Vol. 07 · Misheard ·2008
"All the singing ladies, all the singing ladies."
That isn't the lyric.
What you hear
"All the singing ladies, all the singing ladies."
What's actually sung
"All the single ladies, all the single ladies." Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) — Beyoncé (2008)
Why the ear defaults
Beyoncé's staccato delivery nasalises "single" into something closer to "singing." Both versions scan as plausible pop lyrics, which is why the mondegreen sticks.
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