Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1982
"The kid is not my son."
That isn't the lyric.
What you hear
"The kid is not my son."
What's actually sung
"The kid is not my son." Billie Jean — Michael Jackson (1982)
Why the ear defaults
Correct as printed — but widely heard as "The kid is not the sun." The final consonant drops against the next line's leading vowel in fast playback.
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