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.
1950s | |
Disney's Lady and the Tramp's, "He's a Tramp"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a trap
Original Lyrics: He's a Tramp
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Nat 'King' Cole's, "Orange Colored Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: This is it, this is it, this is it, I mean, IT!
Original Lyrics: This is it, this is it, this is it, I-T, IT!
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1960s | |
Richard Harris', "MacArthur Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone left the cake out and Lorraine
Original Lyrics: Someone left the cake out in the rain
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The Supremes', "Where Did Our Love Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby baby, where did our love go? And all of your promises, all the love I ever mourned?
Original Lyrics: Baby baby, where did our love go? And all of your promises of a love forevermore.
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1970s | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Thunder Road"
Misheard Lyrics: These two legs will take us anywhere
Original Lyrics: These two lanes will take us anywhere
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Queen's, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Crazy little thinker, love.
Original Lyrics: Crazy little thing called love.
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Styx's, "Come Sail Away"
Misheard Lyrics: But we'll try, bless that we can, to carry on
Original Lyrics: But we'll try, best that we can, to carry on
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Sweet's, "Wig Wam Bam"
Misheard Lyrics: Wig-wam bam, gonna make you my man
Wam bam bam, gonna get you a fart can. Original Lyrics: Wig-wam bam, gonna make you my man
Wam bam bam, gonna get you if I can |
Warren Zevon's, "Werewolves of London"
Misheard Lyrics: Whale loads of blubber
Original Lyrics: Werewolves of London
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1980s | |
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)"
Misheard Lyrics: How do you sleep?
Now we're sharing the same dream. Original Lyrics: Caribbean Queen
Now we're sharing the same dream. |
Elton John's, "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Cum on my hands
Original Lyrics: Time on my hands
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Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? I've traveled the world since seventeen Everybody's lookin' for something
Original Lyrics: Sweet dreams are made of this Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the Seven Seas Everybody's lookin' for something
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Taco's, "Puttin' On the Ritz"
Misheard Lyrics: Putin on the Ritz.
Original Lyrics: Puttin' on the Ritz.
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The Pretenders', "Back in the Chain Gang "
Misheard Lyrics: Like a book in the Bible, was your heart
Original Lyrics: Like a break in the battle was your part
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Tom Tom Club's, "Wordy Rappinghood"
Misheard Lyrics: It's okay! I've overstood
This is a worthy Robin Hood. Original Lyrics: It's okay! I've overstood
This is a wordy rappinghood. |
Yes', "Leave It"
Misheard Lyrics: Downtown you get in the way
But you never came back Original Lyrics: Downtown they're giving away
But she never came back |
Yes', "Leave It"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna guard the guard, gonna drive in the snow
Original Lyrics: McArthur Park in the driving snow
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Yes', "Leave It"
Misheard Lyrics: We have the same intrigue as the god of kings
Original Lyrics: We have the same intrigue as a court of kings
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "Ironic"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a suicide that just didn't take
Original Lyrics: It's the good advice that you just didn't take
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Backstreet Boys', "Larger Than Life"
Misheard Lyrics: All of our time spent, batches of lies
Original Lyrics: All of our time spent in flashes of light
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Bruce Cockburn's, "Hey, It's Franklin!"
Misheard Lyrics: Growing little
Original Lyrics: Growing a little
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Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: I get no doubt
But I get over it Original Lyrics: I get knocked down
But I get up again |
Commercial's, "Golden Crisp"
Misheard Lyrics: Eat part of this complete breakfast
Original Lyrics: It's part of this complete breakfast
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Dr. Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg's, "The Next Episode"
Misheard Lyrics: If you believe in the ass you'll be relievin' your stress
Original Lyrics: If you believe in the S you'll be relievin' your stress
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'ma beat off a guy (Da ba de da ba die)
Original Lyrics: Blue is the color of all that I wear
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue Da Ba Dee"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm blue,I will beat up a guy Justin Bieber will die I'm on need of a knife Justin Bieber will die He will bleed and he die I will pee on a guy Justin Bieber just died.
