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.
1950s | |
Nina Simone's, "I Put a Spell On You"
Misheard Lyrics: Because your mind
Original Lyrics: Because you're mine
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1960s | |
Donovan's, "Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics: E-lec-a-tric-al banana
Original Lyrics: I like treacle banana
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John Fred & His Playboy Band's, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics: Canada Dry
Original Lyrics: Cantaloupe eyes
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John Fred & His Playboy Band's, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics: Lemonade past
Original Lyrics: Lemonade pie
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1970s | |
Candi Staton's, "Young Hearts Run Free"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, young hearts run free
They'll never be condoms Condoms like my man and me My man and me Original Lyrics: Oh, young hearts run free
They'll never be hung up Hung up like my man and me My man and me |
Commercial's, "Sara Lee"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody doesn't like the 70s
Original Lyrics: Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "If You Could Read My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: But the CD's gone and I just can't get it back
Original Lyrics: But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Open your eyes
Look up to the silent sea Original Lyrics: Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see |
Wet Willie's, "Keep on Smilin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you a farmer? Are you a star?
Original Lyrics: Are you a bum or are you a star?
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1980s | |
Billy Vera and the Beaters', "At This Moment"
Misheard Lyrics: What did you mean...
Original Lyrics: What did you think...
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Climie Fisher's, "Rise to the Occasion"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be your installation
Original Lyrics: I'll be your inspiration
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Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine's, "Anything for You"
Misheard Lyrics: But you can have Yoplait
Original Lyrics: But you can have your way
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Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics: Sister's singing in her sleep
Original Lyrics: Sister's sighing in her sleep
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Poison's, "I Won't Forget You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna get you, baby
Original Lyrics: I won't forget you, baby
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The La's', "There She Goes"
Misheard Lyrics: There she goes again, Jason down my lane
Original Lyrics: There she goes again, chasin' down my lane
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The Lotus Eaters', "First picture of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Spread the c*nt and meet the others
Original Lyrics: Spread the calm to meet the others
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Whitney Houston's, "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight we almost lost it
Original Lyrics: The nights we almost lost it
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Whitney Houston's, "Greatest Love of All"
Misheard Lyrics: Never to stand in anyone's Shamu
Original Lyrics: Never to stand in anyone's shadow
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Whitney Houston's, "How Will I Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Disappointed, I know
Original Lyrics: There's a boy I know
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Whitney Houston's, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Where's the frozen pasta?
Original Lyrics: Where do broken hearts go?
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1990s | |
Australian Crawl's, "Motors Running Way to Fast"
Misheard Lyrics: Your mothers run away to France
Original Lyrics: Your motors running way too fast
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Boyz II Men's, "End of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Paint in my head, oh I'd rather be dead
OR Painting my head, oh I'd rather be dead OR Paint in my hand, oh I'd rather be dead Original Lyrics: Pain in my head, oh I'd rather be dead
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Cypress Hill's, "Insane in the Brain"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t melt your ice cream
Original Lyrics: Don’t make your eyes strain
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Faith No More's, "Epic"
Misheard Lyrics: It's in your face but you can't drag it
Original Lyrics: It's in your face but you can't grab it
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Paula Abdul's, "Blowing Kisses in the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s like I’m knowing kittens gonna win
Original Lyrics: It’s like I’m blowing kisses in the wind
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Phil Collins', "I Wish It Would Rain Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh yes, I wish it would rain now
Original Lyrics: Ooh yes, I wish it would rain down
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Rockapella's, "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego"
Misheard Lyrics: She put the Miss in Mr. Meano
Original Lyrics: She put the Miss in misdemeanor
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Savage Garden's, "I Want You"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, I gotta find out
Original Lyrics: Ooh, I'm dying to find out
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Sinead O'Connor's, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing compares, nothing compares to Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics: Nothing compares, nothing compares 2 U
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Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Ulan Baator
Original Lyrics: Ooh lah, kah, koh
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TLC's, "No Scrubs"
Misheard Lyrics: Taking up the passenger side of his best friend's ride
Trying to holler at me Original Lyrics: Hanging out the passenger side of his best friend's ride
Trying to holler at me |
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Toni Braxton's, "How Could An Angel Break My Heart?"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard he sang a lullaby, I heard he sang it from on high
Original Lyrics: I heard he sang a lullaby, I heard he sang it from his heart
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2000s | |
Carly Simon's, "With a Few Good Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: With a few good friends
And a sticker 2 A house is built at a corn-a-cob Pooh With a friend and a stick Or we are 4 A house is built where it wasn't before Original Lyrics: With a few good friends
And a stick or two A house is built at a corner called Pooh With a friend and a stick Or three or four A house is built where it wasn't before |
Enrique Iglesias', "Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: But you can't escape nylon
Original Lyrics: But you can't escape my love
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Maximum the Hormone's, "Koi No Mega Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet and sour, Pikachu, mega llama
Spittin' llamas, Pikachu mega llama Bitch llamas, Pikachu mega llama I need to love a sign Original Lyrics: Swing samaa aisukuriimugecchu! mega lover
Suppin guramaa suppin ga jiyuu mega lover Pink shuraba speaker chu! mega lover Aniki lover sign |
Missy Elliott's, "Work It"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my wicotile ricotile vest
Original Lyrics: ('I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it' played backwards).
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Moby Feat. Lorraine Phillips & Shauna Phillips', "The Rafters"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, please don't bathe tonight
Oh Dairylea Original Lyrics: Oh, wave your hands tonight
C'mon give me them hands |
Pink featuring Redman's, "Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep your hair
Original Lyrics: Keep your head up
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Pink featuring Redman's, "Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Wheel of Fear
Original Lyrics: Reappear
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Pink featuring Redman's, "Get the Party Started/Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Who am I to this degree?
Original Lyrics: Who am I to disagree?
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Pink's, "Funhouse"
Misheard Lyrics: Than in this vault of memories
Original Lyrics: Than in this haunted memory
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2010s | |
Alexandra Burke's, "Start Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: A girl on the dance floor
Original Lyrics: Get on the dance floor
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JP Saxe & Julia Michaels', "If the World Was Ending "
Misheard Lyrics: But if the world was ending You'd come over right You'd come over and you'd stay the night Would you love me for the halibut
Original Lyrics: But if the world was ending You'd come over right You'd come over and you'd stay the night Would you love me for the hell of it
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Powfu's, "Don't Stay Awake"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't stay away for too long
Another cup of coffee on your head Original Lyrics: Don't stay awake for too long
I'll make a cup of coffee for your head |
Shake It Up's, "Shake It Up Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Body arm, sorry! Get out of the floor!
Original Lyrics: Bhati ham, shandi! Ghett aur ond foor!
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christian | |
Cedarmont Kids', "You Are My All in All"
Misheard Lyrics: Taking my sin across my sheep
Rising away I bless your name You are my all in all Original Lyrics: Taking my sin my cross my shame
Rising again I bless your name You are my all in all |
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Commercial's, "Star Belly Dream Lites"
Misheard Lyrics: Strawberry, strawberry
Strawberry cream pops Original Lyrics: Star Belly, Star Belly
Star Belly Dream Lites |
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