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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Falco's,
"(Rock Me) Amadeus"
Apple Danish, Apple Danish
Rock me, Amadeus.
The Story: It was on 'I love the 80's Strikes Back', and some guy seriously said that's what he thought the lyric was instead of 'Rock me Amadeus'. - Submitted by: Britain
Don't turn around
They call me Sergeant Joe.
Don't turn around
Der Kommisar's in town.
The Story: My wife (then fiance) could not figure out what the heck I was singing when I would sing along to this song. She could hardly breathe for laughing so hard when I explained what I thought the words were. - Submitted by: Kevin
Falco's,
"Rock Me Amadeus"
Architecture, architecture
Amadeus, Amadeus
The Story: Didn't realize this was a song about Mozart. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Falco's,
"Rock Me Amadeus"
Bag of nails, bag of nails
Amadeus, Amadeus
The Story: My mother thought for years that Falco was singing 'bag of nails.' It took me awhile to convince her that 'Amadeus' was the right lyric. I'm still not sure she believes me. - Submitted by: Lady Blues
Falco's,
"Rock Me Amadeus"
Brocolli and potatoes
Rock me, Amadeus.
The Story: Singing it in Chemistry II class. Makes you wonder how she got into Chem II, eh? - Submitted by: Some chick I knew in H.S.
Falco's,
"Rock Me Amadeus"
I'm the best I'm the best
Amadeus, Amadeus
The Story: Up until I was 15, I had never heard this song before. I had however heard the chorus, and mis-heard them as "I'm the Best, I'm the best". So, for several years I and my siblings would sometimes sing "I'm the best, I'm the best ooh ooh the best". Now that I have heard it and know what it actually says, I'm quite embarrassed about singing random lyrics for several years and thinking they belonged to a real song... - Submitted by: architextfett
Falco's,
"Rock Me Amadeus"
I've got a jet ram made of monkey's c***.
War wohl Jedermann bekannt
The Story: I've always known the song is in German, but I still can't help but hear this line every time. It sounds almost exactly like what he's saying. - Submitted by: John Dewitt
Falco's,
"Rock Me Amadeus"
In 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart becomes a freebaser.
In 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart becomes a free mason.
The Story: This confused me until I looked up the real lyrics. I had never heard of an 18th century crack addict. - Submitted by: Frann
Falco's,
"Rock Me Amadeus"
Rock me' hot potatoes.
Rock me, Amadeus.
The Story: One day, in 1999 I was listening to this song on an '80s station. It was the first time I ever heard of the song. I thought it was 'Rock me Hot Potatoes'. Three years later on a day in March, I was listening to a station that played the top 40 hits on the same week back in 1986. I then heard the song again and the dj announced the real name. I laughed to myself. - Submitted by: Jason Knarr
Falco's,
"Rock Me Amadeus"
Rock me, I'm a Danish.
Rock me, Amadeus.
The Story: Started from some kid who thought these were the lyrics and we turned it into a whole parody. - Submitted by: Dave
Falco's,
"Rock Me, Amadeus"
I'm the greatest, I'm the greatest
I'm the greatest.
Amadeus, Amadeus
Rock me, Amadeus.
The Story: My friend mike told me this story about a guy who misheard these lyrics when they were listening to this song in German class. They soon corrected him and let him know that Falco was singing about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. [Ed.'s note: I betcha that bruised that guy's ego.] - Submitted by: Jessi M.
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