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!).
Awake: The Best of Live album at Amazon.com
Our love is like Waldo.
Our love is like water.
The Story: Actually, I saw it in some other site about 20 years ago. Person simply assumed the singer meant their love was hard to find. - Submitted by: Scandia
Lotitas
Love will lead us.
The Story: I heard it eight years ago on TV. A contestant on Australian Idol sang his own version of it, and I found out the correct lyrics from there. - Submitted by: Stephen
I alone touch you
I alone tempt you
The Story: It's often confusing we hear "tempt" as "touch"! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Live's,
"Lightning Crashes"
Her blue suit, it falls to the floor.
Her placenta falls to the floor.
The Story: My wife was busting out laughing when she heard me say those words. She quickly corrected me. Hence, I always have to be right, so thanks for being there to not back me up, lol, peace!!!! [Ed.'s note: The pleasure's all ours, Daris. P.S.: The editor sometimes gets it wrong sometimes, too. I blame too much dependence on web's lyrics pages and not enough listening with my fast fading ears. :D] - Submitted by: Daris
Live's,
"Lightning Crashes"
Horses pulling from the center of the earth.
Forces pulling from the center of the earth.
The Story: My friend was in a band and got caught out singing 'Horses pulling...'-on stage! - Submitted by: Liz Parnell
Live's,
"Lightning Crashes"
I can hear it
I can feel it
The Story: Sounded like I CAN hear it! Literally. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Live's,
"Lightning Crashes"
Purple Santa falls to the floor.
Her placenta falls to the floor.
The Story: My friend and I were both singing the misheard line in the car when another friend started laughing at us. We thought it sounded weird, but didn't know what else it could be. - Submitted by: Matt Johnson
Live's,
"Pillar of Davidson"
Old, bad eyes
Old, bad eyes
On my T.V.
Old, bad eyes
Old, bad eyes
Almighty fear.
The Story: I called this song the 'On my TV' song for a long time. - Submitted by: Ryvian
There are more Live misheard lyrics available.
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
