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 | |
Big Maybelle's, "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh what a shakin' goin' on
Original Lyrics: Whole lotta shakin' goin' on
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1960s | |
Strawberry Alarm Clock's, "Incense and Peppermints"
Misheard Lyrics: Old Cajun firesweat
Original Lyrics: Occasions persuasions
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1970s | |
Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: But the cars are chucked, he danced really wunderbar
Original Lyrics: But the Kazachouk, he danced really wunderbar.
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Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: Rabuscious Rasputin had lots of hidden cars
Original Lyrics: No doubt this Rasputin had lots of hidden charm
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Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: Russia’s greatest washing machine
Original Lyrics: Russia’s greatest love machine
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Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: Then one night some men of Highend Landing
Original Lyrics: Then one night some men of higher standing
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Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Your cat locked me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my town Original Lyrics: You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough. |
Elvis Costello's, "Watching The Detectives"
Misheard Lyrics: Red Datsun narrowly connects
Original Lyrics: Red dogs under illegal legs
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Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: And she's buying a spare rib to heaven
Original Lyrics: And she's buying a stairway to heaven
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Madonna's, "Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Music makes the big boys come together
Original Lyrics: Music makes the people come together
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Paul McCartney's, "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Misheard Lyrics: And a pot pie (a pot pie?)
I wondered what smelt so funny in the pie. Original Lyrics: And butter pie.(Butter pie?)
The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie. |
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Beelzebub has a devil on the side, poor me
Original Lyrics: Beelzebub had a devil put aside for me
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big time Carolina.
Don't carry me too far away Original Lyrics: Big old jet airliner.
Don't carry me too far away. |
The Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: Her mind is definitely twisted
Original Lyrics: Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty deeds, in my dungarees.
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap.
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Bob Marley's, "Buffalo Soldier"
Misheard Lyrics: Buffalo soldier, dreadlock roster.
Original Lyrics: Buffalo soldier, dreadlock rasta.
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Four Tops', "Down in Acapulco"
Misheard Lyrics: Down it like a phone call
Original Lyrics: Down in Acapulco.
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Hall & Oates', "Man Eater"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch out before she'll shoot you up
Original Lyrics: Watch out boy she'll chew you up
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Living Colour's, "The Cult of Personality"
Misheard Lyrics: Look in my eyes, what do you see?
The Cocoa Puffs are hatching Original Lyrics: Look in my eyes, what do you see?
The cult of personality |
Men at Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics: Where women blow and men thunder?
Original Lyrics: Where women glow and men plunder?
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Michael Jackson's, "Man In The Mirror"
Misheard Lyrics: And no mustache could a man ever clipper
Original Lyrics: And no message could have been any clearer.
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The Clash's, "Rock The Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Drop your bombs on the illiterates
Original Lyrics: Drop your bombs between the minarets
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1990s | |
Alice in Chains', "Would?"
Misheard Lyrics: Into the butt again
Original Lyrics: Into the flood again
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Billy Joel's, "A Minor Variation"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain’t nobody’s business, baby
Ain’t nobody’s water garden Original Lyrics: Ain’t nobody’s business, baby
Ain’t nobody’s worry, darlin’ |
FireHouse's, "Love of a Lifetime"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll make a wish and save it on a prank
Original Lyrics: We'll make a wish and send it on a prayer
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Hole's, "Celebrity Skin"
Misheard Lyrics: My name is Myna Van
Original Lyrics: My name is might have been
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Hole's, "Malibu"
Misheard Lyrics: Hail me please, bring the sorrow from your eyes
Original Lyrics: Help me please, burn the sorrow from your eyes
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Smash Mouth's, "Satellite"
Misheard Lyrics: You must be grab a Katie
Original Lyrics: You must be gravitating
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Temple of the Dog's, "Hunger Strike"
Misheard Lyrics: And they're bombing babies, the slaves are all working.
Original Lyrics: And they're farming babies, the slaves are all working.
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Temple of the Dog's, "Hunger Strike"
Misheard Lyrics: Blood is on the table, the mouths are all chomping.
Original Lyrics: Blood is on the table, the mouths are all choking.
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers', "Into the Great Wide Open"
Misheard Lyrics: Their A & R man said "I heard you were single"
Original Lyrics: Their A & R man said, 'I don't hear a single'.
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2000s | |
Britney Spears', "Oops, I Did It Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, baby, I went down in California.
Original Lyrics: Well, baby, I went down and got it for you.
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Britney Spears', "Stronger"
Misheard Lyrics: Somber for yesterday
Original Lyrics: Stronger than yesterday
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Panic! At The Disco's, "Nails For Breakfast, Tacks For Snacks"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Oh, musicant who chokes on bees situations
Original Lyrics: Oh Oh, was it God who chokes in these situations?
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Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics: The dead lay in pools of rublo
Original Lyrics: The dead lay in pools of maroon below.
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Sean Paul's, "Temperature"
Misheard Lyrics: I got the right temperature
Fish hat the ewe from the storm. Original Lyrics: I got the right temperature
For shelter you from the storm. |
Taylor Swift's, "You Belong With Me"
Misheard Lyrics: She’s cheerleader captain and I'm on the bleachers
Original Lyrics: She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
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2010s | |
Demi Lovato's, "Sorry Not Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I'm out here looking like the grinch
Original Lyrics: Now I'm out here looking like revenge
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Empyre One's, "My Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh we pukin' in the trash
Original Lyrics: Only pure can attract
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Havana Brown Featuring Pitbull's, "We Run the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Giving out the wrong number
Original Lyrics: Run 'em like run 'em run 'em woop
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Olly Murs', "Troublemaker"
Misheard Lyrics: There must be poison in those bigger t*ts of yours
Original Lyrics: There must be poison in those fingertips of yours
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iDOLM@STER's, "Little Match Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: like a little machine gun
Original Lyrics: like a little match girl
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Bing Crosby's, "Easter Parade"
Misheard Lyrics: Enter East Havana
Original Lyrics: In your Easter bonnet
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