Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for June 24, 2008
Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
1960s | |
Janis Joplin's, "Me and Bobby McGee"
Misheard Lyrics: Busted flat and van rouge
Original Lyrics: Busted flat in Baton Rouge
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1970s | |
Blondie's, "Heart Of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch out, love, don't use the gas!
Original Lyrics: Once I had a love and it was a gas
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Bruce Springsteen's, "10th Avenue Freeze Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Jet devil in the freeze eye
Original Lyrics: 10th Avenue freeze out
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Jethro Tull's, "Aqualung"
Misheard Lyrics: Flowers bloom like members in the spring
Original Lyrics: Flowers bloom like madness in the spring
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Kamahl's, "One Hundred Children"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't blow up the world,
don't kill all the flies. Original Lyrics: Don't blow up the world,
don't kill all the flowers. |
Labelle's, "Lady Marmalade"
Misheard Lyrics: Now he is feelin' gip gip gip gip smooth
Original Lyrics: Seeing her skin feeling silky smooth
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Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Bleedin' with your eyes
gonna make you zombie some day Original Lyrics: Pleadin' with your eyes
Gonna make you some peace someday. |
Rick Derringer's, "Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie Koo"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock 'n' roll koochie koo
Lawdy mama, shine my shoes Original Lyrics: Rock 'n' roll hoochie koo
Lawdy mama, light my fuse |
Stevie Wonder 's, "He's Mista Know It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Please miss I know it all
Original Lyrics: He's Mistra Know It All
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TV Theme's, "Good Times Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Any time you need a favor
Original Lyrics: Any time you meet a payment.
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Three Dog Night's, "An Old Fashioned Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Just an old-fashioned love song;
Why not surely root for you and me? Original Lyrics: Just an old-fashioned love song,
One they surely wrote for you and me. |
1980s | |
Bangles', "Walk Like An Egyptian"
Misheard Lyrics: Walk like a magician
Original Lyrics: Walk like an Egyptian
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Billy Joel's, "I Go To Extremes"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe a minute, over the hill
Maybe I've set myself up, "Hard To Kill" Original Lyrics: Maybe I'm headed over the hill
Maybe I set myself up for the kill |
Billy Joel's, "I Go To Extremes"
Misheard Lyrics: You told me nothing at all
Original Lyrics: It's all or nothing at all
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Billy Joel's, "Storm Front"
Misheard Lyrics: She asked me to stay
I've done the 'dumpling' navigation Original Lyrics: She asked me to stay
But I've done my navigation |
Billy Joel's, "Storm Front"
Misheard Lyrics: Storm, quit pulling on the radio
Original Lyrics: Small craft warning on the radio
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Billy Joel's, "That's Not Her Style"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop them! She's never done something crazy,
done something wild Original Lyrics: It's not that she's never done something crazy,
done something wild |
Billy Joel's, "That's Not Her Style"
Misheard Lyrics: They gave the pilots for the mixture, for the perfect ride
Original Lyrics: And gave the pilot something extra for the perfect ride
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Billy Joel's, "The Downeaster "Alexa""
Misheard Lyrics: I know there's a wish out there and wom(an) cry only knows
Original Lyrics: I know there's fish out there and where God only knows
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Billy Joel's, "The Downeaster "Alexa""
Misheard Lyrics: Well I'm on the Downeaster "Alexa"
And I'm crusing through black island sound I have charted a course through Dominion But tonight I am (a) man took-en bound Original Lyrics: Well I'm on the Downeaster "Alexa"
And I'm crusing through Block Island Sound I have chartered a course through the Vineyard But tonight I am Nantucket bound |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Harrison, Doris Day, Rich and Johnny Ray
Original Lyrics: Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnny Ray
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Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start The Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Rosanne Barr, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brand new "The King And I" and to catch that Wino(na) Ry(der) Original Lyrics: Rosenbergs, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, "The King And I" and "The Catcher In The Rye" |
Billy Squier's, "The Stroke"
Misheard Lyrics: Storm man's coming
Original Lyrics: Stroke me, stroke me.
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Gun done shoota my leg
Original Lyrics: Pour some sugar on me.
