My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket => The Music => Topic started by: JacketGal on Oct 12, 2006, 11:31 AM

Title: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: JacketGal on Oct 12, 2006, 11:31 AM
I always thought this line:
The architect designed the ceiling
was...

"The evidence is on the ceiling."

Any other funny ones out there?  I thought there was a thread with this content but I couldn't find it. Sorry if this has been hashed out before.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: Olliges on Oct 13, 2006, 02:15 PM
haha even though i have said this before....i cant help but say it again.....
Closing line of Wonderful man......

"A bitch to suck your nuts"

we still havent found out what it is yet...so that could be Right!
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: marino13 on Oct 13, 2006, 03:04 PM
First couple of times I heard OBH, before I looked up the lyrics, I heard this:

"Was a black man from...California....telling others don't eat meat...."
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: primushead on Oct 16, 2006, 01:13 PM
Sooner:

"Sooner or later I'll come to see you / feel your back on the edge of town"

Actually, I still don't know what he says right there...
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: EC on Oct 16, 2006, 06:10 PM
i pretty much make up half the words to songs.  i've even looked them up, seen that i was wrong, and not changed.  

easy morning rebel - well he can run treble
i know.  i didn't even look at the title of the song for like a year.

don't even talk to me about the way that he sings.

Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: primushead on Oct 16, 2006, 09:36 PM
I'm glad I'm not the only one with Sooner confusion.

I considered it a disability for a while.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: JohnnyRage on Oct 16, 2006, 09:57 PM
Money

Ho's

and Diamond Rings
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: ChiefOKONO on Oct 16, 2006, 11:14 PM
i mishear a bunch of them.. .let me think and get back to you on that jacketgirl! :)
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: rugbird on Oct 17, 2006, 09:46 AM
You never let me sleep.

 (Dondante)  Kinda scary for a ghost to do.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: deedrummer on Oct 18, 2006, 10:30 AM
What are they saying at the beginning of The Way That he Sings?

I always just sing: "Tho he done run, run, tho he done run"
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: JacketGal on Oct 18, 2006, 12:42 PM
These are all awesome. Although "a bitch to suck your nuts" had me rolling!




Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: ChiefOKONO on Oct 18, 2006, 02:00 PM
hehehe!

in Run Thru i always used to think he sang "Oh she runs.."
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: Loaded_Question on Oct 20, 2006, 06:40 PM
Off the Record:
"In a crowded room with a box of poop."

I mean, what the hell is a box of boom anyway?
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: CC on Oct 20, 2006, 06:50 PM
Quote
I mean, what the hell is a box of boom anyway?


(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/1/11/180px-LloydDobler_boombox.jpg)
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: colleen on Oct 20, 2006, 07:11 PM
Lloyd Dobbler! An iconic box of boom if ever there was. Thanks. That totally made me happy.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: colleen on Oct 20, 2006, 07:29 PM
as for the closing line of wonderful man......
i can't imagine it's "A bitch to suck your nuts" but that is funny.
i used to think it was "a bitchin' succubus", but my latest theory is "a beast to suck your blood."  
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: lime1968 on Oct 21, 2006, 02:29 AM
there will be bigger trees and there will be open [pit] mines
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Oct 21, 2006, 03:05 AM
QuoteSooner:

"Sooner or later I'll come to see you / feel your back on the edge of town"

Actually, I still don't know what he says right there...

Sooner or later they'll come to see you
feel your power in the yellow sun...

that's how I hear it.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: colleen on Oct 21, 2006, 01:07 PM
For a long time, I thought it was

sooner or later i'll come to see you, feed you pie in the early sun.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Oct 22, 2006, 02:56 AM
QuoteSooner:

"Sooner or later I'll come to see you / feel your back on the edge of town"

Actually, I still don't know what he says right there...
I think it's "feel your power in the yellow sun"
Lyrics sound more clear on acoustic citsusca
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Oct 22, 2006, 02:57 AM
Quote

Sooner or later they'll come to see you
feel your power in the yellow sun...

that's how I hear it.


Beat me to it
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: sweatboard on Oct 22, 2006, 11:07 AM
I thought it was "early" sun.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: megisnotreal on Oct 22, 2006, 11:23 AM
QuoteI thought it was "early" sun.

me, too.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: marino13 on Oct 30, 2006, 11:54 AM
Old September Blues:

"Never were a drawback, you always were an Asshat."

