Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> M -> Joni Mitchell
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There are 89 misheard song lyrics for Joni Mitchell on amIright currently.
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"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
A big paradise, they put up a f****ng lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
A gay pair of guys put up a parking lot.
or
Hey, Paradise, put up a parking lot.
or
The paved paradise, and put up a f***ing light.
or
Pink paradise put up a parking lot.
or
Hey, Paradise, put up a parking lot.
or
The paved paradise, and put up a f***ing light.
or
Pink paradise put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
A gay pair of guys put up a parking lot.
or
Hey, Paradise, put up a parking lot.
or
The paved paradise, and put up a f***ing light.
or
Hey, Paradise, put up a parking lot.
or
The paved paradise, and put up a f***ing light.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
A gay pair of guys put up a parking lot
or
Hey, Paradise, put up a parking lot
or
The paved paradise, and put up a f***ing light
or
Pink paradise put up a parking lot.
or
Hey, Paradise, put up a parking lot
or
The paved paradise, and put up a f***ing light
or
Pink paradise put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, Paradise, put up a parking lot
or
A gay pair of guys put up a parking lot
or
A gay pair of guys put up a parking lot
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
A gay paradise, fruit of the parking lot.
or
They took down a fence to put up a parking lot.
or
They took down a fence to put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
A gay paradise, fruit of the parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
A piggies paradise, put in a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
A pink pair of dice, the hood of a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
A pink paradise, pull up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't very nice, put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big paradise, put up a f***** lie.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bird of paradise put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gay paradise, put in a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Green paradise put up a f***ing light.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Had fry rice and I poop up da parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey paradise! Put up a f***in' lot.
Original Lyrics:
The paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey paradise, put up a f***ing light.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, hey paradise, you put up a f***ing lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
I paid pardise and put up a f***ing lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a pink paradise, so put up a f*** in line.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Late last night, the birds are screamed or slammed.
Original Lyrics:
Late last night, I heard the screen door slam.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Late last night, the birds are screamed or slammed.
Original Lyrics:
Late last night, I heard the screen door slam.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
May paradise, and put up a f***ing line.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mayfair on ice, put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now give me spots on my apples.
Original Lyrics:
I don't care about spots on my apples.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Paid fifty cents, put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Paper and ice, put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved Paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Paved paradise to put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pay paradise and put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pink Paradise and put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pink paradise, put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pink paradise, put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pink paradise, queen of the parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pink paradise... they put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put a little dream into it.
Original Lyrics:
And put them in a tree museum.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
The day paradise put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
The day paridise put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
The gay paradise put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
The paid paradise, put up a f***ing lie.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paid a pair of guys, to put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paid pair of dice and put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paid paradise and put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paid paradise to put up a f***ing light.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paraside to put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paid paradise to put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paid paradise, pick up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paid paradise, to put up a f***ing light.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paid parasites to put up a parking lot.
or
They paid Paris dykes to put up a parking lot.
or
They paid Paris dykes to put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They painted Paradise and put up a f***ing light.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a f****ing light.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a f***ing wall.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paved paradise boorapa parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They paved paradise to put up a f***ing lie.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They say paradise took out a pocket knife.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
They spade a pair of dice to put a sparking pot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
To leave paradise, and put up with parking lice.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Today's paradise put up a parking lot.
Original Lyrics:
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics:
Your booty and a swinging hot spot
Original Lyrics:
A boutique and a swinging hot spot
"California"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stole our limes disease
Original Lyrics:
Still a lot of lands to see
"Carey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go with a girl named Cathy
Have fun tonight.
Have fun tonight.
Original Lyrics:
Go to the Mermaid Cafe
Have fun tonight.
Have fun tonight.
"Carey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's not talk about fairy tales now
Original Lyrics:
Let's not talk about fare-thee-wells now
"Court And Spark"
Misheard Lyrics:
I cleared myself, I sacrificed my boobs.
Original Lyrics:
I cleared myself, I sacrificed my blues.
"Free Man In Paris"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a free man in Paris
I was better than alive.
I was better than alive.
Original Lyrics:
I was a free man in Paris
I felt unfettered and alive.
I felt unfettered and alive.
