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', "Shut Down"
Misheard Lyrics: He further crams his engine
Original Lyrics: He's hot with ram induction.
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The Beatles', "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Misheard Lyrics: The one and only Billy Shields
Original Lyrics: The one and only Billy Shears
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1970s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a damn room on the right
Original Lyrics: There's a bad moon on the rise
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna know, have you ever seen Moline?
Original Lyrics: I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Up Around the Bend"
Misheard Lyrics: Just as fast as a freedom fry
Original Lyrics: Just as fast as my feet can fly
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Derek & the Dominos', "Layla"
Misheard Lyrics: Kayla, you got me on my needs
Original Lyrics: Layla, you got me on my knees
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Eddie Kendricks', "Intimate Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: Internet friends
Original Lyrics: Intimate friends
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Jim Croce's, "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I had just got out of the county prison
Doin' ninety days for ounce of pot Original Lyrics: Well, I had just got out of the county prison
Doin' ninety days for non-support |
K.C. And The Sunshine Band's, "Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake Your Booty"
Misheard Lyrics: shake your Buddha
Original Lyrics: shake your booty
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Mark Lindsay's, "Arizona"
Misheard Lyrics: There is no one, chase off your Indian maids......
Original Lyrics: Arizona, cut off your Indian braids......
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The Cars', "Let's Go"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got wonderful eyes and a risky mouth
Original Lyrics: She's got wonderful eyes and a risqué mouth
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1980s | |
Animotion's, "Obsession"
Misheard Lyrics: I need to possess you, come into my soul
Original Lyrics: My need to possess you has consumed my soul
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Animotion's, "Obsession"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, there's no ability
Original Lyrics: Oh, there's no alternative
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Chris de Burgh's, "The Lady in Red"
Misheard Lyrics: Canadian threat
Original Lyrics: The Lady in Red
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be with you and do it.
Original Lyrics: I wanna be with you everywhere.
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Prince's, "1999"
Misheard Lyrics: Consume me if I go too fast
Original Lyrics: So sue me if I go too fast
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Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Little Brad Corvette
Original Lyrics: Little red Corvette
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Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics: She wore a raspberry parfait
Original Lyrics: She wore a raspberry beret
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Prince's, "When Doves Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Animals strike furious posters
Original Lyrics: Animals strike curious poses
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Prince's, "When Doves Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Dig if you will the picture of you, Marvin Gaye, and the kids
Original Lyrics: Dig if you will the picture of you and I engaged in a kiss
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Them say we crazy
Original Lyrics: Let 'em say we're crazy
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1990s | |
Bucketheads', "The Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: This ass running through my mi-i-ind.
Original Lyrics: Streets sounds swirlin' through my mi-i-ind.
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Cornershop's, "Brimful Of Asha"
Misheard Lyrics: Grim fruit lasher on the 45
Original Lyrics: Brimful of Asha on the 45
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Culture Club's, "I Just Wanna Be Loved"
Misheard Lyrics: I just wanna be locked
Original Lyrics: I Just Wanna Be Loved
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Madonna's, "Frozen"
Misheard Lyrics: Now there's no point in facing the play
Original Lyrics: Now there's no point in placing the blame
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Nirvana's, "Dumb"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is broke, my hands are blue
Original Lyrics: My heart is broke, but I have some glue
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Queens of the Stone Age's, "You Can't Quit Me Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: You smell like goat
I'll see you in hell Original Lyrics: You're solid gold
I'll see you in hell |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody once told me the world is gonnaronni
I ate the sharpest tool in the shed. Original Lyrics: Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed. |
The Tragically Hip's, "Ahead by a Century"
Misheard Lyrics: You are an anti-centric.
Original Lyrics: You are ahead by a century.
