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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.
1950s | |
Frankie Laine's, "Rawhide"
Misheard Lyrics: My two hearts will be late
Original Lyrics: My true love will be waitin'
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Sons of the Pioneers', "Maverick"
Misheard Lyrics: Living in Jacksonville
Original Lyrics: Living on jacks and queens
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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Suspicious Minds"
Misheard Lyrics: We're caught in crap.
Original Lyrics: We're caught in a trap.
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The Beach Boys', "Fun Fun Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, she got her daddy's call
And she grooves to the hamburger stand now Original Lyrics: Well, she got her daddy's car
And she cruised through the hamburger stand now |
Thunderclap Newman's, "Something in the Air"
Misheard Lyrics: Cock up the streets and houses.
Original Lyrics: Lock up the streets and houses.
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Afraid of love repair
Original Lyrics: Afraid of love affair
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B.T. Express', "Express"
Misheard Lyrics: Here comes the distress
Original Lyrics: Here comes the express
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B.T. Express', "Give It What You Got"
Misheard Lyrics: You can bacon
Original Lyrics: You can make it
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Carpenters', "Rainy Days and Mondays"
Misheard Lyrics: Lemonades and limeades
Original Lyrics: Rainy days and Mondays
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Debby Boone's, "You Light Up My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: It can't be long
Original Lyrics: It can't be wrong
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Harry Chapin's, "Cat's in the Cradle"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're going home and you don't know where
Original Lyrics: "When you coming home, dad?"
"I don't know when" |
Harry Chapin's, "Cat's in the Cradle"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're going home and you don't know where
Original Lyrics: "When you coming home, dad?"
"I don't know when" |
Misfits', "Horror Business"
Misheard Lyrics: My BMs are black
Original Lyrics: My mirror's are black for you.
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Paper Lace's, "Billy, Don't Be a Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: Come back and make me your wine
Original Lyrics: Come back and make me your wife
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Stevie Wonder's, "Pastime Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Harmony of them
Original Lyrics: How many of them
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The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: Stranded on the mess of mess
Original Lyrics: Sending out an S.O.S.
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1980s | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: Beda World
Original Lyrics: Feed the world
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Cyndi Lauper's, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: The phonies in the middle of the night
Original Lyrics: The phone rings in the middle of the night
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Cyndi Lauper's, "I Drove All Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Kept it in your room
Original Lyrics: Crept in your room
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Cyndi Lauper's, "I Drove All Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Kept it in your room
Original Lyrics: Crept in your room
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Dire Straits', "So Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics: And I get so tired when I have to complain
Original Lyrics: And I get so tired when I have to explain
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Fine Young Cannibals', "She Drives Me Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: Like no one's dead
Original Lyrics: Like no one else
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M/A/R/R/S's, "Pump Up the Volume"
Misheard Lyrics: Here we go, semen
Original Lyrics: Here we go, see'mon
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Prince's, "When Doves Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe I’m just like my father to bawl
Original Lyrics: Maybe I’m just like my father too bold
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REO Speedwagon's, "Keep On Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics: You played dead but you never bled
Instead you lay stealin' the grass, All curled up in here son. Original Lyrics: You played dead but you never bled
Instead you lay still in the grass, All coiled up and hissing |
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The Bangles', "Eternal Flame"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you feel insane?
Original Lyrics: Do you feel the same?
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1990s | |
Bloodhound Gang's, "I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks"
Misheard Lyrics: I set guys up like you
Original Lyrics: I said, "guys, I'm like you"
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Mark Morrison's, "Return of the Mack"
Misheard Lyrics: You know that I'll be dead
Original Lyrics: You know that I'll be back
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Reel 2 Real's, "I Like to Move It"
Misheard Lyrics: Fizzy colored feet
Original Lyrics: Physically fit
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Salt-N-Pepa's, "Let's Talk About Sex"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's talk about poop and pee
Original Lyrics: Let's talk about you and me
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Sarah McLachlan's, "I Will Remember You"
Misheard Lyrics: Wheat Nuts for the memories
Original Lyrics: Weep not for the memories
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodnight, solo, I'm on my way
Original Lyrics: Goodbye, so long, I'm on my way
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The Strokes', "New York City Cops"
Misheard Lyrics: They act like Romans, but they dress like turds.
Original Lyrics: They act like Romans, but they dress like Turks
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2010s | |
Broadway Cast of Hamilton's, "The Schuyler Sisters"
Misheard Lyrics: We hold these truths to be self-evident that almonds are created equal
Original Lyrics: We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal
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country | |
Tim McGraw's, "Indian Outlaw"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be beating on my Taunton
Original Lyrics: I'll be beating on my tom-tom
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xmas | |
Bryan Adams', "Christmas Time"
Misheard Lyrics: We waited all through the yeah
Original Lyrics: We waited all through the year
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Frank Sinatra's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Those Acme J-I-N-G-L-E Bells
Original Lyrics: Those happy J-I-N-G-L-E Bells
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Jose Feliciano's, "Feliz Navidad"
Misheard Lyrics: Please Navi not
Original Lyrics: Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad |
LeAnn Rimes', "The Gift of Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: To give up your love
Original Lyrics: To the gift of your love
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Nat King Cole's, "Caroling, Caroling"
Misheard Lyrics: Parody, parody through the snow
Original Lyrics: Caroling, caroling through the snow
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Pentatonix's, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone is coming to town
Original Lyrics: Santa is coming to town
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Perry Como's, "Here We Come a-Caroling"
Misheard Lyrics: But we are friendly bagels
Original Lyrics: But we are friendly neighbors
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Thurl Ravenscroft's, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Misheard Lyrics: You almost ate me, Mr. Grinch
Original Lyrics: You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch
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Traditional's, "What Child is This?"
Misheard Lyrics: On Mary's nap is sleeping
Original Lyrics: On Mary's lap is sleeping
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