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.
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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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And Audrey was her name
And Aubrey was her name
The Story: I always thought Audrey was a more recognizable name than Aubrey. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Bread's,
"Baby I'm-a Want You"
Baby I'm a Whopper
Baby I'm a needle
Baby I'm-a want you
Baby I'm-a need you
The Story: I wondered how David Gates became a Burger King sandwich! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
I flew to Darien to meet her train
I found her diary underneath a tree
The Story: This song came out about the time 'You're So Vain,' with its lyric 'You flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia to see a partial eclipse of the sun.' I supose private planes were in my mind at the time! - Submitted by: Allen Smalling
I found her diarrhea beneath a tree.
I found her diary underneath a tree.
The Story: I was singing it that way after hearing it on the radio, and my friend practically cracked up. I didn't even know what a diary was then. My friend was sure I sang it wrong on purpose, and I think she still is today. She showed me the title on her father's cd to prove what the real lyrics were. - Submitted by: Heidi Jones
I found her diary of calligraphy
I found her diary underneath a tree
The Story: Was hearing it back in the day and well, "underneath the tree" was hard to understand. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Bread's,
"It Don't Matter To Me"
There will always be a victoroon
Waiting for you.
There will always be an empty room
Waiting for you.
The Story: For a long time I thought these were the words to this song. That is, until I asked a coworker, 'What the heck is a victoroon?'. Then to my embarassment, I am corrected. - Submitted by: SGFan
Bread's,
"Make It with You"
And if I choose the one I'd like to help me through.
I'd like to bake it with you.
And if I choose the one I'd like to help me through.
I'd like to make it with you.
The Story: I have the same thing about the line of lyrics of this song. It sounding like that the cake is baking. How David Gates eating cake and drinking water? About this song: Featured on its second studio album "On the Waters" (1970), it would be their only number-one hit on Billboard's Pop Chart as well as reaching #2 in Canada, #5 in the UK, and #7 in Australia and later was certified Gold. - Submitted by: Wisnu Aji
Bread's,
"Make It with You"
And if you're wondering what this song is leading to...
And if you're wondering what this all is leading to...
The Story: I just thought it was song, but I listened more closely recently and it is definitely :all. - Submitted by: Christopher T Mulwee
Bread's,
"Make It with You"
I'd like to make a misuse
I'd like to make it with you
The Story: NO ONE wants to make a misuse! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
