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 | |
Gene Autry's, "Up on the Housetop"
Misheard Lyrics: Up on the housetop reindeer fall
Down comes could old Santa Clause Original Lyrics: Up on the housetop reindeer pause,
Out jumps good old Santa Claus. |
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1960s | |
Beatles', "Get Back"
Misheard Lyrics: and I loathe that sweater
Original Lyrics: and a low back sweater
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Steppenwolf's, "Born to Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: like a tune-acious child
Original Lyrics: like a true nature's child
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Big Balls"
Misheard Lyrics: God's gift to ballroom dergerality
Original Lyrics: God's gift to ballroom notoriety
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Deep Purple's, "Highway Star"
Misheard Lyrics: She makes cold slaw every fair
Original Lyrics: She stays close on every bend
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Diana Ross', "Love Hangover"
Misheard Lyrics: If there's a rambling
I will vomit I'll vomit Original Lyrics: If there's a remedy
I'll run from it From it |
Diana Ross', "No One Gets the Prize"
Misheard Lyrics: No one gets surprised
Original Lyrics: No one gets the prize
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Diana Ross', "The Boss"
Misheard Lyrics: I was social, social
Original Lyrics: I was so sure, so sure
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics: You're lookin' good just like a snake in his grasp
Original Lyrics: You're lookin' good just like a snake in the grass
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Elton John's, "Skyline Pigeon"
Misheard Lyrics: But most of all please free me
From this aching memory And open out this cage Towards the sun Original Lyrics: But most of all please free me
From this aching metal ring And open out this cage Towards the sun |
Johnny Nash's, "I Can See Clearly Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Look all around
There's nothing but new stars Original Lyrics: Look all around
There's nothing but blue skies |
Marshall Tucker Band's, "Heard It in a Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Hurricane Love Song
Original Lyrics: Heard it in a love song
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Michael Jackson's, "Got to Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to be dead
Original Lyrics: got to be there
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Supertramp's, "The Logical Song"
Misheard Lyrics: the questions run so deep, a circus in my mind
Original Lyrics: the questions run so deep, for such a simple man
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The Eagles', "King of Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics: Just another sexed-up monkey
You'd know it if you saw his stud Original Lyrics: Just another silk scarf monkey
You'd know it if you saw his stuff |
1980s | |
Cornershop's, "Brimful of Asha"
Misheard Lyrics: Grim voodoo asher on the forty five.
Original Lyrics: Brimful of Asha on the forty five
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Journey's, "Girl Can't Help It"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh do you know she still lies for you
Original Lyrics: Ooh do you know she still cries for you
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Journey's, "Girl Can't Help It"
Misheard Lyrics: Why do they go all alone
When they're missin' these togas Original Lyrics: Why do they go on alone
When they're missin' each other |
Journey's, "Girl Can't Help It"
Misheard Lyrics: Why do they go on alone
With their mistle-y toe ahh Original Lyrics: Why do they go on alone
When they're missin' each other |
Michael Sembello's, "Maniac"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a coconut to eat
Original Lyrics: There's a cold connective heat
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Police's, "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll beat tracks around your finger.
Original Lyrics: I'll be wrapped around your finger.
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Steely Dan's, "Hey 19"
Misheard Lyrics: Where we're goin' the pine cones come
And make tonight a wonderful thing. Original Lyrics: The Cuervo Gold
The fine Colombian Make tonight a wonderful thing. |
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1990s | |
Bad Religion's, "Germs of Perfection"
Misheard Lyrics: Defecate, repudiate, ameliorate, adjudicate
Original Lyrics: Deprecate, repudiate, ameliorate, adjudicate
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Dave Matthews Band's, "Crash Into Me"
Misheard Lyrics: When you come crush interning
Original Lyrics: When you come crash into me
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Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics: Jeremy's in Spokane, clear as the day
Original Lyrics: Jeremy spoke in class today.
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2000s | |
Baha Men's, "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
Misheard Lyrics: Get back rofe, suck my scruffy, Get back u flea infested mungrel
or Get back off me Beast off me Get back you flea-infested mongrel. Original Lyrics: Get back fluffy, back scruffy
Get back you flea infested mongrel |
Elton John's, "I Want Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Shock full of holes
Original Lyrics: Shot full of holes
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Eminem's, "The Real Slim Shady"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys adjustin' my titties Original Lyrics: I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady
All you other Slim Shadys are just imitating |
Fuel's, "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)"
Misheard Lyrics: Lee blah blee blah in mah hans in ma pants ageh
Original Lyrics: Leave love bleeding in my hands, in my hands again.
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Lee Ann Womack's, "I Hope You Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: And when you get the choice to cinnamon or dance
Original Lyrics: And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
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Opeth's, "Ghost of Perdition"
Misheard Lyrics: Closer! Harder! Lingering Death!
Original Lyrics: Ghost of Mother Lingering Death
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Outkast's, "Hey Ya"
Misheard Lyrics: Shake it like a corduroy pig yeah
Original Lyrics: Shake it like a Polaroid picture.
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Phoenix's, "Lisztomania"
Misheard Lyrics: I list many of ya
Its lets my teeth grow Like a rhi, like a rhino! Original Lyrics: Lisztomania
Think less but see it grow Like a riot, like a riot, oh! I'm not easily offended |
The Fray's, "How to Save a Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Out to Save-a-Lot
Original Lyrics: how to save a life
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The Strokes', "New York City Cops"
Misheard Lyrics: New York synagogue
Original Lyrics: New York City cops
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Train's, "Cab"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I think I'm the only cowboy in Rome.
or Sometimes I think I'm the only cat on a rope. Original Lyrics: Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road.
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2010s | |
Agnes Obel's, "Beast"
Misheard Lyrics: I could see you, I could see you.
Original Lyrics: I consider you, I consider you.
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Agnes Obel's, "Stretch Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: All these words so long.
Original Lyrics: Thousand words or more
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Agnes Obel's, "The Curse"
Misheard Lyrics: Too late the night before.
Original Lyrics: And their hope grew with a hunger to live unlike before
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Alessia Cara's, "Scars to Your Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: She has dreams to be an NB so she
Original Lyrics: She has dreams to be an envy so she
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American Authors', "Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a little bit snow
Original Lyrics: I'm a little bit slow
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American Authors', "Best Day of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: This is gonna be the best stain of my life
Original Lyrics: This is gonna be the best day of my life
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American Authors', "Go Big or Go Home"
Misheard Lyrics: Go dig a big hole
Original Lyrics: Go big or go home
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Twenty One Pilots', "Heavydirtysoul"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you save, can you save my,
Can you save my very ghetto soul. Original Lyrics: Can you save, can you save my,
Can you save my heavy dirty soul |
Twenty One Pilots', "Heavydirtysoul"
Misheard Lyrics: Gangsters don't cry
Leper, leper eyes. Never misty eyed, leper eyes. Original Lyrics: Gangsters don't cry
Therefore Therefore I'm Mr. Mysty-eye, therefore I'm. |
Twenty One Pilots', "Holding On to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Annotate my face
Original Lyrics: Entertain my faith
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