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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!).


Under Pressure album at Amazon.com
Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
The Misheard Lyrics:
People on people, people on streets
The Real Lyrics:
Pressure on people, people on streets
The Story: I just imagined a guy standing on top of another guy's head... - Submitted by: Plant
Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Under pressure
The boys are feeling tired
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
The Real Lyrics:
Under pressure
That brings a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets
The Story: I've been enjoying this song for years, but didn't realise I've been getting the line all wrong until now. - Submitted by: Declan Haselhurst
Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Why can't we get along, get along, get along, get along
The Real Lyrics:
Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love
The Story: Another submission has this reversed, actual lyrics are really give love, but it sounds like get along - Submitted by: Doug H. Nuts

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