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.
1950s | |
Johnny Cash's, "The Rebel Johnny Yuma"
Misheard Lyrics: He wondered alone
Original Lyrics: He wandered alone
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Thurl Ravenscroft's, "The Ballad of Paul Bunyan"
Misheard Lyrics: With my double bladed ax and mahogany boots
Original Lyrics: With my double bladed ax and my hard nail boots
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1960s | |
Barbara Lewis', "Hello Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: Seems like I'm flying on time
Original Lyrics: Seems like a mighty long time
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Johnny Horton's, "Battle of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago
Original Lyrics: There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago
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Lovin' Spoonful's, "Nashville Cats"
Misheard Lyrics: Nashville cats, they clean the country water
Nashville cats, they pour the Mountain Dew Original Lyrics: Nashville cats play clean as country water
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew |
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1970s | |
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Once I thought love, thought love was a gas.
Soon found out had a heart of glass. Original Lyrics: Once I had a love and it was a blast soon turned out to be a pain in the ass
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Jackson 5's, "I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Togetherness, well it's all the laughter
Original Lyrics: Togetherness, well it's all I'm after
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Judy Collins', "Send in the Clowns"
Misheard Lyrics: Just when I saw a flamingo
Original Lyrics: Just when I stopped opening doors
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Meat Loaf's, "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics: It was a hot summer night and my pizza's burning
Original Lyrics: It was a hot summer night and the beach was burning
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Nazareth 's, "Hair of the Dog "
Misheard Lyrics: Red hot mama, long legged charmer
Original Lyrics: Red hot mama, velvet charmer
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Steely Dan's, "Reelin' In The Years"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you reelin' in the yeast?
Stowin' away the thyme? Are you gatherin' up the teas? Have you had enough of mine? Original Lyrics: Are you reelin' in the years?
Stowin' away the time Are you gatherin' up the tears? Have you had enough of mine? |
The Beatles', "Let It Be"
Misheard Lyrics: There will be a cancer, let it be
Original Lyrics: There will be an answer, let it be
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The Hollies', "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sandy, the fireworks are hanging on,
We're leaving tonight For me, this bored one's life is through Original Lyrics: Sandy, the fireworks are hailin' over Little Eden tonight
For me, this boardwalk life is through |
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1980s | |
Def Leppard's, "Armageddon It"
Misheard Lyrics: The way you jangle your jewels while you're shaking it
Original Lyrics: Yeah, you jangle your jewels when you shake it ya
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Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: She's just a half pipe busy bottom toucher
Original Lyrics: She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah.
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Guess Who's, "Albert Flasher"
Misheard Lyrics: I was a Berkshire Boner
Original Lyrics: I was a workshop owner in the gulch for the people.
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Jimmy Cliff's, "Shelter of Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Run for the shelter up your nose
Original Lyrics: Run for the shelter of your love
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Movie Scripts', "Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird"
Misheard Lyrics: And Miss Finch would get him!
Original Lyrics: And Miss Finch could get him!
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Movie Scripts', "Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird"
Misheard Lyrics: Why did the chicken not cross the road?
Original Lyrics: Why does a chicken not cross the road?
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U2's, "Where the Streets Have No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Where the steaks have no name
or Where the stakes have no name Original Lyrics: Where the streets have no name
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Yoda"
Misheard Lyrics: I lived in some moss while I stood on my head
Original Lyrics: I lifted some rocks, well I stood on my head.
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Yoda"
Misheard Lyrics: I met him in a swamp down in Day-Glo Bar
Original Lyrics: I met him in a swamp down in Dagobah
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1990s | |
Daft Punk's, "Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Around the world around the Rudolf
Original Lyrics: Around the world around the world
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Def Leppard's, "Let's Get Rocked"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's get, let's get, let's get, let's get f****ed
Original Lyrics: Let's get, let's get, let's get, let's get rocked
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Del Amitri's, "Roll to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: The write down, the whoa!
Original Lyrics: The right time, to roll to me.
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: Daniel is riding tonight on a plane.
Original Lyrics: Daniel's travelling tonight on a plane.
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Hootie And The Blowfish's, "Let Her Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: I sat down on my couch and cried, yellin' "woman, please help me"
Original Lyrics: I sat down on my couch and cried, yellin' 'Oh momma, please help me.'
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Shawn Colvin's, "Every Little Thing (He) Does Is Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I know a lovely hymn goes on
Original Lyrics: Now I know my love for him goes on
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Talking like an ogre
Original Lyrics: Wait ‘til you get older
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Theme Song's, "Family Guy Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: Lucky is a Family Guy
Lucky is a man who Obviously can do Everything that makes us do F'ing crime Original Lyrics: Lucky there's a man who
Positively can do All the things that make us Laugh and cry! |
2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: And you're talking to me, when I'm one
Original Lyrics: And you're talking to me, one on one
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Dream Theater's, "As I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: To the Devil I demand
Original Lyrics: To the doubtful I demand, take me as I am.
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Sean Kingston's, "Beautiful Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Shayaa, Sean Kingston
Original Lyrics: J.R., Sean Kingston
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The Ataris', "The Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm on the road today
I saw a bad ass sticker on a Cadillac Original Lyrics: Out on the road today
I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac |
2010s | |
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: We're up a Mexican, Lucky
Original Lyrics: We're up all night to get lucky
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Future's, "You da Baddest"
Misheard Lyrics: White, white, white, hold up, white
Original Lyrics: Wait, wait, wait, hold up, wait
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Gotye's, "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Misheard Lyrics: some party by Ustinov
Original Lyrics: Somebody I used to know
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Of Monsters and Men's, "Little Talks"
Misheard Lyrics: Though the truth may buddy this,
Sh*t will carry on. Barney's safe to shore. Original Lyrics: Though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore |
Queens of The Stone Age's, "The Way You Used To Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Jump like an ocelot
Original Lyrics: Jump like an arsonist
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Twenty One Pilots', "Holding On to You"
Misheard Lyrics: out of time my friend
Original Lyrics: Entertain my faith
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: When the man must sing us to sleep but now we're stressed out
Original Lyrics: When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out.
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Tammy Wynette's, "Stand By Your Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Stink by your man
Original Lyrics: Stand by your man
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