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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. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for We Built This City that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause we're December fools.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause we're the simple fools.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause we're the silver fools
or
'Cause we're the sieve of fooze.
or
'Cause we're the sieve of fooze.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause we're the simple fools.
Should be credited to Starship, not Jefferson Starship, because they had already dropped the word Jefferson from their name by the time they recorded this song.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
A coney place to pom-pom,
Listen to the radio
Listen to the radio
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mambo
Listen to the radio
Listen to the radio
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
A holy place to mamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
And Jenny plays the bongos.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
At least they've got the choke hold.
Original Lyrics:
Police have got the choke hold.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big, big city of Rock and Roll!
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on Rock and Roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big, big city of Rock and Roll.
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
But at least we got the joker.
Original Lyrics:
Police have got the choke hold.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
But we're the silver bull
Original Lyrics:
'Cause we're the simple fools
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Corey Haim remembers.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us 'cause we're the ship of fools,
Looking for America, cutting through your schools
Looking for America, cutting through your schools
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us 'cause we're the ship of fools,
Looking for America, coming through your schools
Looking for America, coming through your schools
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us, 'cause were the super fools.
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us, 'cause were the simple fools.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us, 'cuz we're the ship of fools
Looking for America, calling to your schools.
Looking for America, calling to your schools.
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us, 'cuz we're the simple fools
Looking for America, coming through your schools.
Looking for America, coming through your schools.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us
'Cause we love simple tools
Looking for a miracle
Coming to the school
'Cause we love simple tools
Looking for a miracle
Coming to the school
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us
'Cause we're the simple fools
Looking for America
Coming to your schools
'Cause we're the simple fools
Looking for America
Coming to your schools
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us
'Cause we're the ship of fools.
'Cause we're the ship of fools.
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us
'Cause were just simple fools.
'Cause were just simple fools.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us
'Cause we're the super fools.
'Cause we're the super fools.
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell us you need us
'Cause we're the simple fools.
'Cause we're the simple fools.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feces in the hoopla.
Original Lyrics:
Knee deep in the hoopla
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
For we should ride the choke home, ohhhh but we just lost the bit
Original Lyrics:
Police have got the choke hold, ohhhhh and we just lost the beat
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Genie's in the hoopla
Original Lyrics:
Knee deep in the hoopla
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey Bill, we are silly on Rock'n'Roll!
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on Rock'n'Roll!
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
If only, Aye Caramba
I'd listened to the radio.
I'd listened to the radio.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just another Sunday
On a tired old street
Police have robbed the toad hole (oh)
And we just lost the beat.
On a tired old street
Police have robbed the toad hole (oh)
And we just lost the beat.
Original Lyrics:
It's just another Sunday
On a tired old street
Police have got the choke hold (oh)
And we just lost the beat.
On a tired old street
Police have got the choke hold (oh)
And we just lost the beat.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Knee deep in the poo-poo
Original Lyrics:
Knee deep in the hoopla
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like holy snakes Mamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ma Coley plays the Mamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the Mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ma Coley plays the mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ma Corey plays La Bamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ma, police placed the number, listen to the radio
Don't you remember?
Don't you remember?
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mambo, listen to the radio
Don't you remember?
Don't you remember?
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Macaulay plays the mamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays La Bamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mahoney plays the Mamba
Listening to the radio.
Listening to the radio.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the Mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mahoney plays the bamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mahoney plays the mamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Marconi plays "La Bamba"
or
My pony plays the mamba
or
My colon plays La Bamba
or
My pony plays the mamba
or
My colon plays La Bamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Marconi plays 'La Bamba'
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Marconi plays the bop pop
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Marconi please remember
Listen to the radio
Listen to the radio
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio
Listen to the radio
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mark only plays the mamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
McCauley plays the mamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
McCody plays the Bamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the Mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Brony plays the mamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
I honestly thought this was the line when I first heard it!
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Cody plays the Mamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the Mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Coney goes "La Bamba"
Looking for a dirty ho.
Looking for a dirty ho.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Corey plays the mamba,
listen to the radio
listen to the radio
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba,
listen to the radio
listen to the radio
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Cronie plays my momma.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Pony play the mango
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Tony plays "La Bamba"
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My Tony plays the mamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the Mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My accordion plays the mamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My chorus plays the "Mama"
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My coley place that mamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My collie plays the mamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My colon plays 'La Bamba'.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My crony plays La Bamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My phony plays La Bamba
or
My phony plays the mambo
or
My phony plays the mambo
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My pony plays La Bamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My pony plays my momma
Listen to the raving 'ho'.
Listen to the raving 'ho'.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My pony plays the Mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the Mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My pony plays the Momba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the Mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My pony plays the mamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Marconi is the person credited with inventing radio (though Tesla certainly had his hand in it too!)
