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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!).

Fleetwood Mac's, "Big Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Look at Acura
The Real Lyrics:
Looking out for love
The Story: It sounded like it had to do with Honda introducing a luxury car brand at the time this song came out! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dog and Butterfly"
The Misheard Lyrics:
God d*** butterfly
The Real Lyrics:
Dog and butterfly
The Story: The lady who thought these were the lyrics said, 'The songwriter must have really hated butterflies!' - Submitted by: Myrna Dossey
Fleetwood Mac's, "Don’t Stop"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t stop thinking about Columbo
The Real Lyrics:
Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow
The Story: It sounded like they wouldn’t stop thinking about Peter Falk! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
The Real Lyrics:
And have you in the dreams you'd like to sell.
The Story: Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham broke up during the recording of "Rumours". I thought Stevie was hinting at trying to get a last-minute fling in with Lindsey before he forgot all the times he shared with her. - Submitted by: J.d.
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Thumper only hopping when it's raining
The Real Lyrics:
Thunder only happens when it's raining
The Story: Bambi and her friends would love to get into this. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Bears only love you when they're playing.
The Real Lyrics:
Thunder only happens when it's raining
Players only love you when they're playing.
The Story: I was a kid in the 70's and was always haunted by this lyric. I always pictured a friendly grizzly bear who became angry and growled when you stopped playing with it. How embarassed I was when I realized the true lyrics. - Submitted by: Matt
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Wamaran
The Real Lyrics:
When the rain
The Story: I used to think the song name was "Wamaran" because that was the only thing I could hear out of the line that goes "When the rain washes you clean" - Submitted by: James
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
The Misheard Lyrics:
When the RainWah sheds you clean
The Real Lyrics:
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know.
The Story: I was at least 40 before I heard the real lyrics at karaoke and just started cracking up. Told all my friends and they said "what is a rainwah?" I told them I had no idea I figured it was African or something. - Submitted by: musicmade
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
The Misheard Lyrics:
When the rain washes, you clean your load
The Real Lyrics:
When the rain washes you clean you'll know
The Story: I actually thought these were the lyrics for the longest time. I thought these lyrics strangely made sense and I still sing this instead of the real lyrics whenever I hear the song. - Submitted by: Zachry
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
The Misheard Lyrics:
When the werewolf shaves you clean, you'll know
You will know.
The Real Lyrics:
When the rain washes you clean you'll know
You will know.
The Story: The lyrics sounded like they were mumbled, and for years I thought for sure Stevie was singing about a werewolf giving a shave, which didn't seem to match the rest of the song! - Submitted by: James D. Montague
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Women, they will come and clean your nose.
The Real Lyrics:
Women, they will come and they will go.
The Story: I was listening to somebody singing this at a live performance he was airing on TikTok and this is what I heard. - Submitted by: Bridget Ilene Delaney
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You wouldn’t know
The Real Lyrics:
You will know
The Story: I swear Stevie Nicks wouldn’t know, but she did. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Edge of Seventeen"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Just like the one window
The Real Lyrics:
Just like the white winged dove
The Story: I was riding in the car with Patty singing along with the radio: 'Just like the one window...' Patty started cracking up. 'what did you say?' she asked. I told her and she just howled. When she finally caught her breath she said, 'It's one-winged dove!' (Oops, Patty, just found out you were wrong too!) - Submitted by: Liz Williams
Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be with you and do it.
The Real Lyrics:
I wanna be with you everywhere.
The Story: I am not an English native speaker (anymore) and have been singing this song for decades using the above line. Just discovered this evening that I was wrong all those years!!! - Submitted by: Morgan
Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be with you anyway
The Real Lyrics:
I wanna be with you everywhere
The Story: I heard this in an L.L. Bean commercial recently, so I am submitting this here. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be with you in a three-way.
The Real Lyrics:
I wanna be with you everywhere.
The Story: I was at work and misheard "three-way" over the loud speaker. It was a good laugh. - Submitted by: Matt Lega
Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be with you on a freeway
The Real Lyrics:
I wanna be with you everywhere
The Story: Ok, this is just embarrassing. so i was driving in the car with my boyfriend and this song came on and i got all excited and started hitting him and wailing with the chorus, 'iiiiiii...wanna be with you on A freeway!' and being all like 'we're on a freeway!' and he is looking at me like i'm crazy and he says, 'ummm...i think the lyrics are 'i wanna be with you everywhere.' i said no way, but then i found out the title of the song and, well...yeah. :) - Submitted by: kristine
Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna pee in your underwear
The Real Lyrics:
I wanna be with you everywhere.
