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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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Bloc Party's, "Helicopter"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Are you happy for a milkshake?
or
Are you hoping for a milkshake?
or
Are you happy for America?
or
Are you hoping for America?
or
Are you happy for a miracle?
The Real Lyrics:
Are you hoping for a miracle?
The Story: All of those five misheard bits are what my friends and I heard. My friend Catherine was CONVINCED that it was 'Are you happy for a milkshake?' We were at camp in Vermont with no milkshakes, and for a whole week I was dying for a milkshake. Awesome, awesome song though. - Submitted by: saint genevieve
Bloc Party's, "Hunting For Witches"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
damaged beer and a dönertier
The Real Lyrics:
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
There must be accountability
The Story: "dönertier" is a fake animal German comedians invented(translated it would be something like "kebabanimal"). - Submitted by: minze

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