Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> 10cc

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!).


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10cc's, "I'm Not In Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Requesting quiet
The Real Lyrics:
Big boys don't cry.
The Story: My friend gives me (heck) every time this song is played. He never forgets "Requesting Quiet". - Submitted by: Budyluv
10cc's, "I'm Not In Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
They poisoned Clyde.
The Real Lyrics:
Big boys don't cry.
The Story: The really funny part of all this was there was a kid by the name of Clyde, who lived across the street from us at the time. Every time I saw him, I would bust out laughing after this - and he never knew why! - Submitted by: Roberta A. Patrick
10cc's, "I'm Not in Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Break boys, take five.
The Real Lyrics:
Big boys don't cry.
The Story: I started doubting when my friend pointed out that the musicians keep playing after the woman supposedly told them to take five. - Submitted by: Erik Miller
10cc's, "The Things We Do For Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Communication is the problem to be answered.
The Real Lyrics:
Communication is the problem to the answer.
The Story: I was preparing to help my wife in a business communications class and thought of this line from the song. But when I looked up the lyrics, I found I had been singing them wrong all these years. - Submitted by: John Gusto
10cc's, "The Things We Do For Love"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The things we coo-coo love.
The Real Lyrics:
The things we do for love.
The Story: I heard a guy singing it while shopping. I looked at him; he smiled and continued to sing the wrong lyrics again in a louder voice. - Submitted by: Dean
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