You’ve all been there: You’re out with your squad, vibing to the music, and belting out the lyrics to a song, (low-key knowing that they’re a little off but rolling with it anyways). And then some Debbie Downer inevitably corrects youmid-chorus and it’s like, really, is this karaoke because I did not sign up for the real-deal lyrics in my face like that?? Anyways, the wrong lyrics are arguably the best lyrics, because they give the song in question a new, more interesting meaning. Here, are some classics that you get wrong every damn time, and WHO EVEN CARES REALLY?!?!?
NSYNC, “It’s Gonna Be Me”
Misheard lyric: It’s gonna be May!
Actual lyric: It’s gonna be me!
Beyoncé and Jay Z, “Drunk in Love”
Misheard lyric: We woke up in the kitchen saying how did healthy dishes happen, oh baby.
Actual lyric: We woke up in the kitchen saying how the hell did this shit happen, oh baby.
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
Misheard lyric: Gotta love these Starbucks lovers.
Actual lyric: Got a long list of ex lovers.
Maroon 5, “Animals”
Misheard lyric: Just like animals, animals, like animals balls.
Actual lyric: Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
Selena Gomez, “The Heart Wants What it Wants”
Misheard lyric: What the Farquaad, the Farquaad.
Actual lyric: What the heart wants, the heart wants.
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
Misheard lyric: And the bakers gonna bake.
Actual lyric: And the fakers gonna fake.
Elton John, “Tiny Dancer”
Misheard lyric: Hold me closer, Tony Danza.
Actual lyric: Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
Backstreet Boys, “I Want it that way”
Misheard lyric: Tummy, why? Ain’tnothin’ but a fart, hey.
Actual lyric: Tell me why! Ain’tnothin’ but a heartache.
Taylor Swift, “Wildest Dreams”
Misheard lyric: Say you’ll remember me, standing in
an ice chest, staring at the sunset, babe.
Actual lyric: Say you’ll remember me, standing in a nice dress,
staring at the sunset, babe.
Drake, “Hotline Bling”
Misheard lyric: You made me feel like a Digimon.
Actual lyric: You make me feel like I did you wrong.
Pink, “Learn to Love Again”
Misheard lyric: Just give me a raisin, just a little bit’s enough.
Actual lyric: Just give me a reason, just a little bit’s enough. Coldplay, “Paradise”
Misheard lyric: Pair of, pair of, pair of dice.
Actual lyric” Para-para-paradise.
Mike Posner, “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”
Misheard lyric: I took a pill and ate pizza.
Actual lyric: I took a pill in Ibiza.
ABBA, “Dancing Queen”
Misheard lyric: Feel the beat from the tangerine.
Actual lyric: Feel the beat from the tambourine.
Justin Bieber, “As Long as You Love Me”
Misheard lyric: As long as you love me,
we could be starfish, we could be homeless, we could be broke.
Actual lyric: As long as you love me, we could be starving,
we could be homeless, we could be broke.
Lorde, “Royals”
Misheard lyric: You can call me green bean.
Actual lyric: You can call me queen bee.
One Direction, “Story of My Life”
Misheard lyric: The story of my life, I take a hoe.
Actual lyric: The story of my life, I take her home.