The 10 most misheard song lyrics

Published: April 28, 2014

Have you ever wondered which songs are the most frequently misheard? UK music streaming service Blinkbox Music decided to take the task to science, polling 2,000 adults and charting the results.

They found Ozzy Osbourne to be the hardest singer to understand, which makes senseeven if its his speaking, not singing voice, that’s devolved into total gibberish. But what about actual song lyrics? Per their findings, here are the 10 most misheard song lyrics.

 

1. ABBA – Dancing Queen (22%)

DancingQueen
Right: See that girl, watch that scene, diggin’ the dancing queen

 

2. Queen We Will Rock You (18%)

QueenKickingCat
Right: Kicking your can all over the place

 

3. Bon Jovi Living On A Prayer (12%)

BONJOVI
Right: It doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not

 

4. Madonna – Like a Virgin (12%)

Madonn
Right: Like a virgin touched for the very first time

 

5. The Monkees – I’m A Believer (12%)

Monkees
Right: Then I saw her face, now I’m a believer

 

6. Johnny Nash – I Can See Clearly Now (11%)

SeeClearlyNow
Right: I can see clearly now, the rain is gone

 

7. Rihanna – We Found Love (11%)

Rihanna
Right: What it takes to come alive

 

8. Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze (9%)

Hendrix
Right: Excuse me whilst I kiss the sky

 

9. Spice Girls Wannabe (9%)

Spice-Girls
Right: If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends

 

10. Starship – We Built This City (8%)

Starship
Right: We built this city on rock and roll

Thanks to the Telegraph for the heads up on this.

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