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 | |
Frankie Laine's, "Rawhide"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep those buggies movin'
Original Lyrics: Keep those dogies movin'
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1960s | |
Theme Songs', "Candid Camera"
Misheard Lyrics: When you least expect it
You're erected Original Lyrics: When it's least expected
You're elected |
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: whatcha doing on your bed
Original Lyrics: What ya doin' on your back?
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Boz Scaggs', "Lowdown"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn on that old love light And try to make it through the years
Original Lyrics: Turn on that old love light And turn a maybe to a yes
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Peaches & Herb's, "Reunited"
Misheard Lyrics: I realize I love you 'cause I washed your back, hey, hey
Original Lyrics: I realize I love you 'cause I want you back, hey, hey
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Peaches & Herb's, "Reunited"
Misheard Lyrics: I was a fooder, ever leave your side
Original Lyrics: I was a fool to ever leave your side
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Santana's, "The Fact of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone's got to beat up that brat before the show is over,
Baby, such are the facts of love. Original Lyrics: Someone's got to clean up their act before the show is over,
Baby, such are the facts of love. |
Sweet's, "Ballroom Blitz"
Misheard Lyrics: And the man in the box said everyone attack and it turned into a gerbert splits
Original Lyrics: And the man at the back said, 'Everyone attack', and it turned into a ballroom blitz.
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The Eagles', "Wasted Time"
Misheard Lyrics: You didn't love the bar too much, you just loved the bar too well
Original Lyrics: You didn't love the boy too much,No, no, you just loved the boy too well
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Traffic's, "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"
Misheard Lyrics: The low sparkin' high heeled boys
Original Lyrics: The low spark of high heeled boys
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Yes', "Roudabout"
Misheard Lyrics: We stand to lose all time
A thousand ants just die in our hands Original Lyrics: We stand to lose all time
A thousand answers by in our hand. |
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1980s | |
ABC's, "When Smokey Sings"
Misheard Lyrics: When i'm smoking sense
Original Lyrics: When Smokey Sings
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Bette Midler's, "From a Distance"
Misheard Lyrics: Goddess watching us
Original Lyrics: God is watching us
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Billy Ocean's, "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
Misheard Lyrics: Going, I'll climb Eddie Money
Original Lyrics: Darlin', I'll climb any mountain
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I'ma sayin' I'm the son of a makusa
Original Lyrics: Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
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Patrick Swayze's, "She's Like the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel the best of my face
Original Lyrics: Feel the breath of my face
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Paul Simon's, "You Can Call Me Al"
Misheard Lyrics: I can call you Betty
Betty wet the Beddy Original Lyrics: I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me |
Phil Collins', "In the Air Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel it cumming in your hair tonight.
Original Lyrics: I can feel it coming in the air tonight.
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Phil Collins', "One More Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Please give me 109 (pronounced "one-oh-nine")
Give me 109 109 'cause I can't wait forever Original Lyrics: Please give me one more night
Give me one more night One more night 'cause I can't wait forever |
Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
Misheard Lyrics: We don't need no end potato
Original Lyrics: We don't need no education
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: My Pony play the mango
Original Lyrics: Marconi plays the mamba.
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Steve Winwood's, "The Finer Things"
Misheard Lyrics: The way my sock gets lost in you
Original Lyrics: The way my soul gets lost in you
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The Police's, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time that I come nearer
Original Lyrics: Every time that I come near her
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Theme Songs', "The World of David the Gnome"
Misheard Lyrics: Birds that chalk and fish that sting
Original Lyrics: Birds that talk and fish that sing
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1990s | |
Commercial's, "A&P"
Misheard Lyrics: The greystone just next door
Original Lyrics: The great store just next door
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Marcy Playground's, "Sex and Candy"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama, this shorty is a dream
Original Lyrics: Mama, this surely is a dream
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Michael Jackson's, "Jam"
Misheard Lyrics: You wanna get up and jump
Original Lyrics: You wanna get up and jam
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Michael Jackson's, "You Are Not Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: Your burgers are the best
Original Lyrics: Your burdens I will bear
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Nightcrawlers', "Push The Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh the lines are good, Oh, the lines are full of spoof
Original Lyrics: Their lives again, Their li-pull us through
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No Mercy's, "Where Do You Go?"
Misheard Lyrics: Where do you grow? I'm lonely!
Original Lyrics: Where do you go, my lovely?
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Oasis', "Supersonic"
Misheard Lyrics: Six in a car, we're all alone
Original Lyrics: Sits in a corner all alone
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R.E.M.'s, "Man on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're in the east
They put a man on the move Man on the move Original Lyrics: If you believed
They put a man on the moon Man on the moon |
R.E.M.'s, "Nightswimming"
Misheard Lyrics: The phonograph on the dashboard
Original Lyrics: The photograph on the dashboard
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Sir Mix-a-Lot's, "Baby Got Back"
Misheard Lyrics: I like big bucks and I cannot lie
Original Lyrics: I like big butts and I cannot lie
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Snap!'s, "The Power"
Misheard Lyrics: Skin, skin, skin epidemic.
Original Lyrics: It's gettin', it's gettin', it's gettin' kinda hectic.
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The Lion King's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Ahhh topanga bag of peaches mama
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama
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The Rembrandts', "I'll Be There for You (Friends Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be an a**hole to you
Original Lyrics: I'll be there for you
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Theme Songs', "Second Time Around (Step by Step theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: A dream got broken
Seems like all has lost What could be the future? Could you pay the pause? You wander Will there ever be a second time around? Original Lyrics: The dream, wide broken
Seemed like all was lost What would be the future? Could you pay the cost? You wonder Will there ever be a second time around? |
2000s | |
Commercial's, "Detrol LA"
Misheard Lyrics: And to go, we have to go right now
Original Lyrics: And I don't have to go right now
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Crystal Castles', "Crimewave"
Misheard Lyrics: An STDeer
Did you sent ear? It kinky rooowdy Or under-holy Original Lyrics: Minn besti vinur hverju sem dynur
Ég kyngi tári og anda hári |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Is this more than you bonded for yet?
Original Lyrics: Is this more than you bargained for yet?
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La Roux's, "Bulletproof"
Misheard Lyrics: This time baby, I'll be remembered.
Original Lyrics: This time baby, I'll be bulletproof
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Lazy Town's, "Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: You meet Robbie with his shrotten bath as Sportacus saving the day.
Original Lyrics: You meet Robbie with his rotten plan and Sportacus saving the day.
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Marilyn Manson's, "Arma-goddamn-motherf*ckin-geddon"
Misheard Lyrics: It's on my goddamn motherf*cking kitten
Original Lyrics: It's Arma-goddamn-motherf*ckin-geddon
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Theme Songs', "Tiny Tots"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a tot and you're a tot, Tilly tom and tiny
Original Lyrics: I am a tot j'suis une tot
Tilly, Tom and Tiny, too. |
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Water Under the Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics: Our love ain't water another bridge
Original Lyrics: Our love ain't water under the bridge
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Fall Out Boy's, "Uma Thurman"
Misheard Lyrics: Carry me 'til I confess
Original Lyrics: Bury me 'til I confess
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Icona Pop's, "I Love It"
Misheard Lyrics: You're from the 70s, but on the 90s bench
Original Lyrics: You're from the 70s, but I'm a 90s bitch
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Major Lazer's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: F*** this, fire a gun
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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Meghan Trainor's, "All About That Bass"
Misheard Lyrics: Every pinch of you is perfect from the butter to the talk
Original Lyrics: Every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top
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