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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!).

Kool & The Gang's, "Brick House"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Stop droppin' those bricks....ouch!
The Real Lyrics:
She's a brick......house.
The Story: I was a little kid at the time I first heard this song. I couldn't actually decipher all the individual words from the mix. I just thought the last word was 'ouch' (instead of house). I knew I heard the word brick so just figured it was....'Stop droppin those bricks....ouch!' - Submitted by: Paul Connors
Kool & the Gang's, "Celebration"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It’s elegant
The Real Lyrics:
Let’s celebrate
The Story: In memory of Ronald Bell (1951-2020) - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Kool & the Gang's, "Cherish"
The Misheard Lyrics:
For as long as we both shall end
The Real Lyrics:
For as long as we both shall live
The Story: It sounded like end - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Kool & the Gang's, "Fresh"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Choose fresh
The Real Lyrics:
She's fresh
The Story: That was what they sang in a Wendy's commercial, when their slogan during the time was "Choose Fresh. Choose Wendy's." - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Kool & the Gang's, "Fresh"
The Misheard Lyrics:
She's so French
The Real Lyrics:
She's so fresh
The Story: I kept thinking it was about French immigration, like my late mother. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Kool & the Gang's, "Get Down on It"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hit down on it
The Real Lyrics:
Get down on it
The Story: Just what I thought I heard. I didn’t realize it was wrong for about 30 years! - Submitted by: Richard Laurent
Kool & the Gang's, "Joanna"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Paramus
The Real Lyrics:
Joanna
The Story: Sounded like they referenced a borough in New Jersey - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Kool & the Gang's, "Jungle Boogie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t go to me
The Real Lyrics:
Jungle Boogie
The Story: Kept thinking it that way - having to do with this being the “social distancing” protocol that comes to an end soon! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Kool & the Gang's, "Jungle Boogie"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Max & Ruby
The Real Lyrics:
Jungle boogie
The Story: I thought they were referencing bunnies! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Kool & the Gang's, "Misled"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ladies' night
The Real Lyrics:
Late at night
The Story: I figured they gave a reference to a hit song from earlier! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Kool & the Gang's, "Misled"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Pigpen
The Real Lyrics:
Misled
The Story: I thought it referred to a dirty Peanuts character - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Kool & the Gang's, "Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Lucy is on tonight
The Real Lyrics:
You'll see the light tonight
The Story: OK, if they went back to the 50s they would really see I Love Lucy. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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