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 | |
Frank Sinatra's, "Makin' Whoopee"
Misheard Lyrics: For meetin' Whoopi
Original Lyrics: For makin' whoopee
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1960s | |
Frankie Valli's, "My Eyes Adored You"
Misheard Lyrics: My eyes adored you
Though I never later had known you My eyes adored you. Original Lyrics: My eyes adored you
Though I never laid a hand on you My eyes adored you. |
The Beatles', "Ob La Di, Ob La Da"
Misheard Lyrics: jasmine has a sparrow in the market place
Original Lyrics: Desmond has a barrow in the market place.
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1970s | |
Bob Dylan's, "Tangled Up In Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: They never did like Mama's homemade bread
Papa's band book wasn't big enough Original Lyrics: They never did like Mama's homemade dress
Papa's bank book wasn't big enough |
Boston's, "Feelin' Satisfied"
Misheard Lyrics: You got a heavenly racket on music
Original Lyrics: You gotta have a little rock 'n roll music
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Dude, dude, dude
Original Lyrics: Doo, doo, doo
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Free Bird"
Misheard Lyrics: And this Borden cannot change
Original Lyrics: And this bird you cannot change
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Paul McCartney's, "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Misheard Lyrics: The butter wouldn't melt so I farted on the pie.
Oh, it looks alright. Original Lyrics: The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie.
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Rolling Stones', "Wild Horses"
Misheard Lyrics: Wild horses couldn't drag me your way
Original Lyrics: Wild horses couldn't drag me away
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Sammy Davis Jr.'s, "Candy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: The candy man breaks everything he makes
Original Lyrics: The candy man makes everything he bakes
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Supertramp's, "Goodbye Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: In the Land Of Goshen, Far away It's the life I've chosen Every day
Original Lyrics: In the land and the ocean Far away It's the life I've chosen Every day
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The Temptations', "Papa Was a Rolling Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: It was the third exception but....
Original Lyrics: It was the third of September
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Theme Songs', "Good Times (Closing Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: What's looking out of the window?
Washing the dishes glow oh oh oh Thinking bout how all of them fall down Original Lyrics: Just lookin' out of the window
Watching the asphalt grow Thinkin' how it all looks hand me down. |
1980s | |
Billy Ocean's, "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
Misheard Lyrics: When the growing gets tough
Original Lyrics: When the going gets tough
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Depeche Mode's, "Enjoy the Silence"
Misheard Lyrics: Pleasures we think
So does the thing Original Lyrics: Pleasures remain
So does the pain |
Dire Straits', "Tunnel of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl it looked so pretty to me, just like it always did, just like the Spanish City Turin".
Original Lyrics: And girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did
Like the Spanish city to me . |
Glenn Frey's, "You Belong to the City"
Misheard Lyrics: You belong to the CD
Original Lyrics: You Belong to the City
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Go West's, "King Of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need to fall at your feet, just 'cause you called me to the phone.
Original Lyrics: I don't need to fall at your feet, just 'cause you cut me to the bone.
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Iron Maiden's, "Innocent Exile"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I defied the law
Original Lyrics: Satisfy the lawn
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Lionel Richie's, "All Night Long (All Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in Pepsi Cola
Hey jumbo jumbo Take some time before we go Original Lyrics: Jambo nipe senti moja
Hey jambo jambo Way to parti o we goin Hey jambo |
Michael Jackson's, "Rock with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a mockingbird
Original Lyrics: I wanna rock with you
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Queen's, "Radio Ga Ga"
Misheard Lyrics: Like all good things on New England prayers
Original Lyrics: Like all good things on you we depend
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REO Speedwagon's, "Keep On Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics: Instead you lied stealing my friends, all caught up in here I said
Original Lyrics: Instead you lay still in the grass, all coiled up and hissing
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Temptations', "Treat Her Like A Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: I like bopping and nose-picking
Original Lyrics: I like opening doors, picking, [her hankie off the floor]
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The Cure's, "Pictures of You"
Misheard Lyrics: That I almost believe that they're weird
Original Lyrics: That I almost believe that they're real
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1990s | |
95 South's, "Whoot, There It Is"
Misheard Lyrics: Looky here, looky here, looky here.
Uh, boy looky here. Original Lyrics: Look a hitter, look a hitter, look a hitter.
Uh, boy look a hitter. |
Big Mountain's, "Baby, I Love Your Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, baby, I love L.A.
Original Lyrics: Ooh, baby, I love your way
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Dark Funeral's, "My Dark Desires"
Misheard Lyrics: Break the nation and pull my shoe.
Original Lyrics: Bring damnation upon my soul.
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Geri Halliwell's, "Bag It Up "
Misheard Lyrics: Just a bad day's of all the sixth sense
Original Lyrics: Just a bad case of opposite sex
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Geri Halliwell's, "Bag It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a bad taste of all the sixth sense
Original Lyrics: Just a bad case of opposite sex
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m a loser, and a fighter, I’m a skater, and a leader
Original Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
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Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics: Gnashed teeth in misery at lady's breast.
Original Lyrics: Gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breast.
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2000s | |
Alana Grace's, "Black Roses Red"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm feeling like I'm living on meds
Original Lyrics: I feeling like I'll blame it on love
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My Chemical Romance's, "Our Lady of Sorrows"
Misheard Lyrics: Fight me for an apple!
Original Lyrics: Fight me for an apparition!
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My Chemical Romance's, "The Jetset Life Is Gonna Kill You"
Misheard Lyrics: Lost in the prescription cheese.
Got something else in mind. Original Lyrics: Lost in the prescription.
She's got something else in mind. |
Panic! At the Disco's, "High Hopes"
Misheard Lyrics: I always had high high hopes for Eleven
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I always had high high hopes for a livin'
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Pet Shop Boys', "I'm with Stupid"
Misheard Lyrics: You flew up all the way like a hot cheese in the dark
Original Lyrics: You flew up all the way like a hawk chasing a dove
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System of a Down's, "Violent Pornography"
Misheard Lyrics: Chubby chicks and sodomy
Original Lyrics: Choking chicks in sodomy
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Uncle Kracker ft. Dobie Gray's, "Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me the people yes and free my soul
I wanna get along with the rock and roll and drift away Original Lyrics: Give me the beat boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away. |
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2010s | |
Colbie Caillat's, "Brighter Than the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Shining Hollywood
Original Lyrics: Shining how we want
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Fall Out Boy's, "Champion"
Misheard Lyrics: Fucking life those hands C; or C; fucking lift your hands
Original Lyrics: If I can live through this
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Jonas Blue's, "Dusk Till Dawn"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna ri-ri-ri-ri-ride to Ipoh
Original Lyrics: We're gonna ri-ri-ri-ri-rise till we fall
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Katy Perry's, "Dark Horse"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you ready for, ready for
A puppet stoon, puppet stoon Original Lyrics: Are you ready for, ready for
A perfect storm, perfect storm |
Maroon 5's, "What Lovers Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh, I'm takin' s..t for you
Original Lyrics: Ooh ooh ooh ooh been wishin' for you
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My Chemical Romance's, "Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd rather go to hell Than be in purgatory Cut my hair Gag and bore me Pull his pants Let this world explode
Original Lyrics: I'd rather go to hellThan be in purgatoryCut my hairGag and bore mePull this pinLet this world explode
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Taylor Swift's, "Delicate"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen for the best
My reputation's never been worse so You must like me for me Original Lyrics: This ain't for the best
My reputation's never been worse so You must like me for me |
Twenty One Pilots', "Chlorine"
Misheard Lyrics: Sipping on strained chlorine
Original Lyrics: Sipping on straight chlorine
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