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 20 most recent songs that have been 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!).
When she womper slurpin' time
I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine...
Windshield wipers slappin' time
Bobby thumbed a diesel down.
The Story: I was with a friend and he asked, "What the hell is she saying?" We kept rewinding it over and over and couldn't figure it out. We thought for sure she said something about "Slurpin' time" I didn't know if that meant happy hour or something. The more we played it over and over the more we laughed to the point where we couldn't breathe. Now, at the most random moments, we'll slur it like she did and start cracking up. People look at us like we're insane. - Submitted by: HypeAustin
Distance
Dance, dance
The Story: - Submitted by: Mark
Humping myself
All by myself
The Story: My high school friend (who we still call "Gayboy" to this day,) said to me one day, "You know that song 'Humping Myself', well it's not actually "Humping Myself"!" - Submitted by: Mar
Rangers, Celtic, it's just a game
Being specific, it's just a game
The Story: I honestly thought Ferry had cleverly compared inter- relationship rivalry to that of these 2 great teams, as if to say "what the hell, it's only a game after all". - Submitted by: larry
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
damaged beer and a dönertier
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
There must be accountability
The Story: "dönertier" is a fake animal German comedians invented(translated it would be something like "kebabanimal"). - Submitted by: minze
Sully Bunny down and lions all around
Slam your body down and wind it all around
The Story: When I was in early elementary school, I had two big obsessions: rabbits and The Lion King. I spent a lot of my time thinking about either of them. So when I was in 2nd grade and "Wannabe" was a big hit, I was ecstatic to find that the Spice Girls mentioned both of the things I loved in the same line! (I didn't know why they named the rabbit, but if there was Peter Rabbit and Peter Cottontail, why not Sully Bunny?) I thought this was right for years, so needless to say, I was disappointed when I found out what they were really singing. - Submitted by: Cat
On a cold crappy monday
On a cold and winter morning
The Story: - Submitted by: Stumpy
I'll be the greatest event of your life
I'll be the greatest fan of your life
The Story: I always thought the song went: cryin' soldier, love suicide, better when I'm older, greatest fan of your life.
It wasn't untill one night at karoke the I was informed by the prompt screen that it was: cryin' shoulder, love suicide, bettter when I'm older, greatest EVENT of your life.
So what is it? 'Cause I was raised in the 80's to believe everything the teleprompter says. (Well I just checked a couple of on-line sites and they say "greatest fan" - ed) - Submitted by: joel carsley
Hike up your skirt little boy
And show your world to me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show your world to me
The Story: - Submitted by: Sean Sutton
Earl walked right thru like a staining motor
Earl walked right thru that restraining order
The Story: - Submitted by: Tara
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