Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for October 21, 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 | |
Stan Jones', "Ghost Riders In The Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: Yippee-yi-ya, hippies in Ohio, the ghost riders in the sky
Original Lyrics: Yippee-yi-ya, yippee-yi-yo, the ghost riders in the sky
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The Jamies', "Summertime Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: It's time to act straight for the mills .
Original Lyrics: It's time to head straight for them hills.
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1960s | |
Beatles', "Let It Be"
Misheard Lyrics: Speaking words of wisdom, Leonard Bee.
Original Lyrics: Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
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Donovan's, "Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics: The Carmen Mello Yello
(Hop, top, sleep) Original Lyrics: They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly) |
The Gentrys', "Keep on Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on dancing at a frightening pulse
Original Lyrics: Keep on dancing and a prancing (ah)
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancin' Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You can die
having the time of your life Original Lyrics: You can jive
having the time of your life |
Boney M's, "Ma Baker"
Misheard Lyrics: Jivota mina s kef
Original Lyrics: She was the meanest cat
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David Bowie's, "The Jean Genie"
Misheard Lyrics: The Jean Genie loves kidney snacks
Original Lyrics: The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay me down in sheets of blanket.
Original Lyrics: Lay me down in sheets of linen.
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Neil Sedaka's, "Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Band..band!
Run..run! Original Lyrics: Bad...bad!
Blood...blood! |
REO Speedwagon's, "Keep Pushin'"
Misheard Lyrics: eat pussy, eat pussy, eat pussy now
Original Lyrics: Keep pushin'!, keep pushin , keep pushin on
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Santana's, "Black Magic Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't turn your back on the grapefruit.
Original Lyrics: Don't turn your back on me, baby.
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1980s | |
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Hot shot,
Keep it downtown, This is dairy Original Lyrics: Hush, hush
Keep it down now Voices carry. |
Beastie Boys', "Paul Revere"
Misheard Lyrics: He yelled, "JIGAMO!" and let two fly.
Original Lyrics: He yelled, "Stick 'em up" and let two fly.
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Bruce Cockburn's, "If a tree falls "
Misheard Lyrics: Captain Move-On
Original Lyrics: Cut n Move on
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Cold Chisel's, "Cheap Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheap wine and a female goat
Original Lyrics: Cheap wine and a three-day growth
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Dan Hartman's, "I Can Dream About You"
Misheard Lyrics: Movie cyborg
Original Lyrics: Moving sidewalks
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Hall And Oates', "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't cope with that
Original Lyrics: I can't go for that.
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Iron Maiden's, "The Evil That Men Do"
Misheard Lyrics: The evil that men do is all a lie
Original Lyrics: The evil that men do goes on and on
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Lionel Richie's, "Brick House"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a breakout
or She's a break house Original Lyrics: She's a brick house
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Salt-N-Pepa's, "Push It"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's in my daybed at night
Workin' up a sweat? C'mon girls let's go Synthesize that we know How to become number one At the hot potty show. Original Lyrics: Coolin' by day then at night
Working up a sweat. C'mon girls let's go Show those guys that we know How to become number one At the hot party show. |
Sheena Easton's, "Morning Train"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll bang our knees together, then he starts to fly
Original Lyrics: 'Till babe and me's together, then it starts to fly
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Skinny Puppy's, "One Time One Place"
Misheard Lyrics: Revascillate
Original Lyrics: Repress your hate
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The Go-Go's, "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Misheard Lyrics: I love Cecille
Original Lyrics: Our lips are sealed
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1990s | |
All 4 One's, "I Swear"
Misheard Lyrics: Cause I'll stand beside you through the leaves
Original Lyrics: Cause I'll stand beside you through the years
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Colin James', "Chicks And Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: Chicks and cars and a dirt rural road
Original Lyrics: Chicks and cars and a third World War.
