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 | |
Dean Martin's, "That’s Amore"
Misheard Lyrics: When you walk and you drink
Original Lyrics: When you walk in a dream
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1960s | |
The Youngbloods', "Get Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, Eatontown
Original Lyrics: Come on people now
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1970s | |
Black Sabbath's, "Paranoid"
Misheard Lyrics: Spanish little woman
Original Lyrics: Finished with my woman
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Elton John and Kiki Dee's, "Don’t Go Breaking My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: But when I was found, I wasn’t found
Original Lyrics: But when I was down, I was your clown
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Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: Be my Keystone mama, daddy never had
Original Lyrics: Gave me a piece of mind
My daddy never had. |
Elvis Costello's, "Oliver's Army"
Misheard Lyrics: There was a Czech born Charlie
He didn't crack a smile Original Lyrics: There was a Checkpoint Charlie
He didn't crack a smile |
Gordon Lightfoot's, "Carefree Highway"
Misheard Lyrics: Every highway
Original Lyrics: Carefree highway
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: Street side Alabama
Original Lyrics: Sweet Home Alabama
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Mac Davis', "One Hell of a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: She's one hell of a woman
Young, strong and tanned Original Lyrics: She's one hell of a woman
Young, strong and tame |
Rezillos', "Top of the Pops"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop scratching for your headlice
Original Lyrics: the stock market for your hi-fi
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Rikki Lee Jones', "Chuck E’s in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: How come he don’t come pee up here with me
Original Lyrics: How come he don’t come PLP with me
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Sonny Curtis', "Love Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics: You can pack a towel
Original Lyrics: You can have the time
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The Grass Roots', "Temptation Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: But she lets me drown every time
Original Lyrics: But she lets me down every time
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1980s | |
Aerosmith's, "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
Misheard Lyrics: Buddhism likes a lady
Original Lyrics: Dude looks like a lady
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Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, marry me please!
Original Lyrics: Caribbean queen
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Journey's, "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
Misheard Lyrics: One night we'll remind you
Original Lyrics: One night will remind you
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Kylie Minogue's, "Hand on Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you like to talk about forever?
But most people never get the chance They wanna lose our love together They'll find a new romance Original Lyrics: They like to talk about forever
But most people never get the chance Do you wanna lose our love together To find a new romance? |
Thompson Twins', "King for a Day"
Misheard Lyrics: If I ate cake for just one day
Original Lyrics: If I was king for just one day
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1990s | |
Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: I will bleed I will die.
Original Lyrics: Da ba dee da ba dee ba da die.
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Metallica's, "King Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: Then it all trashes out
Original Lyrics: Then it all crashes down
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Michael Jackson's, "Earth Song"
Misheard Lyrics: What about older things that you said they weren't again
Original Lyrics: What about all the things that you said we were to again
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Sting's, "Love Is Stronger Than Justice"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is a big, fat river of blood
Original Lyrics: Love is a big fat river in flood.
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The Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, little thing, lemon-lime, chi-calico,
So Mama, I so oh, de henna now, less around. Original Lyrics: Hey, little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause Mama, I'm sure hard to handle now, gets around. |
The Divine Comedy's, "Generation Sex"
Misheard Lyrics: Generation sex injects the sperm of birds into the heads of field-mice
Original Lyrics: Generation sex injects the sperm of worms into the eggs of field-mice
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "I'm with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Won't you take me by the hand,
Take me somewhere nude? Original Lyrics: Won't you take me by the hand,
Take me somewhere new? |
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Bruce Springsteen's, "The Rising"
Misheard Lyrics: Hip urban winds fill my arms tonight
Original Lyrics: Your burning wind fills my arms tonight
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Cast of Between the Lions', "Surfin’ the Web"
Misheard Lyrics: We’re searchin’ the web
Original Lyrics: We’re surfin’ the web
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Cast of Between the Lions', "When Two Vowels Go Walking"
Misheard Lyrics: The first one does a copy
or The first one doesn’t copy Original Lyrics: The first one does the talking
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Iron Maiden's, "Ghost of the Navigator"
Misheard Lyrics: I see the ghosts of alligators
Original Lyrics: I see the ghosts of navigators
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Kelly Clarkson's, "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Here I am, was again
or Here I am, was a hen or Here I am, once a hen Original Lyrics: Here I am, once again
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Moby's, "We Are All Made of Stars"
Misheard Lyrics: People that go to heaven
Original Lyrics: People that come together
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Razorlight's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: What a drag it is, the sh*t I'm in
or What a drag it is, the ship I'm in Original Lyrics: What a drag it is, the shape I'm in
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Snow (Hey Oh)"
Misheard Lyrics: Privately divided by a world so underwear
And there's nowhere to go Original Lyrics: Privately divided by a world so undecided
And there's nowhere to go |
Sash!'s, "Just Around The Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: That the mountain's too hard
Original Lyrics: That the mountain's too high
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2010s | |
Ariana Grande's, "Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: The damage is frozen
Original Lyrics: The temperature's rising
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Of Monsters and Men's, "Little Talk"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause though the truth may vary this,
Sh*t will kill you, bodies sail to shore Original Lyrics: 'Cause though the truth may vary
This ship will carry our bodies safe to shore |
country | |
Dixie Chicks', "Cowboy Take Me Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Hobo take me away
Original Lyrics: Cowboy take me away
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Roger Miller's, "England Swings"
Misheard Lyrics: Penguin swings like a penguin do
Original Lyrics: England swings like a pendulum do
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Shania Twain's, "Don't Be Stupid"
Misheard Lyrics: You're so complicated to have on my shoulder when I read my mail
Original Lyrics: You're so complicated, you hang over my shoulder when I read my mail
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The Judds', "Love Can Build a Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics: Love can build a bridge between your heart and mouth
or Love can build a bridge between your heart and mind Love can build a bridge Don't you think it's time, don't you think it's time? I would whisper love so loudly every art could understand That love and only love can enjoy the tribal man Original Lyrics: Love can build a bridge between your heart and mine
Love can build a bridge Don't you think it's time, don't you think it's time? I would whisper love so loudly every heart could understand That love and only love can join the tribes of man |
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Harry Styles', "As It Was"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna talk whose moment it was
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna talk about who's doing it first
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OneRepublic's, "I Ain't Worried"
Misheard Lyrics: Swimmin’ in the flesh
Original Lyrics: Swimmin' in the floods
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Sam Smith & Kim Petras', "Unholy"
Misheard Lyrics: But is anyone at the body shop
Original Lyrics: Daddy's getting hot at the body shop
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Traditional's, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a spider dream.
Original Lyrics: Life is but a dream.
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