Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for July 31, 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.
1960s | |
5th Dimension's, "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In"
Misheard Lyrics: Gwa. gwa, gweria, gwa, gwa gweria, gweria
Original Lyrics: Age of Aquarius, Age of Aquarius, Aquarius
|
Commercial's, "Let's All Go to the Lobby"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's all go to Hobby Lobby
Original Lyrics: Let's all go to the lobby
|
The Charlie Daniels Band's, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: He was watching Let's Make a Deal
Original Lyrics: He was willing to make a deal
|
|
1970s | |
10cc's, "The Things We Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're feeling like a part of you is Dian
Original Lyrics: When you're feeling like a part of you is dying
|
Atlanta Rhythm Section's, "So Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: I am so into you, I can't get another nut
Original Lyrics: I am so into you
I can't get to nothing else |
Bob Seger's, "Night Moves"
Misheard Lyrics: Working on the 9th floor
Original Lyrics: Working on her night moves
|
Chic's, "Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Pizza for good times
Original Lyrics: These are the good times
|
Doobie Brothers', "Black Water"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna meet someone in Dixieland,
Pretty mama, come and take me by the hand Original Lyrics: I'd like to hear some funky Dixieland,
Pretty mama, come and take me by the hand |
|
KC and the Sunshine Band's, "Get Down Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Girltown, girltown, get down tonight
Original Lyrics: Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight
|
Paper Lace's, "The Night Chicago Died"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight Chicago time
Original Lyrics: the night Chicago died
|
Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: The Algebra has a metal for a sidecar, me, oh me!
Original Lyrics: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me.
|
Raydio's, "You Can't Change That"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the only one I love, the jick jick jack
Original Lyrics: You're the only one I love and you can't change that
|
Village People's, "In the Navy"
Misheard Lyrics: They want you and the Looney Tunes
Original Lyrics: They want you as a new recruit
|
|
1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell her all your grizzlies
Original Lyrics: Tell her all your crazy dreams
|
|
Blondie's, "Rifle Range"
Misheard Lyrics: The state of a fun run
Original Lyrics: The scent of a bone
|
|
Cyndi Lauper's, "She Bop"
Misheard Lyrics: Sheba, Heba and Reba
Original Lyrics: She bop he bop a we bop
|
Katrina and the Waves', "Walking on Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: A boner feels good
Original Lyrics: And don't it feel good?
|
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Jesus ironed the wine
Original Lyrics: She says I am the one
|
|
Mr. Mister's, "Broken Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: That you haven't the flesh and blood that makes you whole
Original Lyrics: That you're half of the flesh and blood that makes me whole.
|
|
Prince's, "When Doves Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe I'm just like my father to hold
Original Lyrics: Maybe I'm just like my father too bold
|
|
The Fixx's, "Saved by Zero"
Misheard Lyrics: Floating with danger
Original Lyrics: Loaded with danger
|
The Georgia Satellites', "Battleship Chains"
Misheard Lyrics: With Fifty foot chains and a two dollar hooker.
Original Lyrics: Fifty Foot chains and a two ton anchor.
|
Whitney Houston's, "So Emotional"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I shopping for orange juice?
Original Lyrics: Ain't it shocking what love can do?
|
|
1990s | |
Blondie's, "Rifle Range"
Misheard Lyrics: A harbor's down there
Original Lyrics: Her heart was down there
|
|
Bush's, "Everything Zen"
Misheard Lyrics: Trust you once my way
Original Lyrics: Try to see it once my way
|
Everything But the Girl's, "Missing"
Misheard Lyrics: I love Winnie the Pooh
My foot is in pain Original Lyrics: And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain |
Geto Boys', "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta"
Misheard Lyrics: Although I was born in Jamaica
Now I'm in the U.S. making dils Original Lyrics: Although I was born in Jamaica
Now I'm in the U.S. making deals |
Nirvana's, "The Man Who Sold the World"
Misheard Lyrics: I searched for farming land.
Original Lyrics: I searched for form and land.
|
Pretenders', "I'll Stand By You"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll never deserve you
Original Lyrics: And I'll never desert you
|
|
2000s | |
Nina Star featuring Jabba's, "Move Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics: Snow White!
Original Lyrics: Slow wind!
|
Outkast's, "Bombs Over Baghdad"
Misheard Lyrics: Power through stimulation through Bible
Original Lyrics: Power music, electric revival
|
2010s | |
Death Grips', "Hacker"
Misheard Lyrics: Make you wanna break to an Apple store
Original Lyrics: Make your water break in the Apple store
|
Kendrick Lamar's, "DNA"
Misheard Lyrics: I perform like this, transform like this,
With Yoshi, a new weapon Original Lyrics: I perform like this, transform like this
Was Yeshua’s new weapon |
Lizzo's, "Truth Hurts"
Misheard Lyrics: I just took a DNA test, turns out I'm 100% dead, bitch
... Fresh photos with the ball lightning Original Lyrics: I just took a DNA test, turns out I'm 100% that bitch
... Fresh photos with the bomb lighting |
Mark Ronson featuring Andrew Wyatt's, "Crack in the Pearl"
Misheard Lyrics: Dylex is north of Las Vegas
or Midas is north of Las Vegas or Nine and six north of Las Vegas Original Lyrics: Nine exits north of Las Vegas
|
Meghan Trainor's, "Lips Are Moving"
Misheard Lyrics: Say it now you know the word
Original Lyrics: Saying how I'm your number one
|
Meghan Trainor's, "Lips Are Movin"
Misheard Lyrics: I may be young, but I ain't Snoopy
Original Lyrics: I may be young, but I ain't stupid
|
Meghan Trainor's, "Lips Are Movin"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me do you think I'm down
Original Lyrics: Tell me do you think I'm dumb
|
Shawn Mendes', "If I Can't Have You"
Misheard Lyrics: Everything means nothing if f***'n have you
Original Lyrics: Everything means nothing if I can't have you
|
misc | |
Traditional's, "The Bear Went Over the Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics: The brothers sat on the mountain
Original Lyrics: The other side of the mountain
|
|