Most misheard Pearl Jam lyrics

halszka123

Unbelievable21 wrote:

For the longest time, I thought (from State of Love and Trust) it was "And I listen, from both sides of a friend", when in actuality it is "And I listen, from both sides of the bed." Well, I think the latter of the two is correct.

But, honestly, I kinda wish it was the first. Not a big deal, though.

Heh!
Where from did U get that: "And I listen, from both sides of the bed." is correct?
There is: "and I listen for the voice inside my head"

olivine

I think there are both "And I listen, from both sides of the bed" & "and I listen for the voice inside my head". Riiiight?

Drop The Leash 10

pissed on my plate, swallowed it down.....:p

velogator

In one of the concert boots I have on cd, or maybe its Benaroya?? Ed is talking about misheard lyrics and says that the funniest one to him is that Mike Mcready thought that in Kiss', "Rock and Roll all Night", were the real lyric is:

"I want to rock and roll all night and Party everyday"

Mike thought it was:

"I want to rock and roll all night, and part of everyday" :-)

Lone Wolf

risa wrote:

heard: her legs spread out before me (as her body once did)

actual: Were laid spread out before me (as her body once did)

Same mistake here.......

halszka123

olivine wrote:

I think there are both "And I listen, from both sides of the bed" & "and I listen for the voice inside my head". Riiiight?

Yes!!! I've just found it! (Can U believe it? at the same time when i was reading Your reply - I listened SOLAT and just heard it!!!
I've really never heard these words till now, i was sure there was only the first version.
Funny...

WalkingTightropeHigh

Shadow wrote:

I just came across a 1992 Ten Songbook/Lyrics/tab book and it's bugging me that some of the words for Black are different in the songbook than on the PJ website...when did these changes take place? Anybody know the history? Here's an example of what's in the book:

Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay,
Her legs spread out before me, as her body was there
Woh, all five horizons, revolved around the sun
I see earth through the sun.

What's on the PJ Song version (on the website):

Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did
All five horizons revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun.

This happens all through out the song.

My impression (from looking at what I see listed on Amazon) is that the book is not directly produced by the band. Somebody just sat and wrote down what they thought the tabs and lyrics were.

Carlos D

I thought that the line,'Sorry I didn't see him but I'm glad we talked', in Alive was actually 'Sorry I didn't see him but I'm playing guitar'. I thought maybe Ed found out his Dad was dead from his mother and straight after was like,'Ah well,shit happens,nowif you don't mind I've to get back to playing guitar'. My friends had a good laugh about that one.

EDIT: I just read someone else thought the same thing in an earlier post,haha.I guess it does sound a bit like that,wasn't just me so...

I also thought that 'I gather speed from you fuckin with me' In Rearviewmirror was 'How could this be?The boy's cookin with speed' No idea what that was even supposed to mean,just thought Ed was trying to be mysterious.

Shadow

WalkingTightropeHigh wrote:

My impression (from looking at what I see listed on Amazon) is that the book is not directly produced by the band. Somebody just sat and wrote down what they thought the tabs and lyrics were.

Yeah, I'm sure that's what happened. At the front of the book, it said "Authentic", which would lead someone to believe it could/should be. Thanks.

MarylandTeacher

...clay spread out before me as her body once did became... ...her legs spread out before me....

bisquitzapper

i always thought a line in i got shit in the second verse was:and i just smile while i wait for the train,but im not ugly and your looking at me,and i stare back through blue eyes i kill you, if just once i could be alone id stare back at me yeah.

AtlantaJammer

Still convinced it is... her legs spread out before me....

PaulBrown

I think the misinterpretation for Black came from the guitar book for Ten that was out. I remember a couple years ago I bought one at an HMV(which someone must have stole because it's vanished). In the book it had the lyrics for all the Ten songs, and "her legs spread out before me" was what was written for Black. It confused me and I immediately went here:

http://www.tenclub.net/songs/song.php?song=Black

...to check. I'm assuming that most people that gather lyrics to post at the billions of lyric websites out there, got their lyrics from that book.

vedderfan10

"My tea and coffee are strong..."

should be "I feel cocky and strong"....Or is "I'm feeling cocky and strong"?

Schroeco

Thought the lyric was Trebuchet aimed right at my face

Found out it was and the Barrel shakes aimed right at my face

Snake

Drop The Leash 10 wrote:

pissed on my plate, swallowed it down.....:p

Thats exactly what I heard man!

cellar door

risa wrote:

heard: her legs spread out before me (as her body once did)

actual: Were laid spread out before me (as her body once did)

me too! i was slightly confused, thought it was some sort of weird sexual inuendo or something...

guitar_davey

...oh party time!

guitar_davey

cellar door wrote:

me too! i was slightly confused, thought it was some sort of weird sexual inuendo or something...

If those were really the lyrics, there wouldn't be much innuendo there--just straight up smut! lol

littlepearl

a friend of mine..
interpretation: "zonk the wombat"
actual: "don't go on me"

hehehehehe.. makes me chuckle. he was adamant that it was all about the wombat (may have had something to do w/ the copious amounts of alcomohol and greenery that evening entailed)