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!).
A Place in the World album at Amazon.com
Find a two-step partner in the KGB.
Find a two-step partner and a Cajun beat.
The Story: I believed that this song was saying it was the KGB for like a dozen years. In hindsight, I doubt you'd find a KGB guy in Louisiana, especially during the Soviet Union days, when this song was written. - Submitted by: Jack
I'll be your Muppet, I'll be your Muppet, yeah
I feel lucky, I feel lucky, yeah
The Story: I was shopping today at a Kroger here in Atlanta and this song came on, that I've never heard before and I could swear that Carpenter was singing the lyrics I misheard. I couldn't understand why some woman would want to be someone's Muppet or exactly which Muppet she wanted to be. I got this picture in my mind that she was singing the song to the late great Jim Henson. - Submitted by: Peter
Accident victim
Passionate kisses
The Story: I knew that the song could not possibly be about an accident victim, but that is honestly the only lyrics I could make out of that line in the song. I could not ask anybody about the song, because they never knew which song i was referring to, and I did not know the artist. Approximately seven years passed before I finally heard the song playing in a store with a very crisp stereo system. I finally heard her articulate the words, 'Passonate kisses,' instead of 'accident victim.' It was a true epiphany. - Submitted by: Joel C. Hunt
Basket of Biscuits
Passionate kisses
The Story: Another one playfully misinterpreted by my son Bobby. - Submitted by: LAURA GOODWIN
Passin' out kisses.
Passionate kisses
The Story: When my daughter was 3, this was one of her favorite songs. She would sing it at the top of her voice. We didn't have the heart to tell her. - Submitted by: Laurie
Shouldn't I have all of this, and
Passion and dishes
Shouldn't I have all of this, and
Passionate kisses
The Story: I was washing dishes when I was around twelve and wanted to sing a song to fit, and so I started singing, "Passion and dishes." My parents heard me singing and came in there to inform me the lyrics were "passionate kisses!" - Submitted by: Tanya
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
