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Usher's, "Burn"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Even though I may bruise you
The Real Lyrics:
Even though this might bruise you.
The Story: I was listening to the song. My friend and I were singing. I sang 'Eeven though I may bruise you'. My friend bursted out laughing and corrected me. She would never let it go. The next day, she exclaimed jokingly, 'Oh no, don't bruise me. I'm not you ex, Usher noooo.' She thought it was funny, but she got called up to the principal's office for saying that!!!:):) hahahaha - Submitted by: Briannan
Usher's, "Burn"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Get my shoulder back.
The Real Lyrics:
Get my shorty back.
The Story: My stupid brother misheard this because he didn't know what a shorty was, and he sincerely thought it sounded like 'shoulder.' - Submitted by: quickstep
Usher's, "Burn"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Man I don't know what I'm gonna do, Winnie the Pooh
The Real Lyrics:
Man, I don't know what I'm gonna do without my boo
The Story: My bio teacher came in one day and was like.. what song did usher write for winnie the pooh? and he sang this part! Everytime I hear that part now i sing Winnie the Pooh and its so enbarassing!! - Submitted by: dunderbore
Usher's, "DJ Got Us Falling in Love Again"
The Misheard Lyrics:
DJ Curtis falling in love again
The Real Lyrics:
DJ got us falling in love again
The Story: I heard this song on SonicTap through DirecTV. It was weird. Got me thinking. Who the world is DJ Curtis? - Submitted by: Josh Taylor
Usher's, "Dj Got Us Fallin' in Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause baby tonight, DJ guy is falling in love again
Yeah, baby tonight, DJ guy is falling in love again
So dance, dance, like it's the last, last night of your life,
Don got you right,
'Cause baby tonight, DJ guy is falling in love again
Yeah, baby tonight, DJ guy is falling in love again
So dance, dance, like it's the last, last night of your life,
Don got you right,
'Cause baby tonight, DJ guy is falling in love again
The Real Lyrics:
'Cause baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
Yeah, baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
So dance, dance, like it's the last, last night of your life, life
Gonna get you right
'Cause baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
Yeah, baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
So dance, dance, like it's the last, last night of your life, life
Gonna get you right
'Cause baby tonight, the DJ got us falling in love again
The Story: I always wondered if the DJ was Don... - Submitted by: mahfootzie
Usher's, "More"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a beast, I'm an animal, I'm that mustard in the mirror
The Real Lyrics:
I'm a beast, I'm an animal, I'm the monster in the mirror
The Story: I was dancing in hip hop class to this song, and one of my friends pointed this out, my class sang it the same way ever since. - Submitted by: Lily Windwave
Usher's, "Nice & Slow"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's seven o'clock on the docks
The Real Lyrics:
It's seven o'clock on the dot
The Story: OK, black people talking about docks??? Like black yacht rock??? It's soul, so why even talk about it? - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Usher's, "Slowjam"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Babe I've got a toe jam
Lick it, tastes sweet.
Lick it, tastes sweet.
The Real Lyrics:
Play another slow jam
This time, make it sweet.
This time, make it sweet.
The Story: My sister and I were sittin listening to the cd when she got it 4 years ago. We made a joke of the song, and sang that verse like that. Its sick but funny. - Submitted by: Jenn
Usher's, "U Remind Me"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You remind me of GERD
The Real Lyrics:
You remind me of a girl
The Story: I thought Usher had Acid Reflux Disease! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Usher's, "Yeah "
The Misheard Lyrics:
If they ain't cuttin'
Then I'll put 'em on birth control.
Then I'll put 'em on birth control.
The Real Lyrics:
If they ain't cutting
Then I put 'em on foot patrol.
Then I put 'em on foot patrol.
The Story: I was sitting in my room one night with my friend Jess. We were singing 'Yeah' and having a dance party. All the sudden, the Ludacris part comes on and she goes 'birth control'. I started laughing hysterically. I was like, 'Whoahh! Let the good times roll<3'. - Submitted by: Breana
Usher's, "Yeah!"
The Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause if my girl come
You better best stay off me.
You better best stay off me.
The Real Lyrics:
Her and my girl
Used to be the best of homies.
Used to be the best of homies.
The Story: One day, I had finally got the "Confessions" cd, when I read the lyrics to "Yeah!". It turned out that when I sang the song before, I never had any part of it right. I felt so dumb, because I am a big obsessed Usher fan. It took me 3 days to learn all the songs, though because I didn't want to feel dumb again. - Submitted by: Sade Tucker
Usher's, "Yeah!"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And the white girls - they do their best to hold me!
The Real Lyrics:
'Cause if my girl knew, it'd be best to hold me!
The Story: I just always heard it like this until I eventually decided to check today to see if this was the case. - Submitted by: Jade
Usher's, "Yeah!"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Well, well, well
The Real Lyrics:
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
The Story: I heard this in a Ross commercial, so I am submitting this here. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Usher's, "Yeah"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Shorty got down low and said come and get me
I got so caught up I forgot the car key.
I got so caught up I forgot the car key.
The Real Lyrics:
Shorty got down low and said come and get me
I got so caught up I forgot she told me.
I got so caught up I forgot she told me.
The Story: Makes more sense. Circumstances like this would surely make one lose one's keys. - Submitted by: Que Zel
Usher's, "Yeah"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Shorty got down low and said come and get me
I got so caught up in the cacciatore.
I got so caught up in the cacciatore.
The Real Lyrics:
Shorty got down low and said come and get me
I got so caught up I forgot she told me.
I got so caught up I forgot she told me.
The Story: I swear I hear Usher singing about cacciatore (i.e chicken cacciatore) whenever I hear this song...at first I wondered why he was singing about Italian food relating to a girl at a club (?) - Submitted by: aisha*
Usher's, "You Make Me Wanna..."
The Misheard Lyrics:
Start a boomerang that shoots at you
The Real Lyrics:
Start a new relationship with you
The Story: Kept thinking it had to do with being in Australia. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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