Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Rick Astley

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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!).


Rick Astley - Greatest Hits album at Amazon.com
Rick Astley's, "Cry For Help"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Why don't I see her cry, 'Oh hell'?
Why don't I feel her cry, 'Oh hell'?
Why don't I hear her cry, 'Oh hell'?
The Real Lyrics:
Why don't I see her cry for help?
Why don't I feel her cry for help?
Why don't I hear her cry for help?
The Story: My mother asked me what is that song called where the guy says, "Why don't I hear her cry, 'Oh hell'?" I couldn't figure it out until she sang it. - Submitted by: Sam Rumfola
Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And no commitment's what I'm thinking of.
The Real Lyrics:
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of.
The Story: I always thought it was funny that he would be saying, 'I'm thinking about no commitment. You wouldn't get this from any other guy'. Like, what? - Submitted by: Brian
Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna beat you up
I'm gonna push you down
I'm gonna turn around and dessert you
Then I'm gonna make you cry
I'm gonna say goodbye
Then I'm gonna tell a guy to hurt you.
The Real Lyrics:
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.
The Story: I always thought this song was really messed up and negative-sounding. I think if a girl had her boyfriend kareoke this song, she'd be rightly creeped out. It wasn't till I was on this site and saw the real version that I went 'oooh!' and figured out that he's actually saying 'Never' before each line. - Submitted by: Mike Martinez
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