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 | |
Lovin' Spoonful's, "Nashville Cats"
Misheard Lyrics: Nashville cats play clean's country waters
Nashville cats play mom's mountain dew Original Lyrics: Nashville cats play clean as country waters
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew |
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Nat King Cole's, "Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: Just stop the sun and moon...
Original Lyrics: Dust off the sun and moon...
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Tom Jones', "Green Green Grass of Home"
Misheard Lyrics: For there's a God, and there's a fat, old hombre.
Original Lyrics: For there's a guard and there's a sad old padre.
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1970s | |
Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: I remember when rock goes on
Original Lyrics: I remember when rock was young
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Elton John's, "Step Into Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Eat some chocolate cake and come along with me.
Original Lyrics: Eat, drink, and be merry. Come along with me.
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Now here you go again, you say you want your freedom
Well, who am I to keep you down? Whichever way you use t' play the way you' feelin' But listen carefully to the sound Of a loneliness Like the heartbeat cries you make And the stillness of the memory of what you had And what you lost And what you had And what you lost [Chorus] Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing Say, women, they will come and they will go When the rainbow says you're clean, you'll know You'll know Original Lyrics: Now here you go again, you say you want your freedom
Well, who am I to keep you down? It's only right that you should play the way you feel it But listen carefully to the sound of your loneliness Like a heartbeat drives you mad In the stillness of remembering what you had And what you lost And what you had And what you lost [Chorus] Oh, thunder only happens when it's raining Players only love you when they're playing Say, women, they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know You'll know |
The Captain and Tennille's, "Love Will Keep Us Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Hi there
Original Lyrics: I will
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1980s | |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll make Canada a place on Earth
Original Lyrics: We'll make heaven a place on Earth
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Bon Jovi's, "Living on a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Tommy goes to work on the dots
Original Lyrics: Tommy used to work on the docks
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Bryan Adams', "One Night Love Affair"
Misheard Lyrics: One-eyed love affair
Original Lyrics: One night love affair
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Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Tripoli
Original Lyrics: She's with me
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Funkadelic's, "The Electric Spanking of War Babies"
Misheard Lyrics: I, at the early age of 72
Original Lyrics: I, at the early age of seventeen
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Jesse Frederick's, "As Days Go By (Family Matters Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's an air conditioner
Original Lyrics: It's a rare condition
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Living Colour's, "Cult of Personality"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m the colour of personality
Original Lyrics: I’m the cult of personality
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Madonna's, "Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: But if you go I'd rather say goodbyin' instead
Original Lyrics: But if you go I'd rather think of dying instead
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Madonna's, "Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: Then we can scoo, scoo, scoo, scoodely be bop, yeah
Original Lyrics: Then we can scoop, scoop, scoop, scoodely be bop, yeah
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Men Without Hats', "The Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody look at your friends
Original Lyrics: Everybody look at your hands
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama say mama say cuchala
Original Lyrics: You wanna be startin' somethin'
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Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart as always wants my memories
My body burns a gin-like flame Somewhere between the soul and salt machine Is where I find myself again [Chorus] Carry a laser down the road that I must travel Carry a laser through the darkness of the night Carry a laser where I go, and will you follow? Carry a laser down the highway in the night Original Lyrics: My heart is old, it holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame Somewhere between the soul and soft machine Is where I find myself again [Chorus] Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel Kyrie eleison, through the darkness of the night Kyrie eleison, where I'm going, will you follow? Kyrie eleison, on a highway in the light |
Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: In Western Town, the damn world
Eastern Boys and Western Girls Original Lyrics: A West End town, in a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls |
Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: And if this world is out of numbers
Original Lyrics: And if this world is out of lovers
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The Captain and Tennille's, "Do That To Me One More Time"
Misheard Lyrics: P***ed off like we just did
Original Lyrics: Kiss me like we just did
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Tiffany's, "All This Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Something that can't kill you
Original Lyrics: Something I can't give you
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Tiffany's, "Could've Been"
Misheard Lyrics: Every day and night
Original Lyrics: Every day in my life
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Tiffany's, "Radio Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: I wonder if you're whispering
Original Lyrics: I wonder if you're listening
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Yes', "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Older than a broken car
Original Lyrics: Owner of a broken heart
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Yes', "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Older than a lonely heart
Original Lyrics: Owner of a lonely heart
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Yes', "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: People in disguise
Original Lyrics: Eagle in the sky
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1990s | |
Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: He takes a risky thing
or He takes a risqué thing Original Lyrics: He takes a whiskey drink
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Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, buy for me a vaccination
Original Lyrics: Don't cry for me, next door neighbor
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Dishwalla's, "Counting Blue Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: Mustard beard
or Mustang beard Original Lyrics: Must have been
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Dishwalla's, "Counting Blue Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell him all your thoughts on cars
Original Lyrics: Tell him all your thoughts on God
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Green Day's, "When I Come Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard you trying out
Original Lyrics: I heard you crying loud
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INXS's, "Heaven Sent"
Misheard Lyrics: Tuesday she works in the
Library Hotel Original Lyrics: Tuesday she works in the
Library uptown |
Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics: Gingivitis, cash on hand
Original Lyrics: Ginger Rogers, dance on air
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Portrait's, "Here We Go Again!"
Misheard Lyrics: I have an announcement (what announcement)
It's in the scene (what scene) See what I mean? (no) I don't know but I don't want to get too deep Original Lyrics: Climb a mountain (what mountain)
Swim a sea (what sea) See what I mean? (no) I don't know but I don't want to get too deep |
Tara Kemp's, "Hold You Tight"
Misheard Lyrics: I just want it overtime
Original Lyrics: I just wanna hold you tight
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2000s | |
Robbie Williams', "Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: My head speaks a language I don't understand
Original Lyrics: My hip speaks a language I don't understand
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2010s | |
David Guetta's, "Titanium (ft. Sia)"
Misheard Lyrics: You shat it out
Original Lyrics: You shout I out
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Justin Timberlake's, "Mirrors"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of snow, I can tell
Original Lyrics: 'Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of soul, I can tell
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Meghan Trainor's, "All About That Bass"
Misheard Lyrics: We know that s*** any real
Original Lyrics: We know that s*** ain't real
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Nicki Minaj's, "Anaconda"
Misheard Lyrics: You can tell I'm missing no milk
Original Lyrics: You can tell I'm missing no meals
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misc | |
Traditional's, "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
Misheard Lyrics: His age is 92
Original Lyrics: His name is my name, too
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