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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!).


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Gary Numan's, "Cars"
The Misheard Lyrics:
BMW car
The Real Lyrics:
Here in my car
The Story: I swear he could have worked for BMW! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Gary Numan's, "Cars"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Beer in my car
Where the sewage flows out.
The Real Lyrics:
Here in my car
Where the image breaks down.
The Story: These are the original lyrics I wrote during a fit of compassion for the plight of the African sand warbler. [Ed.'s note: I figured he was drunk on beer, maybe.] - Submitted by: Gary Newman
Gary Numan's, "Remind Me to Smile"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Remind me to smile
And I'll be your friend
The Real Lyrics:
Remind me to smile
You know, the "old friends" line
The Story: This was not actually not mine, but how a friend of mine misheard it. I thought it was funny and somehow characteristic of him that he managed to completely invert the cynical, sarcastic tone of the original lyrics. - Submitted by: Patrick
Gary Numan's, "Telekon"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You are the Real One
You are the Real One
The Real Lyrics:
You end on reel one
You end on reel one
The Story: Gary Numan's output from the early eighties was sometimes difficult to understand lyrically. From 1980's "Telekon" through to 1981's "Dance" and 1982's "I, Assassin" it is sometimes hard to tell what he is singing about. The misheard lyric that I have submitted is the 1980 title track of "Telekon". My friend, also a Numanoid, pointed this out to me. Doesn't stop me loving Numan's music. - Submitted by: Lewis
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