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 | |
Gene Autry's, "Peter Cottontail"
Misheard Lyrics: Hoping to make your Easter bright and game
Original Lyrics: Hoping to make your Easter bright and gay
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1960s | |
The Who's, "Pinball Wizard"
Misheard Lyrics: The digit counts his ball
Original Lyrics: The digit counters fall
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1970s | |
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics: $50 paid the wreck
Original Lyrics: $50 paid the rent
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Chicago's, "Dialogue Parts 1 and 2"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you seek salvation, in the city where you live?
All the niggers hunger, oh diddly diddly let's give! Original Lyrics: Don't you see starvation, in the city where you live?
All the needless hunger, all the needless pain! |
Chicago's, "Dialogue Parts 1 and 2"
Misheard Lyrics: Will you try to function, as a feeling human being, will your Bachelor of "I'll Tell You" get by?
Original Lyrics: When you try to function, as a feeling human being, will your Bachelor of Arts help you get by?
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David Bowie's, "Five Years"
Misheard Lyrics: We've got five years what a surprise
Original Lyrics: We've got five years stuck on my eyes.
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David Bowie's, "Suffragette City"
Misheard Lyrics: Wham bam, thank your mum!
Original Lyrics: Wham bam,
Thank you, ma'am! |
Eric Clapton's, "Cocaine"
Misheard Lyrics: She gonna buy, she gonna buy, she gonna buy Rogaine
Original Lyrics: She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie Cocaine
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Harry Nilsson's, "Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't live, if living is without Jew.
Original Lyrics: I can't live, if living is without you.
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Jerry Reed's, "Breakin' Loose"
Misheard Lyrics: My stuff is rich in California
Original Lyrics: Might strike it rich in California
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Little River Band's, "Reminiscing"
Misheard Lyrics: Now as the years roll on, each time we hear our favorite song
The memories come along Motorcycle, I was, pendamy I was rinner nishing. Original Lyrics: Now as the years roll on, each time we hear our favorite song
The memories come along, Older times we're missing, spending the hours reminiscing |
The Wild Tchoupitoulas', "Here Dey Come"
Misheard Lyrics: Ninjas, here dey come
Original Lyrics: Indians, here dey come
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1980s | |
Metallica's, "Creeping Death"
Misheard Lyrics: So let me return
Slay me not. Original Lyrics: So let it be written
So let it be done. |
Police's, "Message In A Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: I send an SMS to the word, I hope that someone gets my message in the butt hole.
Original Lyrics: I send an SOS to the world, I hope that someone gets my message in the bottle
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Rick Springfield's, "Jessie's Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish I was Gypsy Girl
Original Lyrics: I wish I had Jessie's Girl
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Simply Red's, "A New Flame"
Misheard Lyrics: She turns me on
The blue vein has come And nothing she can do can do me wrong 'Causs the blue vein has come Original Lyrics: She's turned me round
A new flame has come And nothing she can do Can do me wrong |
Survivor's, "Eye of the Tiger"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't lose your glyph on the gleams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive In the eye of the tiger It's the thriller the fight Rising up to the challenge of the ribald Original Lyrics: Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive It's the eye of the tiger It's the thrill of the fight Rising up to the challenge of our rival |
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1990s | |
Black Box's, "I Don't Know Anybody Else"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know, I don't know
I don't know where the party at Original Lyrics: I don't know, I don't know
I don't know anybody else |
Blue Boy's, "Remember Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Remember me, I'm the horse that had you baby...
Original Lyrics: Remember me, I'm the one who had your babies.
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C+C Music Factory's, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
Misheard Lyrics: pork me all night
Original Lyrics: put me on line
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Coolio's, "Gangsta's Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Ben Stanley lost his mind, living in a gangsters paradise.
Original Lyrics: Been spending most their lives
Living in the gangsta's paradise. |
Dream Theater's, "Metropolis"
Misheard Lyrics: I was told, if you dream of the next world,
You'll find yourself swimming anally careful. Original Lyrics: I was told, if you dream of the next world,
You'll find yourself swimming in a lake of fire. |
Fatboy Slim's, "The Rockafeller Skank"
Misheard Lyrics: The funks, oh brother!
Original Lyrics: The funk soul brother
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Hole's, "Celebrity Skin"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm glad I came here with your pound-up dress
Original Lyrics: I'm glad I came here with your pound-up flesh
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K-Ci and JoJo's, "All My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I praise the world a puff
Original Lyrics: I praise the Lord above
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Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics: Ex-delight, end all life
Original Lyrics: Exit light, enter night.
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Nirvana's, "Heart-Shaped Box"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey! Wait! I've got a naked plate.
Original Lyrics: Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Otherside"
Misheard Lyrics: Pull the trigger and I'm full of bread
Original Lyrics: Push the trigger and I pull the thread
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Right Said Fred's, "I'm Too Sexy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm too sexy for my shark
Too sexy for my shark So sexy in hearts Original Lyrics: I'm too sexy for my shirt
Too sexy for my shirt So sexy it hurts |
They Might Be Giants', "James K. Polk"
Misheard Lyrics: Napoleon of the South
Original Lyrics: James K. Polk, Napoleon of the stump
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2000s | |
At The Drive-In's, "Sleepwalk Capsules"
Misheard Lyrics: Looks with the arrogant glance, looks with the arrogant glance.
Original Lyrics: Don't sweat the hemorrhaging gland, don't sweat the hemorrhaging gland.
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Eminem's, "Business"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around with isthmus Original Lyrics: Let's get down to business
I don't got no time to play around, what is this? |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it more than you wanted to get?
Original Lyrics: Is it more than you bargained for yet?
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Green Day's, "Christian's Inferno"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoa, Christian's ten fower now
Original Lyrics: Who, Christian's Inferno
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Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: cot in a back omance
Original Lyrics: caught in a bad romance
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My Chemical Romance's, "Famous Last Words"
Misheard Lyrics: I am not afraid to keep a lizard
Original Lyrics: I am not afraid to keep on living
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2010s | |
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: Go rob a Mexican monkey
Original Lyrics: We're up all night to get lucky
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Ed Sheeran's, "Barcelona"
Misheard Lyrics: And just like they do in the Mediterranean
Spin me around macare- macarena Original Lyrics: And dance like they do in the Mediterranean
Spin you around me again and again and |
Ellie Goulding's, "Love Me Like You Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Touch me like a douce
Original Lyrics: Touch me like you do
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Gloria Estefan's, "This Is It (One Day at a Time reboot)"
Misheard Lyrics: So hop on your feet
Original Lyrics: So up on your feet
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: Trick say my name you know who I am.
Original Lyrics: Bitch say my name--you know who I am.
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Post Malone's, "I Fall Apart"
Misheard Lyrics: Hardest damn jury I fought
Original Lyrics: All this damn jewelry I bought
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Rick Ross', "Game Ain’t Based on Sympathy"
Misheard Lyrics: Eazy-E’s leaking a song before I go on tour.
Original Lyrics: Easy as leaking a song before I go on tour.
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Zedd's, "Find You"
Misheard Lyrics: yeah I'm talking drinks for 2
Original Lyrics: but I'll build up a city that dreams for 2
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christian | |
4Him's, "For Future Generations"
Misheard Lyrics: I want compromise
Original Lyrics: I won't compromise
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Billy Ray Cyrus', "Achy Breaky Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: You can tell my arms, "Go back to the farm,"
Original Lyrics: You can tell my arms, go back onto the phone.
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