Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Gloria Gaynor

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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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Gloria Gaynor's, "I Will Survive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
and I learned how to get it on
The Real Lyrics:
But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
and I learned how to get along
The Story: I have a friend who's a preacher's daughter, and she likes to dance to this song. One day, I started singing it for her - and when she heard me say the line as I thought it was, she gasped and said, 'Molly, what are you saying?' That's when I learned I was wrong... - Submitted by: Molly
Gloria Gaynor's, "I Will Survive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It took all the s*** I had not to fall apart.
The Real Lyrics:
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart.
The Story: I was always wondering why she said that and what it meant, and I thought that was pretty dirty language for a disco singer in the 70's. Then one day I asked about it, and I was embarassingly corrected. - Submitted by: Josh
Gloria Gaynor's, "I Will Survive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Just thinking I could never give
Without the poo at my side.
The Real Lyrics:
Just thinking i could never live
Without you by my side.
The Story: Once, my cousin and I were singing that part when we were at the mall. It was so embarassing when all the people there turned to look at us so surprised. - Submitted by: Andre
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