Miss Heard Song Lyrics is a podcast lovingly dedicated to all of us who have ever sung along to our favorite jam with such conviction not realizing we are totally singing the wrong words. Hosted by me Miss Heard (aka Melody), I will share famous songs that have been sung incorrectly through the years and have guests from time to time stop by to share their cringe worthy song moments proudly on this podcast. And if we are lucky, have songwriters share their inspiration and backstory of these ...
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Music is an essential part of just about everyone’s lives. It fills the silent spaces of our day, underscores the important moments in our lives, and transports us to another world. In this podcast, Kutztown University Composition students have collaborated by considering a song and talking about why it’s so great. Thinking beyond the music, including both the technical and emotional elements of a song results in a deeply personal piece of work. Several styles, genres, and modes have been co ...
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 301 with The Beach Boys’ “Kokomo” and share her personal connection to this song. You will also learn which “Full House” actor is in their music video playing the steel drums. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more…
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Season 6 Episode 300: Bleed All the Way Home
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13:10Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 300 and we are celebrating it with our first ever Boz Scaggs misheard song lyrics. You will learn why the band Toto owes a lot to him. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “Miss Heard…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 299 with another misheard song lyric from Electric Light Orchestra’s “Evil Woman”. You will learn how long it took Jeff Lynne to create this hit and his connection to the supergroup Traveling Wilburys. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitc…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 298 with Smashing Pumpkin’s song “Cherub Rock.” You will learn why he wrote this song and his tumultuous relationship with alternative rocker Courtney Love. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Po…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 297 with Genesis’ hit song and album with the same name “Invisible Touch.” You will learn what its connection is to Sheila E.’s 1984 pop hit “The Glamorous Life” and what do they have in common with Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, and Madonna. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 296 with classic by Steve Miller Band called “Fly Like an Eagle from his album of the same name. You will learn his connection with Boz Scaggs and Paul McCartney, and which famous singer covered this song for a 1996 film called “Space Jam.” You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 295 with Hootie and the Blowfish’s “Hold My Hand.” No it’s not about a bear, but great connections to golf, Tiger Woods, Nashville, and the Grand Ole Opry. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Pod…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 294 with James Blunt’s ballad “You’re Beautiful” and learn his connection to Princes Lei actress Carrie Fisher and what activity caused his lip to be split. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Po…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 293 with Willie Nelson mega hit, “On the Road Again” and will learn which 1980 movie this song was the theme for that he was the main star in. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “Mi…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 292 with Seal’s iconic “Kiss on the Rose”. Till this day, he has not shared or confirmed what the song is actually about, however many thought the lyric was “on the grave” not the color grey…what what? You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitc…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 291 with Lipps Inc’s “Funky Town.” You will earn it’s connection to Minnesota, Prince, Jimmy Jam, and the clever story about the band’s name. There are also two music videos and one with Doris D caused confusion for some like me on who she is and how she is connected with the band. You can listen to all our e…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 290 with OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)’s 80’s hit “If You Leave.” So many connections to not only the 1986 John Hughes movie “Pretty in Pink”, but also to the Psychedelic Furs, and other Brat Packers like Charlie Sheen and Lea Thompson. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://p…
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Season 6 Episode 289: Land Called Harmony
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15:36Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 289 with Peter Paul and Mary’s iconic folk song “Puff the Magic Dragon. No, it’s supposedly not above drugs, but for years that was the speculation. You will learn who the other co-writer of this song was and what poem inspired the lyrics in the first place. You can listen to all our episodes at our website a…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 288 with my hometown band from the NW part of the US in Portland, Oregon called “Quarterflash.” You will learn their former band names prior to Seafood Mama and what Quarterflash actually means. Also, mega superstar Elton John asked them to open up for him back in the day. You can listen to all our episodes a…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 287 with Benny Mardones’ yacht rock signature song “Into the Night”. You will learn he began his career as a songwriter for people like Brenda Lee and Chubby Checker and why this hit has something in common with Chubby Checker. This must be one of the creepiest music videos that Miss Heard