LexBrew
Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1983

"Karma, karma, karma, karma, comma chameleon."

That isn't the lyric.

What you hear
"Karma, karma, karma, karma, comma chameleon."
What's actually sung
"Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon." Karma Chameleon — Culture Club (1983)

Why the ear defaults

Children and non-English speakers tend to hear the final "karma" as "comma" — the word is more familiar from grammar lessons and sounds nearly identical.

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