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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. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Modern Love 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.

David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I drive
Original Lyrics:
But I tried
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ching chong chang!
Original Lyrics:
Church on time
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Church on time - That reminds me
Church on time - Makes me vomit.
Original Lyrics:
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party.
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me vomit.
Original Lyrics:
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party.
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Church on time, makes me horny.
Original Lyrics:
Church on time, makes me party.
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Church on time, makes me potty.
Original Lyrics:
Church on time, makes me party.
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Common law!
Original Lyrics:
Modern love
Peter Gabriel's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Embarrass my heartsick when I see my Mona Lisa
Original Lyrics:
In Paris my heart sinks when I see the Mona Lisa
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Garden Man, Garden Man, Garden Man
or
Garden Gnome, Garden Gnome, Garden Gnome
or
Modern Man, Modern Man, Modern Man
or
God in Man, God in man, God in Man
Original Lyrics:
God and Man, God and Man, God and Man
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Garden men
Original Lyrics:
God and men
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
God and love
Original Lyrics:
Modern love
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
God damned Man
Original Lyrics:
God and Man, God and Man, God and Man
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I catch a papal void
Original Lyrics:
I catch a paper boy
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I catch the paperboy
who sings so really gay
Original Lyrics:
I catch the paperboy,
but things don't really change
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I catch the paperboy
Who thinks you're really tame.
Original Lyrics:
I catch the paperboy
But things don't really change.
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna go out
I wanna stay in
Kissing about
Original Lyrics:
I know when to go out
I know when to stay in
Get things done
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want to go out
I want to stay home
Good thing I'm out.
Original Lyrics:
I know when to go out
I know when to stay in
Get things done.
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want to go out
I want to stay in
Dancing in the dark
Original Lyrics:
I know when to go out
I know when to stay in
Get things done
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want to go out
I want to stay in
Kissing about
Original Lyrics:
I know when to go out
And when to stay in
Get things done
Peter Gabriel's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I twisted my pennis.
Original Lyrics:
I trusted my Venus.
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've cut the people...but
Original Lyrics:
I catch a paper boy.
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just the power to charge.
Original Lyrics:
It's just the power to charm.
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just the power to talk
Original Lyrics:
It's just the power to charm
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just too far to trot
Original Lyrics:
It's just the power to charm
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's not really worth it
Original Lyrics:
It's not really work
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Juke joint jive
Original Lyrics:
Church on time
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Makes me horny
Original Lyrics:
Makes me party
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Makes me ponder
Original Lyrics:
Makes me party
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Makes me vomit!
Original Lyrics:
Makes me party!
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Makes me wear my shirt on time
Original Lyrics:
Takes me to the church on time
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama love
Original Lyrics:
Modern love
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Marmalade
Original Lyrics:
Modern love
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Martin Mull
Original Lyrics:
Modern love
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Modern man, no profession
Modern man, no religion
Original Lyrics:
God and man, no confessions
God and man, no religion
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mother Love
Original Lyrics:
Modern Love
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mother love
Original Lyrics:
Modern love
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Private life, private love
Original Lyrics:
Modern love, modern love
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Puts my trust in Garden Man
Original Lyrics:
Puts my trust in god and man
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me to the church or die.
Original Lyrics:
Take me to the church on time.
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Takes me to the judge on time
Original Lyrics:
Takes me to the church on time
In the Pepsi commercial from 1987, the line is replaced with "Now I know the choice is mine".
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Work on time - pterodactyl
Original Lyrics:
Church on time - terrifies me

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