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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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Cutting Crew's, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Dolly sits by the bedside table
The Real Lyrics:
Her diary sits by the bedside table
The Story: I thought they were briefly mentioning Dolly Parton! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Cutting Crew's, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Nary sits by the bedside table
The Real Lyrics:
Her diary sits by the bedside table
The Story: I used to help teach adult ESL classes, and one of my students was a Cambodian woman named Nary (pronounced “NAH-ree”). - Submitted by: Hu’s On First
Cutting Crew's, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight.
And must have been sometimes away.
I should to walk away.
I should to walk away.
The Real Lyrics:
Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight.
It must have been some kind of kiss.
I should have walked away.
I should have walked away.
The Story: The solo guitar-epic slow rock ballad originally came to 'la petite mort' ("the little death") and was their greatest hit to date as of 2017 where topping on Billboard's Pop Chart. - Submitted by: Wisnu Aji
Cutting Crew's, "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I fall on my hands and my head
and know I was wrong.
The Real Lyrics:
I followed my hands, not my head.
I know I was wrong.
The Story: ! - Submitted by: Scott McLoud

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