has covered and she…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 286 with Carl Carlson’s “She’s a Bad Mama Jama” and you will learn who wrote it that helped Carlson’s career with a second hit after “Everlasting Love.” You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcas…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 285 with Van Morrison’s hit “Brown Eyed Girl” which originally had a different song title before. You will also learn about why thing song keeps him up all night till now and how he is connected with Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s mother, and a sad story about a paternity incident with the baby and baby mam…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 284 with Paula Abdul’s hit “Opposites Attract” and the iconic music video with cartoon MC Skat Kat. Thanks to that fateful Los Angeles Lakers game that had the Jacksons there which helped them discover Paula Abdul with her choreography talents. This discovery led to high profile choreography projects with the…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 283 with Ini Kamoze’s 90’s hit “Here Comes the Hotstepper” and how it’s connected with a 1960s song called "Land of 1000 Dances", which was a number one R&B hit for Wilson Pickett in 1966 and was first recorded in 1962 by Chris Kenner and in 1963 reprised by Fats Domino. You can listen to all our episodes at …
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 282 with Matchbox Twenty’s “3 am.” You will learn the inspiration for this song and why Rob Thomas’ solo career gets a power boost from Santana and the Latin Explosion in the late 1990s. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify an…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 281 with Rob Zombie’s horror inspired “Dragula”. From Fashion Design school, rock band frontman, horror director to PETA supporter. He even did a stint as a production assistant for the children's show Pee-wee's Playhouse You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyr…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 280 with Eagles song “Take It Easy.” It started out as a Jackson Browne song and ended up with the Eagles because Glenn Frey was able to finish composing it. You will also learn of a town tribute to the song in Arizona and how they added something special to that tribute after the death of Glenn Frey. You can…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 279 with Mr. Mister’s “Kyrie.” Lead singer Richard Page was so wanted that both Toto and Chicago wanted to hire him as their new lead singer. You will also learn what Kyrie actually means, and tidbit about lasers and the FAA. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 278 with a perfect Christmas classic on Christmas Day! It’s Brenda Lee’s iconic “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree. You will learn how old she was when she did the original and how AI today is using her talents to introduce this song to a wider audience for the holidays. You can listen to all our episodes at …
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 277 with Radiohead’s iconic alternative rock song “Creep.” We will share who sued Radiohead and why, as well as what the song was actually about. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name …
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Season 6 Episode 276: Van Halen is Overrated
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10:57Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 276 with Train’s “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) song. You will learn who inspired this song, how many Grammys this song won, and that there were two versions of their music video. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many mor…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 275 with Sade’s sultry hit “Smooth Operator.” You will learn about the band named Sade and what the singer Sade’s full name in Nigerian means. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “Mi…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 274 with Enya’s classic “Orinoco Flow.” You will learn how this song is connected to a 2011 David Fincher movie and how the the title of the song is an allusion both to Orinoco Studios (now Miloco Studios), where it was recorded, and to the river of the same name. You can listen to all our episodes at our web…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 273 with the Ramones iconic hit “I Want to Be Sedated.” You will learn what the story is behind the song and what famous musician was the inspiration for their rock star names. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many mor…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 272 with Carl Douglas’ famous one hit wonder “Kung Fu Fighting” and how this B side song did better than it’s originally intended A side song. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “Mi…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 271 with Sophie B. Hawkins 90’s hit “As I Lay Me Down.” You will learn what the song is about and who Sophie B. Hawkins lost the 1993 Best New Artist Grammy too. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms und…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 270 with Green Day’s “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.” Many great Did You Knows with a connection to Oasis’ Wonderwall, Samuel Bayer, and who this Jesus of Suburbia character is. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more …
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 269 with Patty Smyth and Scandal’s “The Warrior.” You will learn her possible affiliation with Van Halen, who Patty is still married too, and what the song was about by song writer Holly Knight. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Sp…
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Season 6 Episode 268: Bake Me a Pie of Love
