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 | |
Cast of Oliver!'s, "Food, Glorious Food"
Misheard Lyrics: Food, Gloria's Food
Original Lyrics: Food, Glorious Food
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Ray Charles', "Mess Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody was douched
Original Lyrics: Everybody was juiced
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The Animals', "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
Misheard Lyrics: Where the sun refused to try
Original Lyrics: Where the sun refused to shine
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The Newbeats', "Bread and Butter"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel like Dustin Hoffman
Original Lyrics: I feel like toast and jam
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1970s | |
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: They lie they lie although I'm still a Jewish lie.
Original Lyrics: Yeah, riding high on love's true bluish light
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Derek and the Dominos', "Layla"
Misheard Lyrics: Layla, you got me a vaccine
Original Lyrics: Layla, you got me on my knees
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Elton John's, "Honky Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: Fishing in the street
Original Lyrics: Fishing in a stream
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Frank DeVol & Sherwood Schwartz's, "Brady Bunch Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: They were born in city hall together, but they were all alone.
Original Lyrics: They were four men, living all together yet they were all alone
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John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: Country Row, Take me hoe, to the face, That I belong, West Vagina, Mount that mama, take me hoe, Cunt Ree Road
Original Lyrics: Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong, West Virginia, Mountain Mama, Take me home, Country Roads
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Klymaxx's, "Big Size Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna dance at noon
Original Lyrics: I want a man size love
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Led Zeppelin's, "The Crunge"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't gonna call me Mr. Betty Ford, no!
Original Lyrics: Ain't gonna call me Mr. Pitiful, no!
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Paul McCartney and Wings', "My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ll still find something there with Milo
Original Lyrics: I’ll still find something there with my love
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Paul McCartney's, "Another Day"
Misheard Lyrics: As she's heading for the dental chair
Original Lyrics: As she's heading for the bedroom chair
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Rare Earth's, "I Just Want to Celebrate"
Misheard Lyrics: So I turned the runaway
Original Lyrics: So I turned the other way
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Spinners', "I'll Be Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Though you old brew tea
Original Lyrics: Though you hold the key
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Highway To Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: It ain't easy, ain't nothing free,
I seen the nigger on the welfare line. Original Lyrics: Livin' easy, lovin' free
Season ticket on a one-way ride. |
Bananarama's, "Help!"
Misheard Lyrics: Won't you please, please chase me?
Original Lyrics: Won't you please, please help me?
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Genesis', "Invisible touch"
Misheard Lyrics: she has a built in guillotine
Original Lyrics: she has a built in ability
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Genesis', "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s like an epicenter
Original Lyrics: It’s like a helter skelter
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Lionel Richie's, "You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: All I want is to hug you
Original Lyrics: All I want is to hold you
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Michael McDonald's, "Sweet Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: wuff wuff wiff wuff wuff wuff wuuuuff wuff
Original Lyrics: No more running down the wrong road
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No Doubt's, "Ex-Girlfriend"
Misheard Lyrics: Licorice girlfriend
Original Lyrics: Ending up your ex-girlfriend
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Pat Benatar's, "Heartbreaker"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you think summer/winter?
Original Lyrics: The invincible winner
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: The Elder poop has a Devil motorcycle me
Original Lyrics: Beezlebub has a devil put aside for me.
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Steve Perry's, "Strung Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel like boredom in a crazy movie
Original Lyrics: I feel like Bogart in a crazy movie
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The Kinks', "Dancing in the Street"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you ready for a brand new heat?
Original Lyrics: Are you ready for a brand new beat?
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Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
Misheard Lyrics: We will call on Christ.
Original Lyrics: We were cool on craze.
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1990s | |
C+C Music Factory's, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
Misheard Lyrics: Hyperbolic touchdown
Original Lyrics: Everybody dance now.
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Cornershop's, "Brimful Of Asha"
Misheard Lyrics: Room full of ushers on the 45.
Original Lyrics: Brimful of Asha on the 45.
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Dream Theater's, "Pull Me Under"
Misheard Lyrics: All I feel is rumors and spite
(Unintelligible lyrics) Original Lyrics: All that I feel is honor and spite
All I can do is set it right |
Garbage's, "Special"
Misheard Lyrics: I gave you a session
Original Lyrics: I thought you were special
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Movie Scripts', "Man on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics: Our hospital is a television station
Original Lyrics: Our house is not a television station
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Prodigy's, "Smack My B**** Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Change my picture
Snap my picture Original Lyrics: Change my pitch up
Smack my ***** up. |
Shaggy's, "Oh Carolina"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Carolina is a girl, she don't want diamonds and pearls
(Later) Bumper just move it to call your bluff Original Lyrics: Oh Carolina is a girl, she deh pon top of di world
(Later) Bumper just a move it just-a cause roadblock |
Super Furry Animals', "Fuzzy Birds"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m stop turning round and round in your wheels I've got something to die you, I am an is your feel I’m a move for electricity You would know what I’m feeling give me life from a see So I guess someone give me some fuel
Original Lyrics: Hamster turning round in your wheel m I've got something to tell you I can harness your feel Dynamo for electricity You empower my feelings, give me light for me to see So won’t you give me some food?
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Super Furry Animals', "God! Show Me Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Cause my body pa didn’t function so i get the tomatoes till I see your one-man so
Original Lyrics: Cause my bypass didn’t function So now I’m keeping on my toes Till I see your one-man show
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Super Furry Animals', "Something For The Weekend"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh me down the swear is getting fizzier 3rd time lucky maybe feeling fuzzy Oh my god Darren Ellen Dippy 4 5 7 8 *gibberish* souvenir Ya rock the maid Every day and every night And you’ll never go away Cause I know your here for the rest of my day Rock the maid Every day and every night I’m the nether go away Cause I know your here to stay for the rest of my day First time I made it for the hell of it Stuck in the upper leg, was the end of it Second time, things are getting easier The hair on the back of my head is getting stickier
Original Lyrics: Blow me down, the wind is getting breezier Third time lucky maybe feeling fuzzy Oh my god we're getting hippy-dippy 4 6 7 man I’m in heaven And I’m growing my beard until it gets shaved
You're on my mind Every day and every night And you’ll never go away Cause I know your here to stay for the rest of my mind On my mind Every day and every night And you’ll never go away Cause I know your here to stay for the rest of my mind First time I did it for the hell of it Stuck it right up and that was the end of it Second time things are getting easier Hairs on the back of my neck are getting stickier |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Learning to Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: But I ain’t got wins
Original Lyrics: But I ain’t got wings
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2000s | |
3 Doors Down's, "Be Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could be that bad
Original Lyrics: If I could be like that
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Christina Aguilera's, "Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: The worse can bring you down
Original Lyrics: Words can bring you down
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Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in a love, A love so evil Im so insecure, oh so insecure
Original Lyrics: I'm a leading man and the lies I weave Are oh so intricate.
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Lee Ann Womack's, "I Hope You Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope you're there
Original Lyrics: I hope you dance
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Trace Adkins', "You're Gonna Miss This"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a brand new bribe
Original Lyrics: She's a brand new bride
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misc | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "10th Ave. Freezeout"
Misheard Lyrics: That devil has been freeze dried
Original Lyrics: Tenth Avenue freeze out
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