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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 | |
The Beatles', "All You Need is Love"
Misheard Lyrics: All you need is Luvs
Original Lyrics: All You Need is Love
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The Beatles', "Hello Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: You say bye
I say hello Original Lyrics: You say high
I say low |
Youngbloods', "Get Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, juvenile
It's my only brother Original Lyrics: Come on, you people now
Smile on your brother. |
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1970s | |
B.J. Thomas', "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Because I'm fleas
Original Lyrics: Because I'm free
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Billy Joel's, "Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: You had to be a b*tch a didn’t ya?
Original Lyrics: You had to be a big shot, didn't ya?
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Curtis Mayfield's, "Diamond in the Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a Gangsterline Original Lyrics: Sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean |
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Eric Carmen's, "All By Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: I think of all the friends at home
Original Lyrics: I think of all the friends I've known
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John Paul Young's, "Love Is in the Air"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing's in the air
Original Lyrics: Love is in the air
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "That's the Way (I Like It)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dust away
Uh-huh, uh-huh A light kit Uh-huh, uh-huh Original Lyrics: That's the way
Uh-huh, uh-huh I like it Uh-huh, uh-huh |
Led Zeppelin's, "Good Times Bad Times"
Misheard Lyrics: My woman left home with a blind man.
Original Lyrics: My woman left home with a brown man.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "What’s Your Name?"
Misheard Lyrics: We got such a miss
Original Lyrics: We got such a mess
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Ringo Starr's, "Snookeroo"
Misheard Lyrics: We were sent in by the record playin'.
Original Lyrics: We were sentenced by the wrecking crane.
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The Doors', "Riders On The Storm"
Misheard Lyrics: Give this man a ride, your family will die
Original Lyrics: Give this man a ride, sweet memory will die
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The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't always get a chihuahua
Original Lyrics: You can't always get what you want
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1980s | |
Bryan Adams', "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're driving here in my car
Original Lyrics: When you're lying here in my arms
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Cher's, "Just Like Jesse James"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a small town dude with a big s***ty attitude
Original Lyrics: Just a small town dude with a big city attitude
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Dionne Warwick's, "High Upon This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You got me my surprise
Original Lyrics: You caught me by surprise
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Europe's, "The Final Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics: We're heading for penis, penis
Original Lyrics: We're heading for Venus, Venus
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Gloria Estefan's, "Get On Your Feet"
Misheard Lyrics: Get up and make it happy
Original Lyrics: Get up and make it happen
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J. Geils Band's, "Freeze Frame"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop Tom Hawk from eating his cheese, not mine.
Original Lyrics: Stop-time heart for me if she's not mine
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James Reyne's, "Hammer Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Oobyn angy with the knocky-sa-sui
Aye-ah-ed Original Lyrics: You've been hanging with the nicest people
Hammerhead |
Lionel Richie's, "All Night Long (All Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sandinista set the boy up, say, jungle jungle
Wasted parties overflowing, oh, jungle law Sandinista set the boy up, say, jungle jungle Original Lyrics: Tom bo li de say de moi ya, yeah, jambo jumbo
Way to parti' o we goin' oh, jambali Tom bo li de say de moi ya, yeah, jumbo jumbo |
Michael Jackson's, "Rock with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna walk with you
Original Lyrics: I wanna rock with you
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing can stand in L.A.
Original Lyrics: Nothing can stand in our way
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Planets are not so rare
Original Lyrics: Planets alive, so rare
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Phil Collins', "Another Day in Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just another day for viewin' me in Paradise
Original Lyrics: It's just another day for you and me in Paradise
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Phil Collins', "In the Air Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been waiting for this morning all night long
Original Lyrics: I've been waiting for this moment all my life
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Phil Collins', "Take Me Home"
Misheard Lyrics: And it helps to keep me home
Original Lyrics: And it helps to keep me warm
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Pretty Poison's, "Catch Me I’m Falling"
Misheard Lyrics: Catch me foreign
Original Lyrics: Catch Me I’m Falling
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The Eurythmics', "Must Be Talking to an Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: Must be talking to a ninja
Original Lyrics: Must be talking to an angel
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1990s | |
Bryan Adams', "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"
Misheard Lyrics: A little time for this
Original Lyrics: A little tenderness
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Cast of Riverdance's, "Home and the Heartland"
Misheard Lyrics: Read all your stories and rhymes
Original Lyrics: Ring out your stories and rhymes
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Nightcrawlers', "Push The Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Burning their lives again,
They'll put us burning their lives again. Original Lyrics: Their lives again,
Their li-pull us through |
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Phil Collins', "Jesus He Knows Me"
Misheard Lyrics: See his face on the bare bones
Original Lyrics: See his face on the billboard
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Phil Collins', "Something Happened On the Way to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Now wash your back
Original Lyrics: And I want you back
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2000s | |
Ky-Mani Marley's, "Jezebel"
Misheard Lyrics: When I saw her with a man - God damn sure wasn't me
****OR*** When I saw her with a man Gad damn sure wasn't me Original Lyrics: When I saw her with a man that damn sure wasn't me
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System Of A Down's, "B.Y.O.B."
Misheard Lyrics: Every city gripped in oil
Original Lyrics: Hangers sitting dripped in oil.
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The Mountain Goats', "You Or Your Memory"
Misheard Lyrics: You or your membrane
Original Lyrics: And you
Or your memory |
2010s | |
Arctic Monkeys', "Star Treatment"
Misheard Lyrics: So who you gonna call? The mighty Nepalese
Original Lyrics: So who you gonna call? The Martini Police
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Bruno Mars', "Finesse"
Misheard Lyrics: Blame it on your menstrual meds
Original Lyrics: Blame it on your measurements
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Commercial's, "Credit Karma"
Misheard Lyrics: Is that about the Open House today?
Original Lyrics: Excited about the Open House today?
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Dua Lipa's, "New Rules"
Misheard Lyrics: I got noodles on my butt.
Original Lyrics: I got new rules I count 'em
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: To the good old days
Original Lyrics: Wish we could turn back time, to the good dope days
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xmas | |
Traditional's, "We Three Kings of Orient Are"
Misheard Lyrics: We three kings of hurry and tar.
Baring lips we've traveled so far. Original Lyrics: We three kings of Orient are.
Bearing gifts, we traverse afar |
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