Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for June 9, 2009
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', "Obladi Oblada"
Misheard Lyrics: Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, lygozor, brah!... ly ly ly ly lygozor!
Original Lyrics: Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!... Life, Life, Life, Life, life goes on.
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Bobby Goldsboro's, "Honey"
Misheard Lyrics: Cedar tree, how big it's grown.
Original Lyrics: See the tree, how big it's grown.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Dude, dude, dude, lookin' at my backdoor.
Original Lyrics: Doo-Doo-Doo, lookin' out my backdoor.
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Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons', "My Eyes Adored You"
Misheard Lyrics: So close and Jackson Five.
Original Lyrics: So close and yet so far.
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The Beatles', "A Hard Day's Night"
Misheard Lyrics: So then I mention I'm home.
Original Lyrics: So why on earth should I moan?
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The Beatles', "Cry Baby Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: The duke was having problems
With a message At the local Bird Museum Original Lyrics: The duke was having problems
With a message At the local Bird and Bee. |
1970s | |
Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: We packed my bags last night, we fight
Weirdo Coward, Auntie Em. Original Lyrics: She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour, nine a.m. |
Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big old jail with the lights on
Original Lyrics: Big ol' jet airliner
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1980s | |
Asia's, "Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Fate only hands that what you choose.
Original Lyrics: Fate only has that right to choose.
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Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: Bad dancing
Original Lyrics: Bad medicine
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Cold Chiesel's, "Cheap Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheap wine and 2 bread rolls
Original Lyrics: Cheap wine and a three-day growth
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Cold Chiesel's, "Cheap Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: cheap wine and a big red boat
Original Lyrics: Cheap wine and a three-day growth
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Escape Club's, "Wild Wild West"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in a bad dream, waitin' for my baby.
Original Lyrics: I'm in a bedroom, waitin' for my baby.
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Gypsy"
Misheard Lyrics: And if I was a child and the child was in love
I love for me to love and love’s too strong. Original Lyrics: And if I was a child and the child was enough
Enough for me to love, enough to love. |
Fleetwood Mac's, "Gypsy"
Misheard Lyrics: In the middle of the year, I have no fear.
Original Lyrics: With a little fear, I have no fear.
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Gypsy"
Misheard Lyrics: Well you know that it doesn’t, lighten inside
Maybe once maybe twice oh, any lives of the night. Original Lyrics: Well you know that it does well, lightning strikes
Maybe once maybe twice oh, and it lights up the night. |
Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: She seems to have a physical milkshake!
Original Lyrics: She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah.
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Hall and Oates', "Method of Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Dreams remain for the difference of.
Original Lyrics: Dreams were made of a different stuff.
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Hall and Oates', "Method of Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Time to tight the bout and we’re never face to face.
Original Lyrics: Time’s too tight to fight and we’re never face to face.
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Hall and Oates', "Method of Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics: We are the ways, no one either shows us how.
Original Lyrics: We've got the ways, no one needs to show us how.
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J. Geils Band's, "Freeze Frame"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheese Cake
Original Lyrics: Freeze Frame
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John Mellencamp's, "Jack And Diane"
Misheard Lyrics: Changes come around real soon, make me a swimmalint man.
Original Lyrics: Changes come around real soon, make us women and men.
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Mike + The Mechanics', "All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics: All I need is a beer or two
All I need is to spew. Original Lyrics: All I need is a miracle
All I need is you. |
Nu Shooz's, "Point Of No Return"
Misheard Lyrics: I passed the point of no return.
Original Lyrics: I'm at the point of no return.
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Sheila E's, "Belle Of St. Mark"
Misheard Lyrics: His pear is hairy and blows in the warmth of the region air.
Original Lyrics: His Paris hair, it blows in the warm Parisian air.
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The Smiths', "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"
Misheard Lyrics: Some girls' m*****s are bigger than other girls' m*****s.
Original Lyrics: Some girls' mothers are bigger than other girls' mothers.
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They Might Be Giants', "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Do the na-na-nacho crisp
Do the na-na-nacho crisp. Original Lyrics: It was not not not so great
It was not not not so great. |
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1990s | |
Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, Dummy Boy, Dummy Boy, Dummy Boy
Original Lyrics: Oh, Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Danny Boy
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Foo Fighters', "Everlong"
Misheard Lyrics: If anything could ever look this good on you.
Original Lyrics: If anything could ever be this good again.
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Marilyn Manson's, "Beautiful People"
Misheard Lyrics: Your lemonade stand is hard to keep clean.
Original Lyrics: You live with apes, man, it's hard to be clean.
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Radiohead's, "No Suprises"
Misheard Lyrics: An abscess full of blood
Original Lyrics: A heart that's full up like...
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Rob Zombie's, "Superbeast"
Misheard Lyrics: Remove the jar
Cry out loud Original Lyrics: Move the jaw
Cry out loud |
Rob Zombie's, "Superbeast"
Misheard Lyrics: The Racket the come and a racket to kill.
Original Lyrics: The ragged they come and the ragged they kill!
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Disarm"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, my ears burn.
Original Lyrics: Ooh, the years burn.
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "When I Was Your Age"
Misheard Lyrics: When it was seventy-three above, sleepin' in a cardboard box
Original Lyrics: Well, there were seventy-three of us, sleepin' in a cardboard box
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2000s | |
Ashton Shepherd's, "Sounds So Good"
Misheard Lyrics: There ain't nothin' like the sound of a cooter solution on the video truck.
Original Lyrics: There ain't nothin' like the sound of a cooler slushin' on the bed of your truck.
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Avril Lavigne's, "Skater Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: He was a skinny boy, she said 'see ya later boy.'
Original Lyrics: He was a skater boy, she said 'see ya later boy.'
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Beyonce's, "Single Ladies"
Misheard Lyrics: Smoke a cigarette, smoke a cigarette
Original Lyrics: All the single ladies, all the single ladies
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Chris Brown's, "With You"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a class whore.
Original Lyrics: You're a class all your own.
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Hannah Montana's, "I Got Nerve"
Misheard Lyrics: We kavl'ent let but hat's okay
Original Lyrics: We haven't met, but that's okay.
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Loudon Wainwright III's, "Turkish Revelry"
Misheard Lyrics: There was a little s***
And she sailed on the sea. Original Lyrics: There was a little ship
And she sailed on the sea |
Nadia's, "Move, Bitch!"
Misheard Lyrics: Woah Bitch, get out the waves!
Original Lyrics: Move Bitch, get out the way!
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Relient K's, "Be My Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been stuck inside this house
While you hold the key. Original Lyrics: And I've been locked inside that house
While you hold the key. |
Scouting For Girls', "Heartbeat"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me an ear, or give me an eye.
Original Lyrics: Give me an evening, or give me a night.
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The Saturdays', "Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm ready for the mint choc chip.
Original Lyrics: I'm ready for the lift up, keep steady beat.
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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs', "Phenomena"
Misheard Lyrics: Bin Laden, Bin Laden
They never gonna find him. Original Lyrics: They hide it, they hide it
They never gonna find it. |
Ting Tings', "That's Not My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: They call me crack child but I'm an actor.
Original Lyrics: They call me "quiet girl" but I'm a riot.
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Within Temptation's, "Our Solemn Hour"
Misheard Lyrics: In sanity lies all the power.
Original Lyrics: Insanity is all around us.
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christian | |
Traditional's, "Amazing Grace"
Misheard Lyrics: That saved a wrench like me.
Original Lyrics: That saved a wretch like me.
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xmas | |
Traditional's, "Deck The Halls"
Misheard Lyrics: That's the way the old year passes.
Original Lyrics: Fast away the old year passes.
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