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# Lyrical Errors – The Power of Words & Hearing Lyrics Oh So Wrong
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- Published: 2013-02-21T20:10:39.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-14T20:48:25.000Z
- Description: Wrongly Heard Lyrics… Have you ever been caught singing a song, only for someone else to point out that the lyrics are totally wrong? Among close friends and family I…
- Author: TerriAnn van Gosliga
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### Wrongly Heard Lyrics…

Have you ever been caught singing a song, only for someone else to point out that the lyrics are totally wrong? Among close friends and family I am well-known for hearing things wrong. This is especially true of music. I can’t think of recent ones (maybe I’m getting better) but here are some of the songs I’ve been caught singing with completely different words:

![Singing Wrong Lyrics](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/2c/eb2c2494-1e98-4067-8fbf-8a48d9dd30cf/content/images/cookiesandclogs-local/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/singmic01.jpg "Girl singing lyrics into microphone")

| ***“Too Legit” by MC Hammer***                  |                                                   |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Correct: Too legit, too legit to quit           | Heard As: Do the splits, do the splits real quick |
|                                                 |                                                   |
| **“Love Rollercoaster” by The Ohio Players**    |                                                   |
| Correct: Rollercoaster…of love                  | Heard As: Mr. Goodstuff…of love                   |
|                                                 |                                                   |
| **“Everybody Plays the Fool” by Aaron Neville** |                                                   |
| Correct:Everybody plays the fool…               | Heard As:Everybody plays the flute…               |

  
Fortunately, I’m not the only one that has misunderstood certain lyrics:

| ***“50 Ways to Say Goodbye” by Train***              |                                                                        |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Correct:She’ll think I’m superman, not super miniVan | Heard As (by my husband):She’ll think I’m superman, not super mini-Man |
|                                                      |                                                                        |
| **“I Do Not Hook Up” by Kelly Clarkson**             |                                                                        |
| Correct: I fall deep                                 | Heard As (by my daughter): I’m fourteen                                |
|                                                      |                                                                        |
| **“More Than a Woman” by the Bee Gees**              |                                                                        |
| Correct: More than a woman! More than a woman to me… | Heard As (by a relative): Bald-headed woman! Bald-headed woman to me…  |

  
Funny what a little mumbling or lack of enunciation can do, eh? What songs have you accidentally gotten wrong or heard someone else sing/say?