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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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Sep 5
Artistry 2
You're going to Hollywood as we parody our next artist in the ever popular Artistry 2 competition: Kelly Clarkson. You haven't joined us in the fun yet but it's not too late my friends. Come play with us, La la la la la la.... (Comments & Parodies)
Aug 23
Artistry 2
Everybody join us in hammering down some Nine Inch Nails! The next round of Artistry 2 approaches! You haven't joined us yet but it's not too late to get involved TODAY!!! (Comments & Parodies)
Aug 8
Artistry 2
C'mon people! Please join us! I swear we don't bite! Anyways, The next artist is Uncle Kracker so follow me and we'll make you smile in a little while. (Comments & Parodies)
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 | |
Association's, "Windy"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone knows it's been me.
Original Lyrics: Everyone knows it's Windy.
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The Beatles', "She's a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: She don't give poison ivy
Original Lyrics: She don't give boys the eye
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The Doobie Brothers', "Listen to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll be happy,
And wear pants Original Lyrics: We'll be happy,
And we'll dance |
The Temptations', "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
Misheard Lyrics: If I have to beg and plead for yourself a plea
Original Lyrics: If I have to beg and plee for your sympathy
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics: Hercules and the jungle gym
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
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Blue Oyster Cult's, "Godzilla"
Misheard Lyrics: History shows again and again what nature boy took the folly of men
Original Lyrics: History shows again and again How nature points out the folly of men.
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Boston's, "Peace of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Tickle of your hair
Of your hair Original Lyrics: Take a look ahead
Look ahead |
Elton John's, "Ballad of a Well Known Gun"
Misheard Lyrics: The whorehouse they hit me for my kin
And claimed my common walls Original Lyrics: The poorhouse they hit me for my kin
And claimed my crumbling walls |
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's, "Summer Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: Boiling the wheat
Original Lyrics: Boy and girl meet
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Kiss', "Shout It Out Loud"
Misheard Lyrics: Charlotte, Charlotte, Charlotte out loud
Original Lyrics: Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on with the four-stone top
Don't stop till you get it up Original Lyrics: Keep up with the force don't stop
Don't stop till you get enough |
The Doors', "Riders On The Storm"
Misheard Lyrics: Tagalog holiday
Original Lyrics: Take a long holiday
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The Hollies', "Long Cool Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: With just one luck
Original Lyrics: With just one look
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty deeds and the dumb don't cheat
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap.
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Book of Love's, "You Make Me Feel So Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Suck them warm
Original Lyrics: Soft and warm
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't push the plaid on a guy in shades
Original Lyrics: Don't switch the blade on a guy in shades
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Little Lies"
Misheard Lyrics: You f*ckin' turn the page
Original Lyrics: If I could turn the page
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Hall and Oates', "Private Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Diamond eyes are watching you.
Original Lyrics: Private eyes are watching you.
