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 | |
Cast Of 'Camelot''s, "If Ever I Would Leave You"
Misheard Lyrics: Your face with a lustre
That would scald to shame Original Lyrics: Your face with a lustre
That puts gold to shame. |
Elvis Presley's, "Memories"
Misheard Lyrics: Just between the pages of my mom
Original Lyrics: Just between the pages of my mind
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The Animals', "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
Misheard Lyrics: Everything baby
Original Lyrics: Everyday baby
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The Beach Boys', "Shut Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Two cool sharks standing side by side
Original Lyrics: Two cool shorts standing side by side
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The Dave Clark Five's, "You Got What it Takes"
Misheard Lyrics: Pretending
Original Lyrics: You send me
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The Monkees', "Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Here comes sneaky Gene
Oh, why can't he sing? Original Lyrics: Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean? |
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The Rolling Stones', "19th Nervous Breakdown"
Misheard Lyrics: I drive so hard
Original Lyrics: I tried so hard
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1970s | |
America's, "I Need You"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes, I'm starving on again
Original Lyrics: Yes, I'll start it all again
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Bee Gees', "Too Much Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is such a beautiful feeling
Original Lyrics: Loving's such a beautiful thing
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Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds', "Don't Pull Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: But I'll never use a girl if I don't have you
Original Lyrics: But I'll never use it girl, if I don't have you
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Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's, "The Closer I Get to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love has packed for me
Original Lyrics: Your love has captured me
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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles', "The Tracks of My Tears"
Misheard Lyrics: You see my snail
Original Lyrics: You see my smile
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The Stylistics', "You are Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: And everything is used
Original Lyrics: And everything is you
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The Who's, "Bargain"
Misheard Lyrics: I called you to borrow
Original Lyrics: I'd call that a bargain
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UFO's, "Shoot Shoot"
Misheard Lyrics: And $2.45 would do the trick and pay the bills
Original Lyrics: And two 45's would do the trick and pay the bills
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Thunderstruck"
Misheard Lyrics: I was caught
In the middle of a rock-n-roll attack (thunder) Original Lyrics: I was caught
In the middle of a railroad track (thunder) |
AC/DC's, "Thunderstruck"
Misheard Lyrics: We're from Texas, yeah Texas, and we have some fun
Original Lyrics: Went through the Texas, yeah Texas, and we had some fun
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Karyn White's, "The Way You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I know, know, know
Original Lyrics: I love, love, love
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Lionel Richie's, "All night long"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh nine oh, oh nine, oh nine . . , oh nine. Oh nine oh.
Original Lyrics: All night long (chorus, all night, all night) all night long.
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Lionel Richie's, "Running with the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: We were Romans
Original Lyrics: We were running
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Neneh Cherry's, "Buffalo Stance"
Misheard Lyrics: Swiss Miss that I'm thinking of
Original Lyrics: Sweetness that I'm thinking of
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Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: In a West End town, the d*** world
Original Lyrics: In a West End town, a dead end world
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The Georgia Satellites', "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't put my law on the shelf
Original Lyrics: Don't put my love on the shelf
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1990s | |
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want to comb my hair
Original Lyrics: I don't want to close my eyes
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Bon Jovi's, "Something For The Pain"
Misheard Lyrics: But I almost lost my face when I hit reality
Original Lyrics: But I almost lost my faith when I hit reality
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EMF's, "I Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I don't matter
I take sick leave to talk with you. Original Lyrics: Sometimes I don`t mind at all
Particularly the times with you |
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House of Pain's, "Jump Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I got more lyrics than a bottle's got songs.
Original Lyrics: I got more rhymes than the Bible's got Psalms.
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Mr. Big's, "To Be With You"
Misheard Lyrics: Deep inside our homes you'll feel it too
Original Lyrics: Deep inside I hope you'll feel it too
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Natalie Cole's, "Wild Women Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on and wild whip it baby
Original Lyrics: Come on and wild with me baby
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: I ate the sharpest tool in the sh**
Original Lyrics: I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.
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Take That's, "Could It Be Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby I want you to come, come, come and sue my arse.
Original Lyrics: Baby I want you, come, come, come into my arms
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The Pharcyde's, "She Keeps On Passing Me By"
Misheard Lyrics: Simply the best, Levis
Original Lyrics: She keeps on passing me by.
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U2's, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in the King-of-Kong
Original Lyrics: I believe in the Kingdom come
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Usher's, "Nice and Slow"
Misheard Lyrics: See, I've been waiting for this solo
Original Lyrics: See, I've been waiting for this so long
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2000s | |
Chingy's, "Pullin' Me Back"
Misheard Lyrics: To roll your bluff
Original Lyrics: The road gets rough
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Circa Survive's, "Living Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Distress call code-word is 'I'm on a limb'
Original Lyrics: Distress call code-word is 'I wanna live'
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Dr. John's, "Like Curious George!"
Misheard Lyrics: And that's shooby whoa
Your dad will be Beau Original Lyrics: There's more to explore, when you open the door.
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Maroon 5's, "She Will Be Loved"
Misheard Lyrics: Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay alive Original Lyrics: Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile |
Missy Elliott's, "Pass That Dutch"
Misheard Lyrics: Misdemeanor on the floor
Original Lyrics: Misdemeanor on the flow
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2010s | |
OneRepublic's, "Counting Stars"
Misheard Lyrics: Take that body, watch it burn
Original Lyrics: Make that money, watch it burn
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country | |
Jamie O'Neal's, "When I Think About Angels"
Misheard Lyrics: Kisses remind me of the feel of butterflies
Original Lyrics: Kisses remind me of a field of butterflies
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Khalid's, "Right Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Tom Brady, Tom Brady
Tom Brady, Tom Brady (bring it back to me, yeah) Tom Brady, Tom Brady (na) Tom Brady, Tom Brady (bring it back to me) Tom Brady, Tom Brady Original Lyrics: So bring it, so bring it
So bring it, so bring it (bring it back to me, yeah) So bring it, so bring it (na) So bring it, so bring it (bring it back to me) So bring it, so bring it |
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