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.
1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Jive Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Leavin' me lookin' like a dump truck too
Original Lyrics: Leavin' me lookin' like a dumbstruck fool
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Black Sabbath's, "Paranoid"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you help me? Are you for my brain?
Original Lyrics: Won't you help me occupy my brain?
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Eloy's, "Between the Times"
Misheard Lyrics: I try to embrace the sun
She suddenly hurts me, Jeanne Your lightning bolt it twinkles in front What do you know, my sun? Between the times The tempting waves were carried by a couple o' horses I fear the times When burning wounds are set by radiant forces I'm blinded by my pain She suddenly hurts again Your ice contraps a frame What do you know, my pain? Original Lyrics: I'll try to embrace the sun
See sunbeam - hair see Jeanne Your lightly body twinkles in fun What do you know? My sun!? Between the times The tempting bells were carried by eight purple horses I fear the times Surviving rules were set by really unknown forces I'm blinded by my pain See sunbeam - hair again Your eyes, cold drops of rain What do you know? My pain!? |
Eloy's, "Incarnation of LOGOS"
Misheard Lyrics: The primary goal of creation is accomplished
Original Lyrics: Primary procreation is accomplished
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Stevie Wonder's, "As"
Misheard Lyrics: Know through all your joint pain
Original Lyrics: Know through all your joy and pain
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The Bee Gees', "Jive Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics: You're just a jive honkey,
Tellin' me lies Original Lyrics: Jive Talkin'
You're telling me lies |
1980s | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: Prima donna
Original Lyrics: Feed the world
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David Bowie's, "Let's Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Sway through the crowd to a little tech spice
Original Lyrics: Sway through the crowd to an empty space
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Heart's, "These Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: And all I remember
Are the dreams and the myths Original Lyrics: But all I remember
Are the dreams in the mist |
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Roxette's, "Dangerous"
Misheard Lyrics: the guys of a lower Hitler beat
Original Lyrics: The eyes of a lover that hit like heat
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I cleaned the drains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Wham!'s, "Edge of Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: I would lock you up like a kidnapped bear
Who's screaming to be set free Original Lyrics: I would lock you up but I could not bear
To hear you screaming to be set free |
1990s | |
Cornershop's, "Brimful Of Asha"
Misheard Lyrics: Graham pulled a lasher on the 45.
Original Lyrics: Brimful of asha on the 45.
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DJ Luck And MC Neat's, "With a Little Bit of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Aluminium instance zone
Original Lyrics: Hollerin' the rinsin' sound.
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Deep Blue Something's, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Misheard Lyrics: Memphis, the one thing we got
Original Lyrics: Well, that's the one thing we got
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Dream Theater's, "Beyond This Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Headline: “Murder, Young Girl Killed. Desperate shooting that echos still. Dreadful ending, killer died. Ever, deadly suicide.”
Original Lyrics: Headline: “Murder, Young Girl Killed. Desperate shooting at Echo’s Hill. Dreadful ending, killer died. Evidently suicide.”
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Everything But The Girl's, "Missing"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a desert hysterectomy
Original Lyrics: Like the deserts miss the rain
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New Kids on the Block's, "Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: See the girls with the girls in the band
Original Lyrics: See the girls with the curls in their hair
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REM's, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Calling Frau Bakerer
Original Lyrics: Call me when you wake her up.
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2000s | |
30 Seconds To Mars', "This is War"
Misheard Lyrics: To the soldier, the civilian, the martyr, the victim
Original Lyrics: To the soldier, the superior, the martyr, the victim
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Coldplay's, "Viva la Vida"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear Charizard when bells are ringing
No man covered Rayquaza singing Original Lyrics: I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Calvary choirs are singing |
Jimmy Eat World's, "Bleed American"
Misheard Lyrics: Salt sweat sugar on the ass balls.
Original Lyrics: Salt sweat sugar on the asphalt.
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Jordan Pruitt's, "Simple Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Lemon and half when the car broke down
Original Lyrics: Laughing it off when the car broke down
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Fu-Fu-Fu Fucker Face, Fu-Fu Fucker Face
Original Lyrics: P-p-p-poker face
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MCR's, "I'm Not Okay"
Misheard Lyrics: Well if you wanted honest tea that's all you had to say
Original Lyrics: Well if you wanted honesty that's all you had to say
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Sum 41's, "In Too Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm trying to keep,
All the blood in my head instead of going under Original Lyrics: And I'm trying to keep,
Up above in my head, instead of going under |
Trivium's, "Suffocating Sight"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like the inbreds above that made you
They’ll surely destroy you Original Lyrics: Just like the embrace of arms that made you
They’ll surely destroy you |
Within Temptation's, "Deceiver of Fools"
Misheard Lyrics: He feeds on fear
He feeds on pain He rules again With all he gained He will guide their fate again Original Lyrics: He feeds on fear
He feeds on hate He rules again With growing hate He will gain their faith again |
2010s | |
Caelan Mason's, "Don't Even Try"
Misheard Lyrics: The old computer is never used, It's only ever getting new shoes
Original Lyrics: The old computer is never used, It's only ever getting confused
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Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance on my balls, cat f***ing a handbag, yours only yours, were a one man dance band, it’s no lie, Lisa in in the crowd said look Harry had a vaginal malfunction!
Original Lyrics: Dansa med oss Klappa era hnder Gr som vi gr Ta ngra steg t vnster Lyssna och lr Missa inte chansen Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
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Jonas Brothers', "Only Human"
Misheard Lyrics: Drunk to the ladies room.
Original Lyrics: Drunk to an 80s groove.
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Jordan Pruitt's, "Simple Things"
Misheard Lyrics: The teacher got you left behind
Original Lyrics: The T-shirt that you left behind
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Lizzo's, "Juice"
Misheard Lyrics: It ain't my fault that I'm out here makin' nudes
Original Lyrics: It ain't my fault that I'm out here makin' news
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Rachel Chinouriri's, "Adrenaline"
Misheard Lyrics: Not some foreign uncle
Original Lyrics: No time for an encore
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Rihanna's, "We Found Love"
Misheard Lyrics: We found love when our home displays
Original Lyrics: We found love in a hopeless place
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Selena Gomez's, "Love You Like A Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you like a lump sum baby
Original Lyrics: I love you like a love song baby
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country | |
The Band Perry's, "If I Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics: There's an old heeman tale says you'll love me forever
Original Lyrics: There's a boy here in town says he'll love me forever
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xmas | |
Bing Crosby's, "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: And mom and dad can hardly wait
For Scooby-Doo again Original Lyrics: And mom and dad can hardly wait
For school to start again |
Bing Crosby's, "White Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: With every Christmas card I like
Original Lyrics: With every Christmas card I write
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono's, "Happy Xmas (War is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: Forest cover
Original Lyrics: War is over
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Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics: They know that samples are on its way
Original Lyrics: They know that Santa's on his way
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Paul McCartney's, "Wonderful Christmastime"
Misheard Lyrics: A pile of children sing their song
Original Lyrics: The choir of children sing their song
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The Beach Boys', "Little Saint Nick"
Misheard Lyrics: Roll-up reindeer
Original Lyrics: Run, run reindeer
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Thurl Ravenscroft's, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Misheard Lyrics: You nearly ate me, Mr Grinch
Original Lyrics: You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra's, "Christmas Canon"
Misheard Lyrics: Arista
Original Lyrics: On this night
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