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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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May 6
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Apr 21
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Misheard Lyrics Stories -> Latest Entry
| 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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Misheard Lyrics -> Latest Entries
1960s | |
Ronny and the Daytonas', "GTO"
Misheard Lyrics: This little modified par car
OR This little modified hot rod Original Lyrics: This little modified pon pon
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1970s | |
Alan O'Day's, "Undercover Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancin' to my friends
Original Lyrics: Answer to my prayer
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Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: My woman gives me pie-ie
Don't break down to a blurb. Original Lyrics: My woman gives me power
Goes right down to my blood. |
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Theme from 'All in the Family'"
Misheard Lyrics: G.R.O. Salrigrate
Original Lyrics: Gee, our old LaSalle ran great.
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Frank Zappa's, "Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy"
Misheard Lyrics: I had a Roger Daltrey capon
Original Lyrics: I had a Roger Daltrey cape on
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John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: Shannon, go a river.
Original Lyrics: Shenandoah River.
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The Hues Corporation's, "Rock the Boat"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock on with your Betsy.
Original Lyrics: Rock on with your bad self.
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1980s | |
10,000 Maniacs', "What's the Matter Here?"
Misheard Lyrics: That young boy, a balcony
Original Lyrics: That young boy without a name
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Air Supply's, "All Out Of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: To mention it's all apart
Original Lyrics: Tormented and torn apart
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Air Supply's, "All Out Of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatever without you
or But am I without you? Original Lyrics: What am I without you?
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Air Supply's, "All Out of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you feeling in two?
Original Lyrics: Are you feeling it too?
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Air Supply's, "All Out of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It gets hotter each day.
Original Lyrics: It gets harder each day.
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Air Supply's, "The One That You Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Askin' for a dollar day
Original Lyrics: Askin' for another day
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Air Supply's, "The One That You Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Now the nine has gone
Now the nine has gone away... Original Lyrics: Now the night has gone
Now the night has gone away... |
Air Supply's, "The One That You Love"
Misheard Lyrics: We have the rides you know (2x)
Original Lyrics: We have the right you know (2x)
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Australian Crawl's, "Downhearted"
Misheard Lyrics: Brown Hornet
Broken dreams that never really started, yeah! Original Lyrics: Downhearted
Broken dreams that never really started, yeah! |
Bangles', "Manic Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: Doesn't matter that I have to be the bottom of a buoyant dance
Original Lyrics: It doesn't matter that I have to feed the both of us, employment's down.
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Bangles', "Walk Like an Egyptian"
Misheard Lyrics: On the bus are men bite a nutty customer knee'd on a bed
Original Lyrics: And the bazaar man by the Nile
They got the money on a bet. |
Bee Gees', "You Win Again"
Misheard Lyrics: We do nothing that's complete.
Original Lyrics: We do nothing but compete.
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Bee Gees', "You Win Again"
Misheard Lyrics: We got a little before we go
And tell this rubber ball. Original Lyrics: We gotta level before we go
And tear this love apart. |
Charlene's, "I've Never Been to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey lady, you da lady, cursing at your life
OR Hey lady, beautiful lady, cursing at your life. Original Lyrics: Hey lady, you lady, cursing at your life.
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Def Leppard's, "Love Bites"
Misheard Lyrics: When you make gloves,
do you look in the mirror? Original Lyrics: When you make love,
do you look in the mirror? |
Husker Du's, "Pink Turns to Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know what to do
Now dickheads turned to blue Original Lyrics: I don't know what to do
Now that pink has turned to blue |
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: but chad is not my son or the jazz is not my son
Original Lyrics: The kid is not my son.
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Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: Annie, do you want cake?
Are you wonky, Annie? Original Lyrics: Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie? |
Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson's, "Say Say Say"
Misheard Lyrics: You never ever love me
Original Lyrics: You never ever worry
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Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson's, "Say, Say, Say"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't kill standing here
Original Lyrics: How can you stand to hear
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Sting's, "Be Still My Beating Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been to every single Bogart movie
Original Lyrics: I've been to every single book I know
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The Bangles', "If She Knew What She Wants"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd say her veins are corrupted 'cause she's up in two chains
Original Lyrics: I'd say her values are corrupted but she's open to change
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The Bangles', "Walk Like an Egyptian"
Misheard Lyrics: For enticing a hooker pie, say...
Original Lyrics: Foreign types with the hookah pipes say.
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1990s | |
Oleta Adams', "Get Here"
Misheard Lyrics: There are heels and mountains between us.
Original Lyrics: There are hills and mountains between us.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Breaking The Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: She can't chew no gum.
Original Lyrics: She meant you no harm.
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They Might Be Giants', "See the Constellation "
Misheard Lyrics: With Gordon Liddy on his arm
Just a guy made of dots and lines Original Lyrics: No cigar, no lady on his arm
Just a guy made of dots and lines |
Wreckx-N-Effect's, "Rump Shaker"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on pass the poom poom and hit the clappa
Original Lyrics: Come on pass the poom poom send it to poppa
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Wreckx-N-Effect's, "Rump Shaker"
Misheard Lyrics: Done to seduction from basehead to feet
Original Lyrics: Turn to seduction from face hips to feet
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Wreckx-N-Effect's, "Rump Shaker"
Misheard Lyrics: Since you got the body of Pierre come and get the award.
Original Lyrics: Since you got the body of the year come and get the award.
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2000s | |
Black Eyed Peas', "I Gotta Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: I got my money let's spit it up.
Original Lyrics: I got my money let's spend it up.
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Pizza Kids', "We Like Pizza"
Misheard Lyrics: eggs and cheese and origami
Original Lyrics: extra cheese and oregano
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Quarashi's, "Mr. Jinx"
Misheard Lyrics: I peed on your chest when I'm bouncing like yoyo
Original Lyrics: I beat on your chest when I'm bouncing like yoyo
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers', "By the Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Saturday night and there's a show tonight
Original Lyrics: Standing in line to see the show tonight
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Victoria Beckham's, "Not Such an Innocent Day"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not the child you think I am.
Original Lyrics: I'm not as shy as you think I am.
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Victoria Beckham's, "Not Such an Innocent Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not me a child, no.
Original Lyrics: I'm not made of china
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2010s | |
Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX's, "I Love It"
Misheard Lyrics: I got this feeling on a summer day when you were born.
Original Lyrics: I got this feeling on a summer day when you were gone.
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Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX's, "I Love It"
Misheard Lyrics: I threw your chick into a bag and pushed her down the stairs.
Original Lyrics: I threw your shit into a bag and pushed it down the stairs.
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Billy Ray Cyrus', "Achy Breaky Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: You can take the dog to Bachman Lake
Original Lyrics: You can tell your dog to bite my leg.
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misc | |
Commercial's, "Arnott's Scotch Finger"
Misheard Lyrics: Break your finger
Original Lyrics: Break a finger
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