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 | |
Elvis Presley's, "Don't Be Cruel"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't stop thinkin' of me.
Original Lyrics: Don't start the hanky number
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Jerry Lee Lewis', "Great Balls of Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: To hide your love to drive a man insane
Original Lyrics: Too bad your love drives a man insane
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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Fortunate Son"
Misheard Lyrics: I ate no senator's salsa
Original Lyrics: I ain't no senator's son, son
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The Lovin' Spoonful's, "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?"
Misheard Lyrics: Cute as a bonnet
Original Lyrics: Cute as a bunny
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1970s | |
Abba 's, "That's me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Gary, not the kind of girl you'd marry
Original Lyrics: I'm Carrie, not the kind of girl you'd marry
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Aerosmith's, "Back in the Saddle"
Misheard Lyrics: Lemme stick your tongue in your ass, I scream for more
Original Lyrics: Four bits gets you time in the racks, I scream for more
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Aerosmith's, "Walk This Way"
Misheard Lyrics: So I took a big chance at the high school dance
With a filly who was ready to play. Original Lyrics: So I took a big chance at the high school dance
With a missy who was ready to play. |
Alice Cooper's, "School's Out"
Misheard Lyrics: School's out for Emma
Original Lyrics: School's out for summer.
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Bee Gees', "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: You ate 'em all up
Original Lyrics: In the heat of our love
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Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: From the day that I was born away from light.
Original Lyrics: From the day that I was born I've waved the flag.
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold me closer Tony Danza
We'll drink the Kool-Aid off the highway. Original Lyrics: Hold me closer tiny dancer
Count the headlights on the highway. |
Frankie Valli's, "My Eyes Adored You"
Misheard Lyrics: Miles of torture.
How I'll ever led to hang on you? Miles of torture. Original Lyrics: My eyes adored you.
Though I never laid a hand on you. My eyes adored you. |
John Denver's, "Aspenglow"
Misheard Lyrics: Winter's cold, aspenglow.
Original Lyrics: Wintersköl, aspenglow.
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Neil Diamond's, "Cracklin' Rosie"
Misheard Lyrics: Cracklin' Oats, they make me smile.
Original Lyrics: Cracklin' Rosie makes me smile.
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Rod Stewart's, "You're in My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll be my breasts should I grow old
Original Lyrics: You'll be my breath should I grow old
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Steely Dan's, "Peg"
Misheard Lyrics: Peg, it will come back to you.
Peg, it will come back to you. Then, you're start a job. You see it all, hee-hee. It's your very foreign movie. Original Lyrics: Peg, it will come back to you.
Peg, it will come back to you. Then the shutter falls. You see it all in 3-D. It's your favorite foreign movie. |
The Doors', "Light My Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: And our love become a few ropes higher
Original Lyrics: And our love become a funeral pyre.
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1980s | |
Alannah Myles', "Black Velvet"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a velvet if you please.
Every world, every song that he say for you. Original Lyrics: Black velvet if you please.
Every word of every song that he sang was for you. |
Billy Ocean's, "European Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: She said I was the diaper she wanted to take
Original Lyrics: She said I was the tiger she wanted to tame
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Bob Seger's, "Like a Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Working for p*nis,
Not a dime to spare. Original Lyrics: Working for peanuts,
Not a dime to spare. |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Cover Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Shut the door 'cause of me
Original Lyrics: Shut the door and cover me
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Dolly Parton's, "Me and Little Andy"
Misheard Lyrics: Giddy up Charlie horse don't take a pill.
Original Lyrics: Giddy up rocky horse down to the mill.
