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1950s
Fats Domino's, "Blueberry Hill"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh we're apart, you've gotta be still
Original Lyrics:
Though we're apart, you're part of me still
 
1960s
Herman's Hermits', "A Must to Avoid"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a master of Freud
Original Lyrics:
She's a must to avoid.
Marty Wilde's, "Abergavenny"
Misheard Lyrics:
Promise to show you a boat across.
Original Lyrics:
Promise to show you a photograph.
Marty Wilde's, "Abergavenny"
Misheard Lyrics:
Promise to show you a boat across
Original Lyrics:
Promise to show you a photograph.
Van Morrison's, "Brown Eyed Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey there amigo
Original Lyrics:
Hey, where did we go
 
1970s
Abba's, "The King Has Lost His Crown"
Misheard Lyrics:
The king has lost his crown
Suddenly
He's bouncing like a clown
Original Lyrics:
The king has lost his crown
Suddenly
He's clumsy like a clown
Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics:
What you doin' with your little sister?
Original Lyrics:
What ya doin' on your back? (Which does not remotely sound like the lyric!)
Billy Joel's, "Captain Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dr. Jock will get you high tonight
Original Lyrics:
Captain Jack will get you high tonight
Bob Marley's, "Exodus"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pixie dust, movement of the people.
Original Lyrics:
Exodus, movement of the people.
Brady's, "Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're gonna rent a case of wine.
Original Lyrics:
We're gonna bring a case of wine.
C.W. McCall's, "Convoy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eleven long haired Friends of Jesus in a sure cruise microbus
Original Lyrics:
Eleven long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse microbus.
Gilbert O'Sullivan's, "Get Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're a bad doll, baby
Original Lyrics:
You're a bad dog, baby
Kansas', "Point Of Know Return"
Misheard Lyrics:
Was a dude that said I'm off
Original Lyrics:
Was it you that said How long?
Kenny Nolan's, "I Like Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like dreamin', 'cause dreamin' can make you blind...
Original Lyrics:
I like dreamin' cause dreamin' can make you mine.
Kenny Nolan's, "I Like Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see us with God's children, in our happy home!
Original Lyrics:
I see us with our children and our happy home.
Rolling Stones', "Shattered"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't you hungry for some sex and sex and sex and sex
Original Lyrics:
Ain't you hungry for success, success, success, success
Santana's, "Black Magic Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got to spit on me baby
Original Lyrics:
You got your spell on me baby
The Flying Machine's, "Smile a Little Smile for Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I heard he hurt your back
Original Lyrics:
And I heard he hurt you bad
The Hollies', "The Air That I Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now think to be, no books to read.
Making love with you.
Original Lyrics:
Nothing to eat, no books to read.
Making love with you.
The Rolling Stones', "Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're gonna rent a case of wine
Original Lyrics:
We're gonna bring a case of wine
The Village People's, "Y.M.C.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
Young man, I was once in your shoes at St. Arbor
Down at Albertson Blues
Original Lyrics:
Young man, I was once in your shoes
I said I was down and out with the blues
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I'm back at the rim to take another swim.
Original Lyrics:
Now I'm back in the ring to take another swing.
Alphaville's, "Forever Young"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want to perish like a fig horse.
Original Lyrics:
I don't want to perish like a fading horse.
Fleetwood Mac's, "Little Lies"
Misheard Lyrics:
Although I'm not making friends
I hope that you understand
There's a reason why
Original Lyrics:
Although I'm not making plans
I hope that you understand
There's a reason why
Julian Lennon's, "Too Late for Goodbyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ever since you've been leaving me.
As wind morning to cry.
Now I know how it feels for you.
Original Lyrics:
Ever since you've been leaving me.
I've been wanting to cry.
Now I know how it feels for you.
Katrina and the Waves', "Walking on Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a dummy, feel good
Original Lyrics:
And don't it feel good?
Michael Jackson's, "Dirty Diana"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need an answer phone
Original Lyrics:
Dirty Diana, no
Steel Pulse's, "I Wanna Live in Your House"
Misheard Lyrics:
SpongeBob a la ba, SpongeBob
Original Lyrics:
(Vocalisation) Spange da ba la ba spange ba
Thomas Dolby's, "She Blinded Me with Science"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's deeper than the ocean
Original Lyrics:
As deep as any ocean
 
