Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for April 22, 2019

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
Gene Autry's, "Peter Cottontail" Misheard Lyrics: And an Easter bunny too Original Lyrics: And an Easter bonnet too

1960s
Aretha Franklin's, "Chain of Fools" Misheard Lyrics: (Shame, shame, shame) Ashamed of tools Original Lyrics: (Chain, chain, chain) Chain of fools	Blind Faith's, "Had to Cry Today" Misheard Lyrics: The feeling's the same as being outside of your door Original Lyrics: The feeling's the same as being outside of the law
Blind Faith's, "Had to Cry Today" Misheard Lyrics: Well, I saw your smile and I missed you there Original Lyrics: Well, I saw your sign and I missed you there	Bob Dylan's, "Lay Lady Lay" Misheard Lyrics: Lay it with funky bread in Spain.. Original Lyrics: Lay across my brass bed, baby.
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil" Misheard Lyrics: You better learn politics Original Lyrics: your well-learned politesse

1970s
Billy Joel's, "Piano Man" Misheard Lyrics: Making love to his hamonican Jen. Original Lyrics: Making love to his tonic and gin.	Commodores', "Sail On" Misheard Lyrics: It was plain to see that This Motown boy like me Just wasn't your cup of tea I was fish for bacon Original Lyrics: It was plain to see that A small town boy like me Just wasn't your cup of tea It was wishful thinking
David Bowie's, "Rebel, Rebel" Misheard Lyrics: Hot Trump, I love you so! Original Lyrics: Hot tramp, I love you so.	Foreigner's, "Double Vision" Misheard Lyrics: No despise Original Lyrics: No disguise
Jackson 5's, "Dancing Machine" Misheard Lyrics: She's a fast-dance, fast-dance, dancing machine. Original Lyrics: She's a dance-dance-dance-dance-dancing machine.	Queen's, "We Will Rock You" Misheard Lyrics: Neiman, Neiman Marcus Original Lyrics: We will, we will rock you
Supertramp's, "Dreamer" Misheard Lyrics: Clean up Original Lyrics: Dreamer	The Police's, "Message in a Bottle" Misheard Lyrics: A year has passed since I broke my nose Original Lyrics: A year has passed since I wrote my note.

1980s
Bruce Springsteen's, "10th Ave. Freezeout" Misheard Lyrics: That Devil is freeze dried Original Lyrics: Tenth Avenue freeze out	Falco's, "Rock Me Amadeus" Misheard Lyrics: Accommodations, accommodations Original Lyrics: Amadeus, Amadeus
Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes', "Up Where We Belong" Misheard Lyrics: Some hang on to Easter Seals Original Lyrics: Some hang on to used to be	Nina Simone's, "I Loves You Porgy" Misheard Lyrics: Oh how I love Geneva, but there was no party! Original Lyrics: Oh how I love Geneva, but there was no Porgy!
Nina Simone's, "Touching and Caring" Misheard Lyrics: Life ain't nothing but peeing with the one you love Original Lyrics: Life ain't nothing but being with the one you love	Peter Gabriel's, "Sledgehammer" Misheard Lyrics: Open up your fruitcase Original Lyrics: Show me around your fruit cage
Spandau Ballet's, "True" Misheard Lyrics: This star just tripled. Original Lyrics: I know this much is true.	Squeeze's, "Tempted" Misheard Lyrics: Dentyne by the fruit of another Original Lyrics: Tempted by the fruit of another
The Proclaimers', "Sean" Misheard Lyrics: Sean, I've seen the best one king from typical Mississippi Original Lyrics: Sean, I'd say the best one came from Tupelo, Mississippi	Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry" Misheard Lyrics: Uptown, maybe downtown, this is Carrie - or this is scary. Original Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry.
Ultravox's, "New Europeans" Misheard Lyrics: A quiet man sits cheek to cheek With yer knickers signed in chrome Original Lyrics: A lonely man sits cheek to cheek With unique designs in chrome

1990s
Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know" Misheard Lyrics: It's not fair, to deny me of the cross-eyed bear that you gave to me Original Lyrics: It's not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me	C+C Music Factory's, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" Misheard Lyrics: Give me the measles Original Lyrics: Give me the music
Commercial's, "Popeyes" Misheard Lyrics: Music the way it fries! Original Lyrics: Love that chicken from Popeyes	Green Day's, "Basket Case" Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I give myself the drinks Original Lyrics: Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Green Day's, "Basket Case" Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I give myself the greens Original Lyrics: Sometimes I give myself the creeps	Green Day's, "When I Come Around" Misheard Lyrics: I heard you climbing up Original Lyrics: I heard you crying out
Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Misheard Lyrics: In the lotto, an albino, crazed mosquito, I’m a beetle. Let me die now, Let me die now! Original Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, a denial, a denial.	Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Parallel Universe" Misheard Lyrics: Grasshopper Sidewinder, I’m a California Cane Original Lyrics: Christ I'm a sidewinder, I'm a California King.
Soundgarden's, "Black Hole Sun" Misheard Lyrics: Black horse gone Original Lyrics: Black Hole Sun	Weird Al Yankovic's, "The Weird Al Show Theme" Misheard Lyrics: He was caught in a bear track and Al set him free Original Lyrics: He was caught in a bear trap and Al set him free

2000s
Commercial's, "Ossip Optometry" Misheard Lyrics: Get your high step or Get to Ossip. Original Lyrics: Get your eyes checked.	Gwen Stefani's, "Hollaback Girl" Misheard Lyrics: I ain't no Holly Baxter Original Lyrics: I ain't no Hollaback girl
Jack Johnson's, "Flake" Misheard Lyrics: Blue's Clues don't pass me by And Blue's Clues don't drag me down. Original Lyrics: Please, please, please, don't pass me by And please, please, please, don't drag me down.	Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body" Misheard Lyrics: Dr. McCoy Original Lyrics: Talk to me, boy
Sheryl Crow's, "The First Cut is the Deepest" Misheard Lyrics: The first God is a defense Original Lyrics: The first cut is the deepest

2010s
Brendo Urie's, "Miss Jackson" Misheard Lyrics: Miss Jackson Miss Jackson Miss Jackson I'm agnostic. Miss Jackson Miss Jackson Miss Jackson I am not steak. Original Lyrics: Miss Jackson Miss Jackson Miss Jackson are you nasty? Miss Jackson Miss Jackson Miss Jackson are you nasty?	Katy Perry's, "Roar" Misheard Lyrics: The sing in the sky-ya Original Lyrics: Dancing through the fire
Movie Scripts', "Hop" Misheard Lyrics: My new ear moose? Original Lyrics: My new earmuffs?	Movie Scripts', "Peter Rabbit" Misheard Lyrics: I can't think of one thing that could possibly stock on fur Original Lyrics: I can't think of one thing that could possibly stop our fun

christian
Amy Grant's, "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" Misheard Lyrics: One more Bally's Casino Original Lyrics: One more Hallelujah	Jaci Velasquez's, "On My Knees" Misheard Lyrics: He is a manual Original Lyrics: He is Emmanuel
Point of Grace's, "The Great Divide" Misheard Lyrics: Science tried to fathom my distance Original Lyrics: Silence tried to fathom my distance	The 2nd Chapter of Acts', "The Easter Song" Misheard Lyrics: That Jesus is prison Original Lyrics: That Jesus is risen

misc
Bing Crosby's, "Easter Parade" Misheard Lyrics: With all the thrills of Potter Original Lyrics: With all the frills upon it	Commercial's, "Bojangles" Misheard Lyrics: Out of Bojangles Original Lyrics: Have a Bojangles
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