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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> B -> James Brown
Misheard song 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 James Brown 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.
There are 42 misheard song lyrics for James Brown on amIright currently.
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"Get On The Good Foot" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't pass the peas.
Can't pass it, hit me!
Can't pass it, hit me!
Original Lyrics:
Que Pasa, People.
Que Pasa, hit me!
Que Pasa, hit me!
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel good
I knew that I would not
I knew that I would not
Original Lyrics:
I feel good
I knew that I would, now.
I knew that I would, now.
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel good
I gobble the wood, now.
I gobble the wood, now.
Original Lyrics:
I feel good
I knew that I would, now.
I knew that I would, now.
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I feel nice, my sugar is fine.
Original Lyrics:
I feel nice, like sugar and spice.
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I shouldn’t decide
or
I shudder inside
or
I shudder inside
Original Lyrics:
Like sugar and spice
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
So good, so good, I got to you
Original Lyrics:
So good, so good, I got you
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
So good, so good, I gotta eat
Original Lyrics:
So good, so good, I got you
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Man made the electrolytes
Original Lyrics:
Man made the electric lights
"Living In America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Alice! (Alice!)
Original Lyrics:
Dallas! (Dallas!)
"Living In America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bitch in the kitchen!
Original Lyrics:
Station to station!
"Living In America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hard-earned roll.
Original Lyrics:
Hard roll.
"Living In America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Living in a family car!
Original Lyrics:
Living in America!
"Living In America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Minnie Mouse - a real chick
Original Lyrics:
Many miles of rail track
"Living In America"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a decision
or
Sittin' 'n the pigeons
or
Sittin' 'n the pigeons
Original Lyrics:
Station to station
"Living In America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Super highways, Coca Cola
Original Lyrics:
Super highways, coast to coast
"Living in America"
Misheard Lyrics:
I am a ladybug
Original Lyrics:
I live in America
"Living in America"
Misheard Lyrics:
I live for a marathon
Original Lyrics:
I live in America
"Living in America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just like one of those awful mayonnaise.
Original Lyrics:
Just like one of those old familiar names...
"Living in America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Living in a marathon
Original Lyrics:
Living in America
"Living in America"
Misheard Lyrics:
On one of those awful mayonnaise...
Original Lyrics:
On one of those old familiar names.
"Living in America"
Misheard Lyrics:
Smokestack, bedpan
Original Lyrics:
Smokestack, fatback
"Living in Americ"
Misheard Lyrics:
Santa Barbara, eat your heart out
Original Lyrics:
Eddie Murphy, eat your heart out
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Papa's got a brand new dance
Original Lyrics:
Papa's got a brand new bag
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Papa's got a brand new van.
Original Lyrics:
Papa's got a brand new bag.
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Papa’s got a brand new band
Original Lyrics:
Papa's got a brand new bag
"Say It Loud" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Say it loud,
I'm backin the proud
I'm backin the proud
Original Lyrics:
Say it loud,
I'm black and I'm proud
I'm black and I'm proud
"Sex Machine"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the scene, like a fax machine
Original Lyrics:
On the scene, like a sex machine.
"Sex Machine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Show me your horn.
Original Lyrics:
Sure as you're born.
"Sex Machine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Show us your bone.
Original Lyrics:
Sure as you're born.
"Sex Machine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tasty piano
Original Lyrics:
Taste being
"The Payback" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know karate, but I know ka-razee
Original Lyrics:
I don't know karate, but I know ka-razor
Straight razors were a popular weapon in the small town, and rural south that James Brown was raised in.
"The Payback" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know karate, but I know ka-razy
Original Lyrics:
I don't know karate, but I know ka-razor
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