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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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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Aeroplane"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I like birds depspite the pain
And music is my aeroplane.
And music is my aeroplane.
The Real Lyrics:
I like pleasure spiked with pain
And music is my aeroplane.
And music is my aeroplane.
The Story: One day I had 'Aeroplane' on my cd player with my little brother, David, in the room. As the song is very catchy we were singing it all throughout the rest of the day. I stopped singing it briefly to get my shoes out of my cupboard and he carried on singing it happily with those wrong words. He thought the song was about birds and how they were nice to watch but that he didn't like it when they do the toilet on your head. (Strange boy) - Submitted by: Rachel
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Breaking The Girl"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You're breaking-guh-gurrrrrrrh!
The Real Lyrics:
You're breaking the girl.
The Story: My sister "had an accident" laughing when I reiterated what I thought I heard and at the time I was bemused by her reaction because I assumed Anthony was trying to stretch 'you're breaking' over a few more seconds in a rather strange way. - Submitted by: Devil Jones
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "By The Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And there's a light on, won't be long.
The Real Lyrics:
And there's a light on, heavy glow.
The Story: It was just after we saw them in concert. My friend came out with this lyric. When we laughed, she said, 'What, is that not it?' - Submitted by: Don'tHaveAName
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "By The Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Kissed another midget on the butt.
The Real Lyrics:
Kissed ya then I missed ya, ooh ah.
The Story: My brother was singing it in the car and my mom turned it off and called it 'smut'. - Submitted by: Kenny Whitebird
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "By The Way"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh, I guess you are a midget.
The Real Lyrics:
Ooh, I kissed ya then I missed ya.
The Story: Singing this real loud on the street, a short person walks by. Well, use your imagination. Not a pretty sight. - Submitted by: Dirty Drill Sergeant
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Cabron"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Cavron, cavron
The Real Lyrics:
Cabron, cabron
The Story: I played around my girlfriend and her mom, who are both Mexican. Her mom freaked out. - Submitted by: Eric
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Cabron"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Kraruuuum, karuuuum
The Real Lyrics:
Cabron, cabron
The Story: For the longest time I thouhgt they were using some sort of bird mating call. - Submitted by: Le Blue Dude
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Californication"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Dream of midget fornication
The Real Lyrics:
Dream of Californication
The Story: I always wondered why it was called "Californication". Then a friend pointed out I had the lyrics wrong. Oops!!! - Submitted by: Louise
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Californication"
The Misheard Lyrics:
First born gets a cold.
The Real Lyrics:
First born unicorn
The Story: My girlfriend and I drove to her place, and we listened to 'Californication'. Then she suddenly said: 'I don´t get this. Why should the first born get a cold?' It was hilarious. - Submitted by: Sebastian Martin
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Dani California"
The Misheard Lyrics:
California S & P
The Real Lyrics:
California, rest in peace.
The Story: I was pleasing a fisherman, alongside my friend, and his boat's CB radio belted out the newest Red Hot Chili Peppers single, "Dani California". With all the moans of ecstacy, a club drug, came much confusion. Thus my misheard lyrics were born. - Submitted by: Matthew
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Dani California"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Two Jews to sacrifice
The Real Lyrics:
Too true to say good bye to you
The Story: I was listening to this song on the radio. When they sang this lyric, I thought, "Oh my God!! They aren't really saying that, are they?" I looked up the real words as soon as I got home. - Submitted by: Tessa
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Fortune Faded"
The Misheard Lyrics:
They're sayin', 'Tess, you gotta kill the queen and then you've made it.'
The Real Lyrics:
They say in chess you gotta kill the queen and then you've made it.
The Story: I always make up stories to go with songs I like, and assumed Tess was some sort of assassin, who wanted to be like a sort of elite assassin, and to do this, she would had to kill the queen. It would make an awesome movie. - Submitted by: Hoju
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Freaky Styley"
The Misheard Lyrics:
A photo, just to see the look on their face.
The Real Lyrics:
I f***'em, just to see the look on their face.
The Story: I burned a cd for my girlfriend with "Freaky Styley" on it. My girlfriend works in a photo lab, so I thought it was an appropriate song. - Submitted by: Bill Erickson
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Higher Ground"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Giddyup giddyup now!
The Real Lyrics:
'Till I reach a higher ground.
The Story: My sister is a singer, so sometimes when she hears something she'll just start singing it even if she doesn't know the words to practice her voice. This is what came out of her mouth one time. - Submitted by: wadded beef
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Knock Me Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
If you see me getting high
If you see me getting high, knock me down.
or
If you see me getting mighty
If you see me getting high, knock me down.
If you see me getting high, knock me down.
or
If you see me getting mighty
If you see me getting high, knock me down.
