It's not uncommon to mishear lyrics, and it can lead to some funny realizations and memes. Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" has a lyric that seems to be about "Starbucks lovers." An episode of "Friends" ...

We'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 ...

Kids learning the national anthem could be forgiven for hearing the lyric "by the dawnzer lee light"—even though the latter doesn't make any sense, in any language. The actual line is "by the dawn's ...

Songwriters put a lot of time and energy into crafting the perfect lyric: Every word is important when it comes to using a song to tell a story or evoke a feeling. And, usually, professional ...

When I was younger — before I knew that the glorious Internet existed — I would sit with my personal CD player each time a new album came out and handwrite each song's lyrics. If I missed the lyrics, ...

We’ve all been there: singing along to exactly what we hear in a song, only to later realize that wasn’t what the artist was saying at all. Sometimes we correct ourselves. Other times we go all in and ...

I have an uncanny talent for mishearing song lyrics and, then even when I learn the proper lyrics, still continuing to sing them incorrectly because I learned the lyrics incorrectly and thus they are ...

Before the Internet, children, we didn't even have a vaguely accurate source for song lyrics. If your favorite band didn't include them on the liner notes (ask Grandma what those are), or you didn't ...

If there is one criticism – a teeny, tiny, does-it-really-matter? type – that can be lobbed at Beyoncé, it’s that sometimes her enunciation can cause, well, some confusion. Is it “Singing lettuce” or ...

It's not uncommon to mishear lyrics, and it can lead to some funny realizations and memes. Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" has a lyric that seems to be about "Starbucks lovers." An episode of "Friends" ...

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 ...