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
1960s | |
Beach Boys', "Let Him Run Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: Guess you know I'm brain dead for you girl
Original Lyrics: Guess you know I waited for you girl
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Elvis Presley's, "Return To Sender"
Misheard Lyrics: Return to sender, address a note
No such number, no such phone Original Lyrics: Return to sender, Address unknown
No such number, no such zone |
Jay And The Techniques', "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: Ready or not, here I come
Right back where I started from Original Lyrics: Ready or not, here I come
Gee that used to be so fun |
Lou Christie's, "Lightning Striking"
Misheard Lyrics: When I see your lips turn into a big kiss
Original Lyrics: When I see lips beggin' to be kissed
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The Beatles', "A Day In The Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I saw the photographed hand.
Original Lyrics: I saw the photograph.
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The Supremes', "Baby Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Nietszche Love
Original Lyrics: Need your love
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: How deep is your love, how deep is your love?
I really mean to learn. Original Lyrics: How deep is your love, how deep is your love?
I really need to learn. |
Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel you touch me
In the foreign rain. OR I feel you touch me In the boring rain. Original Lyrics: I feel you touch me
In the pouring rain. |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen tuba blowin'
Original Lyrics: List'ning to Buck Owens
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Don McLean's, "American Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: Them good old boys were feeling frisky and wry
Original Lyrics: Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Cordon Bleu
Original Lyrics: Ooo ah ooh
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Elton John's, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I gave you disease
Original Lyrics: I gave you my keys
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Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Better take an accoutant to vac your endowments
To set you on your feet again Original Lyrics: It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again. |
Rose Royce's, "Car Wash"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, let me tell you its better than being a bitch
Original Lyrics: Well, let me tell you it's better than digging a ditch
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Sex Pistols', "Anarchy In The U.K."
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna destroy bomb supply
OR I wanna destroy box supply Original Lyrics: I wanna destroy the passerby
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The Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: And you may not think I camp for you.
Original Lyrics: And you may not think I care for you.
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The Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You know the door to my parasol.
Original Lyrics: You know the door to my very soul.
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The Bee Gees', "Love You Inside Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the man who loves you inside out.
I went to college with my heart hanging out. Original Lyrics: I am the man who loves you inside out,
Backwards, and forwards with my heart hanging out. |
The Police's, "Can't Stand Losing You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't, I can't, I can't stop boozing
Original Lyrics: I can't, I can't, I can't stand losing
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: As long as anyone with hot ka-tann
Original Lyrics: As long as anyone with hot blood can
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Billy Joel's, "Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: But maybe someday when my check comes in
Original Lyrics: But maybe someday when my ship comes in
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Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Her hair is heart of gold
Original Lyrics: Her hair is Harlow gold.
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Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: She'll expose you, when she knows you
Original Lyrics: She'll expose you, when she snows you
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Liege Lord's, "Master Control"
Misheard Lyrics: Fear my nose rays!
Original Lyrics: Reveal my newest race
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Peter Cetera's, "Glory of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Just in time I'll save the day;
Take you to my cat so far way. Original Lyrics: Just in time I will save the day;
Take you to my castle far away. |
R.E.M's, "Driver 8"
Misheard Lyrics: The power lines have grown, so the airplanes won't get mad.
Original Lyrics: The power lines have floaters so the airplanes won't get snagged
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The Whispers', "It's a Love Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel that beat in my heart looking back from the start.
Original Lyrics: It's as deep in my heart looking right from the start.
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Zounds', "Can't Cheat Karms"
Misheard Lyrics: Pizza's gotta come, Well I could be wrong I know
Original Lyrics: Peace has gotta come, Well I could be wrong I know
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1990s | |
Amorphis', "Elegy"
Misheard Lyrics: Beneath the grass my pleasure
Under the sandbox we won Original Lyrics: Beneath the grass my treasure
Under the sand my sweet one |
Amorphis', "Elegy"
Misheard Lyrics: Full spirit in my morning
Original Lyrics: Low-spirited my mornings
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Bell Biv DeVoe's, "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics: Spotomatic freeze in full effect,
OR Spot a man of freedom for a fact, OR Spot a man and freeze in full efect Original Lyrics: Spyderman and Freeze in full effect
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Megadeth's, "Captive Honor"
Misheard Lyrics: He is in doctor pools and guaranteed lungs
Original Lyrics: He is untouchable and guarantees you'll lose
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Nirvana's, "Come As You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: No, I don't have a god
Original Lyrics: No, I don't have a gun
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh the Nile, oh the Nile
Original Lyrics: A denial, a denial
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Rage Against The Machine's, "Killing In The Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Those who died are justified
For wearing the bag and the trophy wife Original Lyrics: Those who died are justified,
by wearing a badge and you're chosen white |
Sir Mix-a-Lot's, "Baby Got Back"
Misheard Lyrics: That butt you got makes (me sew awnings!)
Original Lyrics: That butt you got makes (me so horny!)
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The Sundays', "Here's Where the Story Ends"
Misheard Lyrics: So I sing a gilly, sing a gilly-- sigh World is that way
Original Lyrics: So I cynically, cynically say
The world is that way. |
Warrant's, "Cherry Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheese Pie, Cherry Pie
Lookin' so good, Peach Cream Pie Lookin' so good Makes your old man cry My Cheese Cherry Pie Original Lyrics: She's my cherry pie
Cool drink of water Such a sweet surprise Tastes so good Make a grown man cry Sweet cherry pie |
2000s | |
Akon's, "Right Na, Na, Na"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna make love right na na na
Original Lyrics: I wanna make up right na na na
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Beyonce's, "Naughty Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight, I'll be your naughty girl
I'm wantin' all the girls I wanna turn the farting out I know you want my body Original Lyrics: Tonight, I'll be your naughty girl
I'm callin' all the girls We gonna turn this party out And I came to party |
Hard-Fi's, "Cash Machine"
Misheard Lyrics: I try to skip the fare, to get inspectors there.
Original Lyrics: I tried to skip the fare, ticket inspectors there.
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Hard-Fi's, "Cash Machine"
Misheard Lyrics: We whisper till I see right.
Original Lyrics: Three weeks, five days till I'm seen right.
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Hard-Fi's, "Living For The Weekend"
Misheard Lyrics: Working overtime
Original Lyrics: Working all the time
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Hollywood Undead's, "Undead"
Misheard Lyrics: Signed, Wally G.
Original Lyrics: Signed, Charlie Scene
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Leona Lewis', "Bleeding Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep, keep bleeding alone
Original Lyrics: Keep, keep bleeding love
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Sydney's, "Lips of An Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: Its hard to be thankful
Original Lyrics: Its hard to be faithful
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country | |
Kellie Pickler's, "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: This thing is too thin,
there ain't no way I'll ever get it in Original Lyrics: This steak is too thick,
ain't no way in the world I'll ever finish it |
Patsy Cline's, "Just Out Of Reach"
Misheard Lyrics: So far away from lips so sweet and warm
Just out of reach of my two broken arms Original Lyrics: So far away from lips so sweet and warm
Just out of reach of my two open arms |
misc | |
Adam Ant's, "Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics: Over and over
When I'm kneeling in the place I love Original Lyrics: Over real over
When I nearly hit the face I loved |
Ella Fitzgerald's, "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm puttin' on my top hat.
Tyin' up my white tie. Pushin' up my pants. Original Lyrics: I'm puttin' on my top hat.
Tyin' up my white tie. Brushin' off my tails |
