When I misunderstood Usher lyrics

@anna728 (1499)
United States
August 16, 2009 7:08pm CST
When I was younger I completely misunderstood the Usher song "You Make Me Wanna". I completely misheard the lyrics. The part where it's like "You make me wanna leave the one I'm with, start a new relationship with you" I thought it said "You make me wanna be the one in white...". So I thought it meant like he wanted to turn things around and be the good guy- like how in old cowboy movies the good guy wears white and the villain wears black. So I thought the song was like directed at an older brother or some sort of role model figure, not at a girl haha. I was so wrong! And what's most embarrassing is that I thought that's what it was for like 10 years. It was not that long ago that I realized what it really said haha. Oops. Do you ever misunderstand song lyrics or what songs are about?
5 responses
gelibean
@gelibean (158)
• United States
28 Aug 09
I do that all the time until I learn the real lyrics. it wouldn't be as embarassing if I didn't sing along with the radio lol YOu'd think I'd stop but thats too much like right lol
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anna728
@anna728 (1499)
• United States
29 Aug 09
haha but it's fun!
Babijai24
@Babijai24 (37)
• United States
19 Aug 09
"Dont go Jason Water calls please stick to the winter and the lakes that u used 2"...iwas like 3 when waterfalls came out & ijust knew iwas ryte lol..."Dont go chasing waterfall please stick to the rivers and the lakes that your used to"
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anna728
@anna728 (1499)
• United States
29 Aug 09
HAHA I misunderstand that same song, too! I ALSO thought it said Jason! I thought it was about a guy named Jason Waterfalls!
tonyllenium
@tonyllenium (6251)
• Italy
17 Aug 09
hhehe..beh in reality i don't put so much attention in relation to usher songs heeh...anyway i guess i had some misunderstood in some songs when i knew not good english and so sometimes when you listen a song in a language different from yours you can miss some words or just not understand good the words in the song as well!!
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anna728
@anna728 (1499)
• United States
29 Aug 09
ah yes listening in a different language will definitely make it more likely to misunderstand
animegirl334
@animegirl334 (3263)
• United States
17 Aug 09
i always get the lyrics wrong. It's especially embarrassing when I sing along to a music video with my friend and she points out that I got the lyrics wrong. Now I look up the lyrics first so I would know what they're singing
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anna728
@anna728 (1499)
• United States
29 Aug 09
Haha I have definitely done things like that before! Like singing along in the car... oops.
UpsideDownPineapple
@UpsideDownPineapple (643)
• United States
28 Dec 09
I can't recall an interesting time that happened to me as a kid. lol But it's really cute that you though that, it would make an interesting song. :)