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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Fergie's,
"Big Girls Don't Cry"
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses his pancake.
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket.
The Story: We were listening to it at work and I heard this song and thought she was singing about some poor kid who had to leave his pancake behind. I had all my co-workers in the office quiet down so they could hear the pancake line. They all laughed and said that she sang blanket. I still was not convinced so I looked it up online and saw that, alas, it was blanket, not pancake. - Submitted by: Miranda
Fergie's,
"Big Girls Don't Cry"
And I'm gonna miss you; my jommies and my blanky.
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket.
The Story: Well, other than the fact that Fergie sings in slang I figured she was talking about her jommies (slang for jammies) and how looking back she equivocates her lover with her childhood pj's. Don't ask. - Submitted by: JoJo
Fergie's,
"Big Girls Don't Cry"
I need to be with myself
In center, clarity, peace, serenity.
I need to be with myself
Instead of calamity, peace, serenity.
The Story: I realized that I was singing the wrong lyrics when I received some curious looks at the office. In my defense, however, it really does sound like it says "center, clarity"! - Submitted by: John
They want my treasure so they get their pleasures from my Focol
They want my treasure so they get their pleasures from my photo
The Story: I thought focol was like anothers word for friends, and I thought I'm okay...she sells her friends... - Submitted by: Arden
Half a million buttered scones
Half a million for the stones
The Story: I thought the song was stupid to begin with then I heard the scones line. Now I'm really upset that this is not the real lyric. It would have really added to the song. - Submitted by: Nyssa
I'm a shrimp thing.
Poppin' champagne
The Story: I was in gym class with my friend and they had the radio on. We were singing along to this song when all of sudden my friend goes, "Did Fergie just call herself a shrimp thing?" What IS a shrimp thing, anyway? - Submitted by: Mr. Sally
I've got people in my beer.
I've got people in my ear.
The Story: My friend and I both thought it was this, and I said, "If you are seeing people in your beer you are already drunk!" I had to look up the correct lyrics because I wanted to make sure that's what they really were. What are the chances that 2 people would mishear this at the same time? - Submitted by: Joelle
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