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 | |
Allan Sherman's, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me home, I hate Ramada
Original Lyrics: Take me home, I hate Granada
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The Beatles', "I Am the Walrus"
Misheard Lyrics: Yellow mellow custard
Original Lyrics: Yellow matter custard
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1970s | |
Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay me down in cheese souffle now
Original Lyrics: Lay me down in sheets of linen
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George McCrae's, "Rock Your Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Norman, take me in your arms, gottcha baby.
Original Lyrics: Woman, take me in your arms, rock your baby.
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Jim Croce's, "Time in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: I've looked around no to no
Original Lyrics: I've looked around enough to know
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Free Bird"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm as free as a bird man
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
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Michael Jackson's, "Got to Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to beat her
Got to beat her in the morning Original Lyrics: Got to be there
Got to be there in the morning |
Michael Jackson's, "Off the Wall"
Misheard Lyrics: If you can't hang with the villains
Then there ain't no room for you this part of town Original Lyrics: If you can't hang with the feelin'
Then there ain't no room for you this part of town |
Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall"
Misheard Lyrics: The Dukes of Hazzard in the classroom
Original Lyrics: No dark sarcasm in the classroom
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The Mike Curb Congregation's, "Sweet Gingerbread Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Fresh out o' my pants
Sweet gingerbread man. Original Lyrics: Fresh out o' the pan
Sweet gingerbread man. |
1980s | |
Anthrax's, "I'm Eighteen"
Misheard Lyrics: Lines form on my face and my head
Original Lyrics: Lines form on my face and my hands
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Anthrax's, "Panic"
Misheard Lyrics: Move it to the front
Reaching for the light Loosing all control Using all your might Wheels are gonna spin Asses gonna shake We are gonna kill Balls are gonna break Original Lyrics: Move it to the front
Reaching for the light Loosing all control Using all your might Wheels are gonna spin Asses gonna shake We are gonna kick Walls are gonna break |
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Misheard Lyrics: The Dutch found me I fainted on James
Original Lyrics: She dashed by me, in painted on jeans
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Dan Fogelberg's, "Leader of the Band"
Misheard Lyrics: One went to his cargo
And the other to Santa Original Lyrics: One went to Chicago
And the other to St. Paul |
Foreigner's, "I Want To Know What Love Is"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna love a novice
Original Lyrics: I want to know what love is
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Gap Band's, "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You dropped the fart on me
or You dropped a fart on me Original Lyrics: You dropped a bomb on me
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Golden Earring's, "Twilight Zone"
Misheard Lyrics: They're all to go my love has spins into a frenzy.
Help I'm stepping into the Twilight Zone. This place is a madhouse. Feels like King Kong. Original Lyrics: Cannot decode my whole life spins into a frenzy.
Help I'm stepping into the Twilight Zone. This place is a madhouse. Feels like being cloned. |
Hall And Oates', "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics: She can tell by the permajack you wore
Original Lyrics: A she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar.
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Heart and Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: She's hardened soil
Original Lyrics: She's heart and soul
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Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard it through the grapevine
Not much longer than the pea vine Original Lyrics: I heard it throught the grapevine
Not much longer would you be mine |
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Sing it to the sound of Microsoft
Original Lyrics: Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa
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Rod Stewart's, "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: All of my friends have a ring on their finger, yeah so what
Original Lyrics: All of my friends have a ring on their finger, they have someone
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Rod Stewart's, "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: You're just a dream and as real as it seems I ain't that funny
Original Lyrics: You're just a dream and as real as it seems I ain't that lucky
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The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Found the mental retard naked
Original Lyrics: Fundamentally, he can't take it.
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Thompson Twins 's, "Lay Your Hands On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Galileo hands on me
Original Lyrics: Oh lay your hands on me.
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Wham!'s, "Edge of Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: The dancing devil looks a lot like you
Original Lyrics: My daddy said the devil looks a lot like you
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "Hand In My Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics: What it all comes downtown
Original Lyrics: What it all comes down to
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Anthrax's, "Riding Shotgun"
Misheard Lyrics: Do it, drive it, drink it, smoke it,
Toke it Original Lyrics: Do it, drive it, drink it, smoke it,
Choke it |
Cast of Newsies', "King of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: A porcelain tub with oil and water
Original Lyrics: A porcelain tub with boiling water
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Janet Jackson's, "Escapade"
Misheard Lyrics: Johnny thunder hang for a while
Original Lyrics: Thought you'd want to hang for a while
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd's, "Blue on Black"
Misheard Lyrics: Jumper on Jack
Original Lyrics: Joker on Jack
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Pulp's, "Disco 2000"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not down and lonely 30 years ago
Original Lyrics: On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago
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2000s | |
Creed's, "One Last Breath"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm six feet from the edge and I'm falling
Original Lyrics: I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not lying, I'm just stunnin' with my lovely Cullen
Original Lyrics: I'm not lying, I'm just stunnin' with my love-glue-gunning
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like a chick a casino
Take your pay before I pay you out I promise this, promise this Check the Jin Kazama Original Lyrics: Just like a chick in the casino
Take your bank before I pay you out I promise this, promise this Check this hand 'cause I'm marvelous |
Madonna's, "Future Lovers"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me a lap dance of experience
Original Lyrics: In the evidence of its brilliance
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Mariah Carey's, "Shake It Off"
Misheard Lyrics: just like a cab on commission
Original Lyrics: just like a Calgon commercial
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Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland's, "Dilemma"
Misheard Lyrics: Even when I touch her boobs
Original Lyrics: Even when I'm with my boo
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Train's, "I Got You"
Misheard Lyrics: Leaving the coast behind, oh tip I got you
Original Lyrics: Leaving the ghosts behind, until I got you
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Train's, "You Can Finally Meet My Mom"
Misheard Lyrics: You, forgettable tell me and f*** it, I almost forget
Original Lyrics: You, not Sitting Bull, Ella or Bach and I almost forgot
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2010s | |
Cylob's, "Cut the Midrange Drop the Bass"
Misheard Lyrics: Pump up the volume, fuck the house
Original Lyrics: Pump up the volume, rock the house
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DNCE's, "Cake by the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: aia ia ia ia ia ia!
I'll keep on hoping to beat Kate by the ocean. Yeah! Original Lyrics: Ah ya ya ya ya
I keep on hoping we'll eat cake by the ocean Oh ah |
Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll live like a garden. SATURDAY NIGHT
I'll tell me your sins so you can show me the light I'll believe in everything that you tell me Original Lyrics: I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your light
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life |
Sabaton 's, "The Last Stand"
Misheard Lyrics: Come and tell this Christian story again
Original Lyrics: Come and tell the Swiss Guards' story again
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Sabaton 's, "The Price of a Mile"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the price of a nail?
Original Lyrics: What's the price of a mile?
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Sabaton's, "Coat of Arms"
Misheard Lyrics: For the glory of Heaven
Original Lyrics: For the glory of Hellas
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Sabaton's, "To Hell And Back"
Misheard Lyrics: A short man protects us
Original Lyrics: A short man from Texas
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The Weeknd's, "Starboy"
Misheard Lyrics: house so empty need a centipede
Original Lyrics: house so empty need a centerpiece
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