Revealing the True Meanings Behind These Misunderstood Songs

Misheard: “I want to hold your ham”
Correct: “I want to hold your hand”

The Beatles song that became popular in America first also includes one of the group’s most frequently misheard lines; blame the British accents.Industry lore claims that Bob Dylan also misinterpreted a lyric in the song. After learning that the group was not, in fact, marijuana smokers, he introduced them to the recreational activity and earned himself a role in the history of the Beatles. He supposedly believed that “I can’t hide” was “I get high.”