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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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1950s | |
1960s | |
Rick Ross 's, "Hustlin'"
Misheard Lyrics: every day I'm busting
Original Lyrics: every day I'm hustlin'
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The Beach Boys', "Surf's Up"
Misheard Lyrics: While I poured a do-or-die
Original Lyrics: While at port adieu or die
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1970s | |
Aerosmith's, "Dream On"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's got their bills they like to pay
Original Lyrics: Everybody's got their dues in life to pay
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Dawn's, "Candida"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Mike and Tina, we could make it together.
Original Lyrics: Oh My Candida, we could make it together.
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Eagles', "Life in the Fast Lane"
Misheard Lyrics: Blowhead and burnin'
Original Lyrics: Blowin' and burnin'
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Elton John's, "Bennie & The Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got electric boobs
A mohair suit Original Lyrics: She's got electric boots
a mohair suit |
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'd really love to see you denied
Original Lyrics: And I'd really love to see you tonight
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Free's, "All Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you trying to put me in chains?
Original Lyrics: Are you trying to put me in shame?
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Grand Funk Railroad's, "We're an American Band"
Misheard Lyrics: Four young taquitas in Omaha
Original Lyrics: Four young chiquitas in Omaha
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Jackson 5's, "Shake Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics: i love my mouse
Original Lyrics: let s dance let s shout
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Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks', "Whenever I Call You Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: See Laverne on a Saturday night
Original Lyrics: Sweet love flowin' almost every night
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Pink Floyd's, "Brain Damage"
Misheard Lyrics: The lunaty is on the glass
Original Lyrics: The lunatic is on the grass
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Rolling Stones', "Shattered"
Misheard Lyrics: Original "Rats on the West Side Bedbugs in town" "'raps' on the West side Stickups in town" with "Rap" being Cockney dialect for "Rape" this would make sense.
Original Lyrics: rats on the west side bedbugs in town
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Steve Miller Band's, "Fly Like an Eagle"
Misheard Lyrics: Kill the children
Original Lyrics: Shoe the children
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Supertramp's, "Goodbye Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: And I will go to China
Original Lyrics: And I will go on shinin'
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The Doobie Brothers', "Black Water"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear some Fawcetts six o land,
Pretty mama gonna take me Father Dan. Original Lyrics: I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland.
Pretty mama, come and take me by my hand |
1980s | |
Air Supply's, "All Out of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you were right, believing you're soda.
Original Lyrics: I know you were right, believing for so long.
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David Bowie's, "Let's Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's sway
Under the moonlight, mysterious moonlight Original Lyrics: Let's sway
Under the moonlight, this serious moonlight |
Disney's 'The Little Mermaid''s, "Poor Unfortunate Souls"
Misheard Lyrics: But they don't take human form on a lady who's with Ron
Original Lyrics: But they dote and swoon and fawn on a lady who's withdrawn
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Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I seen her in a smoky room
Original Lyrics: A singer in a smoky room
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Billie Jean --that's my girl
Original Lyrics: Billie Jean is not my lover
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Michael Jackson's, "Man in the Mirror"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm stalking with the man in the mirror!
Original Lyrics: I'm starting with the man in the mirror.
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Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: "It's time that you and I cuddle blow together" "Cause nothing's sacred" "Baby love a night"
Original Lyrics: "Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together" 'Cause I can thrill you" "Thriller, thriller night"
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Stevie Wonder's, "Master Blaster"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone's feeling sh**ty
It's hotter than a fly Original Lyrics: Everyone is feeling pretty
It's hotter than July |
Stevie Wonder's, "Master Blaster"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll be Jamming it until the pickle's done
Original Lyrics: We'll be jammin' until the break of dawn
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The Psychedelic Furs', "Pretty in Pink"
Misheard Lyrics: Where nothing is ever frustrate
Original Lyrics: Where nothing is ever put straight
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Toni Basil's, "Mickey"
Misheard Lyrics: You take me by the hooves
Original Lyrics: You take me by the hoo
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1990s | |
Bis', "The Powerpuff Girls (end Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Buttercup, she's a topless fighter
Original Lyrics: Buttercup, she's the toughest fighter.
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Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: And I never wasted any of my time on useless things
Original Lyrics: And I never wasted any of my time on you since then
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Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: E tu fwee
Original Lyrics: And if we
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Imperial Teen's, "Yoo Hoo"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you cool? Are You cool?
Original Lyrics: I Yoo Hoo I Yoo Hoo
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Jesus Jones', "Right Here Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I must lie, but I've waited, waited.
I must lie that I've waited for this. Original Lyrics: I was alive and I waited, waited.
I was alive and I waited for this. |
SWV's, "Downtown"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, you're glad there is no down.
Original Lyrics: Baby, on that, there is no doubt.
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Technoheads', "I Want to Be a Hippie"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to get high
But I have a new wife Original Lyrics: I want to get high
But I never knew why |
Tevin Campbell's, "Round and Round"
Misheard Lyrics: I say, sittin' violin of hope
While everyone else is down the street. Original Lyrics: I say, sittin' idle in our boat
While everyone else is down the stream |
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
Misheard Lyrics: In hotel rooms collecting paychecks for lovers.
Original Lyrics: In hotel rooms collecting six page lovers.
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Phoenix's, "Fences"
Misheard Lyrics: Why are they protected in Rome?
Original Lyrics: Wired and protected in a row.
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Special D's, "Come with Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Young Becky Bae your energy
Don't sing me song and come with pea Original Lyrics: Just activate your evergy
Just sing a song and come with me |
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Tool's, "Third Eye"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't open my third eye.
Original Lyrics: Prying open my third eye.
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2010s | |
Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll worship like a dog in the shine of your light
I'll tell you my sins so you can shove in your knife I believe that destiny's a good guard Let me give you my life Original Lyrics: I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your light
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life |
Linkin Park's, "Until It's Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: I burned instead for a thousand times
But now I know Original Lyrics: I've heard it said a thousand times
But now I know |
Rihanna's, "Only Girl (In the World)"
Misheard Lyrics: Juan Chuda, make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world
Original Lyrics: Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world
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Studio Killers', "Friday Night Gurus"
Misheard Lyrics: Are the oldies and the goldies playing on the radio?
They all make me feel the way you do, the Friday Night guru. You're the only one to notice when the Farsa rah-dio... Original Lyrics: All the oldies and the goldies playing on the radio
They don't make me feel the way you do, my Friday Night Gurus. You're the Obi-Wan Kenobis with the force of audio... |
Young the Giant's, "Cough Syrup"
Misheard Lyrics: My sister: Life's too short to be a cannibal, oh
I'm losing my mind losing my mind losing control, oh oh These fishes in the sea they're staring at me oh oh Oh oh oh oh The wet world aches for a beat of a drum Me: Life's too short to be a carrot top, oh I'm losing my mind losing my mind losing control, oh oh These fishes in the sea they're staring at me oh oh Oh oh oh oh The web world aches for the treat of a dumb Original Lyrics: Life's too short to even care at all, oh
I'm losing my mind losing my mind losing control, oh oh These fishes in the sea they're staring at me oh oh Oh oh oh oh A wet world aches for a beat of a drum |
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