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Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for General Public that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.

There are 12 misheard song lyrics for General Public on amIright currently.

"I'll Take You There" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Lyin' to the census
or
Lyin' to the senses
Original Lyrics:
Lyin' to the sexes
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
But I'm still a dork
Original Lyrics:
But I'm still in the dark
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
He doesn't dance.
Original Lyrics:
We danced and danced.
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I opened my map and I found something spiteful.
Original Lyrics:
I open my mouth and out pops something spiteful.
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It always leaves me such a foreign leader
Original Lyrics:
It always leaves me searching for a little
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It looks like a button
Original Lyrics:
My luck's like a button
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
My love's like a button, I can't stop pushing it.
My head feels lucky next to you in the dark.
Original Lyrics:
My luck's like a button, I can't stop pushing it.
My head feels light, but I'm still in the dark.
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
My mouth's like a button
I can't stop pushing it.
Original Lyrics:
My luck's like a button
I can't stop pushing it.
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ring sparkled on that finger
Original Lyrics:
Rings, but none on that finger
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Rings! Put them on my finger.
Original Lyrics:
Rings, but none on that finger.
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
TBS
Original Lyrics:
Tenderness
"Tenderness" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Touch of re-tenderness
Original Lyrics:
Where is the tenderness?

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