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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
Harry Belafonte's, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey Mr. Talleyrand tell me banana
Original Lyrics:
Come Mr. Tally Man. Tally me banana
 
1960s
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles', "Tears of a Clown"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just like Crabby Appleton
Original Lyrics:
Just like Pagliacci did
The Rolling Stones', "Get Off of My Cloud"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey (hey) you (you)
Get over my clown
Original Lyrics:
Hey (hey) you (you)
Get Off of My Cloud
The Rolling Stones', "Ruby Tuesday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodbye, we'll be choosy
Original Lyrics:
Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics:
I stuck around in Pittsburgh
Original Lyrics:
I stuck around St. Petersburg
 
1970s
Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics:
And it's me you need to shave
Original Lyrics:
And it's me you need to show
Eddie Rabbitt's, "Suspicions"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm afraid somebody's gonna steal you away from here
Original Lyrics:
I'm afraid somebody's gonna steal you away from me
John Denver's, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to widdle
Original Lyrics:
Daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle
Queen's, "We Are The Champions"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've had my share of bad kittens'n my face
But I've come through.
Original Lyrics:
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face
But I've come through.
Schoolhouse Rock's, "I'm Just a Bill"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just a bear
Yes, I'm only a bear
Original Lyrics:
I'm just a bill
Yes, I'm only a bill
Schoolhouse Rock's, "Mother Necessity"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mother in symphony
Original Lyrics:
Mother Necessity
The Clash's, "Spanish Bombs"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero el finito
Yo te cueta, oh mi corazon.
Original Lyrics:
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
Yo te quiero, oh mi corazon.
The Rolling Stones', "Beast of Burden"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll never be your cheeseburger
Original Lyrics:
I'll never be your beast of burden
The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I went down to the TV station
To get my Care Bear unabused
Original Lyrics:
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics:
My favorite actor, Cary Grant
Original Lyrics:
My favorite flavour, cherry red
War's, "Gypsy Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I gotta find a place, a nice shop baby or I gotta find a place, a nice shot baby
Original Lyrics:
I gotta find a friend, a nice sharp baby
 
1980s
AC/DC's, "Highway To Hell"
Misheard Lyrics:
Living easy, livin free sees a nig--r on a one way ride
Original Lyrics:
Livin' easy, lovin' free
Season ticket on a one way ride.
Commercial's, "Michelob"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tonight belongs to Michelob
Original Lyrics:
The night belongs to Michelob
Commercial's, "Pontiac"
Misheard Lyrics:
We've been excited
Original Lyrics:
We build excitement
Def Leppard's, "Rock of Ages"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love rock 'n' roll
Goddamn rock 'n' roll
Original Lyrics:
I love rock 'n' roll
Long live rock 'n' roll
Genesis', "Duchess"
Misheard Lyrics:
She baffled through
Original Lyrics:
She battled through
Genesis', "In Too Deep"
Misheard Lyrics:
How could I ever bargain?
Original Lyrics:
How could I ever forget?
Hall & Oates', "Out of Touch"
Misheard Lyrics:
You had a touch
Original Lyrics:
You're out of touch
Pebbles', "Mercedes Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you want a lion, my Mercedes boy?
Original Lyrics:
Do you wanna ride in my Mercedes, boy?
Pretty Poison's, "Catch Me (I'm Falling)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Godspeed calling
Original Lyrics:
Catch me, I'm falling
Prince's, "I Would Die 4 U"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not too woman. I'm not too man. I am something that you'll never comprehend.
Original Lyrics:
I'm not a woman, I'm not a man. I am something that you'll never understand.
Ready For The World's, "Oh Sheila"
Misheard Lyrics:
O cereal
or
O Cheerios
Original Lyrics:
Oh Sheila
Rick Astley's, "She Wants to Dance with Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
She don't want no bad romance
Original Lyrics:
She don't want no wild romance
Steve Winwood's, "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feels so good we're trying
Original Lyrics:
Feels so good we're crying
Steve Winwood's, "Roll With It"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rolex, baby
Original Lyrics:
Roll with it, baby
The Rolling Stones', "Mixed Emotions"
Misheard Lyrics:
Butter your corn
Original Lyrics:
Button your coat
The Rolling Stones', "Rock and a Hard Place"
Misheard Lyrics:
The East of Eden
Original Lyrics:
The fields of Eden
The Rolling Stones', "Start Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
You make a frozen pie
Original Lyrics:
You make a grown man cry
The Rolling Stones', "Undercover of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hear the screams of the summer of '42
Original Lyrics:
Hear the screams of center 42
The Rolling Stones', "Waiting on a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics:
It ain't the lady's king
Original Lyrics:
It ain't the latest thing
 
1990s
Bruce Cockburn's, "A Dream Like Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you've got it three miles wide
Nobody can take you down.
Original Lyrics:
When you've got a dream like mine
Nobody can take you down.
Disney's 'The Lion King''s, "I Just Can't Wait To Be King"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kings don't need advice from little orphans for a start.
Original Lyrics:
Kings don't need advice from little hornbills for a start.
Genesis', "Jesus He Knows Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've loved Chuck E. Cheese all my life
Original Lyrics:
I've been talking to Jesus all my life
Genesis', "No Son of Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're no sound in mind
Original Lyrics:
You're no son of mine
Massive Attack's, "Safe from Harm"
Misheard Lyrics:
Midnight rockers, city sneakers
The government and me, yeah
Original Lyrics:
Midnight rockers, city slickers
Gunmen and me, yeah
Nickelback's, "How You Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Forehead I knew your heart was breaking
Original Lyrics:
For handing you a heart worth breaking.
Paula Abdul's, "Rush, Rush"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna sing and greet with me
Original Lyrics:
I wanna see ya get free with me
Paula Abdul's, "Rush, Rush"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna sing
Original Lyrics:
I wanna see
Paula Abdul's, "Vibeology"
Misheard Lyrics:
My college year
Original Lyrics:
Vibeology
Rick Astley's, "Helplessly"
Misheard Lyrics:
I walk to the Y every night
Original Lyrics:
I walk the wire every night
Seduction's, "Two to Make It Right"
Misheard Lyrics:
It takes two for everything to go right
Original Lyrics:
It takes to to make a thing go right
Misheard Lyrics:
Make me fart like.
Original Lyrics:
And make the fire flies
 
2010s
Skrillex & Boys Noize ft. Ty Dolla $ign's, "Midnight Hour"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like Tarzan, I'm in the end zone
Original Lyrics:
Might touch down, I'm in the end zone
 
country
Ray Price's, "City Lights"
Misheard Lyrics:
The cabarets and honky tonks -- their flashing signs and vibes --
A broken heart to lose itself in the glow of city lights.
Original Lyrics:
The cabarets and honky tonks -- their flashing signs invite
A broken heart to lose itself in the glow of city lights.
 
misc
The Weeknd's, "Save Your Tears"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say you'll cheer
Original Lyrics:
Save your tears

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