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
My soul he plays the bamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nabisco city on rock and roll
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Napoleon plays La Bamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Napoleon plays the mambo
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nini did the Hoopla
Original Lyrics:
Knee-deep in the Hoopla
I am unsure of how this can be classed as "the worst song in history"...it's the most catchiest song in history!
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now Tony plays the mamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now Tony plays the number
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh now we just lost the deed
or
Oh now we just lost a deal
or
Oh now we just lost a deal
Original Lyrics:
Oh, and we just lost the beat.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, aren't we just lobster meat?
Original Lyrics:
Oh, and we just lost the beat.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, corny is 'La Bamba'
Glisten to the radio
Don't you remember?
We built this sissy
We built this cissy on rock and roll.
Glisten to the radio
Don't you remember?
We built this sissy
We built this cissy on rock and roll.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio
Don't you remember?
We built this city
We built this city on rock and roll.
Listen to the radio
Don't you remember?
We built this city
We built this city on rock and roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Only played the vampire
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Palita got the chokehold, but we just loves the beat
Original Lyrics:
Police have got the chokehold, but we just lost the beat
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Peeing in the hoopla.
Original Lyrics:
Knee deep in the hoopla
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Police have got the choke hold, aren't we just lobster meat?
Original Lyrics:
Police have got the choke hold, and we just lost the beat.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Police have got the tote board
The wind just loves to beat
The wind just loves to beat
Original Lyrics:
Police have got the choke hold
And we just lost the beat.
And we just lost the beat.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Politza got the choco, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
But Wija loves the beat
But Wija loves the beat
Original Lyrics:
Police have got the chokehold, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
But we just lost the beat
But we just lost the beat
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Richie sings La Bamba.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
That call you placed to Mama
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Corporation Mama
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then Tony shaved the llama.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call us Eerie Mama
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the Mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call us in West Palm Beach.
Original Lyrics:
They call us irresponsible
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call us in Wisconsin
Original Lyrics:
They call us irresponsible
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tony plays the mamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Too many nominees
Original Lyrics:
Too many runaways
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We bilked this city out of rock and roll
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built Petes chippy on Oldham Road
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built these pinnies with silicone.
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this CD on rock 'n' roll
or
Rebuilt this city on rock 'n' roll
or
Rebuilt this city on rock 'n' roll
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock 'n' roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this cinema.
Original Lyrics:
We built this city, yeah!
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city on broken road
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll
This whole time I thought the chorus was about trying to mask over society's unstable structure and civil unrest and I was like "god this is so deep"
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city on hot ham rolls
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and soil.
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city on rocket's homes.
or
We built this city on rocker's homes.
or
We built this city on rocker's homes.
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city on sausage rolls
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city on sock and soul.
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city on the wrong damn road.
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city on this g** d*** road
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on Rock and Roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city out of socks and soles
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city, we built this city on the wrong damn road
or
We milked this city, we milked this city on rock and roll
or
Milk and cereal, Milk and cereal, and Rock and Roll!!
or
We milked this city, we milked this city on rock and roll
or
Milk and cereal, Milk and cereal, and Rock and Roll!!
Original Lyrics:
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this city
We built this city on Long Dale Road.
We built this city on Long Dale Road.
Original Lyrics:
We built this city
We built this city on Rock and Roll.
We built this city on Rock and Roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We built this synagogue
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on...
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We gave this CD some rock and roll
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We grilled this patty on whole wheat rolls
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock 'n' roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We killed this kitty with rocks and stones
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We milkin' city on knockin' door.
Original Lyrics:
We built this city on rock and roll.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're a ship of fools
Original Lyrics:
We're just simple fools
Another disputed lyric. Both are reported as correct, depending on what lyrics sites you go to. (Editor's note: Until I see the liner notes of the album or a member of the group enunciates the lyric, I'm leaving it this way.)
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
While Tony plays the banjo
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
While Tony plays the mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Listen to the radio.
Listen to the radio.
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
While Tony plays the mamba
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who drives the wrecking ball, and 2 rock guitars
Original Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who needs to rock the Topol?
Original Lyrics:
Police have got the chokehold.
Bad Dog adds: "Topol is the name of a smoker's tooth polish, but I'm sure it's no longer on the market."
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball in too-loud guitars?
Original Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars?
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball in two rock guitars?
Original Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars?
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball into our parked cars
Original Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball in two our guitars?
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball into parked cars?
Original Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars?
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who writes the record hall and who bought guitars?
Original Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball in to our guitars?
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who writes the rectum hall
Into our guitars?
Into our guitars?
Original Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball
Into our guitars?
Into our guitars?
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who writes the wrecking ball in two parked guitars?
Original Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball in two our guitars?
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who writes the wrecking ball
In two wild guitars?
In two wild guitars?
Original Lyrics:
Who rides the wrecking ball
Into our guitars?
Into our guitars?
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wilma does the mambo.
Original Lyrics:
Marconi plays the mamba
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