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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Down on coprolite
Down to Copperline
The Story: I was wondering what a coprolite was, So I looked it up, and it meant a fossilized animal dropping. - Submitted by: Bob
Susan the pants they made for the men to choose.
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you.
The Story: When I was in Thailand in 1976 with a bunch of exchange students, we all got together once and shared horror stories of having been serenaded by Thai guys on their guitars, and the lyrics they never quite got right. This was one that was sung to me. I wish I could remember the rest!! They were a riot. - Submitted by: Julie Rudd
Go away, Vendanya.
Go away, then damn ya.
The Story: I thought he was singing to a girl whose name was Vendanya. Years after being corrected, my friends still tease me about this one. - Submitted by: Mich
Peak freens and booze are the colors I choose
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
The Story: My mom raised me on JT. and my whole life I thought he was saying peak freens and booze, knowing he was an addict (heroin, alcohol) and thinking he liked very serious cookies... it wasn't until I got to college that I was set straight by one of my roommates, who fell down laughing when I sang this. We still sing it to this day, 15 years later. - Submitted by: christine geiger
Got your f***in' fear.
Got your bucket of beer.
The Story: All these 15+ years, I thought that's what he was singing. I wondered how this song was allowed on the radio because of the 'bad word' in it. It's only now, after I did an online lyric search in the forlorn hope that that word wasn't really in the song, that I know the truth. I feel like an idiot now. - Submitted by: Sammy Reed
I found a pair of dykes
That's trouble proof.
I found a paradise
That's trouble proof.
The Story: We had to sing this song in chorus class in high school. A friend of mine was infamous for not reading the lyrics and just singing along as she saw fit. When this line came up, her eyes got wide and she asked, 'I found a pair of dykes up on the roof? Can we say that? What kind of a roof is this anyway?' I was in stitches! - Submitted by: Ga
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