Bruno Mars admits there are FLAWS in his own lyrics for 'Grenade'
'Grenade' was released in 2010
Bruno Mars
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 9th Jan 2019 Last updated 9th Jan 2019
It's been a massive eight years since Bruno Mars' 'Grenade' reached the top spot in the US charts, but instead of celebrating the event, the pop star decided to throw some shade at his OWN lyrics!
The singer replied to a Twitter account announcing the achievement by saying, 'But how did I know her eyes were open?'.
If you need a reminder of the lyrics to Bruno's 2010 single they are, ‘Should’ve known you was trouble from the first kiss / Had your eyes wide open / Why were they open?’
The response by the pop star caused quite a stir on Twitter, with a massive 49K likes and over 1000 replies to his tweet. Many fans replied with funny responses, one fan tweeted, '🤣 you just now worried about it? She’s moved on', with another saying, 'Idk maybe write a grenade 2.0 to explain ?'. sic
Of course, it was all tongue-in-cheek and we're pretty sure no one has really thought that in depth about the lyrics.
Bruno co-wrote 'Grenade' along with Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Brody Brown, Claude Kelly and Andrew Wyatt, and it went on to be nominated for three GRAMMYs, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Unfortunately despite its popularity it failed to pick up the awards in any of the nominated categories.
Now take a look at some misheard song lyrics:
Mark Ronson - 'Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars'
He sings: "I'm too hot, make a dragon wanna retire man".
Bruno Mars admits there are FLAWS in his own lyrics for 'Grenade'
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Charlie Puth - 'Attention'
He sings: "You've been runnin' round, runnin' round, runnin' round throwin' that dirt all on my name"
Mark Ronson - 'Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars'
He sings: "I'm too hot, make a dragon wanna retire man".
Mark Ronson - 'Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars'
We hear: "I'm too hot, I could drag you out of retirement"
Rihanna - 'Stay ft. Mikky Ekko'
We hear: "I won't chew the steak"
Rihanna - 'Stay ft. Mikky Ekko'
She sings: "I want you to stay".
Leona Lewis – 'Bleeding Love'
We hear: "You call me your banana"
Leona Lewis – 'Bleeding Love'
She sings: "You cut me open and I".
Coldplay – 'Paradise'
We hear: "Pair of… Pair of… Pair of tights"
Coldplay – 'Paradise'
They sing: "Para… Para… Paradise".
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - 'Fancy'
We hear: "Can't you taste this scone?"
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - 'Fancy'
She sings: "Can't you taste this gold?"
Taylor Swift - 'Blank Space'
We hear: "Got a list of Starbucks lovers"
Taylor Swift - 'Blank Space'
She sings: "Long list of ex-lovers".
Shawn Mendes - 'Stitches'
We hear: "Chicken falling onto my knees"
Shawn Mendes - 'Stitches'
He sings: "Shaking, falling onto my knees".
Bruno Mars – 'Grenade'
We hear: "Throw my head on a plate for you"
Bruno Mars – 'Grenade'
He sings: "Throw my hand on a blade for you".
Alicia Keys – 'Empire State of Mind'
She sings: "Concrete jungle where dreams are made of".
Alicia Keys – 'Empire State of Mind'
We hear: "Concrete jungle, weird dream tomato"
Bon Jovi – 'Livin' on a Prayer'
They sing "Doesn't make a difference if we make it or not".
Bon Jovi – 'Livin' on a Prayer'
We hear: "Doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not"
Calvin Harris - 'Feels featuring Katy Perry'
We hear: "Everyone wants to catch fish"
Calvin Harris - 'Feels featuring Katy Perry'
They sing: "Don't be afraid to catch feels"
Charlie Puth - 'Attention'
We heard: "Running round runnin' round throwing that turtle on my neck"
Charlie Puth - 'Attention'
He sings: "You've been runnin' round, runnin' round, runnin' round throwin' that dirt all on my name"
Mark Ronson - 'Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars'
He sings: "I'm too hot, make a dragon wanna retire man".
Mark Ronson - 'Uptown Funk ft. Bruno Mars'
We hear: "I'm too hot, I could drag you out of retirement"
Rihanna - 'Stay ft. Mikky Ekko'
We hear: "I won't chew the steak"
Rihanna - 'Stay ft. Mikky Ekko'
She sings: "I want you to stay".
Leona Lewis – 'Bleeding Love'
We hear: "You call me your banana"
Leona Lewis – 'Bleeding Love'
She sings: "You cut me open and I".
Coldplay – 'Paradise'
We hear: "Pair of… Pair of… Pair of tights"
Coldplay – 'Paradise'
They sing: "Para… Para… Paradise".
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - 'Fancy'
We hear: "Can't you taste this scone?"
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - 'Fancy'
She sings: "Can't you taste this gold?"
Taylor Swift - 'Blank Space'
We hear: "Got a list of Starbucks lovers"
Taylor Swift - 'Blank Space'
She sings: "Long list of ex-lovers".
Shawn Mendes - 'Stitches'
We hear: "Chicken falling onto my knees"
Shawn Mendes - 'Stitches'
He sings: "Shaking, falling onto my knees".
Bruno Mars – 'Grenade'
We hear: "Throw my head on a plate for you"
Bruno Mars – 'Grenade'
He sings: "Throw my hand on a blade for you".
Alicia Keys – 'Empire State of Mind'
She sings: "Concrete jungle where dreams are made of".
Alicia Keys – 'Empire State of Mind'
We hear: "Concrete jungle, weird dream tomato"
Bon Jovi – 'Livin' on a Prayer'
They sing "Doesn't make a difference if we make it or not".
Bon Jovi – 'Livin' on a Prayer'
We hear: "Doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not"
Calvin Harris - 'Feels featuring Katy Perry'
We hear: "Everyone wants to catch fish"
Calvin Harris - 'Feels featuring Katy Perry'
They sing: "Don't be afraid to catch feels"
Charlie Puth - 'Attention'
We heard: "Running round runnin' round throwing that turtle on my neck"
Charlie Puth - 'Attention'
He sings: "You've been runnin' round, runnin' round, runnin' round throwin' that dirt all on my name"
Whilst it's been a whole year since we've heard any new music from Bruno - he released 'Finesse' with Cardi B last January - we did see him being serenaded on his birthday by none other than Ed Sheeran! As Ed Sheeran sang and played his guitar, Bruno could be seen tucking into a plate full of a big birthday cake and cupcakes! Lucky guy!
Despite making a name for himself as Bruno Mars, his real name is Peter Gene Hernandez.
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