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.
You can search the past entries or browse the archive by artist or by song, or individual genres like Country, Christian music, and Christmas music. We also have misheard lyrics with a story attached to them, misheard lyrics in movies, and a misheard lyrics FAQ. If you have a misheard lyric of your own, please submit it!
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| May 18 | www.inthe00s.com |
| WANTED: Parodies. OS must be a Beatles song. Parody must somehow relate to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Follow the link for info. Limited spots available :cD. (Comments & Parodies) | |
| May 9 | xkcd.com |
| The online geek comic xkcd has published a partial but amazing parody of The Major General's Song. (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
1950s | |
The Rays', "Silhouettes"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me in or else I'll pee down your door
Original Lyrics: Let me in or else I'll beat down your door
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1960s | |
Crosby, Stills, and Nash's, "Teach Your Children"
Misheard Lyrics: You who are on the road must have a cold
Original Lyrics: You who are on the road must have a code
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The Beatles', "Ticket to Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got a chicken to ride and she don't care
Original Lyrics: She's got a ticket to ride and she don't care
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The Doors', "When the Music's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: When the music is your special friend, dance on fire, is it intense?
Original Lyrics: When the music is your special friend, dance on fire as it intends
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1970s | |
Billy Preston and Syreeta's, "With You I'm Born Again"
Misheard Lyrics: With you, I'm gonna gag.
Original Lyrics: With you, I'm born again.
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Bob Dylan's, "Wedding Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Dried the tears up from my dreams and pulled me from the whore
Original Lyrics: Dried the tears up from my dreams and pulled me from the hole
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Boston's, "Long Time"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got to keep on chasin' a dream, I'm gonna be a mommy
Original Lyrics: I've got to keep on chasin' a dream, I've gotta be on my way
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Cast of 42nd Street's, "Lullaby of Broadway"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll take you, too, a lot of pie on Broadway
Original Lyrics: I'll take you to the Lullaby of Broadway
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Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds', "Fallin' in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I could never see
What they had planned for me Original Lyrics: I could never see
What fate had meant for me |
Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds', "Fallin' in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You and me, for we turn the TV
Original Lyrics: You and me for eternity
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Hot Chocolate's, "I Believe in Miracles"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in milco
Original Lyrics: I belive in miracles
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a Pop Tart Original Lyrics: I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a pop-top |
Santana's, "Black Magic Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop messin' 'round with your trance
Original Lyrics: Stop messin' 'round with your tricks
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The Doobie Bros', "Black Water"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna play some funky Dixie lampert and momma gonna take me by the hand
Original Lyrics: Gonna play some funky Dixieland and momma's gonna take me by the hand
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1980s | |
Bruce Hornsby And The Range's, "The Way It Is"
Misheard Lyrics: Hell, man, how can you stand to think that way?
Original Lyrics: Hey old man, how can you stand to think that way?
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Elton John's, "I Guess That's Why I Call It the Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm a girl
Crying the night into hell... Original Lyrics: Wait on me, girl
Cry in the night if it helps |
Elton John's, "Island Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Island Girl
Whatchoo wadda wid da wide man's whirl Original Lyrics: Island Girl
What you wanting with the white man's world |
Glenn Frey's, "You Belong to the City"
Misheard Lyrics: Concrete up to your feet
Original Lyrics: Concrete under your feet
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Iron Maiden's, "Can I Play with Madness"
Misheard Lyrics: Your souls gonna burn in a liquor fire
Original Lyrics: Your souls gonna burn in the lake of fire
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James Reyne's, "Fall of Rome"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody said watch that sound
Original Lyrics: Everybody said what's that sound
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Sabrina's, "Boys (Summertime Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: In dew’s valley
Summertime love Original Lyrics: Everybody
Summertime love |
Spandau Ballet's, "Raw"
Misheard Lyrics: She said “Walk out the door”
She said “There’s a sempore here” She said “come on baby I want it raw” Original Lyrics: Like a wolf at the door
Like a scratch of a claw She says "come on baby I want it raw" |
The Fall's, "Spoilt Victorian Child"
Misheard Lyrics: Sputniks are in town
Original Lyrics: spoilt Victorian child
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The Who's, "Eminence Front"
Misheard Lyrics: Women and funk, it's a put on.
Original Lyrics: Emminence front, it's a put on
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Wang Chung's, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody have funk tonight
Original Lyrics: Everybody have fun tonight
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1990s | |
Charles and Eddie's, "Would I Lie to You?"
Misheard Lyrics: I've heard my heart behind the bed window.
