Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Madonna
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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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Madonna's, "Beautiful Stranger"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Beautiful straight girl
The Real Lyrics:
Beautiful stranger
The Story: I work as a dj in a gay club, and one of the patrons asked for this track. Wishful thinking perhaps? - Submitted by: erinn johnson
Madonna's, "Buenos Aires"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Just a little touch of stockwater tea.
The Real Lyrics:
Just a little touch of star quality.
The Story: Barry Norman reviewed Madonna's movie of 'Evita' in the Radio Times when it got its UK terrestrial TV premiere. He wondered why she was singing about 'stockwater tea' on 'Buenos Aires'. I like to think it's tea leaves you can have for every day, as opposed to Earl Grey and Darjeeling. - Submitted by: pickle*
Madonna's, "Die Another Day"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I died on a date.
The Real Lyrics:
Die another day
The Story: My friend always told me she swore Madonna was singing, 'I died on a date,' and I had never heard the song before but knew the right lyrics and I would correct her. Then, I was at a talent show, and two girls did a dance to 'Die Another Day'. I nearly died laughing when I realized how much it sounded like 'I died on a date'! - Submitted by: Sophie
Madonna's, "Dress You Up"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Dress you up in nylons.
The Real Lyrics:
Dress you up in my love.
The Story: I heard this on a radio station where a young boy called in with the answer to the last 10 songs played contest. - Submitted by: Victoria
Madonna's, "Dress You Up"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna dress you Guatemalan.
The Real Lyrics:
Gonna dress you up in my love.
The Story: My dad was filling up the car with gas as I was listening to Madonna on the radio back in the day. He stopped and said, 'Did you hear that? Dress you Guatemalan!' Of course, my dad is from Guatemala. He was so proud and impressed, until I had to break it to him that he was wrong. - Submitted by: Gabie
Madonna's, "Dress You Up"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna dress you up in nylons.
The Real Lyrics:
Gonna dress you up in my love.
The Story: Our best friend's wife heard it this way. One night, we were sitting around talking about songs. Then she started going off on how weird it was to dress someone up in nylons. - Submitted by: Carrie
Madonna's, "Dress You Up"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just your Delilah.
The Real Lyrics:
Gonna dress you up in my love.
The Story: In high school in the 80s, I had a friend, Dawn, who was well known for her misheard lyrics. This actually fits pretty well! - Submitted by: Brigitte
Madonna's, "Express Yourself"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Long stemmed roses are the way to your heart
But who needs a heart when your in bed?
But who needs a heart when your in bed?
The Real Lyrics:
Long stemmed roses are the way to your heart
But he needs to start with your head.
But he needs to start with your head.
The Story: Just my embarrasment when I was caught singing it wrong with friends. - Submitted by: Brett
Madonna's, "Fever"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Captain Slipper, Pocahantas
Halle Berry at the fair
Halle Berry at the fair
The Real Lyrics:
Captain Smith and Pocahantas
Had a very mad affair.
Had a very mad affair.
The Story: I really didn't think Halle Berry was around when Peggy Lee originally sang this song!! - Submitted by: Devilboy20
Madonna's, "Frozen"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Mmm if I could break your heart
Mmm we'd never have a part
Mmm leave yourself to be
Mmm you are dirty.
Mmm we'd never have a part
Mmm leave yourself to be
Mmm you are dirty.
The Real Lyrics:
Mmm if I could melt your heart
Mmm we'd never be apart
Mmm give yourself to me
Mmm you hold the key.
Mmm we'd never be apart
Mmm give yourself to me
Mmm you hold the key.
The Story: My classmate started singing this softly during a lesson. He said that he had heard it on the radio recently, that it was by Cher, and that it was a cool break-up song. - Submitted by: David F
Madonna's, "Frozen"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Mmmmmm, if I could smell your arms.
The Real Lyrics:
Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart.
The Story: My nephew mishears lyrics a lot, but this was really funny to hear. When we corrected him, he still misunderstood, and sang: 'If I could smell your heart.' - Submitted by: Kim
Madonna's, "Future Lovers"
The Misheard Lyrics:
In the end, it feels a bit brilliant.
The Real Lyrics:
In the evidence of its brilliance
The Story: I had become so desensitized to the shoddy, cliched lyrics and Madonna's stupid accent throughout 'Confessions On A Dancefloor' that I didn't think better of the lyrics in this song. Even then there was a nagging suspicion that what I heard somehow didn't sound right. - Submitted by: Devil Jones
Madonna's, "Hung Up"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Non dos sas, soaty soaty.
or
I'm no bi, solely, solely.
or
I'm no bi, solely, solely.
