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 | |
Frank Sinatra's, "Love and Marriage"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't have mom without the father
Original Lyrics: You can't have one without the other
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Young and sweet only seven teeth
Original Lyrics: Young and sweet only seventeen
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Carly Simon's, "Anticipation"
Misheard Lyrics: These are the hoodlum days
Original Lyrics: These are the good old days
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Chic's, "Le Freak"
Misheard Lyrics: Le freak, say sheik
Freak out Original Lyrics: Le freak, c'est chic
Freak out |
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Sing a Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Single song, it'll make you dance
Original Lyrics: Sing a song, it'll make your day
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Kool & the Gang's, "Jungle Boogie"
Misheard Lyrics: Take off, take off
Original Lyrics: Get down, get down
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Kool & the Gang's, "Jungle Boogie"
Misheard Lyrics: Take on, take off
Original Lyrics: Get down, get down
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1980s | |
Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: Martinique, that Monserrati steak,
Original Lyrics: Martinique, that Montserrat mystique
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Cameo's, "Candy"
Misheard Lyrics: You're taking apartheid, but it's alright
Original Lyrics: You're taking my appetite, but it's alright
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Frank Sinatra's, "(Theme from) New York, New York"
Misheard Lyrics: These tagalong shoes
Original Lyrics: These vagabond shoes
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Kool & the Gang's, "Celebration"
Misheard Lyrics: Elevation's high, come on
Original Lyrics: Celebrate good times, come on
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Martika's, "Toy Soldiers"
Misheard Lyrics: It f***ing started, the next one’s gonna be me
Original Lyrics: If I don't stop, the next one's gonna be me
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Mental As Anything's, "Live It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Hello girl, let's disappoint
Original Lyrics: Hey lonely girl, that's just the point
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Rod Stewart's, "Tonight I'm Yours"
Misheard Lyrics: You've been born for a long, long time
Original Lyrics: You've been bored for a long, long time
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The Clash's, "Rock The Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: I really don’t like it
F*** the casbah, f*** the casbah Original Lyrics: Sharif don't like it
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah! |
Vince Vance and the Valiants', "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Misheard Lyrics: Take back the turkey, stuffing and bones
Original Lyrics: Take back the tinsel, stockings and bows
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1990s | |
Ali Campbell feat. Pamela Starks', "That Look In Your Eye"
Misheard Lyrics: Show me a boy whose loving that I'm missing
Who can be dead when I need someone to listen Original Lyrics: Show me a boy whose loving that I'm missing
Who can be there when I need someone to listen |
All-4-One's, "I Swear"
Misheard Lyrics: And though I make me stay
Original Lyrics: And though I make mistakes
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Beats International's, "Dub Be Good to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: We talk about innuendo, rather have a piece of you
Original Lyrics: We talk about it and I'd rather have a piece of you
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Bruce Cockburn's, "Hey, It's Franklin!"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, he's cranky!
Original Lyrics: Hey, it's Franklin!
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Lauryn Hill's, "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's in reverse, dedicated to the man
Original Lyrics: The second verse is dedicated to the man
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Louise's, "Naked"
Misheard Lyrics: I can reach your mind, I can see you want me
Something in your a*** is sexual You make me feel naked Undressing me with your a*** Original Lyrics: I can read your mind, I can see you want me
Something in your eyes is sensual You make me feel naked Undressing me with your eyes |
Lutricia McNeal's, "Stranded"
Misheard Lyrics: But baby, heaven is the place where I'd love to belong
Original Lyrics: But baby, heaven is the place our love belongs
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Savage Garden's, "Break Me Shake Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Break me, shake me, won't you take me over?
Original Lyrics: Break me shake me hate me
Take me over |
Sheryl Crow's, "If It Makes You Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: If it makes you Wacky
It can't be jackass Original Lyrics: If it makes you happy
It can't be that bad |
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2000s | |
Aaron Carter's, "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)"
Misheard Lyrics: I didn't put out fire!
