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 | |
Elvis Presley's, "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh let me see
Original Lyrics: Oh let me be
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1960s | |
Frank Sinatra's, "That's Life"
Misheard Lyrics: That's why
And as funny as at Macy's Original Lyrics: That's life
And as funny as it may seem |
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The Hollies', "Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: No more smeltering now
Original Lyrics: No more sheltering now
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The Mamas and the Papas', "Monday, Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: One-hit wonder
Original Lyrics: Monday morning
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1970s | |
America's, "Tin Man"
Misheard Lyrics: And people share the gift of grab
Original Lyrics: And people share the gift of gab
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John Denver's, "Leaving On a Jet Plane"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh babe, I hate the cold
Original Lyrics: Oh babe, I hate to go
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1980s | |
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Hush, hush
Keep it out now This is Carrie. Original Lyrics: Hush, Hush,
Keep it down now, Voices carry |
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh George, even downtown, this is Carrie
Original Lyrics: Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry
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Bananarama's, "Robert De Niro's Waiting"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a man to steal
Original Lyrics: I've got a man of steel
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Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé's, "Barcelona"
Misheard Lyrics: Barnes & Noble
or Bossa nova Original Lyrics: Barcelona
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Joe Dolce's, "Shaddup You Face"
Misheard Lyrics: I shall double your face
Original Lyrics: Ah, shaddap-a you face
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Talking Heads', "Burning Down the House"
Misheard Lyrics: Berlin on the house
Original Lyrics: Burning down the house
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The Police's, "Invisible Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: There needs to be an invisible tongue
Original Lyrics: There needs to be an invisible sun
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1990s | |
Adam Ant's, "Room at the Top"
Misheard Lyrics: Here and now in marshmallows
Original Lyrics: Here and now in large amounts
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Adam Ant's, "Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics: Did I tell you how much I miss your sweet kids?
Original Lyrics: Did I tell you how much I miss your sweet kiss?
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Another Level's, "Guess I Was A Fool"
Misheard Lyrics: Shut up you, you were breaking my heart in two
OR Should have been you, you were breaking my heart in two Original Lyrics: Should have knew you were breaking my heart in two
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Backstreet Boys', "As Long as You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't care what is written in your hickory
Original Lyrics: Don't care what is written in your history
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Barenaked Ladies', "One Week"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying hard not to smile for a fuel man
Original Lyrics: Trying hard not to smile, though I feel bad
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Beats International's, "Dub Be Good To Me"
Misheard Lyrics: When you need me I'll be a threat
Original Lyrics: When you need me I'll be around
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Beck's, "Loser"
Misheard Lyrics: So, you let me go
or Soil into dirt Original Lyrics: Soy un perdedor
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Celine Dion's, "Falling Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: Finding out the leaf, falling wayward
Original Lyrics: Finding a belief, falling where you are
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Michael Jackson's, "Heal the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Then why do we keep on straying
Will this earth crucify us all? Original Lyrics: Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its soul |
New Kids on the Block's, "Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: As long as you got the white stuff
Original Lyrics: As long as you got the right stuff
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Give It Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Minimum wage, minimum wage, minimum wage, yeah
Original Lyrics: Give it away, give it away, give it away now
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Under the Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't ever wanna see
Original Lyrics: I don't ever wanna feel
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Roxette's, "Joyride"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunshine and Kuwaitis
Rock you like a baby! Original Lyrics: The sunshine is a lady
Who rocks you like a baby. |
Simply Red's, "Never Never Love"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're not baloney anymore
Original Lyrics: When you're not below me anymore
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The Cranberries', "Zombie"
Misheard Lyrics: Dee dah day, dee dah day
Someday, someday. Original Lyrics: In your head, in your head,
Zombie, Zombie. |
The Cranberries', "Zombie"
Misheard Lyrics: Someday, Someday, Someday
Original Lyrics: Zombie, Zombie, Zombie
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Toni Braxton's, "Another Sad Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just another sad lump sum
Original Lyrics: It's just another sad love song
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2000s | |
Backstreet Boys', "More Than That"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't give lonely days a chance
Original Lyrics: Don't give loneliness a chance
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Estelle featuring Kanye West's, "American Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me to yo'home
Original Lyrics: Take me to yo'hood
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Kandi's, "Don't Think I'm Not"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're out in the clutch
Original Lyrics: When you're out in the club
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Reliant K's, "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"
Misheard Lyrics: Away from the Pacific
Original Lyrics: Away from the specifics
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Sixpence None the Richer's, "Breathe Your Name"
Misheard Lyrics: I can only break your neck
Original Lyrics: I can only breathe your name
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The Fray's, "Over My Head (Cable Car)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll turn my head
Original Lyrics: Over my head
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Weezer's, "Beverly Hills"
Misheard Lyrics: Really? Really?
Original Lyrics: Gimme, gimme! Gimme, gimme!
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christian | |
country | |
Faith Hill's, "Wild One"
Misheard Lyrics: She was beating her soul on her daddy's knee
Original Lyrics: She was three years old on her daddy's knee
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Trace Adkins', "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
Misheard Lyrics: Like Poppycock
Original Lyrics: Like Donkey Kong
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Trace Adkins', "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
Misheard Lyrics: Like old King Kong
Original Lyrics: Like Donkey Kong
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xmas | |
Andy Williams', "Christmas Present"
Misheard Lyrics: Was a gift from someone's car
Original Lyrics: Was a gift from someone's heart
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Bryan Adams', "Christmas Time"
Misheard Lyrics: We waited all through the lead
Original Lyrics: We waited all through the year
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Dolly Parton's, "Hard Candy Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe I could see Trump
Original Lyrics: Maybe I could get drunk
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Mariah Carey's, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want your snot for Christmas
Original Lyrics: I don't want a lot for Christmas
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Mitch Miller's, "Must Be Santa"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's got a beard that's wrong and right?
Original Lyrics: Who's got a beard that's long and white?
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Stevie Wonder's, "What Christmas Means to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: That's what dentures mean to me, my love
Original Lyrics: That's what Christmas means to me, my love
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Traditional's, "Go Tell it On the Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics: That Reese's cups is born
Original Lyrics: That Jesus Christ is born
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