Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Don Henley
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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.
Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).
Actual Miles: Henley's Greatest Hits album at Amazon.com
Don Henley's, "Boys Of Summer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
After the poison son-of-a-gun
The Real Lyrics:
After the boys of summer have gone.
The Story: My girlfriend and I were talking about the fact that the baseball season is starting and how baseball players are referred to as 'the boys of summer'. When I sang the chorus to the Don Henley song, she realized she had hear the tune but didn't recognize the words. A few moments later, she made the connection. She had always sung the lyrics as 'poison son-of-a-gun'! I still lover her but Jeesh!!! - Submitted by: Mike
Don Henley's, "Boys Of Summer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
After the poison summer has gone.
The Real Lyrics:
After the boys of summer have gone.
The Story: It took me until the recent DJ Sammy cover was announced on the radio to realise the real words to this song. I was driving on Dartmoor with my boyfriend and he thought I was so dumb. Even now if you asked me which ones were the right words I don't think I'd know. - Submitted by: Laura J
Don Henley's, "Boys Of Summer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I can see you
Your breasts cast shadows in the sun.
Your breasts cast shadows in the sun.
The Real Lyrics:
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
The Story: We discovered this misheard lyric way back in the 80's when a car load of us was 'cruising.' Well, Richard, one of our friends, was a terrible singer and his rendition of this song stood out from ours and we all laughed ourselves silly. - Submitted by: Jill King
Don Henley's, "Boys Of Summer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I can see you
You broads get shiny in the sun.
You broads get shiny in the sun.
The Real Lyrics:
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
The Story: This is how my boss at Domino's Pizza used to sing this song. - Submitted by: Greg
Don Henley's, "Boys Of Summer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I saw a dead head sticking on a cadillac.
The Real Lyrics:
I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.
The Story: I was always so grossed out at the idea of a dead head on a cadillac and wondered why that line was in the song. Then I learned about the Grateful Dead and their fans who are called 'deadheads' and understood the irony of a Grateful Dead sticker on a rich person's car. However, I think I prefer my version, it's funnier. - Submitted by: Kyra Troyan
Don Henley's, "Boys Of Summer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Your bra strap swinging in the sun
The Real Lyrics:
Your brown skin shining in the sun
The Story: I was with my boyfriend at the time, who was a huge '80's music fan, he laughed so hard when I told him what I thought this lyric was. Sometimes when I hear this song, I still want to sing it that way. - Submitted by: carla bisagni
Don Henley's, "Dirty Laundry"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Stick 'em in the butt, stick 'em in the mouth.
The Real Lyrics:
kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down.
The Story: I got in trouble for singing these misheard lyrics around the house when I was 8 years old. - Submitted by: goodbot
Don Henley's, "Dirty Laundry"
The Misheard Lyrics:
We all know that crap is king,
Keep your dirty laundry
Keep your dirty laundry
or
We all know that crap is king,
Eat your dirty laundry
Eat your dirty laundry
The Real Lyrics:
We all know that crap is king,
Give us dirty laundry.
Give us dirty laundry.
The Story: Yet another one from my lyrically challenged friend. We were in the car driving hoe from kfc when my friend started singing her version. I laughed so hard I nearly died and could barely manage to stop laughing so I could correct her! She's so used to messing up lyrics that she tells me to post her mistakes here now! - Submitted by: Sandi
Don Henley's, "The Boys Of Summer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the poison summer has gone.
After the poison summer has gone.
The Real Lyrics:
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone.
After the boys of summer have gone.
The Story: I know I'm not the only one to submit this, but I just learned this a couple of minutes ago and it totally blew my mind. I've heard this song many times, and I've never even questioned what I was hearing. I heard it recently, and sang part of it. This part. In public. It still sounds like that, even now. - Submitted by: Song
Don Henley's, "The Heart Of The Matter"
The Misheard Lyrics:
But my w***** gets weak.
The Real Lyrics:
But my will gets weak.
Don Henley's, "The Heart Of The Matter"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Make us throw our back and take it.
The Real Lyrics:
Make us throw off our contentment.
Don Henley's, "The Heart Of The Matter"
The Misheard Lyrics:
They let you down y'know that hurts your bride.
The Real Lyrics:
They let you down and hurt your pride.
Don Henley's, "The Heart Of The Matter"
The Misheard Lyrics:
They're the furry things we kill, our guests.
The Real Lyrics:
They're the very things we kill, I guess.
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