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Crystal Waters', "100% Pure Love"
Misheard Lyrics: 100 percent, you know
or 100 percent Yuna Original Lyrics: 100 percent pure love
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Crystal Waters', "100% Pure Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You saw a brand new thigh
Original Lyrics: You saw a brand new high
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Foo Fighters', "Breakout"
Misheard Lyrics: Burning in the back porch
or Burn it in the black box or Burning in the back door Original Lyrics: Burn it in the blast off
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House of Pain's, "Jump Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I came to win
By all means but that's a sin Original Lyrics: I came to win
Battle me that's a sin |
House of Pain's, "Jump Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm coming to get ya, coming to get ya
Spitting out lyrics homie I'm with ya Original Lyrics: I'm coming to get ya, coming to get ya
Spitting out lyrics homie I'll wet ya |
Nirvana's, "Sappy"
Misheard Lyrics: He'll give you breathables.
Original Lyrics: He'll give you breather holes.
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Roxette's, "It Must Have Been Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave the windsurf on the ground
Original Lyrics: Leave the winter on the ground.
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Sepultura's, "Refuse/Resist"
Misheard Lyrics: Chaos AD Disorder unleashed
Starting to fart Starting to leench Original Lyrics: Chaos AD Disorder unleashed
Starting to burn Starting to lynch |
Sepultura's, "Roots Bloody Roots"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch me friiiiiiiiiiiiiie!!!!!!
Original Lyrics: Watch me freeeeeeeak!
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ZZ Top's, "Sleepin Bag"
Misheard Lyrics: Supersonic sleepin bag
Original Lyrics: Slip inside my sleepin bag
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2000s | |
Audioslave's, "Like A Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: a fucker was laid to rest
Original Lyrics: and if we're good we'll lay to rest
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Billy Talent's, "Worker Bees"
Misheard Lyrics: Protect the hive from mayonaise
Original Lyrics: Protect the hive from enemies
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Daughtry's, "Over You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm finally getting better
Now I'm picking up the pieces Spending on the dishes Original Lyrics: I'm finally getting better
Now I'm picking up the pieces from spending all of these years |
Dream Theater's, "Honor Thy Father"
Misheard Lyrics: Shove the mystic power struggle and don't let it show.
Original Lyrics: It's so easy to run away with nothing in tow.
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Fall Out Boy's, "A Little Less Sixteen Candles"
Misheard Lyrics: Get all the socks and your man-hose just right
Original Lyrics: Get all the sighs and the moans just right
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Fall Out Boy's, "Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name Of This Song..."
Misheard Lyrics: We will leave you high and drunk
Original Lyrics: We will leave you high and dry
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John Cougar Mellencamp's, "Peaceful World"
Misheard Lyrics: My name's God,
The work's OK. Original Lyrics: The money's good
And the work's OK. |
Miranda Cosgrove's, "Leave It All To Me"
Misheard Lyrics: The livers of our nation
Original Lyrics: The members of my nation
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "These Words"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm having trouble saying why to me
With deaf poets and drum machines You know I had some studio time books But I couldn't find the killer Hunk Original Lyrics: I'm having trouble saying what I mean
With dead poets and drum machines You know I had some studio time booked But I couldn't find the killer Hook |
Nightwish's, "Whoever Brings the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: All you know is a lie
You aren't my butterfly Original Lyrics: All you love is a lie
You one-night butterfly |
OutKast's, "Rosa Parks"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you want to bump and strump with us
We the type of people make the club get cross Original Lyrics: Do you want to bump and slump with us
We the type of people make the club get crunk |
Sean Kingston's, "Take You There"
Misheard Lyrics: Shirley I could take you there
Original Lyrics: Shorty I could take you there
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Smash Mouth's, "Fallen Horses"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me why, water or wine.
Original Lyrics: Tell me why, why oh why.
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System of a Down's, "Chop Suey"
Misheard Lyrics: Why'd you leave the kids up on the table
Original Lyrics: Why'd you leave the keys up on the table
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