Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for March 13, 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.
1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Proud Mary"
Misheard Lyrics: People on the river are happy to kill
Original Lyrics: People on the river are happy to give
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Kinks', "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion"
Misheard Lyrics: Delicated Follower Of Fashion
Original Lyrics: Dedicated follower of fashion
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The Animals', "House Of The Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: My mother was a taker
Stole my new blue jeans Original Lyrics: My mother was a tailor, sewed my new blue jeans
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The Beatles', "A Hard Day's Night"
Misheard Lyrics: So when I answered the phone
Original Lyrics: So why on Earth should I moan?
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The Beatles', "Drive My Car"
Misheard Lyrics: Give her my penis , it's all very fine
Original Lyrics: Working for peanuts ,.....................
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The Kinks', "You Really Got Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You really come dance
Original Lyrics: You really got me
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The Mamas And The Papas', "Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls R Coming 2 The Canyon)"
Misheard Lyrics: In a world of beauty like this canyon.
Original Lyrics: Images of beauty lie there stagnant.
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The Who's, "Pinball Wizard"
Misheard Lyrics: A pinball wizard got such a show-full wrist
Original Lyrics: A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist
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The Who's, "Pinball Wizard"
Misheard Lyrics: Short played a meat-pinball
Original Lyrics: Sure plays a mean pinball.
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1970s | |
Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: Russia plays its love machine
Original Lyrics: Russia's greatest love machine
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Janis Joplin's, "Me and Bobby McGee"
Misheard Lyrics: Wish you wouldn't drink turpentine
Original Lyrics: Windshield wipers slapping time
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Curtis Lowe"
Misheard Lyrics: Tune up your doboe
Original Lyrics: Tune up your dobro
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Ashaww..
Original Lyrics: (Gong sound at the end of song)
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The Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: The Countess Tiffany Twisted
Original Lyrics: Her mind is Tiffany twisted.
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The Who's, "I'm A Boy (Studio Version)"
Misheard Lyrics: Help me watch Jean- Marie,
you can't drive Felicity Original Lyrics: Help me wash up Jean Marie
You can dry Felicity. |
The Who's, "Who Are You?"
Misheard Lyrics: I remember trowing couches around and praying for the stars
Original Lyrics: I remember throwing punches around and preaching from my chair
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1980s | |
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: hush hush
deeper downtown, its so scary Original Lyrics: Hush Hush.
Keep it down, down Voices Carry |
Crosby, Stills & Nash's, "Southern Cross"
Misheard Lyrics: I have been around the world
Looking for that 4-eyed girl. Original Lyrics: I have been around the world
Looking for that woman, girl. |
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: but the jailor's not my son
Original Lyrics: but the kid is not my son
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Queen's, "Dead on Two Legs"
Misheard Lyrics: Misguided by you,
with you d*ckheaded rules. Original Lyrics: Misguided old mule,
with your pigheaded rules |
R.E.M's, "It's The End Of The World As We Know It"
Misheard Lyrics: That's great, it starts with an earthquake
Birds and snakes on aeroplanes Original Lyrics: That's great, it starts with an earthquake
Birds and snakes an aeroplane |
The Police's, "Every Breath You Take"
Misheard Lyrics: How to pull whole heights
Original Lyrics: How my poor heart aches
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1990s | |
Creed's, "Illusion"
Misheard Lyrics: Having thoughts,
just wondering when I'll get out. Original Lyrics: Hiding thoughts,
just hoping one day I'll get out. |
Creed's, "Illusion"
Misheard Lyrics: So I lie awake instead.
Original Lyrics: So I lie awake and stare.
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Creed's, "Inside Us All"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm left on the rain.
Original Lyrics: And I'm left wondering
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Creed's, "Inside Us All"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm sure the scars will cover rain.
Original Lyrics: And show the scars we're covering.
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R.E.M's, "King of Comedy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not a manatee
Original Lyrics: I'm not commodity
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R.E.M's, "Talk About the Passion"
Misheard Lyrics: Count me in, count me in, count me in to talk!
Original Lyrics: Combien, combien, combien de temps?
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REM's, "The Great Beyond"
Misheard Lyrics: Desolate planet in the solar system.
Original Lyrics: There's a new planet in the solar system.
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Sophie B Hawkins', "Damn, Wish I Was Your Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: Damn, I wish I was younger
Original Lyrics: Damn, I wish I was your lover
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Venga Boys', "Venga Bus"
Misheard Lyrics: Woah, we're going to eat pizza
Original Lyrics: Woah, we're going to Ibiza
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2000s | |
Chevelle's, "I Get It"
Misheard Lyrics: A fast and restless black man
And fat and fetish porn Original Lyrics: Of fast and restless blackmail
Like pent up fetish force |
Chevelle's, "Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)"
Misheard Lyrics: The hassle of all the screaming fans
And the howdy Celts before. Original Lyrics: The hassle of all the screaming fits
That panic makes remorse. |
Creed's, "Don't Stop Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: And still the light sometimes isn't enough
Original Lyrics: A silver lining sometimes isn't enough
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Daniel Powter's, "Bad Day"
Misheard Lyrics: You tell me your lesbian way of life.
Original Lyrics: You tell me your life's been way off line.
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David Usher's, "Black Black Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm running to the cool.
Original Lyrics: I'm rotting to the core.
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Fall Out Boy's, "The Take Over The Breaks Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Wouldn't you rather be a wierdo than a divorcee
Original Lyrics: Wouldn't you rather be a Widow than a divorcee
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Gorillaz's, "Dare"
Misheard Lyrics: And it take know-how
Original Lyrics: Never did no harm, never did no harm.
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Ludacris And Mary J. Blige's, "Runaway Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Never thinking 'bout the consequences of erections
Original Lyrics: Never thinking 'bout the consequences of her actions.
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Maroon 5's, "Makes Me Wonder"
Misheard Lyrics: And I've been here before,one day a week......
Original Lyrics: And I've been here before,one day I'll wake up
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Miyavi's, "Freedom Fighters"
Misheard Lyrics: Freedom my teeth, Freedom my nose
Original Lyrics: Freedom of speech, freedom of thought
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Panic! At The Disco!'s, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Misheard Lyrics: Wish a sense of poisoned rationality
Original Lyrics: With a sense of poise and rationality
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Stone Sour's, "Through Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: And if I damn it God the mannequin
Original Lyrics: An epidemic of the mannequins
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The Kooks', "Naive"
Misheard Lyrics: I know, she knows, I'm not from the bus stop
Original Lyrics: I know, she knows, I'm not fond of asking
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They Might Be Giants', "Where Do They Make Balloons?"
Misheard Lyrics: Marmalade's from Scotland,
Drugs from Pakistan... Original Lyrics: Marmalade's from Scotland,
Rugs from Pakistan... |
Within Temptation's, "What Have You Done?"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you mind if I hurt you?
Understand that I need to Did your life run out of choices? Did your heart grow cold alone? Original Lyrics: Would you mind if I hurt you?
Understand that I need to Wish that I had other choices Than to harm the one I love |
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England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I Really Love To See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not talking bout a live in.
Original Lyrics: I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in.
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xmas | |
Bryan Adams', "There's Something About Christmas Time"
Misheard Lyrics: We waited all through the year
for the dead to appear Original Lyrics: We waited all through the year
for the day to appear |
Vikki Carr's, "Hooray For Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm as light as Halle Berry
Original Lyrics: I'm as bright as a holly berry.
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Christmas at Ground Zero"
Misheard Lyrics: No more time for laughing or shopping
Original Lyrics: No more time for last-minute shopping
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