Misheard NO Lyrics

I stumbled across this today, Misheard New Order lyrics, and thought some here may get a kick out of it.

For example, from BLT:

Misheard Lyrics:

Every time I think of you I feel shot right through with a butt harpoon.

Anyone here every hear an embarassing attempt to sing along with NO? (Aside from Barney's own lyrical mishaps, of course.)

some of the ones on that site are bollocks! I can't believe people submitted them, unless they were tryin to be funny

Misheard Lyrics: It's the coolest and the kids have run away. Original Lyrics: It's the school exam and the kids have run away.

FrogChorus wrote: some of the ones on that site are bollocks! I can't believe people submitted them, unless they were tryin to be funny

Misheard Lyrics: It's the coolest and the kids have run away. Original Lyrics: It's the school exam and the kids have run away.

I have to say that for years I thought the lyrics were, "It's the schoolies and the kids have run away".

I was quite happy with this line, thinking it to mean that that Barney/NO were getting on in years and their original fanbase was getting older with them. The supposed theme of the song being that of middle-aged guy looking back at his past.

Hindsight is a great thing and so is the internet. Back in 1993 we didn't have NOOL to put us right on these things...

For years I couldn't get my head round two lines on BM:

"I see a ship in the harbour, I can and shall obey..." - I actually thought that Barney was singing about a shallow bay!

"Those who came before me, lived through their vocations" - I always wondered what verications were!

These are just two examples that spring to mind. Somebody told me Gillian sings "Faith" on Avalanche. I still can't here it meself!

On "True Faith", I used to think that the lyrics were "A certain sense of liberty", when it's actually "A sudden sense of liberty".

I used to think that Bernard was singing about a shallow bay too!

For the longest time, I thought that in JD's "Failures" Ian was singing, "He would sodomise the only one" instead of "He was thought of as the only one."

Guilty of 'shallow bay' on BM as well... There's also the old 'shaft' chestnut on Subculture - thought that was 'shop' for years... On Avalanche, I always thought the 'lyric' was 'faith'...

SHEDi xxx

It is "faith" !

There's been some classics over the years, not helped by Bernard's unique rhyming methods. Parasites and literacites, anyone?

Subculture. My mate knew it was about shagging and used to think the lyric

"Tied up in chains so tight" was

"I find up in janes so tight"

tit!

Some of those mishearings are fcuked up... "Howard Hughes, Oh, lime with trees"

SHEDi xxx

Look at me, I love you

Gnome-some Tonight wrote: Guilty of 'shallow bay' on BM as well... There's also the old 'shaft' chestnut on Subculture - thought that was 'shop' for years... On Avalanche, I always thought the 'lyric' was 'faith'...

SHEDi xxx

i'm still conviced it is - 'anchored on shallow bay':\ohwell:

RedKen wrote:

i'm still conviced it is - 'anchored on shallow bay':\ohwell:

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Mrs. Brightside wrote:

RedKen wrote:

i'm still conviced it is - 'anchored on shallow bay':\ohwell:

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

"to find my soul as i don't know", is one of mine.

Misheard Lyrics: Every time I see Eufaula Original Lyrics: Every time I see you fallin'

WTF??

A few years ago I found a song lyrics website and I looked up all the NO lyrics. Some of them were clearly bollocks done by someone without much common sense. For instance, in Regret, at the end they had "just before the fall, ah, ah" rather than "just before they fall apart". Now I know Barney isn't always the easiest to understand, but that particular lyric doesn't seem too diffucult to figure out.

In BLT, I used to think "I do admit to myself That if I hurt someone else Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be" was actually "I do admit to myself That if I had someone else Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be" I like my misinterpreted version better and it's still what I sing when I'm singing to myself in the car!!

Barcaboy99 wrote:

I have to say that for years I thought the lyrics were, "It's the schoolies and the kids have run away".

I used to think it was "it's a school day and the kids have run away."

