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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Now who's this someone I've been hearing of?
Now who's this Don Juan I've been hearing of?
The Story: After a few weeks of listening to Rick's cds, my daughters were all singing to the lyrics. I noticed my teen was missing this one lyric. I asked her about it one evening when my mom was over. Even my mom thought he was saying 'someone I've been hearing of.' I told them no, the word he is saying is Don Juan. I had to play it back a few times for them to hear it. I half expected my mom to miss this but not my teenager. - Submitted by: Samantha
I feel so f**king isolated, alone in the modern world, uh-huh
I feel so snug and isolated, alone in the modern world, uh-huh
The Story: It was 1983 and Journey had a big hit with "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" and I misheard the line "if he ever hurts you" as "if he ever f**ks you". Taking that in consideration and the fact that "snug" ain't really a common word in rock lyrics, you can do the math. Besides, "album rock FM" played "Life in the Fast Lane" and "She's So Cold" unedited - with the G.D. word intact! - Submitted by: Mr. Fonetixx
I wish that I had just seen a girl
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
The Story: Why don't people tell me that those aren't the actual lyrics sooner!!! I just found out a couple of years ago that these are not the actual lyrics, and I have thought that my whole life! - Submitted by: Daniel Culp
You know I wish that I had Dustin's girl
You know I wish that I had Jessie's girl
The Story: This was presented in memory of Dustin Diamond (1977-2021), who passed away earlier this year. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
You better know somebody
You better love somebody
The Story: This mishearing makes sense since he had a hit earlier with "Don't Talk to Strangers". Sure, you gotta know someone or else they're a stranger! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
What kind of food am I?
What kind of fool am I?
The Story: My 9 year old son was sing the song 'What Kind of Fool am I ?' in the car one day after I had been playing it. After my son was done singing the song he asked 'Why does Rick Springfield think he is a food ?' - Submitted by: Julie Lothes
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