Misheard Lyrics
Think of some of the song lyrics you have mis-heard throughout the years. Pick your favorite, and use these mis-heard lyrics as the title of a new creative writing piece. Write a story, scene or poem based on this title.
Do you ever mis-hear song lyrics, and wonder how what you've just heard makes any sense until you look the lyrics up, or someone corrects you? This happened to me a lot during the '90s. I thought a certain Fatboy Slim song entailed praising someone like shoe, rather than "I have to praise you like I should." I wondered why BB Mak was singing about back hair. (The correct lyrics are "back here baby.") Imagine my confusion when I found out that Train actually did, in fact, sing that a woman had drops of Jupiter in her hair. I'm still trying to figure that one out.
Writing Prompt: Misheard Song Lyrics
Think of some of the song lyrics you have mis-heard throughout the years. Pick your favorite, and use these mis-heard lyrics as the title of a new creative writing piece. Write a story, scene or poem based on this title.
Post your response (500 words or fewer) in the comments below.
About Cassandra Lipp
Cassandra Lipp is managing editor of Writer's Digest. She is the author of Queen City Records, which tells the stories behind the indie record shops of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Her work has appeared in Greener Pastures, The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, Points in Case, and Ohio's Best Emerging Poets 2019. Follow her on Twitter @Cassie000000.
