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Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for October 7, 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 | |
Beach Boys', "Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: I talked your folks out of making you cut off your head.
Original Lyrics: I talked your folks out of making you cut all your hair.
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Moody Blues', "Peak Hour"
Misheard Lyrics: Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!
Original Lyrics: Peak Hour! Peak Hour!
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The Lovin' Spoonful's, "Do You Believe In Magic?"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you believe it’s my dick in a young girl’s art.
Original Lyrics: Do you believe in magic in a young girl’s heart.
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The Mamas and the Papas', "Monday, Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: Ramen, Ramen
Original Lyrics: Monday, Monday
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The Youngbloods', "Get Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, fecal matter
Original Lyrics: Come on, people now
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1970s | |
Alicia Bridges', "I Love the Nightlife"
Misheard Lyrics: Act Short (Act Shawt)
Original Lyrics: Action
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Bob Seger's, "Night Moves"
Misheard Lyrics: Working on some awkward Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Original Lyrics: Working on some awkward teenage news
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Doobie Brothers', "Listen to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Houston! Boston! Hackensack! And I got to let them pass
Original Lyrics: List'nin' for the happy sounds, and I got to let them pass
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Lou Reed's, "Lady Day"
Misheard Lyrics: She had to go insane, it had to be that way
Original Lyrics: She had to go in and sing, it had to be that way
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Michael Martin Murphey's, "Wildfire"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna leave some buyin' behind
Original Lyrics: We're gonna leave sodbustin' behind
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Olivia Newton-John's, "A Little More Love"
Misheard Lyrics: And it gets me going
Original Lyrics: And it gets me nowhere
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Steely Dan's, "Reelin’ in the Years"
Misheard Lyrics: You can say you were a genius when you were having tea
Original Lyrics: You can say you were a genius since you were 17
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The Allman Brothers Band's, "Ramblin' Man"
Misheard Lyrics: And I was going in the bad seed of a red eye bust
Original Lyrics: And I was going in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
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1980s | |
Alice Cooper's, "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna kiss you but your lips are venom, Ms. Poison
Original Lyrics: I wanna kiss you but your lips are venomous poison
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Carly Simon's, "Let the River Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Coming to defile your sons and daughters.
Original Lyrics: Coming through the fog your sons and daughters.
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Four Tops', "When She Was My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: She's gone! The Big Red Girl is gone!
Original Lyrics: She's gone, the big legged girl is gone
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Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: She says I have no physical attraction
Original Lyrics: She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah!
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Huey Lewis And The News', "Stuck With You"
Misheard Lyrics: We are bound by Alderaan.
Original Lyrics: We are bound by all the rest.
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Men Without Hats', "The Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: And surprise 'em with a bitchy guy
Original Lyrics: And surprise 'em with a victory cry
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Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: Steam wafts verily down the streak
The bean pole way down low. Ain't no sound, but the sound of the fleet, It seems guns ready to glow. Original Lyrics: Steve walks warily down the street
With the brim pulled way down low. Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet Machine guns ready to go |
Teena Marie's, "Lovergirl"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I got a 5 on you
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I got a vibe on you
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The Buzzcocks', "Noise Annoys"
Misheard Lyrics: Bitchy Girls, Bitchy Boys
Original Lyrics: Pretty Girls, Pretty Boys
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The Cars', "You Are the Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: You oughta go, in my trees.
Original Lyrics: You are the girl, in my dreams.
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The Pointer Sisters', "He's So Shy"
Misheard Lyrics: That sweet litter box that caught my eye
Original Lyrics: That sweet little boy who caught my eye
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Tom Petty's, "I Won't Back Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Know I stand my ground.
Wall be turned around. Original Lyrics: No, I'll stand my ground.
Won't be turned around. |
1990s | |
Elliott Smith's, "Clementine"
Misheard Lyrics: Strange what you can tell by the sound of the cars.
Original Lyrics: Street's wet, you can tell by the sound of the cars.
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Killing Joke's, "Millennium"
Misheard Lyrics: Amun unto Beijing for a small mint
Original Lyrics: All my life I’ve been waiting for this moment
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LeAnn Rimes', "How Do I Live?"
Misheard Lyrics: How Dubai ever, ever survived
Original Lyrics: How do I ever, ever survive?
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Mariah Carey's, "Always Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: And we're liberal
Original Lyrics: And we'll linger on
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Movie Scripts', "There's Something About Mary"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you having a problem?
Original Lyrics: Are you going to the prom?
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Selena's, "Dreaming of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Wonder if you ever see me in the...
Original Lyrics: Wonder if you ever see me, and I...
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The Foundations', "Build Me Up Buttercup"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be over again
Original Lyrics: I'll be over at 10:00
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Tina Turner's, "I Don't Wanna Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: Could it be the baby?
Original Lyrics: Could it be that maybe?
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2000s | |
Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland's, "Dilemma"
Misheard Lyrics: Even when I lick my booty
Original Lyrics: Even when I’m with my boo
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: Never had bad feet, never had a dead sheep
Original Lyrics: You're gonna wish you never had met me.
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Aloe Blacc's, "Brooklyn in the Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel like pooping in the sunroof
Original Lyrics: You feel like Brooklyn in the summer
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Carly Rae Jepsen's, "Run Away with Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, tape me to the ceiling
Original Lyrics: Baby, take me to the feeling
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Johnny Utah's, "Honeypie"
Misheard Lyrics: Horny pie
Original Lyrics: Honeypie
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Movie Scripts', "The Peanuts Movie"
Misheard Lyrics: You're broadway!
or You blackhead! Original Lyrics: You blockhead!
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Sleep in heavenly peep, sleep in heavenly peep
Original Lyrics: Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace
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