The Real Lyrics:
Time goes by so slowly.
The Story: I thought Madonna was singing something of a cross between Brazilian and Korean. Don't even ask me what I thought it meant, because I had no idea. - Submitted by: Shepop
Madonna's, "Impressive Instant"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Alexis, I´m in an interview
The Real Lyrics:
Galaxies are sliding into view
The Story: Well, I guess that telling you that I had a crush on a boy called Alexis explains everything... - Submitted by: Anna
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Doggie style for Lisa
The Real Lyrics:
La Isla Bonita
The Story: A friend of mine was disgusted by the supposed lyrics of this song. He thought they were inappropriate at the least. When I asked him what part of the song he disliked, he said 'Doggy style for Lisa...' I laughed for a long time. And then laughed even longer when I remembered he was studying Theology in the hopes of becomeing a Pastor. - Submitted by: Kirby
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I fell in love with some Pedro.
The Real Lyrics:
I fell in love with San Pedro.
The Story: We were all of eight years old. My across-the-street and extremely cool neighbor bought this single on Mini LP. We would hang out in her basement and belt this out together for hours. It wasn't until years later that I understood our mistake. But the good memories remain unchanged. - Submitted by: Tally
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
La Isla Comida
The Real Lyrics:
La Isla Bonita
The Story: La Isla Comida (the island of food)... I misheard the other line.. something about dreaming of bagels... thought the whole song was about Madonna being hungry and fantasizing... kinda like the 'Good Ship Lollypop' - Submitted by: Dawn
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Last night I dreamt of a bagel.
The Real Lyrics:
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro.
The Story: Ever since the first time I heard this song, I honestly thought that the lyrics really were 'last night I dreamt of a bagel'. I found out the real lyrics when I was singing in my aunt's car one day and did my 'bagel' lyrics when my aunt stopped me and told me the right lyrics. - Submitted by: Alyssa
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Last night I dreamt of salt bagels
The Real Lyrics:
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
The Story: I worked in a bakery at the time... The guy that did doughs was convinced that was what she said, and when he pointed it out to me, I almost died laughing. I still sing it that way because i find it more fun... - Submitted by: Amanda
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Last night I tramped to San Diego.
The Real Lyrics:
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro.
The Story: I used this song in an English class in Germany for listening comprehension, and this is what they comprehended. - Submitted by: Kara
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Last night, I dreamt of potatoes.
The Real Lyrics:
Last night, I dreamt of San Pedro.
The Story: For the longest time, my high school friend and I could not figure out Madonna's obsession with potatoes. - Submitted by: Jenny
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Last night, I dreamt of some Faygo.
The Real Lyrics:
Last night, I dreamt of San Pedro.
The Story: I was in the car driving with my friend this song came on. She said, "Last night, I dreamt of some Faygo" and kept singing. I said to her, "What did u just say she's dreaming of?" Her response: Faygo,(as in a soda brand made here in Detroit). I said, "Why would she dream of Faygo?" Her response was, "Well, she is from here, you know." It almost made sense. - Submitted by: alea
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Last night, I dreamt of some dego.
The Real Lyrics:
Last night, I dreamt of San Pedro.
The Story: I was too young to know that 'dego' was not a very nice word. - Submitted by: Maria
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Lucky star for Mita.
The Real Lyrics:
La Isla Bonita
The Story: One of my close girlfriends asked me 'I don't think I like this song - who is Mita, anyway?' So we re-listened to the song and I pointed out the correct lyrics and she (who speaks almost fluent Spanish) was really embarrassed when she realized her mistake. - Submitted by: Kelly
Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Young girl with eyes like potatos.
The Real Lyrics:
Young girl with eyes like the desert.
The Story: When this song first came out, I heard my pal sing these lines. Whenever I hear the song, I have to sing them as well. I had to search the web to find out what the real lyrics were. - Submitted by: Mark
Madonna's, "Like A Prayer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm down on my knees, in my underwear.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there.
The Story: My dad knows I like Madonna. So, I was listening to this song on my headset once, and he comes up to me and asks me what I'm listening to. I tell him, then he starts blurting out the lyrics 'I'm down on my knees, in my underwear'. I was laughing quite hysterically. - Submitted by: Alyssa
Madonna's, "Like A Prayer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Life is the mystery
Everyone more stand on it.
