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!).
Stop droppin' those bricks....ouch!
She's a brick......house.
The Story: I was a little kid at the time I first heard this song. I couldn't actually decipher all the individual words from the mix. I just thought the last word was 'ouch' (instead of house). I knew I heard the word brick so just figured it was....'Stop droppin those bricks....ouch!' - Submitted by: Paul Connors
It’s elegant
Let’s celebrate
The Story: In memory of Ronald Bell (1951-2020) - Submitted by: Cody Finke
For as long as we both shall end
For as long as we both shall live
The Story: It sounded like end - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Choose fresh
She's fresh
The Story: That was what they sang in a Wendy's commercial, when their slogan during the time was "Choose Fresh. Choose Wendy's." - Submitted by: Cody Finke
She's so French
She's so fresh
The Story: I kept thinking it was about French immigration, like my late mother. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Hit down on it
Get down on it
The Story: Just what I thought I heard. I didn’t realize it was wrong for about 30 years! - Submitted by: Richard Laurent
Paramus
Joanna
The Story: Sounded like they referenced a borough in New Jersey - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Don’t go to me
Jungle Boogie
The Story: Kept thinking it that way - having to do with this being the “social distancing” protocol that comes to an end soon! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Max & Ruby
Jungle boogie
The Story: I thought they were referencing bunnies! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Ladies' night
Late at night
The Story: I figured they gave a reference to a hit song from earlier! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Pigpen
Misled
The Story: I thought it referred to a dirty Peanuts character - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Lucy is on tonight
You'll see the light tonight
The Story: OK, if they went back to the 50s they would really see I Love Lucy. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
