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Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Simply Red that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
There are 57 misheard song lyrics for Simply Red on amIright currently.
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"A New Flame"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was sold out for ribbons
Original Lyrics:
I was sold down the river
"Come To My Aid"
Misheard Lyrics:
My hair. Comb through my hair
Original Lyrics:
My aid. Come to my aid
"Fake"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need a book to reach your face.
Original Lyrics:
I read a book and it's your face.
"Fake"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need a book
To reach your face
Reach your face now.
To reach your face
Reach your face now.
Original Lyrics:
I read a book
And it's your face
Fake: It's your face now.
And it's your face
Fake: It's your face now.
"Fake"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're banging your head
On your cigarette, oh baby.
On your cigarette, oh baby.
Original Lyrics:
You're burning your hair
On your cigarette, oh baby.
On your cigarette, oh baby.
"Holding Back The Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Folding back my ears.
Original Lyrics:
Holding back the years.
"Holding Back The Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Holding back the ears
Original Lyrics:
Holding back the years
"Holding Back The Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll keep throwing up.
Original Lyrics:
I'll keep holding on.
"Holding Back The Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
My beef stroganoff
or
I'll keep strokin' off
or
I'll keep strokin' off
Original Lyrics:
I'll keep holdin' on
"Holding Back The Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nothing had the chance to 'people'.
Original Lyrics:
Nothing had the chance to be good.
"Holding Back The Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Strangled by the witches of hatred
Original Lyrics:
Strangled by the wishes of pater
"Holding Back The Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
When somebody pees
Original Lyrics:
When somebody hears
"I Won't Feel Bad"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, it fits!
Come on, now
Come on, now
Original Lyrics:
Hey, Fritz!
Come on, now.
Come on, now.
"I Won't Feel Bad"
Misheard Lyrics:
Reason to deform again.
Original Lyrics:
Breezing through the fog again.
"If You Don't Know Me By Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
'cause we only add black children
When we argue fuss and fight
When we argue fuss and fight
Original Lyrics:
'cause we only act like children
When we argue fuss and fight
When we argue fuss and fight
"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause we only like black children.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause we only act like children.
"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
I come home a little late at night
'Cause we only have black children
'Cause we only have black children
Original Lyrics:
I come home a little late at night
'Cause we only act like children
'Cause we only act like children
"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you don't blow me by now
Original Lyrics:
If you don't know me by now
"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you don't owe me my cow
Original Lyrics:
If you don't know me by now
"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
We only act like children
When we argue for some fight.
When we argue for some fight.
Original Lyrics:
We only act like children
When we argue, fuss, and fight.
When we argue, fuss, and fight.
"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
We only had black children.
Original Lyrics:
We only act like children.
"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
We only have black children
When we argue, fuss, and fight.
When we argue, fuss, and fight.
Original Lyrics:
We only act like children
When we argue, fuss, and fight.
When we argue, fuss, and fight.
"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why do we only act like children
When we're arguing for some fun?
When we're arguing for some fun?
Original Lyrics:
'Cause we only act like children
When we argue, fuss, and fight.
When we argue, fuss, and fight.
"Infidelity"
Misheard Lyrics:
Drugs can't be
Drugs can't be trusted.
Drugs can't be trusted.
Original Lyrics:
Just can't be
Just can't be trusted.
Just can't be trusted.
"Infidelity"
Misheard Lyrics:
When a man just can't be lusty
Original Lyrics:
When a man just can't be trusted
"Jericho"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't that right?
or
Ain't that pride?
or
Make that right.
or
Make that pride.
or
Make that pie.
or
Ate that pie.
or
Ain't that pride?
or
Make that right.
or
Make that pride.
or
Make that pie.
or
Ate that pie.
Original Lyrics:
Mend that fight.
"Jericho"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bake that pride
or
Break that pie
or
Bake that pie
or
Break that fight.
or
Break that pie
or
Bake that pie
or
Break that fight.
