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 | |
Bee Gees', "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"
Misheard Lyrics: The creature taunted me and he smiled.
Original Lyrics: The preacher talked to me and he smiled.
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Dean Martin's, "Ain't That a Kick in the Head"
Misheard Lyrics: The world was completely black
Original Lyrics: The room was completely back
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Frank Sinatra's, "Luck Be a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Love be a lady tonight
Original Lyrics: Luck be a lady tonight
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Jan And Dean's, "Dead Man's Curve"
Misheard Lyrics: I said you're on buddy, but I'm just runnin' fun
Original Lyrics: I said 'you're on buddy, my mill's runnin' fine'
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Lou Christie's, "Lightning Strikes"
Misheard Lyrics: Lightening, its frightening again
Original Lyrics: Lightning striking again.
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1970s | |
Andy Gibb's, "An Everlasting Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe an everlasting love with you
Original Lyrics: Maybe an everlasting love will do
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Commodores', "Easy"
Misheard Lyrics: Meet me on Sunday morning
Original Lyrics: Easy like Sunday morning
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: But he's using a blender
Original Lyrics: But there's booze in the blender
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Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks', "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'"
Misheard Lyrics: Steelers blowing up the Saturday Night.
Original Lyrics: Sweet love's showing us a heavenly light.
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics: dressed up like a dude and did a runner in the night
Original Lyrics: Revved up like a deuce another runner in the night
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Meatloaf's, "Bat Out Of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: And I never see the slow down turn 'til it's way too late
Original Lyrics: And I never see the sudden curve 'til it's way too late
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Meatloaf's, "Bat Out Of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Born all twisted at the foot of a burning barn.
Original Lyrics: I'm torn and twisted at the foot of the burning bike.
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Meatloaf's, "Bat Out Of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see my frill caring up the ho
Original Lyrics: Oh, I can see myself tearing up the road
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Sugarloaf's, "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like South Holland George
Original Lyrics: It's like John, Paul and George.
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1980s | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Hungry Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I took Walter and just kept going
Original Lyrics: I took a wrong turn and I just kept going
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Foreigner's, "Blue Morning, Blue Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Good morning, good day.
Won't you see things my way? Original Lyrics: Blue morning, blue day.
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Paul McCartney's, "My Brave Face"
Misheard Lyrics: I pray, I pray, I pray men
Original Lyrics: My brave, my brave, my brave face
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Prefab Sprout's, "King Of Rock 'N' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Fat Mog, Lumping Jog, Out of sight
Original Lyrics: Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque
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Queensryche's, "En Force"
Misheard Lyrics: Light chases follow Turd Laclone faster into the depths of Turd Laclone
Original Lyrics: Light tracers follow me farther Into the depths of unknown
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Skid Row's, "18 And Life"
Misheard Lyrics: He married trouble
Had a conjugal with a gun Original Lyrics: He married trouble had a courtship with a gun.
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1990s | |
Blind Melon's, "No Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I like to keep my cheating strategy.
Original Lyrics: You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today.
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: He's over the wart, self-assured,
Oh no, oh no, a dirty worm Original Lyrics: She's over-bored and self-assured,
Oh no, I know a dirty word. |
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Spin Doctors', "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong"
Misheard Lyrics: She holds a choco
Original Lyrics: She holds a shotgun
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The Offspring's, "Gotta Get Away"
Misheard Lyrics: For every occupation, it's where you go
Original Lyrics: Your own preoccupation is where you go
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The Prodigy's, "Firestarter"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a self-indicted
Original Lyrics: I'm a self-invicted
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The Verve's, "Lucky Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch my feelings show
Original Lyrics: Watch my fever grow
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The Verve's, "The Drugs Don't Work"
Misheard Lyrics: The tropes don't work
Original Lyrics: the drugs don't work
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The Wallflowers', "One Headlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Well the sounds of a Jeep, a lot of cigarettes
Original Lyrics: Well it smells cheap wine and cigarettes
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The Wallflowers', "The Difference"
Misheard Lyrics: The only dickhead that I see
Original Lyrics: The only difference that I see
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Theme Songs', "Dexter's Laboratory"
Misheard Lyrics: Enter the doom, peril, past the vaulted door
Original Lyrics: Enter at your own peril, past the bolted door.
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2000s | |
Gym Class Heroes', "Cupid's Chokehold"
Misheard Lyrics: This is gonna sound like a banjo
Original Lyrics: This is gonna sound like a bad joke
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Jennifer Lopez's, "Ain't It Funny"
Misheard Lyrics: I can be cool
Original Lyrics: Life can be cruel
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Joe's, "I Wanna Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, anything you say, Now 2
Original Lyrics: Baby, anything you say, I'll do
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KT Tunstall's, "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: He said hit it nay will you marry me
Original Lyrics: He said hey lady will you marry me
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Taproot's, "She"
Misheard Lyrics: The choice is violent storms or winter skies.
Original Lyrics: The choice is violence towards her in disguise.
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2010s | |
Ariana Grande's, "7 Rings"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at my neck, look at my neck
Original Lyrics: Look at my neck, look at my jet
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Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna's, "This Is What You Came For"
Misheard Lyrics: Lightning strikes are intentional
Original Lyrics: Lightning strikes every time she moves
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Panic! at the Disco's, "High Hopes"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama said, armpit fur oddities
Original Lyrics: Mama said, it's uphill for oddities
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R. City ft. Adam Levine's, "Locked Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Skiddely-dong-dong-dong-dang
Original Lyrics: Diddly down down down
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Travis Scott's, "Sicko Mode"
Misheard Lyrics: My dog will probably do it for Louisville
Original Lyrics: My dawg will prolly do it for a Louis belt
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christian | |
Hillsong United's, "Take It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Take, take, take it off
Original Lyrics: Take, take, take it all
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Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
Misheard Lyrics: Be good for peace monkey's sake!
Original Lyrics: Mecum omnes plangite!
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Commercial's, "Blimpie"
Misheard Lyrics: Simply Blimpie for French fried subs
Original Lyrics: Simply Blimpie for fresh-sliced subs
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