Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for February 18, 2008
Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
1950s | |
Bobby Day's, "Rockin' Robin"
Misheard Lyrics: The pretty little raven that the birds can't stand
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and it was grand. They started going steady and, bless my soul, Out popped the buzzard and the oriole. OR The pretty little raven at the birdbath stand Talk about it, groove about it, it was grand. Original Lyrics: The pretty little raven at the birds' bandstand
Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand. They started going steady and, bless my soul, He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriole. |
Fred Astaire's, "You're All The World To Me"
Misheard Lyrics: A Swiss alp as the sun gains favor,
You're Loch Lomond when autumn is the flavor. Original Lyrics: A Swiss alp as the sun grows fainter,
You're Loch Lomond when autumn is the painter. |
1960s | |
Beatles', "Back In The USSR"
Misheard Lyrics: Show me round your sloppy mountains way out south
Original Lyrics: Show me 'round the snow-peaked mountains way down south.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Born On The Bayou"
Misheard Lyrics: wishin every fat freak face
Original Lyrics: Wishin I were a fast freight train
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Elvis Presley's, "Suspicious Minds"
Misheard Lyrics: They call it a trout
Original Lyrics: We're caught in a trap
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James Brown's, "Sex Machine"
Misheard Lyrics: On the scene, like a fax machine
Original Lyrics: On the scene, like a sex machine.
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Simon and Garfunkle's, "Homeward Bound"
Misheard Lyrics: Every stop is Neepy Land
Original Lyrics: Every stop is neatly planned
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1970s | |
Bob Seger's, "Sunspot Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: I looked in my hand, I looked in the grill
Original Lyrics: I looked in Miami, I looked in Nagril
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Bob Welch's, "Sentimental Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Santa never let it get way
Original Lyrics: sentimental lady gentle one
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Commercial's, "Almond Joy"
Misheard Lyrics: Almond Joy's got crunchy almonds
And Judy coconut too. Original Lyrics: Almond Joy's got crunchy almonds
And chewy coconut too. |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: devil's on kazoo
Original Lyrics: Doubles on kazoo.
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Dan Hill's, "Sometimes When We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: But through the years of maturity
Original Lyrics: But through the insecurity
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David Bowie's, "Golden Years"
Misheard Lyrics: cold in here
Original Lyrics: golden years
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Elton John's, "Bennie And The Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey kids, welcome to the famous babe dimension,
we're gonna make some millions Original Lyrics: Hey kids, plug into the faithless
Maybe they're blinded But Bennie makes them ageless. |
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons', "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: And did I put an end in my foo soo
Original Lyrics: As I recall, it ended much too soon.
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Gloria Gaynor's, "I will survive"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you think, "Ay Carumba!"
Did you think I'd lay down and die Original Lyrics: Did you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down and die |
Grease's, "You're the one that I want"
Misheard Lyrics: I got chills.
They're multiplyin'. I've got cruise control. 'Cause the flower you're supplyin', it's electrifyin'! Original Lyrics: I got chills.
They're multiplyin'. And I'm losin' control. 'Cause the power you're supplyin', it's electrifyin'! |
Grease's, "You're the one that I want"
Misheard Lyrics: Meditate my erection
Original Lyrics: Meditate my direction
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Joe Walsh's, "Life's Been Good To Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I making records, my fans they can't wait
Original Lyrics: I make hit records, my fans they can't wait
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Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick In The Wall"
Misheard Lyrics: No darks are cousins in the classroom
Original Lyrics: No dark sarcasm in the classroom.
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TV Theme's, "Speed Racer"
Misheard Lyrics: Ghostly racer, ghostly racer, ghostly racer go!
Original Lyrics: Go Speed Racer, go Speed Racer, go Speed Racer go!
