Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1985
"I'm ironing sunshine."
That isn't the lyric.
What you hear
"I'm ironing sunshine."
What's actually sung
"I'm walking on sunshine." Walking on Sunshine — Katrina and the Waves (1985)
Why the ear defaults
Katrina's delivery compresses "walking on" into a single syllable that sounds like "ironing." The wrong version feels domestic and cheerful, matching the song's mood.
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