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 | |
Perry Como's, "Papa Loves Mambo"
Misheard Lyrics: Papa loves mama
Mama loves mango Original Lyrics: Papa loves mambo
Mama loves mambo |
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1960s | |
Credence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon on the Rise"
Misheard Lyrics: There is a bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics: There is a bad moon on the rise.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Travelin' Band"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I'm proud 'cause I left
Original Lyrics: Well I'm flyin' 'cross the land
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Led Zeppelin's, "You Shook Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I have been burned. Won't you now stay? Oh touch on a rim.
Original Lyrics: I have a babe, won't do nothing... oh, oh, buy a diamond ring.
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The Rolling Stones', "19th Nervous Breakdown"
Misheard Lyrics: Your father's still perfecting wigs or making ceiling wax
Original Lyrics: Your father's still perfecting ways of making sealing wax
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1970s | |
Dean Friedman's, "Ariel"
Misheard Lyrics: One channel tune was singing off the air
Original Lyrics: While channel 2 was signing off the air
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Kansas', "Carry On Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics: There'll be peas when you are dumb
Original Lyrics: There'll be peace when you are done
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Wings', "Hi Hi Hi"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you to lie on the bed get you ready for my honey gun
Original Lyrics: I want you to lie on the bed get you ready for my polygon
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1980s | |
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's, "Endless Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Mike in the snow
Original Lyrics: My endless love
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Dire Straits', "Walk of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Do the Wonka bar
Original Lyrics: Do the walk of life
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George Harrison's, "Got My Mind Set on You"
Misheard Lyrics: Well it's gonna take your mommy
Original Lyrics: Well it's gonna take money
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George Michael's, "One More Try"
Misheard Lyrics: I've had enough of dandruff
Original Lyrics: I've had enough of danger
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Greg Kihn Band's, "Jeopardy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm watching Jeopardy!
Original Lyrics: Our love's in jeopardy
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Greg Kihn Band's, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'em)"
Misheard Lyrics: They don't like 'em like dad anymore
Original Lyrics: They don't write 'em like that anymore
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Madonna's, "Who's That Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: ¿Quién es quesadilla?
Original Lyrics: ¿Quién es esa niña?
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Men at Work's, "Who Can It Be Now?"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't look at me now
Original Lyrics: Who can it be now?
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Sparks', "Cool Places"
Misheard Lyrics: Where's the cool faces?
Original Lyrics: Where's the cool places?
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Stevie Wonder's, "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: No nudist day to celebrate
Original Lyrics: No New Year's Day to celebrate
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The Buggles', "(Living In) The Plastic Age"
Misheard Lyrics: Chase my Bed in 6 a.m.
Then the shiny serving clothes running withm Eye Telephones. Walking fast now make a deal. By the "Fake N" sell "what's real?" Original Lyrics: Shakes my bed at 6 a.m.
Then the shiny serving clones Run in with my telephones Talking fast I make a deal Buy the fake and sell what's real |
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1990s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Always"
Misheard Lyrics: Well there ain't no luck as he slowly dies.
Original Lyrics: Now there ain't no luck in these loaded dice
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Bryan Adams', "Please Forgive Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I remember the smudge kid.
Original Lyrics: I remember the smell of your skin.
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Genesis', "I Can't Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Hot sauce making me swim
Original Lyrics: Hot sun making me sweat
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Jane French's, "Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics: You keep me alike
Original Lyrics: You keep me alive
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Meat Loaf's, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
Misheard Lyrics: Will you help your right eye in this God for second town?
Original Lyrics: Will you help get me right out in this Godforsaken town?
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Michael Jackson's, "Childhood"
Misheard Lyrics: Look within your heart and ass
Original Lyrics: Look within your heart and ask
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Nirvana's, "On a Plain"
Misheard Lyrics: Forgot to put hours of code.
Original Lyrics: Forgot to put on the zip code.
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Shaggy's, "Boombastic"
Misheard Lyrics: She call me Mr. Boombastic, semi-fantastic
Touch me on the mattresses a Mr. Ro.. Original Lyrics: She call me Mr. Boombastic, say me fantastic
Touch me on me back, she say I'm Mr. Ro.. |
Sir Mix-a-Lot's, "Baby Got Back"
Misheard Lyrics: I love big sluts and I cannot lie?
Original Lyrics: I like big butts and I cannot lie.
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Soundgarden's, "Ty Cobb"
Misheard Lyrics: In my head, f*** you all.
Original Lyrics: Hard headed f***, you all.
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Sting's, "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
Misheard Lyrics: Did I ever lose my faith in you?
Original Lyrics: If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
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Tina Turner's, "I Don't Wanna Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't really wanna fry no more or or, oh yea hump asana.
or I don't really wanna cry no more Original Lyrics: I don't really want to fight no more (too much talking babe)
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Veruca Salt's, "Seether"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't find the seether.
Original Lyrics: Can't fight the seether.
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2000s | |
Alicia Keys', "Empire State of Mind Pt 2"
Misheard Lyrics: See my face in lights or my name in Monkey phlegm down on Broadway
Original Lyrics: Seeing my face in lights or my name in marquees found down on Broadway
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Arctic Monkeys', "Fake Tales of San Francisco"
Misheard Lyrics: Get off the bandwagon, put down the iPhone
Original Lyrics: Get off the bandwagon, put down the handbook.
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Cascada's, "Bad Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Be my bad boy, be my van
Original Lyrics: Be my bad boy, be my man
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DJ Luck and MC Neat's, "Little Bit of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Ali with your rinse tints on
Original Lyrics: Holler with the rinsin' sound
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're going downtown in a merry-go-round
And sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded gun complex, cock it and bullet. Original Lyrics: We're going down down in an earlier round
And sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it |
Green Day's, "Give Me Novacaine"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll never get high.
Original Lyrics: Oh, novocaine.
(guitar solo begins) |
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2010s | |
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm up on Mexican monkey
Original Lyrics: I'm up all night to get lucky.
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Jason Aldean's, "Night Train"
Misheard Lyrics: About a mile off Oatmeal Road...
Original Lyrics: About a mile off Old Mill Road...
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Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: Your jumbo romance
Original Lyrics: Want your bad romance
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Lady Gaga's, "Born This Way"
Misheard Lyrics: I was boned this way
Original Lyrics: I was born this way
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Lost Frequencies', "Are you with me"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen to the Marietta play at midnight
Original Lyrics: Listen to the Mariachi play at midnight
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Michael Buble's, "It's a Beautiful Day"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know why you think that you could hold me when you couldn't go bye-bye yourself
Original Lyrics: I don't know you think that you could help me when you couldn't get by by yourself
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Twenty One Pilots', "Heavydirtysoul"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you shave, can you shave, can you shave my hairy dinosaur?
For free, for free Original Lyrics: Can you save, can you save,
Can you save my heavydirtysoul? For me, for me |
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