The Story: I was always curious as a kid why a woman would want to pee in someone else’s underwear. Having now grown up and knowing that I misheard the lyrics, but also knowing about Stevie Nicks and her lifestyle I wouldn’t be surprised if she did put on someone else’s underwear and wet herself in them out of anger. - Submitted by: Jeremy Reeder
Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I want to be with U.F.U.A.
The Real Lyrics:
I want to be with you everywhere.
The Story: I didn’t know what the U.F.U.A. was, but I sincerely thought that’s what they were saying. - Submitted by: Steven K.
Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I want to be with you at 2 am.
The Real Lyrics:
I want to be with you everywhere.
The Story: It was actually my mom who misheard this. We were driving along, listening to the Fleetwood Mac cd (note: It was *her* cd), and this song came on. We were being kind of silly and singing along to all the songs, and then when this line came on she belted out, 'Iiiiiiiiiiiii.....wanna be with you at 2 am!' So I started laughing and asked her to explain what she just sang. She had thought it was about how the guy wanted to sleep with the girl, and therefore 'be with her at 2 am.' - Submitted by: k
Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I want you to take me everywhere
The Real Lyrics:
I wanna be with you everywhere
The Story: I just keep singing it like this knowing its wrong but its stuck in my mind like this and fits I want you to take me everywhere - Submitted by: Hope Jeter
Fleetwood Mac's, "Go Your Own Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
(Are) You the junkyard old man?
The Real Lyrics:
You can go your own way.
The Story: A friend of mine was over and my Mom was listening to one of her Fleetwood Mac records. The friend asked "Is the song about the junkyard old man on this record?" When we asked her to hum a few bars of it, we all had a good laugh when we realized what song she was talking about. As it turned out, the song was on indeed on the album (Rumors). - Submitted by: Chris
Fleetwood Mac's, "Go Your Own Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You can blow your own gay (blow ur own gay)
The Real Lyrics:
You can go your own way (go your own way)
The Story: I think this song about people having sex with many a partner. I thought this song was about infidelity in the 70s. Free love not so nice. Do not cheat on partner. - Submitted by: Minga
Fleetwood Mac's, "Go Your Own Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You can call it Anna of the day.
You can go your own way, don't go away!
Tell me why, everything was turning around.
Packing up, shacking up's all you wanna do.
If I could, baby I'd give you my would.
Open up, everything's waiting for you.
The Real Lyrics:
You can call it another lonely day.
You can go your own way, go your own way.
Tell me why, everything turned around.
Packing up, shacking up's all you wanna do.
If I could, baby I'd give you my world.
Open up, everything's waiting for you.
The Story: Can you feel if Stevie Nicks was nicknamed as Anna? Seemly, it was yes. However, it's impossible if there is a people nicknamed Stevie Nicks as Anna. Because, many peoples nicknamed her as just Stevie. Meanwhile, because they was in the bad lifestyle, Lindsey Buckingham make fools third time. So, while Stevie Nicks say go your own way, Lindsey Buckingham mistakenly say don't go away that make his first fool. It was also the foolish works ever on their history. About this song: "Go Your Own Way" is track #5 on their eleventh studio album, "Rumours", released on 4 February 1977. It was written by Lindsey Buckingham. It was also sung by Lindsey. Influenced by The Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man", this song was one of many biggest hit single they ever had and reaching #10 on Billboard's Pop Chart, #38 on the UK Singles Chart, and entering the Top 50 internationally. - Submitted by: Wisnu Aji
Fleetwood Mac's, "Go Your Own Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You can call it thunder, but don't you dare.
The Real Lyrics:
You can call it another day.
The Story: Now that Wilson Philips has re-recorded it, I'm still singing it wrong! - Submitted by: Barb L.
