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 | |
Rolling Stones', "19th Nervous Breakdown"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Lucy Blaine ! That girl just can't sing !.
Original Lyrics: Oh, who's to blame, that girl's just insane.
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Santana's, "Oye Como Va"
Misheard Lyrics: Bueno paco pa, mi hijo Bueno paco pa sriracha
Original Lyrics: Oye como va Mi ritmo Bueno pa gozar Mulata
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The Beatles', "Across the Universe "
Misheard Lyrics: Thoughts meow, they're like an endless wind inside a litter box
Original Lyrics: Thoughts meander like an endless wind inside a letter box
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The Mamas and the Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics: You know the preacher's like a poet
Original Lyrics: You know the preacher likes the cold.
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Kicked in the Teeth"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope the two-faced little b*tch is satisfied.
Original Lyrics: I hope your two-faced living's made you satisfied.
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America's, "A Horse with No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to feel you no pain Original Lyrics: In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain. |
Burton Cummings', "Stand Tall"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, snack time
And don't you find Original Lyrics: Oh, stand tall
And don't you fall |
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: When the rain washes, you clean your load
Original Lyrics: When the rain washes you clean you'll know
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Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds', "Fallin' in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Suzie lays at midnight's hour
And feeling love's kitten power Original Lyrics: As we lay at midnight's hour
And feeling love's hidden power |
Led Zeppelin's, "In My Time of Dying"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh my teeth hurt, oh my teeth hurt A tortilla, a tortillia
Original Lyrics: Oh my JesusOh My Jesus
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Nicolette Larson's, "Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics: And we don't see either eye
Original Lyrics: And we don't see eye to eye
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Nicolette Larson's, "Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics: To get a smoother night
Original Lyrics: To get us through the night
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Peaches and Herb's, "Shake Your Groove Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Show 'em how to do it now
Original Lyrics: Show 'em how we do it now
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Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not march into health food
Original Lyrics: I'm not much into health food
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Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
And cut through all this red paint Original Lyrics: I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
And cut through all this red tape |
Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: If you like bein' in Granada
Original Lyrics: If you like pina coladas
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Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're not into yogurt
If you have half a plane Original Lyrics: If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain |
Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: In the doom summer cape
Original Lyrics: In the dunes of the cape
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Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Where we plane or escape
Original Lyrics: Where we'll plan our escape
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1980s | |
Cyndi Lauper's, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: Ogres just wanna have fun
Original Lyrics: Oh girls just wanna have fun
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David Bowie's, "Underground"
Misheard Lyrics: The monsters got me
Original Lyrics: Sister, sister please
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Neil Diamond's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time that f*g's unfurled.
Original Lyrics: Every time that flag's unfurled.
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Prince's, "Controversy"
Misheard Lyrics: You are a little girl, to not believe in me,
Controversy. Original Lyrics: Do I believe in God, do I believe in me?
Controversy. |
Quiet Riot's, "Cum On Feel the Noize"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll get one, one, one
or We'll get what, what, what? Original Lyrics: We'll get wild, wild, wild
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Rush's, "Freewill"
Misheard Lyrics: I will choose from atmosphere
I will choose free will Original Lyrics: I will choose a path that's clear
I will choose free will |
The Bangles', "Walk Like an Egyptian"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's fart, oh no
Original Lyrics: Life's hard, you know
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The Stranglers', "Golden Brown"
Misheard Lyrics: Lays me down with my Cheerios
Original Lyrics: Lays me down with my mind she runs
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Wang Chung's, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody wear junk tonight.
Original Lyrics: Everybody Wang Chung tonight.
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Whitney Houston's, "Saving All My Love for You"
Misheard Lyrics: That's just an open taxi.
Original Lyrics: That's just an old fantasy.
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1990s | |
Alice in Chains', "Sludge Factory"
Misheard Lyrics: You insult me at night, oh you're forgiven this time
Original Lyrics: You insult me in my home, you're forgiven this time
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Faith No More's, "A Small Victory"
Misheard Lyrics: AIDS! Shades! Promenades!
Original Lyrics: It...shouldn't...bother me!
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Moby's, "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?"
Misheard Lyrics: Eeeeeee poppadom
Original Lyrics: These open doors
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunny body down and mine is all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunny body down and mine is all around
Original Lyrics: Slam your body down and wind it all around
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The Bucketheads', "Got Myself Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Got myself to get her
Original Lyrics: Got myself together
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2000s | |
Commercial's, "Dodo Internet"
Misheard Lyrics: Toto Toto the internet is sublime!
Original Lyrics: Dodo dodo internet that flies 9.90 a month
Connect yourself with Dodo. |
Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: To fall in love and fall in doubt
To alcohol and cigarettes Mary Jane's drinking me insane Doing someone else's cocaine. Original Lyrics: To fall in love and fall in debt
To alcohol and cigarettes Mary Jane's keeping me insane Doing someone else's cocaine. |
Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a n*gger in a bad romance
Original Lyrics: You and me could write a bad romance.
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One Republic's, "Apologize"
Misheard Lyrics: I said it's too late for sorry time.
Original Lyrics: I said it's too late too apologize.
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2010s | |
Commercial's, "Blue-Emu"
Misheard Lyrics: It works fast and you won't sting
Original Lyrics: It works fast and you won't stink
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Fall Out Boy's, "Centuries"
Misheard Lyrics: The fingers are your thighs now my fingerprints
And this is supposed to match the doctors that you feel Original Lyrics: The bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints
And this is supposed to match the darkness that you felt |
Fall Out Boy's, "Fourth of July"
Misheard Lyrics: I missed you in the jungle too.
Original Lyrics: I missed you in the June gloom too.
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Major Lazer's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Blow a kiss, ride a duck
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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Nick Jonas', "Jealous"
Misheard Lyrics: I turn my cheek, music up and I'm puffin' my chest.
I'm getting ready to face you, can call obsessed. It's not your fault that they hover, I mean in all respect. It's my right to be hellish, I still get jealous. Original Lyrics: I turn my chin, music up and I'm puffin' my chest
I'm turning red in the face, you can call me obsessed It's not your fault that they hover, I mean no disrespect It's my right to be hellish, I still get jealous |
Omi's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics: She grants my wishes like a genie in a butthole
Original Lyrics: She grants my wishes like a genie in a bottle
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Omi's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics: She had balls like a model
Original Lyrics: She walks like a model
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Sia's, "Chandelier"
Misheard Lyrics: One, two, three One, two, three, Drake
Original Lyrics: One two three One two three, drink
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The Score's, "Oh My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the only thing I need to make me depressed
Original Lyrics: You're the only prayer I need to make me feel blessed
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country | |
Johnny Lee's, "Lookin' for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I've done everything I could to get the blues subside
Original Lyrics: I've done everything I could to get me through the night
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Steve Miller Band's, "Fly Like an Eagle"
Misheard Lyrics: Feed the baddies
Who don't have enough to eat Wanna shoot the children With no shoes on their feet Original Lyrics: Feed the babies
Who don't have enough to eat Shoe the children With no shoes on their feet |