Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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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!).
Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse album at Amazon.com
If you're havin' girl problems
I feel bad for you, son
I got 99 bottles, but the b**** ain't done.
If you're havin' girl problems
I feel bad for you, son
I got 99 problems, but a b**** ain't one.
The Story: I had no idea what the song title was, I had heard it a few times on my computer. I started singing these misheard lyrics in my friends car, when he turns to me and solemnly says, 'You are wrong, dude.' Then he explains what the real lyrics are, and I explain why I thought it was 99 bottles. We laugh hysterically. I sincerely thought that this song was about a guy who was drinking a lot of alcohol at a party with a girl. Now what exactly could it mean by 'the bitch ain't done?' Well it could mean that she is just psychotic and wants to drink herself to death. I could also imagine a fat chick drinking a shitload of beer, and Jay-Z fearing that even with 99 bottles left he would still run out of alcohol. Jay-Z of course empatizes with the listener stating 'I feel bad for ya son.' - Submitted by: Sully
Big pimpin' spread the cheeks
Big pimpin' spending G's
The Story: I was inn class and my teacher brought the song up and I started to sing it like this and everyone corrected me. I've thought these were the lyrics since I was a kid. - Submitted by: dai
big pimpin spinning cheese
Big pimpin', spending G's.
The Story: LOL my manager said she was big pimpin (shes forty-one years old) and then there was an awkward silence. she broke the awkward silence by singing, "spinning cheese" HAHAHAHAH - Submitted by: rogo
Jay-Z's,
"Dead Presidents II"
Like confetti, mines a steady grow, bet he glow
Pay five dead it from blow, better believe I have
A level 60 to show, my doe flip like Tae-Kwon
Jay-Z The Icon, baby, you like Dom, maybe this Cristal's
Like confetti, mines a steady grow, bet he glow
Pay five dead it from blow, better believe I have
Eleven sixty to show, my doe flip like Tae-Kwon
Jay-Z The Icon, baby, you like Dom, maybe this Cristal's
The Story: sitting around doing homework when I suddenly thought Jay-Z made a WoW reference - Submitted by: Anders
Jay-Z's,
"Dirt Off Your Shoulder"
You better get that turn off your shoulder.
You better get that dirt off your shoulder.
The Story: My friend Sam Bottner's brother fell hard on his face. And the first words he said when he got up were 'you better get that turn off your shoulder.' - Submitted by: scottie feldman
Jay-Z's,
"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
Take the Bayside out
Take the bass line out
The Story: I was wondering if Jay-Z was Saved by the Bell! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Jay-Z's,
"I Just Wanna Luv Ya"
Give me that funk
That sweet that nasty that Christian stuff.
Gimme that funk
That sweet, that nasty, that gushy stuff.
The Story: I was howling along to this song in my car w/ the windows down...and couldn't figure out why the people in the car next to me were laughing so hard...now I know. - Submitted by: Liza
Jay-Z's,
"Money Ain't A Thang"
Money in tha bank
Money ain't a thang
The Story: My Buddy just brought the new jay-z cd over and my he put it on that song and he started sayin 'money in tha bank'. We all went quiet and started laughing at him, he said that he was doin it on purpose but he was just lying to get out of it. It was very funny - Submitted by: Rob Menzies
There are more Jay-Z misheard lyrics available.
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