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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I wanna be in a cage.
I wanna be anarchy.
The Story: My wife actually was the one screaming it wrong at a Crue concert in 1997. When she gets smart about my singing, I still bring that up. Very funny, at least to me. - Submitted by: Zak
I got my b*** up another t***.
I got photos of a menage a trois.
The Story: I thought this song was about macho bragging of sexual conquests. So the misheard lyric made just as much sense as the real lyric. - Submitted by: J.D.
Rockin' in Atlanta and in Titletown
Rockin' in Atlanta at Tattletales
The Story: My once-innocent brain heard something completely different. - Submitted by: Steffen
Skydive naked from an aeroplane
Moonlit a body of a pig
Skydive naked from an aeroplane
Or a lady with a body from outer space
The Story: I watched the live Motley Crue dvd Lewd, Crued and Tattooed and was pretty sure Vince was singing about a pig - Submitted by: Ben
Skydive naked
From an aeroplane
Or livin' with a
Body full of metal springs
Skydive naked
From an aeroplane
Or a lady with a
Body from outerspace
The Story: All these years blasting "Kickstart My Heart" on family roadtrips singing "with a body full of metal springs!"... I still refuse to believe those aren't the real lyrics. - Submitted by: Anna
She's gonna turn on a Jewish boy.
She's gonna turn on your juice, boy.
The Story: My friend seriously thought it was that, she even told me a story about why that had to be the real lyric. - Submitted by: Rachii
She's got drugs for sale
She's got looks that kill.
The Story: As a kid a lot of the music my mom or others &songs on the radio I'd sing how I thought they were simply because I'd misunderstood them wasn't just to be cute or funny. Upon growing up it's apparent that wasn't at all the lyrics and is rather comical now that I stand corrected! But just for 'tradition' I stick to my version usually anyways. - Submitted by: Cassandra
She's got lungs to fill.
She's got the looks that kill.
The Story: My roommate and I heard the song on the radio and she said "are they saying 'she's got lungs to fill'"? I laughed and told her the correct lyrics. - Submitted by: Dan
Shout Armadillo
Shout at the Devil.
The Story: 3 year old son in back seat of car singing to this song - Submitted by: Karla
Sitting in the classroom, thinkin' it's a drag
Listenin' to the teacher and adjustin' my bag.
Sitting in the classroom, thinkin' it's a drag
Listenin' to the teacher and it just ain't my bag.
The Story: I thought a who's person's bored could be adjusting a (ahem) gym bag or pencil pouch or... something bag-like. - Submitted by: Name name
I wanna hear you ragin' for.... my donkey worm
I wanna hear your engine roar.. my gun's still warm
The Story: I figured Vince was referring to his "manhood" as being a "donkey worm" since the song's got such a sexually charged feel to it. - Submitted by: Jessica
Nothing stays to shame
Nothing stays the same
The Story: I heard this in a Delta Faucet commercial, so I am submitting this here. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Red rum, red rum, red rum, red rum!
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no!
The Story: It really does sound like Vince is saying, "Red rum"! When I first heard this, I tried not to bust out laughing. I was thinking, "Are they just randomly putting something about The Shining in?" Now every time I listen to that song I wanna laugh. - Submitted by: Mother of 3 Ferrets
Too fat, too fat for love, hang on, hang o o on
Cool love, cool love.
Hangin’ on a jet stream lovin’ someone else’s dream
Too fast, too fast for love, hang on, hang o o on
Good love, good love.
Hangin' on a jet stream lovin’ someone else’s dream.
The Story: And old album my sister had from years ago I didn’t know of, was playing it in her car. I came to enjoy the Crue although I had never really thought about the lyrics until just now. Same thing is true in that Skid Row’s “Youth Gone Wild” I heard as “youth of the world.” - Submitted by: James E. Strate
Open your eyes, it's like murder and Vice.
Open your eyes, it's like fire and ice.
The Story: I bought GTA: Vice City. While I was playing this game, this song came on, so I decided to sing it out loud. My Dad came in and slapped the hell out of me and said, 'It's fire and ice, it's fire and ice!!!' - Submitted by: Dylan Craver
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New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.