Sure, we belt out the likes of Queen and Taylor Swift every opportunity we can, but you'd be surprised to discover just how many famous lyrics you've been getting wrong all this time. From making a Selena Gomez number about a gross bodily function to completely misunderstanding the meaning of TLC's Waterfalls, here are 20 iconic song lyrics that you've probably misunderstood at one point or the other... <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106211" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/G5X712-scaled.jpeg" alt="" width="2560" height="1650" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: Alamy)]] <h2>1. Abba's 'Dancing Queen'</h2> Per <a href="https://www.npr.org/2014/04/25/306718083/poll-commonly-misheard-song-lyrics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NPR</a>, a poll revealed that this line from the iconic disco song was the number one, most-commonly misheard lyric in 2014. Misheard Lyric: "Feel the beat of the tangerine" Correct Lyric: "Feel the beat from the tambourine" <img class="wp-image-1263106212 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/maxresdefault-2-e1620232275716.jpeg" alt="" width="1280" height="608" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: Abba / YouTube)]] <h2>2. Taylor Swift's 'Blank Space'</h2> This lyric was so frequently misheard by Swift's fans that the pop star actually poked fun at it on Valentines Day in 2015. In a <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/taylor-swift-jokes-famously-mistaken-lyric-twitter-article-1.2119360" target="_blank" rel="noopener">since-deleted tweet</a>, she wrote: "Sending my love to all the lonely Starbucks lovers out there this Valentine’s Day… even though that is not the correct lyric." <picture><source srcset="https://static.stacker.com/s3fs-public/styles/slide_desktop/s3/editedcroppedGettyImages3140196jpgJPEG.JPEG 1x" type="image/jpeg" media="all and (min-width: 1024px)" /><source srcset="https://static.stacker.com/s3fs-public/styles/slide_tablet/s3/editedcroppedGettyImages3140196jpgJPEG.JPEG 1x" type="image/jpeg" media="all and (min-width: 620px) and (max-width: 1023px)" /><source srcset="https://static.stacker.com/s3fs-public/styles/slide_mobile/s3/editedcroppedGettyImages3140196jpgJPEG.JPEG 1x" type="image/jpeg" media="all and (max-width: 619px)" /></picture> Misheard Lyric: "All the lonely Starbucks lovers" Correct Lyric: "Got a long list of ex-lovers" <img class=" wp-image-1263106214" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/54abb224c5bd7_-_elle-taylor-blank-space-lgn.jpeg" alt="" width="617" height="411" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: Taylor Swift / YouTube)]] <h2>3. Queen's 'We Will Rock You'</h2> Despite the single being inducted into the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7758704.stm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grammy Hall of Fame</a> in 2008, many people still get this very famous lyric wrong. Misheard Lyric: "Kicking your cat all over the place" Correct Lyric: "Kicking your can all over the place" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106215" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/maxresdefault-2-1.jpeg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: Queen / YouTube)]] <h2>4. John Travolta and Olivia Newton John's 'Summer Nights'</h2> Once again, this very popular lyric continues to be understood, and we can see why. "Tell me more" does sound somewhat similar to "Tommy Moore" Misheard Lyric: "Tommy Moore" Correct Lyric: "Tell me more" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106216" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/maxresdefault-2-2.jpeg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: Grease / YouTube)]] <h2>5. Fat Boy Slim's 'Praise You'</h2> The misheard lyric of "praise you like a shoe" is most likely down to the considerable reverb used on the DJ's famous 90's track. Misheard Lyric: "I have to praise you like a shoe" Correct Lyric: ''I have to praise you like I should'' <img class=" wp-image-1263106217" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-05-at-17.34.25.png" alt="" width="613" height="559" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: Fatboy Slim / YouTube)]] <h2>6. Avril Lavigne's 'Sk8ter Boi'</h2> True 90s kids should be ashamed of getting this line so wrong, it's in the title after all! Misheard Lyric: "He was a skinny boy, she said, 'See you later, boy.'" Correct Lyric: "He was a skater boy, she said, 'See you later, boy.'" <img class="wp-image-1263106218 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/b59358137f24b5ab5060d403a3721b80-e1620232576746.jpeg" alt="" width="478" height="356" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: