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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.

Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).


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Barbra Streisand's, "Comin' In and Out of My Life"
The Misheard Lyrics:
How many went out of my life isn't easy
The Real Lyrics:
Comin' in and out of my life isn't easy.
The Story: I didn't even know what this song was called -- in mishearing the lyrics, I couldn't even google the title. - Submitted by: moore
Barbra Streisand's, "Evergreen (Love Theme from a Star Is Born)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Savior seen by Jews
The Real Lyrics:
Seldom seen by two
The Story: I thought she was referring to the Jewish! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Barbra Streisand's, "Kiss Me in the Rain"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm searching for the insects
The Real Lyrics:
I'm searching for the innocence
The Story: I wondered if she really got into looking for bugs! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Barbra Streisand's, "Left In The Dark"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Left-handed dog
The Real Lyrics:
Left in the dark
The Story: A relative was going on about this song they liked called "Left-Handed Dog"; so much that by the time I actually heard the song, I that that's what it said, too. And no, that relative wasn't misspeaking. The error was mine from start to finish. - Submitted by: Gregory Weston
Barbra Streisand's, "My Heart Belongs to Me"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Come black society
The Real Lyrics:
Come lie beside me
The Story: Another instance I hear 'black society' for 'beside me' - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Barbra Streisand's, "People"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hide all the meat inside
The Real Lyrics:
Hide all the need inside
The Story: Kind of sounded like meat. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Barbra Streisand's, "The Lord's Prayer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
For time is the kingdom
The Real Lyrics:
For thine is the kingdom
The Story: I thought that time WAS the kingdom. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Barbra Streisand's, "The Way He Makes Me Feel"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And yet I'm travelling
The Real Lyrics:
And yet I'm trembling
The Story: I could have sworn she was traveling! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Barbra Streisand's, "The Way We Were"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Tattletales
The Real Lyrics:
Scattered pictures
The Story: It kind of made sense to hear Tattletales since the game show premiered on CBS at the time this song was a hit. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Barbra Streisand's, "The Way We Were"
The Misheard Lyrics:
What's to painful to remember
We simply choose to f*** it.
The Real Lyrics:
What's too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget.
The Story: I was 9 years old, and my father (who was a musician) was throwing one of his famous barbeques. So needless to say, we had a houseful of people there. One of the things that people came for was that my father's music after the barbeque was over. Everyone in the house would just sit and enjoy the music. We just got a piano at this time, and we got a friend of ours to play (since I just started taking lessons). Then people would start singing songs. Someone asked Dad if I knew how to sing. He said, "Yes". They asked me what was my favorite song. I said "The Way We Were". So our friend started playing and I sang. When it got to the part, "What's too painful to remember, we simply choose to forget." Instead of forget, I sang "F*** it". The music stopped and the whole house was laughing hysterically, except my dad. (He just looked down and shook his head and laughed.) I had no idea what was going on until the piano player told me what the correct lyric was. I immediately excused myself and went to my room for the rest of the night. - Submitted by: Nick Adams
Barbra Streisand's, "Woman In Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's a one night affair over and over gain.
The Real Lyrics:
It's a right I defend, over and over again.
The Story: - Submitted by: sef boots
Barbra Streisand's, "Woman In Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's a ride out of fire
Over and over again.
The Real Lyrics:
It's a right I defend
Over and over again.
The Story: My whole life, I never knew what she was saying. I would always sing along like this, even if I knew it couldn't possibly be right (well, wasn't sure). One day, I was listening to it on my ipod---and it suddently became clear to me. Maybe it was because it was so close to my ear. - Submitted by: Bill F
Barbra Streisand's, "Woman in Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I am the woman in Luvs
The Real Lyrics:
I am the woman in love
The Story: Imagine a woman in diapers! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Barbra Streisand's, "Woman in Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's alright, I'm Big Ben, over and over again.
The Real Lyrics:
It's a right I defend over and over again.
The Story: One of those sets of lyrics which you know can't really be right but are lodged in your brain for years until even when you find out the real words they've become so ingrained that you can't shake them off. - Submitted by: Steve Larden
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