Original Lyrics: I've hidden my heart behind the bedroom door.
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Commercial's, "Playskool jingle (What Will They Think of Next?)"
Misheard Lyrics: Shaving so much day by day
Original Lyrics: Changing so much day by day
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Five's, "Slam Dunk Da Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: We got J, AB, Big Sean, and Scott
Original Lyrics: We got J, AB, Rich, Sean, and Scott
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Inner Circle's, "Bad Boys"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring me salvation, welcome for you
Original Lyrics: When the sheriff John Brown come for you
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Newsboys', "God's Not Dead"
Misheard Lyrics: God's not dead.
He's surely alive, rolling like a lion. Original Lyrics: God's not dead.
He's surely alive, roaring like a lion. |
Will Smith's, "Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air"
Misheard Lyrics: Richie is a douche ball in range
Original Lyrics: In West Philadelphia, born and raised
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2000s | |
Amy Winehouse (featuring Nas)'s, "Like Smoke"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's a dragon
It's a busted German tomb with just lust I threw at you after my crust So is that humorous enough? Original Lyrics: And it's a drag
And it's a bust, and you're in tune with just lust I'm through with you after I crush So is that humorous enough? |
Amy Winehouse (featuring Nas)'s, "Like Smoke"
Misheard Lyrics: Evaluate the World Bank trust like I'm Ali G
Original Lyrics: Evaluate the World Bank trust like I'm IEG
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Amy Winehouse (featuring Nas)'s, "Like Smoke"
Misheard Lyrics: Like smoke girls linger round a player, yayo
Original Lyrics: Like smoke girls linger round a player yeah-yuh
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Amy Winehouse (featuring Nas)'s, "Like Smoke"
Misheard Lyrics: Why? 'Cause I'm Dean the heartbreaker
Original Lyrics: Why? 'Cause I'm deemed a heartbreaker
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Amy Winehouse's, "Amy Amy Amy"
Misheard Lyrics: Emily Emily Emily
or Emmy Emmy Emmy or Amity Amity Amity or Annie Annie Annie Original Lyrics: Amy Amy Amy
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Amy Winehouse's, "Amy Amy Amy"
Misheard Lyrics: It takes me half an hour to ride a bus
Original Lyrics: It takes me half an hour to write a verse
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Green Day's, "Know Your Enemy"
Misheard Lyrics: Niggers are the enemy
Original Lyrics: Trigger on the enemy
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Katy Perry's, "Firework"
Misheard Lyrics: Make 'em go oh oh oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling do-o-own Original Lyrics: Make 'em go oh oh oh
You're gonna leave 'em all in a-a-awe. |
Lindsey Buckingham's, "It Was You"
Misheard Lyrics: I waited for a war, man
or I waited for a Mormon Original Lyrics: I waited for a woman
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Lindsey Buckingham's, "Under the Skin"
Misheard Lyrics: Anything goes for the ass king
Original Lyrics: Anything goes for the asking
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Mark Knopfler's, "Do America"
Misheard Lyrics: Doo-doo America
Original Lyrics: Do Do America
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Maroon 5's, "Moves Like Jagger"
Misheard Lyrics: I got the blues Mick Jagger.
Original Lyrics: I've got the moves like Jagger.
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Nickelback's, "I'll Come for You"
Misheard Lyrics: This time I'm tweeting.
Original Lyrics: This time I'm bleeding.
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System of a Down's, "Science"
Misheard Lyrics: Spare ripples dropping
Original Lyrics: Spirit moves through all things
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Taio Cruz's, "Dynamite"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna sell a Braeden, live my life.
Original Lyrics: I wanna celebrate and live my life
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Wilco's, "I'm the Man Who Loves You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the man who loves Sue.
Original Lyrics: I'm the man who loves you.
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Phantom Planet's, "Dropped"
Misheard Lyrics: Dropped, Russia, dropped, now
Or Dropped, watch it, dropped what? Original Lyrics: Dropped, whatcha got now?
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The Asteroids Galaxy Tour's, "The Golden Age"
Misheard Lyrics: Sing it out loud, gonna get you, hubby.
Original Lyrics: Sing it out loud, gonna get back honey.
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Site was last updated: May, 21 2012 2:05 AM ESTMost Difficult
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| Rank/Score | Artist |
| 1. (4.33/879) | Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 2. (3.41/1701) | Nirvana |
| 3. (3.24/957) | Pearl Jam |
| 4. (2.80/1434) | Michael Jackson |
| 5. (3.04/920) | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
