U2 lyrics you sing wrong - Page 5

Lobe · 04-25-2007, 06:50 AM

In Spain we have a radio show that plays with those errors with the lyrics..... they called them the "Momento Teniente" and they are really funny....

U2 have two classic "momentos teniente".... the first is in One... when it looks like Bono is saying in Spanish "te traigo pasta" (It means "I bring you pasta"

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The second one is in "Staring at the sun" when it looks like Bono's saying "hoy vi tu culo y quizas hoy Nacho está fatal" (which means "today I saw your ass and now maybe Nacho feels terrible"

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I hope I explained it ok....

BEVERLY56 · 04-25-2007, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zoobaby14
i always sing Vertigo wrong

the line: They twinkle as the boys play rock and roll

I always sing the word sparkle insted of Twinkle

He did sing it "Sparkle" during the Vertigo tour, so you're really not wrong.

evillaurd · 04-29-2007, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rafiennes
At the end of 'One, when his voice is going into falsetto land, I used to hear him ordering his breakfast

'Bacon, and bacon and eeegggggsssss'

I hear 'bacon and haaaaaaam' at that exact spot!

In Kite, it's not a major difference, but I always hear, 'And somewhere I can taste the salty sea' rather than 'in summer'.

COBL, I heard the last lines as, 'Lessons not just for the ones who need it, luckily.'

LAPOE's bridge I still don't know without the lyrics, but generally it goes something like this:
Baby don't fight
We can this thing through
With me, me and you
I call on you for
The tv is still on etc

And that's not even half of it, but I can't remember the rest of them

Strat Kat · 05-23-2007, 03:45 PM

"I want to take shelter from the poison rain, where the sheeps have lo mein"

EdgeIsTooSexy · 05-23-2007, 07:22 PM

see the sun set in your eyes
i messed up alot of the lyrics....too bad i cant remember some of the really stupid ones!

DreamOutLoud13 · 05-25-2007, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by coolian2
See the stone set in your eyes

Bah! What does it have to do with the rest of the song? It totally changes the atmosphere of it too

"See the stone set in your eyes, see the thorn twist in your side" is a reference to what happened to Paul after meeting Jesus on the road to Damascas in the book of Acts, in the bible. In a thread some months back, I pointed out all the biblical references in that song, and I think I might have ruined it for some people. Really, I wish I hadn't noticed all the references in the first place, they ruined it just a little for me too

My current favourite missung lyric is from A Sort of Homecoming:

"No fuckin' words, just a scream!"

I actually thought that's what Bono was saying the first time I heard it, and I was like

Bono used the F word in the mid-80s!

EdgeIsTooSexy · 05-25-2007, 03:14 PM

lol
i thought he said 'im marrying rape' in staring at the sun

Serena Vox · 05-27-2007, 03:09 AM

Vertigo.

Real lyrics:
I'm at a place called Vertigo.

What I hear/sing:
May I please go Vertigo?

No matter how much I tell myself that, I end up singing wrong every single time.

BEVERLY56 · 05-29-2007, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Strat Kat
"I want to take shelter from the poison rain, where the sheeps have lo mein"

ROFLMAO!

Varitek · 06-22-2007, 02:32 AM

I was just thinking about the Electric Coaster mistake, and I've decided to take out a patent. I think electric coasters would be very useful, like little hotplates to keep your coffee warm in the mug!

BonosLil'Pal94 · 06-22-2007, 02:35 AM

electric coaster?

Varitek · 06-22-2007, 02:42 AM

earlier pages...from Electrical Storm. It stuck with me after I read it cause it's hilariously nonsenseical, so whenever I listen to Electrical Storm I think about it....seriously I should go down to a patent lawyer tomorrow.

craigp · 06-30-2007, 09:26 PM

The cool of the night
The warmth of the breeze

to

cut of the knife,
in the warmth of the cheese

BuffaloOnTheMov · 07-01-2007, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by evillaurd
In Kite, it's not a major difference, but I always hear, 'And somewhere I can taste the salty sea' rather than 'in summer'.

I always sing that too

The worst one for me is in Hawkmoon 269:

Real line: Like someone to blame, like a thought unchained

What I think: Like summer in a flame, like a soup to strain

Cin · 07-01-2007, 01:50 AM

I had no idea what the first part was but I always heard"like a sheet stain".

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04-25-2007, 06:50 AM	#61
Lobe Refugee Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Here, there and everywhere Posts: 1,975 Local Time: 08:42 AM	In Spain we have a radio show that plays with those errors with the lyrics..... they called them the "Momento Teniente" and they are really funny.... U2 have two classic "momentos teniente".... the first is in One... when it looks like Bono is saying in Spanish "te traigo pasta" (It means "I bring you pasta" ) The second one is in "Staring at the sun" when it looks like Bono's saying "hoy vi tu culo y quizas hoy Nacho está fatal" (which means "today I saw your ass and now maybe Nacho feels terrible" ) I hope I explained it ok....

05-23-2007, 03:45 PM	#64
Strat Kat Babyface Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 4 Local Time: 07:42 AM	"I want to take shelter from the poison rain, where the sheeps have lo mein"

05-23-2007, 07:22 PM	#65
EdgeIsTooSexy ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hoping to play guitar with U2 on stage, NYC Posts: 10,684 Local Time: 02:42 AM	see the sun set in your eyes i messed up alot of the lyrics....too bad i cant remember some of the really stupid ones!

05-25-2007, 03:14 PM	#67
EdgeIsTooSexy ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hoping to play guitar with U2 on stage, NYC Posts: 10,684 Local Time: 02:42 AM	lol i thought he said 'im marrying rape' in staring at the sun

05-27-2007, 03:09 AM	#68
Serena Vox ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Reliving September 21st, 2009 Posts: 12,303 Local Time: 02:42 AM	Vertigo. Real lyrics: I'm at a place called Vertigo. What I hear/sing: May I please go Vertigo? No matter how much I tell myself that, I end up singing wrong every single time.

06-22-2007, 02:32 AM	#70
Varitek Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: on borderland we run Posts: 16,830 Local Time: 03:42 AM	I was just thinking about the Electric Coaster mistake, and I've decided to take out a patent. I think electric coasters would be very useful, like little hotplates to keep your coffee warm in the mug!

06-22-2007, 02:35 AM	#71
BonosLil'Pal94 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In God's Country Posts: 11,222 Local Time: 11:42 PM	electric coaster?

06-22-2007, 02:42 AM	#72
Varitek Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: on borderland we run Posts: 16,830 Local Time: 03:42 AM	earlier pages...from Electrical Storm. It stuck with me after I read it cause it's hilariously nonsenseical, so whenever I listen to Electrical Storm I think about it....seriously I should go down to a patent lawyer tomorrow.

06-30-2007, 09:26 PM	#73
craigp War Child Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: S. Yorks, UK (In the Shadows & Tall Trees) Posts: 735 Local Time: 07:42 AM	The cool of the night The warmth of the breeze to cut of the knife, in the warmth of the cheese

07-01-2007, 01:50 AM	#75
Cin Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: House of Cin Posts: 18,540 Local Time: 06:42 PM	I had no idea what the first part was but I always heard"like a sheet stain".