Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> George Harrison

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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George Harrison's, "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Give me love, give me love
Keep me free from birds.
The Real Lyrics:
Give me light, give me life
Keep me free from birth.
The Story: Of course----singing out loud with my new boyfriend who almost fell over when he asked 'Free from birds!?!?!?! Are you kidding??!!!' - Submitted by: alice
George Harrison's, "Isn't It a Pity"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Isn’t it a pity
Isn’t it a shame
How we break each other’s hearts
And call each other names?
The Real Lyrics:
Isn’t it a pity
Isn’t it a shame
How we break each other’s hearts
And cause each other pain?
The Story: Only that it was most embarrassing when my teenage daughter heard me singing. - Submitted by: Jackie
George Harrison's, "Sue Me, Sue You Blues"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You screw me, and I'll screw you.
The Real Lyrics:
You sue me, and I'll sue you.
The Story: I was playing this song in an internet voice chatroom. My friend asked me why I was playing "Screw Me, Screw You Blues." I had to explain to her. - Submitted by: Aimee Wilbury
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