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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 | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Fortunate Son"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't no senator's swan song
Original Lyrics: I ain't no senator's son, son
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The Rolling Stones', "Honky Tonk Women"
Misheard Lyrics: I laid a nympho sade in New York City
Original Lyrics: I laid a divorcee in New York City.
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1970s | |
Enigma's, "Sadeness Part I"
Misheard Lyrics: Won't you come please?
Original Lyrics: La vertu par le vice?
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Come Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: I spent four lonely days in a back alley haze
Original Lyrics: I spent four lonely days in a brown L.A. haze
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Revved like a douche, another rumor in the night
AND And little early-burley gave my anus curley-wurley. Original Lyrics: Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night AND And little early-pearly Came by in his curly-wurly |
The Selecter's, "On My Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: But with acid John I rotate the guy
Original Lyrics: But when I switch on I rotate the dial
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The Selecter's, "On My Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just the same old joke on my radio
Original Lyrics: It's just the same old show on my radio
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Thin Lizzy's, "The Boys Are Back in Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Guess who just got better days
Original Lyrics: Guess who just got back today
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty Deeds Thunder Chief
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
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AC/DC's, "Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
Misheard Lyrics: Happy jezabels are playing on my guitar.
Original Lyrics: Heavy decibels are playing on my guitar
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Bon Jovi's, "I'll Be There for You"
Misheard Lyrics: These 5 words I'll say to you
Original Lyrics: These 5 words I swear to you
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Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: A loaded sex dream on my back
Original Lyrics: A loaded six-string on my back
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Earth, Wind, & Fire's, "Let's Grove"
Misheard Lyrics: Let this groove
Get in the mood Original Lyrics: Let this groove
Get you to move |
Precious Wilson's, "I Don't Know"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know
Why our love was so bland Original Lyrics: I don't know
Why our love is so blind |
Stan Ridgway's, "Camouflage"
Misheard Lyrics: But before he went he said, "simplify"
And said his only wish Was to save a young marine caught in a garage Original Lyrics: But before he went he said, "Semper Fi,"
And said his only wish Was to save a young marine caught in a barrage |
Stan Ridgway's, "Camouflage"
Misheard Lyrics: Just then I heard a twig snap and I grabbed my antique gun
Original Lyrics: Just then I heard a twig snap and I grabbed my empty gun
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Steve Miller Band's, "Abracadabra"
Misheard Lyrics: Silk and Satin, leather and lace.
Black panties with an angel’s face Original Lyrics: Silk and satin, leather and lace.
Black panties, throw them in your face. |
Tears for Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: The burns and the bleeds
Original Lyrics: The birds and the bees
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The Cult's, "She Sells Sanctuary"
Misheard Lyrics: My hamster's fried, made my bat cry
And my hamster's fried, made my bat, made my bat cry Original Lyrics: Oh those heads that turn, make my back burn
And those heads that turn, make my back, make my back burn. |
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1990s | |
69 Boyz's, "Tootsee Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Cotton candy’s sweet as gold let me see that doo doo hole
Original Lyrics: Cotton candy, sweet as gold let me see that tootsie roll!
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Billie Ray Martin's, "Your Loving Arms"
Misheard Lyrics: Anytime now anytime yeah
Original Lyrics: Burnin' inside yeah
I'm burnin' inside yeah |
Edwyn Collins', "Girl Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: Too many proto singers, not enough proto songs
Original Lyrics: Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs
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Enya's, "Anywhere Is"
Misheard Lyrics: The reason for its glowing
Original Lyrics: The reason for its flowing
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Eric Clapton's, "Change the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Sony in my dreams
Original Lyrics: It's only in my dreams
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Jocelyn Pook's, "Blow the Wind: Pie Jesu"
Misheard Lyrics: Blown away suddenly
Original Lyrics: Blow the wind southerly
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Jocelyn Pook's, "Blow the Wind: Pie Jesu"
Misheard Lyrics: Throw 'em in, somebody
Original Lyrics: Blow the wind, southerly
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Loreena McKennitt's, "The Mummers' Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: We'd bring a garden gate
or We'd bring the Garden State Original Lyrics: We'd bring a garland gay
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Mariah Carey's, "Emotions"
Misheard Lyrics: Higher than the seventh soli
Original Lyrics: High up in the heavens above
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Movie Scripts', "Braveheart"
Misheard Lyrics: After the heading
Original Lyrics: After the beheading
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Nightcrawlers', "Surrender Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Didn't we have garlic, didn't we erm, wanna' stay
Original Lyrics: We have got that thing, we a wanna' stay willing
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Nirvana's, "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"
Misheard Lyrics: In my pants, in my pants.
Where the sun don't ever shine. Original Lyrics: In the pines, in the pines.
Where the sun don't ever shine. |
Prince's, "Diamonds And Pearls"
Misheard Lyrics: Mother Mika May
Original Lyrics: Am I the weaker man?
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Prince's, "Money don't matter tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: He never had to spank for money, it's true
Original Lyrics: He never had respect for money, it's true
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Possession"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll take your birth away
Original Lyrics: I'll take your breath away
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Slum your bodies down and wallets all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around.
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're finding Jabba in a little while
Original Lyrics: We're going down, down in an earlier round
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: A reason for all of the suits
Original Lyrics: A reason for all that I do
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: I C-all-ed you demon to go
Original Lyrics: I've found a reason to show.
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: F*ck-f*ck-f*ck-f*ck your face, f*ck-f*ck-f*ck your face
Original Lyrics: P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face
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Sheryl Crow's, "Soak Up The Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a Comic job
Original Lyrics: I've got a crummy job
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Stonebridge featuring Therese's, "Put 'Em High"
Misheard Lyrics: My big bad bum
My big bad bum Put 'em high Push it high Original Lyrics: Ba bay ba bow
Ba bay ba bow Put 'em high Push it high |
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2010s | |
Carrie Underwood's, "Kingdom"
Misheard Lyrics: Pissin' on the wall
Original Lyrics: Picture on the wall
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Dua Lipa's, "New Rules"
Misheard Lyrics: I got no room for Jabba
Original Lyrics: I got new rules, I count 'em
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Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: And now my bed s*** smell like
Original Lyrics: And now my bedsheets smell like you
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Iron Maiden's, "Am Dorado"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a d**k pic for the ride
Original Lyrics: Take a ticket for the ride
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Sia feat. Sean Paul's, "Cheap Thrills"
Misheard Lyrics: How low can you go
Original Lyrics: I love cheap thrills
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