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 | |
Gene Pitney's, "24 Hours from Tulsa"
Misheard Lyrics: I was only 24 hours from Tunstall
Original Lyrics: I was only 24 hours from Tulsa.
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Ray Charles', "Take These Chains from My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Take this cheese from my eyes and let me see.
Original Lyrics: Take these tears from my eyes and let me see.
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Spinners', "Ghetto Child"
Misheard Lyrics: When you forget a child
Original Lyrics: When you're a ghetto child
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The Monkees', "Randy Scouse Git"
Misheard Lyrics: The being known as wonder girl is sleeping, I believe.
Original Lyrics: The being known as wonder girl is speaking, I believe.
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1970s | |
Dan Hill's, "Sometimes When We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes wearing tux
Original Lyrics: Sometimes when we touch
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David Bowie's, "Five Years"
Misheard Lyrics: We've got five kids, that's all we got
Original Lyrics: We've got five years, that's all we got
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Deep Purple's, "Space Truckin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, come on, come on
Let's go space junkie Come on, come on, come on Space junkie Original Lyrics: Come on, come on, come on
Let's go space truckin' Come on, come on, come on Space truckin' |
Jim Croce's, "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"
Misheard Lyrics: Badder than Okie Coke
And meaner than a junkyard dope Original Lyrics: Badder than ol' King Kong
And meaner than a junkyard dog. |
Kenny Rogers', "The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to phone them. Original Lyrics: You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold them. |
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Beelze-poop has a devil put aside for me
Original Lyrics: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you listen to me baby
Original Lyrics: Can't do this to me baby
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your lips to me baby
Original Lyrics: Can't do this to me baby
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Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics: You stole my harp and that's what I really heard
Original Lyrics: You stole my heart and that's what really hurts
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Santana's, "Black Magic Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a black matching woman
Original Lyrics: Got a black magic woman
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Sweet Sensation's, "Sad Sweet Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics: Sad receiver
It's just one of those things you put down to experience. Original Lyrics: Sad sweet dreamer
It's just one of those things you put down to experience. |
Terry Jacks', "Seasons in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: I was the bastard of the family
Original Lyrics: I was the black sheep of the family
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The Spinners', "Rubberband Man"
Misheard Lyrics: When the Rubberband man, Amsterdam
Original Lyrics: When the Rubberband man starts to jam
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1980s | |
Aerosmith's, "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
Misheard Lyrics: Oogie was a lady!
Original Lyrics: Ooh, he was a lady!
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Billy Idol's, "Rebel Yell"
Misheard Lyrics: In the midnight hour, she cried, 'War, War, War!'
With a rebel yell, she cried 'War, War, War!'' Original Lyrics: In the midnight hour, she cried, 'More, more, more!'
With a rebel yell, she cried 'More, more, more!' |
Dan Hill and Vonda Shepherd's, "Can't We Try"
Misheard Lyrics: Can we try just a little more Pasteur?
Original Lyrics: Can't we try just a little more passion?
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David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics: Ashes to ashes, dunk the donkey
Original Lyrics: Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
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Deacon Blue's, "Queen of the New Year"
Misheard Lyrics: My name for you
Is Queen of the nudists Original Lyrics: My name for you
Is Queen of the New Year |
Godley & Creme's, "Wedding Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a square pig in a round home.
Original Lyrics: Like a square peg in a round hole.
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Marvin Gaye's, "Sexual Healing"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, my crotch is like an oven.
Original Lyrics: Baby, I'm hot just like an oven.
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Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics: And his mind is a beagle in the red hot night.
Original Lyrics: And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night.
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Simply Red's, "Holding Back the Years"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll keep going on
Original Lyrics: I'll keep holding on
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The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Thinks he's got a potion
Original Lyrics: The Sharif don't like it.
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The Jam's, "That's Entertainment"
Misheard Lyrics: Cuddling a womble and smelling stale perfume
Original Lyrics: Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume
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The Jam's, "Town Called Malice"
Misheard Lyrics: Tangled mallets
Original Lyrics: Town called Malice
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The Jam's, "Town Called Malice"
Misheard Lyrics: Tangled mallets
Original Lyrics: Town called Malice
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The Pogues', "Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: And the boys at the end were PDQ and singing 'Galway Bay'.
Original Lyrics: And the boys of the NYPD choir were singing 'Galway Bay'.
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1990s | |
Brian McKnight's, "Back at One"
Misheard Lyrics: Repeat steps one, two, three
Original Lyrics: Repeat steps one through three
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Inspiral Carpets', "Two Worlds Collide"
Misheard Lyrics: Guess that makes me a fat man.
Original Lyrics: Guess that makes me a bad man.
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Lighthouse Family's, "Ocean Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: When heartache arrives, we'll live on Ocean Drive.
Original Lyrics: When that day arrives, we'll live on Ocean Drive.
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Mark Knopfler's, "Sailing to Philadelphia"
Misheard Lyrics: This Baker's Boy from the waistcoat tree
Original Lyrics: This Baker's Boy from the West Country
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Pet Shop Boys', "Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: Mother's got a Hindu, to be done
Original Lyrics: Mother's got a hairdo, to be done
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Simply Red's, "Never Never Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Wheel of revolution
Original Lyrics: Real revolution
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2000s | |
'Weird' Al Yankovic's, "It's All About the Pentiums"
Misheard Lyrics: You think your Commodore 64 is really Neo
Original Lyrics: You think your Commodore 64 is really neato
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Cher's, "Song for the Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: This is a Zonk for the lonely
Original Lyrics: This is a song for the lonely
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Metallica's, "All Within My Hands"
Misheard Lyrics: Keel keel keel keel keel
Original Lyrics: Kill kill kill kill kill!
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Mudvayne's, "Prod"
Misheard Lyrics: Cannot receive it up the ass
Original Lyrics: Cannot receive the obvious
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Phoenix's, "Lisztomania"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a rhino, like a rhino!
Original Lyrics: Like a riot, like a riot, oh!
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Razorlight's, "Somewhere Else"
Misheard Lyrics: A wheely wheely recycle bin somewhere else but here.
Original Lyrics: I really really wish I could be somewhere else but here.
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The Killers', "Mr. BrightSide"
Misheard Lyrics: Turning tricks into the sea
Twenty-first cent. lullabies Original Lyrics: Turning saints into the sea
Turning through sick lullabies |
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2010s | |
Foster the People's, "Pumped Up Kicks"
Misheard Lyrics: Brother's got a quick hand
He looked around the room To evaluate his plan He's got his own cigarette Hanging from his mouth Original Lyrics: Robert's got a quick hand
He'll look around the room He won't tell you his plan He's got a rolled cigarette Hanging out his mouth |
Shawn Mendes', "Stitches"
Misheard Lyrics: Needle in the bread, gotta get you outta my head
Needle in the bread, gonna wind up dead Original Lyrics: Needle and the thread, gotta get you outta my head
Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead |
xmas | |
Traditional's, "Good King Wenceslas"
Misheard Lyrics: When a plumber came in sight
Gathering winter fuel Original Lyrics: When a poor man came in sight
Gathering winter fuel |
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