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 | |
Beach Boys', "Help Me Rhonda"
Misheard Lyrics: Hap happy Hannukah
Original Lyrics: Help help me Rhonda
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Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor's, "Green Acres"
Misheard Lyrics: Fun living is the life for me
Original Lyrics: Farm living is the right for me
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Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor's, "Green Acres"
Misheard Lyrics: I just adore for Pandora's view
Original Lyrics: I just adore a penthouse view
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Ray Charles', "Georgia On My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Just an old sleep song
Original Lyrics: Just an old sweet song
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The Supremes', "Stop! In the Name of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Take it over
Original Lyrics: Think it over
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The Troggs', "Love Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is all around me
And so the feeling goes Original Lyrics: Love is all around me
And so the feeling grows |
1970s | |
America's, "Sister Golden Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: And I've been true blue hard to find
Original Lyrics: And I've been too too hard to find
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Bob Marley's, "One Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's get together and feel all white
Original Lyrics: Let's get together and feel all right
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Eric Carmen's, "All By Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: When I dial a territory
Original Lyrics: When I dial a telephone
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheeseburger and pair of dice
Original Lyrics: Cheeseburger in Paradise
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: Strumming on 6th Street
Original Lyrics: Strumming my six string
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Loggins and Messina's, "House at Pooh Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Under branches lit up by the mood
Original Lyrics: Under branches lit up by the moon
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Spare him his life from these Wall's sausages
Original Lyrics: Spare him his life from his monstrosity
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The Doors', "Love Her Madly"
Misheard Lyrics: Seven horses seen
Puking on the lawn. Original Lyrics: Seven horses seem
To be on the mark. |
The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't always get 21
Original Lyrics: You can't always get what you want
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Here I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh baby, those mammaries come crashing through
Original Lyrics: Oh baby, those memories come crashing through
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Billy Ocean's, "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
Misheard Lyrics: I gotta give the flu to you
Original Lyrics: I gotta get through to you
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Cyndi Lauper's, "She Bop"
Misheard Lyrics: Because I can't stop messing with the denture zone
Original Lyrics: Because I can't stop messing with the danger zone
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Cyndi Lauper's, "Time After Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Caught up in circus
Original Lyrics: Caught up in circles
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Expose's, "Seasons Change"
Misheard Lyrics: Caesars change, feelings change
Original Lyrics: Seasons change, feelings change
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John Lennon's, "(Just Like) Starting Over"
Misheard Lyrics: But when I see you farting
Original Lyrics: But when I see you darling
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John Lennon's, "Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: For showing me the beaning of excess
Original Lyrics: For showing me the meaning of success
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Kenny Loggins', "Danger Zone"
Misheard Lyrics: Hiding to the denture zone
Original Lyrics: Highway to the danger zone
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Pet Shop Boys', "Domino Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: All men are gay... watch them all fall down.
Away away... don't be dancing Original Lyrics: all day, all day... watch them all fall down
All day all day .... domino dancing |
Phoebe Snow's, "A Different World (theme song)"
Misheard Lyrics: If we ditch it we can take
Original Lyrics: If we dish it we can take
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Police's, "King Of Pain"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a black cat caught in a high treetop
There's a frightful racket and the wind won't stop Original Lyrics: There's a black hat caught in a high treetop
There's a flag-pole rag and the wind won't stop. |
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Tiffany's, "Could've Been"
Misheard Lyrics: Couldn't be so beautiful
Couldn't be so light Original Lyrics: Could've been so beautiful
Could've been so right |
Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Such sluts, send you down south, pussy's hairy
Original Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry.
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Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: What the f***? Why'd I go down south? Pussy's hairy
Original Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I guess it rains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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1990s | |
Snap!'s, "The Power"
Misheard Lyrics: A skinny, skinny, skinny Bopparela
Original Lyrics: It's getting, it's getting, it's getting kinda heavy.
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: A loaded gun comple, cock it and bullet.
Original Lyrics: A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it.
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Hall & Oates', "Do It for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna do it for mommy
Original Lyrics: I wanna do it for money
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Jane's Addiction's, "Just Because"
Misheard Lyrics: If I were you I'd better wash up
Original Lyrics: If I were you I'd better watch out
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Jane's Addiction's, "Superhero"
Misheard Lyrics: My mind has been in able
Original Lyrics: My mind has been enabled
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Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics: A gorilla can drive
Original Lyrics: Tell the rain not to dry.
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Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics: A gorilla can drive
Original Lyrics: Tell the rain not to dry.
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Michael Buble's, "Spider-Man theme"
Misheard Lyrics: Catch thieves just like fries
Original Lyrics: Catch thieves just like flies
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Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics: Out across the Anglesey
Original Lyrics: Out across the endless sea
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2010s | |
Carly Rae Jepsen's, "Everywhere You Look"
Misheard Lyrics: A light is waiting to camping your home
Original Lyrics: A light is waiting to carry you home
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Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Every n****rs covering something brand new
Original Lyrics: Every day discovering something brand new
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Owl City's, "Fireflies"
Misheard Lyrics: That planet Earth turns snowing
Original Lyrics: That planet Earth turns slowly
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Panic! At the disco's, "LA Devotee "
Misheard Lyrics: Sweating balls under desert skies
Original Lyrics: Swimming pools under desert skies
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country | |
George Jones', "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
Misheard Lyrics: They placed Aretha on his door.
Original Lyrics: They placed a wreath upon his door.
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Waylon Jennings', "Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)"
Misheard Lyrics: But the law never wins
Original Lyrics: But the law never will
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Waylon Jennings', "Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)"
Misheard Lyrics: But the lawn never will
Original Lyrics: But the law never will
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misc | |
Commercial's, "Froot Loops"
Misheard Lyrics: Just follow your gnomes
Original Lyrics: Just follow your nose
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Louis Armstrong's, "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?"
Misheard Lyrics: Where knockingbirds used to sing
Original Lyrics: Where mockingbirds used to sing
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