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 | |
Barry McGuire's, "Eve of Destruction"
Misheard Lyrics: There’ll be no one to say “Will the world integrate?”
Original Lyrics: There’ll be no one to save with the world in a grave
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Mamas and the Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Condoleezza Brown and the skies are grey
Original Lyrics: All the leaves are brown and the skies are grey
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The Beach Boys', "Don’t Worry Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody’s baby
Original Lyrics: Don’t worry baby
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1970s | |
Barry White's, "Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
Misheard Lyrics: Ice cream your name
Original Lyrics: I scream your name
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Billy Joel's, "Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll give you, one-hit wonder,
You sure did put on a show Original Lyrics: I'll give you one hint, honey
You sure did put on a show |
Billy Joel's, "Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: You had to have the front page pulled tight
Original Lyrics: You had to have the front page, bold type
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Billy Joel's, "Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: You had to have the last word, last night
To know what everything's about Original Lyrics: You had to have the last word, last night
You know what everything's about |
Bobby Bloom's, "Montego Bay"
Misheard Lyrics: It's all on the rat side in Montego Bay
Original Lyrics: It's all on the right side in Montego Bay
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Bread's, "It Don't Matter to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: There will always be an extra room
Waiting for you. Original Lyrics: There will always be an empty room
Waiting for you. |
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Those gifts went fast as lightning
Original Lyrics: Those cats were fast as lightning
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "Sundown"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody better take care
Original Lyrics: Sundown, you better take care
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Little River Band's, "Reminiscing"
Misheard Lyrics: And the politics
Original Lyrics: And the porter tunes
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Peter Frampton's, "Do You Feel Like We Do?"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to f*** you
Original Lyrics: I want to THANK you.
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Slade's, "Cum On Feel the Noize"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on Cheerios
Original Lyrics: Cum on feel the noize
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Stevie Wonder's, "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: You are the Samsung of my life
Original Lyrics: You are the sunshine of my life
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The Doobie Brothers', "It Keeps You Runnin’"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see a Hardee’s
or I can see an Arby’s Original Lyrics: I can feel your heartbeat
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The O'Jays', "Back Stabbers"
Misheard Lyrics: Make love to my house again and again and again and again, yeah
Original Lyrics: They come to my house again and again and again and again, yeah
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The Temptations', "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Some will be buried
Original Lyrics: Some will be married
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1980s | |
Commercial's, "L'eggs"
Misheard Lyrics: No one eats a meal of ham and eggs
or Nothing beats a great deviled egg Original Lyrics: Nothing beats a great pair of L'eggs
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Irene Cara's, "Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: December, December, December
Original Lyrics: Remember, remember, remember
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Jam's, "Going Underground"
Misheard Lyrics: Spraying sheep from my TV screen
Original Lyrics: Braying sheep on my TV screen.
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Juice Newton's, "Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t spend a little bit all on me
or Don’t spill a little bit on the table Original Lyrics: Love’s been a little bit hard on me
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Loverboy's, "Working for the Weekend"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's workin' for the Wiccan
Original Lyrics: Everybody's working for the weekend
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Stephen Bishop's, "It Might Be You"
Misheard Lyrics: It might be new
Original Lyrics: It might be you
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Technotronic's, "Pump Up the Jam"
Misheard Lyrics: Idyllwild a place to stay...
Wipe your feet off stupid Original Lyrics: I don't want a place to stay...
While you feet are stompin' |
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The Stranglers', "Golden Brown"
Misheard Lyrics: Lays me down with my munchie runs.
Original Lyrics: Lays me down with my mind she runs.
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Whitney Houston's, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Where's the frozen ice cream?
Original Lyrics: Where do broken hearts go?
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1990s | |
4 Non-Blondes', "Heyayayaya"
Misheard Lyrics: Scrape the top of my lungs
Original Lyrics: Scream the top of my lungs
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Elton John's, "Candle in the Wind 1997"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodbye eagle's nose
Original Lyrics: Goodbye England's Rose
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Movie Scripts', "Addams Family Values"
Misheard Lyrics: My husband was on Animal House
Original Lyrics: My husband was in that house
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Movie Scripts', "The Addams Family (1991)"
Misheard Lyrics: And do you pester?
Original Lyrics: And dear Fester
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Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll take all the blame
I was conceived from shame. Some run free as a bird, choking on the ashes of her enemy. Original Lyrics: I'll take all the blame
Aqua seafoam shame Sunburn with freezer burn Choking on the ashes of her enemy |
Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: I's (was) conceived from shame.
Some run free as a bird, choking on the ashes of her enemy. Original Lyrics: Aqua seafoam shame
Sunburn, freezer burn Choking on the ashes of her enemy |
Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: I's conceived from shame.
Original Lyrics: Aqua seafoam shame.
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No Doubt's, "Spiderwebs"
Misheard Lyrics: And it’s all your fault
I scream like Bone Thugs No ma hookah I am gonna scream like Bone Thugs Original Lyrics: And it's all your fault
I screen my phone calls No matter who calls I gotta screen my phone calls. |
No Doubt's, "Spiderwebs"
Misheard Lyrics: Stoking up my water gun
I’m walking into spiderwebs Original Lyrics: Sorry I'm not home right now,
I'm walking into spider webs |
R.E.M.'s, "Nightswimming"
Misheard Lyrics: I forgot my shell out
Original Lyrics: I forgot my shirt out
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Robbie Williams', "Millennium"
Misheard Lyrics: Give it up for lambs
Original Lyrics: Give it up for Lent
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Soundgarden's, "Black Hole Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Black hole sun, of Chicago
Original Lyrics: Black hole sun, won't you come?
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Stephen Bishop's, "You Can Do Anything"
Misheard Lyrics: Even when you're out of blood
Original Lyrics: Even when you're out of luck
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2000s | |
Kt Tunstall's, "Suddenly I See"
Misheard Lyrics: She holds you captivated with her pout
Original Lyrics: She holds you captivated in her palm
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O-Zone's, "Dragostea Din Tei"
Misheard Lyrics: My heel, my hoof
Original Lyrics: Ma-I-Ya hi, ma-I-ya hu
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The Ataris', "The Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: Mayberry’s on, baby
Original Lyrics: Wayfarers on, baby
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2010s | |
Imagine Dragons', "Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Send a prayer to the worms up above
Original Lyrics: Send a prayer to the ones up above
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Blow my d***, I fire my gun
We all need paper townol to clean up Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
All we need is somebody to lean on |
Marianas Trench's, "Cross My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: My bag is ripped and worn, but I've been sodomized.
Original Lyrics: My bag is ripped and worn, but then again that's all I.
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