Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for April 7, 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 | |
Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm looking over lonely people.
Original Lyrics: Ah, look at all the lonely people.
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Julie Andrews', "My Favorite Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Whispers on kittens
Original Lyrics: Whiskers on kittens
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The Beatles', "I Am the Walrus"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you think that Yoko laughs at you
Original Lyrics: Don't you think the joker laughs at you
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The Beatles', "Yellow Submarine"
Misheard Lyrics: We all live in a yellow soup tureen.
Original Lyrics: We all live in a yellow submarine.
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Where they play the white music
Original Lyrics: Where they play the right music.
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Billy Joel's, "Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics: There's an old man sittin' next to me
Makin' love to his toxic engine Original Lyrics: There's an old man sittin' next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin. |
Cher's, "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves"
Misheard Lyrics: Pale face. Wild and free.
Original Lyrics: Gypsies, tramps, and thieves
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1980s | |
Blondie's, "Heart Of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: don't cha mistrust my small behind
Original Lyrics: Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind.
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Dancing In The Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: Messages kickin' and pleadin'
Original Lyrics: Messages keep gettin' clearer
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Dancing In The Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a joke, here's some wine, it's on me
Original Lyrics: There's a joke here somewhere, it's on me
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Christopher Cross 's, "I'll Never Be The Same"
Misheard Lyrics: Ollie Vallone
Original Lyrics: I'll live alone.
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Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes', "Up Where We Belong"
Misheard Lyrics: where the Webelos fly
on a mountain high Original Lyrics: where the eagles fly
on a mountain high |
Madonna's, "Burning Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I deserve the "in" position
Original Lyrics: I deserve the imposition
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Michael Bolton's, "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay "
Misheard Lyrics: I'm sittin' here restin' my balls
Original Lyrics: I'm sittin' here restin' my bones
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Motley Crue's, "Smokin' In The Boys Room"
Misheard Lyrics: Wookie the wook in my school bookstore
Original Lyrics: Well, put me to work in my school bookstore
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Night Ranger's, "Sister Christian"
Misheard Lyrics: Motorade
Original Lyrics: Motorin'
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Pogues', "Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: Got on a lucky one
Came in at ten to one I’ve got a feeling This year's for me and you Original Lyrics: Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one I’ve got a feeling This year's for me and you |
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: Steamboat merrily down the street,
pimple way down low. Original Lyrics: Steve walks warily down the street
With the brim pulled way down low. |
Temptations', "Treat Her Like A Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got cigarettes and and she smokes
Just help her with a Coke Original Lyrics: Light her cigarette if she smokes
Even help her with her coat |
The Police's, "Every Breath You Take"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I'm pool hall age
Original Lyrics: How my poor heart aches.
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The Police's, "King of Pain"
Misheard Lyrics: I always win - King of Pain!
Original Lyrics: I'll always be King of Pain!
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The Who's, "Who Are You"
Misheard Lyrics: Blue Morning. Blue. Blue. Blue. Blue.
Original Lyrics: Who are you? Who? Who? Who? Who?
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1990s | |
Ace Of Base's, "All That She Wants"
Misheard Lyrics: All that she wants is another bagel
Original Lyrics: All that she wants is another baby
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Belle & Sebastian's, "Mayfly"
Misheard Lyrics: Until chickens come again.
Original Lyrics: Until she comes again.
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Belle & Sebastian's, "Step Into My Office, Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: I jumped into the shark.
Original Lyrics: I jumped into the shower.
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Beverley Craven's, "Promise Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You look like you're in another world
That I conveyed your mind Original Lyrics: You look like you're in another world
But I can read your mind |
Dave Matthews', "Crash"
Misheard Lyrics: Hike up your skirt little boy
And show your world to me Original Lyrics: Hike up your skirt a little more
And show your world to me |
Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians', "What I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: Religion is a lie and a fall.
Original Lyrics: Religion is a light in the fog.
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Jane's Addiction's, "Been Caught Stealing"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey all right
Pumpkin pie It's mine Original Lyrics: Hey all right
If I get by It's mine |
Mariah Carey's, "Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh baby, I'm so itchi-goo darlin if you ony noo"
Original Lyrics: Oh baby, I'm so into you, darling if you only knew
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Oasis', "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?"
Misheard Lyrics: Need a little time to wank off.
Original Lyrics: Need a little time to wake up.
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Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me spoken, yeeeaaahhhh!!
Original Lyrics: Jeremy spoke in class today.
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REM's, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: calling Jamaica
Original Lyrics: Call me when you wake her up.
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Despite All My Rage"
Misheard Lyrics: I spy it on my radio,
I still have a heavy rage Original Lyrics: Despite all my rage,
I am still just a rat in a cage. |
Spice Girls', "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: I you're gonna such-a-cum but I can still feel you're hear
Original Lyrics: I know you're gone and said you're gone but I can still feel you're here
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Sunny Day Real Estate's, ""Seven""
Misheard Lyrics: You'll taste it
When you die Original Lyrics: You'll taste it
In time |
Tony Toni Tone's, "Whatever You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: What'd make you think that I would try (to run a game on you)
Just to show that finer things go away.> Original Lyrics: What makes you think I would try (To run a game on you)
Just as sure as my name is D'wayne |
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
Misheard Lyrics: I spent 20 years tryin' to get outta this place
I was lookin' for somethin' I couldn't embrace Original Lyrics: I spent 20 years tryin' to get outta this place
I was lookin' for somethin' I couldn't replace |
Cake's, "Meanwhile, Rick James"
Misheard Lyrics: Meanwhile, Rick James paints her nude
Original Lyrics: Meanwhile, Rick James takes her new
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Carrie Alice Williams', "Midtown Manhattan"
Misheard Lyrics: In midtown Manhattan,
I live on the beach. Original Lyrics: In midtown Manhattan,
I live on the beat. |
Coheed and Cambria's, "Hearshot Kid Disaster"
Misheard Lyrics: The Army may though I won't fail you now
Original Lyrics: I need Mayo I won't fail you now
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Dream Theater's, "Prophets of War"
Misheard Lyrics: They continue the same Redibrek
Original Lyrics: They can't move us in rhetoric
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Flo Rida's, "Low"
Misheard Lyrics: Bone her like a pornography poser
Original Lyrics: Fold her like a pornography poster
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Ne-Yo's, "Sex With My Ex Girlfriend"
Misheard Lyrics: Sex wee my legs girlfriend
Original Lyrics: Sex with my ex girlfriend
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Outkast's, "I'm Sorry Miss Jackson"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm sorry Miss Jackson I am for real
Never meant to make you down to cry I apologized a trillion times Original Lyrics: I'm sorry Miss Jackson I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry |
The Killers', "Somebody Told Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody told me
That you had a boyfriend Who looks like a boyfriend That I haven't meant yet Original Lyrics: Somebody told me
That you have a boyfriend Who looks like a girlfriend That I met in February |
Vintersorg's, "Astral and Arcane"
Misheard Lyrics: Argh! Cheeseburger madness
Original Lyrics: Archaic pergaments
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country | |
Dixie Chicks', "Goodbye, Earl"
Misheard Lyrics: Earl walked right thru like a staining motor
Original Lyrics: Earl walked right thru that restraining order
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