Fleetwood Mac's, "Go Your Own Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You can call it thunder, on a lonely day
The Real Lyrics:
You can call it another lonely day
The Story: I knew this song by Lindsey Buckingham was about his relationship with fellow Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, and that they both wrote songs about their relationship troubles, but apparently I got the details wrong. Why I thought the lyrics were "You can call it thunder, on a lonely day", and what made the line interesting to me, is that I thought it was a response to a line in Stevie Nicks' song "Dreams" on the same album (which is about the relationship), in which she sings "Thunder only happens when it's raining / Players only love you when they're playing". In other words, I thought Buckingham was essentially saying, "You can say that your thunder (leaving me in anger) was an unavoidable reaction to my 'raining' on our relationship, if it makes you feel good to tell yourself that when you're lonely after you've left." - Submitted by: Starchild
Fleetwood Mac's, "Go Your Own Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You can call it under 'n only day.
The Real Lyrics:
You an call it another lonely day.
The Story: I'm a musician, and sometimes I sing backup vocals. I've sung this song with lots of bands! In 2005, I'm in a basement rehearsing this song with a band. The female singer stopped the song halfway through, looked at me and said, 'Could you ...uh ... sing your part on the chorus?' So figuring I had it nailed, I sang it enthusiastically; which, I suppose, added to the humor. Then she asked me, 'How long have you been singing it like that?' I said, 'Years!', which started the laughing all over again. - Submitted by: Bill M.
Fleetwood Mac's, "Go Your Own Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You can go your own way.
Don't go a-way.
The Real Lyrics:
You can go your own way.
Go your own way.
The Story: I just thought it was sweet that Lindsey seemed to be begging Stevie to *not* go away. I was disappointed when I read the real lyrics and found out he was just repeating that she *should* go her own way. :-( - Submitted by: Lady Q T
Fleetwood Mac's, "Gypsy"
The Misheard Lyrics:
So I'm back to the building
The Real Lyrics:
So I'm back to the Velvet
The Story: Never knew about the Velvet Underground, so I thought this is what I heard. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Gypsy"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You see your ginseng
The Real Lyrics:
You see your gypsy
The Story: How would Stevie Nicks see ginseng when it's a nutrient? - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Gyspy"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You know from being in love
It's enough to know---oh.
The Real Lyrics:
Enough for me to love
Enough to love.
The Story: My teenage son heard me singing "Gypsy" one day when it came on the radio. He told me I was singing the song with the wrong words. I said I had been singing "Gypsy" since I was his age back in 1982. He brought up a live performance from Fleetwood Mac on YouTube. And sure enough, he was right. - Submitted by: Lou
Fleetwood Mac's, "Hold Me"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want no sandwich
The Real Lyrics:
I don't want no damage.
The Story: My little brother interpreted this as the lyric. - Submitted by: Anthony Wyvill
Fleetwood Mac's, "Hold Me"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Step into your destiny, so slip your hand inside my glove
or
This step for you is dusty, so slip your hand inside my glove
The Real Lyrics:
No step for you to dance to, so slip your hand inside my glove
The Story: Heard the first one, knew it couldn't be right. Listened to it over and over, tried to figure it out, and came up with the second one. Two strikes. - Submitted by: Old Comedywriter
Fleetwood Mac's, "Little Lies"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, no, no, you can't kiss guys
The Real Lyrics:
Oh, no, no, you can't disguise
The Story: I remember it having to do with Jimi Hendrix's hearing of "kiss this guy", so that's what it sounded like here. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Love in Store"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Old Barney
The Real Lyrics:
Oh darlin’
The Story: I swear it was referring to Barnegat Lighthouse. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Monday Morning"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You only want it when I get up on you
First you left me, then you gallop down the line
The Real Lyrics:
You only want me when I get over you
First you love me, then you get on down the line
The Story: Lindsey Buckingham did this great song - it wasn't until a bit later when I read about the true meaning, I had assumed he was referring to betting on a horse that came last in a race. To be fair, I was a kid at the time when I first heard this (around 1977 or so). - Submitted by: PJ
Fleetwood Mac's, "Over My Head"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You can take me to the pair of dice
The Real Lyrics:
You can take me to the paradise
The Story: Once again, why we mishear "paradise" as "pair of dice". In this case, what this meant was going to Vegas, baby! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The end…no!
The Real Lyrics:
Rhiannon
The Story: I swear this was the end, but it wasn’t. Literally. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah... no!
