Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Marillion

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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!).


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Marillion's, "Man Of A Thousand Faces"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I look at my life and it looks like C & A.
The Real Lyrics:
I look at my life and it looks like CNN.
The Story: C & A were a chain of low-budget clothes shops in the North of England. Some said the initials stood for 'Coats And 'Ats' while others said it was 'Cheap And Awful'. I have memories of my mum taking me round C & A for clothes for school, and I bet Steve Hogarth's mum did the same, him being from Kendal. - Submitted by: pickle*
Marillion's, "The Incubus"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm remoting your eye.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm the mote in your eye.
The Story: Well, even though I have af reasonably good knowledge of the Bible, this it took me quite a long time to figure this one out. The wording in the Bible in my language appears to be quite different at first glance. - Submitted by: Kim Garsdal Nielsen

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