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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!).


Level 42/The Early Tapes album at Amazon.com
Level 42's, "Fashion Fever"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Justin Bieber
The Real Lyrics:
Fashion Fever
The Story: I heard this song so many times and I really thought Mike Lindup was saying "Justin Bieber" the I looked up the lyrics and well, I was wrong. - Submitted by: Kevin Blanchard
Level 42's, "Lessons In Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Listen to me love
When will you ever love?
Listen to me, love
When there's nowhere left to turn
Listen to me, love
Don't let your spirit burn
Listen to me, love
Won't wait 'til you return.
The Real Lyrics:
Lessons in love
When will you ever learn?
Lessons in love
When there's nowhere left to turn
Lessons in love
Don't let your spirit burn
Lessons in love
I'll wait 'til you return.
The Story: If only I thought of the song title! - Submitted by: Paul
Level 42's, "Sleepwalkers"
The Misheard Lyrics:
We're obviously bonking
The Real Lyrics:
We're only sleepwalking
The Story: Lived in the UK as this song came out. I didn't know what "bonking" was, as I am a Kiwi and we didn't say that at home. - Submitted by: Scott Hearn
Level 42's, "Something About You"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Those diamond rings
The Real Lyrics:
Those diamond dreams
The Story: I thought to have heard "diamond rings"...which make sense. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Level 42's, "The Chinese Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Take a German back in time
The Real Lyrics:
Take a journey back in time
The Story: I thought it made sense to hear about a German for something Chinese - Submitted by: Cody Finke

There are more Level 42 misheard lyrics available.

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