Noah Kahan has a PSA for anyone belting out his songs at karaoke night: You're probably singing it wrong—and it's filthy.

According to Rolling Stone, the Vermont singer trolled his own fanbase on July 22 with a tweet unpacking the most crude lyric mishears his listeners have been confidently singing for months. Kahan delivered the corrections with full comedy.

For his viral mega-hit "Stick Season," Kahan clarified the real lyric is "saw your mom," not the far more unsavoury version fans have been singing. On "23," he's actually singing "beat your ass into morning"—not the other thing. And the "Haircut" coda? It's "glad you got your act cleaned," not a bathroom humour reference (though Kahan recently pleaded with fans to actually use the bathroom at his concerts, so the confusion is oddly fitting).

But here's what makes this move work: Kahan closed his fact-check with "But honestly sing from whatever place your mind takes you to"—giving fans permission to keep their own filthy versions alive. That's the energy of an artist secure enough to let his listeners have fun with his work.

Why this matters beyond the memes: Misheard lyrics are a feature, not a bug, of how music spreads online. When fans mishear and confidently share wrong lyrics on TikTok or in group chats, they're inadvertently marketing the song—sometimes to a wider audience than the real version reaches. The vulgarity angle makes it stickier; people remember the crude version because it's shocking and funny. Kahan's decision to lean into this rather than shut it down reflects how artists and fans now interact: the best ones let the chaos happen, then join in on the joke.

The timing is also perfect. Kahan is currently on a sold-out stadium tour supporting his fourth album, The Great Divide (released April 2026), and he headlined Rolling Stone's inaugural Stateside Festival in July. When you're that big, you can afford to be playful about the small stuff. The internet is already obsessed—expect these "wrong" lyrics to become the definitive versions for at least half his fanbase now.