Everyone more stand on it.
The Real Lyrics:
Life is a mystery
Everyone must stand alone.
Everyone must stand alone.
The Story: I was writing the song down after I recorded it on tape in 1999. Later after like two years I bought the cd and was suprised that I didn't know English so well and I was singing it for two years wrong. But I was young, I should say. - Submitted by: Rainbow
Madonna's, "Like A Virgin"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ma nae, ma na, ma no.
The Real Lyrics:
I made it through the wilderness.
The Story: There were three cousins trying to record their voices singing various songs. This particular cousin had head phones on so she couldn't hear herself singing into the recorder. We recorded her singing, 'Ma nae, ma na, ma no' to Madonna. - Submitted by: beena
Madonna's, "Like A Virgin"
The Misheard Lyrics:
My fart is fading fast
Been sailing off my a**.
Been sailing off my a**.
The Real Lyrics:
My fear is fading fast
Been saving it all for you.
Been saving it all for you.
The Story: I had never paid much attention to the lyrics to this when Madonna sang it. But I heard a karaoke singer singing it and the lines above struck me as just like the misheard version above. I quickly looked at the monitor to see if the lyrics were anything like what I heard. I caught so much as 'saving it all' instead of 'sailing off' just before the words changed to subsequent ones on the monitor. So I later checked a lyrics site to find the complete real lyrics to those lines. - Submitted by: Trina Lufkin
Madonna's, "Lucky Star"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I just think of you and I start to b***.
The Real Lyrics:
I just think of you and I start to glow.
The Story: I was in 4th grade when this song came out, and even at that age, I could see that Madonna was a sexual person, so when I heard 'I start to b***', I figured it must have been something sexual. It wasn't until I was in my 20s that I realized the mistake: I was listening to the song & I was able to make out 'I start to glow'. Oops! lol - Submitted by: Pike Spice
Madonna's, "Material Girl"
The Misheard Lyrics:
We are living in a Cheerio world
And I am a Cheerio girl.
And I am a Cheerio girl.
The Real Lyrics:
We are living in a material world
And I am a material girl.
And I am a material girl.
The Story: When I was a little kid this is how I heard the song. Cheerio's meant more to me than materials :) - Submitted by: Fflewddar
Madonna's, "Material Girl"
The Misheard Lyrics:
We're living in a venerial world
And I am a venerial girl.
And I am a venerial girl.
The Real Lyrics:
We're living in a material world
And I am a material girl.
And I am a material girl.
The Story: I first heard it from a distance and thought it would be just like Madonna to proudly and arrogantly proclaim herself a 'venerial girl'. When I heard it up closer, understood the real lyrics, and listened to the entire song, I found it no less arrogant than I thought, albeit in a different way. - Submitted by: Natalie Stonecipher
Madonna's, "Music"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Your dick
The Real Lyrics:
Music
The Story: When I first heard this song, I near died, I was so sure she was saying something other then 'music'. I was so close to calling the radio station and telling them to take the song off the air, until the dj said the name of the song, even though I know the real lyrics, I still think she isn't saying 'music' - Submitted by: Renee
Madonna's, "Papa Don't Preach"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bubble gum grease, I'm in trouble deep.
The Real Lyrics:
Papa, don't preach, I'm in trouble deep.
The Story: My daughter used to sing this at the top of her lungs when she was very young. No matter how many times we tried to correct her, she always sang, 'bubble gum grease'. Now whenever we here this song, we all sing, very loudly, 'Bubble gum grease, I'm in trouble deep!' - Submitted by: Cindy
Madonna's, "Papa Don't Preach"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Coppertone Cream! I'm in trouble deep.
The Real Lyrics:
Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep.
The Story: My mom thoiught it was so funny she waited a week to correct me only after all of her friends had heard me sing it the wrong way! (I was 8!) - Submitted by: Becka Dever
Madonna's, "Papa Don't Preach"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm in jeopardy.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm in trouble deep.
The Story: My mom has a Filipino accent, so even though the meaning doesn't change much with the wrong lyrics, it sounds like that to my mom. People with that accent pronounce Jeopardy differently from native English speakers. Here's the worst part; I was trying to make out the lyrics, but my mom knew I was wrong when I was trying to sing it so she corrected me with the 'Jeopardy' lyric. I later figured out that song writers could get away with bad grammar. - Submitted by: John Joseph A. Gatchalian
Madonna's, "Papa Don't Preach"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Papadom Beach
The Real Lyrics:
Papa don't preach
The Story: My sister swore it was 'Papadom Beach' for years. Many arguments ensued! We were too poor to buy the track, so taped it off the TV. No wonder. :o. - Submitted by: Jack
Madonna's, "Papa Don't Preach"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Popperdome, preach.
