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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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| 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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1960s | |
The Beatles', "A Day in the Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I just had to lend a hand
Original Lyrics: I just had to la-ugh
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Chiquitita"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll be dancing once again
Like an ambulance Original Lyrics: You'll be dancing once again
And the pain will end |
Carole King's, "I Feel the Earth Move"
Misheard Lyrics: Meddled as the month of May
Original Lyrics: Mellow as the month of May
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Dobie Gray's, "Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me The Beach Boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away. Beginning to fact that I'm wasting time. I don't understand the things I do. The world outside looks so unkind. I'm counting on you to carry me through. Original Lyrics: Give me the beat boys and free my soul.
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away. Beginning to think that I'm wasting time. I don't understand the things I do. The world outside looks so unkind. I'm counting on you to carry me through. |
Frankie Valli's, "My Eyes Adored You"
Misheard Lyrics: My eyes of Georgia.
Original Lyrics: My eyes adored you.
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Glen Campbell's, "Rhinestone Cowboy"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a limestone cowboy
Original Lyrics: Like a rhinestone cowboy
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John Denver's, "Annie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a Sleep-Evil Lotion
Original Lyrics: Like a sleepy blue ocean
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John Denver's, "Annie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: You build up my fences, like a KNIGHT in the forest
Original Lyrics: You filled up my senses, like a night in a forest
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John Denver's, "Annie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: You fill up my bathtub
Original Lyrics: You fill up my senses
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The Doors', "Riders on the Storm"
Misheard Lyrics: If you give this man a ride, sweet Emily will die
Original Lyrics: Give this man a ride, sweet memory will die
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1980s | |
Adam Ant's, "Goody Two Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics: Dog train, dog smoke
Original Lyrics: Don't drink, don't smoke
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Billy Joel's, "Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics: And you cannot have depression
Original Lyrics: And you cannot handle pressure
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Billy Joel's, "Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: She's been living in her white man's world
Original Lyrics: She's been living in her white bread world
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Bryan Adams', "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been waiting for so long.
For something to ride. For love to come along. Now my dreams are coming true. From the good times to the bad. Yeah, I'll be standing there, I knew. Original Lyrics: I've been waiting for so long.
For something to arrive. For love to come along. Now our dreams are coming true. Through the good times and the bad. Yeah, I'll be standing there by you. |
Don Henley's, "The Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see you
Your Browns game shining in the sun. Original Lyrics: I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun. |
Eddie Money's, "Shakin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Blew out the speakers in her dirty sweaty hole
Original Lyrics: Blew out the speakers in her daddy's stereo
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Calling America"
Misheard Lyrics: Calling a married girl. That's where she has to be. Calling a married girl. She left her lover for me! (Do, do-do do-do-do, do, do-do do-do-do)
Original Lyrics: Calling America. That's where she has to be. Calling America. She left her number for me.
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Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Misheard Lyrics: Speak trees are made of tyres
Who am I to Tissot dreams Scrambled the world in the seventeen Original Lyrics: Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas |
Foreigner's, "I Don't Want to Live Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm longing for the time I'm longing for the day
When I'll be giving you this heart of mine Beneath me when I say Original Lyrics: I'm longing for the time I'm longing for the day
When I'll be giving you this heart of mine Believe me when I say |
Great White's, "Rock Me"
Misheard Lyrics: There is nothing left to lose.
But next belongs to you. Original Lyrics: There is nothing left to do.
But make sweet love to you. |
Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: These wound they finding Nemo
Original Lyrics: These wounds they will not heal
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Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics: Father haves his someday mess
Mother's tired she needs a rest The kids are playing up those stairs Sister staying in those s***s Original Lyrics: Father wears his Sunday best
Mother's tired she needs a rest The kids are playing up downstairs Sister's sighing in her sleep |
Metallica's, "Disposable Heroes"
Misheard Lyrics: F**king a machine gun fire
Original Lyrics: Barking of machine gun fire
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the same, I'm the song, that Michael sung
Original Lyrics: Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama say, mama saw, mama applesauce
Original Lyrics: Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
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Phil Collins and Philip Bailey's, "Easy Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: She's an easy llama.
Original Lyrics: She's an easy lover
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The Pointer Sisters', "He's So Shy"
Misheard Lyrics: Please don't shout
Original Lyrics: He's so shy
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Tina Turner's, "Better Be Good to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Should I be fractured by your lack of devotion? Shit ass! Shit ass!
Original Lyrics: Should I be fractured by your lack of devotion? Should I? Should I?
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1990s | |
98 Degrees', "The Hardest Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Like Dr. Chicago
Original Lyrics: Like Dr. Zhivago
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Blind Melon's, "No Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I'd like to keep my teenage driving days....
Original Lyrics: You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today
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Megadeth's, "Train of Consequences"
Misheard Lyrics: Tuning up your radio as I'm slave to the tracks
Original Lyrics: My thinking is derailed I'm tied up to the tracks
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Nightcrawlers', "Push The Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a line again, It's a line a poon a scoon.
Original Lyrics: Their lives again, Their li-pull us through
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Our Lady Peace's, "One Man Army"
Misheard Lyrics: I began falling I began farting
Like a one man army Original Lyrics: I began falling I began marching
Like a one man army |
Roxette's, "Dangerous"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not addicted to coco even tonight
Original Lyrics: I'm not attracted to go-go deeper tonight.
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2000s | |
DMX's, "X Gonna Give It to Ya"
Misheard Lyrics: First we're gonna f***
Then we're gonna roll Original Lyrics: First we're gonna rock
Then we're gonna roll |
Girl in a Coma's, "Celibate Now"
Misheard Lyrics: She's... just like a restroom
Original Lyrics: She's...just like the rest of them
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Job for a Cowboy's, "Entombment of a Machine"
Misheard Lyrics: Preheat burgers
Original Lyrics: Only murmurs
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Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't wait to have you in my arse
Original Lyrics: I can't wait to have you in my arms
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Metallica's, "Some Kind of Monster"
Misheard Lyrics: Ominous, I've been us!!
Original Lyrics: Ominous, I'm in us!!
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Mundy's, "Galway Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: But she fell in love with a Mexican
Original Lyrics: But she fell in love with an English man
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Usher's, "U Got it Bad"
Misheard Lyrics: U got a, U got a bag
Original Lyrics: U got it, U got it bad
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2010s | |
Bruno Mars', "24K Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your freaking hands up ready move
Original Lyrics: Put yo' pinky rings up to the moon
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Charlie Puth's, "Attention"
Misheard Lyrics: Running round runnin' round throwing that turtle on my neck
Original Lyrics: You've been runnin' round, runnin' round, runnin' round throwin' that dirt all on my name
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Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on be my baby gumba
Original Lyrics: Come on, be my baby, come on
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Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, be my baby kumera
Original Lyrics: Come on, be my baby, come on
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Elle King's, "Ex's And Oh's"
Misheard Lyrics: One, two, three, they're gonna run back to me
'Cause I'm the best baby that they never got a key or One, two, three, they're gonna run back to me 'Cause I'm they best baby that they never got a kid Original Lyrics: One, two, three, they gonna run back to me
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Kip Moore's, "More Girls Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: So God made girls like you make guys like me
Wanna reach for the battle star, set it on a ring, Put it on your hand grab a piece of ham And raise a few More girls like you. Original Lyrics: So God made girls like you make guys like me
Wanna reach for the brightest star, set it on a ring, Put it on your hand grab a piece of land And raise a few More girls like you. |
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