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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And now I understand that Super Nova scene.
And now I understand the problems that you see.
The Story: I had no idea what a 'super nova scene' was, but I could have contemplated the meaning of that lyric for the rest of my life. Now that I know what they're really saying, it's rather dull. - Submitted by: E. Fincher
Video kid at the radio store.
Video killed the radio star.
The Story: Yes, my friend was humming it, and then he typed in what he thought were the lyrics to me over MSN. I almost fell over laughing. - Submitted by: Undisclosed
We can't rewind, we've gone to fart.
We can't rewind, we've gone too far.
The Story: Seemed logical at that time :'))) - Submitted by: Phil
Idi Amin the radio star
Video killed the radio star
The Story: My mother was appalled to think that there was a pop song about this famous dictator- it cracked me up when I heard her going on about it! - Submitted by: Jade Bonny
Oh-a oh. I made your children.
Oh-a oh. I met your children.
The Story: Just recently I discovered that I've been singing this part wrong. But my version also makes sense. It even sounds badass and threatening. Could be some kind of fighting for custody. Like, I'm their parent as well, not just you.. - Submitted by: Josip
Sam-I-Am killed the radio star
Video killed the radio star
The Story: I thought it was a character by Dr. Seuss. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Video killed the radio store.
Video killed the radio star.
The Story: This made the song so hard to find online. I had the title wrong. Well, it was a believable mistake at least. - Submitted by: Domino
Video killed the radio store
Video killed the radio star
The Story: I heard the song when I was little. When I was little there were no radio "stars". What is a radio "star?" I'm not over 50. - Submitted by: Tatiana
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
