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 | |
Wilson Pickett's, "Land of 1000 Dances"
Misheard Lyrics: Do what you see
Original Lyrics: Do the Watusi
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1970s | |
B.B. King's, "The Thrill is Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: And you'll read stories someday
Original Lyrics: And you'll be sorry someday
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Betty Wright's, "Clean Up Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I took this manslaughter
Original Lyrics: I took this man's love
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Donna Summer's, "Spring Affair"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, I think it's got a hole on me
Original Lyrics: Ooh, I think it's got a hold on me
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Edwin Starr's, "Contact"
Misheard Lyrics: Wanting to get the disco beaver
Original Lyrics: Wanting to get the disco fever
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Elton John's, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Coming in the morning with a drug to take me home
Original Lyrics: Coming in the morning with a truck to take me home
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John Lennon's, "Jealous Guy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just a gem in the sky
Original Lyrics: I'm just a jealous guy
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John Miles', "Slowdown"
Misheard Lyrics: Think about it, you were fine
Original Lyrics: Think about it, you will find
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Perry Como's, "And I Love You So"
Misheard Lyrics: The beagles ask me how
Original Lyrics: The people ask me how
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Shirley Brown's, "Woman to Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Barbara, this is Shelley
Original Lyrics: Barbara, this is Shirley
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The Persuaders', "Thin Line Between Love and Hate"
Misheard Lyrics: No, she's dead, are you hungry?
Original Lyrics: "No", she says, "Are you hungry?"
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1980s | |
Asia's, "Don't Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: But little darling fleas
Original Lyrics: But little darling please
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Atlantic Starr's, "Circles"
Misheard Lyrics: You said you'd shock them
Original Lyrics: You said you'd drop them
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Billy Squier's, "Everybody Wants You"
Misheard Lyrics: They make you breathless
or They make you breastless Original Lyrics: They make you restless
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Chaka Khan's, "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: The time for Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics: The time that you lose
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Dwight Twilley's, "Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody sat down with me
Original Lyrics: My daddy sat down with me
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Gary U.S. Bonds', "This Little Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: You better stay in wine
Original Lyrics: You better stay in line
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INXS's, "The One Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Cut the knife just like a razor
Original Lyrics: Cut the night just like a razor
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Joe Walsh's, "A Life of Illusion"
Misheard Lyrics: Living a life of luxury
Original Lyrics: Living a life of illusion
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Junior's, "Mama Used to Say"
Misheard Lyrics: Quite another mission
Original Lyrics: Quite another mess
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Rene & Angela's, "Save Your Love (For #1)"
Misheard Lyrics: For none below, y'all
Original Lyrics: For #1, y'all
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The Police's, "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: I resolve to Poloroid
Original Lyrics: I resolve to call her up
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Triumph's, "All the Way"
Misheard Lyrics: When there's a will, there's an A
Original Lyrics: When there's a will, there's a way
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1990s | |
69 Boyz's, "Tootsee Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: It ain't the butterfly, it's the pussy hole.
Original Lyrics: It ain't the butterfly, it's the tootsie roll.
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Boy George's, "The Crying Game"
Misheard Lyrics: Then there are sights
Original Lyrics: Then there are sighs
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Charles & Eddie's, "Would I Lie to You?"
Misheard Lyrics: Water rides to me, baby
Water rides to me Original Lyrics: Would I lie to you, baby?
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Faith No More's, "Midlife Crisis"
Misheard Lyrics: Go on and sprain my neck
Original Lyrics: Go on and wring my neck
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Jennifer Lopez's, "If You Had My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: If you had marijuana
And I gave you all my drugs Original Lyrics: If you had my love
And I gave you all my trust |
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Jennifer Lopez's, "If You Had My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you write to me?
Original Lyrics: Would you lie to me?
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Lou Reed's, "What's Good"
Misheard Lyrics: And life's like bigger than ice cream
Original Lyrics: And life's like bacon and ice cream
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Peter Murphy's, "Cuts You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: You pour yourself over meat
Original Lyrics: You pour yourself over me
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Robin S.'s, "Show Me Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You got to show me more
Original Lyrics: You got to show me love
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The Church's, "Metropolis"
Misheard Lyrics: Where the Orajel grew
Original Lyrics: Where the oranges grew
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2000s | |
Gorillaz's, "Dirty Harry"
Misheard Lyrics: I got up 90 days bitchin'
Original Lyrics: I got a 90 days digit
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Jennifer Lopez's, "Jenny from the Block"
Misheard Lyrics: (from the park!)
Original Lyrics: (from the Bronx!)
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McFly's, "I Wanna Hold You"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me that it's you
Original Lyrics: Tell me that it's true
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Robbie Williams', "Advertising Space"
Misheard Lyrics: The whole world shoot
Original Lyrics: The whole world shook
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Sugababes', "Ugly"
Misheard Lyrics: I asked my parents if I was smoking
Original Lyrics: I asked my parents if I was okay
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U2's, "All Because of You"
Misheard Lyrics: It left me no confusion
Original Lyrics: It left me no illusion
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