The Real Lyrics:
Papa, don't preach.
The Story: I was probably 6 when this song came out. I really liked the way it sounded but I had no clue what she was saying (especially since I didn't understand the context of the song). I didn't have a clue what a "popperdome" could have been, but I thought it had to do with a church, lol! - Submitted by: Mel
Madonna's, "Ray Of Light"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And I feel like a disco ball.
or
And I feel like I'm almost home.
or
And I feel like I'm almost home.
The Real Lyrics:
And I feel that I just got home.
The Story: All summer a friend kept asking, 'Have you heard that Madonna song? The one about the disco ball?' I had no clue what he was talking about. Then I heard Madonna's song while I was with him. He started to shout, 'This one!' Ever since then, I've heard 'a disco ball', instead of 'I'm almost home.' (Editor's note: But you should have heard 'just got home'. And if I'm not mistaken 'Ray of Light' is the correct title.) - Submitted by: john
Madonna's, "Ray Of Light"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And I feel like a disco ball.
The Real Lyrics:
And I feel like I just got home.
The Story: My friend mis-sang the lyrics at the top of her lungs in a crowd of people, then argued with us when we told her that she was incorrect. - Submitted by: Myriah Gillen
Madonna's, "Ray Of Light"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Anna Friel
The Real Lyrics:
And I feel
The Story: Both myself and my ex boyfriend were convinced that Madonna was singing about the actress Anna Friel. As she was a big fan of all things English at the time. We used to drive down the road singing 'Anna Friel' at the tops of our voices. - Submitted by: Vicki
Madonna's, "Ray Of Light"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Click another ray of light.
The Real Lyrics:
Quicker than a ray of light.
The Story: Microsoft used this in its Windows XP ad campaign, so I thought Madonna meant to 'click a ray of light' with a mouse. - Submitted by: DarkDan
Madonna's, "Secret"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Something's comin' over me
My baby had a seizure.
My baby had a seizure.
The Real Lyrics:
Something coming over me
My baby's got a secret.
My baby's got a secret.
The Story: I sang this version for weeks before I saw it in print. I had thought it was a rather odd subject for a song but was impressed with Madonna's handling of childhood illness. - Submitted by: Kevin
Madonna's, "Vogue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Come on, Bo.
The Real Lyrics:
Come on, vogue.
The Story: This song came out when Bo Jackson (the football and baseball player) was in his prime, therefore the misheard lyric. - Submitted by: aaa
Madonna's, "Vogue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Fred Astaire, gingivitis, dance on air.
The Real Lyrics:
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, dance on air.
The Story: My friend 'Spacey Staci' & I were singing this song outside a mall while we were waiting for her mom to pick us up. This section of the song came up & I just stopped dead in my tracks. I slowly turned to Staci & asked, 'What did you just say?' She turned bright red & said, 'You're just gonna make fun of me!' I said, 'If you said what I think you said, you're right! gingivitis? gingivitis?' She was so embarassed & I, of course, teased her to no end. But then again, this was coming from the girl who said that out of all the languages she'd like to learn, she'd like to learn Australian, so what did we expect? - Submitted by: Niki
Madonna's, "Vogue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Love is where you find it
Not just where you dump and grind it.
Not just where you dump and grind it.
The Real Lyrics:
Love is where you find it
Not just where you pump and grind it.
Not just where you pump and grind it.
The Story: The misheard lyrics were the actual written lyrics at a karaoke bar in Osaka, Japan. - Submitted by: Rachel
Madonna's, "Vogue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Strike the poles!
The Real Lyrics:
Strike a pose!
The Story: Ok, ok, I was 11 when I first watched this video and I couldn't understand why she proclaimed the listeners to hew down metal poles. No wonder I was undereducated. - Submitted by: Mr. D.T.
Madonna's, "Who's That Girl?"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Senorita LaSpina
The Real Lyrics:
Senorita, mas fina
The Story: I knew a gal whose last name was LaSpina, which is why at first I thought that's what Madonna was singing. - Submitted by: Scary Shari
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