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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 Split Enz 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 35 misheard song lyrics for Split Enz on amIright currently.
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"129"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the whole thing reaks of cheapy cheese.
Original Lyrics:
And the whole thing reaks of cheap striptease.
"Famous People"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fame up the speed boat
Original Lyrics:
Famous people
"Hard Act To Follow" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You're a hard a** to f***.
Original Lyrics:
You're a hard act to follow.
"History Never Repeats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
History, never repeats
I save myself, before I go to school
I save myself, before I go to school
Original Lyrics:
History, never repeats
I tell myself, before I go to sleep
I tell myself, before I go to sleep
"I Got You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know why sometimes I can't fight it.
Original Lyrics:
I don't know why sometimes I get frightened.
"I Got You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know why sometimes I get five cents.
Original Lyrics:
I don't know why sometimes I get frightened.
"I Got You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know why sometimes I get fried eggs.
Original Lyrics:
I don't know why sometimes I get frightened.
"I Got You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Look at you, you're a badger.
Original Lyrics:
Look at you, you're a pageant.
"I Got You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
When do you go? I get no answer.
Original Lyrics:
Where do you go? I get no answer.
"I Got You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You're always out to get some manners.
Original Lyrics:
You're always out, it gets on my nerves.
"I Hope I Never" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It should be possible I know to see you with ostrich
Original Lyrics:
It should be possible I know to see you without stress
"I See Red" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Boromir
Original Lyrics:
Poor old me
As in Boromir, a character from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
"I See Red" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Had my period walkin' down the street
I see red, I see red, I see red.
I see red, I see red, I see red.
Original Lyrics:
When my baby's walking down the street
I see red, I see red, I see red.
I see red, I see red, I see red.
"I See Red" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
How could someone naked walk around free?
Original Lyrics:
How could someone wicked walk around free?
"I See Red" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hurt my penis walking down the street....I see red I see red I see red
Original Lyrics:
When my baby's walking down the street....I see red I see red I see red
"I See Red" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
When my baby's walking down the street
Fozzie Bear, Fozzie Bear, Fozzie Bear
Fozzie Bear, Fozzie Bear, Fozzie Bear
Original Lyrics:
When my baby's walking down the street
I see red, I see red, I see red.
I see red, I see red, I see red.
"I See Red" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
When my baby's walking down the street
Hussy rear, hussy rear, hussy rear!
Hussy rear, hussy rear, hussy rear!
Original Lyrics:
When my baby's walking down the street
I see red! I see red! I see red!
I see red! I see red! I see red!
"Message to My Girl" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I can spend the rest of my life here in the sand
Original Lyrics:
I can't spend the rest of my life buried in the sand
Please delete my previous submission - I had the lyrics around the wrong way! Thanks, Davo
"Message to My Girl" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I can spend the rest of my life reminiscing
Original Lyrics:
I can't spend the rest of my life buried in the sand
"Message to My Girl" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't spend the rest of my life buried in the sand
Original Lyrics:
I can spend the rest of my life here in the sand
Too many syllables in the original lyric
"Message to My Girl" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No more empty cell phone sessions
Original Lyrics:
No more empty self possession
However, cell phones weren't in wide use when this song was made!
"Message to My Girl" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
This is where God had a bath.
Original Lyrics:
Visions swept under the mat.
"My Mistake"
Misheard Lyrics:
One by one I counted on those happy yesterdays
Original Lyrics:
One by one I counted all those happiest of days
"One Step Ahead" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is a race I buy to.
or
Love is a race combined too.
or
Love is a race combined too.
Original Lyrics:
Love is a race won by two.
"Six Months In A Leaky Boat" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I acknowledge all your tears
Original Lyrics:
...will acknowledge no frontier
"Six Months In A Leaky Boat" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Spending all my savings
Original Lyrics:
Spirit of a sailor
"Six Months In A Leaky Boat" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a world to explore,
past the towel back on shore
past the towel back on shore
Original Lyrics:
There's a world to explore.
Tales to tell back on shore
Tales to tell back on shore
"Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey you tell your mother
or
Hey you tear your rudder
or
Hey you tear your rudder
Original Lyrics:
Aotearoa
Aotearoa is the accepted Māori name for New Zealand.
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