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John Cougar Mellencamp's, "Jack & Diane"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen Papa Bell, come and sing my song
Original Lyrics: Let the Bible belt come down and save my soul
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Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics: Been working so hard
I'm washing my car Eight hours, for what? Oh hell, I missed a spot Original Lyrics: I been working so hard
I'm punching my card. Eight Hours, for what? Oh, tell me what I got |
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean "
Misheard Lyrics: The chick is not my son
Original Lyrics: The kid is not my son.
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Pat Benatar's, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: Hit me with perfection
Original Lyrics: Hit me with your best shot.
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Prince's, "Darling Nikki"
Misheard Lyrics: Come back, Nikki, come back
Your dirty little b**** wanna grind Original Lyrics: Come back, Nikki, come back
Your darling little Prince wanna grind |
The Buggles', "Video Killed The Radio Star"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard your Womble wireless back in '52
Original Lyrics: I heard you on the wireless back in Fifty Two.
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Visage's, "Moon Over Moscow"
Misheard Lyrics: We have a touchdown.
Original Lyrics: Moon over Moscow.
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1990s | |
Belle & Sebastian's, "She's Losing It"
Misheard Lyrics: They go to hell and they're feeling slack
Original Lyrics: I go to her when I'm feeling slack
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Blink 182's, "I Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: The six traits darkness
Comes creeping on so haunting every time Original Lyrics: The sick strange darkness
Comes creeping on so haunting every time |
Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm insane by the sound of Michael's song.
Original Lyrics: Mama se, mama sa, mama coo sa.
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Nine Inch Nails', "I Do Not Want This"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna pee everywhere!
Original Lyrics: I wanna be everywhere!
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Primus', "Golden Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: He stepped up to the podium
You could tell that bothered me Original Lyrics: He stepped up to the podium You could tell that boy was mean
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The Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics: But when everybody loves me,
I'm going to be just about as happy as Huckabee Original Lyrics: But when everybody loves me,
I'm going to be just about as happy as I can be |
Velvet Underground's, "Last Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: Break the chain of anorexic giants
Original Lyrics: Break the chains of featherweights and giants
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Will Smith's, "Men In Black"
Misheard Lyrics: Here come the men in black
Galaxy to freedom Here come the men in black A moment to remember Original Lyrics: Here come the men in black
Galaxy defenders (oh oh) Here come the men in black They won't let you remember |
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2000s | |
Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya, And Pink's, "Lady Marmalade"
Misheard Lyrics: We are Lady Marmalade
Original Lyrics: Creole Lady Marmalade
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Death Cab for Cutie's, "Lowell, MA"
Misheard Lyrics: I thought that you had got the x-factor
Original Lyrics: I thought that you had come to expect more
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Destiny's Child's, "Independent Women"
Misheard Lyrics: All the mamas raisin' llamas
Original Lyrics: All the mommas who profit dollars
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Evanescence's, "Snow White Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't escape the twisted way you think of me.
Original Lyrics: I can't escape the twisted way you think of me.
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Fergie's, "Fergalicious"
Misheard Lyrics: T to the A to the S T E, white girl you tasty
Original Lyrics: T to the A to the S T E Y girl you tasty
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Mika's, "Grace Kelly"
Misheard Lyrics: I tried to be like Chris Kelly
Original Lyrics: I tried to be like Grace Kelly
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Nickelback's, "Figured You Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I like the dirt that's on your knees,
I like the white stains on your dress Original Lyrics: I like the dirt that's on your knees
I like the wine stains on your dress. |
Shania Twain's, "That Don't Impress Me Much"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't believe you kiss your carbonite
Original Lyrics: I can't believe you kiss your car goodnight
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Toni Braxton's, "What's Good"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like a house I never left
Like a fever I want to catch Like a mountain that's worth the climb I'm talking about this man of mine It's like money I wanna spend Original Lyrics: It's like a house in Neverland
Like a fever I want to catch Like a mountain that's worth the climb I'm talking about spending mine It's like money I want in Spain |
Wyclef Jean's, "Perfect Gentleman"
Misheard Lyrics: Just cause she threw a no-no.
Don't make her Mario Soto. Original Lyrics: Just cause she dances gogo
don't mean that she's a ho, no |
