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 | |
1910 Fruitgum Company's, "Simple Simon Says"
Misheard Lyrics: Let your back bone stretch
Original Lyrics: Let your back bone slip
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Barbara Lynn's, "You'll Lose a Good Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Just cry to daddy and you'll lose a good thing
Original Lyrics: Just try it daddy and you'll lose a good thing
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Santana's, "Evil Ways"
Misheard Lyrics: Gina Jones and who knows who
Original Lyrics: Jean and Joan and a who knows who
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Simon and Garfunkel's, "The Sounds of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics: The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
Tell me more Original Lyrics: The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls |
Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders', "Game of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: A gator lunch
Original Lyrics: The game of love
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Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders', "The Game of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Became a lunch
Original Lyrics: the game of love
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1970s | |
Anita Ward's, "Ring My Bell"
Misheard Lyrics: You can free myself
Original Lyrics: You can ring my bell
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Captain Beyond's, "Sufficiently Breathless"
Misheard Lyrics: Sofishanti breathless
Original Lyrics: Sufficiently breathless
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Ivor Biggun And The Red Nosed Burglars', "The Winker's Song (Misprint)"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm always pulling my hood
Original Lyrics: And I'm always pulling my pud
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Ivor Biggun And The Red Nosed Burglars', "The Winker's Song (Misprint)"
Misheard Lyrics: And my donkey's growing shorter
Original Lyrics: And my dong is growing shorter
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Peter Frampton's, "I'm in You"
Misheard Lyrics: I need you, you need me
Original Lyrics: I'm in you, you're in me
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Pilot's, "Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Not a belief in my soul
Original Lyrics: Never believe it's not so
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Suzi Quatro's, "Can The Can"
Misheard Lyrics: W**k off a tiger, let him blow in the eagle's eyes
Original Lyrics: Watch out the tiger don´t go claw the eagle´s eye
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Thin Lizzy's, "The Rocker"
Misheard Lyrics: Ah, Berocca
Ah, Berocca I parole her too maybe Ah, Berocca Original Lyrics: I'm a rocker
I'm a rocker I'm a roller too baby I'm a rocker |
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1980s | |
Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: It's alright, you want me so,
Original Lyrics: It's all right You won't miss home.
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Big Country's, "In a Big Country"
Misheard Lyrics: In a big country, dreams stay with you
Like a lover's Porsche round the mountain side Original Lyrics: In a big country, dreams stay with you
Like a lover's voice fires the mountain side |
Gary Portnoy's, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
Misheard Lyrics: And they're almost glad you came
Original Lyrics: And they're always glad you came
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Julio Iglesias', "Amor, Amor, Amor"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm bored, I'm bored, I'm bored
Original Lyrics: Amor, Amor, Amor
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Julio Iglesias', "De Niña a Mujer (From Childhood to Womanhood)"
Misheard Lyrics: Poke a Sanyo
Original Lyrics: Pocos años
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Julio Iglesias', "Moonlight Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Do the bright CD lights
Original Lyrics: To the bright city lights
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Rolling Stones', "Hang Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: You know marrying money is a futon job.
Original Lyrics: You know marrying money is a full time job.
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The Exploited's, "Dead Cities"
Misheard Lyrics: Dad's silly, dad's silly
Original Lyrics: Dead cities, dead cities
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The Exploited's, "Dead Cities"
Misheard Lyrics: Get singing, get singing
Original Lyrics: Dead cities, dead cities
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The Exploited's, "Dead Cities"
Misheard Lyrics: The seas, the seas
Original Lyrics: Dead cities, dead cities
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The Kings', "Switchin' to Glide"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a kitten in the kitchen
Original Lyrics: Like a kettle in the kitchen
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The Police's, "Canary in a Coal Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: You say you want to spend the winter in France
Original Lyrics: You say you want to spend the winter in Firenze
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The Vapors', "Turning Japanese"
Misheard Lyrics: You wrote I love you I rub you too
Original Lyrics: You wrote "I love you" I wrote "me too"
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Tina Turner's, "One of the Living"
Misheard Lyrics: A new breed, vicious and wild
Original Lyrics: A new breed, ferocious and wild
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Tina Turner's, "One of the Living"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a soul, soul survivor
Original Lyrics: You're some soul survivor
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know"
Misheard Lyrics: You, you, you, otter love!
Original Lyrics: You, you, you oughta know!
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Buckcherry's, "Lit Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Mom I can’t get laid, Mom I can’t get laid
Original Lyrics: Mamma can you wait Mamma can you wait long?
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Culture Beat's, "Mr. Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: Girls all over the world get down and pray to God for men like me
Original Lyrics: Girls are all over the world, they hope and pray and die for men like me
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Dream Theater's, "Scarred"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe I'll lick me hairy bum.
Original Lyrics: Maybe you'll leave me here to burn.
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R Kelly's, "Bump 'n' Grind"
Misheard Lyrics: Are mimes telling me no?
Original Lyrics: My mind's telling me no
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Rod Stewart's, "Rhythm of My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Where they're down and only teardrops
Run the steel drums away Original Lyrics: Where they're downing only deer
A hundred steel towns away |
2000s | |
2010s | |
Baha Men's, "My Man Stanley"
Misheard Lyrics: Come help and figure out
What life is all about Original Lyrics: Come help him figure out
What life is all about |
Baha Men's, "My Man Stanley"
Misheard Lyrics: No problem Stan-kin solve
Original Lyrics: No problem Stan can't solve
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Commercial's, "Haribo"
Misheard Lyrics: Kittens grown-up love the show
Original Lyrics: Kids and grown-ups love it so
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Operation Mindcrime's, "The Fear"
Misheard Lyrics: We bring the beer.
Original Lyrics: We bring the fear.
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Rihanna's, "Only Girl (In the World)"
Misheard Lyrics: Like I'm the only one that's sick of men.
Original Lyrics: Like I'm the only one that's in command.
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Sia feat. Sean Paul's, "Cheap Thrills"
Misheard Lyrics: I love sheep tails!
Original Lyrics: I love cheap thrills!
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christian | |
Newsboys', "We Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: So, Let our faith be more than ant farms
Original Lyrics: So, let our faith be more than anthems
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Mares Eat Oats"
Misheard Lyrics: Mairzy doats
and dozy doats and Lilttle Lambsy Divey a kiddely divey too wooden shoe Original Lyrics: Mares eats oats
and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy A kid'll eat ivy, too Wouldn't you? |
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