Nobody Sang 'I'm A Barbie Girl, In A Barbie World' — 17 Misquoted Song Lyrics That'll Make You Believe In The Mandela Effect

Nobody said "Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go" in "Snow White."
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In Queen's "We Are the Champions," there is no "We are the champions of the world" at the very final outro verse. It's just "We are the champions," and then the song dies out.
EMI
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See it here:
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In Aqua's "Barbie Girl," it's not "I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world." It's actually "I'm a Barbie girl, in THE Barbie world."
Warner Bros. / Universal / MCA
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Watch this if you don't believe us:
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It's not "I'm so 2008, you so two thousand and late" in The Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow." It's actually "I'm so 3008, you so two thousand and late," which makes a lot more sense given that it came out in 2009.
Interscope Records. / Vevo
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No, seriously:
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Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love" doesn't say "I really need to know" or even "I really need to learn." It's actually "I really mean to learn."
Ed Perlstein / Redferns / Getty Images
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Look, I'm as shocked as you are:
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The song from "Grease" is called "Greased Lightnin'," not "Grease Lightnin'", so the lyrics never say "Grease Lightnin'"; either. It's "Greased" all the way through, people.
Paramount Pictures
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Yes, really:
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Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' "I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll" doesn't start with "I saw him standing there by the record machine”. It's actually "I saw him dancing there by the record machine”.
Paul Natkin / Getty Images
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Behold:
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In The Rembrandts’ "I’ll Be There For You", the theme song for "Friends," it's not "when the rain starts to fall." It's "when the rain starts to pour."
NBC
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Hear it for yourself:
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In "California Dreaming" by The Mamas & The Papas, it's not "I got down on my knees / And I began to pray." It's actually "I pretend to pray."
WMG / Dunhill Records
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I was shocked, NGL:
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It's not “Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to work we go" in "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs." It's actually "Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's home from work we go."
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Speaking of, it's kind of a Mandela effect that it's called Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs instead of Snow White and The Seven Dwarves, right?
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Sorry, what?
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The theme tune for "Mister Rogers" was never "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." It's actually "a beautiful day in this neighborhood."
NET / PBS
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Behold:
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In Billy Joel's "Piano Man," it's not "Son, can you play me a melody." It's "Son, can you play me a memory" instead.
Paul Natkin / Getty Images
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We have receipts:
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The theme song from "Drake & Josh" said “It’s gonna take some time to realign," not “It’s gonna take some time to realise.”
Disney Channel
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Listen closely:
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In Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise," it's not "We been spendin' most our lives livin' in a gangsta's paradise." It's "Been spendin' most their lives livin' in a gangsta's paradise," then "Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in a gangsta's paradise."
Tommy Boy Records
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See?
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In Green Day's "Basket Case," it's not "I went to a wh*re. She said my life’s a bore." It's actually "I went to a wh*re. HE said my life’s a bore."
Reprise Records
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I wonder what societal factor led to the confusion...
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"The Song That Never Ends" from "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" is actually "the song that DOESN'T end."
PBS
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My child self is forever changed:
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In "Sweet Dreams" by The Eurythmics, it's "Sweet dreams are made of this," not "Sweet dreams are made of these." Somehow, they just make the rhyme fit.
RCA Records
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Well, then:
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And lastly, even though it's not technically lyric-related — Outkast's "Mrs Jackson" was recorded in 2000, not the '90s.
LaFace Arista
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It'll be a bop forever, though:
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