Song Lyrics You Misheard / Misunderstood

[joannna]

In LONGVIEW i thought it was "I'm fucking tasty" instead of "I'm fucking lazy"

[GuitarPlayer5]

I never understood this line from Basket Case:

I went to a whore

He said my life's a bore

Why does Billie Joe sing "he" rather than singing "she?"

[Rita]

I never understood this line from Basket Case:

I went to a whore

He said my life's a bore

Why does Billie Joe sing "he" rather than singing "she?"

Oh yeah. I can't stop questioning myself what it means either.

[RebelAmongSaints]

I never understood this line from Basket Case:

I went to a whore

He said my life's a bore

Why does Billie Joe sing "he" rather than singing "she?"

because he's Billie Joe Fucking Armstrong and thats the way he wanted the lyrics to be

My mom thought they were singing "The saints are calling" instead of "The saints are coming" when me and her listen to that song together...she said it made more sense to her since they were singing about telephones

[GuitarPlayer5]

I don't understand this from Basket Case either:

Am I Just Paranoid

Or Yah Yah Yah

When Billie Joe sings it live, he sings "Or I'm Just Stoned."

Is this a mistake or do you think it's intentional?

[billie7joe]

^ He also sings "Or i'm just stoned" on the recorded song.

I never understood this line from Basket Case:

I went to a whore

He said my life's a bore

Why does Billie Joe sing "he" rather than singing "she?"

It was probably his way of showing how fucked up he was at the time.

I remember there was a thread where this was discussed, if you search you could probably find it.

[wtsrname]

I don't understand this from Basket Case either:

Am I Just Paranoid

Or Yah Yah Yah

When Billie Joe sings it live, he sings "Or I'm Just Stoned."

Is this a mistake or do you think it's intentional?

I fyou read the lyrics in the booklet, it says:

"Am I just paranoid?

I'm just stoned"

I never understood this line from Basket Case:

I went to a whore

He said my life's a bore

Why does Billie Joe sing "he" rather than singing "she?"

Some say it was his way to say that he's bi.

He also said something in an interview that he didn't write shit diractly about other people in his lyrics, but he would turn it so it sounded like it was about himself, and that "I went to a whore, He said my life's a bore" is really about someone else. I don't remeber exactly what he said, but it was something along those lines...

[DryIce]

When I was singing Boulevard Of Broken Dream, when it's like "Check my vital signs" I sang like "Check my battle sign"...kind of wierd...

And "Another sentimental argument and bitter love" from Worry Rock I thought it was "No sound of man no argument and bitter love"...

[MrGreenDayUK]

I get 'Pay attention to the cracked streets and the broken gnomes'

and I always sing 'Wank me off when september ends'. I know it's sad but you should try it, it's fun!

[Rockermanny]

"Mow the lawn, mow the lawn,

just to make it true.

And even wen your hope is gone,

mow the lawn, mow the lawn,

just to make it through.

Mow the lawn!"

Thats from move along y the alll american rejects.

[jesus the rage guy]

When I was singing Boulevard Of Broken Dream, when it's like "Check my vital signs" I sang like "Check my battle sign"...kind of wierd...

yes sometimes happen to me

and in that song too

sometimes i sing''i walk a whore'' when he sing'' i walk alone''

[MrGreenDayUK]

"Mow the lawn, mow the lawn,

just to make it true.

And even wen your hope is gone,

mow the lawn, mow the lawn,

just to make it through.

Mow the lawn!"

Thats from move along y the alll american rejects.

Haha! Love it

[klytaemnestra]

I get 'Pay attention to the cracked streets and the broken gnomes'

lmfao

[Beathe.]

I never understood this line from Basket Case:

I went to a whore

He said my life's a bore

Why does Billie Joe sing "he" rather than singing "she?"

He has said that it not about a special gender.

[heeyun]

in having a blast..

Misheard :

hey, chicken~~

Are you telling me?

or are you hailing me?

or are you dawning me?

Original :

I'm taking

All you down with me.

:/ .......

[JJ182]

in Cartel's Honestly.

i always thought it say. "suspending while falling down"

but it says "im spinning while falling down"

[Jamaican Me Crazy!]

Well I can't understand a word Fall Out Boy says in their shitty songs.

ditto

[Frank's Penis]

^ "this ain't a scene, it's a GAH, DAH, ARSE, FACE!"

[Jamaican Me Crazy!]

^ "this ain't a scene, it's a GAH, DAH, ARSE, FACE!"

exactly

[TheBullwinkle]

It wasn't misheard or misunderstood, but my friend was singing along to "Rock N' Roll Girlfriend" and she changed the ending lyrics from "get off of my case" to "sit on my face". I almost peed.

My other friend thought Billie was saying "some call it sum sum call it nice" instead of "some call it slums, some call it nice" in "Welcome to Paradise".

[Relavar]

Good Times.

Hanging in a jar line.

Actually it's hanging, in a chow line.

I had to look it up on the internet myself.

[TheBullwinkle]

Good Times.

Hanging in a jar line.

Actually it's hanging, in a chow line.

I had to look it up on the internet myself.

Haha, Do You Know Black People?

I do. Damn you, Chapelle's Show. *shakes fist*

[xxx Sarah xxx]

In LONGVIEW i thought it was "I'm fucking tasty" instead of "I'm fucking lazy"

[Relavar]

"hanging in a chow-wey"

say that again.

say that little phrase you just said again

"hanging in a chow-weyy"

you see i actually know the song.

i look at the judges and he gets the point.

[IWantYourBabies]

I don't understand this from Basket Case either:

Am I Just Paranoid

Or Yah Yah Yah

When Billie Joe sings it live, he sings "Or I'm Just Stoned."

Is this a mistake or do you think it's intentional?

He says that in the second chorus only.