Mishearing song lyrics
By snowy
@snowy22315 (169651)
United States
December 1, 2021 9:56am CST
Last night, I was thinking of song lyrics I had misheard in the past. I am sure it has happened more recently than this, but there a couple that stick out in my mind, Donovan's song Mellow Yellow, I thought he was signing Madame Yenow. That is how I always sung it in my mind. Also, Cher had a song, don't remember the name, just like a child without a home, I always thought it was child without a horn 
. I know there are lots of songs where I misheard the lyrics. Can you think of any, you have done this with?
. I know there are lots of songs where I misheard the lyrics. Can you think of any, you have done this with?12 people like this
12 responses
@snowy22315 (169651)
• United States
1 Dec 21
Yes, in the case of Mellow Yellow, Madame Yenow, I think Madame Yenow makes more sense in the context of the song.
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@LadyDuck (457412)
• Switzerland
1 Dec 21
@snowy22315 I think to remember that the phrase "Love was just a glance away, a warm embracing dance away" I understood "a woman just a dance away" or something like that.
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@snowy22315 (169651)
• United States
1 Dec 21
@LadyDuck Well, I guess that was just like omitting a word or two or something.
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
1 Dec 21
When my son was little he used to sing "Ego Waffles" instead of Evil Woman.
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@snowy22315 (169651)
• United States
3 Dec 21
Sometimes there are lyrics you don't understand so you kind if make up something similar.
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@FourWalls (61952)
• United States
1 Dec 21
I have a t-shirt that has the granddaddy of misheard lyrics on it:
There’s a bathroom on the right
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@snowy22315 (169651)
• United States
1 Dec 21
Ha, Ha,,,love it, instead of bad moon...So funny..
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@snowy22315 (169651)
• United States
1 Dec 21
You mention it to somebody and they look at you like you are crazy and tell you what the correct lyric is..
or sometimes you hear someone else do the song...and you think...OH OK that is what it is!
or sometimes you hear someone else do the song...and you think...OH OK that is what it is!1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (169651)
• United States
1 Dec 21
I am sure it is easy to do especially if you are a non native speaker.
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@snowy22315 (169651)
• United States
1 Dec 21
I can't think of any recent ones, but I am sure there have been some.
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@snowy22315 (169651)
• United States
2 Dec 21
I just remember Mellow Yellow Madame Yenow cuz I thought that for years.
@Marilynda1225 (79592)
• United States
1 Dec 21
When my daughter was little she used to sing Sunshine on my Soldiers instead of Sunshine on my Shoulders
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
2 Dec 21
I can't think of examples but i know there's at least 5 lol
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@snowy22315 (169651)
• United States
1 Dec 21
It is easy to do..if they don't make sense, you probably have them wrong, but some make more sense than the actual lyrics...Mellow Yellow case in point..
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