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 here I'm dancin' all around.
And here I'm dancin' on the ground.
The Story: This is my all-time favorite song, and I was singing it wrong for about ten years. - Submitted by: TJB
Turn, turn
We almost inflict our own living.
Turn, turn
We almost become dizzy.
The Story: So this is actually what my friend thought the lyrics were. She is notorious for singing the totally wrong words to pretty much any song. And also thought Dave said 'You can be my Disney chicken.' in the live version of Crash Into Me. You'd never know she's his #1 fan. - Submitted by: Erin
If I had a dog, I'd f*** a dog.
If I had it all, I'd f*** it up.
The Story: I can't not hear this everytime I hear this song. Then I figure that's why he's not allowed to have a dog. - Submitted by: Dave Krobeck
If I had a dog
If I had it all
The Story: This was the first time I heard this song (my friend is dmb fan). It's track six from the 2001 album 'Everyday.' I was in a car on my way from Washington, DC to Toronto when this song came on. The volume was a bit low. When dm utters this line, I turn to my friend and ask, 'Did he say 'If I had a dog?'' - Submitted by: Corey Reid
Saddle light
Satellite
The Story: Well, I'm from out West. When my buds and I first heard this guy sing "Satellite" over and over again in this song, I swore he was singing 'saddle light'. And I was thinking "That's a great idea! If a car can have headlights, why can't your horse? You could ride your horse at night. No problem!" I feel kinda dumb about the idea now. - Submitted by: Robot Scott
If you had a donkey on a chain
If you had a doggie on a chain
The Story: I was confused about why anybody would have a donkey in the first place, much less a donkey on a chain. - Submitted by: Cat
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