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!).
Heavier Things album at Amazon.com
Oh, make me a rat cage
I want to be uperman.
Oh make me a red cape
I want to be Superman.
The Story: When we went to the concert, in honor of our 'slower' friend. We yelled these misheard lyrics really loudly. We got a couple stares, but it was well worth it. You know you're a fan when you have inside jokes about songs. - Submitted by: Jamie Griebner
This is a c*** who is colour-blind.
This is a call to the colour-blind.
The Story: I was shocked the first time I heard it. I didn't think John was like that, but I was certain it's what he sang. So I'd start singing after that line. - Submitted by: Jodie
I just found out there's no such thing as a miracle.
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world.
The Story: I thought this guy was anti-Christian for a while, lol. - Submitted by: Aurora
I just can't wait for my ten year reunion
I'm gonna bust out the devil dogs.
I just can't wait for my ten year reunion
I'm gonna bust out the double doors.
The Story: I found out this was wrong when I said to my boyfriend: 'John Mayer better bring some devil dogs to his ten year reunion, because people will be expecting them.' - Submitted by: Kathy Keefe
I just found out there's no such thing as a rail road
Just so I've got ride the bus.
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world
Just a lie you've got to rise above.
The Story: For the first month or so of this song being on the radio, I could've sworn that the lyrics were about public transport. - Submitted by: PuffinFresh
I just found out there's no such thing as a river.
I just found out there's no such thing as the real world.
The Story: I heard this song playing on the speakers while I was eating at a restaurant. The first time that line was sung, it came accross to me as '....no such thing as a river'. But I kept listening to see if that could be right. On repetitions of the line, I decided the last words thereof were unclear to me, but I guessed 'the real world' was possibly smething that would make sense in the context. I got home and checked a lyrics site, confirming that I had guessed the real lyrics to that line by the end of the song. - Submitted by: Julia Cox
And that's the way this feel keeps going on.
And that's the way this wheel keeps working now.
The Story: Well me and my friends were sitting around and this song came on and my friend was getting into it even though she never heard of the song. Well after the chorus played like 2 times, she starting singing, 'And thats the way this feel keeps going on.' My friends and I started to crack up. She was like 'What!?!' and we never told her and she still sings it like that. (By the way I'm a big John Mayer fan! LOVE YA JOHN!) - Submitted by: Ange
Alice in Wonderlan
Alice in Wonderland use my hand.
Your body is a wonderland
Your body is a wonderland (I'll use my hands).
The Story: This song was playing on the radio in my classroom and a student started singing the misheard lyrics, feeling pretty darn proud of his singing ability. I didn't have the heart to correct him. - Submitted by: Mandy
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