Official lyrics at the Warner Chappell website here

Which gives, for example, the Blue Monday lyrics as:

"How Does It Feel To Treat Me Like You Do? When You've Your Hands Upon Me And Told Me Who You Are I Thought I Was Mistaken I Thought I Heard Your Words Tell Me How Do I Feel Tell Me Now How Do I Feel

Those Who Came Before Me Lived Through Their Vocations From The Past Until Completion They'll Turn Away No More And I Still Find It So Hard To Say What I Need To Say But I'm Quite Sure That You'll Tell Me Just How I Should Feel Today

I See A Ship In The Harbor I Can And Shall Obey But If It Wasn't For Your Misfortune I'd Be A Heavenly Person Today And I Thought I Was Mistaken And I Thought I Heard You Speak Tell Me How Do I Feel Tell Me Now How Should I Feel

Now I Stand Here Waiting I Thought I Told You To Leave Me While I Walked Down To The Beach Tell Me How Does It Feel When Your Heart Grows Cold"

(Although the second line is a bit suspect)! :p

Anyway, my favourite misheard lyric is from "Procession":

"Your happy tune played at night" (wrong)

as opposed to

"Your Heart Beats You Day At Night" (right)

Mrs. Brightside wrote: Look at me, I love you

I'm guilty of that one as well. Though even after finally realizing it, I still could have sworn I heard that one in a live version or something...

Nick King wrote:

"How Does It Feel To Treat Me Like You Do? When You've Your Hands Upon Me And Told Me Who You Are I Thought I Was Mistaken I Thought I Heard Your Words Tell Me How Do I Feel Tell Me Now How Do I Feel

(Although the second line is a bit suspect)! :p

'When you've laid your hands...' Surely...

Ditto for the BLT "if I had someone else" rather than "hurt"... Siounds much better and makes more sense (to me at least)...

SHEDi xxx

Nick King wrote: Anyway, my favourite misheard lyric is from "Procession":

"Your happy tune played at night" (wrong)

as opposed to

"Your Heart Beats You Day At Night" (right)

Late at night?

SHEDi xxx

SHEDimon wrote:

Nick King wrote: Anyway, my favourite misheard lyric is from "Procession":

"Your happy tune played at night" (wrong)

as opposed to

"Your Heart Beats You Day At Night" (right)

Late at night?

SHEDi xxx

Or "Day and Night"? Throws up more questions than answers that Warner Chappell site, doesn't it?

Razed In A New Division Of Agony wrote:

Mrs. Brightside wrote: Look at me, I love you

I'm guilty of that one as well. Though even after finally realizing it, I still could have sworn I heard that one in a live version or something...

Mo too! That's another I still sing incorrectly, because I like it better than the "correct" lyric!

If NO actually published their lyrics, it would spoil all our fun!

leather_girl wrote: On "True Faith", I used to think that the lyrics were "A certain sense of liberty", when it's actually "A sudden sense of liberty".

But "A certain sense of liberty" is the lyric, right? No?!!

Barcaboy99 wrote:

leather_girl wrote: On "True Faith", I used to think that the lyrics were "A certain sense of liberty", when it's actually "A sudden sense of liberty".

But "A certain sense of liberty" is the lyric, right? No?!!

Nope, "Sudden" :)

I agree. I awlays thought it was "sudden".

And there was me, happy in my ignorance...

SHEDimon wrote: Some of those mishearings are fcuked up... "Howard Hughes, Oh, lime with trees"

SHEDi xxx

Hey, carefull - that one was me

Still like the HH lyric actually:D

I hear it as 'certain' too.

Jamie Fairlie wrote: I hear it as 'certain' too.

But then again, most places online that I've checked say that the actual lyric is "sudden". I always thought it was "certain".

Barcaboy99 -

I see a ship in the harbour, I can and shall obey..." - I actually thought that Barney was singing about a shallow bay!

Leathergirl -

On "True Faith", I used to think that the lyrics were "A certain sense of liberty", when it's actually "A sudden sense of liberty".

I made same mistake with these two songs. I am notorious for getting the words wrong, my sisters always corrected me on loads of stuff, the above isn't too bad but some of my more outrageous ones are too embarassing to mention.

