Hot Chocolate

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Hot Chocolate - 14 Greatest Hits album at Amazon.com

Hot Chocolate's, "I Believe In Miracles"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in Malcolm.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles.

The Story: I thought this was Hot Chocolate's tribute to Malcolm X, and didn't realise the truth until it was reissued 20-odd years later! - Submitted by: Steve Gardiner

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Horny going sinkhole
In a van.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles
Where you from?

The Story: This is from my cousin (who was 9 at the time). I found her prancing around my bedroom in her vest and undies screeching at the top of her lungs. Turns out she'd removed the rest of her clothes while 'singing'. This is the same cousin who coloured herself in with felt tip pens then tried to blame me! Me?! - Submitted by: Rosie

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in Midol.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles.

The Story: My dad made up this version. The poor man has three daughters and a wife. He sure does believe in Midol! - Submitted by: Jessie

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in Mal Co.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles.

The Story: My wife was convinced the right word was 'miracles'. And this site has proven that whilst she is, unfortunately, correct. I'm not the only one with doubts over Hot Choclate's diction. - Submitted by: Duncan

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in Malcolm.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles.

The Story: In 1978 or so, I demonstrated my ignorance of the lyrics by way of a dance move to this song which involved a defiant, raised fist and marching-step through a bar or two; then a 180 degree, twirl-strut boogie through the rest of the song. This happened only once, after a few beers on the front porch, but would later debut on the dance floor of a Texas discoteque and be adopted by dozens (maybe hundreds) of dancers that night who evidently misheard the lyrics as I had. This dance step spread like a bad cold (not a Saturday Night Fever) through a few other clubs in Austin, then died, but the song is immortal - a classic. Meanwhile at Raoul's.... - Submitted by: T. Byrd

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in Malcolm

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles

The Story: A friend of mine, 'Mega', overheard me singing the correct lyrics and laughed at me: 'I believe in miracles?' he scorned. He had been singing 'Malcolm' for over ten years. He was convinced I was singing the wrong words. I'm still not sure he believes me - I'll have to point him to your web page! - Submitted by: Harry

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in Milco
Wear a bra, you sexy thing.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles
Where you from, you sexy thing?

The Story: Actually, these lyrics were misheard by a friend. I was just singing the song and he tried to correct me. I nearly bust a gut laughing when he told me his 'correct' version. He'd heard the song like a decade ago and insisted that his was the correct version. His rationale was that since the band was called Hot Chocolate, Milco made sense. Milco being a milk drink. And since a chick going around bra-less is sexy, the song was called You Sexy Thing. - Submitted by: Saad

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in Milko.
She sucks her veins.

The Real Lyrics:

I belive in miracles
You sexy thing.

The Story: I was about seven when I first hear this song, and hearing it the way I did, I thought 'Huh?'... since I heard it at a skating rink, I could only envision this twenty something year old sucking on her wrist. How laughable is THAT? - Submitted by: LLAO

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in milk holes.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles.

The Story: I was very young and thought the song was about nipples (milk holes) and my brother (10 years older) heard me singing my lyrics. After he stopped laughing, he told me the real lyrics. - Submitted by: Jennifer

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in milko.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles.

The Story: Actually my mother misheard this. Sorry, she never did explain what 'milko' is. - Submitted by: Keith Chapman

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in milko.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles.

The Story: I found out what the line should really be when I went to see the film The Full Monty. This song was played in the film and the lyrics I think were spoken, but were anyway more comprehensible. For years I had been puzzled over milko, which used to be a milk product in England. - Submitted by: Sandra McCrea

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in miracles
When you wear your bra, you sexy thing.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles
Where you from, you sexy thing?

The Story: My mom is the queen of misheard lyrics, and she came up with this one by Hot Chocolate. Seems her mind was always sort of in the gutter. - Submitted by: Shotsie

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe in miracles
Where you from, you Mexican?

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles
Where you from, you sexy thing?

The Story: My son Ethan was in kindergarten when we first him sing it this way. He heard it from a commercial on television. He is in 3rd grade now and we still find it funny. Being so young, we don't feel the need to correct him at this time. From reading the other misheards, I just hope we remember to tell him before he sings it in public. - Submitted by: Shannon

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I like milk and cereal
Since you came along
You sexy thing
You sexy thing you.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe in miracles
Since you came along
You sexy thing
You sexy thing you.

The Story: I woke up one morning to my mom singing this in the kitchen while getting herself a bowl of cereal. She really thought that those were the lyrics! - Submitted by: Coniecat

Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"

The Misheard Lyrics:

You s**k that thing.

The Real Lyrics:

You sexy thing

The Story: When we were little my older sister always saved her allowance to buy the latest 45's. One day we were playing this one by Hot Chocolate. My mom walked in and yelled at us for listening to such filthy music. We were not quite sure why she had such a strong reaction to the lyrics. She nearly threw the record away until we figured out the misunderstanding. - Submitted by: Chez

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