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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 | |
1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You need room for a dance
Original Lyrics: You're in the mood for a dance
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Bob Seger's, "Sunspot Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: I looked in the back seat, I looked in the grille
Original Lyrics: I looked in Miami, I looked in Negril
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Dr. Hook's, "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: It's hot
Original Lyrics: It's hard
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Eagles', "The Long Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Did yo do it for spice
Original Lyrics: Did you do it for spite
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Jigsaw's, "Sky High"
Misheard Lyrics: You've blown it all sky-y
Original Lyrics: You've blown it all sky high
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "I Ain't the One"
Misheard Lyrics: Got filthy young mind, lady
Original Lyrics: Got bells in your mind, lady
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "I Ain't the One"
Misheard Lyrics: Got filthy young mind, mama
Original Lyrics: Got bells in your mind, mama
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Queen's, "Bicycle Race"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to ride it where I land
Original Lyrics: I want to ride it where I like
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The Dramatics', "Whatcha See is Whatcha Get"
Misheard Lyrics: What you see is once you get it
Original Lyrics: Whatcha see is whatcha get
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Van Morrison's, "Tupelo Honey"
Misheard Lyrics: On the seven dwarfs
Original Lyrics: On the seven oceans
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1980s | |
Culture Club's, "Church of the Poison Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: You step out like a goddamn child
Original Lyrics: You step out like a God-found child
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Echo & The Bunnymen's, "Turquoise Days"
Misheard Lyrics: And my pistols packed
And my goggles with me I feel easy Original Lyrics: And my pistols packed
And my God goes with me I fell easy |
Eddie Money's, "Walk On Water"
Misheard Lyrics: And if I could find some way to poop
Original Lyrics: And if I could find some way to prove
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Phil Collins', "Another Day in Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: It's cold and I know where to sleep
Original Lyrics: It's cold and I've nowhere to sleep
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Phil Collins', "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Just tell him the package is here
Original Lyrics: Just tell him to package things
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Richard Marx's, "Satisfied"
Misheard Lyrics: We won’t dig up until we’re seven strikes
Original Lyrics: We won’t give up until we’re satisfied
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Squeeze's, "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)"
Misheard Lyrics: And everybody wanted that
Original Lyrics: And everybody wants a hat
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Twisted Sister's, "We're Not Gonna Take It"
Misheard Lyrics: Your life is truncated
Bereft and confiscated or Burecked and confiscated Original Lyrics: Your life is trite and jaded
Boring and confiscated |
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1990s | |
Aaliyah's, "Back and Forth"
Misheard Lyrics: Batman, back and forth
Original Lyrics: Back, back, back and forth
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Brian Kennedy's, "Life, Love and Happiness"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't get up again
Original Lyrics: Don't give up again
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Bush 's, "Glycerine"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't let them taste your mind
or Don't let them tease your mind Original Lyrics: Don't let the days go by
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Charlatans', "One To Another"
Misheard Lyrics: Trust is for believers and love can keep the fate
Original Lyrics: Justice for believers and love can keep the faith
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Days Of The New's, "Touch, Peel, And Stand"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes I foundly found a reason.
Original Lyrics: Yes I've finally found a reason.
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Faith No More's, "Small Victory"
Misheard Lyrics: The higher I get,
Spread-eagle in my nighty. Original Lyrics: A hierarchy,
Spread out on the nightstand. |
Guns'N'Roses', "Pretty Tied Up"
Misheard Lyrics: She's pretty tied up, a new typewriter
Original Lyrics: She's pretty tied up, and you can ride her
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Janet Jackson's, "Escapade"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, baby, it's getting late
Original Lyrics: Come on, baby, let's get away
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Jennifer Lopez's, "If You Had My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: And I gave you all my drugs
Original Lyrics: And I gave you all my trust
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Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're avoiding a girl
Original Lyrics: If you're a boy or a girl
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The Cure's, "Friday I'm in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Tuesday's great and Wednesday, too
Original Lyrics: Tuesday's gray and Wednesday, too
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2000s | |
Christina Aguilera's, "Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: Work can’t bring me down
Original Lyrics: Words can’t bring me down
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Franz Ferdinand's, "No You Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Lick your cigarette then kiss me
Original Lyrics: Flick your cigarette then kiss me
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Kylie Minogue's, "Please Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: Please stain, my babe, oodles when we'll dance again
Original Lyrics: Please stay, my babe, who knows when we'll dance again?
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Luther Vandross', "Dance with My Father"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could grant another with
Original Lyrics: If I could get another chance
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Maroon 5's, "She Will Be Loved"
Misheard Lyrics: And she will be wrong
Original Lyrics: And she will be loved
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Maroon 5's, "This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: The Payless that controlled my mind
Original Lyrics: The chaos that controlled my mind
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Rihanna's, "Shut Up and Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, you gotta pee
Original Lyrics: Baby, you got the keys
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2010s | |
Commercial's, "Cinnamon Toast Crunch"
Misheard Lyrics: Unlock the Cinn-a-Burst
Original Lyrics: Unlock the Cinnaverse
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country | |
Rascal Flatts', "What Hurts the Most"
Misheard Lyrics: That don't butter me
Original Lyrics: That don't bother me
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