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15:38Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 268 with Steve Winwood’s iconic “Higher Love.” You will see the connection to this song to a Hershey’s Chocolate ad, and why Whitney Houston hit number one on Billboard magazine's Dance Club Songs chart, making it Houston's highest-charting posthumous release to date. You can listen to all our episodes at our…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 267 with Ambrosia’s hit “Biggest Part of Me”. You will learn why they called themselves Ambrosia and what the connection is with Bruce Hornsby. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “M…
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Season 6 Episode 266 - You Can't Stop That
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14:32Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 266 with Aretha Franklin’s “Freeway of Love.” So many connections to artists such as Clarence Clemons with the E Street Band and the motor city Detroit. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcas…
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Season 6 Episode 265: Hold Em By The Ears
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12:48Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 265 with Simply Red’s “Holding Back the Years.” You will learn what was the impetus of the song and how the band got it’s name. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “Miss Heard Song L…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 264 with Rod Stewart’s eighties hit “Forever Young” and why it’s one of his favorite songs. You will also learn the connection with Bob Dylan and about Stewart’s hobby that takes up some real estate at his home. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTu…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 263 with Van Halen’s iconic hit “Jump”. You will learn the origin of the lyrics and which martial artist David Lee Roth dedicated this song to. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “M…
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Season 6 Episode 262: The Best of Season 5
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51:37Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 262 with our top 3 downloaded episodes of Season 5. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “Miss Heard Song Lyrics” Don’t forget to subscribe/rate/review to help our Podcast in the rati…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 6, Episode 261 with Christopher Cross’ theme to the movie “Arthur.” You will also understand why co-song writer Peter Allen thanked the air traffic controller at the Oscars while accepting his Oscar for this song. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stit…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 5, Episode 260 with The Hues Corporation’s disco classic “Rock the Boat.” You will learn the group's name was a pun on the Howard Hughes Corporation, with the 'hue' (a synonym of 'color'). Thanks to the blaxploitation film, Blacula, starring William Marshall for helping this group get their big start, and love from the …
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 5, Episode 259 with Kenny Roger’s classic “Lucille.” He was a cross over singer/songwriter and made so many hits with his many duets and collaborations. He was also married 5 times with 5 children from his marriages. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, S…
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Season 5 Episode 258 - B0ner of a Lonely Heart
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14:36Miss Heard celebrates Season 5, Episode 258 with prog rock group Yes. You will learn all the iterations of this epic band and the unlikely place this song was originally conceived. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “Miss…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 5, Episode 257 with Level 42’s eighties classic “Something About You.” This talented 80’s band has connections to the Prince, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, Ben E. King, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify a…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 5, Episode 256 with Erasure’s “Chains of Love.” You will learn why both bandmates work so well and what other well-know bands that Vince Clarke had his hands in. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast …
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Season 5 Episode 255 - One of These Things
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14:39Miss Heard celebrates Season 5, Episode 255 with Foo Fighter’s “The Pretender.” You will learn of the possible connection to Sesame Street and why he named his band Foo Fighters. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “Miss H…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 5, Episode 254 with Olivia Newton John’s 1981 hit “Physical.” Originally intended for Rod Stewart, and passed over by Tina Turner, it was then suggested that Olivia should give it a go and boy did she! You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotif…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 5, Episode 253 with Matthew Wilder’s catchy 80’s hit, “Break My Stride.” Learn how this song he wrote in about 30 minutes help his career to a top 5 US Billboard hit and onto an Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score nomination for his songwriting skills. You can listen to all our episodes at our websit…
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Miss Heard celebrates Season 5, Episode 252 with Johnny Kemp’s 1988 hit “Just Got Paid” that was originally given to Keith Sweat, which he passed on the song. You can listen to all our episodes at our website at: https://pod.co/miss-heard-song-lyrics Or iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and many more platforms under Podcast name “Miss Heard Song Lyrics” Do…
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