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 | |
Bobby Vee's, "Take Good Care of My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Take good care of my eyes, maybe
Original Lyrics: Take good care of my baby
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Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor's, "Green Acres"
Misheard Lyrics: I get emergent smiling hay
Original Lyrics: I get allergic smelling hay
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Simon & Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics: Where have you gone? Show the banj-i-o!
Original Lyrics: Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?
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1970s | |
America's, "Horse with No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been through the desert on a horse with no legs..
Original Lyrics: I've been through the desert on a horse with no name...
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Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: Said she loved the place (said she loved the place)
Said she loved your face Original Lyrics: Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face |
Eddie Money's, "Baby Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics: Betty, hold on to me
Original Lyrics: Baby hold on to me
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: I blew out my flip flops
Slipped on a pop tart Bruised my heel had to cruise on back home Original Lyrics: I blew out my flip flop,
Stepped on a pop top Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home |
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: Reachin' for my last pitcher of malt
Original Lyrics: Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.
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Journey's, "Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: Well my friends, I'm only two
Original Lyrics: Well my friends are lonely too
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Linda Ronstadt's, "Ooo Baby Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just a brown-out in enema row
Original Lyrics: I'm just about at the end of my rope
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Procol Harum's, "Still There Will Be More"
Misheard Lyrics: I would have lied in the orchid
Original Lyrics: I'll put a blight in the orchid
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Procol Harum's, "Still There Will Be More"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll drove myself right up to the sky
Original Lyrics: I'll grow myself right up to the sky
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Procol Harum's, "Still There Will Be More"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll follow the fountains and travel the leaves
Original Lyrics: I'll foul all the fountains and trample the leaves
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The Beatles', "Come Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Come together right now
Oh the meat Original Lyrics: Come together right now
Over me |
The O'Jays', "For the Love of Money"
Misheard Lyrics: Mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy...MOMMY!
Original Lyrics: Money, money, money, money...MONEY!
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Tony Orlando & Dawn's, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: Now the ole damn bus is key
Original Lyrics: Now the whole dame bus is cheering
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1980s | |
Anne Murray's, "A Little Good News"
Misheard Lyrics: Brian Couples was talking about the fighting in Lebanon;
Some senator was squawking about the battered colony Original Lyrics: Bryant Gumble was talking about the fighting in Lebanon;
Some senator was squawking about the bad economy |
Anne Murray's, "A Little Good News"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody filed a shop and anchor
Nobody had to die in pain Original Lyrics: Nobody fired a shot in anger,
Nobody had to die in vain. |
Anne Murray's, "A Little Good News"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody owed deed nobody; burn a single building down
Original Lyrics: Nobody OD'd; nobody burned a single building down
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Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Children of the letter Y
Original Lyrics: Children of thalidomide
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Bobby Brown's, "My Prerogative"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my Veronica
Original Lyrics: That's my prerogative
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm high, feelin' sweet, from my head to my feet
Original Lyrics: I'm hot sticky sweet.
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a bottle, drink it up
Take your brother, wake him up Original Lyrics: Take the bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up. |
Donald Fagen's, "True Companion"
Misheard Lyrics: Grooming of the true companion
Original Lyrics: Crewmen of the true companion
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Fine Young Cannibals', "She Drives Me Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: She drives me crazy
Like Norman Ellis Original Lyrics: She drives me crazy
Like no one else |
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Jane Wiedlin's, "Rush Hour"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me to Russia
Original Lyrics: Take me to the rush hour
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John Mellencamp's, "Cherry Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: Outside the club Jerry Bond
Original Lyrics: Outside the club Cherry Bomb
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Phil Collins', "In the Air Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I can hear it coming on Miami Vice
Original Lyrics: I can hear it coming in the air tonight
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The Go Gos', "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Misheard Lyrics: I am so so young
Original Lyrics: Our lips are sealed.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear the drones echoing tonight
Original Lyrics: I hear the drums echoing tonight
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Tracy Chapman's, "Fast Car"
Misheard Lyrics: Season 1, Season 1
Original Lyrics: Be someone, be someone
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1990s | |
Barenaked Ladies', "One Week"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying hard not to smile for a fuel man
Original Lyrics: Trying hard not to smile, though I feel bad
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Blur's, "Coffee and TV"
Misheard Lyrics: So give me coffee MTV.
Please, don't read. Original Lyrics: So give me coffee and TV, history.
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Phil Collins', "I Wish It Would Rain Down"
Misheard Lyrics: All this time I stayed out of Psych
Original Lyrics: All this time I stayed out of sight
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody once told me the world was macaroni and I ate the shark is cool in the sled
Original Lyrics: Somebody once told me the world was gonna roll me and I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
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Tracy Chapman's, "Give Me One Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me one reason too sticky
Original Lyrics: Give me one reason to stay here
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2000s | |
Bad Religion's, "I Love My Computer"
Misheard Lyrics: I love my crocuta, you never ask her more.
Original Lyrics: I love my computer, you never ask for more.
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Jessica Simpson's, "Angels"
Misheard Lyrics: And down the wonderful
Original Lyrics: And down the waterfall
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Laurie Berkner 's, "We Are the Dinosaurs "
Misheard Lyrics: We stop and take a rest, over in our mist.
Original Lyrics: We stop and take a rest, over in our nest.
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Laurie Berkner's, "We Are the Dinosaurs "
Misheard Lyrics: We stop and take a rest, over in our midst.
Original Lyrics: We stop and take a rest, over in our nest.
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Taylor Swift's, "White Horse"
Misheard Lyrics: Now it's too late for you and your wide whores to come around.
Original Lyrics: Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around.
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Uncle Kracker's, "Follow Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And swim through your bangs, and take a p*** in the sea.
Original Lyrics: And swim through your veins like a fish in the sea.
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2010s | |
Ellie Goulding's, "On My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll bet, I'll bet that's why I keep on thinking 'bout you
Just shave Original Lyrics: I'll bet, I'll bet that's why I keep on thinking 'bout you
It's a shame |
Maroon 5's, "Love Somebody"
Misheard Lyrics: I really wanna love somebody
I really wanna dance the night away I know your only half way there But date me all the way, date me all the way Original Lyrics: I really wanna love somebody
I really wanna dance the night away I know we're only half way there But you can take me all the way, you can take me all the way |
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Kathie Hill's, "Terminator, Too"
Misheard Lyrics: The devil's alliance will tear you apart.
Original Lyrics: The devil's a lion who'll tear you apart.
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