Misheard Lyrics
This section is for misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens). Misheard lyrics occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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The Most Recent Story
| Cast of 'Bjorn Again Live''s, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tangerine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life. Original Lyrics: Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life. |
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The Story.... My sister and I took our mother for her birthday to see "Bjorn Again" last month. She had always loved ABBA and was the music that made her the happiest. So we had a great time singing and dancing during the show. But when we heard our mom sing 'tangerine' in the lyric, I just couldn't believe it. But the lyrics didn't matter as much as the feeling and the music, proven after seeing my mother smiling so big while she's singing about a fruit making a beat. Probably my biggest laugh all year. Story about this misheard lyric by: mattLA
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Today's Misheard Lyrics
1970s | |
Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Back to the horny old owl in the woods
Original Lyrics: Back to the howling old owl in the woods
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John Lennon's, "Give Peace A Chance"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's talkin' about magets, jackets, fagets and rabits this is aladin kick him in the nuts
Original Lyrics: Everybody's talkin' 'bout bagism, shagism, dragism, madism, ragism, tagism. This-ism, that-ism isn't it the most?
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Kamahl's, "One Hundred Children"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't blow up the world,
don't kill all the flies. Original Lyrics: Don't blow up the world,
don't kill all the flowers |
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Baby, get your lips to me baby.
Original Lyrics: Woah baby, don't do this to me baby.
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Building a remedy
For Prince Charles an entity Original Lyrics: A built-in remedy
for Khruschev and Kennedy. |
Rita Coolidge's, "We're All Alone "
Misheard Lyrics: Close the window
come alive Original Lyrics: Close the window
calm the light |
Thin Lizzy's, "The Boys Are Back In Town"
Misheard Lyrics: The boys are breakin' town.
Original Lyrics: The boys are back in town.
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All"
Misheard Lyrics: Not a muffin at all,
Not a muffin at all. Original Lyrics: Out of nothing at all,
Out of nothing at all. |
Depeche Mode's, "Dreaming Of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Filming and dreaming
Trimming of me Original Lyrics: Filming and dreaming
Dreaming of me |
Depeche Mode's, "Just Can't Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: It's getting hotter,
It's a burning glove Original Lyrics: It's getting hotter,
It's a burning love |
Depeche Mode's, "Master And Servant"
Misheard Lyrics: Forget all about the quality
Original Lyrics: Forget all about equality
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Depeche Mode's, "Photographic"
Misheard Lyrics: Bride lights Dark groom
Original Lyrics: Bright lights. Dark room.
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: She keeps a mohair condom in a pretty cabinet
Kept it in case she said, just like Marie Antoinette Original Lyrics: She keeps a Moet et Chandon in her pretty cabinet
'Let them eat cake' she said, just like Marie Antoinette. |
Radio Commercial's, "University Square Mall"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your shopping debris at the university.
Original Lyrics: Get your shopping degree at the university.
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Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Living downtown, is so scary
Original Lyrics: Keep it down, now, voices carry.
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1990s | |
AFI's, "Advances In Modern Technology"
Misheard Lyrics: Forever own monkeys cause they'll rule tomorrow
Original Lyrics: Forever unlucky, cause I'll own tomorrow.
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Alice In Chains', "Man In The Box"
Misheard Lyrics: Here it is, my sh*t
Original Lyrics: Buried in my sh*t
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Better Than Ezra's, "Return of the Post Moderns"
Misheard Lyrics: Writing speeches for the President
Out on the White House lawn Original Lyrics: Writhing peaches for the President
Out on the White House lawn |
Blind Guardian's, "Tommyknockers"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to drink and she wants to dick
Original Lyrics: I want to drink and she wants to dig
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Cherry Poppin' Daddies', "Zoot Suit Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: Zoo zoo Ryan! (Ryan!)
Original Lyrics: Zoot suit riot (riot)
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Chumbawumba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: I have no doubt
and here I go again you're never gonna keep me down Original Lyrics: I get knocked down
but I get up again you're never gonna keep me down. |
Depeche Mode's, "Strangelove"
Misheard Lyrics: Strangelove Will you give it the meat
Original Lyrics: Strangelove Will you give it to me
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Moby's, "Natural Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: oh Barbie, Ken is so GAY
Original Lyrics: Oh Lordy, trouble so hard.
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Pharcyde's, "Passing Me By"
Misheard Lyrics: She gets me high and bean pies
Original Lyrics: She keeps on passing me by.
