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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.
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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Here's a couple of the most recent entries...
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Pierce Brosnan and Meryl Streep's, "When All Is Said And Done"
The Misheard Lyrics: While we wore the day's rave files, and not too old for sex.
The Real Lyrics: Slightly worn but dignified and not too old for sex.
The Story: I was listening to this on the "Mamma Mia!" soundtrack CD, and the above mishearing is exactly how I heard the line. I knew that the way I heard it seemed to make little sense, but I thought that the part about "not too old for sex" was especially ludicrous as a mishearing. It is essentially a "nice" movie, and I thought surely such an overt reference to sex, wouldn't be in the song. But when I found the actual lyrics online and resolved the matter, surprise -- "not too old for sex" was the one part I'd heard correctly! - Submitted by: Elsie Greer
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising"
The Misheard Lyrics: Don't go around tonight,
Well, its bound to take your life, There's a bathroom on the right. The Real Lyrics: Don't go around tonight,
Well, its bound to take your life, There's a bad moon on the rise. The Story: My older sister was on a road trip with two of her girlfriends and was singing along with the radio when this tune was playing. She sang out loudly,"There's a bathroom on the right." Her friends looked at her incredulously and teased her mercilessly afterward. it seems my sister was always concerned about where the bathroom is! - Submitted by: Rex Stewart
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