The Bangles

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!).

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The Bangles', "Manic Monday"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Waiting for the train, but the bus is already there.

The Real Lyrics:

Blame it on the train, but the boss is already there.

The Story: I genuinely didn't know it was wrong until I looked at this website. It kind of makes sense as it suggests the train is late, and she's still waiting for it when a bus between her home and destination has already arrived. - Submitted by: Damon Cox

The Bangles', "Walk Like An Egyptian"

The Misheard Lyrics:

They spin their cocoons 'round the block.

The Real Lyrics:

Spin the clubs cruise down the block.

The Story: I am a singer & brought a tambourine into my show one night & gave it to a friend of mine. She started playing it in a way that reminded me of this song, so we started singing it. When we got to this lyric, she stopped & started laughing uncontrollably. So did I. But then she didn't know the correct lyrics, either, so we're both bozos, now aren't we? I just had the chutzpah to sing it loud & proud. - Submitted by: Niki

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