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 | |
Jerry Lee Lewis', "Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On"
Misheard Lyrics: Let’s shake banana shakes
Original Lyrics: Let’s shake, baby, shake
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1960s | |
Buffalo Springfield's, "For What It's Worth"
Misheard Lyrics: I think it's time we stop, Josie, what's that sound?
Original Lyrics: I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound?
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Gary U.S. Bonds', "New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: With your hands in your pocket you fiddle the air
Original Lyrics: Where the magnolia blossoms fill the air.
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Gerry and the Pacemakers', "You'll Never Walk Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: You never wore Cologne
Original Lyrics: You'll never walk alone
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1970s | |
Badfinger's, "Baby Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you know, time after time
Original Lyrics: Don't you know, the times I tried
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Blood, Sweat, and Tears', "Lucretia MacEvil"
Misheard Lyrics: The creature of evil
Original Lyrics: Lucretia MacEvil
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David Bowie's, "Diamond Dogs"
Misheard Lyrics: As they pulled you out of the oxygen tank
You asked for the latest party With your silicone hump and your ten inch stump ... Crawling down the alley on your hands and knees I'm sure not projected for this fantasy The Diamond Dogs approaches and they hide behind trees ... Will they come, I keep a friend serene Will they come, oh baby come on to me, Well she's coming and gone Come out of the dark end baby, You'll catch your death in the fog, Young girl they call them the Diamond Dogs, ... Now Halloween jack is a real cool cat And he lives on top of Manhattan chase The elevators broke so he slides down a rope Onto the street below uptown they come and go, Meets his little horsey with his ghostown approach. Her face is a bad scene but she wears a bad broach, Sweetly reminiscent, something mother used to be, Wake up in paradise, the diamond dogs are civilized, Here she comes, she keeps a friend serene, Here she comes, oh baby come on to me, Well she's coming and gone. Come out of the dark end baby, you'll catch your death in the fog Young girl they call them the Diamond Dogs, They call them they call them, Diamond Dogs really are gay..... Original Lyrics: As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent
You asked for the latest party With your silicone hump and your ten inch stump ... Crawling down the alley on your hands and knee I'm sure you're not protected, for it's plain to see The Diamond Dogs are poachers and they hide behind trees ... (Will they come?) I'll keep a friend serene (Will they come?) Oh baby, come on to me (Will they come?) Well, she's come, been and gone Come out of the garden, baby You'll catch your death in the fog Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs ... The Halloween Jack is a real cool cat And he lives on top of Manhattan Chase The elevator's broke, so he slides down a rope Onto the street below, oh Tarzan, go man go Meet his little hussy with his ghost town approach Her face is sans feature, but she wears a Dali brooch Sweetly reminiscent, something mother used to bake Wrecked up and paralysed, Diamond Dogs are stabilised (Will they come?) I'll keep a friend serene (Will they come?) Oh baby, come on to me (Will they come?) Well, she's come, been and gone Come out of the garden, baby You'll catch your death in the fog Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs Young girl, they call them the Diamond Dogs |
Fleetwood Mac's, "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Women, they will come and clean your nose.
Original Lyrics: Women, they will come and they will go.
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Styx's, "Come Sail Away"
Misheard Lyrics: To set an open course full of urgency
Original Lyrics: To set an open course for the virgin seas
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The 5th Dimension's, "One Less Bell to Answer"
Misheard Lyrics: Each time the doughboy rings
or Each time the Doughboy rings Original Lyrics: Each time the doorbell rings
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1980s | |
Culture Club's, "Karma Chameleon"
Misheard Lyrics: Loving would be easy if you'd color my anal beads,
Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green. Original Lyrics: Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams,
Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green. |
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Expose's, "Seasons Change"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to have your lawnmower, Baby.
Original Lyrics: Got to have your love now, Baby.
