Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Duran Duran
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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!).
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Duran Duran's, "Come Undone"
The Misheard Lyrics:
My. In that killer dream.
The Real Lyrics:
My immaculate dream.
The Story: STORY TO BE DELETED - Submitted by: AZ
Duran Duran's, "Electric Barbarella"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Wear the fake perfect b***s for me.
The Real Lyrics:
Wear the fake fur and fake pearls for me.
The Story: I kept finding the misheard lyrics on various lyric websites. I can see what these folks were hearing, but I think the actual lyrics are much better. Yikes!! - Submitted by: VEGAS1354
Duran Duran's, "Friends Of Mine"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Chalkie Davies is coming out.
The Real Lyrics:
Georgie Davies is coming out.
The Story: I remember my sister having the album this was on and singing 'Chalkie Davies is coming out...' Chalkie Davies was a photographer whose work featured in now defunct rock weekly Sounds around the 1970's/1980's. - Submitted by: pickle*
Duran Duran's, "Girls On Film"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Gargamel
Gargamel
Gargamel
The Real Lyrics:
Girls on film
Girls on film
Girls on film
The Story: I was with a group of co-workers when I heard this song come on the radio. As I sang the wrong lyrics and asked the platinum question, 'Why is Duran Duran singing about the villain in the Garfield cartoon?' [Ed. note: As everyone knows, Gargamel was the villian from 'The Smurfs', not 'Garfield'. Gargamel's sidekick is a cat.] - Submitted by: Susan Hardison
Duran Duran's, "Girls On Film"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Too many Taylors
The Real Lyrics:
Two minutes later
The Story: Sung while dancing to the song in a club after discussing the band members' names with a friend who's a big fan. - Submitted by: Baby Cruz
Duran Duran's, "Hungry Like The Wolf"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Straight down the line
Disco and wine
I'm on the huntdown after you.
Disco and wine
I'm on the huntdown after you.
The Real Lyrics:
Strut on a line
Discord and rhyme
I'm on the hunt, I'm after you.
Discord and rhyme
I'm on the hunt, I'm after you.
The Story: This song was a great favourite of mine for at least fifteen years or so. I often sung it to myself with those misheard lyrics. On a whim, it occurred to me to Google the lyrics and I was amazed at how wrong I was. The strange thing is that my misheard lyrics make just as much sense as the actual ones! - Submitted by: Paul Epstein
Duran Duran's, "Hungry Like the Wolf"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be a cornyard by the moonlit sign
The Real Lyrics:
I'll be upon you by the moonlit sign
The Story: Okay so we were nieve, and we thought it was just the LeBon way, I mean have you ever really read the lyrics.... they are funny and sometimes they don't make sense unless you have a degree in psychology... - Submitted by: LeBon's Cane of Candy
Duran Duran's, "Hungry Like the Wolf"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Warren you want me, give me a sign
The Real Lyrics:
Woman you want me, give me a sign
The Story: I was at the front row of a Duran Duran concert right in front of Warren when I sang this misheard lyric out loud, pointing at Warren. I SWEAR TO GOD he heard what I sang - he creased up laughing. It was then I realised.... - Submitted by: Soledad
Duran Duran's, "Hungry like the wolf"
The Misheard Lyrics:
In touch with the Crown
The Real Lyrics:
In touch with the ground
The Story: I thought, 'Is this about jack the ripper?'. What with there being themes of chase, and the rumours that Jack the ripper was a member of the british royal family. (Which has since been disproved, the police did know his identity.) Now i know the song is just about wild passionate love. Which is better than songs about murder (or is it.......) - Submitted by: chien
Duran Duran's, "Last Chance On The Stairway"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Sunny it's just like a scene out of Bolton
Twisting out on right.
Twisting out on right.
The Real Lyrics:
Funny it's just like a scene out of Voltaire
Twisting out of sight.
Twisting out of sight.
The Story: The girl who told me this really believed that Duran Duran had mentioned this small Northern UK town of Bolton where she originally came from on this song! - Submitted by: Laura Balshaw
Duran Duran's, "New Moon on Monday"
The Misheard Lyrics:
New moon on Monday
And the five days through the night.
And the five days through the night.
The Real Lyrics:
New moon on Monday
And a firedance through the night.
And a firedance through the night.
The Story: I know 'five days through the night' makes NO sense, but my friends and I really thought that was the lyric; we even nicknamed ourselves different days of the week! (I was Monday.) What can I say? We were about 12 years old at the time. :) Those nicknames stuck with us for a couple of years, even after someone finally corrected us! - Submitted by: Jenni
Duran Duran's, "New Religion"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm talking Capri
I can't stop myself, it's a new Capri Sun, yeah.
I can't stop myself, it's a new Capri Sun, yeah.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm talking for free
I can't help myself, it's a New Religion, oh.
I can't help myself, it's a New Religion, oh.
The Story: I was pretty young at the time I first heard this song and Capri Sun drinks had just come out. I honestly thought they were snging about them in this song. It wasn't until a few years later, when I discovered the lyrics, that I realized why I was being laughed at whenever I sang the song like that! - Submitted by: Gabrielle Payne-Cox
Duran Duran's, "Notorious"
The Misheard Lyrics:
There you see the Yasmins.
The Real Lyrics:
Spare your seedy judgements.
The Story: I thought Simon LeBon was referring to his wife Yasmin. - Submitted by: Doxxic
Duran Duran's, "Rio"
The Misheard Lyrics:
At the end of the drive
And long unarrived
You make me feel alive, alive, alive.
And long unarrived
You make me feel alive, alive, alive.
The Real Lyrics:
At the end of the drive
The lawmen arrive
You make me feel alive, alive, alive.
The lawmen arrive
You make me feel alive, alive, alive.
The Story: I actually thought the correct lyrics were funnier because it sounded like gibberish to me. I understand now why Seal (I think it was him) doesn't reveal his true lyrics. I think it was he who said that it can ruin the song for the listener. - Submitted by: Chris
Duran Duran's, "The Reflex"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'll cuss that b**** when I find it.
The Real Lyrics:
I'll cross that bridge when I find it.
The Story: My friend Mitzi sang this often and loudly until we corrected her! - Submitted by: Annie
Duran Duran's, "Union Of The Snake"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The Onion on a Stick is on your side.
The Real Lyrics:
The union of the snake is on the climb.
The Story: I was in high school at the time and my best friend Michelle was signing this in the lunch room. She really thought those were the words. - Submitted by: Jeffrey Glover
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