"Free Man In Paris"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a free man in Paris
I felt up Kevin Federline.
I felt up Kevin Federline.
Original Lyrics:
I was a free man in Paris
I felt unfettered and alive.
I felt unfettered and alive.
"Free Man In Paris"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd go back there tomorrow
But for the war a-ragin' on
Folks gonna starve makin' machinery
'N' rewind the popular song.
But for the war a-ragin' on
Folks gonna starve makin' machinery
'N' rewind the popular song.
Original Lyrics:
I'd go back there tomorrow
But for the work I'm taking on
Stoking the star makin' machinery
Behind the popular song.
But for the work I'm taking on
Stoking the star makin' machinery
Behind the popular song.
"Green"
Misheard Lyrics:
Born with a moaning cancer
Original Lyrics:
Born with the moon in cancer
"Harry's House/Centerpiece"
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby, you're my centipede.
Original Lyrics:
Baby, you're my centerpiece.
"Help Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I've seen som hot, hot places
Come down and smokin' a**.
Come down and smokin' a**.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I've seen som hot, hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash.
Come down to smoke and ash.
"Help Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I've seen som hot, hot places
Come down to smokin' hash.
Come down to smokin' hash.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I've seen som hot, hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash.
Come down to smoke and ash.
"Help Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I've seen some hard, hard places
Come down to smokin' ash.
Come down to smokin' ash.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I've seen some hot, hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash.
Come down to smoke and ash.
"Help Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I've seen some hot, hot blazes come down while smoking hash.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I've seen some hot, hot blazes come to smoke and ash.
"Help Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pelt me!
Original Lyrics:
Help me!
"In France They Kiss on Main Street"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feeling the breeze in those push-up brassieres
Original Lyrics:
Gail and Louise in those push-up brassieres
"Ladies of the Canyon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Covering the sunshine up
Original Lyrics:
Coloring the sunshine hours
"Raised On Robbery"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I was raised on rubber beans.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I was raised on robbery.
"Raised On Robbery"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gravestone robbery
Original Lyrics:
Raised on robbery
"Raised On Robbery"
Misheard Lyrics:
He was drinking forty bourbon.
Original Lyrics:
He was drinking for diversion.
"Raised On Robbery"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look at those jokers
Losin' that damned hockey game.
Losin' that damned hockey game.
Original Lyrics:
Look at those jokers
Glued to that damned hockey game.
Glued to that damned hockey game.
"River"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a Commodore Christmas
They're cutting the cheese.
They're cutting the cheese.
Original Lyrics:
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees.
They're cutting down trees.
"Shades Of Scarlet Conquering"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like Norris Hopewell and Robert Hale
Original Lyrics:
Magnolias hopeful in her auburn hair
"Shades Of Scarlet Conquering"
Misheard Lyrics:
Through stand in boys and extra players
Like Norris Hopewell and Robert Hale.
Like Norris Hopewell and Robert Hale.
Original Lyrics:
Through stand in boys and extra players
Magnolias hopeful in her auburn hair.
Magnolias hopeful in her auburn hair.
"Song for Sharon"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shine your light on me Mr Bertie
Original Lyrics:
Shine your light on me Miss Liberty
"This Flight Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Buffalo's name was Sam.
Original Lyrics:
Above the Las Vegas Sands
"Urge For Going"
Misheard Lyrics:
I get the urge for bowling
When the meadow grass is turning brown.
When the meadow grass is turning brown.
Original Lyrics:
I get the urge for going
When the meadow grass is turning brown.
When the meadow grass is turning brown.
"Woodstock"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are stardust
We are going
And we're 'bout to s*** ourselves
After the fartin'.
We are going
And we're 'bout to s*** ourselves
After the fartin'.
Original Lyrics:
We are stardust
We are golden
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden.
We are golden
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden.
"Woodstock"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are started up, we are growin'
And we've got to get our breasts like Dolly Parton's.
And we've got to get our breasts like Dolly Parton's.
Original Lyrics:
We are stardust, we are golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden.
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden.
"Woodstock"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are tired, we are frozen
Original Lyrics:
We are stardust, we are golden
"You Turn Me On I'm a Radio"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a little bit horny.
Original Lyrics:
I'm a little bit corny.
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