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 | |
Children's Records', "Flick the Little Fire Engine"
Misheard Lyrics: When there is a fire they'll say
"Flick! Strongest little engine (3x), Flick!" Original Lyrics: When there is a fire they'll say
"Quick! Call the little engine (3x), Flick!" |
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1960s | |
Donovan's, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, you look like heaven
Original Lyrics: Wear your love like heaven
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Sam Cooke's, "Wonderful World"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't know much about the French-eyed hook
Original Lyrics: Don't know much about the French I took
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The Monkees', "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Disappointment, honey, on my dreams.
Original Lyrics: Disappointment haunted all my dreams.
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The Monkees', "I'm a Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Not a trace looked out of my mind.
Original Lyrics: Not a trace of doubt in my mind.
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The Monkees', "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sondra, long hair and pee-curls
Original Lyrics: Sandra, long hair and beat girl
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The Who's, "We're Not Gonna Take It"
Misheard Lyrics: My name is atomic
Original Lyrics: My name is Tommy
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty Dean and The Thunder Sheep
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
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Ace's, "How Long?"
Misheard Lyrics: And you said you was never intending
To break up our semen this way. Original Lyrics: And you said you was never intending
To break up our scene in this way. |
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's, "Woodstock"
Misheard Lyrics: And I asked him tell me where are you going
He said, "No place." Original Lyrics: And I asked him tell me where are you going
This he told me. |
David Bowie's, "Changes"
Misheard Lyrics: While others receive bacon, I'm much too tired to take that trip.
Original Lyrics: Of how the others see the faker, I'm much too fast to take that test.
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Say winning, they would come and they would go.
When the rainbow shaves you clean you'll know. Original Lyrics: Say women, they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know. |
Journey's, "Wheel in the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: What a machine, again, oh Lord
Original Lyrics: Winter is here, again, oh Lord
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Michael Jackson's, "Ben"
Misheard Lyrics: Now the sun, now the sea.
Original Lyrics: Now it's us, now it's we.
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Raspberries', "Go All the Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Please go away
Original Lyrics: Please go all the way
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Samantha Sang's, "Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics: And crying a river that leads to emotion
Original Lyrics: And cry me a river that leads to your ocean
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Yes', "Heart Of The Sunrise"
Misheard Lyrics: Short distance
How can the wind with its arms all around me Original Lyrics: Sharp distance
How can the wind with its arms all around me |
1980s | |
Barry Manilow's, "When October Goes"
Misheard Lyrics: When October grows
Original Lyrics: When October goes
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Cyndi Lauper's, "I Drove All Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Crapped in your room
Original Lyrics: Crept in your room
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Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come On Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics: Do my, do my, do my, do my age
Original Lyrics: Too-rye-loo-rye-too-rye-loo-rye-aye
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow"
Misheard Lyrics: From the deep sea of clouds to the island of Aruba ...
From Peru to Cebu to the Aruba below Original Lyrics: From the deep sea of clouds to the islands of the moon ...
From Peru to Cebu hear the power of Babylon |
Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Living collect
Original Lyrics: Little red Corvette
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Quiet Riot's, "Cum On Feel the Noize"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not mean! Go get her!
Original Lyrics: I'm a mean go-getter
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1990s | |
Buzzcocks', "Everybody's Happy Nowadays"
Misheard Lyrics: Every morning I'll be on my way
Original Lyrics: Everybody's happy nowadays
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Ganggajang's, "Sounds of Then"
Misheard Lyrics: We watch the Lion King
Original Lyrics: We'd watch the lightning
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Metallica's, "Fixxxer"
Misheard Lyrics: See you later, see you lie
Original Lyrics: So you lay us in a line
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Rusted Root's, "Send Me on My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Simmie and the Whale
Original Lyrics: Send me on my way
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Even though I know I suck balls and chode like blow job
Despite all my rage I am still just ready to cringe. Original Lyrics: Even though I know
I suppose I'll show all my cool and cold like old job Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage |
Smashing Pumpkins', "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Spider-Man, still just rattling the cage
Original Lyrics: Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage.
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Third Eye Blind's, "Semi Charmed Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Semisonic kinda life
Original Lyrics: Semi charmed kind of life
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Albuquerque"
Misheard Lyrics: I said "A" (A)
"L" (L) "V" (V) "U" (U) "kirky" (kirky) Original Lyrics: I said "A" (A)
"L" (L) "B" (B) "U" (U) "querque" (querque) |
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2000s | |
Beyonce's, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
Misheard Lyrics: Tighter than my very own jeans
Original Lyrics: Tighter than my Deréon jeans
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Blue's, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours"
Misheard Lyrics: Drive to the limit, I'm yours.
Original Lyrics: Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours.
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Dream Theater's, "Blind Faith"
Misheard Lyrics: It's then she took me and you found
Original Lyrics: Is this utopia you've found
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Dream Theater's, "Blind Faith"
Misheard Lyrics: She and me, speaking
Original Lyrics: Hear me, speaking
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Dream Theater's, "Blind Faith"
Misheard Lyrics: So come aside and show us how how
Original Lyrics: So come Messiah show us how how
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Enya's, "Flora's Secret"
Misheard Lyrics: Heaven make the sky so blue
Original Lyrics: Ever make the sky so blue
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Muse's, "Fury"
Misheard Lyrics: To punish our eternal wrongs
Original Lyrics: To punish us and make a fuss
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Mylo's, "Drop the Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics: Motherf***ers gonna crack under pressure.
Original Lyrics: Motherf***ers, gonna drop the pressure.
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Slipknot's, "Surfacing"
Misheard Lyrics: Farting till my butt explodes!
Original Lyrics: Picking through the parts exposed!
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The Wiggles', "Wiggly Party"
Misheard Lyrics: Think about it (going, going, gone)
Original Lyrics: Wiggly party (everybody's groovin')
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2010s | |
Charlie Puth's, "Attention"
Misheard Lyrics: You just wanna touch it
Original Lyrics: You just want attention
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Iggy Azalea's, "Fancy"
Misheard Lyrics: Like we're bringing an idiot back
Original Lyrics: Like we're bringing 88 back
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Paramore's, "Still Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm into you.
Baby not a day that's you got but I'm not into you. Original Lyrics: I'm into you.
Baby not a day goes by that I'm not into you. |
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country | |
Carrie Underwood's, "Before He Cheats"
Misheard Lyrics: Called my name into this lemon seed
Original Lyrics: Carved my name into his leather seat
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Landslide"
Misheard Lyrics: In the snow-covered tales
Original Lyrics: In a snow covered hill
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xmas | |
John Denver and the Muppets', "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: (And) a cartridge in a bare tree
Original Lyrics: (And) A partridge in a pear tree
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