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.
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Procol Harum - Greatest Hits [Metro] album at Amazon.com
Then the face of Alice Ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
The Story: As a kid, I could never figure out why one of the many aunts on Bewitched was mentioned in this song. - Submitted by: Missy Jinks
Turn to Wyatt Earp. Shake a pail.
Turned a whiter shade of pale
The Story: I thought these were the lyrics until my sophomore year of high school. My family was walking through the airport and this song came on and my dad said 'Whiter Shade of Pale - great song!' Suddenly it clicked and I said 'ohhhhh! Now it makes sense!' I had to explain myself and everyone laughed. - Submitted by: Holly
That her face will burst your skull, Steve.
That her face, at first just ghostly.
The Story: In the car, CD player, heard the *weird* lyrics, and said 'This song's kind of surreal'. I was asked for an explanation, and so I asked about this crazy lyric. Everyone laughed, car swerved, hit another car. No one was hurt. Really funny though. - Submitted by: Bill Deal
The groon was tubbing harder.
The room was humming harder.
The Story: Beleive it or not, this is genuine. It was my friend's sister who insisted those were the lyrics. - Submitted by: Peter Royle
When we called out for a latrine
The waiter brought a tray.
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought the tray.
The Story: I actually saw these misheard lyrics printed in a rock song book in the seventies. - Submitted by: Greg Benner
When at 16, they're still virgins
One of 16 vestal virgins
The Story: Another song I've been singing my way for years, heard it live many times, and finally got a chance glimpse at the lyrics recently and learned that not only was I singing the wrong lyrics, Id been spelling the band name wrong for years, too, as 'Procul Harem' - Submitted by: Rhiannon Stone
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