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Soft Cell's, "Bedsitter"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunday morning Gong Show
Original Lyrics: Sunday morning going slow
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Lookin' in your eyes, I see a pack of lies
Original Lyrics: Lookin' in your eyes, I see a paradise
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1990s | |
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I kissed a baby, but I don't wanna mis-offend
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'd miss you baby, and I don't want to miss a thing
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Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: And I don't wanna kiss the thing
Original Lyrics: And I don't want to miss a thing
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Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: And I go on to Michigan
Original Lyrics: And I don't want to miss a thing
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Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: And then I kiss your ass
And thank God we're together Original Lyrics: And then I kiss your eyes
And thank God we're together |
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna lose my eyes
Original Lyrics: I don't want to close my eyes
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Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I just want to stay here with you in this woman forever
Original Lyrics: I just want to stay with you in this moment forever
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Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I still miss you baby,
And I don't wanna hear a thing Original Lyrics: I still miss you baby,
And I don't want to miss a thing |
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Lying close to you, feeling your hard wiener
Original Lyrics: Lying close to you, feeling your heart beating
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Backstreet Boys', "It's Gotta Be You"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, it's the way you bang me
Gotta get me to go crazy Original Lyrics: Baby, it's the way you make me
Kinda get me go crazy |
Blur's, "Charmless Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I met him in a cloudy room
Original Lyrics: I met him in a crowded room
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D:Ream's, "Things Can Only Get Better"
Misheard Lyrics: I look at things now in a different life, in a different way
Original Lyrics: I look at things now in a different light than I did before
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Destiny's Child's, "Bug A Boo"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me wanna throw Mike Pager out the window
OR You make me wanna throw my paper out the window Tell Messy Eye to cut the photos OR Tell Empty Eye to cut the photos OR Tell the FBI to cut the photos Original Lyrics: You make me wanna throw my pager out the window
Tell MCI to cut the phone poles |
Iron Maiden's, "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter"
Misheard Lyrics: Threw lovely lipstick on your leather
Fight the pillow, make no sound If there's some living to be done Before your light becomes your tomb (Later) So pick up your foolish bride (Later) Fetch a doughnut Original Lyrics: True love and lipstick on your linen
Bite the pillow, make no sound If there's some living to be done Before your life becomes your tomb (Later) So pick up your foolish pride (Later) Fetch your daughter |
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T-Spoon's, "Sex on the Beach"
Misheard Lyrics: She said her name was Shindig
"Ah, what do you think of me?" The Kiwi on the left, The Kiwi on the right Come and give me lovin' all through the night Do the weird thing, dinga-linga-ling Girl I wanna hear you sing Really cruel people Begorra, begorra, begorra Would you like to have fun now? Original Lyrics: She said her name was Cindy
"Would you like a drink of me?" Bikini on the left, Daiquiri on the right Come and give me lovin' all through the night Do the wild thing, dinga-linga-ling Girl I wanna hear you sing Real and crucial people Da girl them, da girl them, da girl them ho Them all like to have fun now |
Technohead's, "I Wanna Be a Hippy"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to be on one way, God, I need help for mari-marijuana
Original Lyrics: I want to be a runaway, got to leave home for mari-marijuana
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "The Saga Begins"
Misheard Lyrics: We escaped from that gas
And met Jar Jar in Boznas Original Lyrics: We escaped from that gas
And met Jar Jar and Boss Nass |
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2000s | |
Backstreet Boys', "Incomplete"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want to make your face this all alone
Original Lyrics: I don't want to make you face this world alone
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you've got cornflakes, covered in pudding
Original Lyrics: A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it
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Gwen Stefani featuring Eve's, "Rich Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: If I was a wicked girl
Original Lyrics: If I was a wealthy girl
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Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles', "'03 Bonnie and Clyde"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s me and my goofball
Original Lyrics: It’s me and my girlfriend
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My Chemical Romance's, "Cancer"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just eleven
Original Lyrics: It's just not living
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Savage Garden's, "I Knew I Loved You"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew I loved you before I messed you
Original Lyrics: I knew I loved you before I met you
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Smash Mouth's, "Then the Morning Comes"
Misheard Lyrics: And the world’s a blaze
Original Lyrics: And the world’s a faze
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2010s | |
Iggy Azalea's, "Fancy"
Misheard Lyrics: Never stop like we’re bringin' '88 back
Original Lyrics: (Never) Rooftop like we’re bringin' '88 back
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Jessie J's, "Bang Bang"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got a booty like a Cadillac, but I can send you into a vagina
Original Lyrics: She's got a booty like a Cadillac, but I can send you into overdrive, uh
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Michael Buble's, "Haven’t Met You Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: I just haven’t made you yell
Original Lyrics: I just haven’t met you yet
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country | |
Mimi Webb's, "Ghost of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a shot to my heart
Original Lyrics: Like a shock to my heart
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misc | |
Elton John and Dua Lipa's, "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm falling but I can't dance
Original Lyrics: Well, I thought it, but I kept it hid
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xmas | |
Andrea Bocelli's, "The Lord's Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: And forgive us our dance
As we forgive our baskets Original Lyrics: And forgive us our debts
As we forgive our debtors |
Andrea Bocelli's, "The Lord's Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: And the power and the glory, forever again
Original Lyrics: And the power and the glory, forever, Amen
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Andrea Bocelli's, "The Lord's Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Our Father, which hard hit Kevin
Original Lyrics: Our Father, which art in heaven
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Andrea Bocelli's, "The Lord's Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Our father
Witch heart in heaven Harold be thy name Original Lyrics: Our father, which art in heaven
Hallowed by thy name |