Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Sam Cooke

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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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Sam Cooke's, "Cupid"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Cupid, warp factor four
The Real Lyrics:
Cupid, draw back your bow.
The Story: When I was a kid, I loved "Star Trek- The Original Series". I also like this song that was on the radio on the way to school. Somehow, I entwined the two and thought for years that Cupid was flying around at warp speed to bring love to the Universe. It wasn't until my late 20's that someone finally corrected me. - Submitted by: Paul Scott
Sam Cooke's, "You Send Me"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You send me
On a shidoo, on a shidoo.
The Real Lyrics:
You send me
Honest you do, honest you do.
The Story: Being a teen in Australia and never seing snow, I thought a 'Shidoo' was a snow ski or something like that. - Submitted by: Maxx
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