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 20 most recent songs that have been 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!).
And I socked your mom, she forgot that I existed
And I saw your mom, she forgot that I existed
The Story: Whilst I'm not a fan of this song, I always managed to mishear the 'saw your mom' line as 'socked your mom', thinking the guy just knocked her out because she forgot that he existed. - Submitted by: Peter
Speaking words of lizards
or
Speaking words of wizards
Speaking words of wisdom
The Story: I thought it was speaking words of lizards or wizards, not wisdom. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
New Audience!
New Orleans!
The Story: I never made the connection that the opening song of the musical was set in the city of New Orleans, and believed that it was meant to be some form of interaction with the "audience". - Submitted by: Danny S
The skinhead one will die tonight, baby
Let's give it one more try tonight, baby
The Story: I could never understand this line and this sounded close enough. - Submitted by: Derek L
Filled by the fear in the dead end of his eyes.
They're fuelled by the fear in their enemy's/enemies' eyes.
The Story: The captions on the reaction video really thought they said that! - Submitted by: Katy
Once we were new, yes,
But that's not the goal.
Once we were numerous,
But that's long ago.
The Story: This is what the captions on a reaction video of someone listening to the song for the first time thought they said. - Submitted by: Katy
Somehow, Sunday
Somehow, someday
The Story: Once again, why we mishear "someday" as "Sunday" - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Should all acquaintance be forgot
And never bought a Yacht?
Should old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
The Story: Ever since I was a kid that’s what I heard right after midnight on new years watching the New York City ball drop on TV - Submitted by: Owen
Bully for you, chili for me
Bully for you, chilly for me
The Story: I just thought he was singing about lunch, his chili. - Submitted by: Del
And I′d get him to swap our --- TRUSSES (?)
And I′d get him to swap our places
The Story: Cannot identify the word exactly, but it sounds French in a way. Definitely isn't »places«, especially in the first chorus. - Submitted by: Virgil
