Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for July 28, 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.
1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "The Longest Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoa-o-o-oh, come along this time!
Original Lyrics: Whoa-o-o-oh, for the longest time!
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Bob Marley's, "Jammin"
Misheard Lyrics: And I hope you like pajamas, too.
Original Lyrics: And I hope you like jammin', too.
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Carl Carlton's, "She's A Bad Mamma Jamma"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got baaad, baaad pajamas.
Original Lyrics: She's a bad mamma jamma.
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Donna Summer's, "Hot Stuff"
Misheard Lyrics: Wanna share with my love with a wombat lover
Wanna bring a wombat back home. Original Lyrics: Wanna share with my love with a warm-blooded lover
Wanna bring a wild man back home. |
Donny Hathaway's, "And Then There's Maude (Maude's Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Isadora was the first Beau Brummell.
Original Lyrics: Isadora was the first bra burner.
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Fleetword Mac's, "Second Hand News"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just your second hand blues, I'm your second hand blues.
Original Lyrics: I'm your second hand news
I'm your second hand news. |
Grateful Dead's, "Sugar Magnolia"
Misheard Lyrics: Feeds my chicken when I leave.
Original Lyrics: Pays my ticket when I speed.
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Blinded by the light
Rapped up like a douche, into the roller in the night Original Lyrics: Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. |
Steely Dan's, "Don't Take Me Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a lucky person.
Original Lyrics: I'm a book-keeper's son.
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The Doobie Brothers', "Listen to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh oh ohhh - stubie, babe.
Original Lyrics: Oh oh ohhh, listen to the music.
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The Who's, "Bargain"
Misheard Lyrics: I call that a ballgame.
Original Lyrics: I'd call that a bargain.
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1980s | |
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Trench. Deep and down low. This is scary.
Original Lyrics: Hush, hush. Keep it down, now, voices carry.
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Christopher Cross', "Sailing"
Misheard Lyrics: Sailing takes me away to where I'm goin', doo doo de doo doo.
Original Lyrics: Sailing
Takes me away to where I've always heard it could be. |
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold on, hold on, sweet talkin' Lola, hold on.
Original Lyrics: Hold on, hold on, sweet talkin' lover, hold on.
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Michael Jackson's, "Human Nature"
Misheard Lyrics: I touch her shoulder
I'm burning up with heat And they say - life, life Stella, that is human nature. Original Lyrics: I touch her shoulder
I'm dreaming of the street If they say - why, why Tell 'em that it's human nature. |
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes "
Misheard Lyrics: Jamaica, Chicago!
Original Lyrics: True men don't kill coyotes.
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Roy Orbison's, "I Drove All Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I drove all night, crapped in your room.
Original Lyrics: I drove all night, crept in your room.
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Rush's, "The Spirit Of Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: Life and death all bristle with the energy.
Original Lyrics: Bright antenna bristle with the energy.
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Slayer's, "Raining Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Raining blood
From a lasser in disguise. Original Lyrics: Raining blood
From a lacerated sky. |
The Clash's, "Rock The Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Rob the cashbox.
Original Lyrics: Rock the Casbah.
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The Smiths', "Panic"
Misheard Lyrics: Panic on the streets of Cardiff.
Original Lyrics: Panic on the streets of Carlisle.
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughtta Know"
Misheard Lyrics: I know the virgin of me.
Original Lyrics: An older version of me
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Armand Van Helden's, "Funk Phenomenon"
Misheard Lyrics: Badabum banana
Original Lyrics: Funk phenomenon
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Bif Naked's, "I Love Myself Today"
Misheard Lyrics: In a chatroom full of lemons, I'm a lime.
Original Lyrics: In a chatroom full of lovers on the line
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Blink 182's, "All The Small Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Comments rating
Original Lyrics: Commiserating
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DJ Luck And MC Neat's, "With A Little Bit Of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Only with the mint sauce on
Original Lyrics: Hollerin' the rinsin' sound
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue Da Ba Dee"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm blue, I'm in need, I'm a guy.
