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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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Richard Marx's, "Angelia"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Angel Leah
The Real Lyrics:
Angelia
The Story: "Angelia" is pronounced like saying "Angel Leah" without a pause. - Submitted by: Joey F.
Richard Marx's, "Don't Mean Nothing"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you open your card
The Real Lyrics:
Don't you open your heart
The Story: I swear he'd oppose caring enough to send the very best! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Richard Marx's, "Endless Summer Nights"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Do you remember all the times we spent in science?
The Real Lyrics:
Do you remember all the times we spent in silence?
The Story: Why we hear "science" instead of "silence", and vice versa. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Richard Marx's, "Hazard"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And leave this old Nevada town
The Real Lyrics:
And leave this old Nebraska town
The Story: I could have sworn he was in Vegas, baby! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Richard Marx's, "Hazard"
The Misheard Lyrics:
No one understood when I fell for Larry
The Real Lyrics:
No one understood when I felt for Mary
The Story: Part of a debate on "Who killed Mary?" - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Richard Marx's, "Hold on to the Nights"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hola to the nights
The Real Lyrics:
Hold on to the nights
The Story: I swear he was being Spanish and saying hello to the nights in that said language. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Richard Marx's, "Right Here Waiting"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I took for granite all the time
The Real Lyrics:
I took for granted all the time
The Story: I used to think that people were taken for granite when I was a kid. But, it was actually "granted". - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Richard Marx's, "Right Here Waiting"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I wonder how we can survive this moondance
The Real Lyrics:
I wonder how we can survive this romance
The Story: I swear he could have referenced Van Morrison. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Richard Marx's, "Should've Known Better"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And my heart still waits for you
The Real Lyrics:
And my heart still aches for you
The Story: I thought I heard it that way. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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