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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!).


All the Young Dudes album at Amazon.com
Mott The Hoople's, "All The Young Dudes"
The Misheard Lyrics:
All the young dudes
They're in the nude
The Real Lyrics:
All the young dudes
Carry the news
The Story: For years I have wondered why "in the nude"? - Submitted by: Anthony
Mott the Hoople's, "All The Young Dudes"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine Gonna play some castanets
The Real Lyrics:
Drunk a lotta wine and I'm feeling fine Gonna race some cat to bed
The Story: What can I say? I was 12 when I first heard the song. I'm sure if someone told me the real lyrics, I would have been sure they had heard it wrong! - Submitted by: Michael Goldberg
Mott the Hoople's, "All the Way from Memphis"
The Misheard Lyrics:
All the way from Belfast
The Real Lyrics:
All the Way from Memphis
The Story: I kept thinking it was having to do with the fact they came all the way from Belfast. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Mott the Hoople's, "All the Young Dudes"
The Misheard Lyrics:
All the young dudes
Carry the news
The Real Lyrics:
All the young dudes
Carry their 'ludes
The Story: I know this correction is correct because I am directly quoting David Bowie from his "Serious Moonlight" book, and as you may know he did a version of this song. {"'Ludes" is short for "Quaaludes"). - Submitted by: Kathy Evans
Mott the Hoople's, "All the Young Dudes"
The Misheard Lyrics:
All the young dudes
Carry the noose
The Real Lyrics:
All the young dudes
Carry the news
The Story: talking about suicide at the start of the song - Submitted by: Mr.skidmarks

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