Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> No Doubt

The Story: Well, fetishes vary among individuals evidently. That's the trouble when you have a vocalist like Gwen Stefani who sings through her nose. Sometimes the words don't sound right to some ears. - Submitted by: Devil Jones

The Story: I often confused "reason" with "raisin". - Submitted by: Cody Finke

The Story: Every time this song comes on the radio, my dad sings the wrong lyrics. I already knew the correct lyrics, but I never tell him because I wanna laugh all the time. - Submitted by: John Joseph A. Gatchalian

The Story: I used to think that was what Gwen Stefani was saying near the end of the song! - Submitted by: Cody Finke

The Story: When this was first playing on the radio back in 1996 (I think), I was listening to it with a few girls. Afterwards I was laying plans down to them about what the video could be about and I came up with possible footage of the band being on the road and in some high speed chase. Of course, the others didn't get where I was coming from so I drew upon inspiration from what I (supposedly) heard in the chorus. I'm surprised I didn't get tinnitus afterwards from their high-pitched squeals of hilarity. - Submitted by: Missy Bass

The Story: The first time I heard the song was in the year 2004(How outdated is that?!) Well, I didn't know it was an old song, so I thought it was about Finding Nemo! *blush* I later looked up the lyrics on the internet, I still feel like such an idiot! - Submitted by: Not Telling

The Story: As a kid, I thought it was about dried grapes. Makes sense because in the music video (having to do with the nature of the artwork for the album, Tragic Kingdom), it was really oranges. - Submitted by: Cody Finke

The Story: I first heard this song when I saw the video on MTV. I started exactly on 'All the memories, they can be inviting'. Basically, with mishearing some lyrics and mis-interpreting some of the things going on in the video for about a week, I thought it was about a guy who went out and told everyone about something intimate they had done. - Submitted by: Anonymous

The Story: The song was on the radio in the car and my dad asked me is she saying Nicorette's girlfriend?! - Submitted by: Heather

The Story: This is actually what my husband thought the lyrics were. When I found out, I was laughing so hard, I couldn't tell him what they really were for like 20 minutes. - Submitted by: Valerie

The Story: I was so confused. I couldn't figure out if she was a racist or a smoker. I feel somewhat dumb now knowing what she actually said. The real lyrics make much more sense. - Submitted by: APT41790

The Story: It sounded like it was about garbage. - Submitted by: Cody Finke

The Story: My sister and I were at the beach and we kept getting pulled under by some of the waves. So, my sister says this reminds me of the No Doubt song. Then she started singing the lyrics she thought were right. I almost died laughing. - Submitted by: Sunsweetie67

The Story: I wonder what Ms. Good's reaction would've been to be suddenly confronted by an ultra-blonde, fashionably-challenged woman and fondled? And from the sounds of it, Gwen was coerced into the deed. Sounds like an episode of a really pointless reality tv show, with the reward being a session of dancing on a keyboard. Oh, what fun! [I bet I've given someone a few ideas now too...] - Submitted by: Devil Jones

The Story: I must have been thinking of Gore Vidal. - Submitted by: Dave

The Story: I was so convinced she was calling herself a bull-dyke, I would actually get into arguments with people about it. - Submitted by: Jamin

The Story: My brother and I were singing karaoke by ourselves one night, Together we yelled, 'Guess your some kind of cheese, 'cuz they all s*** and swear with them guys...'. Then we realized what we said and decided to look it up. Boy, didn't we feel dumb? - Submitted by: Bob

The Story: I was taking my sister and a carload of her friends to their Jr. High dance. The school is about 10 minutes away from our house so I loaded them all in and turned it to a station that was popular with teenagers. This song came on and they all started singing it at the top of their lungs. My 10 year old daughter was with us and I had heard her blaring this song out of her room many times so I thought I would join in. When we got to the part of the lyric that I had misheard, I belted it out thinking it was correct. Everyone in the car got really quiet. I looked in the rear view mirror and the looks on these girls faces were like 'How uncool is she!!' My daughter was shaking her head sadly and my sister was giving me the evil eye. When we got to the dance all the girls piled out of the car snickering and my sister stuck her head back in long enough to tell me how much she hated me for embarrassing her. I asked my daughter what happened and she calmly explained to me that I had sung the wrong words. She patted me on the shoulder and politely asked me not to sing if she had her friends in the car with us. (Editor's note: Another case of crying over spilled milk. Your daughter should get over it when she is a little older.) - Submitted by: Jennifer Vasiliu

The Story: I kept thinking Gwen Stefani kept thinking she would be transsexual from being the subject of the Gene Chandler song. - Submitted by: Cody Finke

The Story: I just thought that it was odd that a preacher was tempting! lol - Submitted by: Rayna

The Story: When I first heard this song and it reached the chorus I literally thought it sounded like "I'm drunk in a hole in somewhere". My brother did too. - Submitted by: Twichick

The Story: Sounded like Gwen Stefani WAS alarmed. - Submitted by: Cody Finke

The Story: She wouldn't let me have the cd, because of the 'testicle' reference...we laughed so hard when she sang the part...'iiiii Scrreeeeem my balls off', at first I thought she was joking, but, then I realized she was dead serious about the lyrics. We went on-line got the lyrics and she let me have the cd. - Submitted by: Kaye

The Story: Yes I am in a cover band and I mentioned this lyric when working on a part (i.e. right after Scream like moon dogs). The rest of the band is still laughing..... - Submitted by: BennyMetal

The Story: I was singing in the car on a date. The man looked at me as if I were crazy. My sister later informed me of the correct lyrics. Needless to say, he never called again. I guess I didn't have to screen my phone calls... - Submitted by: Emily

The Story: It makes sense. She is screaming the lyric. - Submitted by: Glen

The Story: I first heard the line as "leave a messy genital human" when I was 12 years old, and still think that's a more accurate representation of how she pronounces the lyric. - Submitted by: Eric Hogg

The Story: I thought that's what it sounded like. - Submitted by: Cody Finke

The Story: When I first heard this song, I thought it was sung from the point of view of a girl whose boyfriend got her hooked on superhero comics. Well, either that or she's Gwen Stacy or Mary Jane Watson. - Submitted by: Ben Breeck

The Story: Misheard as a child. - Submitted by: David Lay

The Story: We always envision "Matahu" as being some big, tough girl from The South Bronx that Gwen Stefani is obviously trying to avoid (and that she nervously stutters her name before she can spit it out.) - Submitted by: Roman

The Story: This is really embarrassing. I was at a No Doubt concert. Before we got out of the car, I was singing this really loud. My friend just kind of turned around and said, 'Brains?' I felt so embarrassed. - Submitted by: Lauren