The Real Lyrics:
If you see me getting by
If you see me getting by, knock me down.
If you see me getting by, knock me down.
The Story: I first thought they were singing an anti-drug song - Submitted by: Randall Bowman
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Otherside"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And all they can afford is homemade bread.
The Real Lyrics:
A candidate for my soul mate bled.
The Story: When I heard that I was like, 'Aww....someone should buy them a toaster so they can toast their homemade bread!' - Submitted by: Ansley Hord
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
In the Burgess Shale there are fossils too
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I'll share this lonely view
The Story: On a biology field trip - no one knew the real lyrics and someone quickly came up with these - especially relevant for the biology crowd - Submitted by: jaysa
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's the Burgess Shale; it's a lonely view.
or
With the burning shared, it's a lonely view.
or
With the burning shared, it's a lonely view.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds, I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: When I first heard this song I had a big argument with another person: they insisted it was "With the burning shared it's a lonely view" while I insisted it was "It's the Burgess Shale; it's a lonely view". I thought the Burgess Shale lyric was a grim reflection on humanity's looming extinction, hence the Burgess Shale and fossils. They thought it was a love song about "sharing the pain" with someone else. As you can imagine, we were both disappointed when we settled the bet by buying the CD. - Submitted by: Aidan Whitmore
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's the birds of a feather, it's a lonely loo.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I'll share this lonely view
The Story: My friend Anna was singing very loudly these lyrics to 'Scar Tissue' into my ear. Maybe she should check the words before belting them out? - Submitted by: Kailyn
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Burns, the shed is so lonely with you
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I share this lonely view
The Story: I'm a Simpsons fan, so I heard a Simpsons reference in this song (Mr. Burns) when there was none, I talked to a friend, knowing my misheard lyrics had to be wrong, and he joked around saying 'What, is it from Smithers' perspective?' - Submitted by: Jared
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The blood we share is for only you
The Real Lyrics:
With birds we share this lonely view
The Story: My husband just looked at me at first and then after shaking his head for a few minutes he asked, 'Is it that you think the Chili Peppers are into Paganism or something that they would write lyrics like that, or do you realize that you are completely wrong?' We both burst out laughing. - Submitted by: Jeanne
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
We eat bruschetta, so long live you, hey.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds, I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: Little kids feeling like big kids, screaming the wrong lyric on the street in front of their house. - Submitted by: Nancy
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Whispers are shared with yo--u.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds, I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: I jammed those lyrics up with all my friends. Until now, I had no clue. Now, I have a lot of calls to make. - Submitted by: Angie
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Will the birds share their salami with you?
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: My friend misheard it this way. Even after visiting this site(!!!!), he won't accept that it isn't the salami thing. - Submitted by: Martin
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Will the birds share their salami with you?
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds, I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: Back in high school, our friend Daniel swore that these were the actual lyrics. No amount of reasoning could convince him, nor could the internet. He maintains to this day that the birds represent the outside world, and that salami is a metaphor for love. - Submitted by: LeMat
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With Bubba's shed it's a lonely view
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I share this lonely view
The Story: I thought this song was about a neigbor's dispute. I thought a neighbor (Bubba) built a shed that obstructed his neighbor's view out of his window. I was mentioning this in class one day to my students, and they told me what the song really said. They got a good laugh out of it. - Submitted by: Lisa
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With blood to shed, it's a lonely view.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: I had always assumed that the singer had gotten into a bar fight (with sarcastic Mr Know-It-All) over the girl (the young Kentucky girl with a scarlet drawl) and he was shedding blood from a cut or something that he got. It seemed to make sense, since usually one bleeds before he gets a 'scar tissue'. So I assumed I was right---until I saw the right lyrics on the CD liners (which don't make any more sense). - Submitted by: jo
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With the birds in the shade it's a lonely view.
or
With the burden to shed, it's a lonely view.
or
With the burden to shed, it's a lonely view.
The Real Lyrics:
With birds I'll share a lonely view.