Avril Lavigne / YouTube)]] <h2>7. TLC's 'Waterfalls'</h2> The mistaken verse of "Jason Waterfalls" even has its own <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jason%20Waterfalls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Urban Dictionary</a> page — that's just how often it's misquoted! <picture><source srcset="https://static.stacker.com/s3fs-public/styles/slide_desktop/s3/croppedGettyImages86100194MNDTjpg.JPEG 1x" type="image/jpeg" media="all and (min-width: 1024px)" /><source srcset="https://static.stacker.com/s3fs-public/styles/slide_tablet/s3/croppedGettyImages86100194MNDTjpg.JPEG 1x" type="image/jpeg" media="all and (min-width: 620px) and (max-width: 1023px)" /><source srcset="https://static.stacker.com/s3fs-public/styles/slide_mobile/s3/croppedGettyImages86100194MNDTjpg.JPEG 1x" type="image/jpeg" media="all and (max-width: 619px)" /></picture> Misheard Lyric: "Don't go Jason Waterfalls" Correct Lyric: "Don't go chasing waterfalls" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106219" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/85886_tlc-waterfalls-youtube.jpeg_5c2db80b-684a-447a-ab82-71a405cb83d3_x2.jpeg" alt="" width="794" height="379" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: TLC / YouTube)]] <h2>8. Johnny Nash's 'I Can See Clearly Now'</h2> While Johnny Nash's song is about hope and courage in the face of adversity, it has nothing to do with a woman called Lorraine. Misheard Lyric: "I can see clearly now, Lorraine is gone" Correct Lyric: "I can see clearly now the rain is gone" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106220" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/skynews-johnny-nash-singer_5129251.jpeg" alt="" width="768" height="432" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: Johnny Nash / YouTube)]] <h2>9. OutKast's 'Hey Ya'</h2> This misheard lyric is at least in the same vein when it comes to camera equipment. Misheard Lyric: "Shake it like a photo of a picture" Correct Lyric: "Shake it like a polaroid picture" <img class="wp-image-1263106223 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/maxresdefault-2-3-e1620232774297.jpeg" alt="" width="1267" height="582" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Outkast / YouTube]] <h2>10. Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit':</h2> Kurt Cobain's famous lyric is often misquoted, despite the fact that he was known for saying that particular phrase <a href="https://www.songfacts.com/facts/nirvana/smells-like-teen-spirit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">every time he entered a party</a>. Misheard Lyric: "Here we are now, in containers" Correct Lyric: "Here we are now, entertain us" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106225" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/nirvana-smells-like.jpeg" alt="" width="1354" height="868" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Nirvana / YouTube]] <h2>11. Elvis Presley's 'Suspicious Minds'</h2> Perhaps Elvis' famously deep voice was responsible for this common misconception... Misheard Lyric: "We're caught in a trout" Correct Lyric: "We're caught in a trap" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106226" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/shutterstock_5878929e.jpeg" alt="" width="1400" height="908" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: Alamy)]] <h2>12. Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking out Loud'</h2> Eh, both words begin with "L". Misheard Lyric: "Take me into your lemon arms" Correct Lyric: "Take me into your loving arms" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106227" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/Ed-Sheeran-Thinking-Out-Loud-635x318-1.jpeg" alt="" width="690" height="390" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Ed Sheeran / YouTube]] <h2>13. Alanis Morisette's 'You Oughta Know'</h2> It's easy to see why people mishear "cross-eyed bear" with "cross I bear" — though the meanings are very different. Misheard Lyric: "It's not fair to deny me, with the cross-eyed bear that you've given me " Correct Lyric: "It's not fair, to deny me, of the cross I bear that you gave to me" <img class=" wp-image-1263106228" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/alanis-85a94bjlnhtsa9lioo2_t1880.jpeg" alt="" width="1046" height="785" />[[imagecaption|| (Credit: Alamy)]] <h2>14. Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Zephyr Song'</h2> Perhaps so many people misunderstand Anthony Keidis on this track because "Zephyr" isn't the most common word. Misheard Lyric: "Fly away on my sofa" Correct Lyric: "Fly away on my Zephyr" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106229" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/zephyr-e1504114221935.jpeg" alt="" width="987" height="602" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Red Hot Chili Peppers / YouTube]] <h2>15. Missy Elliot's 'Get ur Freak on'</h2> No, Missy Elliot's club classic has nothing to do with ice cream, sadly. Misheard Lyric: "Get your free cone" Correct Lyric: "Get your freak on" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106230" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/MV5BZThmYzE3MmUtMmQ5YS00NjcyLThlODEtNmNhMTUzMTY1NzEyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTk1NTMyNzM@._V1_.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="675" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Missy Elliot / YouTube]] <h2>16. Bon Jovi's 'Livin' on a Prayer'</h2> In 2016, there was a viral <a href="https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/livin-on-a-prayer-pun-memes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter craze</a> that involved making memes out of things that sound like they could be in Bon Jovi's most iconic song. This may be responsible for this incorrect lyric... Misheard Lyric: "Woah, we're halfway there / Woah-oh, squidward on a chair" Correct Lyric: "Woah, we're halfway there / Woah-oh, livin' on a prayer" <img class=" wp-image-1263106231" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/6c38036b0c47047f177d122fc669d7e9.png" alt="" width="721" height="565" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Bon Jovi / YouTube]] <h2>17. Elton John's 'Tiny Dancer'</h2> An episode of Friends may be the culprit behind this famous misheard lyric. When discussing the most romantic songs ever, Phoebe says that in her opinion it's "the one that Elton John wrote for that guy on Who’s the Boss". Misheard Lyric: "Hold me closer Tony Danza" Correct Lyric: "Hold me closer tiny dancer" <img class="wp-image-1263106232 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/maxresdefault-2-4-e1620233205914.jpeg" alt="" width="1196" height="566" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Elton John / YouTube]] <h2>18. Selena Gomez' 'Good for You'</h2> Selena Gomez certainly has a sense of humour. During an interview with <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p02zmrzm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC Radio 1's Scott Mills</a>, the erstwhile Disney star had a chuckle at the incorrect lyric and said that the hosts may be mishearing it on account of their British accents. Misheard Lyric: "I'm farting carrots" Correct Lyric: "I'm 14 carats" <img class="wp-image-1263106233 " src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/selena-gomez-good-for-you-video-e1620233251121.jpeg" alt="" width="855" height="427" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Selena Gomez / YouTube]] <h2 class="slide-title clearfix" data-e2e-name="slide-title">19. Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road'</h2> The incorrect lyric, "Take my horse to a hotel room" has a whopping 880 million search results on <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=take+my+horse+to+a+hotel+room&oq=take+my+horse+to+a+hotel+room&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.4119j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google</a>. Misheard Lyric: "Take my horse to a hotel room" Correct Lyric: "Take my horse to the old town road" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106234" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/Lil-Nas-X-Old-Town-Road.jpeg" alt="" width="980" height="653" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: Lil Nas / YouTube]] <h2>20. NSYNC's 'It's Gonna Be Me'</h2> Every May, this misheard lyric becomes a <a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8412479/justin-timberlake-its-gonna-be-may-meme-versions-nsync" target="_blank" rel="noopener">popular meme</a>. Over the years, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/30/entertainment/nsync-justin-timberlake-gonna-be-may-trnd/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">members</a> of the ex-boy band have even taken to social media to poke fun at their 90's hit. Misheard Lyric: "It's gonna be May" Correct Lyric: "It's gonna be me" <img class="size-full wp-image-1263106235" src="https://img.vt.co/2021/05/itsmay.jpeg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />[[imagecaption|| Credit: NSYNC / YouTube]] <h5 class="slide-title clearfix" data-e2e-name="slide-title">Feature image credit: Alamy</h5>

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