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 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!).
After The Gold Rush album at Amazon.com
I wanna live with a simian girl.
I wanna live with a cinnamon girl.
The Story: I always thought it had something to do with Planet of the Apes! - Submitted by: Miranda
Hank was just a legend.
Hate was just a legend.
The Story: I first heard this in my much younger formative years, when Young was becoming a hero of mine, and his vast works exposing me to whole different genres of music. I was also too young to grasp the meaning of this song, and thus genuinely thought the misheard lyric was a tribute to the guitar playing prowess of Hank Marvin because he was presumably an influence on Young. - Submitted by: Zippy P
Will I see you give more than I can take?
Well, I own this Harvest song.
Will I see you give more than I can take?
Will I only harvest some?
The Story: From the first time I heard the song at the age of 13 in 1972 until I looked on the Internet I always thought the lyrics were "Well, I own this Harvest song!" - Submitted by: Robert Sissons
I'd kill a minor for a heart of gold
I've been a miner for a heart of gold
The Story: My mother-in-law really likes this song & it was playing on the radio when I was visiting. I liked it too, and I asked how killing a minor would achieve getting a heart of gold! Everyone looked at me weird. But then, later, when the line came again, my mother-in-law complained that now she heard the 'minor' version too! - Submitted by: AJ Sweater
I've been in Rhine wine, it's such a fine wine
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
The Story: I had a girlfriend back in 1972 who misheard that and sang it that way. When I told her the correct lyrics, she laughed and laughed, and said she likes her version better! - Submitted by: Tom
There's cum in your eyes
There's calm in your eyes
The Story: It sounded like it! And then the part "and I'm getting BLOWN away" made me think about it in a perverted way. I think I've gone insane. - Submitted by: Fred
And we'll see the world from the high lights.
And we'll see the world from my Harley.
The Story: Since I actually started riding a Harley and became a "Motorcycle Mama", I figured out the real lyrics, which then made sense to me. - Submitted by: Peggy Schmidt
4 diddle-ee o-i-o
4 dead in Ohio
The Story: A band I was in played this song for years, then one day the bass player's girfriend popped out with, 'You know, that song 4 diddle-ee o-i-o?', we looked and went, 'Are you talking about Ohio?' , and she said, 'What does that mean?' Like what she said made any sense??? - Submitted by: Val Pope
Oh Daddy and Oh Hi Ho
Four dead in Ohio
The Story: I was just a kid. I hadn't heard about Kent State yet. - Submitted by: Garve
I got Indian blood and I fight with Cher
I got an Indian rug and a pipe to share
The Story: This was the way my grandmother misheard the lyric. - Submitted by: Jeff Missinne
Somewhere on a desert island
She rides a Harley-Davidson
Somewhere on a desert highway
She rides a Harley-Davidson
The Story: During karaoke I realized that it wasn't island and all I could picture was some girl driving round and round an island in the middle of the ocean on a Harley. I choked on my words and couldn't finish the song. - Submitted by: stephanie wilton
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