We all have that friend who belts out the wrong lyrics to songs when they play on the car radio or on a night out. If this doesn’t sound familiar to you, then sorry but you probably are that friend.

The word mondegreen is defined as a misheard word or phrase that makes sense in your head, but is, in fact, incorrect. The term was coined in a November 1954 Harper's Bazaar piece, where the author, ...

Kurt Cobain recording in Hilversum studios. How many of us have had a moment like this—a song comes on over the radio, maybe at a party, maybe at an event. It’s a well-known song, and people start to ...

In the past, singing along to a favorite song meant risking lyrical inaccuracies, especially with only AM radio as a guide. Thankfully, the Spotify era has neutralized this peril; a quick tap now ...

You’re belting out your favorite ’80s anthem at the top of your lungs, completely confident in every word, when someone stops you mid-chorus to point out that you’ve been singing the wrong lyrics for ...

It’s pretty mind-blowing when you find out that you’ve been singing the wrong lyrics. Especially when you sing them to a song you’ve loved since you first listened to it. We’ve all been there with ...