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.
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This page contains a list of the 20 most recent songs that have been 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!).
I can't see, I can't see, I'm going blind.
I can see, I can see, I'm going blind.
The Story: If he's going blind, it would make sense that he can't see. - Submitted by: Katy
Raise your horns
(B)reak the norm
The Story: I thought because they said, "raise your hand" they could also sing, "raise your horns", since it's a metal song. - Submitted by: Katy
I would steal a child
I was still a child
The Story: I was in the car and it played on the radio. I didn't know the lyrics, but I was convinced these were the lyrics until I looked it up. I still can't unhear it - Submitted by: Vincent
Kiss',
"Rock And Roll All Nite"
I wanna rock and roll all night And potty every day
I wanna rock and roll all night And party every day.
The Story: What KISS song mentions regular bowel movements? - Submitted by: Beagle
Keeping my eyes open, I can learn to fall asleep
Keeping my eyes open, I cannot afford to sleep
The Story: I thought these were the lyrics for the longest time, but it didn't make sense to me. Then one night I was at karaoke and I saw the lyrics printed on the screen! - Submitted by: Lauren Tyler
Standing on the ledge, I show the world how to fly
Standing on the ledge, I show the wind how to fly
The Story: The actual words make no sense but i doubt you can show the entire world how to fly - Submitted by: Dayna
I’m a Joker, I’m a Smoker, I’m the Midnight Tolkien.
I’m a Joker, I’m a Smoker, I’m a Midnight Toker.
The Story: This happened when I was about 11. It was in 1973, the year it came out and the year J.R.R. Tolkien died. Me, my Parents, Grandparents, Brothers, Sisters, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins, were all driving in an owned Bus to a Restaurant in Wisconsin on a Friday night. When this Song came on, we all sang along to it. When it got to that part, I sang “I’m the Midnight Tolkien”. My Dad said “Did you just say ‘I’m the Midnight Tolkien’?” I said “Isn’t that what he says in the Song?” My Dad replied “He actually says ‘I”m a Midnight Toker’”. I said “Ok. I just thought he was pretending to be J.R.R. Tolkien”. To this day, I’ll never forget that day! Lol! - Submitted by: Paul Tronson
Pilots are seals
Our lips are sealed.
The Story: Never knew the original line. Tried to make it out best I could and always thought it was “pilots are seals” - Submitted by: Jim
Pomniii! Pomni!
Call on meee! Call on me!
The Story: I was watching The Amazing Digital Circus then in the other tv, my dad was listening to this song “Call on Me”. I thought that the lyrics were “Pomni! Pomni!” Haha. Let me know if you love The Amazing Digital Circus and who your favourite character is. (Mine is Kinger, by the way.) - Submitted by: Effie
I wish that I could be like Calvin Coolidge.
I wish that I could be like The Cool Kids.
The Story: I thought this song was about being like any Presidents Of The United States. Weird Al should make a Parody of this and title it “Calvin Coolidge” LOL! - Submitted by: Thomas Henderson
