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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
Louis Armstrong's, "What a Wonderful World"
Misheard Lyrics:
They'll earn much more
And I'll never know
Original Lyrics:
They'll learn much more
Than I'll ever know
 
1970s
ABBA's, "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me to the doctors
Till the break of the day
Original Lyrics:
Take me through the darkness
Till the break of the day
Billy Joel's, "Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had the dog hair 'n' down in your hand
And the spoon up your nose.
Original Lyrics:
You had the Dom Perignon in your hand
And the spoon up your nose.
Brothers Johnson's, "Get the Funk Out Ma Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get the f*** outta my face!
Original Lyrics:
Get the funk out ma face
Elton John's, "Bennie and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's got electric moons
Original Lyrics:
She's got electric boots
Heart's, "Magic Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's a tragic man
Original Lyrics:
He's a magic man
Jackson 5's, "Dancing Machine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Washing it down
Original Lyrics:
Watch her get down
James Taylor's, "You've Got a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics:
Will they take your soul if you let them?
Original Lyrics:
Well they'll take your soul if you let them.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Davy's on the Road Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jean and I we mowed the lawn
Original Lyrics:
Jean and I we moved along
Neil Diamond's, "Cracklin' Rosie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, I love my rolling judge
You got the way to make me heavy
Original Lyrics:
Oh, I love my Rosie child
You got the way to make me happy
Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you don't clean your feet, you can't have any pudding.
How can you have any pudding if you don't clean your feet!
Original Lyrics:
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding.
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat!
Queen's, "'39"
Misheard Lyrics:
The sweetest I’ve ever seen
Original Lyrics:
The sweetest sight ever seen
Samantha Sang's, "Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nobody left in this world, only time
Original Lyrics:
Nobody left in this world to hold me tight
Santana's, "Oye Como Va"
Misheard Lyrics:
Boy oh come over - Believe, oh
Where no Bibles are - You're lying
Original Lyrics:
Oye como va - mi ritmo
Bueno pa gosar - mulata.
State Songs', "I Love New York"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love yours
Original Lyrics:
I love New York
Stevie Wonder's, "I Wish"
Misheard Lyrics:
You grow up and learn that colored thing ain't right
Original Lyrics:
You grow up and learn that kinda thing ain't right
Styx's, "Come Sail Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Set an open course for emergency
Original Lyrics:
Set an open course for the Virgin Sea
 
1980s
Autograph's, "Blondes in Black Cars"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blondes in blacktops
Original Lyrics:
Blondes in black cars
Culture Club's, "Karma Chameleon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Every day is like tomorrow
I'm your lover, not your borough.
Original Lyrics:
Every day is like survival
You're my lover, not my rival.
Icehouse's, "Electric Blue"
Misheard Lyrics:
Are you fighting?
Original Lyrics:
Are you hiding?
Kate Bush's, "Breathing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Breathing, breathing my mouth right in
Breathing, my belvedere
Original Lyrics:
Breathing, breathing my mother in
Breathing my beloved in
Pat Benatar's, "Shadows of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
They'll come true in the air
Original Lyrics:
They'll come true in the end
Pat Benatar's, "We Belong"
Misheard Lyrics:
You cut my fingers to the bone
Original Lyrics:
You cut my feelings to the bone
Sade's, "Smooth Operator"
Misheard Lyrics:
No place for beginners of sensitive farts
Original Lyrics:
No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
Sade's, "Smooth Operator"
Misheard Lyrics:
No place for beginners of sensitive farts
Original Lyrics:
No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's gonna take a life to drag me away from you
Original Lyrics:
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Wham!'s, "Careless Whisper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Something in your ass
Original Lyrics:
Something in your eyes
 
1990s
Aoife Ni Fhearraigh's, "The Best Is Yet to Come"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sony is the s*** in our mouths
Original Lyrics:
sonas sioraí inár measc
Beastie Boys', "Intergalactic"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wiggle your buttcheeks, wiggle your buttcheeks
Original Lyrics:
Another dimension, another dimension
Boy George's, "The Crying Game"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't walk no more
Original Lyrics:
Don't want no more
Commercial's, "Chicken Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel like Chicken Delight
Original Lyrics:
I feel like Chicken Tonight
Genesis', "Land Of Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics:
You never - let's stop trying
Original Lyrics:
Use them and let's start trying
Ludacris', "Pimpin All Over The World"
Misheard Lyrics:
The fence it goes, the women in the carry-on
Original Lyrics:
The fancy cars, the women, and the caviar
Ludacris', "Pimpin All over the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause we're pinnapid all over the world
Original Lyrics:
'Cause we're pimpin' all over the world
Mariah Carey's, "Vision of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Carried me through perspiration
Original Lyrics:
Carried me through despiration
Moby's, "Lift Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lift me up, lift me up higher now I'm a
Original Lyrics:
Lift me up, lift me up higher now I'm up
TLC's, "Waterfalls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Listening to riddles like the way that you're used to
Original Lyrics:
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to
The King's Singers', "You Are the New Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
You are a nudist
Original Lyrics:
You are the New Day
 
2000s
Enya's, "Only Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold me tight
Original Lyrics:
Only time
Jewel's, "Intuition"
Misheard Lyrics:
Follow your heart on WinTuition
Original Lyrics:
Follow your heart, your intuition
Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rah rah ah-ah-ah!
Ro mah ro-mah-mah
Gaga oh-la-la!
Bon Jovi romance
Original Lyrics:
Rah rah ah-ah-ah!
Ro mah ro-mah-mah
Gaga oh-la-la!
Want your bad romance
Parappa the Rapper's, "Toasty Buns"
Misheard Lyrics:
cook those buggers
Original Lyrics:
cook those burgers
Plain White T's', "Hey There Delilah"
Misheard Lyrics:
Listen to my voice that's by the spies
or
Listen to my boys that's by the spies
Original Lyrics:
Listen to my voice, that's my disguise
Sheryl Crow's, "Soak Up the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna soak up the sun.
Before it goes down on me
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna soak up the sun.
Before it goes out on me
 
2010s
Big Shaq's, "Man Don't Dance"
Misheard Lyrics:
My dog talks.
Original Lyrics:
Man don't dance.
Dua Lipa's, "New Rules"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got the moves, I got 'em
Original Lyrics:
I got new rules, I count 'em
Florence And The Machine's, "Ship to Wreck"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tuareg
Original Lyrics:
To wreck.
Future's, "Mask Off"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chase a chick, never chase a b****
Mad skunk, f*** it, mad skunk
Original Lyrics:
Chase a check, never chase a b****
Mask on, f*** it, mask off
Ghost's, "Rats"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rats..savannah
Original Lyrics:
Rats...oh wah hah
Lady Antebellum's, "You Look Good"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got everybody watching you
Like kittens in Hollywood
Original Lyrics:
Got everybody watching you
Like cameras in Hollywood

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