The Real Lyrics:
Rhiannon
The Story: Stevie Nicks genuinely wants to know, “Would you stay, if she promised you heaven?” She deserves an honest answer - Submitted by: A G
Fleetwood Mac's, "Rhiannon"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Green Arrow
The Real Lyrics:
Rhiannon
The Story: I was a little kid when I heard this. And being a comic book fan, Fleetwood Mac was obviously singing about one of my favorite superheroes. I did not realize it until I read the title of the song years later. - Submitted by: Ed
Fleetwood Mac's, "Rhiannon"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Rhianna
The Real Lyrics:
Rhiannon
The Story: My best friend was named after this song -- only her parents misheard the lyrics and thought they were saying 'Rhianna' instead of 'Rhiannon'. At least my friend ended up with a unique name! - Submitted by: Anne
Fleetwood Mac's, "Running in the Shadows"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Benny and the Shadows
The Real Lyrics:
Running in the shadows
The Story: Sounds like a name for a band! Not Benny and the Jets, way before Benny Lava, there was Benny And The Shadows? I was always trying to find out who they were. - Submitted by: Earl S. Garber
Fleetwood Mac's, "Sara"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Drowning in the seeds of love
The Real Lyrics:
Drowning in the sea of love
The Story: I wondered if that’s what inspired the hit “Sowing the Seeds of Love” by Tears for Fears. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Sara"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Drowning in the seeds of love
The Real Lyrics:
Drowning in the sea of love
The Story: It would really have been that Tears for Fears had a hit later with "Sowing the Seeds of Love". - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Say You Love Me"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Call me, call me, call me
The Real Lyrics:
Falling, falling, falling
The Story: I wonder if that’s what inspired Blondie’s hit “Call Me”. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Second Hand News"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just sittin' here nude.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm just second hand news.
The Story: I was sitting in the living room, blasting Rumours, and my sister comes in and starts bopping her head to the beat. And then she suddenly stops in her tracks, a disturbed expression crossing her face. 'He's just sitting there...what?' 'Huh? There's no lyric that says...' '*I'm just sittin' here nude,*' she sings, as if it were obvious. I broke down in hysterical laughter. 'What? It's a pickup song, isn't it? He's sitting there nude, waiting...' I explained the correct lyrics, but she plowed on with a sadistic grin. 'C'mon, that vocal guitar riff is obviously the sound of his ............flopping around.' Ewww, ewww, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I still can't hear that song without thinking about this. - Submitted by: kelpylion
Fleetwood Mac's, "Seven Wonders"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Summer place, summertime
The Real Lyrics:
Certain place, certain time
The Story: I thought it was a song about summer - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "The Chain"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Chain, you must never
The Real Lyrics:
Chain, keep us together
The Story: I am a HUGE fan of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks, so I was looking for a t-shirt. I found one that said “Chain keep us together.” I was so confused about where that came from and I looked up the lyrics and found out I'd been wrong this whole time! - Submitted by: Liz
Fleetwood Mac's, "The Chain"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The chain keeps us in leather.
The Real Lyrics:
The chain keeps us together.
The Story: When I was little, I imagined a biker gang running through the woods connected by a chain. When I was ten, I still thought the word was 'Leather', and I was imagining a chain made of leather connecting a group of people. It wasn't until I was in 7th grade that my English teacher told me it was 'Keeps us together.' - Submitted by: Jake B
Fleetwood Mac's, "The Chain"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You can't break the chair
The Real Lyrics:
You can't break the chain
The Story: It's a fact that people can't break a chair, but that's not the right words to the song. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "Welcome to the Room...Sara"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Well it's not home, and it's not Terra
The Real Lyrics:
It's not home, and it's not Tara
The Story: At first I thought this song was about alien abduction, which would make sense with the ufo on the cover of the album (Tango In the Night), but 'Tara' and 'Scarlett' (a few lines later) are apparently references to Gone With the Wind. - Submitted by: Crymistia
Fleetwood Mac's, "You Make Loving Fun"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I never did believe in the master of magic
The Real Lyrics:
I never did believe in the ways of magic
The Story: I thought that's what Christine McVie said she never believed in being the master of magic. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Fleetwood Mac's, "everywhere"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be with you if you wait.
The Real Lyrics:
I wanna be with you everywhere.
The Story: At first I heard them sing "F U A". It made absolutely no sense to me. Later, I thought it was "if you wait" and kept that up for years, until one day my ex told me the real lyrics, he had the LP. - Submitted by: Marion

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