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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> F -> Franz Ferdinand
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 Franz Ferdinand 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 64 misheard song lyrics for Franz Ferdinand on amIright currently.
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"40 Feet"
Misheard Lyrics:
All farting thieves remain
Original Lyrics:
All 40 feet remain
"Come On Home" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And I cannot focus
I cannot focus
Come on home
So come on home
But don't forget to read.
I cannot focus
Come on home
So come on home
But don't forget to read.
Original Lyrics:
And I cannot forget
I cannot forget
Come on home
So come on home
But don't forget to leave.
I cannot forget
Come on home
So come on home
But don't forget to leave.
"Dark Of The Matinee"
Misheard Lyrics:
You must follow
Leave this psychedelic factory.
Leave this psychedelic factory.
Original Lyrics:
You must follow
Leave this academic factory.
Leave this academic factory.
"Darts Of Pleasure" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You can feel her t**s undress your eyes.
Original Lyrics:
You can feel her lips undress your eyes.
"Darts of Pleasure" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You're an emotional badger
Original Lyrics:
You're an emotion avenger
Yeah, it didn't seem likely to me either - but I played it over several times before looking it up, and couldn't make it out to be anything else.
"Do You Want To?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Well mala leche nadar
Original Lyrics:
Where I've never let you before?
"Do You Want To?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, here we are at the trans mission party
I love your friends, they're oh so 'otty'.
I love your friends, they're oh so 'otty'.
Original Lyrics:
Well, here we are at the transmission party
I love your friends, they're all so arty.
I love your friends, they're all so arty.
'Otty' is short for ottoman
"Do You Want To" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Gotta mix some dirty laundry
Original Lyrics:
Gotta make somebody love me
"Do You Want To" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Move it to the ballroom
Original Lyrics:
Do you, do you want to?
"Do You Want To" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Scooby-Doo, you want to?
Original Lyrics:
Do you, do you want to?
"Do You Want To" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Take me to the water
Original Lyrics:
Do you, do you want to?
"Matinee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Find me in the matinee
The dial 'M' for matinee.
The dial 'M' for matinee.
Original Lyrics:
Find me in the matinee
The dark of the matinee.
The dark of the matinee.
"Matinee"
Misheard Lyrics:
I charm you and tell you
All the boys are gay
All the girls are gay.
All the boys are gay
All the girls are gay.
Original Lyrics:
I charm you and tell you
Of the boys I hate
All the girls I hate.
Of the boys I hate
All the girls I hate.
"Matinee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Relax the frame a little
Slack and tighten sides.
Slack and tighten sides.
Original Lyrics:
Relax the fraying wool
Slacken ties.
Slacken ties.
"Matinee"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I'm a baby sea tuna.
Original Lyrics:
So I'm on BBC 2 now.
"Matinee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thy, you must follow me, the psychedelic factory.
Original Lyrics:
You must follow, leave this academic factory.
"Michael" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Michael, you're dancing like a beautiful dance hall.
Original Lyrics:
Michael, you're dancing like a beautiful dance whore.
"Michael" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Michael, you're dancing like a beautiful dinosaur.
Original Lyrics:
Michael, you're dancing like a beautiful dance w****.
"Michael" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Michael, you're the boy with all the llama heads!
Original Lyrics:
Michael, you're the boy with all the leather hips.
"No You Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lick your cigarette then kiss me
Original Lyrics:
Flick your cigarette then kiss me
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And if you leave me
or
And if you greet me
You leave me broken, Sha-na-na-na
or
You leave me broken, Sha-la-la-la
(later)
If I move, pass a dime
or
If I move, pass it on
or
If I move to pass the time
or
And if you greet me
You leave me broken, Sha-na-na-na
or
You leave me broken, Sha-la-la-la
(later)
If I move, pass a dime
or
If I move, pass it on
or
If I move to pass the time
Original Lyrics:
And if you leave here
You leave me broken, shattered I lie
(later)
If I move, this could die
You leave me broken, shattered I lie
(later)
If I move, this could die
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I know I don't be leaving here.
Original Lyrics:
I know I won't be leaving here
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I know I don't believe in me
Original Lyrics:
I know I won't be leaving here
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I know I won't be leaving hell.
Original Lyrics:
I know I won't be leaving here
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I know I won't be lieber herr
Original Lyrics:
I know I won't be leaving here
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I know I won't believe in Hell.
Original Lyrics:
I know I don't be leaving here.
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I know I won't believe in you with you
Original Lyrics:
I know I won't be leaving here with you
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I say goats could die
I say goats could die.
I say goats could die.
Original Lyrics:
If I move this could die
If my eyes move this could die.
If my eyes move this could die.
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll leave you broken, shout it out loud.
Original Lyrics:
I'll leave you broken, shattered, alive.
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just a crosshead,
I'm just a short American dyke.
or
I'm just a cross-hair
I'm just a shotthen we can die.
I'm just a short American dyke.
or
I'm just a cross-hair
I'm just a shotthen we can die.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just a cross-hair
I'm just a shot away from you.
I'm just a shot away from you.
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just a short American guy.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just a shot, and then we can die.
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
If I move, disco duck
Original Lyrics:
If I move, this could die
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
If I move, it's a guy
Original Lyrics:
If I move, this could die
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You leave me broken, shattered I lie.
Original Lyrics:
You leave me broken, shattered alive.
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You leave me broken, shut and alive.
Original Lyrics:
You leave me broken, shattered alive.
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You leave me broken; shattered, I lie there.
Original Lyrics:
You leave me broken, shattered alive.
"Take Me Out" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll leave me broken, sha-da-da-da lie.
Original Lyrics:
You leave me broken, shattered alive.
"Tell Her Tonight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna have nutella tonight
Gonna have nutella tonight.
Gonna have nutella tonight.
Original Lyrics:
Gonna have to tell her tonight
Gonna have to tell her tonight.
Gonna have to tell her tonight.
"The Fallen" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Did I see you in a limousine
Flaming up the fish and lima beans?
Flaming up the fish and lima beans?
Original Lyrics:
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened?
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened?
"The Fallen" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging your feces at Avril Lavigne?
Flinging your feces at Avril Lavigne?
Original Lyrics:
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened?
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened?
"The Fallen" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Did I see you in a limousine?
Flinging a fish at Avril Lavigne.
Flinging a fish at Avril Lavigne.
Original Lyrics:
Did I see you in a limousine?
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened.
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened.
"The Fallen" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
First, she was a f***er
A dirty f***er.
A dirty f***er.
Original Lyrics:
The fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us.
Walk among us.
"The Fallen" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Never judge us, silly breast.
Original Lyrics:
Never judge us to be blessed.
"The Fallen" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, who gives a damn about the puppets of Tesco?
Original Lyrics:
Well, who gives a damn about the prophets of Tesco?
"This Boy" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I won a car, I won a car.
Original Lyrics:
I want a car, I want a car.
"This Boy" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
This boy's so spectacular
Not a boy but a welded bachelor
or
Not a boy but a well-bred bachelor
Not a boy but a welded bachelor
or
Not a boy but a well-bred bachelor
Original Lyrics:
This boy's so spectacular
Not a boy but a wealthy bachelor
Not a boy but a wealthy bachelor
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