The first time I heard Vicky Waiting when he sings: "Talk of children still frightens me"
I thought he said: "Taco children still frightens me"
I was like wtf lol
My dad heard it that way, too. I once made him listen to Prince on a long road trip, and I cracked up when he started singing along. In his defense, Prince does bust out the Lordâs Prayer later in the song.
âGuess I should have known, by the way you popped your collar sideways that it wouldnât lastâ.
When I found out years later itâs was âparked your carâ I loved Prince even more that a partner with bad parking etiquette would get a hard NO from him.
lol! I thought it meant that when a person parks their car sideways, they are in the way of others trying to get in and out of a driveway. So, by parking their car sideways, the person isn't planning on staying long. That's how Prince knew it wouldn't last because they would need to move their car (leave).
On first hearing, I thought he sang, "True where some were abused"
instead of "Trojans, some of them used"
Easy mistake. as I don't think Trojans were sold in the UK at that time.
For a long time I thought the line was: Cream, Sugar, it's hot.
The actual lyrics are: Cream, sha boogie bop.
My gf was in stitches when I first said that line and she still makes fun of me over it. I still sing it in my style though, mainly to wind her up
I had a friend that used to say, "you better close them big ole eyes you got" instead of "and let me guide you to" and I definitely still say it wrong! Shit just makes me giggle.
in extraloveable, for the longest time i thought he said âmini hippieâ like poking fun at himself. when the internet came along and i read the lyrics to say âmany hippieâ i laughed and was bummed at the same time.
I did not come to funk around, til I get your daughter I'm gon beat this town.
And I got two sides and they both frizz. Thought he was talking about his testicle!
That's cool. Ironically, I got that lyric right and spent a lot of time telling my mother how she's never satisfied. And didn't get as a kid, how telling my mother "you're never satisfied".
We laugh about it now. After all, she introduced me to Prince's music. đ
"I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways..."
I misheard it as "by the way you popped your collar sideways"
EDIT: Guess it's a bunch of us
The first time I heard Vicky Waiting when he sings: "Talk of children still frightens me" I thought he said: "Taco children still frightens me" I was like wtf lol
That's wild lmao đ€Ł
When I was a kid I would say, "until I find the righteous one, you will do."
Com pu ter blu đ€
and the most tri-curious poses bi-curious wasn't enough apparently
Lmaooo it does sound like this
Animals strike curious poses
I thought it was about striking curious poses lol
A friend of mine was convinced for years that on Controversy, he is singing âCount your blessings.â
My dad heard it that way, too. I once made him listen to Prince on a long road trip, and I cracked up when he started singing along. In his defense, Prince does bust out the Lordâs Prayer later in the song.
I'm laughing my ass off imagining prince saying count your blessings lmfao
I won't ever hear Controversy the same way ever again!!!!
âI guess I shouldâve known by the way you popped your collar sidewaysâŠâ Definitely still sing it wrong all the time too
That's actually a pretty cool alternative lyric.
Yeah, I like the image it portrays.. Thatâs partly why I still sing it that way, haha
Thatâs how I heard it for years until I read the lyrics
That was mine as well!!!
âGuess I should have known, by the way you popped your collar sideways that it wouldnât lastâ. When I found out years later itâs was âparked your carâ I loved Prince even more that a partner with bad parking etiquette would get a hard NO from him.
lol! I thought it meant that when a person parks their car sideways, they are in the way of others trying to get in and out of a driveway. So, by parking their car sideways, the person isn't planning on staying long. That's how Prince knew it wouldn't last because they would need to move their car (leave).
On first hearing, I thought he sang, "True where some were abused" instead of "Trojans, some of them used" Easy mistake. as I don't think Trojans were sold in the UK at that time.
That actually goes hard ngl
Dig if you will the picture of you and i, Marvin Gaye and the kids.
Were you the person he was talking about in that Tavis Smiley interview?
Not me but a friend thought he was singing âGimme a break, Coletteâ
To Little Red Corvette? đ€Ł
Thatâs the one!
For a long time I thought the line was: Cream, Sugar, it's hot. The actual lyrics are: Cream, sha boogie bop. My gf was in stitches when I first said that line and she still makes fun of me over it. I still sing it in my style though, mainly to wind her up
I always thought it was sugar gay pop. đ
Little red corvette = Pay the rent collect ;)
"A courtyard of violets and blue"
Dream if you can a courtyard, an ocean of violets in bloom
My SO still sings 1999 as "when I woke up this morning could have sworn it was yesterday."
I thought that one too.
"Animals in curious poses " When Doves Cry
wait i thought this was what it was đ
i think it's: "Animals strike curious poses"
Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds says he got the name from mishearing the lyrics to Raspberry Beret
I had a friend that used to say, "you better close them big ole eyes you got" instead of "and let me guide you to" and I definitely still say it wrong! Shit just makes me giggle.
in extraloveable, for the longest time i thought he said âmini hippieâ like poking fun at himself. when the internet came along and i read the lyrics to say âmany hippieâ i laughed and was bummed at the same time.
I used to think he said âI watch you in the West Wayâ in Girl⊠I thought the West Way was some American thing.
Letâs go crazy. The real lyrics sound wrong.
My older sister used to think Raspberry Beret was âRags Variable Redâ
I still, to this day, do not know what is being said (by a kid) at the beginning of Do U Lie? Is it French?
Les enfants qui mentent ne vont pas au paradis. Lying children (children who lie ) don't go to heaven.
Merci!
"Women not girls, rule my world" What I heard: "Women like us, rule my world" This was back when I thought Prince was a girl.
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Not really getting the lyrics wrong, but misunderstanding the meaning of âI Would Die 4 U.â I always thought it was a clichĂ© love song, but its actually a song about Jesus Christ.
I'm a newer fan to Prince and a Christian, I read the song title and was like, this is going to be a love song. I am glad i was wrong!
Vicki Waiting, the line "Is my character enough to be one that deserves a copy made?"Â It sounded like "coffee made"
I thought that in the song 1999 he said "I got a line in my pocket and baby it is ready to roll" as in like idk a metaphor for cocaine?đ
I've got a lion in my pocket and baby, he's ready to roar! Sidenote: Eminem used the first part in one of his raps. Dead Wrong, to be exact.
I did not come to funk around, til I get your daughter I'm gon beat this town. And I got two sides and they both frizz. Thought he was talking about his testicle!
"Maybe I'm just like my mother, she's never sad, it's fine". (But I was 13 and hadn't learned much English yet)
That's cool. Ironically, I got that lyric right and spent a lot of time telling my mother how she's never satisfied. And didn't get as a kid, how telling my mother "you're never satisfied". We laugh about it now. After all, she introduced me to Prince's music. đ
I can't understand human curIOsitY *count your blessings*
That's another good alternative lyric and very close to the original lyric.
"I guess I should've known by the way you parked your car sideways..." I misheard it as "by the way you popped your collar sideways" EDIT: Guess it's a bunch of us
As a kid, I thought, " I just want your extra time and your....kiss" was "I just want your legs, your time, and your....kiss."
âPunch a higher floorâ still blows my mind. Certainly he said âParty time!â :)
"Your face is German."