Misheard Green Day Lyrics

[Rock_N_Roll_Girlfriend]

I can't tell half of what Billie says in Dirty Rotten Bastards.

hahaha join the club! especialy when he says: "All fucked up beyond intervention" I thought he was saying something with OPA! (you know, the Greek one). and many times through the way Billiie sings the song I realise that I can actually invent new words!!!!! how cool is that??

[Met Fan]

"Rolls Royce, this classic car"

is actually "Old toys, this plastic heart"

I knew it was wrong but I was too lazy to check for the correct lyrics until about a week ago heh

[Penguin Puffball]

hahaha join the club! especialy when he says: "All fucked up beyond intervention" I thought he was saying something with OPA! (you know, the Greek one). and many times through the way Billiie sings the song I realise that I can actually invent new words!!!!! how cool is that??

I'm not sure if he's saying "the bottom feeder's Francine" or what the hell is going on there.

[iScottie]

I'm searching for Green Day T-Shirts on Red Bubble and I see a shirt that says "It's better than air" and I said wow they screwed up the Give Me Novacaine lyrics! I always thought it was "Jimmy says it's better than here".

I HAVE BEEN MISLED ALMOST 10 YEARS.

[DookieLukie]

I'm searching for Green Day T-Shirts on Red Bubble and I see a shirt that says "It's better than air" and I said wow they screwed up the Give Me Novacaine lyrics! I always thought it was "Jimmy says it's better than here".

I HAVE BEEN MISLED ALMOST 10 YEARS.

It is "better than here." It says so in the official lyric book from the album.

[iScottie]

It is "better than here." It says so in the official lyric book from the album.

Ah ha! So I was right all along!

[tdlyon]

Ah ha! So I was right all along!

For some reason I always thought he said "Better than ever" and he just didn't pronounce the v much. No idea why I thought that.

[tamsin]

In 16, I hear 'Things are easy when you're Asian' instead of 'when you're a child'

[JOE THE X-KID]

i use to think Minority said "to my armpit now" instead of "to my own beat now"

[heart on a noose]

In 16, I hear 'Things are easy when you're Asian' instead of 'when you're a child'

[Overjoyyed]

In Lady Cobra:

"the Black Eyed Peas scream sin and clover"

instead of "her black heart beat crimson and clover".

I always thought it said black eyed peas as well

Until this year I always though JOS lyrics were "heaven don't believe, heaven don't believe in me" instead of land of make believe

[iScottie]

i use to think Minority said "to my armpit now" instead of "to my own beat now"

LOOOOOOOOL

[Connor Finlayson]

Holiday

What is is

Faith and mystery, and bleed.

What I thought it was

Faith and mystery, I'm clean.

Not that crazy but still...

[Sofouska]

It's been a long long while since I learned the proper lyrics and I don't quite remember.

However, I'll never forget that in "Give Me Novacaine", right before the solo, I couldn't clearly hear what Billie sang, and I thought I heard the word 'love' somewhere between there, I don't even know why, and generally believed that a very deep lyric is being sang at this part.

And then I looked it up and realized it said "Oh novacaine".

I was extremely disappointed.

[HolyHandGrenade]

I used to think that in American Idiot,

"And can you hear the sound of hysteria?"

was

"And can you hear the sound of the stereo?"

[Chelsee Angevine]

I have a good one. Warning was one of the first GD CDs I ever had. So for years I was listening to that part in Jackass when he says "You're well-rehearsed on every verse" and i just had no fucking idea what he was saying. I would knowingly just mumble to myself "Yawereeoniwre" an then go on to say "And that was stated clear." I think there was even an era where I was convinced that he wasn't actually saying anything there and was purposely making a joke of mumbling and then saying it was stated clear. I never forget it when I hear that song.

[She is Amanda]

I have a good one. Warning was one of the first GD CDs I ever had. So for years I was listening to that part in Jackass when he says "You're well-rehearsed on every verse" and i just had no fucking idea what he was saying. I would knowingly just mumble to myself "Yawereeoniwre" an then go on to say "And that was stated clear." I think there was even an era where I was convinced that he wasn't actually saying anything there and was purposely making a joke of mumbling and then saying it was stated clear. I never forget it when I hear that song.

that's so funny omg... there are so many songs I think he's just mumbling

[munns6691]

Wow, no offense but holy crap, how do some of these even get mistaken for the real things Lmao!?

[Penguin Puffball]

i use to think Minority said "to my armpit now" instead of "to my own beat now"

What the hell

[JOE THE X-KID]

What the hell

haha I know dunno why I thought that I mean why would it?

[Hermione]

Holiday

What is is

Faith and mystery, and bleed.

What I thought it was

Faith and mystery, I'm clean.

Not that crazy but still...

It's actually "Faith and misery". Makes it slightly crazier

I used to think that in American Idiot,

"And can you hear the sound of hysteria?"

was

"And can you hear the sound of the stereo?"

This applies to everyone I think , I still hear it that way even though I know what it really says now.

[LazyPhil]

I used to think that in American Idiot,

"And can you hear the sound of hysteria?"

was

"And can you hear the sound of the stereo?"

Wow. My life just turned upside down

[musso_kn]

I was genuinely convinced Billie kept repeating the word 'Salad' over and over again during All The Time as opposed to 'Salud'

[Jean]

If it wasn't for the title I would think blood, sex and booze was blood, sex and boobs.

[Jet Taman]

This is my 6 year old son.

His name is Sawyer.

His misheard lyric comes at the beginning of "Missing You" on Tre. He swears Billie is calling his name "Sawyerrrrr!" after the first opening three chords. Whenever the song comes on in my car and he's in the back seat and hears Billie say it, he now raises his arms in victory and says "YESSS!" He also says it's his song because when I pick him up from school, I tell him I missed him today.

After the concerts last week he asked, "Did they play the "Sawyer Song" and "Did you ask Billie Joe if he's really saying my name?" I didn't have the heart to say, "y'know, buddy, I don't think he's saying your name". I'll just stick to the real truth which was, "No, I didn't get a chance to ask him. He was too busy singing".

Oh yeah, and I think I mentioned this before but he likes to request "It's FUN time" from the Dos CD. That's another misheard lyric I don't have the heart to tell him about.

Here he is at age 2 singing the beginning of "Letterbomb"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HE29kKhE38