Alabama

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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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Alabama's, "Angels Among Us"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I believe there are angels with fungus.

The Real Lyrics:

I believe there are angels among us.

The Story: My best friend's name is Angel, and her brothers always teased her about having fungus. I translated it for them nearly two years ago, but they didn't care; they are having too much fun with the misheard ones. - Submitted by: Rainbow Pickle

Alabama's, "Cheap Seats"

The Misheard Lyrics:

We got a great picture of what's his name.
Well, we can't even spell it.

The Real Lyrics:

We got a great pitcher, what's his name.
Well, we can't even spell it.

The Story: Well, in my defense I have to say that 'picture' is pronounced 'pitcher' by many southern people. I was thinking these lines were about the person who originally donated the money to build the ball park, like there was a picture of him on display but it was really old and nobody really knew who he was any more, there was just this picture there. - Submitted by: Carolee

Alabama's, "Christmas in Dixie"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Crank slab's all in lights.

The Real Lyrics:

Graceland's all in lights.

The Story: It was near Christmas. A friend at work new I had lived in Memphis. He asked me if I had been to see the crank slab. I said 'What?', and he goes on about the song; and I'm just dying laughing. - Submitted by: Ricky K

Alabama's, "Dixieland Delight"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Spend my dollar, bark and holler.

The Real Lyrics:

Spend my dollar, parked in a holler.

The Story: Someone in my online game squadron was singing this, and this is what I thought I heard. Once he set me straight, I also found out that the song was Dixie Dandelion, not Dixie Band Delight, Dixie Dan Delight, or Dixieland Delight. I thought it was Dixieland Delight for 20 years. - Submitted by: Andy Nelson

Alabama's, "Dixieland Delight"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Spend my dollar
In Hartfield Holler
'Neath the mountain moonlight.

The Real Lyrics:

Spend my dollar
Parked in a holler
'Neath the mountain moonlight.

The Story: My maiden name is Hartfield. So when I was a child, I always thought they were saying, 'Spend my dollar in Hartfield Holler.' - Submitted by: Elvora

Alabama's, "Feels So Right"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Pencil writes

The Real Lyrics:

Feels so right

The Story: We were riding along in the car and this song came on. My 7 year old son promptly started singing along with the song 'ooh ooh ooh pencil writes'. He thought that it made perfect sense being that he was 6 at the time and in first grade. - Submitted by: Gina Mathews

Alabama's, "If Your Gonna Play In Texas"

The Misheard Lyrics:

I remember down in Houston we were putting on a show
When a cowboy in the back stood up and yelled, 'Hot nachos!'.

The Real Lyrics:

I remenber down in Houston we were putting on a show
When a cowboy in the back stood up and yelled, 'Cotton-eye Joe!"

The Story: I asked my dad if he remembered the song that says 'Hot nachos'. And he asked, 'What are you talking about?' - Submitted by: Shane

Alabama's, "Love in the First Degree"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Baby you left me in Memphis
I've only got one knee

The Real Lyrics:

Baby you left me defenseless
I've only got one plea

The Story: Well I was 9 when this song came out & learning geography. So I thought I was the s*** one day in the car with my parents & sang this at the top of my lungs, very proud of the fact that I knew where Memphis was & that I knew the song by heart (so I thought) I also had to make a comment about how she was mean for leaving him after his leg was removed. Needless to say, Mom & Dad got a good laugh & I got teased for quite a while. - Submitted by: TheWorldisGoingMental

Alabama's, "My Home's In Alabama"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Reagan was forbidden in my Christian country home.

The Real Lyrics:

Drinking was forbidden in my Christian country home.

The Story: First Time I heard this song was in 1980, and Ronald Reagan was running for President against Jimmy Carter. I thought for a moment it was a 6 and a half minute radio commercial. Made no sense because they were saying 'My home's in Alabama', and Carter was from Georgia. - Submitted by: Dan Fletcher

Alabama's, "Reckless"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Love is reckless
Let's get breakfast tonight.

The Real Lyrics:

Love is reckless
Let's get reckless tonight

The Story: After learning the correct lyric, I still thought my mistake would have made a great ad campaign for Perkins or some other 24-hour restaurant. - Submitted by: ALLENMcKAY

Alabama's, "Roll On (18 Wheeler)"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Roll on, aging wiener, roll on.

The Real Lyrics:

Roll on, 18 wheeler, roll on.

The Story: My mom just couldn't understand why Alabama was singing about old hot dogs! - Submitted by: Beth

There are more Alabama misheard lyrics available.

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[A]

[B]

[C]

[D]

[E]

[F]

[G]

[H]

[I]

[J]

[K]

[L]

[M]

[N]

[O]

[P]

[Q]

[R]

[S]

[T]

[U]

[V]

[W]

[Y]

[Z]

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