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 | |
Joan Weber's, "Let Me Go, Lover!"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't want me but you want me to go on like a mule.
Original Lyrics: You don't want me but you want me to go on wanting you.
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1960s | |
Harry Nilsson's, "Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: People let me talk to you about by bandstand
Original Lyrics: People let me talk to you about my best friend
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Harry Nilsson's, "Sleep Late, My Lady Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: Sleep late, my little friend
Original Lyrics: Sleep late, my lady friend
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1970s | |
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's, "Let It Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Or would you say goodbye. Your bush of lettuce is dry!
Original Lyrics: Or would you say goodbye, or would you let it ride?
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Billy Joel's, "Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: Well. you went uptown riding in your lemon squeeze
Original Lyrics: Well, you went uptown riding in your limousine
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David Bowie's, "Moonage Daydream"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a spaceship, baby
Original Lyrics: I'm a space invader
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David Bowie's, "Young Americans"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't that close to love?
Original Lyrics: Ain't that poster love?
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David Bowie's, "Young Americans"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama's got cramps, look at your hands shake
Original Lyrics: Mama's got cramps, look at your hands ache
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Gary Wright's, "Dream Weaver"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh dream wiener, I believe we can make a boner ride.
Original Lyrics: Ooh dream weaver, I believe you can get me through the night.
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John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's, "Summer Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: She got a crank
Original Lyrics: She got a cramp
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LTD's, "Back in Love Again"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm like a man
Original Lyrics: When I look I'm in
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Pratt & McClain's, "Happy Days"
Misheard Lyrics: The weekend comes
'Cause I'm ho hum Original Lyrics: The weekend comes
The cycle hums |
Steely Dan's, "King of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: smoking all those cigarettes
Original Lyrics: Smoking cobalt cigarettes
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Steely Dan's, "My Old School"
Misheard Lyrics: To find you with the working girls in Cavages
Original Lyrics: To find you with the working girls in the county jail
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The Cars', "Bye Bye Love"
Misheard Lyrics: In Birmingham, my energies, until your fears are dead
Original Lyrics: Involving all my energies until you visited
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The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: 100 billion castaways
Looking for a w--re Original Lyrics: 100 billion castaways
Looking for a home |
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: England's got her nude clean
Original Lyrics: England's got a new queen
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Billy Squier's, "The Stroke"
Misheard Lyrics: Say you're a winner but man, you gotta settle down
Original Lyrics: Say you're a winner but man, you're just a sinner now
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't push the flag
Original Lyrics: Don't switch the blade
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Cyndi Lauper's, "Time After Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes you picture me, I'm walking to buy a hat
Original Lyrics: Sometimes you picture me, I'm walking too far ahead
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David Bowie's, "Ashes To Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics: Astronaut in heaven's high, hitting an all-time low
Original Lyrics: Strung out in heaven's high, hitting an all-time low
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Don Henley's, "The Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna buy your house To know you're not a whore
Original Lyrics: I'm driving by your house Don't know you're not home
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James Reyne's, "Hammerhead"
Misheard Lyrics: You've been hanging with the notched head people,
Hammer head Original Lyrics: You've been hanging with the nicest people, A hammer head
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Peter Gabriel's, "Big Time"
Misheard Lyrics: A hired maid like a mountain range
Original Lyrics: I had it made like a mountain range
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Prince's, "I Would Die for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Apple dapple do.
Original Lyrics: I would die for you.
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Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics: She wore rags very good made.
Original Lyrics: She wore a raspberry beret
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Stevie Nicks', "Edge Of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like a one-winged gull.
Original Lyrics: Just like the white winged dove.
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Teena Marie's, "Behind the Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Behind the group
Original Lyrics: Behind the groove
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Teena Marie's, "I Need Your Lovin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I need your locking
Original Lyrics: I need your lovin'
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Teena Marie's, "Square Biz"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm talking square bids to you, baby
Original Lyrics: I'm talking Square Biz to you, baby
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The Charlie Daniels Band's, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: Kickin' in the bed man, kickin' outdoors
Original Lyrics: Chicken in the breadpan, pickin' out dough
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1990s | |
Beastie Boys', "Intergalactic"
Misheard Lyrics: Banana da Vinci
Original Lyrics: Another demention, another demention, another demention
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Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I just paranoid
Or am I disturbed? Original Lyrics: Am I just paranoid
Or am I just stoned? |
Smashing Pumpkins', "Disarm"
Misheard Lyrics: I solve you with a smile
Original Lyrics: Disarm you with a smile
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Disarm"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, it is burned
Original Lyrics: Ooh, the years burn
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Like Frankenstein, I did it my way
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said, 'I did it my way.'
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Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance on your balls Cat f***ing a handbag Yours, only yours A walrus tickle dance pad This not a lie Lisa in the crowd said "Look! Henry had a vagina malfunction!"
Original Lyrics: Dansa med oss Klappa era hnder Gr som vi grTa ngra steg t vnsterLyssna och lr Missa inte chansen Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
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Maroon 5's, "She Will Be Loved"
Misheard Lyrics: Beauty queen of only 80.
Original Lyrics: Beauty queen of only 18.
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Nelly Furtado's, "On the Radio (Remember the Days)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pee without looking down. (OPEN FIRE!)
Original Lyrics: be up here and not look down
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Snoop Dogg feat. Justin Timberlake's, "Signs"
Misheard Lyrics: Juicy penis
Original Lyrics: You'll see Venus
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Thalia's, "Seduccion"
Misheard Lyrics: Seduccion
Put some lipstick potion Original Lyrics: Seduccion
Peligrosa pocion |
2010s | |
Chainsmokers', "Roses"
Misheard Lyrics: Take it slow, but it's not typical
He already knows my love is fine His heart's of stone, his hands roam I told him to go, but he took it hard Original Lyrics: Taking it slow, but it's not typical
He already knows that my love is fire His heart was a stone, but then his hands roamed I turned him to gold and it took him higher |
Lorde's, "Royals"
Misheard Lyrics: That kind of love's just made for us
Original Lyrics: That kind of luxe just ain't for us
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Muse's, "Panic Station"
Misheard Lyrics: And I know that you will fight for federation
Original Lyrics: And I know that you will fight for the duration
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OneRepublic's, "Secrets"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna give all my cirque du soleil
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna give all my secrets away
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Twenty One Pilots', "Fairly Local"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm very loco! I've been around...
Original Lyrics: I'm fairly local! I've been around...
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: TO THE GOOD DOPE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!
Original Lyrics: Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days, when or momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out
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