[orange]Missy Naranja[/orange] wrote: Barcaboy99 -

I see a ship in the harbour, I can and shall obey..." - I actually thought that Barney was singing about a shallow bay!

Leathergirl -

On "True Faith", I used to think that the lyrics were "A certain sense of liberty", when it's actually "A sudden sense of liberty".

I made same mistake with these two songs. I am notorious for getting the words wrong, my sisters always corrected me on loads of stuff, the above isn't too bad but some of my more outrageous ones are too embarassing to mention.

Have you clicked the link Missy? Are you guilty of any of those I have been guilty of a couple of the ones mentioned here already......But now I'm beginning to wonder if I others:\ohwell:

Most of the mishearings on the link are just too silly. I think I did have "I'll find myself as I go home" though. I don't remember what I used to think "I see a ship in the harbour I can and shall obeyBut If it wasn't for your misfortune I'd be a heavenly person today" was but nothing that they've listed.

Minx wrote:

[orange]Missy Naranja[/orange] wrote: Barcaboy99 -

I see a ship in the harbour, I can and shall obey..." - I actually thought that Barney was singing about a shallow bay!

Leathergirl -

On "True Faith", I used to think that the lyrics were "A certain sense of liberty", when it's actually "A sudden sense of liberty".

I made same mistake with these two songs. I am notorious for getting the words wrong, my sisters always corrected me on loads of stuff, the above isn't too bad but some of my more outrageous ones are too embarassing to mention.

Have you clicked the link Missy? Are you guilty of any of those I have been guilty of a couple of the ones mentioned here already......But now I'm beginning to wonder if I others:\ohwell:

Not had time yet, but i will, no doubt i'm guilty of others!!

I plead guilty to this one:

"Fine Time" Misheard Lyrics: You've got lotta technique Original Lyrics: You've got love technique

'I know judo. We believe in the land of love.'

When the lyrics have been published, for example in the book New Order Music 1981-1989 they've been wrong!

[orange]Missy Orange[/orange] wrote:

I made same mistake with these two songs. I am notorious for getting the words wrong, my sisters always corrected me on loads of stuff, the above isn't too bad but some of my more outrageous ones are too embarassing to mention.

When I first heard Crystal I thought the line "...with a girl I betrayed" went, "...with a girl underage". Absolutely awful but I soon realised my mistake. Good job before I sang it in public!

My most embarrasing one, in Run, I used to think it was "Anyone would think you were hog dumb too". I've seen te "real" lyrics as "Anyone would think you were hard done to" on this site and "Anyone would think you were hardened too" on another site. Don't know for sure which one is righ,t but probably not "hog dumb"!

Surely senor sumner has uttered ALL otf theses words before?

I always thought in Run he sang "you don't get a tan like this for nothing" - meaning you don't get a holiday in the sun for free.Or you could interprete that metaphorically to mean you don't get something good for nothing. But apparantly he sings "you don't get a town like this for nothing" .Still not sure what exactly that means And at the end of 1963 for years i heard "i will always feel free" - this suited me as that's how the music made me feel ,FREE! .But i eventually found out he sings "i will always feel for you"

Much prefer "feel free" though

Johnny wrote: I always thought in Run he sang "you don't get a tan like this for nothing" - meaning you don't get a holiday in the sun for free.Or you could interprete that metaphorically to mean you don't get something good for nothing. But apparantly he sings "you don't get a town like this for nothing" .Still not sure what exactly that means And at the end of 1963 for years i heard "i will always feel free" - this suited me as that's how the music made me feel ,FREE! .But i eventually found out he sings "i will always feel for you"

Much prefer "feel free" though

Regarding 'Run', i always thought he sang - 'you dont get a time like this for nothing'

are the lyrics on this website the official lyrics? or just someones interpretation, because i'm not altogether sure they're correct...spotnick could you answer? cheers!

redken wrote:

