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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 Roxy Music 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 87 misheard song lyrics for Roxy Music on amIright currently.
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"Angel Eyes" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Am I deceived or did you sign?
Original Lyrics:
Am I deceived or did you sigh?
"Avalon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Athlon
Original Lyrics:
Avalon
Athlon, as in triathlon or decathlon. (Too many people mispronounce it as "ath-a-lon" which is incorrect because there's no letter in between the two syllables.)
"Avalon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the party's over, I'm Sir Tyler
Then I see you coming
Out of Nolan.
Then I see you coming
Out of Nolan.
Original Lyrics:
Now the party's over, I'm so tired
Then I see you coming
Out of nowhere.
Then I see you coming
Out of nowhere.
"Avalon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the party's over, I'm so tired
Then I see you cunning
Well, I don't know.
Then I see you cunning
Well, I don't know.
Original Lyrics:
Now the party's over, I'm so tired
Then I see you coming
Out of nowhere.
Then I see you coming
Out of nowhere.
"Avalon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the party's over; answered higher.
Original Lyrics:
Now the party's over; I'm so tired.
"Avalon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the pony's older, and Sir Tiger.
Original Lyrics:
Now the party's over; I'm so tired.
"Both Ends Burning" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Both ends burning with a strange design
Original Lyrics:
Both ends burning with a strange desire
"Dance Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance away the hard egg
Original Lyrics:
Dance away the heartache.
"Dance Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance away the holiday
Original Lyrics:
Dance away the heartache
"Dance Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance away the party
or
Dance away the hard way
or
Dance away the hard way
Original Lyrics:
Dance away the heartache
"Dance Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dance away to partake.
Original Lyrics:
Dance away the heartache.
"Dance Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's the way the heart aches
That's the way it is
That's the way it is
Original Lyrics:
Dance away the heartache
Dance away the tears
Dance away the tears
"Dance Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Undressed to kill and guess who's dying
Dance away the hard egg
Dance away the hard egg
Original Lyrics:
You're dressed to kill and guess who's dying
Dance away the heartache
Dance away the heartache
"Dance Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Until tonight
Original Lyrics:
Until the night
"Dance Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're breasts do thrill and guess who's dying.
Original Lyrics:
You're dressed to kill and guess who's dying.
"Dance Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your breasts do thrill and guess who's dying.
Original Lyrics:
You're dressed to kill and guess who's dying.
"Editions Of You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And as I was drifting past the L' Aurelay
I heard the slinky siren whales: wooooa.
I heard the slinky siren whales: wooooa.
Original Lyrics:
And as I was drifting past the Lorelei
I heard those slinky sirens wail - whooo.
I heard those slinky sirens wail - whooo.
"Editions Of You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
As I was drifting past the Northern Lights
I heard distinctive sirens wail.
I heard distinctive sirens wail.
Original Lyrics:
And as I was drifting past the Lorelei
I heard those slinky sirens wail - whooo.
I heard those slinky sirens wail - whooo.
"Editions Of You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
As I was drifting past the Northern Lights
I heard the simple sirens wail.
I heard the simple sirens wail.
Original Lyrics:
And as I was drifting past the Lorelei
I heard those slinky sirens wail - whooo.
I heard those slinky sirens wail - whooo.
"Editions Of You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Just let the chicks fall where they may.
Original Lyrics:
Just let the chips fall where they may.
"Editions Of You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Learn from your mystics is my only advice.
Original Lyrics:
Learn from your mistakes is my only advice.
"If There Is Something" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Rangers, Celtic, it's just a game
Original Lyrics:
Being specific, it's just a game
"If There Is Something" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sit in your garden, grow detectives by the score
Original Lyrics:
Sit in the garden, growing potatoes by the score
"Jealous Guy" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And my heart was bleeding fast
Original Lyrics:
And my heart was beating fast
"Jealous Guy" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was swallowing my pants
Original Lyrics:
I was swallowing my pain.
"Jealous Guy" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was swallowing my pen.
Original Lyrics:
I was swallowing my pain.
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't no big thing
to take no bathroom break.
to take no bathroom break.
Original Lyrics:
T'ain't no big thing
To wait for the bell to ring.
To wait for the bell to ring.
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I drove aphids, spent four days.
Original Lyrics:
Aggravated, spare for days.
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I go Vegas, I spend the days
I troll downtown a red light phase
Jump up buggle up what's in store
Love is the drug and I need to score
Showing up, showing out hit and run
Boy meets girl with a beat goes on
Stitched up tight, catchy queen
Love is the drug got a hook on me
I troll downtown a red light phase
Jump up buggle up what's in store
Love is the drug and I need to score
Showing up, showing out hit and run
Boy meets girl with a beat goes on
Stitched up tight, catchy queen
Love is the drug got a hook on me
Original Lyrics:
Aggravated, spare for days
I troll downtown the red light place
Jump up bubble up, what's in store
Love is the drug and I need to score
Showing out, showing out, hit and run
Boy meets girl where the beat goes on
Stitched up tight, can't shake free
Love is the drug, got a hook on me
I troll downtown the red light place
Jump up bubble up, what's in store
Love is the drug and I need to score
Showing out, showing out, hit and run
Boy meets girl where the beat goes on
Stitched up tight, can't shake free
Love is the drug, got a hook on me
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I say, 'Coke', she say, 'Yes'.
Original Lyrics:
I say, 'Go', she say, 'Yes'.
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Jump and bugger up, what's in store
Original Lyrics:
Jump up bubble up, what's in store
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Jump up bugger up - what's in store
Original Lyrics:
Jump up bubble up - what's in store
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is a drug, got a Coke in me
Original Lyrics:
Love is the drug, got a hook in me
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is the drug, Doctor Hook and me
Original Lyrics:
Love is the drug, got a hook in me
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh, get your tea!
