50 Famously Misheard and Misunderstood Song Lyrics, Explained
50 Famously Misheard and Misunderstood Song Lyrics, Explained By Madison Troyer, Stacker News On 1/17/21 at 10:00 AM EST 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, Sylvia Wright, recalled a childhood mishearing. According to the author, when she was young her mother would read to her from a book called Reliques of Ancient Verse. Her favorite poem from the 1765 book went like this: "Ye Highland and Ye Lowlands / Oh where have you been...