Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for October 5, 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 | |
Jimi Hendrix's, "All Along The Watchtower"
Misheard Lyrics: Come and take my urge
Original Lyrics: Plowmen dig my earth
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Sonny and Cher's, "I Got You Babe"
Misheard Lyrics: I got you, mate.
Original Lyrics: I got you, babe.
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1970s | |
Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: And when you're not with some underworld spy
or the wife of a clothes pin Original Lyrics: And when you're not you're with some underworld spy
or the wife of a close friend. |
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Led Zeppelin's, "Going to California"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm going to California with an ATM in my heart
Original Lyrics: I'm going to California with an achin', in my heart
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Linda Perhacs', "Porcelain Bakes Cast Iron Wedding"
Misheard Lyrics: They were peppered pine cones
Original Lyrics: They're a peppered prime cruise
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Gimme Back My Bullets"
Misheard Lyrics: And I've got my act together, gonna warm all over you
Original Lyrics: And I've got my act together, gonna walk all over you
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: Ed O'Neil put it down
Original Lyrics: Yeah old Neil put it down
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Robin Trower's, "Bridge of Sighs"
Misheard Lyrics: The sun don't shine
The moon don't mooze, it's time to wash me clean Original Lyrics: The sun don't shine
The moon don't move the tides to wash me clean |
Silver Convention's, "Fly Robin Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: Aye apple pie
Original Lyrics: Fly robin fly
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The Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: Relax, said the mad man.
Original Lyrics: 'Relax', said the night man.
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1980s | |
Aztec Camera's, "The Bugles Sounds Again"
Misheard Lyrics: If you go South again
Original Lyrics: The bugle sounds again
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Double A's, "Everywhere You Look (Full House Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Kid, don't sell your cream soaked suit!
Original Lyrics: Kid, don't sell your dreams so soon!
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Grateful Dead's, "Hell In A Bucket"
Misheard Lyrics: Please come and join the ride.
Original Lyrics: At least I'm enjoyin the ride.
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Irene Cara's, "Flashdance (What A Feeling)"
Misheard Lyrics: Take your pension,
And make it happen. Original Lyrics: Take your passion
And make it happen. |
Madonna's, "Sidewalk Talk"
Misheard Lyrics: Sideboard talk can get carried away
or Cyborg talk can get carried away Original Lyrics: Sidewalk talk can get carried away
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama say mama saw my moccasins
Original Lyrics: Mama se, mama sa , mama ma cu sa
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Prefab Sprout's, "Bonny"
Misheard Lyrics: Sick speeches, clouds on the freeway
Original Lyrics: Save your speeches, flowers are for funerals
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Ramiele Malubay's, "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Misheard Lyrics: You met me in Cyprus, in Limassol
Original Lyrics: You started this fire down in my soul
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The Smiths', "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: You just have a hernia, baby
Original Lyrics: You just haven't earned it yet, baby
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1990s | |
Blur's, "Charmless Man"
Misheard Lyrics: He thinks he's educated and those Bambi shirts will protect him
Original Lyrics: He thinks he's educated and those family shares will protect him
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Incubus', "Hilikus"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe they should of had to go to K-Mart for it, go!
Original Lyrics: Maybe they should have had to dedicate more to it, go!
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Incubus', "Hilikus"
Misheard Lyrics: So I took a walk outside with my new found friend and my Dawa-chubab.
Original Lyrics: So I took a walk outside with my new found friend and my knowledge imbibe
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John Mellencamp's, "Emotional Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Situation of love
or Serve compassions with love Original Lyrics: Such emotional love
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Malice Mizer's, "Apres Midi"
Misheard Lyrics: I pray poopy I pee pee
Original Lyrics: Apres midi ai Paris
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Nirvana's, "You Know You're Right"
Misheard Lyrics: I have never failed or felt pain
Original Lyrics: I have never failed to feel pain
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Nirvana's, "You Know You're Right"
Misheard Lyrics: Steaming soup against her mouth
Original Lyrics: The stinging soup begins to melt
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Primitive Radio Gods', "Standing Outside A Broken Telephone Booth With..."
Misheard Lyrics: I've been down harder days,
Original Lyrics: I've been downhearted, baby.
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Siouxsie And The Banshees', "Kiss Them For Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Kiss them for me, I may be deranged.
Original Lyrics: Kiss them for me, I may be delayed.
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: All that banana disco
Only shooting stars break the mow-oh-whoa Original Lyrics: All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold. |
Suede's, "Beautiful Ones"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you have rabies and are going crazy
that's how you may be Original Lyrics: And if your baby's going crazy
that's how you made me |
Symphony X's, "Church of the Machine"
Misheard Lyrics: Bow down in the black of haze
Twilight cathedral sweats the system plague 14 sacred clones in the boiling sea Merciless judgement in the Church of the Machine Original Lyrics: Bow down in the platinum maze
Twilight cathedrals spread the system plague Forging sacred thrones in the void unseen Merciless judgement in the church of the machine |
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2000s | |
Akon's, "Right Now (Na Na Na)"
Misheard Lyrics: Wish you could die with me
Original Lyrics: Wish you could dine with me
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Christina Aguilera's, "Ain't No Other Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Your lovers, both past and present tense
Original Lyrics: Your lovers, better not be present tense.
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We goin' dah dah dee doo doo dee doo rum,
and sugar we're goin' down swingin', I'll be another one with the bullet. I know we got Cornflakes coated in bullet Original Lyrics: We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it. |
Fergie's, "Clumsy"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't breathe when you touch me, Steve.
Original Lyrics: Can't breathe when you touch me, sleep
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Gorillaz's, "Feel good inc."
Misheard Lyrics: Watch me as I grab her t**
Original Lyrics: Watch me as I gravitate
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Janet Jackson's, "Feedback"
Misheard Lyrics: When you hiss and feedback..
Original Lyrics: When you hear some feedback..
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Ludacris', "Rollout (My Business)"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop it homies, eat chocolate!
Original Lyrics: Me and my homies, so drop that!
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Nelly's, "Country Grammar"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm going down down baby, Yoshi and the ladies go
Original Lyrics: I'm going down down baby, yo street in a Range Rover
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: With the bird s***, it's a lonely view
Original Lyrics: With birds I'll share a lonely view.
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Relient K's, "College Kids"
Misheard Lyrics: Sell all my books for front row tickets, dude; ate Matthew's pen
Original Lyrics: Sell all my books for front row tickets to Dave Matthews Band
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The Ting Tings', "That's Not My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: They call me white girl
But I don't like it. Maybe Jolissa Always the same. Original Lyrics: They call me 'quiet'
But I'm a riot Mary-Jo-Lisa Always the same |
UGK & OutKast's, "Int'l Players Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Gladys Knight
Original Lyrics: I'm glad it's night
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country | |
Alabama's, "Song Of The South"
Misheard Lyrics: Song, song of the south.
Sweet potato pie Anna shook my mouth Original Lyrics: Song, song of the south.
Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth. |
Trace Adkins', "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
Misheard Lyrics: Her badonkadonka took a dump
Original Lyrics: Honky tonk badonkadonk
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Willie Nelson's, "Always On My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Little things I should have centered on.
Original Lyrics: Little things I should have said and done.
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