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Rage Against The Machine's, "Killing In The Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Those who died are sanctified
By the Holy Ghost. He's pale and white! Original Lyrics: Those who died are justified
By wearing the badge, They're the chosen whites! |
Shawn Colvin's, "The Facts About Jimmy"
Misheard Lyrics: Jimmy thinks that he's a helpless man
He thinks about love in the bathroom Original Lyrics: Jimmy thinks that he's a helpless man
He thinks about love in a vacuum |
The Presidents Of The United States Of America's, "Lump"
Misheard Lyrics: Lump throwed up into Lump's pajamas.
Original Lyrics: Mud flowed up into Lump's pajamas.
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The Stereophonics', "Just Looking"
Misheard Lyrics: I want the perfect wife, with perfect inclined wrists
Original Lyrics: Do I want the perfect wife? The word perfect ain't quite right
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The Verve's, "Bittersweet Symphony"
Misheard Lyrics: I am here and I'm gone.
Original Lyrics: I am here in my mold
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Train's, "Meet Virginia"
Misheard Lyrics: She only drinks coffee at midnight
Well the woman is not right Original Lyrics: She only drinks coffee at midnight
When the moment is not right |
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2000s | |
Alicia Keys', "No One"
Misheard Lyrics: I just want you close
Where you can stay forever You can be toast And it will only get better Original Lyrics: I just want you close
Where you can stay forever You can be sure That it will only get better |
Blackfield's, "End of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Full of ignorance, fools in disguise
Original Lyrics: For these ignorant fools in the skies
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Cradle of Filth's, "The Foetus of a New Day Kicking"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you wanna let her sister round.
Original Lyrics: Danger warning levels hissed out loud.
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Flo Rida's, "Low"
Misheard Lyrics: Really Girlie Jeans [Jeans]
Poop with some fur [With some fur] Original Lyrics: Apple Bottom Jeans [Jeans]
Boots with the fur [With the fur] |
Good Charlotte's, "Dance Floor Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: Sugar bear
Original Lyrics: To the beat
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Mark Knopfler's, "What It Is"
Misheard Lyrics: The smell of dirty Dick
Is still inside her little mouth Original Lyrics: The ghost of Dirty Dick
Is still in search of Little Nell |
Maximo Park's, "Karaoke Plays"
Misheard Lyrics: We never did walk the dog at break.
Original Lyrics: We never did want the dawn to break.
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My Chemical Romance's, "Famous Last Words"
Misheard Lyrics: A life that's so demeaning
Original Lyrics: A life that's so demanding
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My Chemical Romance's, "Famous Last Words"
Misheard Lyrics: So may bright lights that cast a shadow
Original Lyrics: So many bright lights that cast a shadow
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My Chemical Romance's, "Famous Last Words"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, is it hard to understand
Why men compete Original Lyrics: Well, is it hard understanding
I'm incomplete |
My Chemical Romance's, "Famous Last Words"
Misheard Lyrics: Why get so weak?
Original Lyrics: I get so weak
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My Chemical Romance's, "House of Wolves"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me I am batman
Original Lyrics: Tell me I'm a bad man
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Nickelback's, "Rock Star"
Misheard Lyrics: The girls gone lazy and the drugs come cheap
Original Lyrics: The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
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Queens Of The Stone Age's, "You Can't Quit Me Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: You saw the goat
I'll see you in hell Original Lyrics: You're solid gold
I'll see you in hell |
Radio Commercial's, "Wynn Buick-Pontiac-GMC"
Misheard Lyrics: Say back when.
or Say back Gwen. or Save at Gwen. Original Lyrics: Save at Wynn.
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Soulja Boy's, "Crank Dat Soulja Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: They be looking at my dick
saying theres no rubber band! Original Lyrics: They be looking at my neck
Saying it's the rubber band man |
Timbaland feat. One Republic's, "Apologize"
Misheard Lyrics: It's too late to wanna jive.
Original Lyrics: It's too late to apologize.
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Michael W. Smith's, "You Are Holy"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a bully.
Original Lyrics: You are holy.
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Dolly Parton's, "I'll Make Your Bed"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll work for nothing and I'll make your bed.
Original Lyrics: You'll want for nothing and I'll make your bed.
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Reba McEntire's, "I'm A Survivor"
Misheard Lyrics: My Ritz are planted in my mass
Original Lyrics: My roots are planted in the past.
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