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 | |
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: You ain't never caught a record
Original Lyrics: You ain't never caught a rabbit
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1960s | |
Cliff Richard's, "The Young Ones"
Misheard Lyrics: And young ones shouldn't be afraid to love, loathe while the flame is strong,
Original Lyrics: And young ones shouldn't be afraid to live, love while the flame is strong,
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Green River"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, take me back down where cool walks go, y'all
Let me remember things I done Stop and let the lonely catfish by And walkin' along the river road at night Barefoot girl Damn, she make my motor ride ... Woman and my rope's still hangin' to the tree Love to take my feet way down to shallow water Soup fly - bag 'em - I give 'em back to mother Give her the best of, givin' old Green River ... Lovin' Poultice Pam I spent my days, Lord Black hole ridin' and coal tar walls Old Flo' Petunia took me over Said, "You gonna find the well bin' ponger And if you get it a lot, come on home to Green River" Original Lyrics: Well, take me back down where cool water flows, y'all
Let me remember things I love Stoppin' at the log where catfish bite Walkin' along the river road at night Barefoot girls dancin' in the moonlight ... Wonder if my rope's still hangin' to the tree Love to kick my feet way down the shallow water Shoo fly, dragon fly, get back to your mother Pick up a flat rock, skip it across Green River ... Up at Cody's camp I spent my days, Lord With flat car riders and cross-tie walkers Old Cody Junior took me over Said, "You're gonna find the world is smoldering And if you get lost, come on home to Green River" |
1970s | |
Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: Breaking us down, when they all should lettuce eat
Original Lyrics: Breaking us down
When they all should let us be. |
Carpenters', "Solitaire"
Misheard Lyrics: There was a man
A lonely man Who lost his love Through his was deference. Original Lyrics: There was a man
A lonely man Who lost his love Through his indifference. |
Paul Simon's, "Kodachrome"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a nice old camera
Original Lyrics: I got a Nikon camera.
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Queen's, "We Are the Champions"
Misheard Lyrics: I've taken my bows and my curtain cords
Original Lyrics: I've taken my bows and my curtain calls
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The Staple Singers', "I’ll Take You There"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Chippendale
or Oh Chip and Dale Original Lyrics: I'll take you there
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1980s | |
Commercial's, "Florida Orange Juice"
Misheard Lyrics: Aren't you smart?
Original Lyrics: Orange you smart?
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Judas Priest's, "You've Got Another Thing Coming"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a nice car coming down on the racks
Original Lyrics: I got an ace card comin' down on the rocks
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The Hooters', "And We Danced"
Misheard Lyrics: We were lions in love
Original Lyrics: We were liars in love
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Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics: Bout thirty years since you went away
... Need to fold away, Rosanna yeah Original Lyrics: Not quite a year since you went away
... Meet you all the way, Rosanna, yeah. |
1990s | |
Boyz II Men's, "I'll Make Love to You"
Misheard Lyrics: For the one, like the fire
Original Lyrics: Pour the wire, light the fire
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Boyz II Men's, "I'll Make Love to You"
Misheard Lyrics: For the one, like the fire
Original Lyrics: Pour the wire, like the fire
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Boyz II Men's, "I'll Make Love to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl reload, let's go slow
I ain't got nowhere to go Original Lyrics: Girl relax, let's go slo
I ain't got nowhere to go |
Boyz II Men's, "I'll Make Love to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl reload, let's go slow
I ain't got nowhere to go Original Lyrics: Girl relax, let's go slow
I ain't got nowhere to go |
Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: And never let goats kill, we're gone
Original Lyrics: And never let go till we're gone
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: And spaceships between us
Original Lyrics: And spaces between us
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: Any four-legged goats will we're come
Original Lyrics: And never let go till we're gone
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: Far across the distance and spaceships between us,
You have come to show you go on Original Lyrics: Far across the distance and spaces between us,
You have come to show you go on |
Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe that my hot dog is go on
Original Lyrics: I believe that the heart does go on
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: My fart it goes on and on
Original Lyrics: My heart will go on and on
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: My fart will go on
Original Lyrics: My heart will go on
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart will go under the door.
Original Lyrics: My heart will go on and on.
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: Near, far, wherever you are, I believe that the hot dogs go on.
Original Lyrics: Near, far, wherever you are, I believe that the heart does go on.
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: You are, wherever you are
Original Lyrics: Near, far, wherever you are
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll hear, there's laughing at me
Original Lyrics: You're here, there's nothing I fear
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Julian Lennon's, "Saltwater"
Misheard Lyrics: And time is not a friend, no friend of mine
Because friends, we're out of time Original Lyrics: And time is not a friend, no friend of mine
As friends we're out of time |
Steps', "Heartbeat"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, but my feelings are in my vein
Original Lyrics: Ooh, but my feelings are in vain
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2000s | |
Gabriella Cilmi's, "Sweet About Me"
Misheard Lyrics: The climax of my perfect lie
Original Lyrics: The climax of the perfect life
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Linkin Park's, "Leave Out All the Rest"
Misheard Lyrics: So if you're asking me and what you are tonight.
Original Lyrics: So if you're asking me, I want you to know.
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Linkin Park's, "What I've Done"
Misheard Lyrics: All night long, I'll face myself
Original Lyrics: What I've done, I'll face myself
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Meat Loaf's, "Seize the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Your inner bitches disappear
Original Lyrics: Your inhibitions disappear
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2010s | |
Cast of "Frozen"'s, "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"
Misheard Lyrics: I've started talking to these bitches on the walls
Original Lyrics: I've started talking to the pictures on the walls
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Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't a bum in the back anymore
Original Lyrics: Can't hold it back anymore
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Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics: And it looks like I'm Bambi.
Original Lyrics: And it looks like I'm the queen.
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Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Let it go, let it go, can't hold it back, let it go
Original Lyrics: Let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore
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Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Let the storm rage on
Nicole never bothered me anyway Original Lyrics: Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway |
Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a Storm Ranger
The goat never bothered me anyway Original Lyrics: Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway |
Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics: The coat never bothered me anyway
Original Lyrics: The cold never bothered me anyway
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Twenty One Pilots', "Holding On To You"
Misheard Lyrics: I had a time I fell
Original Lyrics: Entertain my faith
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country | |
Billy Gilman's, "One Voice"
Misheard Lyrics: A housie on a neighborhood
Where you can ride your new bike to school A catwalk where Mom & Dad Still believe The Golden Rule Original Lyrics: A house, a yard, a neighborhood
Where you can ride your new bike to school A kind of world where Mom & Dad Still believe The Golden Rule |
Commercial's, "Dinty Moore"
Misheard Lyrics: Fifteen more is the fear of meals
Original Lyrics: Dinty Moore is the Beer of Meals
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Jessica Andrews', "Karma"
Misheard Lyrics: Tut, tut, tut, tut, come on!
Original Lyrics: K-k-k-k-k-karma
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Tim McGraw's, "Don't Take the Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Stranger came and called the cops
Original Lyrics: Stranger came and pulled a gun
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xmas | |
John Denver and the Muppets', "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: And a partri ginapear tree
Original Lyrics: And a partridge in a pear tree
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John Denver and the Muppets', "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Pa rum pum pum
Four colly birds, three Frenchmen, two turtle dust Original Lyrics: Ba-dum bum bum
Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves |