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 | |
The Grass Roots', "Let's Live for Today"
Misheard Lyrics: To gimme southern lovin'
Original Lyrics: To gimme some lovin'
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The Mamas and the Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics: All the weeds turned brown
Original Lyrics: All the leaves are brown
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The Skip-Jacks', "(Meet) The Flintstones"
Misheard Lyrics: Let’s ride with the family down the street
Through the courtesy of friends we’ll meet Original Lyrics: Let's ride with the family down the street
Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet |
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1970s | |
Barry White's, "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: QuickChek ain't my s***
Original Lyrics: Quittin' ain't my shtick
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Bee Gees', "Too Much Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody's gets too much hair in their arm pits..
Original Lyrics: Nobody gets too much heaven no more
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Cat Stevens', "Wild World"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, baby, baby, it's a wallop
Original Lyrics: Ooh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see the red tail lights heading this way
Original Lyrics: I can see the red tail lights heading to Spain
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: Must be the clouds in the sky
Original Lyrics: Must be the clouds in my eyes
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: My sister is pretty
Original Lyrics: They say Spain is pretty
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just a Transformer in Paradise
Original Lyrics: I'm just a cheeseburger in Paradise
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John Denver's, "Annie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: You fell from the staircase
Original Lyrics: You fill up my senses
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Jose Feliciano's, "Chico and the Man"
Misheard Lyrics: You can see the Monday sun if you shine
Original Lyrics: You can see the morning sun if you try
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Loggins and Messina's, "Danny's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so in love with your honky
Original Lyrics: I'm so in love with your honey
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Marshall Tucker Band's, "Heard It In A Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: dirty little love song ten feet long
Original Lyrics: Heard it in a love song cant be wrong
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Marvin Gaye's, "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)"
Misheard Lyrics: Fistful of Hercules
Original Lyrics: Fish full of mercury
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Player's, "Baby Come Back"
Misheard Lyrics: You can leave it all on me
Original Lyrics: You can blame it all on me
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1980s | |
Christopher Cross', "Never Be the Same"
Misheard Lyrics: It was Goofy
Original Lyrics: It was good for me
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Christopher Cross', "Ride Like the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: And I've got a lonely goat
Original Lyrics: And I've got a long way to go
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Jeffrey Osborne's, "On the Wings of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Puffin' above the clouds
Original Lyrics: Up and above the clouds
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Jeffrey Osborne's, "Stay with Me Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Please be mine for life
Original Lyrics: Please be mine tonight
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Jeffrey Osborne's, "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: You got to mortify my love
Original Lyrics: You got to fortify my love
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John Lennon's, "(Just Like) Starting Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Alone again
Original Lyrics: In love again
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Montell Jordan's, "Get it On Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: Now she's trying some ice cubes
Original Lyrics: Now she's trying to ice you
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Musical Youth's, "Pass the Dutchie"
Misheard Lyrics: False seduction on the left-hand side
Original Lyrics: Pass the Dutchie 'pon the left-hand side
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Tears For Fears', "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Misheard Lyrics: So sad they had to fit it
Original Lyrics: So sad they had to fade it
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The Jets', "You Got it All"
Misheard Lyrics: Then like a Ray-O-Vac
Original Lyrics: Then like a ray of light
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1990s | |
Lisa Stansfield's, "All Around the World"
Misheard Lyrics: We've spent too much time
Original Lyrics: Wasting too much time
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Ricky Martin's, "She's All I Ever Had"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the way she sets me free
Original Lyrics: It's the way she makes me feel
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Tonic's, "If You Could Only See"
Misheard Lyrics: And you got your revelations
Original Lyrics: And you got your manipulations
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Usher's, "You Make Me Wanna..."
Misheard Lyrics: Start a boomerang that shoots at you
Original Lyrics: Start a new relationship with you
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2000s | |
At The Drive-In's, "Catacombs"
Misheard Lyrics: What’s that sound? Stop that crying.
Original Lyrics: What’s that sound? Caskets floating.
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At the Drive-In's, "Enfilade"
Misheard Lyrics: She kept her clothes on and you get real excited.
Original Lyrics: They kept a close eye on your get-well incentive.
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Shakira's, "Whenever, Wherever"
Misheard Lyrics: Europa, Granada
Original Lyrics: There over, here under
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Slipknot's, "Psychosocial"
Misheard Lyrics: Undone, it has begun
Original Lyrics: I'm done, it has begun
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Train's, "Meet Virginia"
Misheard Lyrics: She only gets colicky at midnight
Original Lyrics: She only drinks coffee at midnight
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country | |
Tenille Arts', "Somebody Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: A couple diamond ring falls
Original Lyrics: A couple diamond ring thoughts
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xmas | |
Traditional's, "Deck the Halls"
Misheard Lyrics: Hand the new year lens and glasses
Original Lyrics: Hail the new, ye lads and lasses
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Traditional's, "Deck the Halls"
Misheard Lyrics: Sing the joyous song together
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la He controls the wind and weather La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Original Lyrics: Sing we joyous, all together
Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la Heedless of the wind and weather Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la |
Traditional's, "Deck the Halls"
Misheard Lyrics: Stroll the H and you'll die Carol
Original Lyrics: Troll the ancient Yuletide carol.
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Traditional's, "Deck the Halls"
Misheard Lyrics: While I tell all, you'll die treasure
Original Lyrics: While I tell of Yuletide treasure
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