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Love and Rockets', "So Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: Your strut makes me crazy
Original Lyrics: This drug makes me crazy
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Neneh Cherry's, "Man Child "
Misheard Lyrics: Measure, will you ever win
Measure, look at the state you're in Could you go undercover And sell your brand new lover (could you) Be someone else for a night Maybe someone else will love you You'd sell your soul for a tacky song Like the ones you hear on the radio Turn around ask yourself Turn around and ask yourself Measure, will you ever win Measure, look at the state you're in Measure, he will make you cry Measure, Measure, Measure Original Lyrics: Manchild, will you ever win
Manchild, look at the state you're in Could you go undercover And sell your brand new lover (could you) Be someone else for a night Maybe someone else will love you You'd sell your soul for a tacky song Like the ones you hear on the radio Turn around ask yourself Turn around and ask yourself Manchild, will you ever win Manchild, look at the state you're in Manchild, he will make you cry Manchild, Manchild, Manchild |
Peter Gabriel's, "Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics: Gays without frontiers
Original Lyrics: Games without frontiers
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The B-52s', "Wig"
Misheard Lyrics: On the neon, neon sign hotel
Original Lyrics: On the neon, neon side of town
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The Church's, "Under The Milky Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Some of the breath fades with the lights
Original Lyrics: Sound of their breath fades with the light
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The Stone Roses', "Fool's Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Close your alarm
Original Lyrics: The gold road's sure a long road
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Theme song's, "Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears"
Misheard Lyrics: Magic and mystery are part of bear history
Original Lyrics: Magic and mystery are part of their history
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U2's, "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: When fact is fiction in a deep reality
Original Lyrics: When fact is fiction and TV reality
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1990s | |
Billy Squier's, "Time Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: He built himself a time bomb
A ticky talkie time bomb It's about to explode under me His world is like a time bomb A walkie talkie time bomb It's about to explode under me Original Lyrics: He built himself a time bomb
A ticking, talking time bomb It's about to explode under me His world is like a time bomb A walking, talking time bomb It's about to explode under me |
Blues Traveler's, "Run-Around"
Misheard Lyrics: So watch out, Phil, because mine as well
Original Lyrics: So what you feel becomes mine as well
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Oasis', "Stand by Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Said I wouldn't not believe in one day
Original Lyrics: Said I would and I'll be leavin' one day
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Californication"
Misheard Lyrics: And Adderall's not far away
Original Lyrics: And Alderaan's not far away
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2000s | |
Blink 182's, "The Rock Show"
Misheard Lyrics: She's so cool, I'm gonna streak though her window
Original Lyrics: She's so cool, I'm gonna sneak in through her window.
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Editors', "Bones"
Misheard Lyrics: we will fly the peace sign
Original Lyrics: meet me by the quayside
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Fatman Scoop's, "Be Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: Fatman Scoop, robbed the plant
Original Lyrics: Fatman Scoop, Crooklyn Clan
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Foster the People's, "Pumped Up Kicks"
Misheard Lyrics: Faster than my puppet
Original Lyrics: Faster than my bullet
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Interpol's, "Slow Hands"
Misheard Lyrics: We fight, yeah yeah, we slow hands
Original Lyrics: We spies, yeah yeah we slow hands
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Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: The music world is real
Original Lyrics: Confusing what is real
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Maximum the Hormone's, "Koi no Mega Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet and sour
Original Lyrics: Swing Summer
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Snow Patrol's, "Shut Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: By the fire we break the choir
Original Lyrics: By the fire we break the quiet
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The Cooler Kids', "Dreams Can Be"
Misheard Lyrics: you'll bleed candy
Original Lyrics: your dreams can be
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Tori Amos', "Barons of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm pissing a potion to combat your poison
Original Lyrics: I'm piecing a potion to combat your poison.
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Tori Amos', "Barons of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm pissing a potion to combat your poison
Original Lyrics: I'm piecing a potion to combat your poison.
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2010s | |
Three Mile Pilot's, "Same Mistake"
Misheard Lyrics: This cold weather is chilling my balls
Original Lyrics: This cold weather is chilling my bones
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country | |
Carlene Carter's, "Every Little Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: And like walnuts I wanna break you
Original Lyrics: And like a wild horse I wanna break you
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Away in a Manger"
Misheard Lyrics: The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes; I love thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky And stay by my cradle till morning is night. Original Lyrics: The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes; I love thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh. |
Traditional's, "Twelve Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me three French men
Original Lyrics: On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me three French hens
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xmas | |
Alvin and the Chipmunks', "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"
Misheard Lyrics: Me I want to pull a poop
Original Lyrics: Me I want a hula hoop
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Bill Engvall's, "Here's Your Sign Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Hears your sight
Hears your sight Hears your stupid sight Original Lyrics: Here's your sign
Here's your sign Here's your stupid sign |
Traditional's, "The Hallelujah Chorus"
Misheard Lyrics: Born of the righteous king of Harold Ramis.
Original Lyrics: For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra's, "Christmas Canon"
Misheard Lyrics: On this knife
On this knife On this very Christmas knife Original Lyrics: On this night
On this night On this very Christmas night |