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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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OneRepublic's, "Apologize"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's too late to party jive
The Real Lyrics:
It's too late to apologize
The Story: I thought it was party jive. Then my sister criticized me for being stupid. - Submitted by: FunnyBiz
OneRepublic's, "Apologize"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's too late to pull a jive
It's too late
The Real Lyrics:
It's too late to apologize
It's too late
The Story: I was just sitting in my mom's car and that song was playing on the the radio. I was, like, "What the heck is he saying...?" - Submitted by: Emily
OneRepublic's, "Counting Stars"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, I've been, I've been losing sheep.
The Real Lyrics:
Baby I've been, I've been losing sleep.
The Story: I always though the proper lyrics were 'I've been losing sheep' and that this was a farm related song due to the 'no more counting money, we'll be counting stars' part. - Submitted by: Luke
OneRepublic's, "Counting Stars"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bake that bunny, watch it burn
The Real Lyrics:
Make that money, watch it burn
The Story: The song came out around the same time Minecraft added rabbits, so I thought about this line a lot while cooking pixelated rabbit meat. - Submitted by: Forest Lark
OneRepublic's, "Counting Stars"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Lately, I've been lookin' to the sea
Thinking that maybe you're right there with me
But, baby, I've been lookin' to the star
Maybe we'll find happiness right where we are
The Real Lyrics:
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
The Story: I've heard this song many times on the radio, only guessing as to what it said... the real lyrics made far more sense. - Submitted by: Julian
OneRepublic's, "Good Life"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I goes to places like I been road
The Real Lyrics:
I goes to places like Abbey Road
The Story: These lyrics were misheard on a flight to Paris. - Submitted by: Dylan
OneRepublic's, "Good Life"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Where I've been for the past few years or so;
Barest vagina to get a ride on
The Real Lyrics:
Where I've been for the past few years or so;
Paris to China to Colorado
The Story: I kept thinking I was hearing these lyrics every time the song came on the radio. I was flipping out because it sounded so weird and gross. I finally asked my boyfriend if that's what they were really saying, and he laughed at me a lot. - Submitted by: Alice S.
OneRepublic's, "I Ain't Worried"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I ain't worried 'bout a nightmare
The Real Lyrics:
I ain't worried 'bout it right now
The Story: Why would he not be worried about a nightmare? - Submitted by: Dongquan
OneRepublic's, "I Ain't Worried"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm living like a nine - year - old
The Real Lyrics:
I'm living like I'm nine zeroes
The Story: The words make no sense but I thought it was about feeling like you're still a kid because it does play during the beach football scene in Top Gun: Maverick. - Submitted by: dayna

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