Prince Lyrics - Misheard

Even the most devoted Prince fans get the lyrics wrong sometimes, me included. Before the invention of the internet (to search for song lyrics), most of us were singing a pretty different tune to what Prince was singing. Read more to find out some of the wildest, funniest, most ridiculous Prince lyrics misheard.

This first instalment features my own mistakes and those of the Facebook (FB) Prince fangroup (Prince – The Living Legend) members.

'The Rest Of My Life'

The Vault (Old Friends For Sale), Warner Bros. 1999

I Ad-libbed : "To stay, today, with Mayte, for the rest of my life."

Prince Sings : "Today, today is the first day of the rest of my life."

'Under The Cherry Moon'

Parade/Under The Cherry Moon Motion Picture Soundtrack Paisley Park 1986

I Heard : "Poor and a blind fool, who don't understand."

Prince Sings : "Poor butterfly who don't understand."

'Let's Pretend We're Married'

1999 Warner Bros. 1982

Claire T (FB) Heard: "I'm gonna screw another light..."

Prince Sings : "I'm going to another life. How 'bout you?"

'I Love U In Me' (B Side Of 'Arms of Orion')

The Hits/The B-Sides Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 1993

I Heard : "I paid a fortune, she gave me service"

Prince Sings : "I begged for a kiss, she gave me seven"

'Let's Go Crazy'

Purple Rain Warner Bros. 1984

I Heard : "I'm not gonna let the hell lady, bring us down"

Prince Sings : "Are we gonna let the elevator, bring us down?"

I Heard : "Punch for a higher score."

Many Heard : "Put your hands up"

Prince Sings : "Punch a higher floor"

'The Ballad of Dorothy Parker'

Sign Of The Times Paisley Park 1987

Leonie C (FB) Heard : "Dishwater blonde, tall but fine...she got a lotta tits"

Prince Sings :            "Dishwater blonde, tall but fine...she got a lotta tips"

'Raspberry Beret'

Around The World In A Day Paisley Park 1985

Claire T (FB) Heard : "Built like she was, she had a bit of asthma."  (LOOL)

Prince Sings : "Built like she was, she had the nerve to ask me"

'1999'

1999 Warner Bros. 1982

Brad P (FB) Heard : "Mommy! Why does everybody have a bum?"

I Heard : "Mommy! Why was anybody ever born?"

Prince Sings : "Mommy! Why does everybody have a bomb?"

'Hello' (B Side of 'Pop Life' )

Prince – The Hits/The B-Sides Paisley Park/Warner Bros. 1993

I Heard : "I was sitting pretty with a cigarette"

Prince Sings : "I was sitting pretty with a beautiful dame"

'Space'

Come Warner Bros. 1994

I Heard : "I played with your face upon my penis, I play with it all the time"                                                    (God forgive my dirty mind - 3rd ear girl)

Prince Sings : "I painted your face upon my ceiling, I stare at it all the time"

'Thieves In The Temple'

Graffiti Bridge Paisley Park 1990

I Ad-libbed : "Butter from the sky..."

Prince Sings : "Voices from the sky say “rely on your best friend..."

Do you fancy sharing your Prince lyrics, misheard?  Share in the comment box or Email admin on allaboutprince@ymail.com and all the wildest will be published in Part 2 of Prince Lyrics - Misheard.