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Falco's, "Rock Me Amadeus"
Misheard Lyrics: Really, I'm a dentist
A dentist Really, I'm a dentist Original Lyrics: Rock me, Amadeus Amadeus
Rock me, Amadeus. |
Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine's, "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"
Misheard Lyrics: Listermints gonna get you listermints gonna get you... tonight
Original Lyrics: The rhythm is gonna get you
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Jermaine Stewart's, "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
Misheard Lyrics: We don't have to eat our coleslaw
Original Lyrics: We don't have to take our clothes off
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Stacey Q's, "We Connect"
Misheard Lyrics: Boy you shot me with your white hot load
Original Lyrics: The way you shock me with your white-hot-love
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Theme Songs', "Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers"
Misheard Lyrics: No no it never fails, they'll take the clues
Fight for the reds, the whites, and blues Original Lyrics: No, no it never fails, they'll take the clues
And find the wheres and whys and whos |
Van Halen's, "Source of Infection"
Misheard Lyrics: Life is a source of infection!
Original Lyrics: Love is the source of infection!
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1990s | |
Radiohead's, "Karma Police"
Misheard Lyrics: Karma Police
The rest is 'matic toxic waste It pushes like a franchise's lack of TV radio Original Lyrics: Karma police
Arrest this man He talks in maths He buzzes like a fridge He's like a detuned radio |
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Shania Twain's, "That Don't Impress Me Much"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't believe you kiss your cock at night
Original Lyrics: Can't believe you kiss your car goodnight
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Smashmouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody once told me
The world is gonorrhi Original Lyrics: Somebody once told me
The world is gonna roll me |
Spice Girls', "Spice Up Your Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Tranquil spaceman and all that's in between
Original Lyrics: Tribal spaceman and all that's in between
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Whitney Houston's, "Queen of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm gonna clean up the night
Clean up the night Oh yeah, oh yeah Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm the queen of the night
The queen of the night Oh yeah, oh yeah |
2000s | |
Coldplay's, "42"
Misheard Lyrics: Those who are dead are not dead
They're just living in my head And since I fell for that spell I am living in this web Original Lyrics: Those who are dead are not dead
They're just living in my head And since I fell for that spell I am living there as well |
Foo Fighters', "Wheels"
Misheard Lyrics: When the wheels countdown.
When the wheels touch ground. And you feel like it's all over. There's another round for you. Original Lyrics: When the wheels come down.
When the wheels touch ground. And you feel like it's all over. There's another round for you. |
Job For A Cowboy's, "Entombment Of A Machine"
Misheard Lyrics: Camouflage missile.
Original Lyrics: Collapse from its jaws
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Junior Senior's, "Move Your Feet"
Misheard Lyrics: Just poop-dee-poop-poop my record on
Original Lyrics: Just put, put, put, put my record on
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Justin Bieber's, "One Less Lonely Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: There's going to be one pressed over girl
Original Lyrics: There's gonna be one less lonely girl.
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Paris Hilton's, "Stars are Blind"
Misheard Lyrics: Even though the guys are crazy
Original Lyrics: Even though the gods are crazy
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Set Fire to the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I said prayers to the ain
Original Lyrics: Set fire to the rain
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Ed Sheeran's, "Shape Of you"
Misheard Lyrics: And now my Butt Cheeks smell like you.
Original Lyrics: And now my bedsheets smell like you
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Joseph's, "White Flag"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn the white f**
Original Lyrics: Burn the white flag
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Kings Of Leon's, "Reverend"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like a ribbon, like a ribbon on the radio
or Just like a river, like a river on the radio Original Lyrics: Just like a Reverend, like a Reverend on the radio
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Mondo Cozmo's, "Shine"
Misheard Lyrics: Let 'em get hot
Let 'em get slow Original Lyrics: Let 'em get high
Let 'em get stoned |
Simon Curtis', "Laser Guns Up"
Misheard Lyrics: The name is Osama when the game is P-O-P
Original Lyrics: The name is S-I-M-O-N, the game is P-O-P
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country | |
Ashley McBryde's, "A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega"
Misheard Lyrics: To a little dive bar and a lot of dust
Original Lyrics: To a little dive bar in Dahlonega
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Ashley McBryde's, "A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega"
Misheard Lyrics: To a little dive bar with a lot of love
Making the best of a worst day kind of night Original Lyrics: To a little dive bar in Dahlonega
Making the best of a worst day kind of night |