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!).
Heart - Greatest Hits album at Amazon.com
Heart's,
"All I Wanna Do (Is Make Love To You)"
All I wanna do is fake love to you
or
All I wanna do is tape bugs to you
or
All I wanna do is fake Fudd's 'yoohoo'
or
All I wanna do is take clubs to you
or
All I wanna view is clay stuck to you
or
All I wanna chew is snake gloves for you.
All I wanna do is make love to you.
The Story: If you had young children in the 90's (when this song got a lot of airplay), instant parodies were the way to avoid answering difficult questions while driving. - Submitted by: Martha
How do I get you a loan?
How do I get you alone?
The Story: Seriously, I thought it was a commercial for a bank or credit union the first time I heard it. - Submitted by: Bob Malone
The real thing don't wanna come to Madrid (Coca cola)
You better, make up something quick (Pepsi)
And the real thing don't do the trick
You better make up something quick
The Story: I thought this song was about coke when I was a kid. - Submitted by: Jacob
I was a widow last night in a dream I did tell over a clear running street Sang you the song that I heard up the bar And you kicked me live with your sweet flowing love
I was a willow last night in my dream I bent down over a clear running stream Sang you the song that I heard up above And you kept me alive with your sweet flowing love
The Story: That's the way I heard them for a long time, that's just what my ears told me! - Submitted by: Henry
Heart's,
"Dog and Butterfly"
Doggone butterfly
Dog and Butterfly
The Story: My sister Angie and I heard this song on the radio and she started singing it as doggone butterfly. I had to ask her two or three times what she said before I could stop laughing and tell her what it really said. - Submitted by: Diane M. Lystrom
Heart's,
"Dog and Butterfly"
Duncan Butterfly
Dog and butterfly
The Story: Although my husband and I didn't know each other when we were little kids, we both thought these were the words to the song and didn't find out the real words until much later. I always wondered why she was singing about a yo-yo... - Submitted by: Anaija
Heart's,
"Dog and Butterfly"
God d*** butterfly
Dog and butterfly
The Story: The lady that thought these were the real lyrics said, 'Boy, the songwriter must really hate butterflies!' - Submitted by: Myrna Dossey
Don't leave me like this
Don't leave me in spandex.
Don't leave me like this
Don't leave me stranded.
The Story: Overheard my sister singing in the other room. She was 12. - Submitted by: Emma
The fur the wrong way
The further I'm away.
The Story: Actually misheard by my wife, not me. She thought it was a really surreal song. - Submitted by: Charles A. Burge
There are more Heart misheard lyrics available.
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
