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 | |
Movie Scripts', "In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a rosewood castle out there...
Original Lyrics: I got a rosewood casket out there...
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The Beatles', "Bad Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: A bad little kid moved into my neighbourhood
He won't do nothing right - just'n sittin' there and look so good He don't wanna go to school and learn to read and write Just sits around the house and plays that rock and roll music all night Well, he put two tacks on teachers chair Puts ya numb and lose your hair Now junior, behave yourself Buy every rock and roll book on the magazine stand Every dime that he get (oooh) - he's off to the jukebox man Well, he wore his windcheater till at night it's a-ready to poop From rocking and a-rolling spinning in a hula hoop Well, this rock and roll has got to stop Junior's head is hot as rock Now junior, behave yourself Gonna tell your mama, you better do what she said Get to the boppin' shop and get that haircut off your head He took your canary and he fed it to the neighbors cat He gave the cocker spaniel a bath in mother's laundromat Well, this mama's mess has got to stop Junior's head is hot as rock Now junior, behave yourself (wooo) Original Lyrics: A bad little kid moved into my neighborhood
He won't do nothing right just sittin' down and look so good He don't wanna go to school and learn to read and write Just sits around the house and plays the rock and roll music all night Well, he put some tacks on teachers chair Puts chewing gum in little girl's hair Now junior, behave yourself Buy every rock and roll book on the magazine stand Every dime that he get (oooh) is lost to the jukebox man Well, he worries his teacher till at night she's a-ready to poop From rocking and a-rolling spinning in a hula hoop Well, this rock and roll has got to stop Junior's head is hard as rock Now junior, behave yourself Gonna tell your mama, you better do what she said Get to the barber shop and get that hair cut off your head He took your canary and he fed it to the neighbors cat He gave the cocker spaniel a bath in mother's laundromat Well, your mama's head has got to stop Junior's head is hard as rock Now junior, behave yourself (wooo) |
The Beatles', "Something"
Misheard Lyrics: Something in the way she moves me
Original Lyrics: Something in the way she woos me
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1970s | |
Bill Withers', "Ain't No Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: Rain and sunshine when she's gone
Original Lyrics: Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
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Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind.
Original Lyrics: Once you mistrust, love's gone behind.
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Chicago's, "Baby What a Big Surprise"
Misheard Lyrics: I thought that you were only faking me
And like before, my heart was taken in ... But here today your song has changed my mind ... Shooby dooby wants to be alone It was a little more than I could take Oh whoa oh who And you can't mistake Ooh ooh Shooby dooby want me in the morning ... Now and then just like before I think about the love I've thrown away But now with love it matters anyway Original Lyrics: I thought that you were only faking it
And like before, my heart was taking it ... But here today you've softly changed my mind ... (Shooby dooby wah) Just to be alone Was a little more than I could take Oh whoa oh whoa Then you came to stay Ooh ooh (Shooby dooby wah) Hold me in the morning ... Now and then just like before I think about the love I've thrown away But now it doesn't matter anyway |
Eagles', "One of These Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna find Super Mario
Original Lyrics: We're gonna find out, pretty mama
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "September"
Misheard Lyrics: Po-li-o! Say do you remember?
Po-li-o! Dancin' in September Original Lyrics: Ba de ya! Say do you remember?
Ba de ya! Dancin' in September |
Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: When Susie wore her dress just right.
Original Lyrics: When Susie wore her dresses tight.
