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  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    For the longest time I didnt know that Ed sang "Violins" in Daughter. I used to always think it was "Young Girl, by all means...center of her own attention".
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  • bazzerbazzer Posts: 3,126
    Suzi78 wrote:
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    You've probably already seen this before...but it's worth watching again. Potato wave!

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  • PilateOfTheStormPilateOfTheStorm Posts: 4,319
    anus ankle soup wrote:
    samjam wrote:
    mookeywrench wrote:
    You are a furry thing.

    Guilty for this one! When I heard Faithfull for the first time I definitely heard 'you are a furry thing' and thought to myself 'that can't be right'!! :lol:

    Also: don't know if anyone else has heard this one too, but for a while I thought part of Red Mosquito was 'I was bitten, must've been the devil, he was just plain mean' :lol:

    he was just plain mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +1 :lol: I can't get that out of my head!

    i used to think that too :oops: :lol:
  • The AkkusThe Akkus Posts: 1,095
    The first time I, as well as many others, heard Satan's Bed was from the Fox Theater Atlanta show. I recorded that show and listened religiously.

    For the longest time, instead of "Jump off a cliff dont need your help so back off", my friend and I thought he was saying "John Bobbitt please dont leave your nuts on my car"

    hehe Go listen, close your eyes, and when it gets to that part, just think about the misheard lyric lol :mrgreen:
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  • silver39silver39 Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,346
    VinylGirl wrote:
    Spiritual_Chaos wrote:
    "Everything has changed, absolutely nothing's changed" from corduroy

    All these years and I still can't get out of the habit of singing it this way :oops:


    LOL! Never knew this wasn't right, haha! D'oh!
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  • usamamasan1usamamasan1 Posts: 4,695
    we we buttstones :)
    your light made us stars
  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    The Akkus wrote:
    For the longest time, instead of "Jump off a cliff dont need your help so back off", my friend and I thought he was saying "John Bobbitt please dont leave your nuts on my car"

    lol!

    the mumbling part in even flow i'd like to interpret as 'fuck your mama'
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,326
    If Ed is not singing "furry things", what would he be singing?

    Aren't there any more well established wrong lyrics?
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  • samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Spiritual_Chaos wrote:
    If Ed is not singing "furry things", what would he be singing?

    Aren't there any more well established wrong lyrics?

    He says everything ("ev-er-y-thing")
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    So how do i feel? Fuckin how do i
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    The one I'm most attached to: "the waiting trophy man!"
  • Break The SkyBreak The Sky Posts: 1,276
    Trust in rusted minds refused to go. . .

    I always heard, "Trust in your strength mine's refused to grow"

    I always wondered why he didn't just hit up the gym. :lol:
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  • Break The SkyBreak The Sky Posts: 1,276
    Like geckos nobody hears. . .
    If hope can grow from dirt like me ...
  • nuclear ukulelesnuclear ukuleles Posts: 660
    Big Drop wrote:
    Like geckos nobody hears. . .

    GECKOS! Yes, I think of that every time I hear that song.
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  • betterday52betterday52 Posts: 204
    I thought on Faithfull it was blackened horses on the first line and then after that, i don't know ... Now I know! I can hear Eddies voice not pronouncing vowels now.

    And i finally joined the 10C, and now i have some help with Song Lyrics tab:-) and all of you :D

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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,489
    i grew up in Houston, home of the NBA's Houston Rockets. when i first heard "Rats", i could have sworn he was saying "picked the dirt off Olajuwon's feet." (Olajuwon=best NBA center ever, in my opinion) :lol::lol:
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  • c0rd23c0rd23 Posts: 1
    For even flow, caught a friend belting out "Even Though", now I can't stop bugging him.
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
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  • green_girlgreen_girl Posts: 931
    For years, I thought Ed was saying "The blood, the blood" in "Alive."
  • KathiKathi Posts: 1,828
    I had no idea he wasn't saying furry thing. :lol:

    and I still sing corduroy that way. :D
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  • brunobellbrunobell Posts: 72
    Pilate

    I always heard, "Like Pilate, I have played God"

    My buddy always heard, "Black pilot I have a dog."

    I think mine fits better. lol. I still don't understand the actual lyric, however.
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,956
    iamica wrote:
    SPACEMAN...spin the black circle!
    :lol:

    I still catch myself singing that :oops: :lol:
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  • barger395barger395 Posts: 855
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    For the longest time I didnt know that Ed sang "Violins" in Daughter. I used to always think it was "Young Girl, by all means...center of her own attention".

    I flip back and forth between "violins" and "violence", which changes the tone of the tune.

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  • barger395barger395 Posts: 855
    Spiritual_Chaos wrote:
    "Everything has changed, absolutely nothing's changed" from corduroy

    Learn something new everyday. Still gonna sing "Changed" though. I may learn something new, but that does not I have to use it.

    Cheers,
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  • PeArLgOoNeRPeArLgOoNeR Posts: 1,250
    So you can't trust the lyrucs provided on this very site? Faithful says "furry thing" if you check the lyrics provided here.. http://pearljam.com/music/lyrics/all/al ... /faithfull

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  • ladydocNYCladydocNYC Posts: 635
    Always thought it was pissed on my plate. Good to know the real lyric.
  • spnoonespnoone Posts: 633
    rvm. saw things = soybeans.
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