Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Parliament

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. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.

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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Parliament's, "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ow, we want the bump
Give up the bump
Ow, we need the bump
We gotta have that bump.
The Real Lyrics:
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk.
The Story: This song commonly used for the dance, "The Bump", in the 1970's. So mistaking "funk" for "bump" was not surprising. However, even when heard by itself such as in a recent TV commercial, the word is still often heard as "bump". - Submitted by: Brent Rehmel

There are more Parliament misheard lyrics available.

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