Original Lyrics:
Oh, oh, can't you see?
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh, kick their butts.
Original Lyrics:
Oh, oh, catch the buzz.
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Stake my place in the singer's bar.
Original Lyrics:
Stake my place in the singles' bar.
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Stitched up tight, catch a queen.
Original Lyrics:
Stitched up tight, can't shake free.
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Stretched out type, conch-shaped feet
Original Lyrics:
Stitched up tight, can't shake free.
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Take no big dink ...
Wait for the bell to ring.
Wait for the bell to ring.
Original Lyrics:
T'ain't no big thing
To wait for the bell to ring.
To wait for the bell to ring.
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ten no-big-things to wait for the bell to ring.
Original Lyrics:
T'ain't no big thing to wait for the bell to ring.
"Love Is The Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Your Mother's a drunk, that I can beat on
Original Lyrics:
Your Love is the Drug, that I'm in need of
"Love Is the Drug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, c*nt you see? Love is the drug for me. [unless it's a sneaky pun!]
Original Lyrics:
Oh, can't you see? Love is the drug for me.
"More Than This" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a thief in the night
Who can say where they're going
Who can say where they're going
Original Lyrics:
Like a dream in the night
Who can say where we're going
Who can say where we're going
"More Than This" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Modern air, I know there's nothing
Original Lyrics:
More than this, you know there's nothing
"More Than This" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
While I see all the time, there's no way of turning.
Original Lyrics:
Why the sea on the tide has no way of turning.
"Mother of Pearl" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Korea girl cover
Exposed undercover
Slips right into you
Exposed undercover
Slips right into you
Original Lyrics:
Career girl cover
Exposed and another
Slips right into-view
Exposed and another
Slips right into-view
"Oh Yeah (On the Radio)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh they took me by surprise
Original Lyrics:
Overtook me by surprise
"Over You"
Misheard Lyrics:
How can I go wrong?
Original Lyrics:
How can I go on?
"Pyjamarama" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Couldn't sleep awake last night
Original Lyrics:
Couldn't sleep a wink last night
"Same Old Scene" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Now you've made it autumn
Original Lyrics:
Now you've made an offer
"Same Old Scene" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You're wrong baby, oh sorry.
Original Lyrics:
Young loving may be, oh so mean.
"Street Life" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
When I pick you up there's no one there
So I walk outside just a derrière
So I walk outside just a derrière
Original Lyrics:
When I pick it up there's no one there
So I walk outside just to take the air
So I walk outside just to take the air
"Take a Chance with Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
As they say, toucan play
Original Lyrics:
As they say, two can play
"The Thrill Of It All" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Religious censorship
Original Lyrics:
Well, let your senses skip.
"The Thrill Of It All" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Strange ideas
Move with the lightning.
Move with the lightning.
Original Lyrics:
Strange ideas
Mature with age like leaves.
Mature with age like leaves.
"The Thrill Of It All" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
With this spin I'm in.
Original Lyrics:
The dizzy spin I'm in.
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't you see that whore's a maid
What's her name? Virginia Plain
What's her name? Virginia Plain
Original Lyrics:
Can't you see that Holzer mane?
What's her name, Virginia Plain
What's her name, Virginia Plain
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't you see that whore's a man?
What's her name, Virginia Plain
What's her name, Virginia Plain
Original Lyrics:
Can't you see that Holzer mane?
What's her name, Virginia Plain
What's her name, Virginia Plain
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Haven't a sound to try it
A holiday hamster to die for.
A holiday hamster to die for.
Original Lyrics:
Havana sound, we're trying
Hard edge, the hipster jiving.
Hard edge, the hipster jiving.
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Make me a tea, and make it sweet
All sand and sea, old ticket.
All sand and sea, old ticket.
Original Lyrics:
Make me a deal, and make it straight
All signed and sealed, I'll take it.
All signed and sealed, I'll take it.
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Making change in Acapulco
We are flying down to Rio.
We are flying down to Rio.
Original Lyrics:
Baby Jane's in Acapulco
We are flyin' down to Rio.
We are flyin' down to Rio.
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Midnight through the scenic floors.
Original Lyrics:
Midnight blue casino floors
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Offers of exclusive doors, oh wow
Original Lyrics:
Open some exclusive doors, oh wow
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Opens up its gruesome jaws.
Original Lyrics:
Open some exclusive doors.
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Where my steed should ever take me
Original Lyrics:
Where my Studebaker takes me
This is what a karaoke version of Virginia Plain lyrics read
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Where my student baker takes me
That's where I'll make my stand but wait
Can't you see that Hall's her name
What's her name Virginia Plain
That's where I'll make my stand but wait
Can't you see that Hall's her name
What's her name Virginia Plain
Original Lyrics:
Where my Studebaker takes me
That's where I'll make my stand but wait
Can't you see that Holzer mane
What's her name Virginia Plain
That's where I'll make my stand but wait
Can't you see that Holzer mane
What's her name Virginia Plain
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You should share, use a sheet
Thee age rubble lovely
Thee age rubble lovely
Original Lyrics:
You're so sheer, you're so chic
Teenage rebel of the week
Teenage rebel of the week
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You're so sheer, you're so chic
Take me for another week.
Take me for another week.
Original Lyrics:
You're so sheer, you're so chic
Teenage rebel of the week.
Teenage rebel of the week.
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You're so sheer, you're so sh*t
Teenage rebel I'd like to meet
Teenage rebel I'd like to meet
Original Lyrics:
You're so sheer, you're so chic
Teenage rebel of the week.
Teenage rebel of the week.
"Virginia Plain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You're so sheer, you're so sh*t
Original Lyrics:
You're so sheer, you're so chic
Great confusion, isn't it?
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