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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 | |
Elvis Presley's, "Viva Las Vegas"
Misheard Lyrics: People love Vegas!
Original Lyrics: Viva Las Vegas
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Glen Campbell's, "Wichita Lineman"
Misheard Lyrics: And if its nose that stretch down south won't ever stand the strain.
Original Lyrics: And if it snows that stretch down south.Won't ever stand the strain.
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Syndicats', "Crawdaddy Simone"
Misheard Lyrics: Crawl, daddy, some more
Original Lyrics: Crawdaddy Simone
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The Monkees', "Last Train to Clarksville"
Misheard Lyrics: Take the last trip to Costco
Original Lyrics: Take the last train to Clarksville
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics: Thirty thieves and a thunder Jeep
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
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Billy Joel's, "The Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: When I asked her for a reason
She refused to leave Bonanza Original Lyrics: When I pressed her for a reason
She refused to even answer |
Black Sabbath's, "Lord of this World"
Misheard Lyrics: Lord of this world, Evil possessor Lord of this world, He's your Professor now
Original Lyrics: Lord of this world, Evil possessor Lord of this world, He's your confessor now
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Carpenters', "Bless the Beasts and Children"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep kids safe
Original Lyrics: Keep them safe
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David Bowie's, "Ziggy Stardust"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a leather messiah
Original Lyrics: Like a leper messiah
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Dire Straits', "Money For Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: What’s that, Hawaiian ointment?
Original Lyrics: What's that? Hawaiian noises.
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Dr. Hook's, "A Little Bit More"
Misheard Lyrics: And I loved Fat Albert before
Original Lyrics: And I land flat out on the floor
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Eric Burdon And War's, "Spill the Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Spill the wine, take that bird.
Original Lyrics: Spill the wine, take that pearl.
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Rod Stewart's, "Twistin' the Night Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Twister's my favorite game
Original Lyrics: Twistin' the Night Away
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Steely Dan's, "Do it Again"
Misheard Lyrics: In the lamb of milk and honey
Original Lyrics: In the land of milk and honey
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1980s | |
Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Nighty night, giving me over, giving me over
Original Lyrics: Night, tonight
Gimme the other, gimme the other. |
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Boston's, "Amazed"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna make you buy some fries
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna take you by surprise
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Elton John's, "Passengers/Another Passenger"
Misheard Lyrics: Deny the passenger
or Denada passenger or Denother passenger Original Lyrics: Another passenger
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Elton John's, "Passengers/Another passenger"
Misheard Lyrics: There's anger in the silence, it's tattooed in your veins, you hear it in a blood bank and ride it on the streets...
Original Lyrics: There's anger in the silence, there's wheels upon the jail, a black train built of bones on a copper rail...
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The Monkees', "Theme From The Monkees"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, hey, we love monkeys
Original Lyrics: Hey, hey, we're the Monkees
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Vivien Vee's, "Give Me A Break"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be angry with me. No religion--let it be!
Original Lyrics: Don't be angry with me. Now relax and let it be!
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1990s | |
69 Boyz's, "Tootsee Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Cotton Candy's (cotton candy is) free to go, let me see you Tootsie Roll
Original Lyrics: Cotton candy, sweetie go!
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Bush's, "Everything Zen"
Misheard Lyrics: Wring your towel for the century
Original Lyrics: Raindogs howl for the century
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Jane's Addiction's, "Been Caught Stealing"
Misheard Lyrics: When I want something and I don't want to pray for rain
Original Lyrics: When I want something and I don't want to pay for it
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KLF's, "Justified And Ancient"
Misheard Lyrics: All bound for Moo Moo land
Original Lyrics: All bound for Mu Mu land
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Manic Street Preachers', "Motorcycle Emptiness"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm dying of loneliness
Original Lyrics: Under neon loneliness
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Michael Jackson's, "You are Not Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: You and I alone
Original Lyrics: You are Not Alone
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Phil Collins', "True Colors"
Misheard Lyrics: The shine is through
Original Lyrics: They're shining through
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Queen's, "I Was Born to Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: Osbourne to love you
Original Lyrics: I was born to love you
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Queen's, "I Was Born to Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: Ross Brawn to love you
Original Lyrics: I was born to love you
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Red Hot Chili Peppers 's, "Suck My Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Your mouth was made to SUCK MY D!CK
Original Lyrics: Your mouth was made to SUCK MY KISS
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't want to share the salami with you
Original Lyrics: With the birds I'll share this lonely view
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Shabba Ranks', "Mr. Loverman"
Misheard Lyrics: Chicken lover, know what's up tonight,
Chicken lover, gonna make you feel alright. Original Lyrics: Champion lover, no ease up tonight,
Champion lover, gonna make you feel alright, |
TLC's, "Waterfalls"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t go Jason Waterfalls
Original Lyrics: Don't go chasing waterfalls
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you used to. |
The Bucketheads', "The Bomb!"
Misheard Lyrics: Three times boogie took my mind
Original Lyrics: Street sounds swirling through my mind
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "27"
Misheard Lyrics: When being spanker of boys just feeds like a currrl.
Original Lyrics: When being anchored aboard just feels like a curse
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Fall Out Boy's, "Bang the Doldrums"
Misheard Lyrics: Happily eating laughter below the waste
Original Lyrics: Happily ever after below the waist.
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Fall Out Boy's, "I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy..."
Misheard Lyrics: Someone gold
No one knew Billy bald Long ways blue Original Lyrics: Someone old
No one new Feeling borrowed Always blue. |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We’re going down down
In an murkier crown And sugar were going down swimming I’ll be your number one with a bully A load of God’s cornflakes Cock in and pulling Original Lyrics: We're going down down in an earlier round
And sugar, we're going down swinging I'll be your number one with a bullet A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it |
KT Tunstall's, "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: With a pink black horse
Original Lyrics: With a big black horse
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Someone Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish nothing but the best for U2
Original Lyrics: I wish nothing but the best for you, too
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Coldplay's, "Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Pair a', pair a', pair a' dice
Original Lyrics: para, para, paradise
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Lizzo's, "Truth Hurts"
Misheard Lyrics: White men gray till the gotta be gray?
Original Lyrics: Why men great ‘til they gotta be great?
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Sara Bareilles', "Armor"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me cha-cha cha-cha cha harder
Original Lyrics: You make me try try try try try harder
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country | |
Lady Antebellum's, "Need You Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna leave you now
Original Lyrics: I just need you now
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Lonestar's, "Amazed"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe I'm amazed by you
Original Lyrics: Baby I'm amazed by you
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misc | |
Glenn Miller's, "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
Misheard Lyrics: Bend an ear and listen to my virgin
Original Lyrics: Bend an ear and listen to my version
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