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Tom Cochrane's, "Life Is a Highway"
Misheard Lyrics: Looks like the road that you've traveled on
There's one day in and the next day's gone Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand Sometimes you turn your back to me But the world outside will be dark and gold Well, the blues won't haunt you anymore With the red-eyed greeb and the dinosaur To ride outside the dissident shore He won't hesitate To bring out the god d--- key There's not much time left to date. Original Lyrics: Life's like a road that you travel on
When there's one day here and the next day gone Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand Sometimes you turn your back to the wind There's a world outside every darkened door Where blues won't haunt you anymore Where the brave are free and lovers soar Come ride with me to the distant shore We won't hesitate, break down the garden gate There's not much time left today |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel summer freakin' in
Original Lyrics: I feel summer creepin' in
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: With the idiotic boys on an idiotic night
Original Lyrics: With the Indiana boys on an Indiana night
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2000s | |
Lemon Demon's, "Toy Food"
Misheard Lyrics: TOFU Like real food but is soy TOFU Not real food do not eat
Original Lyrics: Toy food like real food but is toy Toy food Not real food do not eat
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Plus-Tech Squeeze Box's, "Hoky-Poky A L.A Mode"
Misheard Lyrics: Porn in Paris, and throw up in Tokyo, and fall in love with you in Neverland
Original Lyrics: born in Paris, and grown up in Tokyo, and fallin' in love with you in Nevada
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Plus-Tech Squeeze Box's, "Hoky-Poky A L.A Mode"
Misheard Lyrics: use your head
Original Lyrics: U.S. Short hair
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Plus-Tech Squeeze Box's, "Uncle Chicken's Drag Rag"
Misheard Lyrics: just like Betty Crocker
Original Lyrics: just like Davy Crockett
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The World Ends With You Soundtrack's, "Twister"
Misheard Lyrics: say goodbye to the moon
Original Lyrics: take a bow to the moon
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2010s | |
Black Veil Brides', "The Shattered God"
Misheard Lyrics: Casting your stones, give it up
You are, you are the shards of God Original Lyrics: Casting your stones, give it up
You are, you are the shattered god |
Commercial's, "Wayfair"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s done it’s done it’s overdrawn
Original Lyrics: Wayfair, you got just what I need
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Demi Lovato's, "Sorry Not Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: Feeling it's fire cuz the tables have turned
Original Lyrics: Feeling inspired cause the tables have turned
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Ed Sheeran's, "Barcelona"
Misheard Lyrics: Avec toutes les filles and a bottle of wet wine
Original Lyrics: I've got two left feet and a bottle of red wine
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Ed Sheeran's, "Barcelona"
Misheard Lyrics: I fell in love with the f**kle in the moonlight
Original Lyrics: I fell in love with the sparkle in the moonlight
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Eminem's, "Berzerk"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Bout to go ham, ya bish, shout out to Lincoln
Original Lyrics: 'Bout to go ham, ya bish, shout out to Kendrick
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Meghan Trainor's, "No Excuses"
Misheard Lyrics: Why you, why you acting hurt when you disobey me?
Original Lyrics: Why you, why you acting hard when you just a baby?
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Miguel ft. Natalia Fourcade's, "Remember Me"
Misheard Lyrics: un caballo olvidar
Original Lyrics: nunca vayas a olvidar
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Taylor Swift's, "Look What You Made Me Do"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't trust my body but my body trusts me
Original Lyrics: I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
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christian | |
Rich Mullins', "Awesome God"
Misheard Lyrics: He rings from having a ball
Original Lyrics: He reigns from Heaven above
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country | |
Keith Urban's, "Wasted Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Had the girls on the radio
Original Lyrics: Had the Guns on the radio
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Traditional's, "Star Spangled Banner"
Misheard Lyrics: Ho, say, duyucee
By the donzerly light What so proudly we failed By the twilight's last gleaming And rah-kits red glah The bons bursting in eh Gave proo to the night That the flag was still there Oh say, does that star-spangled banner yet way Oh the land of the free, and the home of the bray Original Lyrics: O say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? |
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