The Story: I thought the lyrics were the first version I wrote, but my friend and mom thought it was the second version I wrote because they said it made more sense. So when I finally checked the lyrics and found out I was closer, I rubbed it in their faces because we had made it into a big debate. It was really funny! - Submitted by: Peanut
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With the birds in the shed it's a lonely view.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: My boyfriend kept singing it this way every time it came on the radio. He was very convinced these were the right words. I asked him why the lead singer of rhcp would be in a shed with birds. Then I let him down gently and told him the right words. Though he's still convinced he's right and I'm wrong. - Submitted by: Johanna
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With the birds in the shed, its a longway viewin'.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: I was singing this wrong line off key at the top of our voices while driving down a busy street with the window open. I looked like a fool when someone in another car told me the right words. - Submitted by: Scump
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With the birds of Cher its a lonely view
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I share this lonely view
The Story: Well I was driving down the road with some of my friends including my crush, the hottest boy in school! Anyway the song came on and to impress him I started singing this song at the top of my lungs (its his favorite band). Well needless to say I got the lyrics wrong which really offended him. I was completely mortified as he started telling me not to disrespect the band and he has ignored me ever since. To top it all off he spread the news around school and ever since I've been known as the 'lyric loser'. - Submitted by: debbie
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With the birds who shed, it's a lonely view.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: My 18-year old daughter and I argued about this line for months until she looked it up on the internet. That's when we found the 100 of other misheard versions of this line. Has there ever been a misheard line with so many variations? I doubt it. - Submitted by: Bob Breyer
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With the birth of Shane, if we only knew.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds, I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: My wife an I first heard this on our honeymoon. It was playing constantly on the radio and for the life of us we couldn't firgure out what they heck he was saying. So we figured the whole song was about how his whole life changed when his son (Shane) was born. In retrospect, I kind of like the lyrics we came up with better! - Submitted by: KR
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With the burber shade, it's a lonely view.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds, I'll share this lonely view
The Story: I sang it at a campsite with old friends from high school. - Submitted by: Ad
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With the burdens shed, it's a lonely view.
or
With the birds I've shared this lovely view.
or
With the birds I've shared this lovely view.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: I thought this was a revelation about how someone may experience the world after a stint in rehab. - Submitted by: radioradio
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With the buzz of shades, it's so lonely of you.
or
With the blood, we shed it's a lonely view.
or
With the birds of shame, it's a long way too.
or
From the birds' eye share, it's a lonely view.
or
With the blood, we shed it's a lonely view.
or
With the birds of shame, it's a long way too.
or
From the birds' eye share, it's a lonely view.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds, I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: My sixth grade carpool had a giant debate going on about what the true lyrics to this song really were. Everyone had their own idea. Turns out, none of us were right. - Submitted by: Rhubarbarbara
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With white bread, I'll share baloney with you.
The Real Lyrics:
With the birds, I'll share this lonely view.
The Story: My brother was driving down the road with his son (and my little nephew) Griffin, listening to music. Griffin said, 'Play the baloney song, Daddy'. My brother couldn't figure out what he was talking about. He kept trying different songs, until finally he put in 'Scar Tissue'. Griffin yelled, 'This is it!' When the lyrics, 'With the birds, I'll share this lonely view' began, he sang the misheard version. - Submitted by: Teresa
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Subway To Venus"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Bust into your funkalestarol.
The Real Lyrics:
Bust into your funkiest stroll.
The Story: For ages, my mates and I thought that 'funkalestarol' was a (made up) chemical produced in your body that made you feel funky. Hence if you busted into it, you would feel the funk flow. We still use it to this day when we dance or go a little crazy. - Submitted by: Paul Arnold
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "This Is The Place"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I could not get my carpet clean.
The Real Lyrics:
I could not get my copper clean.
The Story: I have a few mates that really like this song, we always sing it when were out. My friend Ian was singing on stage and sang 'I could not get my carpet clean'. We couldnt help but laugh, and we noticed the audience laughing too.(Good thing my friend didn't hear, it was his first night at his new job.) - Submitted by: lillie mathers
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "This Velvet Glove"
The Misheard Lyrics:
John says to live above Hell
My w*****'s wet.
My w*****'s wet.
The Real Lyrics:
John says to live above Hell
My will is well.
My will is well.
The Story: My band decided to cover this song at our gig. I sang the misheard line instead. You should've seen the looks on the people's faces! - Submitted by: George
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Under The Bridge"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a problem
Sometimes I feel like I’m all alone
But, the city I lived in, “The City of Angels”
As lonely as Siam, together alone.
Sometimes I feel like I’m all alone
But, the city I lived in, “The City of Angels”
As lonely as Siam, together alone.
The Real Lyrics:
Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner
Sometimes I feel like my only friend
It's the city I live in, "The City of Angels"
Lonely as I am, together we cry.
Sometimes I feel like my only friend
It's the city I live in, "The City of Angels"
Lonely as I am, together we cry.
The Story: I heard this song on the radio the other day for the umpteenth time, and I could have sworn these were the lyrics. I could have embarrassed myself with a hard core Chili Pepper fan. Anyway, I thought it was a cool twist of poetry. Siam was the City of Angels. I still love the song. - Submitted by: Christi Leigh Richard
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Universally Speaking"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You never heard of Lispy King.
The Real Lyrics:
Universally speaking
The Story: I was excersising listening it to on my Ipod and singing out loud and yea... - Submitted by: Molly
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