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 | |
Shocking Blue's, "Mighty Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: Beware beware when he is around
Tonight I go with a face, boys or Might I go with the baseboards Original Lyrics: Beware beware when he is around
Mighty Joe with a bass voice |
Sonny and Cher's, "I Got You Babe"
Misheard Lyrics: Then put your little head in mind
Original Lyrics: Then put your little hand in mine
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Traffic's, "Dear Mr. Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics: You are the thing take us out of this blues
Original Lyrics: You are the thing take us out of this gloom
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1970s | |
Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: Lover of the recipe
Original Lyrics: Lover of the Russian Queen
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Cheap Trick's, "I Want You to Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Fiddle I, fiddle I, fiddle I see you crying.
Original Lyrics: Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying.
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Cher's, "The Way of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: When you need a boy that you like a lot
Original Lyrics: When you meet a boy that you like a lot
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see the red tail lights of Daniel's new Limousine
Original Lyrics: I can see the red tail lights
Heading for Spain. |
Jackson 5's, "ABC"
Misheard Lyrics: That's how making love can be.
Original Lyrics: That's how easy love can be.
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Paul Revere and the Raiders', "Indian Reservation"
Misheard Lyrics: Cherokee flight
Original Lyrics: Cherokee tribe
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Pink Floyd's, "Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Digging away the moments that make up the dull day
Original Lyrics: Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: The elder poop has a devil motorcycle, eeeeeeee!
Original Lyrics: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me.
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Queen's, "Fat Bottomed Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: With that bottom girl, you make the rockin' world go round.
Original Lyrics: Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go round.
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Supertramp's, "The Logical Song"
Misheard Lyrics: But they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible
Original Lyrics: But they sent me away to teach me how to be sensical
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1980s | |
Culture Club's, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be your store
Original Lyrics: I'll be your score
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Lookin' like a lover with a red iPhone
Original Lyrics: Livin' like a lover with a radar phone.
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Eddie Money's, "Think I'm in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I'm alone
Original Lyrics: I think I'm in love
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Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: She has a kitten ability
To take everything she seeds Original Lyrics: She has a built-in ability
To take everything she sees |
The B-52's', "Roam"
Misheard Lyrics: Roam back to me
Shooting through, everything dreams Oh girl dancing down those dirty and dusty trails Take it head to head rocking through the wilderness Around the world the trip begins with a guess Original Lyrics: Boy mercury
Shooting through every degree Oh girl dancing down those dirty and dusty trails Take it hip to hip rocking through the wilderness Around the world the trip begins with a kiss |
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Whitney Houston's, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, I wanna dance with some bunny
Original Lyrics: Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
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1990s | |
Mark Morrison's, "Return of the Mack"
Misheard Lyrics: You're like a man
Original Lyrics: You lied to me.
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Rockapella's, "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"
Misheard Lyrics: Steal their soul in South Korea
Original Lyrics: Steal their Seoul in South Korea
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Rod Stewart's, "The Motown Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Only if we listen to the miracles echo to the Allen down below.
Original Lyrics: On the roof and listen to The Miracles echo to the alley down below.
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TV Theme Song's, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
Misheard Lyrics: When the evil shredder attacks, these turtle farts will come and fight back
Original Lyrics: When the evil shredder attacks these turtle boys will cut him no slack
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2000s | |
Bjork's, "Unison"
Misheard Lyrics: And a pair of onyx eyes
Original Lyrics: And a parrot on each side
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Gwen Stefani's, "What You Waiting For"
Misheard Lyrics: Wipe your shorts, you're capable
Original Lyrics: Life is short, you're capable
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Pink's, "Just Like a Pill"
Misheard Lyrics: To the middle of the factory fields
Original Lyrics: To the middle of my frustrated fears
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Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don't Lie"
Misheard Lyrics: You know my kids don't lie
And I'm starting to feel this light Original Lyrics: You know my hips don't lie
And I'm starting to feel this right |
Train's, "If It's Love"
Misheard Lyrics: If it's love
And we decide that it's forever, No one else can do it better Original Lyrics: Here it's love
Oh it is so and it's forever, No one else can do it better |
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2010s | |
Future's, "Mask Off"
Misheard Lyrics: Contemplate, we gon' contemplate
Original Lyrics: We call the play, we didn't come to play
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George Ezra's, "Budapest"
Misheard Lyrics: Miles from Budapest
Original Lyrics: My house in Budapest
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Iggy Azalea's, "Fancy"
Misheard Lyrics: First things first, amaryllis
Original Lyrics: First things first, I'm the realest
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Focus, fire a gun
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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MisterWives', "Coloring Outside the Lines"
Misheard Lyrics: Smoke marijuana
Do, make it all come true Because nothing is impossible with you. Original Lyrics: Say, what we wanna
Do, make it all come true Because nothing is impossible with you. |
Swedish House Mafia's, "Don't You Worry Child"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t you worry, don’t you worry child.
Ciara’s got a plan for you Original Lyrics: Don't you worry, don't you worry child.
See heaven's got a plan for you |
Taylor Swift's, "Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Salt in the womb, like you're laughing right at me
Original Lyrics: Salt in the the wound, like you're laughing right at me
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Ella Fitzgerald's, "A-Tisket, a-Tasket"
Misheard Lyrics: A Triscuit, a basket
Original Lyrics: A-Tisket, a-Tasket
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Ella Fitzgerald's, "A-Tisket, a-Tasket"
Misheard Lyrics: A green and yellow Bassett
Original Lyrics: A green and yellow basket
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Ella Fitzgerald's, "Cheek to Cheek"
Misheard Lyrics: That I can hardly speed
Original Lyrics: That I can hardly speak
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Traditional's, "500 Miles"
Misheard Lyrics: No, I'm one, No, I'm two,
No, I'm three, No, I'm four, No, I'm 500 miles away from home. Original Lyrics: Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two,
Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four, Lord, I'm 500 miles away from home. |
Traditional's, "Clementine"
Misheard Lyrics: Caring foxes, without stockses
Original Lyrics: Herring boxes, without topses
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Traditional's, "Clementine"
Misheard Lyrics: In a cabin, in a cadon, and scavading for a mine.
Original Lyrics: In a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine.
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Traditional's, "Clementine"
Misheard Lyrics: Lived a miner, bored a miner
Original Lyrics: Lived a miner, forty-niner
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Traditional's, "Oh Susanna"
Misheard Lyrics: For I come from a banana, with my badger on my knee
Original Lyrics: For I come from Alabama, with my banjo on my knee.
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Traditional's, "Red River Valley"
Misheard Lyrics: Do not hate and give me a dune.
Original Lyrics: Do not hasten to bid me adieu.
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Traditional's, "She'll be coming round the mountain"
Misheard Lyrics: She'll be singing How Are You Now when she comes
or She'll be singing Hall in New York when she comes Original Lyrics: She'll be singing Hallelujah when she comes
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