Original Lyrics: I didn't put out flyers!
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Dream Theater's, "In The Presence of Enemies Pt. I"
Misheard Lyrics: where the fishes play
Original Lyrics: with a vicious blade
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Slipknot's, "The Blister Exists"
Misheard Lyrics: Chemical bonds and the end of a lesson
Original Lyrics: Chemical burns and the animalistic
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The Backyardigans', "Go, Go, Go!"
Misheard Lyrics: I gotta speak
Original Lyrics: I've got the speed
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The Backyardigans', "Gotta Get the Job Done"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna stick to this place
Original Lyrics: I'm getting sick of this place
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The Backyardigans', "Hold On Tight"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta hold off time!
Original Lyrics: You gotta hold on tight!
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The Backyardigans', "I Love Being a Princess"
Misheard Lyrics: Then go home to their dark little hooves
Original Lyrics: Then go home to their dark little huts
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The Backyardigans', "Nothing Too Tough"
Misheard Lyrics: And we'll send rescue speed
Original Lyrics: And we'll send rescue 3
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The Backyardigans', "Racing Day"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not fit for racing day
Original Lyrics: It's not picture-tracing day
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The Backyardigans', "Ready for Anything"
Misheard Lyrics: We've landed on water
Original Lyrics: We've landed on Mars
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2010s | |
TV Show Scripts', "Peep Show"
Misheard Lyrics: Storage Wars, warm-up whip, w**k into a flannel
Original Lyrics: Storage Wars, Walnut Whip, w**k into a flannel
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Commercial's, "Xeljans (drug)"
Misheard Lyrics: Zeljams, the Unjackson
Original Lyrics: Xeljans, the Unjection
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xmas | |
Chris Rea's, "Driving Home for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: I take look at the driver next to me,
He's on cocaine Original Lyrics: I take look at the driver next to me,
He's just the same |
Frank Sinatra's, "We Wish You the Merriest"
Misheard Lyrics: Professor and Mary Ann, oh Mary Ann
Original Lyrics: We wish you the merriest, the merriest
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Robert Shaw Chorale's, "Fum Fum Fum"
Misheard Lyrics: All the things the good Lord gave us,
Fum, fum, fum! All the things the good Lord gave us, Fum, fum, fum! Summer fish sticks is the best, And yet we always will be blest. He who Japanese remember, Santa's Christmas in December, Fum, fum, fum! Original Lyrics: Holidays the good Lord gave us,
Fum, fum, fum! Holidays the good Lord gave us, Fum, fum, fum! Summer feasting suits us best, Yet, withal His name be blest. He who doth our needs remember, Sent us Christmas in December, Fum, fum, fum! |
Robert Shaw Chorale's, "Fum Fum Fum"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, a child was born and quite so rosy
Quite so rosy, why? Original Lyrics: Oh, a child was born this night
So rosy white, so rosy white |
Robert Shaw Chorale's, "Hacia Belen va un borrico"
Misheard Lyrics: Maria, Maria
In a car car car car Original Lyrics: Maria, Maria
Ven aca corriendo! |
TV Show Scripts', "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Misheard Lyrics: It's you, Don Cornelius!
Original Lyrics: It's Yukon Cornelius!
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The Royal Guardsmen's, "Snoopy's Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Or was it the bells from the villains below?
Original Lyrics: Or was it the bells from the village below?
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The Temptations', "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey Murdoch
Original Lyrics: Hey Rudolph
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Traditional's, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Misheard Lyrics: O tidings of Kung Fu and joy
Original Lyrics: O tidings of comfort and joy
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Traditional's, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: To you and your kids
Original Lyrics: To you and your kin
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Voices of Christmas', "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting...)"
Misheard Lyrics: And every mother's child is going outside
To see if reindeer really go up to fly Original Lyrics: And every mother's child is going to spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly |
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