Johnny wrote: I always thought in Run he sang "you don't get a tan like this for nothing" - meaning you don't get a holiday in the sun for free.Or you could interprete that metaphorically to mean you don't get something good for nothing. But apparantly he sings "you don't get a town like this for nothing" .Still not sure what exactly that means And at the end of 1963 for years i heard "i will always feel free" - this suited me as that's how the music made me feel ,FREE! .But i eventually found out he sings "i will always feel for you"

Much prefer "feel free" though

Regarding 'Run', i always thought he sang - 'you dont get a time like this for nothing'

are the lyrics on this website the official lyrics? or just someones interpretation, because i'm not altogether sure they're correct...spotnick could you answer? cheers!

i've always heard time there as well. i prefer that line with time rater than town. it just makes more sense that way.

Johnny wrote: I always thought in Run he sang "you don't get a tan like this for nothing" - meaning you don't get a holiday in the sun for free.Or you could interprete that metaphorically to mean you don't get something good for nothing. But apparantly he sings "you don't get a town like this for nothing" .Still not sure what exactly that means And at the end of 1963 for years i heard "i will always feel free" - this suited me as that's how the music made me feel ,FREE! .But i eventually found out he sings "i will always feel for you"

Much prefer "feel free" though

I'm with you on this one Johnny, I was sure it was tan....... right up until I saw your post..... I will keep singing it that anyway

SHEDimon wrote: Guilty of 'shallow bay' on BM as well... There's also the old 'shaft' chestnut on Subculture - thought that was 'shop' for years... On Avalanche, I always thought the 'lyric' was 'faith'...

SHEDi xxx

i have always thought the repeated word was 'free'... according to wikipedia it is "faith"!

i had to take double and triple takes on that one!!!

listen to tim...it is 'faith'!

Pretending not to see his bum I said lets go out and have some fun

Cheers

In BM I used to think it was "lived through devilcations", but it was actually "lived through their vocations".

Your heart meets you late at night !

Johnny wrote: I always thought in Run he sang "you don't get a tan like this for nothing" - meaning you don't get a holiday in the sun for free.Or you could interprete that metaphorically to mean you don't get something good for nothing. But apparantly he sings "you don't get a town like this for nothing" .Still not sure what exactly that means And at the end of 1963 for years i heard "i will always feel free" - this suited me as that's how the music made me feel ,FREE! .But i eventually found out he sings "i will always feel for you"

Much prefer "feel free" though

Time and free, for sure...

SHEDi xxx

I thought it was "town" and "free", myself.

[orange]Retroesque[/orange] wrote: In BM I used to think it was "lived through devilcations", but it was actually "lived through their vocations".

Thank god, me too! And most of the other misheards you guys have mentioned.. yeah, all me. I was a big fan of the "Look at me I love you" lyric, and as well with the shallow bay bit on BM.

At the very end of Vanishing Point, I would just start mumbling because I couldn't sort out what he was saying.

my biggest error here was don't do it. until the saviour put me right i though it was just incomprehensible gibberish instead of "don't put your finger in the button".

I also thought it was "love is the id that supports the ego" in Theives Like Us. I must have had Freud on the brain at the time.

Misheard Lyrics: Every time I see you, Polly Original Lyrics: Every time I see you falling

these are the lyrics for Ceremony that the most common tablature for Ceremony gives:

You'd smile and salute me If I told a different story All the sinful wheels are turning Turning in and turn towards this time All she asks is when to hold me Then again the same old story We traveled oh, so quickly Travel first to me, towards this time Oh, I'll break them down, no mercy shown Heaven knows it's got to be this time What she'd heard, these things she said The time she cried and failed to wait this time Oh, I'll break them down, no mercy shown Heaven knows it's got to be this time Avenues, all lined with trees Picture me and then you start watching Watching forever Forever - watching love grow Forever - letting me know Forever

horrible grammar and interpretation indeed. As you can imagine his tablature of the song if way off as well.

horrible

I know, you know, we believe in the lamb of god...

I would not complain bout my wooden heart.

