Jackson.
“Annie get your oatcakes, get your oatcakes, get your oatcakes Annie” – Smooth Criminal
‘Also, Elton John knew all about our football team and its woes in the 80s (which never changes tbh).
“If you think that Stoke will never win….” – I’m Still Standing.’
–Nervous_Revenue_9331
20.
‘”I set fire to Lorraine” – Adele.’
–-thisname-
21.
‘From a poor cassette recording of Africa by Toto, I thought the line for years was;
“I guess it rains down in Africa”
‘Like, I guess it rains, I dunno, who do you think I am, Michael Fish?’
–MyBigMouth69
22.
‘Faithless – God Is A DJ:
“This is my church. This is where I heal my hearse.”‘
–Sea_Appointment8408
23.
‘Paul Simon, Call Me Al, “hints and allegations” is “pigs and alligators” in my house.’
–Pretend_Salad_5787
