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!).
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With a broken wing, she carries her beans.
With a broken wing, she carries her dreams.
The Story: This was my Dad's contribution to my country music experience. He was trying to demonstrate how dumb country music lyrics are. However, he provided enough entertainment for an entire six hour drive with his misheard lyrics. - Submitted by: Olivia
I have big breasts.
I have been blessed.
The Story: I had heard this song all over the radio for ages, without knowing what it was called or who it was by! I was shocked that they would allow such risque content on country radio! Until one time I was in the car with my two best friends, singing along and they all started laughing! And I thought, 'What?' And later I saw the video- and Martina doesn't have big breats at all! - Submitted by: Lindz
She bop
She packed
The Story: Kind of sounded like a Cyndi Lauper reference - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Let freedom ring
Let the white pope sing.
Let freedom ring
Let the white dove sing.
The Story: I don't know, really. I had no clue what she was singing. And what any pope, let alone a white one, has to do with Independence Day...who knows? - Submitted by: Mr. Sally
Let freedom ring
let the wontons sing!
Let freedom ring
let the white doves sing!
The Story: My mother and I were sitting in the car listening to the new 'American Idol' Showstopper's cd, and it came to Carrie's version of this song. When I heard 'Let the Wontons sing' I asked mom if it was about Chinese people singing about America! lol! - Submitted by: Pirka
Let's talk about your evolution
It's Independence Day.
Let's talk about your revolution
It's Independence Day.
The Story: The album that followed the one this was on was titled 'Evolution' but I always thought that was the album the song was on, so every time people corrected me, I insisted that it was 'evolution' in the lyric because that's where she got the title of the album from. - Submitted by: Aces1820
This one's for all you girls about 30
This one's for all you girls about 13
The Story: The first verse of the song, each verse increases the age at the end of the first line, starting at 13, then 25, and finally 42. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Nowhere to feel inside
No way to feel inside
The Story: It seems like I was hearing "nowhere". But "no way" that's what it really was! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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