My favorite song, Temptation I hear:

What's the purpose of people down below People in this world have no place to go

When actualy it is:

Bolts from above hit the people down below People in this world without no place to go

I still have to read the lyrics to remember the real ones, as I have been singing it for too long to change what I hear. Always wanted to know what the hell he was going on about. . .now I know.

JHC

Snorrimon wrote:

Johnny wrote: I always thought in Run he sang "you don't get a tan like this for nothing" - meaning you don't get a holiday in the sun for free.Or you could interprete that metaphorically to mean you don't get something good for nothing. But apparantly he sings "you don't get a town like this for nothing" .Still not sure what exactly that means And at the end of 1963 for years i heard "i will always feel free" - this suited me as that's how the music made me feel ,FREE! .But i eventually found out he sings "i will always feel for you"

Much prefer "feel free" though

Time and free, for sure...

SHEDi xxx

I was always SURE it was 'TAN like this for nothing' too. - EDIT - just listened to the album version & a live version & it still could be TAN . . . . or Time

In 1963, I think the lyric changes: I just want to feel free I will always feel free I will always feel for you. (But in the 95 fersion you only get the 1st two lines)

I think its "I will always feel free" at the end of 1963, cos he's singing the words of a ghost? the ghost of the dead wife of the character "Johnny".

At the end of Procession, "Your heart beats you late at night" is about the heart ruling the head, late at night - I read this somewhere and it seems to make sense of the lines, cant think of any other way it could be read now!

Now, Special - "every drop of wine/you can be my time"

not new order, but JD:

when rudy bites hard, and ambitions are low, and resentment rides high, 'cause the mushrooms won't grow.

One thing to remember in all this discussion is that there are no definitive answers. All the lyrics published anywhere are just guesses - even the 'official' ones aren't correct. So if you are convinced you hear lyrics in a certain way then you have just as valid a view as anyone else.

68Pontiac wrote: My favorite song, Temptation I hear:

What's the purpose of people down below People in this world have no place to go

When actualy it is:

Bolts from above hit the people down below People in this world without no place to go

I still have to read the lyrics to remember the real ones, as I have been singing it for too long to change what I hear. Always wanted to know what the hell he was going on about. . .now I know.

JHC

Hahaha, I always heard THOUGHTS from above hit the people down bellow...

AgentWood wrote: not new order, but JD:

when rudy bites hard, and ambitions are low, and resentment rides high, 'cause the mushrooms won't grow.

Bwilliant!

"On this occasion, it's not true, look at me, I love you" - Regret

"Your heart beats you, baby, tonight" - Procession

when rooting bites hard.

Marc wrote: "On this occasion, it's not true, look at me, I love you" - Regret

Me too.

Snorrimon wrote:

Johnny wrote: I always thought in Run he sang "you don't get a tan like this for nothing" - meaning you don't get a holiday in the sun for free.Or you could interprete that metaphorically to mean you don't get something good for nothing. But apparantly he sings "you don't get a town like this for nothing" .Still not sure what exactly that means And at the end of 1963 for years i heard "i will always feel free" - this suited me as that's how the music made me feel ,FREE! .But i eventually found out he sings "i will always feel for you"

Much prefer "feel free" though

Time and free, for sure...

SHEDi xxx

It is "...tan for nothing" on Run!? I always thought that it linked with the recording sessions in Ibiza.

And the same for 1963. Surely it is "I will always feel free"?!

Well if the inconsiderate bastards never released official lyrics then surely we can interpret them any way we want.

I am happy with my interpretation!

I used to think it was "thoughts" instead of "bolts" in "Temptation" as well.

JD's "Disorder" sounds an awful lot like "I've been waiting for a guy to come and take me by the hand," though I knew it was "guide."

Shellshocker wrote: I also thought it was "love is the id that supports the ego" in Thieves Like Us. I must have had Freud on the brain at the time.

This is the the one that I've never been sure of either, so is it "love is the air that supports the eagle" or is neither or both? Personally I like the idea that it's both. What about lyrics with unintended meanings, e.g every time I heard Kirk Brandon (Spear of Destiny) sing "We ran/With our tools in our hands" it used to crack me up!