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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Hey Rodreigo!
Hey where did we go?
The Story: I've been listening to that song since I was little(I do have brown eyes and my Mom would call me her brown eyed girl). One day I was in the car with my Mom and sister singing it at the top of my lungs when they bursted out laughing at me because I said 'Hey Rodreigo'. Even though I know what the words are now, I still like to sing it my way:)! - Submitted by: Cassie
Hey there, Amigo.
Hey, where did we go?
The Story: Growing up in El Paso, Texas, there was a surplus of Spanglish. I never thought twice about there being Spanish at the beginning of this song (that appeared no where else in the song). One day my sisters and I were sitting around and I started singing the song. I didn't get through the first verse, when I was stopped and they said. "What did you say?!??!?!" Still very confident in my lyrics, I repeated slowly (thinking they were dumb). They fell on the floor laughing and it became obvious I was a border city girl. - Submitted by: Sarah
Hey there, Rodrigo!
Hey, where did we go?
The Story: I swear to God this is what he says! However, my mother (a die-hard Van girl) promises me it isn't, though she found it hysterically funny the first time I sang it. I think my words are better, though. - Submitted by: Sinéad
You're my bright-eyed girl.
You're my brown-eyed girl.
The Story: I have been thinking it was bright-eyed girl since I was 4! My dad thought it was cute, so he let me sing it. That is, until one of my friends, when I was 14, told me otherwise. But it really does sound similar. - Submitted by: Alli
Oh oh, damelo
Oh oh, Domino
The Story: I was in junior high school when this song was released. I was taking Spanish at the time and had recently learned that 'damelo' meant 'give it to me'. I assumed the lyrics were about a very frustrated man. - Submitted by: sherry
Gunning down the old man
With a transistor radio.
Going down the old mine
With a transistor radio.
The Story: I never really knew what this song was all about. How could you kill someone with a transistor radio? Why didn't they like old people? - Submitted by: Princess
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