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 | |
Buffalo Springfield's, "For What It's Worth"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody, snow is coming down
Original Lyrics: Everybody look what's going down
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R.B. Greaves', "Always Something There to Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: How can I forgive you girl?
Original Lyrics: How can I forget you girl?
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R.B. Greaves', "Always Something There to Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I was born the two of you
Original Lyrics: I was born to love you
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The Animals', "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Misheard Lyrics: If I see wedgies
or If I see Benji Original Lyrics: If I seem edgy
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The Animals', "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my mom and I'll think what I want
Original Lyrics: It's my mind and I'll think what I want
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1970s | |
10cc's, "The Things We Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're feeling like a part of you is Dian
Original Lyrics: When you're feeling like a part of you is dying
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Bee Gees', "Jive Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just your trash talkin'
Original Lyrics: It's just your jive talkin'
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Commercial's, "Almond Joy/Mounds"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes you feel like a mutt
Original Lyrics: Sometimes you feel like a nut
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"
Misheard Lyrics: Swedish-ah Hanukkah
Original Lyrics: Sweet hitch-a-hiker
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Genesis', "Entangled"
Misheard Lyrics: Magical music is playing
Original Lyrics: Madrical music is playing
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Genesis', "The Knife"
Misheard Lyrics: Light up your party with anger
Original Lyrics: Light up your body with anger
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Meatloaf's, "Bat out of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: And I think somebody somewhere must be taunting a bear
Original Lyrics: And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
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The Hollies', "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)"
Misheard Lyrics: Get it odd
Original Lyrics: Get it on
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1980s | |
Altered Images', "Happy Birthday"
Misheard Lyrics: How people die, how people die
Original Lyrics: Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
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Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Not tonight.
Beverley Oda, Beverley Oda. Not tonight. Original Lyrics: Night, tonight
Gimme the other, gimme the other. |
Chris DeBurgh's, "Don't Pay the Ferryman"
Misheard Lyrics: And dancing bones that Jabba à la Mode under water.
Original Lyrics: And dancing bones that jabbered and a' moaned on the water.
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Cold Chisel's, "Cheap Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Sheep wild and a three legged goat.
Original Lyrics: Cheap wine and a 3 day growth.
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Icehouse's, "Electric Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Somewhere behind those arms
Original Lyrics: Somewhere behind those eyes
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James Reyne's, "Hammerhead"
Misheard Lyrics: You’ve been hanging with the nagy set people
Original Lyrics: You've been hanging with the nicest people.
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Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics: Get off the railway track
Original Lyrics: Get out before we crack
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Peter Gabriel's, "Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics: She's so far below
Original Lyrics: Jeux sans frontiers
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Roxette's, "Listen To Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I get an ocean from the look in your eyes.
Original Lyrics: I get a notion from the look in your eyes.
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Tears For Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring on the style and mack the jam
Original Lyrics: Kick out the style, bring back the jam
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Tears for Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're a wanting me, shout about it
Original Lyrics: If you're a wanted man, shout about it
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Tears for Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: One of these days they're going to try and diffuse it
Original Lyrics: One of these days they're going to call it the blues, yeah
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The Police's, "Synchroncity II"
Misheard Lyrics: I know a suburban Friday morning
Original Lyrics: Another suburban Friday morning
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The Police's, "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll/You'll be wrecked around your/my finger
Original Lyrics: I'll/You'll be wrapped around your/my finger
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The Police's, "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Misheard Lyrics: Turning to a shining bag of dope
Original Lyrics: Turn into a shining band of gold
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The Police's, "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Misheard Lyrics: You consider me a younger Francis
Original Lyrics: You consider me a young apprentice
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1990s | |
Anthrax's, "Alpha Male"
Misheard Lyrics: Another societal break down
Another societal break down Wolf pack alpha male Another societal break down Another societal break down And I don't need it around I'm the king of the town Original Lyrics: Another societal break down
Another societal break down Walk back alpha male Another societal break down Another societal break down And I don't need it around I'm the king of the town |
Chris Isaak's, "Wicked Game"
Misheard Lyrics: The world was on fire, no one is sleeping but you.
Original Lyrics: The world was on fire, and no one could save me but you.
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: And a blue cornet
Original Lyrics: And a blue Corvette
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Genesis', "Never a Time"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't get a chance to be a range
Original Lyrics: You don't get a chance to rearrange
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Luscious Jackson's, "Naked Eye"
Misheard Lyrics: With my naked eye, a**hole
Original Lyrics: With my naked eye I saw
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Megadeth's, "Rust in Peace... Polaris"
Misheard Lyrics: Discharge in my pillow
Original Lyrics: Discharge my payload
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Polaris', "Hey Sandy"
Misheard Lyrics: (Aye aye aye aye) Hey Sandy
Don't you talk ba-a-a-ack Hey Sandy! Original Lyrics: (Aye aye aye aye) Hey Sandy
Does your dog bi-i-i-te Hey Sandy! |
Proclaimers', "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
Misheard Lyrics: Bottle of vodka
Original Lyrics: Da da da da
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Sheryl Crow's, "If it Makes You Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: Drink some jungles
Original Lyrics: Thrift store jungles
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The Cranberries', "Linger"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I'm such a food for you
Original Lyrics: You know I'm such a fool for you
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2000s | |
O-Zone's, "Dragostea Din Tei"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep control, she's Dragostea Din Tei
Original Lyrics: Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
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2010s | |
Cage the Elephant's, "Whole Wide World"
Misheard Lyrics: I’d go the whole wide world
I’d go the whole wide world just to find her I’d go the whole wide world I’d go the whole wide world to find out what’s behind her. Original Lyrics: I’d go the whole wide world
I’d go the whole wide world just to find her I’d go the whole wide world I’d go the whole wide world to find out where they hide her. |
Coldplay's, "Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Parrots, parrots, parrots ass...
Original Lyrics: Para, para, paradise
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Flume's, "Never Be Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm only human can't you see I ma-I made a mistake
Please just slap me in my face Tell me everything's okay 'Cause I got it Oo ooh Never be like you Original Lyrics: I'm only human can't you see I ma-I made a mistake
Please just look me in my face Tell me everything's okay 'Cause I got it Oo ooh Never be like you |
Kylie Minogue's, "Into the Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: If s*** has gone, well, whatever, keep her hole in.
Original Lyrics: If she lets go of whatever keeps her holy
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Macklemore's, "Can't Hold Us"
Misheard Lyrics: Like the silly can Hoda
Original Lyrics: Like the ceiling can't hold us.
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Carrie Underwood's, "Before He Cheats"
Misheard Lyrics: Right now he's probably up behind her with a blue stick
Showing her how to shoot a cotton ball Original Lyrics: Right now
He's probably up behind her with a pool-stick Showing her how to shoot a combo. |
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