1990s
Boyz II Men's, "End of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Although we go to the end of the world
Original Lyrics:
Although we go to the end of the road
Fatboy Slim's, "The Rockafeller Skank"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra
Russel Stovers, Russel Stovers
Original Lyrics:
Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra
Trouble shooter, trouble shooter
Gin Blossoms', "Follow You Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
When all the nights OR knights we've tied have come undone
Original Lyrics:
When all the knots we've tied have come undone
Initial D Soundtrack's, "Running in the 90s"
Misheard Lyrics:
don't need loneliness out on the wheel
Original Lyrics:
talking on the net, I know the way you like it
Initial D Soundtrack's, "Running in the 90s"
Misheard Lyrics:
set it on fire
Original Lyrics:
set me on fire
Juliana Hatfield's, "Congratulations"
Misheard Lyrics:
I have a sweet creamy warm little jelly roll.
I had one month to just let my whole body go.
Original Lyrics:
I have a sweet creamy warm little jelly roll.
I have a mind to just let my whole body go.
 
2000s
Beatfreaks', "Somebody's Watching Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna speedboat, somebody's watching me.
Original Lyrics:
I always feel like somebody's watching me.
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings', "Water or Gasoline"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could walk down to the Church of Christ
Hold hands with the preacher and pray
Or hunker on down with a hundred dollar whore
Dolled up in all his lingerie
Original Lyrics:
I could walk down to the Church of Christ
Hold hands with the preacher and pray
Or hunker on down with a hundred dollar whore
Dolled up in orange lingerie
Bowling for Soup's, "1985"
Misheard Lyrics:
Through Spring Street, Madonna
Way before Madonna
There wasn't YouTube and Barney
It's music still on MTV
Original Lyrics:
Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
Their music still on MTV
Cold Play's, "Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
For you I played myself, child.
Original Lyrics:
For you I bleed myself dry.
Daft Punk's, "Superheroes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hope is in the air
Original Lyrics:
Something's in the air
Fall Out Boy's, "Of All the Gin Joints in the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn off the lies
And turn off the Chinese
Original Lyrics:
Turn off the lights
And turn off the silence
Jewel's, "Intuition"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ignore your mind
Original Lyrics:
Let go of your mind
Kylie Minogue's, "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"
Misheard Lyrics:
There’s a dark seed red in me
Original Lyrics:
There's a dark secret in me.
 
2010s
Beyonce's, "Drunk in Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
eat the cake, anime
Original Lyrics:
eat the cake, Anna Mae
Cold War Kids', "First"
Misheard Lyrics:
First you get love, then you get married.
or
First you give up, then you get weary
Original Lyrics:
First you lose trust, then you get worried
Misheard Lyrics:
Why floss?
Original Lyrics:
Wild thoughts
Pink's, "Beautiful Trauma"
Misheard Lyrics:
My perfect ripe bottom
Original Lyrics:
My perfect rock bottom
The Lumineers', "Ho Hey"
Misheard Lyrics:
I belong with you,
You belong with me
In my suite, ho
Original Lyrics:
I belong with you,
You belong with me
You're my Sweetheart.
 
country
Alan Jackson's, "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics:
My uncle bought a new N64
Original Lyrics:
My uncle bought new in '64
 
misc
Nat King Cole's, "The Frim Fram Sauce"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want the Frim Fram sauce with the awesome faith
With your father on the side
Original Lyrics:
I want the frim fram sauce with the ausen fay
With shifafa on the side.

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