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 | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising "
Misheard Lyrics: Hey the black man stole my bike
Original Lyrics: There's a bad moon on the rise.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics: I see a bathroom rising
Original Lyrics: I see a bad moon rising
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The Moody Blues', "Nights In White Satin"
Misheard Lyrics: Pensative people look back and lament.
Original Lyrics: Bedsitter people look back and lament.
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The Who's, "Happy Jack"
Misheard Lyrics: And they couldn't stop Jack on the water that day
Original Lyrics: But they couldn't stop Jack or the waters lapping
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Theme Songs', "Flintstones (Opening Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Lets ride, with the family down the street
Through the courtesy of Fred's front seat. Original Lyrics: Let's ride with the family down the street
Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet |
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1970s | |
Andrew Gold's, "Never Let Her Slip Away"
Misheard Lyrics: I never ruined the gas, I could miss someone so bad
Original Lyrics: I never would have guessed I could miss someone so bad
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Andrew Gold's, "Thank You for Being a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: And the car attached would say
Original Lyrics: And the card attached would say
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna know, have you ever seen the range?
Original Lyrics: I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Up Around the Bend"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on around the wind
We're going up around the Ben Original Lyrics: Come on the rising wind
We're going up around the bend |
Stevie Wonder's, "Superstition"
Misheard Lyrics: syphilis gets you any way
Original Lyrics: superstitious ain't the way
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Dildo in Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
Original Lyrics: Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
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Billy Squier's, "The Stroke"
Misheard Lyrics: Smokin', smokin'
Original Lyrics: Stroke me, stroke me.
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Billy Vera and the Beaters', "At This Moment"
Misheard Lyrics: With Cheers in your ass
Original Lyrics: With tears in your eyes
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Billy Vera and the Beaters', "Life Goes On (Empty Nest theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Life goes On, answer wheat
Original Lyrics: Life goes on, and so do we
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Gary Portnoy's, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Taking a break from all your walrus sure would help a lot
Original Lyrics: Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot
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Juice Newton's, "Angel of the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: Just count my sheep before you leave me
Original Lyrics: Just touch my cheek before you leave me.
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Miami Sound Machine's, "Bad Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart goes beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep
Original Lyrics: My heart goes beat, beat, beat, beat, beat, beat
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Michael Franks', "Your Secret's Safe with Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Seek your sake with me
Original Lyrics: Your secret's safe with me
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Paul Simon's, "Myth of Fingerprints"
Misheard Lyrics: Elvis is a watermelon
Original Lyrics: Ever since the watermelon.
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Spandau Ballet's, "Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is like a hard reservoir
Original Lyrics: Love is like a high prison wall
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Tears for Fears', "Shout"
Misheard Lyrics: And when you take the doubt you've got
Original Lyrics: And when you've taken down your guard
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Texas', "I Don't Want A Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want an oven I just need a fridge.
Original Lyrics: I don't want a lover I just need a friend.
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The Kinks', "Destroyer"
Misheard Lyrics: Paranoia will destroy ya
Original Lyrics: Paranoia, the destroyer
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1990s | |
Billy Vera and the Beaters', "Baby All My Life I Will Be Driving Home to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Sittin' here in traffic or the queen's gonna bitch tonight
Original Lyrics: Sittin' here in traffic on the Queensboro Bridge tonight
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Blur's, "Girls and Boys"
Misheard Lyrics: ...on prototype
Nothing in your nineties, is paranoid Original Lyrics: .... on holiday
Love in the nineties, is paranoid |
Fatboy Slim's, "The Rockafeller Skank"
Misheard Lyrics: Check it out now, peace now brothers.
Original Lyrics: Check it out now, funk soul brother.
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Scorpions', "Wind of Change"
Misheard Lyrics: For-a the most part
Original Lyrics: I followed the Moskva
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The Rembrandts', "I'll Be There for You"
Misheard Lyrics: When it hasn't been your day, we come on, believin' you're here.
Original Lyrics: When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month or even your year.
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "America's Suitehearts"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in love with my own shoes
Original Lyrics: I'm in love with my own sins
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Fall Out Boy's, "I Don't Care"
Misheard Lyrics: And let hemoglobin in chains
Original Lyrics: And let December glow in flames
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Fall Out Boy's, "Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Lactobacilli
Lactobacilli Original Lyrics: Light a match and leave me be
Light a match and leave me be |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down "
Misheard Lyrics: Lie on the gas Next to the mall a Liam
Original Lyrics: Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum
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Florence & The Machine's, "My Boy Builds Coffins"
Misheard Lyrics: My boy builds coffee
Original Lyrics: My boy builds coffins
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Green Day's, "Christian's Inferno"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the autobot
Original Lyrics: I am the atom bomb
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Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to rock your body, to the break of day
Original Lyrics: I wanna rock your body, please stay.
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Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics: So you grab the girls and you grab a couple more Then you're ought to meet me in the middle of the floor
Original Lyrics: So you grab your girls and you grab a couple more And you all come meet me in the middle of the floor
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Skillet's, "Rebirthing"
Misheard Lyrics: For the first time now, I care what life's about.
Original Lyrics: For the first time now, I come alive somehow.
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System of a Down's, "B.Y.O.B."
Misheard Lyrics: And still you feed us pies from the tablecloth
Original Lyrics: And still you feed us lies from the tablecloth.
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Uncle Kracker's, "You Make Me Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me shine like a goat, buzz like a bee....
Original Lyrics: You make me shine like gold, buzz like a bee...
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Within Temptation's, "Our Solemn Hour"
Misheard Lyrics: We demons run on solar power
Original Lyrics: Redeem us from our solemn hour
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheese and buttercups
Original Lyrics: Tears are going to fall
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Fall Out Boy's, "American Beauty/American Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: You take a bowl full of truth then you pour some out,
You take that bowl full of truth then you pour some out. Original Lyrics: You take the full, full truth and pour some out.
You take the full full truth and pour some out. |
Imagine Dragons', "I'm So Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: The son of a stepson of-
The son of a- I'm so sorry! Original Lyrics: The son of a stepfather
The son of a- I'm so sorry! |
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: We can drag 'em out of retirement
Original Lyrics: make a dragon wanna retire, man
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Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a long-lipped Starbucks lover
Original Lyrics: Got a long list of ex-lovers
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country | |
Tim McGraw's, "Live Like You Were Dying"
Misheard Lyrics: I went 2.7 seconds On a bull named Fu Manchu.
Original Lyrics: I went 2.7 seconds On a bull named Blue Manchu.
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Tim McGraw's, "Live Like You Were Dying"
Misheard Lyrics: On a bull named Blue Mongoose
Original Lyrics: On a bull named Fu-Manchu
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