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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Yes',
"All The Good People"
Move on back to Squirm
and
Move me on to anywhere, Squirm
Move on back two squares
and
Move me on to any black square
The Story: On day I heard this on the radio and wondered why they said that they were going to Squirm, which I thought was some imaginary place they made up for the song, and I was convinced that that was the lyrics. So I asked my mom where Squirm might happen to be (even though if it did exist I knew it wasn't real) and she said that it was moving on to squares, not going to Squirm, and every time I hear that part I start laughing. :) I still think that's the lyrics, sometimes. - Submitted by: Wendy
Yes',
"I've Seen All Good People"
Always just beyond my tough,
Though I needed you so much
Always just beyond my touch,
Though I needed you so much'
The Story: The correct lyric is so obvious, don't know how anyone could mistake it! found this on the old 'dumb lyrics page and thought it was funny! - Submitted by: GSGAbabe
Yes',
"Love Will Find A Way"
And each action new
I eat at Chez Nous.
The Story: Well, not necessarily funny. I've been a Yes fan for almost their entire career. (Ok, so I'm a little ripe.) My husband pointed out the correct lyrics. Dumbfounded, I said, 'No, that can't be true.' When he showed me the CD liner notes, I could only respond: 'That's one of the lamest, dumbest lyrics I ever heard!' - Submitted by: Stella
Yes',
"Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Beatle in the sky
Eagle in the sky
The Story: The misheard lyric, we thought, alluded to John Lennon. - Submitted by: Gussy Rikh
Yes',
"Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Owner of a lonely hut
Owner of a lonely heart
The Story: I didn't know I had misheard this until I saw someone on a sitcom say they heard the same thing, and everyone laughed at the character. - Submitted by: Tara
There you are!
Making love, but you sure gotta use your star
And boy you'll see
It's an illusion lying down in front of here.
And there you are
Making it up but you're sure that it is a star
And boy you'll see
It's an illusion shining down in front of me.
The Story: I heard the song at a gig in France and couldn't help wondering about these lines. I always thought guys used something other than a star when they bed us girls. And hey, I'm not 'just an illusion'! Great song, though, the extended live take on 'Yessongs' is a wonder. - Submitted by: Monica
In and around the lake,
Martians come out of the sky and they stand there
In and around the lake,
mountains come out of the sky and they stand there
The Story: I was playing 'Songburst' with some friends, where another player sings the first few words to a lyric and have to sing the rest. My cue was 'in and around the lake,' and I sang confidently, 'Martians come out of the sky and they stand there!' Everyone busted out laughing. Hey, I thought the sci-fi like instrumental in it was about Martians landing on earth, it made sense to me... - Submitted by: Deborah Garbacik
Marmots come out of the sky and they stand there
Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there
The Story: My husband and I were hiking in the mountains and came across 2 marmots coming out of a rock fall. They came out, stood there and looked at us and then went back in. My husband remembered my problem with the lyrics (many years earlier) and said that maybe I had been right after all! - Submitted by: Kris Kuntz
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