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Misheard Lyrics
This section is for misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens). Misheard lyrics occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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| Cast of 'Bjorn Again Live''s, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tangerine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life. Original Lyrics: Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life. |
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The Story.... My sister and I took our mother for her birthday to see "Bjorn Again" last month. She had always loved ABBA and was the music that made her the happiest. So we had a great time singing and dancing during the show. But when we heard our mom sing 'tangerine' in the lyric, I just couldn't believe it. But the lyrics didn't matter as much as the feeling and the music, proven after seeing my mother smiling so big while she's singing about a fruit making a beat. Probably my biggest laugh all year. Story about this misheard lyric by: mattLA
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1960s | |
Diana Ross and the Supremes', "Someday We'll Be Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Long time ago, my, my wheat thins
Original Lyrics: Long time ago, my, my sweet thing
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Steppenwolf's, "Born To Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: I like smokin’ lines man
Even when I’m under Original Lyrics: I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder |
1970s | |
Barry Manilow's, "I Write the Songs"
Misheard Lyrics: Even though I'm Ariel
Original Lyrics: Even though I'm very old
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David Bowie's, "Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: Bully for you, chili for me
Original Lyrics: Bully for you, chilly for me
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Dean Friedman's, "Ariel"
Misheard Lyrics: Standing at the wonderful Paramus Park
Original Lyrics: Standing by the waterfall at Paramus Park
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Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: I remember when work was done
Original Lyrics: I remember when rock was young
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Elton John's, "Ego"
Misheard Lyrics: I watch the Price Is Right
Original Lyrics: And if the price is right
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold me closer dirty dancing
Original Lyrics: Hold me closer, tiny dancer
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Elton John's, "Your Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope your dog bites
Original Lyrics: I hope you don't mind
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John Lennon's, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: Let’s go play some football without any cheer
Original Lyrics: Let’s hope it’s a good one without any fear
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Orleans', "Still the One"
Misheard Lyrics: It's still edible
or It's inevitable or It's incredible Original Lyrics: We're still having fun
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Parliament's, "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)"
Misheard Lyrics: We wanna go
Original Lyrics: We want the funk
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Split Enz's, "I See Red"
Misheard Lyrics: Is she there? Is she there? Is she there?
Original Lyrics: I see red, I see red, I see red
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Split Enz's, "My Mistake"
Misheard Lyrics: That's the Garden State
Original Lyrics: That was my mistake
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Van Morrison's, "Wild Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Highlights for Children
Original Lyrics: Wild night is calling
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's more than a ho-fo
Original Lyrics: And it's more than I hoped for
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Elton John's, "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: Hallmark Cards
Original Lyrics: Call out the guards
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Elton John's, "Made in England"
Misheard Lyrics: You had a scent for sandals
Original Lyrics: You had a scent for scandal
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Elton John's, "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dassault says so much
Original Lyrics: Sad songs say so much
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Elton John's, "The Last Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I only thought I will
Original Lyrics: I only thought I'd win
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Elton John's, "You Gotta Love Someone"
Misheard Lyrics: You can win a flight
Original Lyrics: You can win the fight
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George Benson's, "Give Me the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Caribbean night
Original Lyrics: Give me the night
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Jeff Pescetto's, "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers"
Misheard Lyrics: They'll take the cues
Original Lyrics: They'll take the clues
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John Farnham's, "You're the Voice"
Misheard Lyrics: We've had the chance to turn the pages over.
Original Lyrics: We have the chance to turn the pages over.
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Kate Bush's, "Running Up That Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: And I′d get him to swap our --- TRUSSES (?)
Original Lyrics: And I′d get him to swap our places
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Split Enz's, "Dirty Creature"
Misheard Lyrics: Making sure I'm okay
Original Lyrics: Making sure I'm awake
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1990s | |
Alias', "More Than Words Can Say"
Misheard Lyrics: Oreos can say
Original Lyrics: More than words can say
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Elton John's, "If the River Can Bend"
Misheard Lyrics: All the boats you locked
Original Lyrics: All the boats you rocked
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Elton John's, "Recover Your Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: You lose the game
Original Lyrics: You lose the day
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2000s | |
Elton John's, "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: You may not bully me
Original Lyrics: You may not believe it
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Elton John's, "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like a crime time movie
Original Lyrics: It's like a prime time movie
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Five for Fighting's, "Superman (It's Not Easy)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not Jesus or Pee-Wee
Original Lyrics: It's not easy to be me
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Lordi's, "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
Misheard Lyrics: Striking down the prophets of old.
Original Lyrics: Striking down the prophets of false.
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2010s | |
Raekwon, Ghostface Killah's, "We Ain't Came to Lose"
Misheard Lyrics: We kangaroos
Original Lyrics: We ain't came to lose
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misc | |
Meghan Trainor's, "Criminals"
Misheard Lyrics: Anything that feels this good
Well it must be an eagle Must be an eagle OR Well it must be an ego Must be an ego Original Lyrics: Anything that feels this good
Well it must be illegal Must be illegal |
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xmas | |
Bob Rivers', "Yellow Snow! Yellow Snow! Yellow Snow!"
Misheard Lyrics: Yellowstone, Yellowstone, Yellowstone
Original Lyrics: Yellow snow, yellow snow, yellow snow
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Dean Martin's, "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Misheard Lyrics: On the way home, I'll be warned
Original Lyrics: All the way home, I'll be warm
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Nat King Cole's, "Caroling, Caroling"
Misheard Lyrics: Kill me, kill me
or Tell me, tell me Original Lyrics: Caroling, caroling
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The Sound of Music's, "Edelweiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Edelweiss, edelweiss,
Bless my gonads forever. Original Lyrics: Edelweiss, edelweiss,
Bless my homeland forever. |
Traditional's, "Auld Lang Syne"
Misheard Lyrics: Should all acquaintance be forgot
And never bought a Yacht? Original Lyrics: Should old acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind? |
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