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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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Karl Bartos', "Cyberspace"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Mavericks are watching across the colorless void.
The Real Lyrics:
Matrix of logic across the colorless void.
The Story: Karl pronounces 'matrix' with a short 'A' as in 'mattress', and when combined with the vocoder, it really does like he's singing 'Mavericks'. - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Karl Bartos', "Musica Ex Machina"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Musica ex machina – girls on film,
Girls on film
The Real Lyrics:
Musica ex machina – sound on sound,
Sound on sound
The Story: The lyric, "Sound on sound" sounds quite a bit like, "Girls on film" in great part because the entire song is sung through a vocoder. - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Karl Bartos', "Overdrive"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I blew the fuse
I blew my mind
I'm unplugged
Overdrive
The Real Lyrics:
I blew the fuse
I blew my mind
Kiss of life
Overdrive
The Story: If you don't hear,"Kiss of life" or, "Pissed off life", this is what you'll most probably hear (esp. the second time that these lyrics are sung). - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
Karl Bartos', "Ultraviolet"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Labels I've got to get,
Neighbours I've never met
The day the world went down the toyolet.
The Real Lyrics:
Labels I've got to get,
Neighbours I've never met
The day the world turned ultraviolet.
The Story: When I first heard this song, some loud machinery (a loud pump of some type and a jackasshammer) were being used outside my window. Please note the spelling, "TOYOLET" in the misheard lyric; this is exactly what it sounded like he was saying. :-O - Submitted by: Craig Johnson
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