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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I don't want the world
I just want to wear hats
I don't want the world
I just want your half
The Story: Me and my friend were doing this impersonation of tmbg for the school talent show, and I sung my version of the song. I was corrected by one of the teachers after the show. Good thing the student body was still in diapers when that song was popular! - Submitted by: Fubuki Starshine
Like argent angels it's
Always near.
Like guardian angels it's
Always near.
The Story: I thought that this song was so cool when I first heard it. I loved the 'argent angel' lyrics, so my screen name for my email and editing wikis and such became ArgentAngel or something like that. I felt really stupid when I found it was 'guardian angel,' but (of course) I still like my lyrics better. - Submitted by: ArgentAngel
It's the part that makes your feet turn blue
I don't know what makes you feet turn blue...
It's the part that makes your face implode
I don't know what makes your face implode.
The Story: I heard the song in the Homestar Runner video and misheard those words. - Submitted by: Garnish
I will date the girl from Phoenix
I will date the girl from Venus
The Story: It was my father who actually misheard the lyric. As we were listening to teh song, he asked, 'Where is she from?' After I told him, he said, 'Ohhhh, *Venus!* I thought they said 'the girl from Phoenix,' and I couldn't understand what all the fuss was about.' - Submitted by: Shana Carter
I will date the girl from Phoenix
I will date the girl from Venus
The Story: One day I was listening to this song with my father. After it ended, he asked, 'Where was the girl from?' and after I told him he said, 'Ohhhh! I thought she was the girl from *Phoenix* and I couldn't figure out what all the fuss was about.' - Submitted by: Shana Carter
No, John, I will not sleep for you
For I am not your broom.
No, John, I will not sweep for you
For I am not your broom.
The Story: When I heard this song on TMBG's "No! Songs for Children", I heard the "I will not sweep for you" part (and thought it said "sleep". I was shocked and said to myself, "SLEEP?? SONGS FOR CHILDREN!" Then I went on "This Might Be A Wiki" (webpage?) and found out it said "sweep". - Submitted by: Wesley
You've gotta be stoned and that's about it
Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age
The Story: I swear to god, my friends and I were completely convinced these were the correct lyrics, and if you tell someone (pre-having heard the song) the false lyrics, they will believe that these are the right words. Anyways, this idea was dispelled after some know-it-all twerp on tmbg.com's chatroom corrected me. Thank you. - Submitted by: Scott Amsbary
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