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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Parmesan
How bizaare
The Story: My mom put that song on in the car one day and her friend started singing to it. I thought I heard her sing it wrong, so I asked her to repeat it and she sang: 'Parmesan...parmesan...'! - Submitted by: Stephanie Gouws
Balthazar, Balthazar
How bizarre, how bizarre
The Story: I was shopping in a shoe store when this song came on, so I didn't hear it clearly. I wondered why they would sing a song about one of the three Wise Men. - Submitted by: Frann
Car design
How bizarre
The Story: I honestly understood 'Car Design' at first. Although, it obviously did not fit with the rest of the song. One of my coworker almost died laughing when she had to correct me. To this day, she still brings it up every time she sees me. - Submitted by: Lynne Robichaud
Hail, the Czar!
How bizarre!
The Story: My husband and his brother were in the car and this song came on. His brother started singing 'Hail the Czar', and my husband burst out laughing hysterically. His brother was glad to find out the real words to save future embarrassment. - Submitted by: Lisa
He's smokin gravy
It's making me crazy
The Story: I used to listen to a radio station that almost always played this song before school in the mornings. I have two little brothers; one is musical, the other is not. To my surprise I caught the one that is musical singing smokin gravy one morning. His favorite thing to eat, of course, is biscuits and gravy. - Submitted by: Dana Dyke
Help is on.
How bizarre
The Story: Someone said the phrase to me, 'How bizarre'. I replied, 'It's so funny because every time I hear that phrase, 'How bizarre', I think of that song 'Help Is On''. My friend of course, burst out laughing. - Submitted by: Emily
How was I, How was I
How bizarre, How bizarre
The Story: My boyfriend thought it was a song about sexual prowess, and I burst out laughing when he started singing along in the car. He was SO disappointed. Sadly, he wasn't all he made himself out to be and I was disappointed too - Submitted by: Michele
Parmesan, Parmesan!
How bizarre, How bizarre
The Story: My boyfriend started singing this when he heard the intro to the song come on the radio! We both laughed after I told him the real lyrics :) - Submitted by: Deb
Parmesan, Parmesan
How bizarre, how bizarre
The Story: This is my ex's version of the song. We were driving along and my 4 yr old son and I were singing, 'How bizarre, how bizarre'. He shot back, 'What, no - it's 'Parmesan, Parmesan!' Duh!!! - Submitted by: Sean O
Parmesan, parmesan
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At the mall, at the mall
How bizarre, how bizarre
The Story: My friend's father, who very Italian, mistook the lyrics for his favorite type of cheese - parmesan. Before that, I myself always thought they said, "At the mall, at the mall". I guess it goes to show you that we can mold anything to fit our own frame of reference. - Submitted by: Kelly
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