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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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Fine Young Cannibals', "Good Thing"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Douche bag
The Real Lyrics:
Good thing
The Story: I've been hearing that song since for over 20 years and it always sounds like Temptations singing "Douche Bag". Just today I learned it was the Fine Young Cannibals. - Submitted by: Jambo
Fine Young Cannibals', "Good Thing"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Toothpick
The Real Lyrics:
Good thing
The Story: My friends and I were in the bowling alley when this song played. I wanted to find out the name, so we kept listening and listening. The closest we could come up with what the singer was saying was "Toothpick". "Douche Bag" was also brought up but that, of course, was ridiculous. - Submitted by: Raj
Fine Young Cannibals', "She Drives Me Crazy"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And I can't have her sex
The Real Lyrics:
And I can't help myself
The Story: My mom had me so paranoid about sex lyrics because she was convinced they were all over the radio, so she wouldn't let my sister sing along. So I assumed when I was little that all songs were sexual. So I convinced myself they were saying 'and I can't have her sex.' It wasn't until last year that I saw the real lyrix online. - Submitted by: Jabber
Fine Young Cannibals', "She Drives Me Crazy"
The Misheard Lyrics:
She drives me crazy
With that long blonde hair.
The Real Lyrics:
She drives me crazy
Like no one else.
The Story: My dad sang these lyrics for, oh, about 20 years before I heard the song for myself and corrected him. - Submitted by: Lauren

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