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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!).


The Lovin' Spoonful - Greatest Hits album at Amazon.com
Lovin' Spoonful's, "Nashville Cats"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Nashville Cats, they wogs Mountain Dew .
The Real Lyrics:
Nashville Cats, play wild as mountain dew.
The Story: My sister insisted to me that 'wogging' was Tennessean for 'guzzling from a bottle held atop the shoulder.' - Submitted by: Chap
Lovin' Spoonful's, "Summer In The City"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Back of my neck gettin' burned and pretty
Bend down, isn't it a pity?
The Real Lyrics:
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
The Story: My misheard seems to make more sense to me; since if it is that hot, you'd get a sunburn. And if you are looking for a shadow, you might bend down to check out where it went. - Submitted by: Sue Church
Lovin' Spoonful's, "Summer In The City"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hot Damn! Summer in the city
Back of my face never looked so pretty,
The Real Lyrics:
Hot town! Summer in the city
Back of my neck feeling dirt 'n' gritty.
The Story: This is actually what a friend thought this song said when we were kids. When she told me this, I immediately got the weirdest visual. So goofy! - Submitted by: lisa reddy
Lovin' Spoonful's, "Summer In The City"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hot damn! Summer in the city
Back of my neck feeling pelican pretty.
The Real Lyrics:
Hot town! Summer in the city
Back of my neck feeling dirt 'n' gritty.
The Story: I have sung this version to my children for approximately 15 years, everytime it has come on the radio when we've been together. So many times that the next time I hear the song, I will probably still sing 'pelican pretty'. If they are present, they will shake their heads sadly. - Submitted by: Mike Veuve
Lovin' Spoonful's, "Summer In The City"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hot tramp, summer in the city.
The Real Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city.
The Story: The only reason I know that it actually says "hot town" is because I was googling the lyrics to this song to see what it was. I have always sworn that that it actually says, "hot tramp." I'm 27. You would think I'd know this by now, but apparently not. - Submitted by: hannahsstorm

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