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 | |
Bob Dylan's, "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: The highway is for gamblers, better use your sins
Take what you have gathered from car window sense Original Lyrics: The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense
take what you have gathered from coincidence |
Buck Owens', "Just As Long As You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I and ol' wildwood stand the test
Original Lyrics: I know I'll withstand the test
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Theme Song's, "Little Audrey"
Misheard Lyrics: Little Audrey's Day is a funny thing they say...
Original Lyrics: Little Audrey says,
'Save it for a rainy day.' |
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: See that girl across the street.
Original Lyrics: See that girl. Watch that scene.
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Elvis Presley's, "Burning Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's coming closer, the flames are now licking my body!
Original Lyrics: It's coming closer now, the flames are now reaching my body
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John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's, "You're the One That I Want"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the will of the world
Original Lyrics: You're the one that I want
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Melodians', "Rivers Of Babylon"
Misheard Lyrics: ....be acceptable in your sight Oh verai
Original Lyrics: By the rivers of Babylon, Where he sat down, And there he wept When he remembered Zion. Oh, the wicked carried us away in captivity, Required from us a song, How can we sing King Alpha's song In a strange land? So, let the words of our mouth And the meditations of our heart Be acceptable in Thy sight. Oh, Far I!
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The Eagles', "Peaceful Easy Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause/And I got a peace for teasin'-measin
Original Lyrics: 'Cause/And I got a peaceful easy feelin'
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1980s | |
Bangles', "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Misheard Lyrics: All of Lucille.
Original Lyrics: Our lips are sealed.
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Elton John's, "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I'm always gone
Original Lyrics: When all hope is gone
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Grateful Dead's, "Halfstep Mississippi Uptown"
Misheard Lyrics: I lost my boots in transit, baby
Pilot's smoking letter Original Lyrics: I lost my boots in transit, baby, in a pile of smoking leather
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Kenny Loggins', "I'm Alright"
Misheard Lyrics: Pickin' up your bite (Pickin' up your bite)
Original Lyrics: Makin' up your mind (Makin' up your mind)
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Kenny Loggins', "I'm Alright"
Misheard Lyrics: You wanna listen to the bear?
Original Lyrics: You wanna listen to the man?
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Kentucky Headhunters', "Dumas Walker"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's all go down in to the swampers
Original Lyrics: Let's all go down to Dumas Walker
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Peter Gabriel's, "Sledgehammer"
Misheard Lyrics: Open up your fruit page
Original Lyrics: Open up your fruit cage
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Rick Astley's, "Together Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: And don't you know I wouldn't heaven on earth
Original Lyrics: And don't you know I would move heaven and earth
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Siouxsie and the Banshees', "Cities in Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: Your city's not enough
Original Lyrics: Your city lies in dust
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Sonic Youth's, "The Sprawl"
Misheard Lyrics: Ticks and flowers
Skirts and cheat Nylon slips I've gone, later Original Lyrics: To the extent that I wear skirts and cheap nylon slips, I've gone native
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Styx's, "First Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be afraid of bugs (3x)
Original Lyrics: Don't be afraid of love (3x)
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Styx's, "First Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a tease for mini-world
Original Lyrics: There could be so many worlds
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The Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: Martinique, that mom's a rotten stink
Original Lyrics: Martinique, that Monserrat mystique.
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The Pogues', "A Pair of Brown Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: And a rogue, been a rogue, been a rogue, been a rogue...
Original Lyrics: And a rovin', a rovin', a rovin' I'll go...
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The Who's, "Eminence Front"
Misheard Lyrics: Lemon in the trunk
Original Lyrics: It's an eminence front!
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1990s | |
Beck's, "Loser (Fatboy Slim remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: I be lookin' so white, don't you hear me?
Original Lyrics: I'm a loser so why don't you kill me?
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Commercial's, "Hess Toy Truck"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's never better
Original Lyrics: And it's better than ever
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Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics: About nothing and everything a lad wants
Original Lyrics: About nothing and everything all at once
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Rusted Root's, "Send Me on My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Semi on the way
Original Lyrics: Send me on my way
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Selena's, "Dreaming of You"
Misheard Lyrics: If you looked in my ass
Original Lyrics: If you looked in my eyes
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Spider Marines Siam steel-chested rabbit arcade
Original Lyrics: Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage.
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Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh I gotta go
Original Lyrics: Ooh lah, kah, koh
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The Commitments', "Dark End of the Street"
Misheard Lyrics: At the donkey of the cheese
Original Lyrics: At the dark end of the street
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Theme Songs', "Magic School Bus"
Misheard Lyrics: Slap it on a sandwich
Original Lyrics: Surfin' on a sound wave
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Theme Songs', "South Park"
Misheard Lyrics: I like beer and big fat Kenny!
I like beer and big fat Kenny! Original Lyrics: I like girls with big fat t*tt*es
I like girls with big v*****s. |
2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We'e Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're going down down and we're rolling around
Original Lyrics: We're going down down in an earlier round
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Green Day's, "Peacemaker"
Misheard Lyrics: Bandana
Sweet potato Original Lyrics: Vendetta
Sweet vendetta |
Green Day's, "Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)"
Misheard Lyrics: You're walking with princes and running with shoes
Original Lyrics: You're walking with blisters and running with shears
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Pillows', "Little Busters"
Misheard Lyrics: With the kissing of the future
Maybe kids don't need a master Original Lyrics: With the kids sing out the future
Maybe kids don't need the masters. |
Snow Patrol's, "Chasing Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you just lie with me and just f**k the world?
Original Lyrics: Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
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Sum 41's, "Fat Lip"
Misheard Lyrics: The dentist said my mom should have had an abortion.....
Original Lyrics: The doctor said my mom should have had an abortion.
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Timbaland's, "Morning After Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: When the kids go out for basketball to play,
In the morning afterhour Original Lyrics: When the cats come out, the bats go out to play,
In the morning after. |
Timbaland's, "Morning After Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: When the kids go out for basketball to play
Original Lyrics: When the cats come out, the bats go out to play
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Timbaland's, "Morning After Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: When the kids go out for basketball to play
Original Lyrics: When the cats come out, the bats go out to play
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Voltaire's, "Reggae Mortis"
Misheard Lyrics: Rick and Morty
I think I've got Rick and Morty Hell, I hope it's not Rick and Morty. Original Lyrics: Reggae Mortis
I think I've got Reggae Mortis Hell, I hope it's not Reggae Mortis |
2010s | |
David Guetta's, "Titanium (ft. Sia)"
Misheard Lyrics: But all your bullets, we could see
Original Lyrics: But all your bullets ricochet
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Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll worship like a dog in the Saturday light.
I'll tell you my sins, so you can show me your knife. I believe that Debra's hair is so gone Won't you give me my light? Original Lyrics: I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your light
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life |
Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll worship like a dog in the sign of your life
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless never good girl Let me give you my life Original Lyrics: I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your light
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life |
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: Uptown fuck you up
Original Lyrics: Uptown funk you up.
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The Birthday Massacre's, "Beyond"
Misheard Lyrics: Out here at the edge of town I saw her
A moon in the water I watched from the bridges, trains passed under My eyes full of water Here I can see Lakes of fun Original Lyrics: Out here at the edge of town I saw her
Alone on the water I watched from the ridge as trains passed under My eyes full of wonder Here I can see Lakes of fire |
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country | |
Jerry Reed's, "Eastbound and Down"
Misheard Lyrics: He's found a dime
Blow 'em up and f*** 'em. He gonna do what They say can't be dumb. Original Lyrics: Eastbound and down
Load it up and truckin'. He's gonna do what They say can't be done. |
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