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!).
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I want your Buddha paradise.
I want your bird of paradise.
The Story: I was asking my friend if these were actually the real lyrics, which was right about when she broke into laughter. She explained there was a bird involved and no Buddhism references whatsoever. Shame. - Submitted by: V
Gonna get dressed, the sign says.
Gonna get dressed for sucsess.
The Story: I used to fight with my cousin about this song. Even showing her the tape with the title written on it didn't matter to her. - Submitted by: Joie Bilodeau
Roxette's,
"Get Dressed For Success"
Get dressed for safe sex.
Getting dressed for success.
The Story: I was about 13 when this song came out, when everyone was talking about being safe and protecting yourself and your partner. I just took it as some person wrote a song about it. My older sister and I were listening to the radio. After I sang with the song, she rolled over on the floor laughing. When I asked what was so funny, she explained my mistake. The next day at school, I found condoms in my locker. - Submitted by: jocee
Roxette's,
"It Must Have Been Love"
Leave the window on the ground.
Leave the winter on the ground.
The Story: My friend and I spent ages trying to work out the real lyrics to this line. She found it particularly hilarious I thought it was 'the window', and decided it could be true, if the person singing had just been woken by an intruding burgler and was telling them to leave. Strange sense of humour, but I laughed. - Submitted by: Beryl
Masturbate without you, honey.
The bed's too big without you, honey.
The Story: Actually pointed out to me by someone else. I always heard the correct lyrics. But once they mentioned it to me, I couldn't hear anything /except/ the misheard version. - Submitted by: RocketGirl
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