Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
(Toggle Right Side Navigation)

Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for May 14, 2021

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
Cliff Richard's, "Congratulations"
Misheard Lyrics:
Congratulations and copulations
Original Lyrics:
Congratulations and jubilations
Elvis Presley's, "Suspicious Minds"
Misheard Lyrics:
We’ll call it the Tramp
Original Lyrics:
We’re caught in a trap
Jose Feliciano's, "Light My Fire"
Misheard Lyrics:
The time to hesitate with Pooh
Original Lyrics:
The time to hesitate is through
Stevie Wonder's, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)"
Misheard Lyrics:
But it's all right if my clothes aren't new,
Out of sight because my eyes are screwed
Original Lyrics:
But it's all right if my clothes aren't new,
Out of sight because my heart is true
The Beach Boys', "All Summer Long"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got the runs now.
Original Lyrics:
But not for us now.
The Cowsills', "The Rain, the Park & Other Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
(I love the pot of gold)
Original Lyrics:
(I love the flower girl)
Tom Jones', "I Know"
Misheard Lyrics:
My head is high, I can face THIS GUY.
Original Lyrics:
My head is high, I can face the sky.
 
1970s
Chaka Khan's, "I'm Every Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am immortal
Original Lyrics:
I'm every woman
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Our horses will rink forever as one
Original Lyrics:
Our voices will ring forever, as one
Harry Chapin's, "Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
She said, “Parrot, keep the change”
Original Lyrics:
She said, “Harry, keep the change”
James Taylor's, "Fire And Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweet dreams and fine machines
Original Lyrics:
Sweet dreams and flying machines
Kansas', "Carry On Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics:
Garibaldi's wayward son.
Original Lyrics:
Carry on, my wayward son.
R.B. Greaves', "Always Something There to Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I mow the lawn
Original Lyrics:
I walk along
Steely Dan's, "Deacon Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Call me Deegan Boo
Original Lyrics:
Call me Deacon Blues.
Suzi Quatro's, "Can the Can"
Misheard Lyrics:
And your boyfriend's name is Igor
And he lives with Frankenstein (aye aye?)
Original Lyrics:
And your boyfriend's name is eagle
And he lives up in the sky (high high)
Tavares', "More Than a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
No better woman
No better woman for me
Original Lyrics:
More than a woman
More than a woman to me
Typically Tropical's, "Barbados"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fly away on Coconut earwigs
Original Lyrics:
Fly away on Coconut Airways
Vanity Fare's, "Hitchin' a Ride"
Misheard Lyrics:
My, my, my, takin' a ride
Original Lyrics:
Ride, ride, ride, hitchin' a ride
 
1980s
Cast of Dreamgirls', "One Night Only"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I'm lonely
Original Lyrics:
One night only
Commercial's, "Toys R Us"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want a Carla
Original Lyrics:
I don't want to grow up
Foreigner's, "I Want to Know What Love Is"
Misheard Lyrics:
In my life, there’s been chronic pain
Original Lyrics:
In my life, there’s been heartache and pain
Genesis', "That's All"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is like putting me phooey all the time.
Original Lyrics:
Living with you's just putting me through it all of the time
Joey Scarbury's, "Believe It or Not"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m Whoopi on the air
Original Lyrics:
I’m walking on air
Patrick Simmons', "So Wrong"
Misheard Lyrics:
So long, so long
or
Solo, solo
Original Lyrics:
So wrong, so wrong
Ronnie Milsap's, "Stranger in My House"
Misheard Lyrics:
There’s a siren
Original Lyrics:
There’s a silence
Sue Pollard's, "Starting Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're farting together
Original Lyrics:
We're starting together
Sweet Sensation's, "Hooked on You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I’m booked on you
Original Lyrics:
I’m hooked on you
Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh trash even doubt now this is scary
Original Lyrics:
Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry.
 
1990s
Blur's, "Charmless Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I think he'd like to have been running a crowd
But then nature didn't make him that way
He thinks he's safe, she gets in hours, those family shirts will protect him
That we'll respect him
He moves in circles of flags who just pretend that they like him
He does the same to them
And when you put it all together there's the moral of the charmless man
Original Lyrics:
I think he'd like to have been Ronnie Kray
But then nature didn't make him that way
He thinks his educated airs, those family shares will protect him
That we'll respect him
He moves in circles of friends who just pretend that they like him
He does the same to them
And when you put it all together there's the model of a charmless man
Colin James', "Chicks and Cars"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sixty cars and a turbo whoa?
Original Lyrics:
Chicks, cars, and a third World War
Craig David's, "One More Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah I can make it white
Original Lyrics:
Yeah I can make it right
Elton John's, "Candle in the Wind 1997"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodbye Axl Rose
May you ever throw up in our hearts
Original Lyrics:
Goodbye England's Rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
Janet Jackson's, "Together Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dancing on Ghostwriter
Original Lyrics:
Dancing in moonlight
La Bouche's, "You Won’t Forget Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you eat action
Original Lyrics:
When you need action
Radiohead's, "Karma Police"
Misheard Lyrics:
He busted like a French
Original Lyrics:
He buzzes like a fridge
Randy Newman's, "You’ve Got a Friend in Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’re gonna see it’s our gasoline
Original Lyrics:
You’re gonna see it’s our destiny
Smash Mouth's, "Walkin' on the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
So don't relay, act now
Original Lyrics:
So don't delay, act now
 
2000s
Eskimo Joe's, "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Overall I guess the plot continues
Original Lyrics:
Argument over God continues
Gwen Stefani's, "Hollaback Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause there ain't no hall of batgirl.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I ain't no hollaback girl.
Janet Jackson's, "Doesn't Really Matter"
Misheard Lyrics:
Doesn't really matter what I see
or
Doesn't really matter what I sing
Original Lyrics:
Doesn't really matter what the eye is seeing
Mya's, "My Love is Like...Wo"
Misheard Lyrics:
My car is like...wo
Original Lyrics:
My body's like...wo
Nickelback's, "Rockstar"
Misheard Lyrics:
Driving 15 cops
Original Lyrics:
Driving 15 cars
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "By The Way"
Misheard Lyrics:
Soul burn. We lie. Cash back. Hot dog.
Original Lyrics:
Song bird. Main line. Cash back. Hard top.
 
2010s
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
We could have had a ball
Original Lyrics:
We could have had it all
Kendrick Lamar's, "Keisha's Song (Her Pain)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rosa Parks never affect her when she making ends meet
Original Lyrics:
Rosa Parks never a factor when she making ends meet
MAGIC!'s, "Rude"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say blecch, say blecch
Original Lyrics:
Say yes, say yes
Maroon 5's, "Girls Like You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Times like these
Original Lyrics:
Guys like me
One Direction's, "What Makes You Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's what makes you a Rubik's Cube
Original Lyrics:
That's what makes you beautiful
 
misc
Coldplay's, "Higher Power"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pull tight
Original Lyrics:
Hold tight
Nihils', "Help Our Souls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Help a***holes tonight
Original Lyrics:
Help our souls tonight

Previous Day's Entries    New Entries Index     Next Day's Entries