Is there anyone among us who’s never confidently belted out the wrong lyrics to a song? Our rundown of top misunderstandings should make you feel better… The SKY. That's what Jimi Hendrix kissed. (Image: Michael Ochs Archives)

Singer Alex Warren insists we’ve all been mishearing the lyrics to his hit song Ordinary, as the Daily Star revealed this week. That bit where he sings “All my life, I’ll do ya” – he’s actually saying “how do ya?” ‌

But he’s not the first pop star to fall victim to a lyrical muddle . Now we've taken a look back at some of history’s daftest misheard songs… ‌

Hits and misses

HIT: “Excuse me while I kiss the sky.” ‌

MISS: “Excuse me while I kiss this guy.”

The big one – from Purple Haze (1967) by Jimi Hendrix. Not even Jimi would be sure what

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