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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 Human League's, "Being Boiled"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Just because the kid's from Orkin
The Real Lyrics:
Just because the kid's an orphan
The Story: I kept thinking it had to do with becoming the Orkin Man when they grow up. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
The Human League's, "Don't You Want Me"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you love me baby?
The Real Lyrics:
Don't you want me baby?
The Story: I would have thought love! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
The Human League's, "Don’t You Want Me"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I was working as a waitress in a parking lot
The Real Lyrics:
I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
The Story: I wondered what that meant being a waitress in a parking lot. So glad I was wrong! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
The Human League's, "Human"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I’m only Cuban
The Real Lyrics:
I’m only human
The Story: I swear the singer was being Cuban, like Gloria Estefan. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
The Human League's, "Louise"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It seemed to wipe away the tears
The Real Lyrics:
It seemed to wipe away the years
The Story: I thought tears made sense. But it was really wiping away the years! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
The Human League's, "Love Action (I Believe in Love)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Don’t kill yourself
The Real Lyrics:
Don’t kid yourself
The Story: I kept thinking this had to do with suicide! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
The Human League's, "Love Is All That Matters"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Love forbidden
The Real Lyrics:
Love forgiving
The Story: I thought love WAS forbidden - Submitted by: Cody Finke
The Human League's, "Tell Me When"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Kelly took a lifeline
The Real Lyrics:
Kelly took a lifetime
The Story: Sounded like Kelly would predict the future of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, especially since they're British! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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