I knew he was saying asset, but it kind of sounds like Asshat and it's fun to imagine it that way!
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: tripingbillies on Oct 30, 2006, 09:01 PM
i thought i was early sun as well.  
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: EC on Oct 31, 2006, 02:12 AM
QuoteI thought it was "early" sun.

i always thought it was "on the other side".

also, riny, the lloyd d. also made me happeeeee. :)
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: Willard1979 on Nov 16, 2006, 10:10 PM
I was listening to Magheetah this morning...I could've sworn I heard "I've been waiting on the booty, I've been waiting so long" LOL  I had to check the lyrics, and sure enough, its "I've been waiting on the BOAT HERE, I've been waiting so long" lol it would've been funnier if I was right!   ;D
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: Virgil_Cain on Nov 17, 2006, 05:06 PM
QuoteOff the Record:
"In a crowded room with a box of poop."

I mean, what the hell is a box of boom anyway?

One of my friends girlfriends thought is was -
"In a crowded room near the box of poop..."

and that's how I sing it every time now.

I think Sooner is

Sooner or later I'll come to see you, feel your power in the early sun
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: evilPaauwe on Nov 23, 2006, 12:55 AM
"if your polly wog can feel it!"
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: meetinthehollows on Nov 23, 2006, 03:07 AM
What about the backing vocals in the bridge/build-up of Steam Engine?  I'm hearing  "We got 'em, we got 'em"

Anyone help me out?
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: richardlove on Nov 24, 2006, 12:30 AM
off the record:"push yourself too far and i might get hard."
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: sweatboard on Nov 24, 2006, 04:31 AM
Quoteoff the record:"push yourself too far and i might get hard."

Good point.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: Beat Poet on Nov 21, 2011, 07:05 PM
Something I'm clearly mishearing is at the end of What A Wonderful Man:

"A bitch to suck your mum...YAAAHHH!!"

What is Jim singing there? I've never seen it printed anywhere. In the second chorus I don't think he says "sensible man" either, it sounds more like "sensuous man" or some made up word like "situous".

"The day I found out his cause" also sounds like "the devil and his cause" to me.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: YouAre_GivenToFly on Nov 22, 2011, 11:09 AM
Not MMJ nor misheard, but in the Pearl Jam song "Given to Fly" there is the following line...

A wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw
Delivered him wings, "Hey, look at me now"


Beautiful imagery, but that "delivered him wings" bit always plants the picture of a delivery guy walking to someones fron door with an order of deep fried buffalo chicken. Surely not Mr. Vedder's intention.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: e_wind on Nov 22, 2011, 11:15 AM
Quote from: meetinthehollows on Nov 23, 2006, 03:07 AM
What about the backing vocals in the bridge/build-up of Steam Engine?  I'm hearing  "We got 'em, we got 'em"

Anyone help me out?


First off, this thread is awesome.
In this part of Steam, my girlfriends friend always sings "Bikini Bottom, Bikini Bottom". Which has ruined it for me!

In OBH, I used to think it was "tellin of the STORM he'd being". Which I actually like better.
The Wonderful Man one has always been a mystery. As well as the beginning of the way that he sings.


YA GTF - one of my favorite PJ songs will now always make me want buffalo chicken. Ha.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: YouAre_GivenToFly on Nov 22, 2011, 11:18 AM
Quote from: meetinthehollows on Nov 23, 2006, 03:07 AM
What about the backing vocals in the bridge/build-up of Steam Engine?  I'm hearing  "We got 'em, we got 'em"

Anyone help me out?

Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: Fully on Nov 22, 2011, 11:32 AM
Quote from: richardlove on Nov 24, 2006, 12:30 AM
off the record:"push yourself too far and i might get hard."

Don't be a tease!
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: EasyRyder on Nov 22, 2011, 12:18 PM
Quote from: YouAre_GivenToFly on Nov 22, 2011, 11:18 AM
Quote from: meetinthehollows on Nov 23, 2006, 03:07 AM
What about the backing vocals in the bridge/build-up of Steam Engine?  I'm hearing  "We got 'em, we got 'em"

Anyone help me out?

Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers

;D

this has always eluded me too...I'm happy that Kenny is getting the shout out he deserves
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: Jon T. on Nov 22, 2011, 12:24 PM
Quote from: EasyRyder on Nov 22, 2011, 12:18 PM
Quote from: YouAre_GivenToFly on Nov 22, 2011, 11:18 AM
Quote from: meetinthehollows on Nov 23, 2006, 03:07 AM
What about the backing vocals in the bridge/build-up of Steam Engine?  I'm hearing  "We got 'em, we got 'em"

Anyone help me out?

Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers

;D

this has always eluded me too...I'm happy that Kenny is getting the shout out he deserves

I thought it was Kenny Loggins?   ???
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: tdb810 on Nov 22, 2011, 03:23 PM
Quote from: Jon T. on Nov 22, 2011, 12:24 PM
Quote from: EasyRyder on Nov 22, 2011, 12:18 PM
Quote from: YouAre_GivenToFly on Nov 22, 2011, 11:18 AM
Quote from: meetinthehollows on Nov 23, 2006, 03:07 AM
What about the backing vocals in the bridge/build-up of Steam Engine?  I'm hearing  "We got 'em, we got 'em"

Anyone help me out?

Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers

;D

this has always eluded me too...I'm happy that Kenny is getting the shout out he deserves

I thought it was Kenny Loggins?   ???
oh man.....i'm so glad i'm not the only one...
i hear he got em or we got em, but i could go with bikini bottom too.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: e_wind on Nov 22, 2011, 03:44 PM
Quote from: Jon T. on Nov 22, 2011, 12:24 PM
Quote from: EasyRyder on Nov 22, 2011, 12:18 PM
Quote from: YouAre_GivenToFly on Nov 22, 2011, 11:18 AM
Quote from: meetinthehollows on Nov 23, 2006, 03:07 AM
What about the backing vocals in the bridge/build-up of Steam Engine?  I'm hearing  "We got 'em, we got 'em"

Anyone help me out?

Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers

;D

this has always eluded me too...I'm happy that Kenny is getting the shout out he deserves

I thought it was Kenny Loggins?   ???

I can get behind Kenny Loggins.
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: vespachick on Nov 23, 2011, 11:39 AM

Quote from: vespachick on Feb 17, 2007, 10:35 PM
My favorit ethereal vocal is the end of Steam Engine when the voices are chanting "Kenny Loggins".


~Signed
Kevin Bacon

Agreed.  ;)
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: Race of Robots on Nov 28, 2011, 11:48 AM
"Sometimes, I wonder why I meet GaGa on the plane. Maybe I'm to blame for this short, bitter, fucked-up life." Though I know the actual words, since lady gaga has become something, I heard this once, and now, this is what I hear every time.

From What a Wonderful Man, I've always heard, "a beast and succubus(sp?)"



Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: blucas on Nov 28, 2011, 09:02 PM
In that song "highly suspicious", I could swear they say "peanut butter pudding' surprise" over and over...oh wait...they do.  ???  JK, I love
it live and hope they play it on Dec 1!!  ;D

In "by my car" I always do a double take when I hear the line "I'll kick his head in".  That is also the correct lyric, but Yim doesn't write too many randomly violent lyrics like that.   Does anybody know the story behind the song?
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: woodnymph on Dec 06, 2011, 04:22 PM
Does it count if I misread the Misheard Jacket thread and thought it said "Michael Jackson lyrics"?!?   :P
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: SaraBananaBear on Dec 07, 2011, 04:39 AM
Quote from: woodnymph on Dec 06, 2011, 04:22 PM
Does it count if I misread the Misheard Jacket thread and thought it said "Michael Jackson lyrics"?!?   :P

Hahaha, yes it does! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: youreveningcoat on Dec 08, 2011, 02:20 AM
Until i knew the lyrics to Jacket songs and got used to jims voice all his songs sounded like mush
Title: Re: Misheard Jacket lyrics?
Post by: rmpotsy on Dec 08, 2011, 04:44 PM
Quote from: blucas on Nov 28, 2011, 09:02 PM
In "by my car" I always do a double take when I hear the line "I'll kick his head in".  That is also the correct lyric, but Yim doesn't write too many randomly violent lyrics like that.   Does anybody know the story behind the song?

but thats when my knife rises, 
their life ends and my life starts UH-Gaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnn

and i can really get behind kenny loggins.  singer of this is it, the 1980 national championship celebration song.  GO CARDS!!!!