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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!).


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Melanie's, "(Lay Down) Candles In The Rain"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Let your white sperm fly up.
The Real Lyrics:
Let your white bird smile up.
The Story: When we were kids, we thought that is what she was singing. We would whisper this lyrics to each other. Finally, I mentioned it to my mother, but she promptly corrected me. But, I was also the one that thought that the Clampetts had a Semen Pond. - Submitted by: Jackie
Melanie's, "A Brand New Key"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I ride my bike,
I rollerskate,
don't drive no car
don't go to bed
but I go pretty far
The Real Lyrics:
I ride my bike,
I rollerskate,
don't drive no car
don't go too fast
but I go pretty far
The Story: Melanie is supposed to be a little girl in this song. Since she is using a cutesy little girl voice, I nearly fell off my car seat when I misheard her sing, 'don't go to bed but I go pretty far...' - Submitted by: Wayne Nehwadowich
Melanie's, "Brand New Key"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I got a brand new brand of roller skates
The Real Lyrics:
I got a brand new pair of roller skates
The Story: I was like “Would you believe what brand of roller skates you got?” - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Melanie's, "Brand New Key"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You got a brand of briefs
The Real Lyrics:
You got a brand new key
The Story: Just when I found the one for “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”, I thought clothes would do good for one of her other hits, too. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Melanie's, "Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Lay down, lay down
Lay it all down
Let your wife turn to Milo.
The Real Lyrics:
Lay down, lay down
Lay it all down
Let your white birds smile on.
The Story: I heard my friend sing this, in all seriousness, and very earnestly, too. He was ribbed about it for almost a year. - Submitted by: Chris Morgan
Melanie's, "Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Let your white birds smile up at the one who’s sad and brown
The Real Lyrics:
Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown
The Story: I always thought it was about racial equality! - Submitted by: Miranda
Melanie's, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down,
Let your whites turn brighter and the world will set you free.
The Real Lyrics:
Lay down, lay down, lay it all down,
Let your white bird smile up at the ones who stand and frown.
The Story: At the age of 10, I somehow assumed that this song had something to do with laundry detergent and a commercial message. I continued to hold those beliefs for another 50 years. - Submitted by: Spud

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