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.
1960s | |
Bob Dylan's, "Like a Rolling Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: But you know you only used to get Houston air
Original Lyrics: But you know you only used to get juiced in it.
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Cream's, "Sunshine Of Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Give you my dong surprise
Original Lyrics: Give you my dawn surprise.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics: I see a bad Verizon
Original Lyrics: I see a bad moon rising
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Simon And Garfunkel's, "Boxer"
Misheard Lyrics: Just to come home from the war zone, Seventh Avenue
Original Lyrics: Just a 'come on' from the whores on 7th Avenue
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Simon and Garfunkel's, "I Am a Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a rock, I am an item
Original Lyrics: I am a rock, I am an island.
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1970s | |
Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods', "Billy, Don't Be a Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: Dylan, don't be a gyro
Original Lyrics: Billy, don't be a hero
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Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose's, "Treat Her Like a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Treat her like Greg Brady
Original Lyrics: Treat her like a lady
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Iggy Pop's, "Lust for Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Of course I've done it in a uniform
Original Lyrics: Of course I've had it in the ear before
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Neil Sedaka's, "Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: It coulda been me but it was you
Women bit off a little bit more than he could chew Original Lyrics: It coulda been me but it was you
Who went and bit off a little bit more than he could chew |
Paul McCartney's, "Monkberry Moon Delight"
Misheard Lyrics: So I sat in the attic, a cow up my nose ,
.... Sore was I from the crack of an enema hose And the horrible sound of the butter Ketchup, soup puree.... The saviours, the nuts, and the vanities ... Oh, do your stuff concealed in a barrel Sucking monkberry moon delight Original Lyrics: So I sat in the attic, a piano up my nose
And the wind played a dreadful cantata (cantata, cantata) Sore was I from the crack of an enemy's hose And the horrible sound of tomato. Catch up super fury ... The sinews, the nerves, and the veins ... Two youngsters concealed in a barrel Smoking monkberry moon delight. |
Wild Cherry's, "Play That Funky Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Play that funky music light bulb.
Original Lyrics: Play that funky music, white boy.
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Uptown Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: As long as anyone with popcorn can
Original Lyrics: As long as anyone with hot blood can
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Billy Joel's, "Why Should I Worry?"
Misheard Lyrics: They love me at the Jones and they adore the Apple Ritz
Original Lyrics: They love me at the Chelsea, they adore me at the Ritz
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Joan Jett and The Blackhearts', "I Love Rock 'N' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Hi ho, rock and roll
Original Lyrics: I love rock and roll.
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Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: She's been cautious
Original Lyrics: She's precocious
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Manhattan Transfer's, "Birdland"
Misheard Lyrics: Get up and down in Birdland
Original Lyrics: It happened down in Birdland
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Peter Gabriel's, "Sledgehammer"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a muse that never ends.
Original Lyrics: This amusement never ends.
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Peter Gabriel's, "Sledgehammer"
Misheard Lyrics: Soul for me
I got soul for you. Original Lyrics: Show for me
I will show for you. |
Steve Lunt's, "Don't Fear the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: One step discover, Anita's there tonight
Original Lyrics: One step to discover, the need is there tonight
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The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Sherida you like it!
Drop the cash off, drop the cash off! Original Lyrics: Sharif don't like it
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah! |
Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh oh George, need your help now, it's so scary
Original Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry.
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1990s | |
Unsane's, "Committed"
Misheard Lyrics: It's covered in Fletcher
Mega Block builder here Makin' fun of New York Original Lyrics: It's time for inspection
Wipe the blood off your hands It's the new world |
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2000s | |
Eminem's, "Hailie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so glad that her mom didn't abort her
Original Lyrics: I'm so glad that her mom didn't want her.
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Carry blind, carry blind...
No he can't read my poker face. Original Lyrics: Can't read my, Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face |
Nickelodeon's, "Jimmy Neutron"
Misheard Lyrics: Of a cammickle kay-nard
Bark Bark Original Lyrics: A mechanical canine
Bark Bark |
Nickelodeon's, "Jimmy Neutron"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the big tron
Jimmy Neutron. Original Lyrics: This is the theme song
For Jimmy Neutron. |
Rage Against The Machine's, "Mic Check"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be the Internet credit card shopper
Original Lyrics: I be the anti-myth rhythm rock shocker
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "This Is the Place"
Misheard Lyrics: My seven-balling
Original Lyrics: Hammers are falling.
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Sabaton's, "Attero Dominatus"
Misheard Lyrics: Serniev's head on a plate!
Original Lyrics: Serve me it's head on a plate!
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Sabaton's, "Attero Dominatus"
Misheard Lyrics: That started the war in the furnace
Original Lyrics: That started the war in the Thirties
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Sabaton's, "Attero Dominatus"
Misheard Lyrics: Useless battering rams
Original Lyrics: Use them as battering rams
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System of a Down's, "Shimmy"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna shimmy shimmy shimmy to the brink now. Darn you!
Original Lyrics: I wanna shimmy, shimmy, shimmy
'Til the break of dawn, yeah. |
System of a Down's, "Shimmy"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it dead or alive?
Is it there in the house of your wife? Original Lyrics: I think me
I want life I think me I want a house and a wife. |
Theme Songs', "Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: Sagwa nyo, sagwa nyo
Original Lyrics: Hao peng yo, hao peng yo
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gorillaz's, "Dare"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got depression on you
Original Lyrics: You've got to press it on you
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2010s | |
Arctic Monkeys', "You're So Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: Got your one kind of ravens
And a matter of crows Original Lyrics: Got your unkind of ravens
Got your murder of crows |
Camila Cabello's, "Havana"
Misheard Lyrics: A runnawonana
I think my heart is in a runna oh na na Original Lyrics: Havana oh na na,
I think my heart is in Havana oh na na |
Far Too Loud's, "600 Years"
Misheard Lyrics: All you have to do is get some good grass and mow it every day for 600 years
Original Lyrics: All you have to do is get some good grass and we're rolling every day for 600 years
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Kelly Clarkson's, "Underneath the Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: Snow is falling with a capital C
Original Lyrics: Snow is falling as the carolers sing
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One Direction's, "Midnight Memories"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna stop to get meatloaf
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna stop so give me more
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Pink's, "My Love, My Drug"
Misheard Lyrics: My perfect white bottom, my beautiful trouble.
Original Lyrics: My perfect rock bottom, my beautiful trauma.
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Portugal the Man's, "Feel It Still"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh woo I'm a rebel at the pigs feet!
Original Lyrics: Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks now
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a zoo, if I sneeze, I will die
Original Lyrics: I'm blue, da ba dee, da ba di.
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Shenandoah's, "The Church on Cumberland Road"
Misheard Lyrics: I didn't know a boring old Ford could go so slow.
Original Lyrics: I didn't know this bored-out Ford could go so slow.
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Later on we'll perspire,
As we drink by the fire. Original Lyrics: Later on we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire |
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xmas | |
Bing Crosby's, "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Is the wish of jelly and jam
Original Lyrics: Is the wish of Janice and Jan
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Kenny Loggins', "Celebrate Me Home"
Misheard Lyrics: Celebrate me whole
Original Lyrics: celebrate me home
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