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Isaac Hayes', "Theme From Shadt"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a carpet bearded man but no one understands him but his woman
Original Lyrics: He's a complicated man but no one understands him but his woman
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John Denver's, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Thank God I watch PAW Patrol
Original Lyrics: Thank God I'm a country boy
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Steely Dan's, "Deacon Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: They call Alabama the Prince of Tides
Call me Deacon Blues. Original Lyrics: They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues. |
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Sweet's, "Ballroom Blitz"
Misheard Lyrics: And the band started grieving
'Cause they all stopped breathing And the band in the back said, "Everyone attack" And it turned into a ballroom blitz Original Lyrics: And the band started leaving
'Cause they all stopped breathing And the man in the back said, "Everyone attack" And it turned into a ballroom blitz |
The Rolling Stones', "Brown Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics: Dull girl say she found her cut-off jeans
Sewn in the market down in New Orleans This God-old sleazer know he's doing alright Hear him with the women just around midnight ... Drums beating cold, English blood runs hot Lady of the house - honey where it's gonna stop? How far? - I knows that he's doing alright ... Ah, get on, brown sugar, how come you taste so good, yeah? Ah, got to tell ya 'bout, the brown sugar Just like a black girl should, yeah Now, I bet your mama was a chess show queen And all your boyfriends were sweet sixteen Original Lyrics: Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Sold in the market down in New Orleans Scarred old slaver know he's doing alright Hear him whip the women just around midnight ... Drums beating, cold English blood runs hot Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop House boy knows that he's doing alright ... Ah, get on, brown sugar, how come you taste so good, yeah? Ah, got me craving the, the brown sugar Just like a black girl should, yeah ... Nah, I bet your mama was a tent show queen And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen |
1980s | |
Beastie Boys', "Root Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I KICK it BOOT down
I KICK it BOOT down How you gonna KICK it Gonna KICK it BOOT down Original Lyrics: I kick it rootdown
I kick it rootdown How you gonna kick it Gonna kick it rootdown |
Christopher Cross', "Sailing"
Misheard Lyrics: If the wind is right you can sail away, find virility
... It's not far to never-never land - reason to pretend And if the wind is right you can find the door of innocence again ... Sailing takes me away to where I'm going, doo dit Just a dream, the wind to carry me ... Well it's not half bad for sanctuary, at least it's not for me Original Lyrics: And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility
... It's not far to never-never land, no reason to pretend And if the wind is right you can find the joy of innocence again ... Sailing takes me away to where I've always heard it could be Just a dream and the wind to carry me ... Well it's not far back to sanity, at least it's not for me |
Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne's, "You’re a Friend of Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: Until the day we dine
Original Lyrics: Until the day you die
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Culture Club's, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
Misheard Lyrics: The boy with pocket slander
Original Lyrics: The boy with pop is slender
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Cyndi Lauper's, "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Scoop it up
Original Lyrics: Good enough
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Honeymoon Suite's, "Stay in the Light "
Misheard Lyrics: Stay in the light
Keep your doggy inside Original Lyrics: Stay in the light
Keep your target in sight |
Kate Bush's, "Running Up That Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: If I only could I'd make a deal with God
Get him to sworn off places Original Lyrics: If I only could I'd make a deal with God
And get Him to swap our places. |
Movie Scripts', "Harlem Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: The bat is scary
Original Lyrics: The bet is fading
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Movie Scripts', "Turner & Hooch"
Misheard Lyrics: That they found your dinghy over in Knots Landing
Original Lyrics: That they found your dinghy over in Moss Landing
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Pretenders', "Human"
Misheard Lyrics: Now the baggage has come
Original Lyrics: Now the damage is done
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The Cult's, "She Sells Sancuary"
Misheard Lyrics: And around and around
Original Lyrics: And the world and the world
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U2's, "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: The French has dug within our hearts
Original Lyrics: The trench is dug within our hearts
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1990s | |
Beastie Boys', "Brass Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics: Grass monkey
or Glass monkey Original Lyrics: Brass monkey
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Boyz II Men's, "End of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics: You belong together
Original Lyrics: We belong together
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Deetah's, "Relax"
Misheard Lyrics: Surviving this game, to the next level describe
Original Lyrics: Surviving this game to the next level they stride
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Green Day's, "When I Come Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Huele a camarón
Original Lyrics: When I come around
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Jane's Addiction's, "Been Caught Stealing"
Misheard Lyrics: I didn't trust steel then.
Original Lyrics: I enjoy stealing.
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Mariah Carey's, "Can't Let Go"
Misheard Lyrics: There you are, holding her head
Original Lyrics: There you are, holding her hand
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R.E.M.'s, "Nightswimming"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm hiding from the moon
Original Lyrics: I'm pining for the moon
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Reel Big Fish's, "Sell Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I don’t remember what I meant
Original Lyrics: I don’t remember what I read
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Ricky Martin's, "Un Dos Tres Maria"
Misheard Lyrics: She is Maria
And I have no idea Original Lyrics: Asi es Maria
Blanco como el dia |
SWV's, "Right Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Lady, there seems to be some insecurities about the way I feel
OR Maybe there seems to be some insecurities about the way I feel Original Lyrics: Lately there seems to be some insecurities about the way I feel
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Selena's, "Dreaming of You"
Misheard Lyrics: And there's nothing in the world I'd rather see
Original Lyrics: And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be
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U2's, "Sweetest Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm used to you
or I'm used to Blue's Clues Original Lyrics: I'm losing you
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U2's, "Sweetest Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Peppa Pig still on Nick Jr.
Original Lyrics: But they burn so brightly for her
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2000s | |
Gorillaz's, "Re-Hash"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the money or star
Original Lyrics: It’s the money or stop
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2010s | |
John Legend's, "All of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause I give you all for me
Original Lyrics: 'cause I give you all of me
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Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics: Ask all my cervix lovers
Original Lyrics: Got a long list of ex-lovers
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Trisha Yearwood's, "She's in Love with The Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: And you yourself was just an AC plowboy
Original Lyrics: When you yourself was just a hayseed plowboy
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misc | |
Glenn Miller's, "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
Misheard Lyrics: You like to play the PlayStation 'bout a quarter to four
Original Lyrics: You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four
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