Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Al Stewart

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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Al Stewart's, "Broadway Hotel"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Miss Donna Summers' day
The Real Lyrics:
Mist on a summer's day
The Story: Since the song was on the flip side of the "Year of the Cat" 45, I didn't have access to the lyrics printed inside the album for many months after first buying the single. Until I finally bought the album, I couldn't imagine the lyric being anything other than what I misheard. Yet, I was mystified by what the rising-star-disco-queen was doing in an Al Stewart song about sexual dysfunction. - Submitted by: Luca Grella
Al Stewart's, "The Year Of The Cat"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Pizza Larry contemplating a crime
The Real Lyrics:
Peter Lorre contemplating a crime
The Story: I told my husband I never understood why Pizza Larry was contemplating a crime. He laughed so hard, he could barely explain that it was 'Peter Lorre'. I didn't know who Peter Lorre was. - Submitted by: Tammy Priborsky
Al Stewart's, "The Year Of The Cat"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The air of a kind
The Real Lyrics:
The year of the cat
The Story: In the seventies, our family's music equipment was not great. - Submitted by: Bassace
Al Stewart's, "Year of the Cat"
The Misheard Lyrics:
She comes incensed and petulantly
The Real Lyrics:
She comes in incense and patchouli
The Story: This was in writing, as the subtitles of a DVD karaoke of the song, Year of the Cat - Submitted by: Deborah Solomon
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