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1950s
Doris Day's, "It's Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Long, the skies were full of gas
Original Lyrics:
Long, the skies were overcast
Frankie Laine's, "I Believe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every time I hear a new born baby cry
Or catch a thief
Or see the sky.
Original Lyrics:
Every time I hear a new born baby cry
Or touch a leaf
Or see the sky.
 
1960s
Ray Charles', "America the Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweep America
Original Lyrics:
Sweet America
Simon and Garfunkel's, "I Am a Rock"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am a rock, I am an iron man
Original Lyrics:
I am a rock, I am an island.
The Hollies', "Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say, "Michelle, my umbrella."
Original Lyrics:
Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say
Please share my umbrella
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hammy Hamster's free
Take a chance on me.
Original Lyrics:
Honey, I'm still free
Take a chance on me.
Bruce Springsteen's, "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tent devil you freeze-dried
Original Lyrics:
10th Avenue freeze out
Clint Holmes', "Playground in My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
My name is Michael. I've got a mink coat.
Original Lyrics:
My name is Michael. I've got a nickel.
David Bowie's, "Suffragette City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a California ticket
Original Lyrics:
'Cause you can't afford the ticket
Eagles', "Take It to the Limit"
Misheard Lyrics:
Saw Murphy on the highway
Original Lyrics:
So put me on a highway
First Class', "Beach Baby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Peach baby, peach baby, give me your hat
Give me something that I can remember
Original Lyrics:
Beach baby, beach baby, give me your hand
Give me something that I can remember
Gerry Rafferty's, "Baker Street"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's gonna give up the gurus and the one-night stands
Original Lyrics:
He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands
Julie Covington's, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
Misheard Lyrics:
All through my wild days, my magic sisters
Original Lyrics:
All through my wild days, my mad existence
Led Zeppelin's, "Ten Years Gone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Through the eyes an' I sparkle,
Senses growing keen
Original Lyrics:
Dewy eyes that sparkle,
Senses growing keen
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodbye to a jug of tea.
Original Lyrics:
Gunpowder, gelatine
Reunion's, "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take it easy, take me higher
Liar, liar, pants on fire
Original Lyrics:
Take it easy, take me higher
Liar, liar, house on fire
The Clash's, "London Calling"
Misheard Lyrics:
London calling, yeah, I was a tool
Original Lyrics:
London calling, yeah, I was there, too.
 
1980s
Def Leppard's, "Armageddon It"
Misheard Lyrics:
You flash your bedroom eyes like a jumbo jet
Original Lyrics:
You flash your bedroom eyes like a jumping jack
Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Awesome shooter on the way!
Original Lyrics:
Pour some sugar on me.
Elton John's, "Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cocoa farts, are done by you
Original Lyrics:
Cold cold heart, hard done by you
Golden Earring's, "Twilight Zone"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some weird one on a loan he tell'd and wrote,
'There's a guy scarred.'
To realize that eternal fate,
It's turned, it's back on again,
It's to wait on him
Original Lyrics:
Somewhere in a lonely hotel room
There's a guy starting
To realize that eternal fate
Has turned its back on him,
It's 2 a.m.
Pat Benatar's, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hit me with your benchmark
Original Lyrics:
Hit me with your best shot.
Siouxsie and the Banshees', "Hong Kong Garden"
Misheard Lyrics:
Leave your hens on the counter please
Original Lyrics:
Leave your Yens on the counter please
 
1990s
Backstreet Boys', "Get Down (You're The One For Me)"
Misheard Lyrics:
B****, you at the top of my list
Original Lyrics:
Put you on thhe top of my list
Hanson's, "Where's The Love?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who cares what you're doing?
Original Lyrics:
Look at what you're doing.
Honeyz's, "End Of The Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't be afraid of this bravest heart of mine.
Original Lyrics:
Don't be afraid, oh, don't break this heart of mine.
Mariah Carey's, "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Last night, a Ninja saved my wife.
Original Lyrics:
Last night, a D.J. saved my life.
Pearl Jam's, "Black"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a pickled herring, under sheets of glaze.
Original Lyrics:
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay.
REM's, "Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Calling a child a vicar.
Original Lyrics:
Call me when you try to wake her up
Ray Charles', "Diet Pepsi"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got the white one baby
Original Lyrics:
You got the right one baby
Rod Stewart's, "Broken Arrow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who else is gonna bring you a broken Errol?
Original Lyrics:
Who else is gonna bring you a broken arrow?
Shaggy's, "Luv Me, Luv Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Girl, you're unique.
Let me get a whiff of that sweet p***y.
Original Lyrics:
Girl, you're unique.
Now let me take a whiff of that sweet physique.
Theme Songs', "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (season 1)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Scatter in a shuttle
Water in a puddle
Through the middle of the mutter
And get your feet down to Mulberry Street
Original Lyrics:
Scuddle and a shuddle
Waddle in a puddle
Through the middle of the muddle
And edge your feet down to Wubbulous Street
Theme Songs', "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (season 2)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're gonna have a wondrous kind of day now!
Original Lyrics:
We're gonna have a wubbulous kind of day now!
Us3's, "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)"
Misheard Lyrics:
I shall improve as I stick and move
Original Lyrics:
I show and prove as a stick in move
 
2000s
Christina Aguilera's, "Dirrty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get right up and boogie
or
Get right up and booty
Original Lyrics:
Get it fired up in a hurry
Christina Aguilera's, "Dirrty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gotta get rid of my booty
or
Gonna get rid of my booty
or
Wanna get rid of my booty
Original Lyrics:
Gonna get a little unruly
Christina Aguilera's, "Dirrty"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nowhere to run
Original Lyrics:
'Bout to erupt
Fall Out Boy's, "Dance, Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why don't you show me a little bit of spark
What you've been saving for is that dress
Original Lyrics:
Why don't you show me the little bit of spine you've been saving for his mattress?
Fall Out Boy's, "Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never knew that you would pick it apart
Oh, I'm falling apart to songs about hipster hearts
Original Lyrics:
I never knew that you would pick it apart
Oh, I'm falling apart to songs about hips and hearts.
Nelly Furtado's, "Turn Off The Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
I live my life by balloon.
Original Lyrics:
I live my life by the moon.
Nelly Furtado's, "Turn Off the Light"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I say, "Barbie, Barbie, Barbie, now, now, now."
Original Lyrics:
And I say follow me, follow me, follow me down, down, down
OneRepublic's, "Tyrant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't justify me, just defy me
Original Lyrics:
Don't justify me, justify me
OneRepublic's, "Tyrant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Try to run
Original Lyrics:
Tyrant
Sia's, "Big Girls Cry"
Misheard Lyrics:
I may cry through an intermission
Original Lyrics:
I may cry ruining my make-up
 
2010s
Fall Out Boy's, "The Phoenix"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna change you like a wenix
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna change you like a remix
Theme Songs', "Pajanimals"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dream a little dream with sweet pea soup
Original Lyrics:
Dream a little dream with Sweet Pea Sue
Theme Songs', "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!"
Misheard Lyrics:
All of our adventures start like dad
Original Lyrics:
All of our adventures start like that
 
country
Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics:
But to most cold Chinks he was such a lovely dear.
Original Lyrics:
But to Moscow's chicks he was such a lovely dear.
Joe Nichols', "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"
Misheard Lyrics:
She might come home in a chamber pot
Yeah, tequila makes her clothes fall off.
Original Lyrics:
She might come home in a tablecloth
Yeah, tequila makes her clothes fall off.

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