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Songs by artists including Ariana Grande and Elton John have lyrics that many music fans get wrong( Reuters, EPA )

23 times people got song lyrics completely wrong

A round-up of all the words people typically get wrong in famous songs

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We all have that supremely irritating 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, you are that irritating friend. 

But don’t worry, from mixing up romantic sentiments with items of food to mistaking meaningful declarations for sexual innuendos, mishearing song lyrics is just part of what it is to be human.

Of all the lyrics in our round-up, it was songs by Ariana Grande, Elton John, Taylor Swift and Jimi Hendrix that people most often got badly wrong. 

Check out our top 23 misheard song lyrics in the gallery below… 

For our pick of the best 40 song lyrics of all time, click here.