Misheard Celine Lyrics

[sfbaysinger]

He could misread anything and it would be downright hilarious. He's just that way/has that way about him with things. LOL Thanks for sharing, Lisa.

[banananas]

Is anyone familiar with kissthisguy.com? There's a Celine one, Surprise, surprise, that goes "If I touched myself I could've saved you the hell". How about "far across the distance and spaceships between us"?

[NicoNV]

Is anyone familiar with kissthisguy.com? There's a Celine one, Surprise, surprise, that goes "If I touched myself I could've saved you the hell". How about "far across the distance and spaceships between us"?

 

I hadn't heard of that website before. But, as for "Surprise Surprise" the first time I heard it thought she said "if I tortured (or torture) my self I could've saved you the hell." It took a second to realize she said "if I told you myself..." that made much more sense

[flutefreak]

I thought it was tortured myself too! I still hear that actually...

[Jessyka]

I always heard 'touched' in Surprise, Surprise.

[MTJ]

Femme Comme Chacune = I'm Gonna Shock You

[CelineDionFreak]

Femme Comme Chacune = I'm Gonna Shock You

 

I listened to that song recently, it makes sense

[cdurand54]

From the song "Stand by your side",

i always hear ''I cry and you come f*ck me'' instead of "I cry and you comfort me"

 

[SantiagoColorado]

I think this is already said but... what about My Heart Will Go On (Las Vegas 2007 version)? " Near, far, wherever you are... I believe that the hot dogs go on"

[SantiagoColorado]

I think I may have the first French to English cross-over. When she sings, Les Temps qui Compte, I honestly thought she said, the donkey cong. I am not kidding you people. And when she sings "contre nature" I thought she was saying, "born to love you." I know, I'm dumb.

 

Born to love you... great idea for an english version!!!!!

[sfbaysinger]

Awww thanks, I think so too. Okay, I thought of another one. First off, I used to think it was called "The Meaning" as opposed to what it really is. The whole second verse confuses me. I used to think it was, people run from sun to sun, caught in their lives ever flowing. I think it's people run from side to side, caught in their lives ebb and flowing. I could be wrong. Then, once we've gone, life goes still it's gone. Huh? Don't get me wrong, I LOVE that song, but still.

[banananas]

Sun to sun means the same as day to day. Life goes till it's gone.(I think) From Then You Look At Me.

[sfbaysinger]

Makes sense. In "l'imensite", I keep thinking she's saying, "come, l'imensite." I know it's not, but that's how it sounds. LOL

[CelinesDIVO5]

Makes sense. In "l'imensite", I keep thinking she's saying, "come, l'imensite." I know it's not, but that's how it sounds. LOL

 

No you're right!! She does say l'imensite. I asked why that was awhile back and it has to do with some French grammar issue.

[CelineDionFreak]

 

 

No you're right!! She does say l'imensite. I asked why that was awhile back and it has to do with some French grammar issue.

 

Remember I explained the whole contraction vowel thing LOL!!

[Felifel55]

I have a really embarrassing one. All this time I thought she was saying ' I can't waits to fly' instead of 'I get wings to fly' I always thought it didn't make sense! I still hear it though!

[sfbaysinger]

Uh, wow. I can sorta see that, but wow. Um, where was that explained? I actually get it, but I'd like to see where the French mini lesson was given. Celinedionfreak is really good, he has helped me a lot so I'd love to see that demonstrated to other people besides me LOL!!!!

[Leah-M_ILoveCeline5]

From ANDHC during the chorus I used to think she said "Let it fill my soul let it drown my fears" but instead she says "let fill my soul and drown my fears" haha

I love this song and from ABYG the 1st few times I heard it I thought she said "you'll always be the first one in my grass" and "its a bitter world" when she actually said "You'll always be the 1st one in my prayers" and "its a better world" (which makes a whole lot more sense) lol haha I love this song and I love you Celine:D

[sfbaysinger]

I can kinda see that. LOL good one, Leah!!!! And so do I. I love her too no matter what is going on and no matter how mean people are to/about her. I will stand by her side!!!

[celinelover50]

in Surprise Surprise - If I told you myself, I could of saved you the hell -

 

I always thought it was - If I touched myself, I could have saved you the hell............ always wondered why no one ever mentioned the dirty lyric for years then i read the lyrics in the booklet and was like - DOH! I do think my version is better tho :-P

[heartssong]

Haha this is hilarious! I made the same mistake with Live. When I was a kid I used to hear this line in I'm Alive . "Fill me with love, made me a woman and catch the love" which was pointless since she's saying "Made me a woman on clouds above". I acually still hear it "lousy love" in IACBTMN. lol

 

Lol. I sang the lyrics "lowsy love" in the car a couple of days ago. I have never been sure of that part of the song. Glad that was cleared up in this thread! I wonder why it is difficult to understand some of her lyrics?

