Interesting Song Mistakes
No tengo pantalones
26-07-2005, 22:10
I was driving home from work today, and U2's "Vertigo" came on. The first few words are: "Uno, dos, tres, catorce." Translated into English, this is: One, two, three, fourteen. I found that mildly amusing, and I wondered if anybody else knew of other weird lyrics like that?
EDIT: Heck, even lyrics that aren't heard right but sound funny'll work.
Wurzelmania
26-07-2005, 22:12
Um. He says Quatro, not Qatorze.
It's Spanish.
I don't have pants either.
I have shorts.
ChuChulainn
26-07-2005, 22:13
Unos, dos, tres, catorce [1,2,3,14]
Turn it up loud, captain!
Lights go down
It's dark
The jungle is your head
Can't rule your heart
I'm feeling so much stronger
Than I thought
Your eyes are wide
And though your soul
it can't be bought
your mind can wander
Just looked it up on google and this is what i got
Um. He says Quatro, not Qatorze.
It's Spanish.
He said catorce. Everyone that knows spanish knows this.
And I doubt it was a mistake.
Gambloshia
26-07-2005, 22:15
He said catorce. Everyone that knows spanish knows this.
And I doubt it was a mistake.
OMG! Colodia made a serious post!!!!1!11!!1!
ChuChulainn
26-07-2005, 22:16
My danish friend once asked me if i knew what the song was that had the lyrics "I had my first real sex dream". It really confused me until I realised she meant Summer of 69 "I got my first real six string". Not really an instance of the artist making a mistake but still funny as hell to me
I was driving home from work today, and I U2's "Vertigo" came on. The first few words are: "Uno, dos, tres, catorce." Translated into English, this is: One, two, three, fourteen. I found that mildly amusing, and I wondered if anybody else knew of other weird lyrics like that?
I think the bigger question is, why were you even listening to that song?
I mean, you can't even call it music, it's more like air disturbance than anything else.
Um. He says Quatro, not Qatorze.
It's Spanish.
No, I agree with Colodia, Bono definitely says Catorce.
BenAucoin
26-07-2005, 22:24
I had a French exchange student over a few months ago, and one of the girls in his exchange group wanted to learn the song "Oh Happy Day" to bring back to France and impress everyone. Her English was pretty fractured, so I told her to repeat after me and ask me if she didn't understand what it meant.
Me: "Oh Happy Day..."
Her: "Oh 'Appy Day..."
[most of song]
Me: "When Jesus washed..."
Her: "When Jesus washed..."
Me: "My sins away!"
Her: "My sins?"
Me: "Yep."
Her: "In France, 'Sins' means, euh [Gestures toward breast] boob, euh, tit."
Me: [Guffaws]
It wasn't a mistake in the songwriting, but an interesting cultural miscommunication.
No tengo pantalones
26-07-2005, 22:29
I think the bigger question is, why were you even listening to that song?
I mean, you can't even call it music, it's more like air disturbance than anything else.
Hey, I'm still pissed their crap beat out Green Day for the Grammy. It came on the radio, right after a kickass NIN song, "Bite the Hand that Feeds".
No tengo pantalones
26-07-2005, 22:30
Um. He says Quatro, not Qatorze.
It's Spanish.
Dude, did you even look at my name? I know my Spanish.
No tengo pantalones
26-07-2005, 22:31
My danish friend once asked me if i knew what the song was that had the lyrics "I had my first real sex dream". It really confused me until I realised she meant Summer of 69 "I got my first real six string". Not really an instance of the artist making a mistake but still funny as hell to me
LOL! This qualifies.
ChuChulainn
26-07-2005, 22:32
LOL! This qualifies.
Even better when I was trying to figure out what she thought "I played it till my fingers bled" meant
OMG! Colodia made a serious post!!!!1!11!!1!
....callate! (think I spelt that right)
Israelities et Buddist
26-07-2005, 22:35
Dude, did you even look at my name? I know my Spanish.
We have established it was a stupid remark. I even know that it says 14 from my roots in Latin and French, cant tell you anything else in Spanish. Sadly I have to agree with Colodia though, Since vertigo means dizieness, I am almost postive he meant it to be that way. I mean he even says beam me up captian in the song, give me a break.
Hey, I'm still pissed their crap beat out Green Day for the Grammy. It came on the radio, right after a kickass NIN song, "Bite the Hand that Feeds".
Yeah, Green Day shuold've won it...American Idiot was a great CD (besides American idiot)
As for the NIN song....it's so-so. I like Staind's new song better.
No tengo pantalones
26-07-2005, 22:38
We have established it was a stupid remark. I even know that it says 14 from my roots in Latin and French, cant tell you anything else in Spanish. Sadly I have to agree with Colodia though, Since vertigo means dizieness, I am almost postive he meant it to be that way.
It's still funny and a bad song. Even if it's intention, what a poor device to use to support a title. Just look at the lyrics. Blech. (sorry, hijacking my own thread)
No tengo pantalones
26-07-2005, 22:39
Yeah, Green Day shuold've won it...American Idiot was a great CD (besides American idiot)
As for the NIN song....it's so-so. I like Staind's new song better.
American Idiot is hands down the best Green Day CD. Sorry, but Staind puts me to sleep.
American Idiot is hands down the best Green Day CD. Sorry, but Staind puts me to sleep.
Blasphemy.
Ahh, whatever floats your boat.