Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for March 19, 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 | |
Cat Stevens', "Matthew & Son"
Misheard Lyrics: And the rent's in her ears
Original Lyrics: And the rent's in arrears
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1970s | |
10cc's, "The Things We Do For Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You lay your Betsy
Then you pay the price. Original Lyrics: You lay your bets
And then you pay the price. |
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting "
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those c*nts were fast as lightning. Original Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning. |
The Commodores', "Three Times A Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: when we are together
the moon is like cherries Original Lyrics: When we are together,
the moments I cherish |
Toto's, "Hold The Line"
Misheard Lyrics: golden eye
love isn't always on time Original Lyrics: Hold the line
Love isn't always on time. |
1980s | |
Huey Lewis and the News', "Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Change your heart into a little white dove
Original Lyrics: Change a hawk into a little white dove
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Stronger than diamonds,
reeks like cream Original Lyrics: Tougher than diamonds,
rich like cream |
Junior Senior's, "Everybody"
Misheard Lyrics: Everbody move your feet and do pilates
or Everbody move your feet and do the naughty Original Lyrics: Everybody, move your feet and feel united
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Kate Bush 's, "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)"
Misheard Lyrics: tell me we both met at dawn
Original Lyrics: Tell me we both matter, don't we?
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Rupert Holmes', "Escape (Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: A bar full omallys
Original Lyrics: At a bar called O'Mally's
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Sade's, "Smooth Operator"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooo Papa Red Eye, Oooooooo Papa Red Eye
Original Lyrics: Smooth operator Smooooth operator
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1990s | |
Bjork's, "5 Years"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll wake up all the plants
Original Lyrics: You'll wake up all love-less
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Bjork's, "Possibly Maybe"
Misheard Lyrics: Your flesh finds me out
Original Lyrics: Your flirt finds me out
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "I Don't Wanna Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: I gotta hold in my head
Original Lyrics: I've got a hole in my head.
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Tori Amos', "Little Amsterdam"
Misheard Lyrics: Harmony: get it on the playground
Original Lyrics: Hominy: get it on a plate, girl
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2000s | |
Alter Bridge's, "Find The Real"
Misheard Lyrics: A burdon inside
Original Lyrics: I burrow inside.
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Alter Bridge's, "Find The Real"
Misheard Lyrics: And I have taken a hunger for more.
Original Lyrics: And all that I've taken I hunger for more
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Alter Bridge's, "Find The Real"
Misheard Lyrics: Artists remember.
Original Lyrics: Always remember.
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Alter Bridge's, "Find The Real"
Misheard Lyrics: I will trade these eyes for something right, ooh, ooh.
I won't care what hurts with something calm, ooh ooh. Original Lyrics: I'll trade these lies for something right, ooh, ooh.
I will kill what hurts with something pure, ooh, ooh. |
Alter Bridge's, "One Day Remains"
Misheard Lyrics: And I ask you one
Your question is safe inside. Original Lyrics: And I ask you why
You question the strenth inside. |
Alter Bridge's, "One Day Remains"
Misheard Lyrics: And the disses through your dreams stretch via reach.
Original Lyrics: And the distance to your dreams stretch beyond reach.
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Alter Bridge's, "One Day Remains"
Misheard Lyrics: At your call, it crashes down before your eyes.
Original Lyrics: As your courage crashes down before your eyes
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Alter Bridge's, "One Day Remains"
Misheard Lyrics: When everyone has been reopened
Original Lyrics: When every wound has been reopened
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Alter Bridge's, "Open Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: For all I know
Original Lyrics: But how I know
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Alter Bridge's, "Open Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know which way to go.
Original Lyrics: Hard to know which way to go.
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Alter Bridge's, "Open Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: It bothers me
Had to trust it carefully. Original Lyrics: It burdons me.
Hard to trust And can't believe. |
Alter Bridge's, "Open Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Through the eyes of what I know
See the vision Wants that gold. Original Lyrics: Through the eyes of one I know
I see a vision once let go |
Creed's, "Stand Here With Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll give you everything I have.
Original Lyrics: I'll give you everything I am.
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Creed's, "Stand Here With Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You're my daily source of reality.
Original Lyrics: You're my daily dose of reality.
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Fergie's, "Clumsy"
Misheard Lyrics: You got me trippin' oh, stumblin' oh, slippin' oh, fumblin' oh
All because I'm fallin' in love Original Lyrics: You got me trippin' oh, stumbling oh, flippin' oh, fumbling oh
Clumsy 'cause I'm fallin' in love |
Finger Eleven's, "Paralyzer"
Misheard Lyrics: Put your place on my place
Original Lyrics: Or your place or my place
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Finger Eleven's, "Paralyzer"
Misheard Lyrics: The most pretentious thing
Since I saw "cool" and "be" Well I am imagining A dark-lit place For your place on my face Original Lyrics: The most pretentious thing
Since I thought you and me Well I am imagining A dark lit place Or your place or my place |
Hard-Fi's, "Hard To Beat"
Misheard Lyrics: knock me right off my face
arse and face arse and face arse and fa-a-ace Original Lyrics: Knock me right off my feet
Hard to beat. hard to beat hard to beat hard to be-e-eat |
Nine Inch Nails', "Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: Damn x8
Original Lyrics: Deep x8
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Peter Gabriel's, "The Tower That Ate People"
Misheard Lyrics: F*cking up the dog
Original Lyrics: Locking up the door
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Scott Stapp's, "Broken"
Misheard Lyrics: Look up and you'll find love
Original Lyrics: Look above to find love
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Scott Stapp's, "Broken"
Misheard Lyrics: Time is dead.
Original Lyrics: Time is dear.
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Scott Stapp's, "Broken"
Misheard Lyrics: Why are we overcome with doubt?
Original Lyrics: Why are we overcome with death?
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Scott Stapp's, "Relearn Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I need a song to raise my head.
Original Lyrics: I need the Son to raise my head.
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Scott Stapp's, "Relearn Love"
Misheard Lyrics: My beating heart is in your hands.
Original Lyrics: My beaten heart is in your hands.
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Scott Stapp's, "Relearn Love"
Misheard Lyrics: The man I am now must be shared.
Original Lyrics: The man I am now must be shed.
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Scott Stapp's, "Relearn Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Your tender hands to rest my head.
Original Lyrics: Your tender hands caress my head.
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Scott Stapp's, "Sublime"
Misheard Lyrics: If it's not destiny
Original Lyrics: If it's our destiny
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Scott Stapp's, "Surround Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm counting on the moments of the times you could have held me.
Original Lyrics: I'm counting all the moments of the times you could have helped me.
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Scott Stapp's, "Surround Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm still in desperate need.
Original Lyrics: I'm still in disbelief.
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The Fray's, "All At Once"
Misheard Lyrics: Compare and hurt, it's a question
And all at once the crowd begins to say Original Lyrics: Compared to her, now she's in question
And all at once the crowd begins to sing |
The Fray's, "All At Once"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe you started to compare her to someone out there
Maybe you want it, maybe you need it Maybe it's all you're running from Confection when I come (I will not come) Original Lyrics: Maybe you started to compare to someone not there
Maybe you want it, maybe you need it Maybe it's all you're running from Perfection will not come (Will not come) |
christian | |
Hawk Nelson's, "Zero"
Misheard Lyrics: He was such a good example of a flavored fisherman
Original Lyrics: He was such a good example of a favored future man
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country | |
Tammy Wynette's, "Stand By Your Man"
Misheard Lyrics: stand by earth man
Original Lyrics: stand by your man.
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