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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!).


My Sharona album at Amazon.com
The Knack's, "My Sharona"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Juan Corona
The Real Lyrics:
My Sharona
The Story: My mother thought the song was in poor taste, as Juan Corona killed 25 Mexican migrants and buried them on his land in the early 70's. - Submitted by: Alex
The Knack's, "My Sharona"
The Misheard Lyrics:
M-m-m-mighty Schroeder!
The Real Lyrics:
M-m-m-my Sharona!
The Story: When I was a kid, I had just been watching a Peanuts cartoon when we had to get in the car to run an errand. This song came on the radio, and I heard "M-m-m-my Sharona" as "M-m-m-mighty Schroeder." - Submitted by: Glenn
The Knack's, "My Sharona"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Mice aroma
The Real Lyrics:
M-m-m-my Sharona
The Story: Heard this from a friend . . . I knew the proper lyrics! - Submitted by: Stef
The Knack's, "My Sharona"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Rice a Roni
The Real Lyrics:
My Sharona
The Story: My dad has a lot of old records and we decided to dig them out. I heard 'My Sharona' for the first time, and I thought the singers were saying 'Rice a Roni'. So then, we dig out a box of 'Rice a Roni', and we shaked it around to make a little instrument. We even had it on video. - Submitted by: Tyler
The Knack's, "My Sharona"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Rice-a-Roni
The Real Lyrics:
My Sharona
The Story: This was my cousin and my favorite song the summer of '75. We'd dance on the boat out on the Columbia River. One day, he finally asked us why we liked a song about a bad instant rice dish. - Submitted by: Jp
The Knack's, "My Sherona"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Nine Coronas
The Real Lyrics:
My Sherona
The Story: I attended a volunteer training class drunk. My drink of choice for the evening was Corona. My friend sang, 'Nine Coronas,' turns to me and asks 'Isn't that a song?' - Submitted by: Joyce
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