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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. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.

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!).


James Brown - 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! album at Amazon.com
James Brown's, "I Feel Good"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I feel nice, my sugar is fine.
The Real Lyrics:
I feel nice, like sugar and spice.
The Story: I thought they were talking about a diabetic person who was feeling better. - Submitted by: Nora
James Brown's, "Living In America"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Living in a family car!
The Real Lyrics:
Living in America!
The Story: It's actually an aquaintance of mine who thought the song was about living in a family car until she was about 20 and somebody corrected her! - Submitted by: Alea
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