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 | |
Crosby, Stills and Nash's, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: How do you catch the spiral?
Original Lyrics: How do you catch the sparrow?
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Gerry and the Pacemakers', "Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics: Me gotta go for the beano down the biro
Original Lyrics: Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the Bayou
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Led Zeppelin's, "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"
Misheard Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fix in hand
Original Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fifty cent hat
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Mamas and the Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd be safe and warm if I wasn't delayed
Original Lyrics: I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.
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The Beatles', "Penny Lane"
Misheard Lyrics: And Elaine is in my ears and in my eyes.
Troll beneath the blue suburban skies I sit there, three wild ducks. Original Lyrics: Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
There beneath the blue suburban skies, I sit and meanwhile back in. |
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The Hollies', "Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: Thinkin' of a sweet romance
Beginning in that pew. Original Lyrics: Thinkin' of a sweet romance
Beginning in a queue. |
The Supremes', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Acanhuria
Original Lyrics: You can't hurry love
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1970s | |
Dan Fogelberg's, "Part of the Plan"
Misheard Lyrics: Someday we'll go on Bandstand (Dick Clark's American Bandstand)
Original Lyrics: Someday we'll all understand
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "Daylight Katy"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey Lil Katy come on
Hey Lil Katy come on If you can't follow me down Hey Lil Katy go home Original Lyrics: Daylight Katy come on
Daylight Katy come on If you can't follow me down Daylight Katy go home |
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Wrapped up like a douche, into the corner in the night
Original Lyrics: Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night.
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Ohio Players', "Love Rollercoaster"
Misheard Lyrics: Love rollercoaster on chow
Original Lyrics: Love rollercoaster, child
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Ohio Players', "Love Rollercoaster"
Misheard Lyrics: Loving you is a free pass that's wild
Original Lyrics: Loving you is really wild
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: She kept them always shined up
In a pretty cabinet Original Lyrics: She keeps Moët et Chandon
In her pretty cabinet |
Steve Miller Band's, "The Joker"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I speak of the pumpy juice of love
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I speak of the pompetus of love
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The Stylistics', "Stone In Love With You"
Misheard Lyrics: I would be so skeptical, I would scare the worst creeps to them
Original Lyrics: I'd be so successful, I would scare wall street to death
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1980s | |
Aneka's, "Japanese Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Was it something I said or done
That made him pack his bikes up and run? Original Lyrics: Was it something I said or done
That made him pack his bags up and run? |
Commercial's, "Wrigley's Spearmint Gum"
Misheard Lyrics: It's that little mint from Wrigley's Spearmint Gum
Original Lyrics: It's that little lift from Wrigley's Spearmint Gum
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Elton John's, "I'm Still Standin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you know that I'm still Stanley
Original Lyrics: Don't you know that I'm still standing
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John Mellencamp's, "Jack And Diane"
Misheard Lyrics: A little ditty 'bout Jack & Diane
Two unremarkable kids growing up in a hot land Original Lyrics: A little ditty 'bout Jack & Diane
Two American kids growing up in the heart land |
Kool And The Gang's, "Celebration"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's all celebrate at Hanukkah time
Original Lyrics: Let's all celebrate and have a good time
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Paul Young's, "The Love of the Common People"
Misheard Lyrics: Daddy's gonna buy you a drink to cling to.
Original Lyrics: Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to.
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Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Pay the rent collect
Original Lyrics: Little Red Corvette
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Twisted Sister's, "We're Not Gonna Take It"
Misheard Lyrics: We're not goin' to daycare
Original Lyrics: No, we ain't gonna take it.
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Wham!'s, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: This year, to save my frontiers
I'll give it to some old spaceman Original Lyrics: This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special. |
1990s | |
Adam and the Ants', "Stand & Deliver"
Misheard Lyrics: Stand in the liver
Your money or your wife Look in the mirror A bully all your life Original Lyrics: Stand and deliver
Your money or your life Try and use a mirror No bullet or a knife |
Barenaked Ladies', "One Week"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the kinda guy that laughs at a funeral
Can't understand why the dead can't live a little Original Lyrics: I'm the kinda guy that laughs at a funeral
Can't understand what I mean, well, soon you will |
Dr. John's, "My Opinionation (Blossom theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Snap on your fossils
Original Lyrics: Stop all your fussing
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm blue if I was green i would die
Original Lyrics: Da bee, da ba dee ba da die.
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Elton John's, "Candle in the Wind 1997"
Misheard Lyrics: And your footsteps will always forget
Long England's greenest hills Original Lyrics: And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills |
Elton John's, "Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics: When they sent off old Angus
And temptation's strong. Original Lyrics: When the scent of her lingers
And temptation's strong. |
Elton John's, "Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics: With a set of malingerers
Agitation's strong. Original Lyrics: When the scent of her lingers
And temptation's strong. |
Metallica's, "Creeping Death"
Misheard Lyrics: So make me richer,
Filet mignon Original Lyrics: So let it be written
So let it be done |
Ohio Players', "Love Rollercoaster"
Misheard Lyrics: Eggs and rhyme, now
Original Lyrics: A crazy ride, now
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Theme Songs', "Second Time Around (Step by Step theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's start over
A different hand to blame Original Lyrics: A fresh start over
A different hand to play |
Tori Amos', "Pretty Good Year"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold onto nothing
As fast as Shakira Original Lyrics: Hold onto nothing
As fast as you can |
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2000s | |
Commercial's, "Daisy Sour Cream"
Misheard Lyrics: I ate a butt with a dollop, a dollop.. I ate Daisys ass with a dollop, a dollop A dollop of Daisy!
Original Lyrics: do do do, do do a dollop, do do do do do a dollop of daisy!
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Dr. John's, "Like Curious George!"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're furious, like Curious George
Original Lyrics: When you're curious, like Curious George
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Marina and the Diamonds', "Scab and Plaster"
Misheard Lyrics: I fell in stunned relief
Original Lyrics: I found instant relief
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Marina and the Diamonds', "Scab and Plaster"
Misheard Lyrics: I sinned a thousand seas
Original Lyrics: I sailed a thousand seas
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The Gaslight Anthem's, "The '59 Sound"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope we don't hear Marley's chains before July
Original Lyrics: I hope we don't hear Marley's chains we forged in life
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2010s | |
Marina and the Diamonds', "The Outsider"
Misheard Lyrics: I hit myself in the face
Original Lyrics: I look at myself in the fice
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Marina and the Diamonds', "The Outsider"
Misheard Lyrics: These people are real in here
Original Lyrics: These people are weird in here
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Theme Songs', "Astroblast!"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're up and out of space
In searching for the greatest face Original Lyrics: When you're up in outer space
And searching for the greatest place |
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country | |
Billy Gilman's, "Oklahoma"
Misheard Lyrics: Suitcase packed with all his themes
Original Lyrics: Suitcase packed with all his things
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Helen Reddy's, "I Am Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I am woman hear me roar
I am someone to ignore Original Lyrics: I am woman hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore |
misc | |
Commercial's, "Vlasic"
Misheard Lyrics: Now that's the best chasing pickle I ever hurled
Original Lyrics: Now that's the best tasting pickle I ever heard
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Traditional's, "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
Misheard Lyrics: The peepers always shout
Original Lyrics: The people always shout
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