Original Lyrics: I'm blue, da ba dee, da ba die.
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Idlewild's, "Chandelier"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got to put up with parking my car if you want to wear that overcoat.
Original Lyrics: You only put on the punk overcoat if you want to wear that overcoat.
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Matchbox 20's, "Real World"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I'd shout out a Norder.
Original Lyrics: Well, I`d shout out an order.
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Pearl Jam's, "Glorified G"
Misheard Lyrics: Go find virgins with a pelican.
Original Lyrics: Glorified version of a pellet gun.
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Sheryl Crow's, "All I Wanna Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Until the sun comes up over sent 'em of the Good Boulevard.
Original Lyrics: Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard.
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The Buggles', "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Video killed the radio store.
Original Lyrics: Video killed the radio star.
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Third Eye Blind's, "Graduate"
Misheard Lyrics: Get up out the way.
Original Lyrics: Can I graduate?
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2000s | |
Billy Talent's, "Try Honesty"
Misheard Lyrics: Attacking the whole world with diet yoghurt.
Original Lyrics: Take on the whole world, fight with the young girls.
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Fergie's, "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm gonna miss you; my jommies and my blanky.
Original Lyrics: And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket.
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Fergie's, "Glamorous"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got people in my beer.
Original Lyrics: I've got people in my ear.
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James Blunt's, "Sugar Coated"
Misheard Lyrics: I've had a smoke and it's Billy While
It's Billy While. Original Lyrics: I've had a smoke and it's been a while
It's been a while. |
James Blunt's, "Wisemen"
Misheard Lyrics: With you pernickety little bastards in your fancy dress
Who just judge each other and try to undress. Original Lyrics: With you pernickety little bastards in your fancy dress
Who just judge each other and try to impress. |
K.T. Tunstall's, "Suddenly, I See"
Misheard Lyrics: Beyonce
Original Lyrics: Suddenly, I see.
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My Chemical Romance's, "Helena"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the worst Barack could say?
Original Lyrics: What's the worst that I could say?
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N.E.R.D.'s, "She Wants To Move"
Misheard Lyrics: Her navel. She's sexy!
Original Lyrics: Her name. She's sexy!
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Nickelback's, "Rockstar"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna date a set of foams that loves to blow my money for me.
Original Lyrics: Gonna date a centerfold that loves to blow my money for me.
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Omarion's, "Ice Box"
Misheard Lyrics: Because the sun smarts where my c*** used to be.
Original Lyrics: I got this icebox where my heart used to be.
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One Republic's, "Apologize"
Misheard Lyrics: I said it's too late to call the giants.
Original Lyrics: I said it's too late too apologize.
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Panic! At the Disco's, "9 In The Afternoon"
Misheard Lyrics: ‘Cause it's nine in the afternoon
And your eyes are the size of the moon You could ‘cause your cat saw your doodle. Original Lyrics: ‘Cause it's nine in the afternoon
And your eyes are the size of the moon You could ‘cause you can so you do. |
Ray-J ft. Yung Berg's, "Sexy Can I"
Misheard Lyrics: Just parked my menace
or Just parked my mantis or Just parked my mammoth or Just parked my man-ass. Original Lyrics: Just pardon my manners.
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Rufus Wainwright's, "Hallelujah"
Misheard Lyrics: You see her flag on the marmalat.
Original Lyrics: I've seen your flag on the Marble Arch.
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The Killers', "Mr. Brightside"
Misheard Lyrics: Jealousy
Turning snakes into the sea Sing me through sick lullabies Choking on your alibis But it's just the Brightside way Destiny is calling me Open up my eagle eyes Cause I'm Mr. Brightside. Original Lyrics: Jealousy
Turning saints into the sea Swimming through sick lullabies Choking on your alibis But it's just the price I pay Destiny is calling me Open up my eager eyes Cause I'm Mr. Brightside. |
Three Days Grace's, "Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: List of Ryan, of Ryan.
Original Lyrics: Let's start a riot, a riot.
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