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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> V -> Velvet Underground
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 Velvet Underground 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 32 misheard song lyrics for Velvet Underground on amIright currently.
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"Afterhours" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Dog-eared bars
Shiny cats eating cars.
Shiny cats eating cars.
Original Lyrics:
Dark party bars
Shiny Cadillac cars.
Shiny Cadillac cars.
"All Tomorrow's Parties"
Misheard Lyrics:
A handly done dress from who knows where
Original Lyrics:
A hand-me-down dress from who knows where
"All Tomorrow's Parties"
Misheard Lyrics:
Andy got this from who-knows-where
For all tomorrow's parties.
For all tomorrow's parties.
Original Lyrics:
A hand-me-down dress from who knows where
To all tomorrow's parties.
To all tomorrow's parties.
"All Tomorrow's Parties"
Misheard Lyrics:
For who got Rigor mortis.
Original Lyrics:
For whom none will go mourning.
"Foggy Notion"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a f**kin' notion
Original Lyrics:
Got a foggy notion
"Foggy Notion"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sellotape
Original Lyrics:
Sally Mae
"Here She Comes Now" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, Shiva comes now, now
Shiva comes now, now
Shiva comes now-ow
Shiva comes now, now
Shiva comes now-ow
Original Lyrics:
Now, if she ever comes now, now
If she ever comes now, now
If she ever comes now...
If she ever comes now, now
If she ever comes now...
"Here She Comes Now" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, he's a c*nt now now
Original Lyrics:
Oh, here she comes now now
"Hey Mr. Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, Listerine
Original Lyrics:
Hey, Mr. Rain
"Last Fight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Break the chain of anorexic giants
Original Lyrics:
Break the chains of featherweights and giants
"Pale Blue Eyes" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Thought of you as my man on top
Thought of you as my pig.
Thought of you as my pig.
Original Lyrics:
Thought of you as my mountain top
Thought of you as my peak.
Thought of you as my peak.
"Run Run Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
She would run, run, run, run
Take a Jagger, too
Run, run, run, run, run
Change is after you
Tell her what'd you do
Take a Jagger, too
Run, run, run, run, run
Change is after you
Tell her what'd you do
Original Lyrics:
She would run, run, run, run, run,
Take a drag or two
Run, run, run, run, run
Gypsy, death and you
Tell you what you do
Take a drag or two
Run, run, run, run, run
Gypsy, death and you
Tell you what you do
"Run Run Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gotta run, run, run, run, run
Take your jacket too
Take your jacket too
or
You gotta run, run, run, run, run
Jigga Jagga Joo
Jigga Jagga Joo
or
You gotta run, run, run, run, run
Jigga Jagga Joo
Jigga Jagga Joo
Original Lyrics:
You gotta run, run, run, run, run
Take a drag or two
Take a drag or two
"Run, Run, Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
Run, run, run, run, run
Take a jacket too
You better run, run, run, run, run
Take Fifth Avenue.
Take a jacket too
You better run, run, run, run, run
Take Fifth Avenue.
Original Lyrics:
Run, run, run, run, run
Take a drag or two
You better run, run, run, run, run
Gypsy death and you.
Take a drag or two
You better run, run, run, run, run
Gypsy death and you.
"Run, Run, Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gotta run, run, run, run, run take your jacket too
You gotta run, run, run, run, run chase the death in you
You gotta run, run, run, run, run chase the death in you
Original Lyrics:
You gotta run, run, run, run, run take a drag or too
You gotta run, run, run, run, run gypsy death in you
You gotta run, run, run, run, run gypsy death in you
"Run, Run, Run"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gotta run, run, run, run, run
Take Fifth Avenue.
Take Fifth Avenue.
Original Lyrics:
You gotta run, run, run, run, run
Take a drag or two.
Take a drag or two.
"Some Kinda Love" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know just what it's all about
Put on your red pajamas and find out.
Put on your red pajamas and find out.
Original Lyrics:
I don't know just what it's all about
But put on your red silk charmers and find out.
But put on your red silk charmers and find out.
"Sweet Jane" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Jack has said it's cold so Jane is in her vest.
Original Lyrics:
Jack's in his corset, Jane is in her vest.
"Sweet Jane" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Jack's got a corpse and Jane has got a chest.
Original Lyrics:
Jack's in his corset, Jane is in her vest.
"Sweet Jane" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Jack's in his corset, Jane is in her vest.
Original Lyrics:
Jack who's in his car, says to Janey, in her vest.
"Sweet Jane" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Jack's on his horse and Jane is in a mess.
Original Lyrics:
Jack's in his corset, Jane is in her vest.
"Sweet Jane" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Standing on the corner,
toothpaste in my hand
toothpaste in my hand
Original Lyrics:
Standing on the corner,
suitcase in my hand.
suitcase in my hand.
"Sweet Jane" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Standing on the corner
Fruitcake in my hand
Fruitcake in my hand
Original Lyrics:
Standing on the corner
Suitcase in my hand.
Suitcase in my hand.
"Venus In Furs"
Misheard Lyrics:
Consume pills you're serving
Don't forsake `em!
Don't forsake `em!
Original Lyrics:
Comes in bells your servant
Don't forsake him.
Don't forsake him.
"Venus and Furs"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wrapped in estrous
Original Lyrics:
Strike, dear mistress.
"Waiting For The Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Here he comes - he's all dressed in black
Dior shoes and a big straw hat.
Dior shoes and a big straw hat.
Original Lyrics:
Here he comes - he's all dressed in black
PR shoes and a big straw hat.
PR shoes and a big straw hat.
"Waiting for the Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Eyore shoes and a big straw hat
Original Lyrics:
PR shoes and a big straw hat.
"What Goes On" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
One minute born, one minute doomed.
Original Lyrics:
One minute one, one minute two.
Previous assumptions said that the original lyrics were 'One minute born, one minute doomed' and that 'one minute one, one minute two' are actually the wrong ones. However, in Lou Reed's book that just came out with his collected lyrics, he says that the lyrics are 'One minute one, one minute two'
"White Light/ White Heat" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
One minute one
One minute two
One minute two
Original Lyrics:
One minute born
One minute doomed
One minute doomed
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