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A mondegreen (/ ˈ m ɒ n d ɪ ˌ ɡ r iː n / ⓘ) is a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. [1] Mondegreens are most often created by a person listening to a poem or a song; the listener, being unable to hear a lyric clearly, substitutes words that sound similar and make some kind of sense.
Misheard lyrics have spawned plenty of memes and jokes as well. "Last night I dreamt of San Pedro" from Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" becomes "Last night I dreamt of some bagels" and Pat Benatar's ...
The lyrics are famously easy to mishear. A 2010 survey found that the chorus line "Call me when you try to wake her up" was the most misheard lyric in the UK, beating second-place "Purple Haze", with the most common mishearing according to the survey being "calling Jamaica".
More of the perplexing misheard lyrics in the category included "The Reverend Blue Jeans" from Neil Diamond's "Forever in Blue Jeans," and "Just brush my teeth before you leave me, baby," from ...
Two books which each gather over 500 misheard lyrics submitted to the site have been published. Hold Me Closer Tony Danza (and Other Misheard Lyrics) (October 28, 2007). Charles R. Grosvenor Jr , Sasquatch Books , ISBN 1-57061-533-0 and Hit Me With Your Pet Shark (and Other Misheard Lyrics) (October 1, 2008).
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"My Universe" is a song recorded by British rock band Coldplay and South Korean pop group BTS. [4] It was released on 24 September 2021, through Parlophone and Atlantic Records, as the second official single from Music of the Spheres, Coldplay's ninth studio album. [5]
"Not Giving In" is a song by British drum and bass band Rudimental. It features the vocals from John Newman and Alex Clare.The song was released in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2012 as the third single from their debut studio album, Home.