[Caledor]

I remember when the AND LILV album came out, my best friend (she is French and English is not her cup of tea...) asked me "why does she say 'Céline' in the song 4you and I' ??

I thought... What are you talking about ?

Then I realized it was 'sailing like a bird high on the wings of love...'

 

:)

[Jessyka]

I wonder why it is difficult to understand some of her lyrics?

 

English is not her native language and she has an accent.

[sfbaysinger]

I LOVE HER ACCENT!!!!!!!! It wouldn't be her/the same without it. A friend and I hear her and often comment on how strong her accent is in certain places. We mean it as a total compliment when we hear it.

[québecflower]

English is not her native language and she has an accent.

i would like to know how bad it is..

 

there is some english speakers who have an accent as well, it is very hard to understand everything Adele says for exemple..In her case, i guess it is more the way she talks , not an accent.

Edited August 28, 2014 at 05:13 PM by québecflower

[DionFanAlways]

I love when she comes back from a break because her accent is stronger. You know she has only been speaking French. It's so cute!

[Jessyka]

I love when she comes back from a break because her accent is stronger. You know she has only been speaking French. It's so cute!

 

Her English is getting worse.

[chocolatechip15]

i would like to know how bad it is..

 

I adore Celine's accent -- it is totally part of her charm! It's a pretty strong accent when she speaks, but I never have any trouble understanding her. But when Celine sings, I hardly hear any accent. If you just listened to her singing, I don't think you'd know right away that English is not her native language (whereas it's obvious within 10 seconds when she speaks).

 

But there are little things you can hear when she sings -- occasionally she drops the first "h" ("pictures 'alf-drawn") -- and she doesn't seem to use the aspirated consonants (for those who haven't studied linguistics - there are sounds like "p" that can be aspirated or unaspirated. When it's aspirated, there's a little puff of air when you say it. In English, a "p" that comes at the beginning of a word is aspirated (say "pot" and put your hand in front of your mouth, and you feel the little puff of air) -- but when a "p" is not at the beginning of a word, it's unaspirated (say "spot" and you won't feel the puff of air). Celine seems to only say the unaspirated version (I notice it, for instance, in ANDHC when she sings "where there was pain now there's joy" - you can hear her accent on the "pain" b/c it sounds like she's using the unaspirated p). Maybe there aren't aspirated consonants in French; I don't know.

Edited August 29, 2014 at 01:36 AM by chocolatechip15

[chocolatechip15]

No you're right!! She does say l'imensite. I asked why that was awhile back and it has to do with some French grammar issue.

Uh, wow. I can sorta see that, but wow. Um, where was that explained? I actually get it, but I'd like to see where the French mini lesson was given. Celinedionfreak is really good, he has helped me a lot so I'd love to see that demonstrated to other people besides me LOL!!!!

 

I'm not sure what the previous explanation was, but l'immensite just means "the immensity." The "L'" just means "the." In French, there are three words for "the" - Le, La, and L' -- you use "Le" if the word that follows is a masculine word (all french words are masculine or feminine); you use "La" if the word that follows is feminine, and you use L' if the word that follows starts with a vowel, because, as CelineDionFreak said, it's a contraction.

[québecflower]

I adore Celine's accent -- it is totally part of her charm! It's a pretty strong accent when she speaks, but I never have any trouble understanding her. But when Celine sings, I hardly hear any accent. If you just listened to her singing, I don't think you'd know right away that English is not her native language (whereas it's obvious within 10 seconds when she speaks).

 

But there are little things you can hear when she sings -- occasionally she drops the first "h" ("pictures 'alf-drawn") -- and she doesn't seem to use the aspirated consonants (for those who haven't studied linguistics - there are sounds like "p" that can be aspirated or unaspirated. When it's aspirated, there's a little puff of air when you say it. In English, a "p" that comes at the beginning of a word is aspirated (say "pot" and put your hand in front of your mouth, and you feel the little puff of air) -- but when a "p" is not at the beginning of a word, it's unaspirated (say "spot" and you won't feel the puff of air). Celine seems to only say the unaspirated version (I notice it, for instance, in ANDHC when she sings "where there was pain now there's joy" - you can hear her accent on the "pain" b/c it sounds like she's using the unaspirated p). Maybe there aren't aspirated consonants in French; I don't know.

thanks, hard to notice for me, but i'll know from now on