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!).
Design of a Decade 1986/1996 album at Amazon.com
Got a nice pack of Durex
Got a nice package alright
The Story: I simply thought it was Janet Jackson getting a bit randy as usual. And it just kind of figured, especially as the next line went 'Guess I'm gonna have to ride it tonight.' - Submitted by: Lynne
I'm in love with a human bean pole
I'm in love with a human being
The Story: I thought it might make sense. Ya know, the movie's about a really fat girl marrying a really skinny girl. Maybe she trying to express how she doesn't care what he weighs. I don't know... I'm trying to sound not so stupid. - Submitted by: Lel
Let me take you to the Ice Capades
Let's go
Ice-Ca-pades.
Let me take you on an escapade
Let's go!
Es-ca-pade
The Story: I told my friend I knew all the lyrics to this song. She was quick to point out that it was not "Ice Capades but "escapade". I exclaimed, "Now that makes a lot more sense!" - Submitted by: Tracy Jeffrey
If I was your girl
All the things I'd do to you
I'd make you throw up and shit
My a**hole lips belong to you
If I was your girl
All the things I'd do to you
I'd make you call out my name
I'd ask who it belongs to, you.
The Story: omg it was exam week at Cornell and I was *very* punchy, when I first heard this song. I like to study with music on, and 'If' came on the radio as I sat in front of my notes. My jaw dropped because, given the risque lyrical content of the verse (all about getting 'freaky' and frisky with her man in every which way... sample verse lyric: 'your 'smooth and shiny' feels so good against my lips, sugar' -- yikes), I actually thought that this was the chorus. My best friend then heard the song and was like omg, I can't believe they're playing this on the radio. We were so punchy from exam stress that we even choreographed a ridiculous dance to go with the misheard lyrics (just *imagining* Janet. doing this dance is enough to make us pee our pants). fun further aside: we had some friends convinced that these were the lyrics and the disbelief about airplay of such scandalous fare spread like wildfire..... - Submitted by: Chrandy
We are part of a river nation
We are part of a rhythm nation
The Story: My youngest son saw a biography on Janet and when 'Rhythm Nation' was on he thought she sang River Nation'..... I immediately thought of Lord of the Dance! - Submitted by: Christine Bostic
Maybe we'll pee in a bar.
Maybe we'll meet in a bar.
The Story: I heard this on the radio when I was quite small and was horrified and tramatized. I wondered if that was what grownups did in bars. - Submitted by: Rex
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