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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> S -> Dusty Springfield
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 Dusty Springfield 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 60 misheard song lyrics for Dusty Springfield on amIright currently.
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"Goin' Back"
Misheard Lyrics:
And live my days, 'stead of countin' my ears
Original Lyrics:
And live my days, 'stead of countin' my years
"I Only Wanna Be with You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I fell into the opera
Original Lyrics:
I fell into your open arms
"I Only Want To Be With You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause you started something
From A to Z
And ever since we met
You've had a hold on me
From A to Z
And ever since we met
You've had a hold on me
Original Lyrics:
'Cause you started somethin'
Oh can't you see;
That ever since we met
You've had a hold on me
Oh can't you see;
That ever since we met
You've had a hold on me
"I Only Want To Be With You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
A whole lot has happened with just one kiss.
Original Lyrics:
Now look what has happened with just one kiss.
"I Only Want To Be With You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
A world plot has happened with just one kiss.
Original Lyrics:
Oh, look what has happened with just one kiss.
"I Only Want To Be With You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I fell into your broken arms.
Original Lyrics:
I fell into your open arms.
"I Only Want To Be With You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You stopped and smile at me and asked me if I'd kettle dance.
Original Lyrics:
You stopped and smiled at me and asked me if I'd care to dance.
"I Only Want To Be With You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You stopped and smiled at me
And asked if I 'Turtle Dance'.
And asked if I 'Turtle Dance'.
Original Lyrics:
You stopped and smiled at me
And asked if I'd care to dance.
And asked if I'd care to dance.
"I Only Want To Be With You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You stopped and smiled at me
And asked if I'd "turtle dance".
And asked if I'd "turtle dance".
Original Lyrics:
You stopped and smiled at me
And asked if I'd care to dance.
And asked if I'd care to dance.
"I Only Want to Be with You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You started to smile at me
Original Lyrics:
You stopped and smiled at me
"In Private" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
What you gonna do, you pervy
or
What you gonna do in Purley
or
What you gonna do in Purley
Original Lyrics:
What you gonna do in private
"Magic Garden"
Misheard Lyrics:
And when you go there, there will be some slacker
Original Lyrics:
And when you go there, there will be such laughter
"Nothing Has Been Proved" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Police Inspector Susan with a sympathetic tone
Original Lyrics:
The police inspector soothes him with a sympathetic tone.
"Son Of A Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Can I get away in the Internet?
Original Lyrics:
Can I get away again tonight?
I don't think so, given that this song came out BEFORE the Internet even existed at all. Therefore this mishearing is not plausible.
"Son Of A Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Cousin Billy would take me walking
Original Lyrics:
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
"Son Of A Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The only boy who could ever feed me
Was the son of a pizza man.
Was the son of a pizza man.
Original Lyrics:
The only boy who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man.
Was the son of a preacher man.
"Son Of A Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The only boy who could ever reach me was the son of the pizza man
Original Lyrics:
The only boy who could ever reach me was the son of a preacher man
"Son Of A Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The only boy who could ever reach me,
was the son of a Pizza Man
was the son of a Pizza Man
Original Lyrics:
The only boy who could ever reach me,
was the son of a Preacher Man
was the son of a Preacher Man
"Son Of A Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The only boy who could ever reach me
Was a son of a bitc, baby.
Was a son of a bitc, baby.
Original Lyrics:
The only boy who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man.
Was the son of a preacher man.
"Son Of A Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The only one who could ever rape me
Was a son of a preacher man.
Was a son of a preacher man.
Original Lyrics:
The only one who could ever reach me
Was a son of a preacher man.
Was a son of a preacher man.
"Son Of A Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
What's the sound of a preacher, baby?
Original Lyrics:
Was the son of preacher man
"Son of a Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a creature-man
Was the son of a creature-man
Original Lyrics:
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Was the son of a preacher man
"Son of a Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a creature man
Was the son of a creature man
Original Lyrics:
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Was the son of a preacher man
"Son of a Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The only one who could ever teach me
Was the son of a teacher man
Was the son of a teacher man
Original Lyrics:
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Was the son of a preacher man
"Son of a Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Was a summertime teacher, man
Original Lyrics:
Was the son of a preacher man
"Son of a Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Was the song from my teacher man
Original Lyrics:
Was the son of a preacher man
"Son of a Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Was the sophomore teacher man
Original Lyrics:
Was the son of a preacher man
"Son of a Preacher Man" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
What's the sign I'm a teacher, man?
Original Lyrics:
Was the son of a preacher man
"Spooky"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spoof it
Original Lyrics:
Spooky
"Spooky"
Misheard Lyrics:
When everything is getting kind of gloomy
Original Lyrics:
When everything is getting kind of groovy
"The Six Million Dollar Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
A man dead or alive
or
A man dead on arrival
or
A man dead on arrival
Original Lyrics:
A man barely alive
"The Six Million Dollar Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
A man terrified
Original Lyrics:
A man barely alive
"The Six Million Dollar Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Steve Austin, a man buried alive
Original Lyrics:
Steve Austin, a man barely alive
"Wishin' And Hopin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You won't get him wishin' and a-hopin'
Friggin' and a-prayin'.
Friggin' and a-prayin'.
Original Lyrics:
You won't get him wishin' and a-hopin'
Thinkin' and a-prayin'.
Thinkin' and a-prayin'.
"Wishin' and Hopin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Richer and poorer and bigger and braver
Original Lyrics:
Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'
"Wishin' and Hopin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Wishin' and hopin' and drinkin' and playin'
Original Lyrics:
Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'
"Wishin' and Hopin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You won't get him diggin' in a grave
Original Lyrics:
You won't get him thinkin' and a-prayin'
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Bulimia, bulimia, I can't help but love you.
Original Lyrics:
Believe me, believe me, I can't help but love you.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
When I said, 'I need a Jew'.
Original Lyrics:
When I said I needed you.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say forever,
I will under....
I will under....
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to stay forever
I will understand
I will understand
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me just because I'm mad
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me just because of 'nam
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me just because you can
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just because I can
You don't have to say 'forever', I will understand.
You don't have to say 'forever', I will understand.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand
You don't have to stay forever, I will understand.
You don't have to stay forever, I will understand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just because of ham.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just because of him.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just because of that.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just because you're canned.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just bring home a ham.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me,
just because I have.
just because I have.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand.
Just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just because it ends.
Just because it ends.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand.
Just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just because it's hard.
Just because it's hard.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand.
Just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just because of Anne.
Just because of Anne.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand.
Just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just because of them.
Just because of them.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand.
Just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just because you can.
Just because you can.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand.
Just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just because you canned.
Just because you canned.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand.
Just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love, just because I ask.
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand.
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to give me Covid
Just because you can
Just because you can
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me
Just be close at hand
Just be close at hand
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me just because you can.
You don't have to say, "Forever I will understand."
You don't have to say, "Forever I will understand."
Original Lyrics:
You don't have to say you love me, just be close at hand.
You don't have to stay forever, I will understand.
You don't have to stay forever, I will understand.
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