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The Carpenters', "Yesterday Once More"
Misheard Lyrics: Shoo be do lime glaze
Original Lyrics: Shoo be do lang lang
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1980s | |
Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel's, "White Lines"
Misheard Lyrics: Break line
Original Lyrics: White lines
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Miami Sound Machine's, "Conga"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, chicken bite, make me do the conga
Original Lyrics: Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga
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Red Ryder's, "Lunatic Fringe"
Misheard Lyrics: little red head
Original Lyrics: Lunatic fringe
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Rocky Burnette's, "Tired of Toein' the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Beat me up
or Beam me up I'm going to lie Original Lyrics: Baby I'm tired of toein' the line
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Rush's, "Subdivisions"
Misheard Lyrics: Any escape might help to smooth the unattractive Jew
Original Lyrics: Any escape might help to soothe the unattractive truth
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1990s | |
Armand Van Heldon's, "Funk Phenomenon"
Misheard Lyrics: We poepen Barbara
Original Lyrics: The Funk Phenomenon
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Blur's, "Song 2"
Misheard Lyrics: I got my head shaved
By ichi moji It wasn't easy Original Lyrics: I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet It wasn't easy |
Crowded House's, "Four seasons in a day"
Misheard Lyrics: Horses in Zimbabwe
Original Lyrics: Four seasons in a day
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Faith No More's, "The Real Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Once you have bitten the dog
Original Lyrics: And once you have bitten the core
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Green Day's, "Warning"
Misheard Lyrics: Water, live without water
Original Lyrics: Warning, live without warning
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KT Tunstall's, "Suddenly I See"
Misheard Lyrics: some things I see
Original Lyrics: suddenly I see
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Prodigy's, "Outer Space"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm condescending to outer space
To find another race. Original Lyrics: I'm gonna send him to outer space
To find another race. |
Silverchair's, "Freak"
Misheard Lyrics: Body and Soul,
I love sheep, I love sheep Original Lyrics: Body and Soul
I'm A freak, I'm A Freak |
The Offspring's, "Spare me the details"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not the one that acted like a hound
Original Lyrics: I'm not the one that acted like a hoe
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2000s | |
Beyonce's, "Naughty Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: So sexy tonight I am all yours, boy
The way your brain moves across the floor Original Lyrics: So sexy, tonight I am all yours, boy
The way your body moves across the floor |
Breaking Benjamin's, "Blow Me Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Wait for the line, one at a time
Original Lyrics: They fall in line, one at a time
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Breaking Benjamin's, "Blow Me Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Want it in back
Don't fight me... F***! Original Lyrics: Wanted it back
Don't fight me, God |
Christina Aguilera 's, "Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: Left the puzzle undone, is that the way it is?
Original Lyrics: And the puzzle undone, is that the way it is?
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, we're goin' down"
Misheard Lyrics: A loaded god complex
Original Lyrics: A loaded gun complex
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Joanna Newsom's, "The Book of Right-On"
Misheard Lyrics: And you do parade
Original Lyrics: And you do pray
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Joanna Newsom's, "The Book of Right-On"
Misheard Lyrics: The book I write on
Original Lyrics: The book of right-on
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Linkin Park's, "Bleed It Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Shotgun, I put lock and load.
Original Lyrics: Shotgun Opera, lock and load.
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Puddle Of Mud's, "She Hates Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Learned my lesson and salted cheese
Original Lyrics: Learned my lesson and so did she
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christian | |
Traditional's, "God Rest You Merry Gentlemen"
Misheard Lyrics: When we were gonna' spray
Original Lyrics: When we were gone astray
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xmas | |
CharIotte Church's, "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: May God be gotten, not created.
Original Lyrics: Very God, begotten, not created.
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CharIotte Church's, "O Holy Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Long lady whirled in sin and bared her hiney.
Original Lyrics: Long lay the world in sin and error pining..
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Johnny Mathis', "We Need A Little Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Candles in the window,
Carol ate your spinach. Original Lyrics: Candles in the window,
Carols at the spinet. |
Traditional's, "O Holy Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Long live the world in sin and error pining.
Original Lyrics: Long lived the world in sin and error biding.
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