Original Lyrics: I'm blue, da ba dee, da ba die, da ba dee, da ba dai, da ba dee da ba di da ba dee, da ba dai, da ba dee da ba di
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Inner Circle's, "Bad Boys"
Misheard Lyrics: Please, don't give me no break
Original Lyrics: Police naw give you no break
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay on pine cones, bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend She's over bored and self assured Oh no, I know a dirty word Original Lyrics: Load up on guns, bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend She's over bored and self assured Oh no, I know a dirty word |
Theme Songs', "Animaniacs"
Misheard Lyrics: This time for Animaniacs
Original Lyrics: It's time for Animaniacs
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Theme Songs', "Pinky and the Brain"
Misheard Lyrics: Just paint me and the braids
Original Lyrics: The Pinky and the Brain
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Theme Songs', "Tiny Toon Adventures"
Misheard Lyrics: And now our song is dumb
Original Lyrics: And now our song is done
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Ziggy Marley's, "Believe in Yourself (Arthur theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: You got to listen to your heart
Listen to the beef Listen to the river The river or the stream Original Lyrics: You got to listen to your heart
Listen to the beat Listen to the rhythm The rhythm of the street |
2000s | |
Panic! At the Disco!'s, "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
Misheard Lyrics: With a sense of poison rationality
Original Lyrics: With a sense of poise and rationality
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The Misfits', "Saturday Night "
Misheard Lyrics: There are 52 ways to flirt with anyone
Original Lyrics: There are 52 ways to murder anyone
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Theme Songs', "Caillou"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just a kid who scores
Original Lyrics: I'm just a kid who's four
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Three Days Grace's, "Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: Lester Riot, Riot
Original Lyrics: Let's start a riot, a riot.
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2010s | |
Black Veil Brides', "We Stitch These Wounds"
Misheard Lyrics: You kissed the lips of an emo.
Original Lyrics: You kissed the lips of evil.
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Calvin Harris', "Outside"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I'm holdin' on
Boyself was never enough for me Original Lyrics: Now I'm holdin' on
Myself was never enough for me |
Carolina Chocolate Drops', "Daughter's Lament"
Misheard Lyrics: To spend this hour with me
Original Lyrics: To spend this hour with thee
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Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: What keeps the planet FEMEN (uh)
Original Lyrics: What keeps the planet spinning (uh)
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David Guetta ft. Sam Martin's, "Dangerous"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know where the lights are taking us
But f***ing in the night is dangerous. Original Lyrics: I don't know where the lights are taking us
But something in the night is dangerous |
Jidenna's, "Classic Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Omi, hold me all night
Original Lyrics: My name calling all night
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John Newman's, "Cheating"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you're s***ting, s*** on, yeah
'Cause s***ting's just a thing you do Original Lyrics: And if you're cheating, cheat on, yeah
'Cause cheating's just a thing you do |
Omi's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh I think I found myself a der·ri·ère
Original Lyrics: Oh I think that I found myself a cheerleader
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Queensryche's, "Eye9"
Misheard Lyrics: The priest was there with sandy hair.
Original Lyrics: Crawl through the walls of this passage you’ll find
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country | |
Buck Owens and Roy Clark's, "Pickin' and Grinnin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Dang yankees Dang yankees Dang yankees Them dang yanks!
Original Lyrics: I'm a pickin'
And I'm a grinnin'. |
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misc | |
Disney's Bambi's, "Little April Showers"
Misheard Lyrics: Shippin' shots, Little April Showers
Beating a tuna's to fall around Original Lyrics: Drip, drip, drop, Little April Showers
Beating a tune as you fall around |
Disney's Bambi's, "Love is a Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is a Song that never read
Original Lyrics: Love is a Song that never ends
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Traditional's, "The Ants Go Marching"
Misheard Lyrics: The little one shops to pick up sticks
Original Lyrics: The little one stops to pick up sticks
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