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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!).

At Carnegie Hall, Vol. 1-4 (Chicago IV) album at Amazon.com

Chicago's, "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Far away from the one man I love.

The Real Lyrics:

Far away from the one that I love.

The Story: I always thought Peter Cetera was a little on the gay side. I was certain that this lyric proved it. My wife laughed and laughed at me when I told her my theory. of course, I was wrong as usual. [Ed.'s note: You're probably wrong about Peter Cetera's sexual orientation, too. But who are we to judge?] - Submitted by: Brad Gilbert

Chicago's, "Old Days"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Hold me, good times I remember.

The Real Lyrics:

Old Days, good times I remember.

The Story: This explains since the misunderstood lyric is the title why in 1975 I never could get a Disc Jockey to play this song. I was asking for the wrong title. By the way, if you are reading this, and you are that D.J. from WDXB AM in Chattanooga who I called a liar when you said you did not have a song by that title, I am sorry. Sincerely that smart alleck 8 year old. - Submitted by: Dan Fletcher

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[N]

[O]

[P]

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[R]

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[T]

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