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 | |
Cast of 'The Wizard Of Oz''s, "Winkie Chant"
Misheard Lyrics: Oreo, Reo-ah!
Original Lyrics: O-ee-yah, e-oh-ah!
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1960s | |
Led Zeppelin's, "Livin' Lovin Maid"
Misheard Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fifty percent hand
Original Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fifty-cent hat.
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1970s | |
Boney M.'s, "Daddy Cool"
Misheard Lyrics: What about it daddy cool
Original Lyrics: Wild about daddy cool
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Boney M.'s, "Ma Baker"
Misheard Lyrics: And so the story ends
So come on let's go, friends Original Lyrics: And so the story ends
Of one who left no friends |
Boney M.'s, "Ma Baker"
Misheard Lyrics: What made them rob the bank?
It was the last forade The cops appeared to sue They couldn't get their way Original Lyrics: One day they robbed a bank
It was their last foray The cops appeared too soon They couldn't get away |
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Evil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Big Eagle Woman
Original Lyrics: The evil woman
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Grateful Dead's, "Halfstep Mississippi Uptown"
Misheard Lyrics: Get yourself a pound of shards and seal that silver mine
Original Lyrics: Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine
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Joni Mitchell's, "Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: Pink paradise, fruit of the parking lot.
Original Lyrics: They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics: wrapped up like a douche
Original Lyrics: revved up like a deuce
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Neil Diamond's, "Forever In Blue Jeans"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing around but the sound of my heart in your sides
Original Lyrics: Nothing around but the sound of my heart and your sighs
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Neil Diamond's, "Forever in Bluejeans"
Misheard Lyrics: Honey's sweet, but it ain't nothin' next to Baby Street
Original Lyrics: Honey's sweet, but it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat.
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Steve Miller Band's, "Fly Like an Eagle"
Misheard Lyrics: Feed the babies
We don't have enough to eat Show the children with no shoes on their feet How's the people livin' in the street? Oh, there's a solution Original Lyrics: Feed the babies
Who don't have enough to eat Shoe the children with no shoes on their feet House the people livin' in the street Oh, there's a solution |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Luna"
Misheard Lyrics: Luna, clouds unfold
Original Lyrics: Luna, glide down from the moon
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Mystery Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah, ya got room Phillip skirt
Told my brute Times don’t choose Original Lyrics: Yeah, ya got ruby lipstick
Rose petal rouge Dime-store jewelry |
Toto's, "Angela"
Misheard Lyrics: Somewhere she weeps a hedge and then brushes the floor
Original Lyrics: Somewhere she weeps, her hair gently brushes the floor
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Toto's, "Girl Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the perfect season to play the sun in your eyes
Original Lyrics: It's so hard to see the truth with the sun in your eyes
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Livin' On A Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Gina's jeans are running away.
Original Lyrics: Gina dreams of running away.
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Boney M.'s, "African Moon"
Misheard Lyrics: That's the way to meet the African Moon
Original Lyrics: That's awaiting the African moon
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Cold Chisel's, "Cheap Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheap wine and I'm 3 days old.
Original Lyrics: Cheap wine and a 3 day growth.
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Commercial's, "Crazy Eddie"
Misheard Lyrics: Our prices are in Spain!
Original Lyrics: Our prices are insane!
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Different strokes getting to move
Original Lyrics: Let this groove get you to move
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Thinking of You"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been thinking (Thinking of you)
I'm in Wonderland (What would I do) Got me thinking (I'll be true) Oh, I'm in Wonderland (I'm thinking of you) Original Lyrics: I've been thinking (Thinking of you)
Got me wondering (What would I do) Got me thinking (I'll be true) Oh, got me wondering (I'm thinking of you) |
Mike + The Mechanics', "Nobody's Perfect"
Misheard Lyrics: It must be hard being a ninja
Original Lyrics: It must be hard being an angel
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Phil Collins', "Don't Lose My Number"
Misheard Lyrics: Sugar Bear, run for your life
Original Lyrics: You better run for your life
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Steve Perry's, "Oh, Sherrie"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, Sherrie I'm alone
Hold on, hold on Original Lyrics: Oh, Sherrie, our love
Holds on! Holds on! |
The Rolling Stones', "Start Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics: You make a gold man cry
Original Lyrics: You make a grown man cry
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1990s | |
Bone Thugs 'n Harmony's, "Tha Crossroads"
Misheard Lyrics: And a one a mi seven (187)Wylie
Original Lyrics: And I'm gonna miss everybody.
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Brian McKnight's, "Back at One"
Misheard Lyrics: Say farewell to the government
Original Lyrics: Say farewell to the dark of night
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Bucketheads', "The Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: B-boy running through my miiiind.
Original Lyrics: Streets' sounds swirlin' through my mind
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C+C Music Factory's, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me the future
Original Lyrics: Give me the music
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: Abba bee Abba bye
Original Lyrics: Da ba dee da ba dee ba da die.
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm in need of a diet.
Original Lyrics: Da bee, da ba dee ba da die.
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: I am green. I should die.
Original Lyrics: Da ba dee, da ba die.
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Janet Jackson's, "If"
Misheard Lyrics: Make you call my name or not it's cool, it belongs to you
Original Lyrics: Make you call out my name and ask you what belongs to you
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Marilyn Manson's, "I Don't Like the Drugs (The Drugs Like Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a simple old soul made to look like like a human fetus.
Original Lyrics: I am just a sample of a soul
Made to look just like a human being. |
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: An avocado, a potato a banana I'm tomato!
Original Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido.
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2000s | |
Atomic Kitten's, "The Tide Is High"
Misheard Lyrics: The tide is high but I'm moving on
Original Lyrics: The tide is high but I'm holding on
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Courage the Cowardly Dog's, "King Ramses"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a mad dog, like a mad dog
Original Lyrics: The man in gauze, the man in gauze
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One Republic's, "Apologize"
Misheard Lyrics: I said it's too late to bore a child.
Original Lyrics: I said it's too late to apologize.
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2010s | |
Bruno Mars', "Grenade"
Misheard Lyrics: You said you love my jambalaya
Original Lyrics: You said you love me, you're a liar
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Magic's, "Rude"
Misheard Lyrics: Why you gotta be so rude? I farted at an altitude!
Original Lyrics: Why you gotta be so rude? Don't ya know I'm human too?
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm too hot
Hot damn Like a Dragon Ball meets Ironman Original Lyrics: I'm too hot
Hot damn Make a dragon wanna retire, man. |
Paul McCartney's, "Come On to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: If you come home with me
Original Lyrics: If you come on to me
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