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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Was she asking for it here?
Was she asking for it?
The Story: The way she said "it", it sounded like she broke it into two or more words. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
I'm not selling cheese.
I'm not selling cheap.
The Story: My sister and I were listening to this in the car one day. She was being stupid and started talking about the fact that Courtney Love could make a lot of money if she DID sell cheese. - Submitted by: Jessie
Let's prance for life on your ass, for my life!
Let's dance for life for the rest of my life
The Story: I have a pretty amusing story and it was my friend that misheard this lyric. I have no clue as to how my friend misheard this lyric but she misheard it. My friend and I were watching the Hole: Unplugged Concert on tape and she asked me what Courtney Love had said and I said: "let's dance for life for the rest of your life!" and she said: "I thought she said let's dance for life, on your ass for your life?" I was like OOOOKKKAAAY! How can people dance on their asses and she said: " I only call it how I hear it!" - Submitted by: Celeste Keenan
Let's prance for life on your ass, for my life!
Let's dance for life for the rest of my life
The Story: I have a pretty amusing story and it was my friend that misheard this lyric. I have no clue as to how my friend misheard this lyric but she misheard it. My friend and I were watching the Hole: Unplugged Concert on tape and she asked me what Courtney Love had said and I said: "let's dance for life for the rest of your life!" and she said: "I thought she said let's dance for life, on your ass for your life?" I was like OOOOKKKAAAY! How can people dance on their asses and she said: " I only call it how I hear it!" - Submitted by: Celeste Keenan
Amish World
I'm Miss World
The Story: Some friends and I were driving on the freeway, singing to the Hole tape, I must have been singing pretty loud, because they all started laughing. I kept singing, thinking they just thought the words were funny, (so did I). Then they told me the real words, did I feel like a fool. I will never live that one down! - Submitted by: Tara Stone
The ghost that haunts you in the shower.
The ghost that haunts you in the sorrow.
The Story: This song always reminded me of the movie 'Psycho' until I realised I had the lyrics wrong... oops. - Submitted by: sugar_baby__
Hole's,
"She Walks Over Me"
Carrie, Carrie
Please come here.
Kitty, kitty
Please come here.
The Story: I first heard this song and thought, 'Who the heck is Carrie?' I liked it, because I went to school with a terribly obnoxious girl named Carrie and this song was totally blasting her. Then I found out it was 'kitty.' I liked 'Carrie' better.... - Submitted by: Alex
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