Original Lyrics:
Mend that fight.
"Jericho"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bend back five.
Original Lyrics:
Mend that fight.
"Jericho"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lend that five.
Original Lyrics:
Mend that fight.
"Look At You Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lookin' nacho head
Original Lyrics:
Looking at your head.
"Model"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pretty little girl is climb to the top,
her agent takes her down, down, down
her agent takes her down, down, down
Original Lyrics:
Pretty little girl is climbing to the top,
her aging takes her down, down, down
her aging takes her down, down, down
"Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ethiopian ballroom dancing
Original Lyrics:
Did the earth move for ya, Nancy?
"Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get the earthen foyer Nancy
Original Lyrics:
Did the earth move for ya, Nancy?
"Money's Too Tight To Mention"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bunny's too tight to mention.
Original Lyrics:
Money's too tight to mention.
"Money's Too Tight To Mention"
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe your too boy and nasty
Original Lyrics:
Did the earth move for ya, Nancy?
"Money's Too Tight To Mention"
Misheard Lyrics:
Money's two time dimension
Original Lyrics:
Money's too tight to mention.
"Money's Too Tight To Mention"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mummy has got dimentia.
Original Lyrics:
Money's too tight to mention.
"Money's Too Tight To Mention"
Misheard Lyrics:
Quit talking 'bout money, money.
Original Lyrics:
We're talking 'bout money, money.
"Money's Too Tight To Mention"
Misheard Lyrics:
Running through time dementions.
Original Lyrics:
Money's too tight to mention.
"Money's Too Tight To Mention"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're talking about economics.
Original Lyrics:
We're talking about Reaganomics.
"No Direction"
Misheard Lyrics:
Walkin' north, talkin' signs
Original Lyrics:
Walkin' north, talkin' south
"Remembering The First Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Remembering the first time we made love
I was just a child, yeah.
I was just a child, yeah.
Original Lyrics:
Remembering the first time we made love
I was just recalling.
I was just recalling.
"She'll Have To Go"
Misheard Lyrics:
Breaking our backs with sledgehammers
Original Lyrics:
Breaking our backs with slurs (and)
"Something Got Me Started" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd give it all a lot to you
Yes I would.
Yes I would.
Original Lyrics:
I'd give it all up for you
Yes I would.
Yes I would.
"Something Got Me Started" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd give it all my feet
Original Lyrics:
I'd give it all up for you
"Something Got Me Started" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd give it all up for booze, Yes I would
Original Lyrics:
I'd give it all up for you, Yes I would
"Something Got Me Started" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll give it all up to you
Original Lyrics:
I'd give it all up for you
"Something Got Me Started" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Someone got me Garlic
Original Lyrics:
Something got me started
"Something Got Me Started" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Something got me farting
Original Lyrics:
Something got me started
"Stars"
Misheard Lyrics:
After all the pain you've caused me
Original Lyrics:
As for all the pain you've caused me
"Stars"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel so young, I hope you comprehend.
Original Lyrics:
I feel you, I hope you comprehend.
"Stars"
Misheard Lyrics:
I hope you clap your hand.
or
I hope you comb your hair.
or
I hope you comb your hair.
Original Lyrics:
I hope you comprehend.
"Stars"
Misheard Lyrics:
I hope you cut your hand.
Original Lyrics:
I hope you comprehend.
"Stars"
Misheard Lyrics:
I, I wanna walk into bars, straight into your arms
Original Lyrics:
I, I wanna fall from the stars, straight into your arms
"Sunrise"
Misheard Lyrics:
Easy, breezy, weezing overtime.
Original Lyrics:
Easy, ready, willing, over time.
"Your Mirror"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've got to stand up for ourselves
Even if the leader's so cold wants the glory himself.
Even if the leader's so cold wants the glory himself.
Original Lyrics:
We've got to stand up for ourselves
Even if a leader so cold wants to glory himself.
Even if a leader so cold wants to glory himself.
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