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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!).


The Monkees - Greatest Hits album at Amazon.com
Monkees', "Daydream Believer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Cheer up, Reepicheep.
The Real Lyrics:
Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
The Story: At the time this was a hit, my sister got the box set of the 'Chronicles Of Narnia' for Christmas. On the side of the box is Reepicheep the mouse, from 'Voyage Of The Dawn Treader'. I assumed that the Monkees were telling Reepicheep to cheer up! Several years later Steve Hackett wrote 'Narnia' about C. S. Lewis's most famous book. - Submitted by: pickle*
Monkees', "I'm a Believer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
When I needed sunshine on my brain
The Real Lyrics:
When I needed sunshine,I got rain
The Story: My daughter was a huge Monkee's fan in the 80's when they had a brief resurfacing and were popular for a year or so.. I heard her sing this 'on my brain lyric' and corrected her. She still thought she was right and I was wrong (as most 7 year olds will), but then I guess she realized the actual true lyric made more sense. I thought it was pretty cute. - Submitted by: Marty Plankey
Monkees', "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
The Misheard Lyrics:
See Mrs. Gray
She's proud today because her roses aren't blue.
The Real Lyrics:
See Mrs. Gray
She's proud today because her roses are in bloom.
The Story: When my son was four years old he asked me why the lady in the song doesn't like blue roses. When I asked him what he meant he quoted the misheard line in the song. - Submitted by: Keith G. Saturn

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