Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for October 23, 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', "Lucy In The Sky With Daimonds"
Misheard Lyrics: The girl with colitis goes by...
Original Lyrics: The girl with kaleidescope eyes...
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Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs', "Woolly Bully"
Misheard Lyrics: Calico Alley
Original Lyrics: Matty told Hatty.
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Van Morrison's, "Moondance"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a wonderful night to make romance 'Neath the cover of octopus eyes
Original Lyrics: It's a wonderful night to make romance 'Neath the cover of October skies
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Rock 'n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution"
Misheard Lyrics: George Constanza is Josh Delucia
Original Lyrics: Rock 'n' Roll ain't noise pollution.
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Bob Dylan's, "Foot Of Pride"
Misheard Lyrics: how to enter into the gates of heaven...i should know, how to carry a burden too heavy to be yours.
Original Lyrics: how to enter into the gates of paradise, no, how to carry a burden too heavy to be yours.
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Grateful Dead's, "Sugar Magnolia"
Misheard Lyrics: Jump like a Wildebeest in four wheel drive
Original Lyrics: Jump like a Willys in four wheel drive
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Heart's, "Magic Man"
Misheard Lyrics: A wooden man came to me
Original Lyrics: A pretty man came to me
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Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Blowin truly cracks paw in my mind
Original Lyrics: Blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
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The Moody Blues', "I'll Be Level With You"
Misheard Lyrics: Bubblegum in the air
Original Lyrics: Love will come in the end
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Tom Jones', "Sex Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: Sex punk, sex punk
You're my sex punk Original Lyrics: Sex bomb, sex bomb
You're my sex bomb |
1980s | |
Elton John's, "Island Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I like girls.
Original Lyrics: Island girl
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Kate Bush's, "Leave It Open"
Misheard Lyrics: Free the poor bird that's in.
Original Lyrics: We let the weirdness in.
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Prefab Sprout's, "The King Of Rock And Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Hot Dog, jumping for, all my cookin'
Original Lyrics: Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque
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Stevie Nicks', "Edge Of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: just like the one we love
Original Lyrics: Just like a white-winged dove
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The Commodores', "Nightshift"
Misheard Lyrics: Momma (Momma, Momma, Momma) You were a friend of mine And he could sing a song
Original Lyrics: Marvin (Marvin, Marvin, Marvin) You were a friend of mine And he could sing a song
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The Stranglers', "Skin Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: Better watch out for the bindis.
Original Lyrics: Better watch out for the skin deep
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Toto's, "I Won't Hold You Back"
Misheard Lyrics: If I had another chance to love I'd try to tell you that the things we had were right Time can erase the love we shared But it gives me time to realize just how much you cared Now you're gone, I'm breathing life the the same I guess I had myself to blame Time can erase the things we said But it gives me time to realize that you're the one who's sad
Original Lyrics: If I had another chance tonight, I'd try to tell you that the things we had were right. Time can't erase the love we shared But it gives me time to realize just how much you cared Now you're gone, I'm really not the same I guess I had myself to blame Time can't erase the things we said but it gives me time to realize that you're the one instead
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Yoda"
Misheard Lyrics: I know Darth Vader's really got you annoyed
But remember if you kill him, you'll an Emploee of Yoda Original Lyrics: I know Darth Vader's really got you annoyed
But remember if you kill him, you'll be unemployed. |
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1990s | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Lucky Town"
Misheard Lyrics: I only lose those things I found,
down in Lucky Town Original Lyrics: I'm gonna lose these blues I've found,
down in Lucky Town |
Eiffel 65's, "Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm blue if I was green I would die.
Original Lyrics: Because I'm blue (da ba dee daba di)
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Madonna's, "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina"
Misheard Lyrics: I had to let it happen, I had to change Couldn't stay all my life down that hill
Original Lyrics: I had to let it happen, I had to change Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
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R.E.M's, "Losing My Religion"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a herd lost and blind in foe
Original Lyrics: Like a hurt, lost, and blinded fool
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Rednex's, "Cotton Eye Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: If it was for Cotton eyed joe It would have the name of a baor
Original Lyrics: If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married a long time ago. |
Tori Amos', "Concertina"
Misheard Lyrics: Jew that Benz
Original Lyrics: Chill that bends
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Tupac (Makaveli)'s, "Krazy"
Misheard Lyrics: Time goes by, puffin' no lie,
Hopin' that it gets me high Original Lyrics: Time goes by, puffin' on lye,
Hopin' that it gets me high |
2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Chill out, watch Keith Allen fall!
Original Lyrics: Chill out, whatcha' yellin' for?
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm never gonna try your baking.
Original Lyrics: I'm never gonna find you fakin'.
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Take off all your crappy clothes
Original Lyrics: Take off all your preppy clothes.
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Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: You come over and you dance
Original Lyrics: You come over unannounced.
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Ben Folds Five's, "Brick"
Misheard Lyrics: She's so brickin' out, drownin' slowly.
Original Lyrics: She's a brick, and I'm drowning slowly.
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Beyonce and Jay-Z's, "Crazy In Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Crazy in the rain, Jay-Z in the rain
Original Lyrics: Crazy and deranged, hey, is he insane?
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Deathstars', "Virtue to Vice"
Misheard Lyrics: These secrets I bring to you I rub thorns tonight
Original Lyrics: Theses secrets I bring to you Are of thorns and ice
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Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: Who critisize your cover men
Original Lyrics: Who critisize your government
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Jimmy Eat World's, "In The Middle"
Misheard Lyrics: Elephant Elephant will be just fine Elephant elephant will be all right
Original Lyrics: Everything, everything will be just fine Everything, everything will be alright.
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Linkin Park's, "Bleed It Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm throwing out chicken tikka just to throw it away
Original Lyrics: I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
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Linkin Park's, "Bleed It Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm throwing out chicken tikka just to throw it away
Original Lyrics: I bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away
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Linkin Park's, "In the End"
Misheard Lyrics: The time is a valuable thing
Original Lyrics: The time is a valuable sphinx
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Madonna's, "4 Minutes"
Misheard Lyrics: We only got 4 minutes to say the word
Original Lyrics: We only got 4 minutes to save the world
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Missy Elliott feat. Ludacris', "Gossip Folks"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a headache and it's not from tumors.
Original Lyrics: I got a headache and it's not a tumor.
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Say Anything's, "The Most Beautiful Plague"
Misheard Lyrics: Let the purple sky explode
Let it shower us with toast Original Lyrics: Let the purpel sky explode
Let s shower us with toads |
Staind's, "Paper Jesus"
Misheard Lyrics: A raisin for your Gengar
Original Lyrics: A reason for your anger
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Tool's, "Lateralus"
Misheard Lyrics: "Just come on buy my new record. Just come and buy the record."
Original Lyrics: "To feel inspired, to fathom the power."
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Tori Amos', "Amber Waves"
Misheard Lyrics: You say he's got an alien machine It glows in the dark
Original Lyrics: You say he's got a healing machine It glows in the dark.
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country | |
Buck Owens', "Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll lay down the track
Till the mermaids come back, A-rollin' in my sweet baby's arms. Original Lyrics: I'll lay around the shack
Till the mail train comes back, And roll in my sweet baby's arms. |
Statler Brothers', "King of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Trailers for sailorette
Original Lyrics: Trailers for sale or rent
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Statler Brothers', "Things God Gave Me"
Misheard Lyrics: The priest through the window
Original Lyrics: The breeze through the window
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misc | |
England Dan And John Ford Coley's, "I Really Love To See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not talkin' 'bout Meridian
Original Lyrics: I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in.
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