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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. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.

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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New Edition's, "Cool It Now"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And I'll never be the same
Until she is my friend
The Real Lyrics:
And I'll never be the same
Until she is mine, my friends...
The Story: I remember hearing this and asking myself "All this just to be friends with her?" - Submitted by: S. Tim Wood
New Edition's, "Cool It Now"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Boogie down
The Real Lyrics:
Cool it now
The Story: At first I thought it was "Boogie Down" as in the Eddie Kendricks song. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
New Edition's, "Cool it Now"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ricky, tell 'em please
The Real Lyrics:
My friends keep telling me
The Story: Ricky Bell was a member of New Edition and I figured that he was the one doing the rap solo that followed, with Tresvant introducing him. - Submitted by: Chris
New Edition's, "If It Isn't Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Oh Elizabeth, why do I feel this way? Why does she stay on my mind?
The Real Lyrics:
If it isn't love, why do I feel this way? Why does she stay on my mind?
The Story: - Submitted by: Tony
New Edition's, "If It Isn’t Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe she'll take me back
Hey girl, I’m pregnant
The Real Lyrics:
Maybe she'll take me back
Hey girl he's begging
The Story: I have this on an old tape my mother recorded long ago, and you know how worse tapes can be than modern music. I thought this is what they said, like they were referring to something the girl said? Kind of hard to describe but this is what I thought until I looked it up. - Submitted by: Fluffles

There are more New Edition misheard lyrics available.

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