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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 | |
Mel and Tim's, "Backfield in Motion"
Misheard Lyrics: Settle down, I was too blind to see
Original Lyrics: Second down, I was too blind to see
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Peter, Paul, and Mary's, "This Train"
Misheard Lyrics: No half-ton women, no cigar smokers
Original Lyrics: No high-tone women, no cigar smokers
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Strawberry Alarm Clock's, "Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics: Together we can make it Pooh
Original Lyrics: Together we can make it through
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1970s | |
Boney M.'s, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: But to Moscow cheeks it was such a lovely deal
Original Lyrics: But to Moscow chicks he was such a lovely dear
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Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Back to the town called Allenwood
Original Lyrics: Back to the howling old owl in the woods
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Les Humphries Singers', "Old Man Moses"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I believe, oh yeah, what Old Man Moses said
Original Lyrics: Well I believe, oh yeah, that Old Man Mose is dead
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Neil Diamond's, "If You Know What I Mean"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheers to the times we used to know
Original Lyrics: Here's to the times we used to know
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Steve Miller Band's, "The Joker"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a midnight toga.
Original Lyrics: I'm a midnight toker.
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The Guess Who's, "No Time"
Misheard Lyrics: No time, not for you
Original Lyrics: No time left for you
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1980s | |
Bauhaus', "In The Flat Field"
Misheard Lyrics: Love me passiously all night
Original Lyrics: Let me catch this slit of light
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Bauhaus', "The Passion of Lovers"
Misheard Lyrics: (unintelligible) tit for tat
Original Lyrics: The passion of lovers is for death
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Berlin's, "Take My Breath Away"
Misheard Lyrics: On this sandwich ocean
Finally lovers love to shave Original Lyrics: On this endless ocean
Finally lovers know no shame |
Chicago's, "Hard Habit to Break"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a hard apple to break
Original Lyrics: You're a hard habit to break
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Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey ya, hey ya
Original Lyrics: Hey now, hey now
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Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Take off, take off
Original Lyrics: They come, they come
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Curiosity Killed The Cat's, "Down To Earth"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't wanna be myself
Original Lyrics: Don't wanna be misled
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Eddie Money's, "Take Me Home Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like reticent
Original Lyrics: Just like Ronnie said
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Erasure's, "Drama"
Misheard Lyrics: We all have the ability of freedom scratching
Original Lyrics: We all have the ability, our freedom is fragile
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Erasure's, "Drama"
Misheard Lyrics: We all laugh when we cry, don't we?
We all bleed when we smile Original Lyrics: We all laugh and we cry, don't we?
We all bleed and we smile |
Genesis', "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Polite, polite, polite
Original Lyrics: Tonight, tonight, tonight
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Men at Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics: You never run, you never take cover
Original Lyrics: You better run, you better take cover
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Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
Misheard Lyrics: Kyria lays upon the road that I must travel
Original Lyrics: Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel.
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Prince's, "Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't have to be kitsch
Original Lyrics: You don't have to be rich
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Quiet Riot's, "Cum On Feel the Noize"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a needle threader
Original Lyrics: I'm a mean go getter
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Ratt's, "Round And Round"
Misheard Lyrics: Dining car bells, abused the cells.
Original Lyrics: Tightened our belts, abused ourselves.
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Run-D.M.C.'s, "Jam Master Jammin'"
Misheard Lyrics: The three of us are here, so have no fear,
De-pah-nit-dee-dee-pah, de-pah-nit-dit-dit clear. Original Lyrics: The creed is to hear, so have no fear,
Definition defined, the position is clear. |
Samantha Fox's, "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
Misheard Lyrics: This isn't right
Original Lyrics: This is the night
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The Escape Club's, "Wild, Wild West"
Misheard Lyrics: Living in the rabies
Original Lyrics: Living in the 80s
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The Icical Workers', "Whisper to a Scream"
Misheard Lyrics: Sacrifices for the Uni Bomber
Original Lyrics: Sacrifices for the New Nirvana
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Trio's, "Da Da Da"
Misheard Lyrics: It's your picnic, it's my picnic
Original Lyrics: Ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht
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1990s | |
4 Non-Blondes', "What's Up?"
Misheard Lyrics: I pray for Saint Galday for revolution
Original Lyrics: I pray every single day for a revolution.
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Captain Hollywood Project's, "More and More"
Misheard Lyrics: Foreign moron war
Original Lyrics: More and more and more
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Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: If you walk me like this
Original Lyrics: If you want me like this
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Dina Carroll's, "Don't Be a Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't understand the way I feel, I wanna feel so right
Original Lyrics: I don't understand the way I feel although it feels so right
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Doobie Brothers', "Blackwater"
Misheard Lyrics: Black water keeps rollin' as fast as the Seine
Original Lyrics: Black water keeps rollin' on past just the same
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Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart's, "Visions of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Ahh, visions of you --- LSD
Original Lyrics: I love visions of you endlessly
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Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart's, "Visions of You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not numbed out anymore
No longer feel the healing pain Original Lyrics: I'm not numbed out anymore
No longer filled with hate and pain |
Oasis', "Don't Look Back in Anger"
Misheard Lyrics: A sole pelican waits
Original Lyrics: And so Sally can wait
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Savage Garden's, "The Animal Song"
Misheard Lyrics: And television freak show cops and rubbers everywhere.
Original Lyrics: And television freak show cops and robbers everywhere
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Sting's, "The Soul Cages"
Misheard Lyrics: The mistress’s ars***lo
Original Lyrics: the Mistress also
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Wilson Phillips', "Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics: Hola for one more day
Original Lyrics: Hold on for one more day
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2000s | |
Default's, "Wasting My Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Not wasting my time
Original Lyrics: Now I'm wasting my time
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Nickelback's, "How You Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Are we in California?
or Are we Californian? Original Lyrics: Are we having fun yet?
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2010s | |
Black Veil Brides', "The Shattered God"
Misheard Lyrics: Chances Best Buy
You'll never fly Original Lyrics: Chances passed by
You'll never fly |
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country | |
Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga's, "Rain on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd rather be drunk, but at least I'm alive
Original Lyrics: I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive
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misc | |
Tones and I's, "Ur So cOoL"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody’s talkin’ about six
Original Lyrics: Everybody’s talkin’ about sex
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