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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 | |
Classics IV's, "Traces"
Misheard Lyrics: Silver nails of days together.
Original Lyrics: Souvenirs of days together
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Elvis Presley's, "Teddy Bear"
Misheard Lyrics: Muffalatta
Original Lyrics: Backing singers singing "Bap-a-da-da" '
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The Temptations', "Cloud Nine"
Misheard Lyrics: You know doggy-darn well it ain't no lie
It ain't even safe no more to walk the streets at night Original Lyrics: It's a dog eat dog world, and that ain't no lie
Listen, it ain't even safe no more to walk the streets at night |
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1970s | |
Boz Scaggs', "Lido Shuffle"
Misheard Lyrics: Next stop Chi-Town Lido put the mic down and let it roll
Original Lyrics: Next stop Chi town, Lido put the money down, let 'em roll
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Boz Scaggs', "Lido Shuffle"
Misheard Lyrics: Sayin “toe the line or walk”, and that was all she wrote.
Original Lyrics: Sayin' 'toe the line or blow it' and that was all she wrote.
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Charlie Daniels Band's, "The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: Granny does your dog bite, don't y'all know.
Original Lyrics: Granny, does your dog bite? No, child, no.
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Dusty Springfield's, "The Six Million Dollar Man"
Misheard Lyrics: A man dead or alive
or A man dead on arrival Original Lyrics: A man buried alive
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Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: I be finally decided my future lies, beyond the Optic Rod
Original Lyrics: Oh I've finally decided my future lies beyond The Yellow Brick Road
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Jackson 5's, "ABC"
Misheard Lyrics: Your education ain't complete
T-t-t-Tito's gonna shove you Shove you, shove you, How'd he get an egg? Original Lyrics: Your education ain't complete
T-t-t-teacher's gonna show you Show you, show you How to get an 'A'! |
Jefferson Airplane's, "Volunteers"
Misheard Lyrics: Chocolate elusion
Original Lyrics: Got a revolution
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Michael Martin Murphey's, "Wildfire"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna leave South Boston behind
Original Lyrics: Gonna leave sodbustin' behind.
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Ohio Players', "Love Rollercoaster"
Misheard Lyrics: Our love is like a roller coaster baby
Up to the sky.... Our love is like a roller coaster baby Up there so high Original Lyrics: Your love is like a roller coaster baby, baby
(Roller) coaster ride. |
Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)"
Misheard Lyrics: No dogs of hazard in the classroom
Original Lyrics: No dark sarcasms in the classroom
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The Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Shoo bee, doo be, do be, do bop- ahh
Original Lyrics: What you doin' on your back, aah?
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The O'Jays', "The Backstabbers"
Misheard Lyrics: Salad in your face
All the time want to take your place The backstabbers. Original Lyrics: They smile in your our face
All the time wasn't yo take your place The backstabbers. |
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1980s | |
Journey's, "Who's Crying Now"
Misheard Lyrics: One baboon’s cryin’ now
Original Lyrics: wonder who’s cryin’ now
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Michael Damian's, "Saved by the Bell"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not right
Original Lyrics: It's all right
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
Original Lyrics: I’ma say it one more time
I’m not gonna stop |
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: imma sane, imma saw, imma apple sauce
Original Lyrics: Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa
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Modern English's, "I Melt with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Never really knowing it was always Mission Lice
Original Lyrics: Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace.
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Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
Misheard Lyrics: We don't need an invitation
Original Lyrics: We don't need no education
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Men say we're crazy
Original Lyrics: Let 'em say we're crazy
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear it rains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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1990s | |
Bob the Builder's, "Mambo No. 5"
Misheard Lyrics: A little bit of Poncho mixed with Sam
Original Lyrics: A little bit of concrete mixed with sand
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Commercial's, "Be Cool About Fire Safety"
Misheard Lyrics: Be cool about Phire Dawson
Original Lyrics: Be cool about fire safety
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Corrosion of Conformity's, "Break the Circle"
Misheard Lyrics: When you drink prosecco, you have no right to live
Original Lyrics: When you break the circle, you have no right to live
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Freddie Mercury's, "In My Defence"
Misheard Lyrics: I've caught a dickweed
Original Lyrics: I'm caught in between
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Meat Loaf's, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
Misheard Lyrics: I know the telephony
Original Lyrics: I know the territory
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Nirvana's, "Lounge Act"
Misheard Lyrics: Truth- covered in nicotine
Actin like you smoke weed Original Lyrics: Truth- covered in security
I can't let you smother me |
OMC's, "How Bizarre"
Misheard Lyrics: Elephants and acrobats, Flying space monkey.
Original Lyrics: Elephants and acrobats, lions, snakes, monkey.
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Theme Song's, "Arthur"
Misheard Lyrics: And get along with the Arthur
Original Lyrics: And get along with each other
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Take off all your crappy clothes
Original Lyrics: Take off all your preppy clothes.
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Bob the Builder's, "Can We Fix It?"
Misheard Lyrics: Soon working busy
Original Lyrics: Scoop, Muck and Dizzy
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Bush's, "The Chemicals Between Us"
Misheard Lyrics: Carried calls between us, whatever lies between us died in this bay
Original Lyrics: Chemicals between us, walls that lie between us, lie in this bed
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Theme Song's, "Cyberchase"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll stick together - aww yeah!
Original Lyrics: We'll stick together all the time
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Theme Song's, "Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi"
Misheard Lyrics: Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi, go!
Original Lyrics: Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi show!
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Theme Song's, "The Koala Brothers"
Misheard Lyrics: Ko-ko-koala Brothers
Original Lyrics: Call the Koala Brothers
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2010s | |
Jonas Brothers', "Cool"
Misheard Lyrics: I should bottle my boobs
Original Lyrics: I should bottle my moves
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Bubkis, styrofoam
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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Theme Song's, "Adventure Time"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll go to merry Disneyland
Original Lyrics: We'll go to very distant lands
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Theme Song's, "The Thundermans"
Misheard Lyrics: Eleven's a double lie
Original Lyrics: Livin' a double life
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misc | |
Shirley Temple's, "Animal Crackers in My Soup"
Misheard Lyrics: Animal crackers in my suit.
Original Lyrics: Animal crackers in my soup.
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