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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
Paul Anka's, "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put your head on my showgirl
Original Lyrics:
Put your head on my shoulder
The Chords', "Sh-Boom"
Misheard Lyrics:
If only all my precious plants would grow true
Original Lyrics:
I only all my precious plans would come true
 
1960s
The Beach Boys', "Fun, Fun, Fun"
Misheard Lyrics:
'til her daddy takes the Sheba away
Original Lyrics:
'til her daddy takes the T-Bird away
 
1970s
Bee Gees', "Jive Talkin’"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s just your brash talkin’
Original Lyrics:
It’s just your jive talkin’
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, riding high on love to the gooch slide
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, riding high on love's true bluish light
Carole King's, "It’s Too Late"
Misheard Lyrics:
It’s your age, baby
Original Lyrics:
It’s too late, baby
Deep Purple's, "Smoke on the Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
Phone coming closer
Original Lyrics:
Smoke on the water
Elvis Presley's, "Burning Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just a Hubba Bubba bubble gum
Original Lyrics:
I'm just a hunka hunka burning love
Harry Chapin's, "Remember When the Music"
Misheard Lyrics:
It was a ship we sailed
Original Lyrics:
It was a gift we saved
Helen Reddy's, "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was only bein' a bitch, oh
Original Lyrics:
I was only being a picture
Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Peabo, Cat, and Lionel
Original Lyrics:
Big ol' jet airliner
The Clash's, "Spanish Bombs"
Misheard Lyrics:
Raising the red flag
They want a black one
After they died upon Mockingbird Hill
Original Lyrics:
They sang the red flag
They wore the black one
After they died it was Mockingbird Hill
The Clash's, "Spanish Bombs"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spanish bombs, yo te guerra incognita
Yo ta cuela, oh ma corazon.
Original Lyrics:
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
Yo te quiero, oh mi corazon.
The Clash's, "Spanish Bombs"
Misheard Lyrics:
a flat car, Johnny up-the-ville
Original Lyrics:
The black cars of the Guardia Civil
The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
I did my very best to (waahh??)
How bad things were
It's good to talk
Original Lyrics:
I did my very best to write
How was butlins?
Were the screws too tight?
Warren Zevon's, "Werewolves of London"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brave hearts of London
Original Lyrics:
Werewolves of London
Yvonne Elliman's, "Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I remember times my love
When we really had it off
Original Lyrics:
I remember times my love
When we really had it all
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dirty deeds done with sheep
Original Lyrics:
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Berlin's, "No More Words"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nothing is queer
Original Lyrics:
Nothing is clear
Billy Joel's, "You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
But it just may be a music note you're looking for
Original Lyrics:
But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for
Bruce Springsteen's, "The River"
Misheard Lyrics:
I come from down in the valley
Where Mr. Wander does
Original Lyrics:
I come from down in the valley
Where mister when you're young
Bryan Adams', "Cuts Like a Knife"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cock sucking night and it feels so right
Original Lyrics:
Cuts like a knife and it feels so right
Cool Notes', "In Your Car"
Misheard Lyrics:
The rims caught fire
Original Lyrics:
The revs got higher
Cool Notes', "In Your Car"
Misheard Lyrics:
You rock and roll me, in your car
Original Lyrics:
You reckon you'll roll me in your car
Countdown Singers', "Glory Of Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
Beautiful Heather, knowing together
Original Lyrics:
We'll live forever, knowing together
The Clash's, "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Salvation of my naked eyes
Original Lyrics:
Sabes que ropas me queda?
The Escape Club's, "Wild Wild West"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heaven on the 90s
Original Lyrics:
Headed for the 90s
The Hooters', "And We Danced"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like the way of the ocean
Original Lyrics:
Like a wave on the ocean
 
1990s
Annie Lennox's, "No More I Love You's"
Misheard Lyrics:
I define myself bouncing home whistling buttonhole tunes, don't make me cry.
Original Lyrics:
I don't find myself bouncing home whistling buttonhole tunes to make me cry.
Annie Lennox's, "Walking On Broken Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
The sun's still shining in the deep blue sky
Original Lyrics:
The sun's still shining in the big blue sky
Annie Lennox's, "Walking on Broken Glass"
Misheard Lyrics:
Working on, working on Brooklyn's traffic
Original Lyrics:
Walking on, walking on broken glass
Bush's, "Everything Zen"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trust you once why should I
Original Lyrics:
Try to see it once my way
Commercial's, "Dial-a-Mattress"
Misheard Lyrics:
Leave off the last S for Sagan
Original Lyrics:
Leave off the last S for savings
Deacon Blue's, "Your Swaying Arms"
Misheard Lyrics:
Walk with me in streets where she once stooped
Original Lyrics:
Walk with me in streets where she once stood
No Doubt's, "Spiderwebs"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's all your fault
I scream at my corn dog
Original Lyrics:
And it's all your fault
I screen my phone calls
Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jeremy's broken "Yesterday."
Original Lyrics:
Jeremy spoke in class today.
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a sad mess when seconds of madness cut a knife in mid-stride
Original Lyrics:
It's a sad mess when seconds of madness cut life in mid-stride
Pretenders', "I'll Stand By You"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'll never preserve you
Original Lyrics:
And I'll never desert you
Simple Minds', "See The Lights"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know I called you odd 'cause nothing takes your face
Original Lyrics:
You know I called you up 'cause nothing takes your place
 
2000s
Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can we my can we my
Original Lyrics:
Can't read my, can't read my...
Vampire Weekend's, "Horchata"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know the truth, so you shouldn't have thought it
Original Lyrics:
You understood, so you shouldn't have fought it
 
2010s
Commercial's, "Avocados from Mexico"
Misheard Lyrics:
gobble gobble from Mexico
Original Lyrics:
Avocados from Mexico
Commercial's, "Ford"
Misheard Lyrics:
We took the drug that built America.
Original Lyrics:
We took the truck that built America.
Justin Bieber's, "Love Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics:
You should go and touch yourself
Original Lyrics:
You should go and love yourself
Papa Roach's, "Still Swingin’"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are a pecan in the dirt
Original Lyrics:
We are a beacon in the dark
Taylor Swift's, "Delicate"
Misheard Lyrics:
Full light seven-night stand in the black
Original Lyrics:
Phone lights up my nightstand in the black
The Weeknd's, "I Feel It Coming"
Misheard Lyrics:
Elle fait le camping
Original Lyrics:
I feel it coming
Vampire Weekend's, "Harmony Hall"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the Stonewalls were vomiting on their witness
Original Lyrics:
And the stone walls of Harmony Hall bear witness
Vampire Weekend's, "We Belong Together"
Misheard Lyrics:
We go together like lights and lamps
Original Lyrics:
We go together like lions and lambs
 
misc
Traditional's, "Little Bunny Foo Foo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Snoopy and the field mice
Original Lyrics:
Scooping up the field mice

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