Misheard song lyrics

People sometimes mishear song lyrics, which is in part due to misunderstood linking, like these examples. Students can try to identify linking and other features in spoken English, and pronounce the correct lyrics together (sing them, if you know the songs). These are sometimes called mondegreens - misheard or misinterpreted lyrics or phrases due to phonetic similarities.

song	actual lyrics	misheard as....
“Purple Haze,” Jimi Hendrix	Excuse me while I kiss the sky	Excuse me while I kiss this guy
“Bad Moon Rising,” Creedance Clearwater Revival	There's a bad moon on the rise	There's a bathroom on the right
“Beast of Burden,” Rolling Stones	I'll never be your beast of burden.	I'll never leave your pizza burnin'.
“Dancing Queen,” Abba	See that girl, watch that scene, diggin’ the dancing queen	See that girl, watch her scream, kicking the dancing queen
“Sweet Dreams,” Eurythmics	Sweet Dreams are made of these. Who am I to disagree. Travelled the world and the seven seas...	Sweet cream is made of cheese, Who am I to disagree, Travelled the world in generic jeans
“Got my mind set on you,” George Harrison	Got my mind set on you	Thought my mom sat on you
“Another Brick in the Wall,” Pink Floyd	No dark sarcasm in the classroom	The ducks are hazards in the classroom.
“Blowin’ in the Wind,” Bob Dylan	The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind, / The answer is blowin’ in the wind.	The ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind, The ants are a-blowin' in the wind.
“I’m A Believer,” The Monkeys	Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer	Then I saw her face, now I’m gonna leave her
“I Can See Clearly Now, “Johnny Nash	I can see clearly now, the rain is gone	I can see clearly now, Lorraine is gone
“Aquarius,” Fifth Dimension	This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius	This is the dawning of the age of asparagus
“Losing My Religion,” REM	That’s me in the corner, that’s me in the spotlight	Let’s pee in the corner, let’s pee in the spotlight
“My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion	I believe that the heart does go on	I believe that the hotdogs go on
“Tiny Dancer,” Elton John	Hold me closer, tiny dancer	Hold me closer, Tony Danza
“Oh Canada,” Canadian National Anthem	Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee...	Oh Canada, we stand on cars and freeze...