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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> P -> Parliament
Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Parliament that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
There are 39 misheard song lyrics for Parliament on amIright currently.
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"Agony of Defeet" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
He's got more socks than the ogre there in the corner
Original Lyrics:
Is that your sock standing over there in the corner
I see this incorrectly posted all over the internet. The misheard lyric makes no sense to me. LOL
"Agony of Defeet" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a total big blue
or
I've got a ton of feet for you
or
I've got a ton of feet for you
Original Lyrics:
I've got a toe to pick with you
"Agony of Defeet" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Just like the grinner
I need just a little more foot
I need just a little more foot
Original Lyrics:
Just like the drummer
I need just a little more foot
I need just a little more foot
"Endangered Species"
Misheard Lyrics:
Endangered Speed Queen
Original Lyrics:
Endangered species
"Endangered Species"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get naked, be free.
Original Lyrics:
Endangered species
"Flash Light" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's got a laser light under the sun.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's got a little light under the sun.
"Flash Light" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody's gotta live a life under the sun.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody's got a little light under the sun.
"Flash Light" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Most of all, we need to f***.
Original Lyrics:
Most of all, he needs the funk.
"Flash Light" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop light
Neo light (Neo light)
Seat light (Seat light)
Neo light (Neo light)
Seat light (Seat light)
Original Lyrics:
Spot light
Neon light (neon light)
Street light (street light)
Neon light (neon light)
Street light (street light)
"Flashlight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hash tag
Original Lyrics:
Flashlight
Editor's note: You do realize this song came out long before the term "hashtag" pertained to the # symbol. So this band could not possibly be referring to said mark.
"Flashlight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Mota, mota, mota boat
Help me find the boat.
or
Help me sing the song.
Help me find the boat.
or
Help me sing the song.
Original Lyrics:
Most of all he needs the funk
Help him find the funk .
Help him find the funk .
"Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Now pick up the phone
Pick up the phone
Now pick up the phone
We gotta get the phone
Pick up the phone
Now pick up the phone
We gotta get the phone
Original Lyrics:
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk
"Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ow, we want the bump
Give up the bump
Ow, we need the bump
We gotta have that bump.
Give up the bump
Ow, we need the bump
We gotta have that bump.
Original Lyrics:
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk.
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk.
Written by George Clinton, who was probably the single greatest influence in funk.
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Pick up the phone
Original Lyrics:
We got the funk
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We got a job
Original Lyrics:
We got the funk
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We got the bunk
Original Lyrics:
We got the funk
As in bunk beds.
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We got the fun
Original Lyrics:
We got the funk
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We rock the boat
Original Lyrics:
We want the funk
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm king of the funk
King of the funk
I'm king in the funk
You gotta have that funk
King of the funk
I'm king in the funk
You gotta have that funk
Original Lyrics:
Ow, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk.
Give up the funk
Ow, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk.
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Let your single turn this ow to ow
Original Lyrics:
Let us in we'll tear this mother out
"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We're gonna turn this brother down
Original Lyrics:
We're gonna turn this mother out
"Give Up the Funk" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Me what the f***
or
We wrote the book
or
We wrote the book
Original Lyrics:
We want the funk
"Mothership Connection (Star Child)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sing now, sweet cherry style
Original Lyrics:
Swing down, sweet chariot
They released this song under the name Parliament.
"P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I want the barn, I want the P-Funk.
Original Lyrics:
I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk.
"Placebo Syndrome" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The tropical syndrome
or
The classical syndrome
or
The classical syndrome
Original Lyrics:
The Placebo syndrome
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