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.
1950s | |
Buddy Holly's, "Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyday things are getting closer
Original Lyrics: Everyday it’s a getting closer
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1960s | |
Disney's 'Mary Poppins''s, "Feed The Birds"
Misheard Lyrics: Feed the birds, puffins are back
Puffins, puffins, puffins are back. Original Lyrics: Feed the birds, tuppence a bag
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag. |
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1970s | |
America's, "Sister Golden Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been tutored hard to find
Original Lyrics: I've been too, too hard to find
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David Bowie's, "Moonage Daydream"
Misheard Lyrics: You smoke a lot of pink monkey butt
Original Lyrics: You're squawking like a pink monkey bird
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James Taylor's, "Fire and Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I just can’t remember who’s Cindy too
Original Lyrics: I just can’t remember who to send it to
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John Denver's, "Annie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: You still watch the Simpsons
Original Lyrics: You fill up my senses
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King Harvest's, "Dancing in the Moonlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody hare is out of sight
Original Lyrics: Everybody here is out of sight.
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Loggins and Messina's, "Your Mama Don't Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody's gonna dance
And nobody can rock and roll Original Lyrics: Your mama don't dance
And your daddy don't rock and roll |
Player's, "Baby Come Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Any kind of who can see
Original Lyrics: Any kind of fool could see
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Queen's, "Now I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Down in the jungle just losing my sleep
Original Lyrics: Down in the dungeon with Peaches and me.
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Queen's, "Now I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a blue man
Won't you make me live again Original Lyrics: Just a new man.
Yes, you made me live again. |
Rare Earth's, "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel this faith
Original Lyrics: I feel it's fading
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Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: And though I'm nobody's porridge
Original Lyrics: And though I'm nobody's poor wit
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Yes', "Rondabout"
Misheard Lyrics: In and around the lake Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there
Original Lyrics: Here in the roundelay, Mothers come out of the sky - It's captured!
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Even the Nights are Better"
Misheard Lyrics: I just wore perfume
Original Lyrics: I was so confused
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Buffalo Springfield's, "For What It’s Worth"
Misheard Lyrics: The satellites being brought
Original Lyrics: There’s battle lines being drawn
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Chaka Khan's, "I Feel for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby baby when I look in view
Original Lyrics: Baby baby when I look at you
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Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Get to know the feeling of liberating anchovies
Original Lyrics: Get to know the feeling of liberation and relief
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Dan Hartman's, "We Are The Young"
Misheard Lyrics: positive standard nation
Original Lyrics: Positive stimulation
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Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I've got a cousin Lewis
Footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes Original Lyrics: Now I gotta cut loose
Footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes |
Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics: Use your clues
Everybody play Blue's Clues Original Lyrics: Lose your blues
Every cut footloose |
Kenny Loggins', "Heartlight"
Misheard Lyrics: And I like the peaches
Original Lyrics: And I like the peaceful
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Klymaxx's, "I Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: I just can’t pull teeth
Original Lyrics: I just can’t believe
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Luciano Pavarotti's, "La Donna E Mobile"
Misheard Lyrics: La Donna Immobile
Original Lyrics: La Donna E Mobile
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Miami Sound Machine's, "Bad Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: You’re coming on the phone
Original Lyrics: You call me on the phone
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Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics: Eat it
Eat it No one wants to see you p*nis Original Lyrics: Beat it
Beat it No one wants to be defeated |
Police's, "Don't Stand So Close to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Dristan, Dristan so, Dristan so close to me
Original Lyrics: Don't stand,
Don't stand so, Don't stand so close to me. |
The Cult's, "She Sells Sanctuary"
Misheard Lyrics: And the head sister ate my backbone
Original Lyrics: Oh those heads that turn, make my back burn
And those heads that turn, make my back, make my back burn. |
The Police's, "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
Misheard Lyrics: Do good good good for dad dad dad
Original Lyrics: De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
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1990s | |
Ace of Base's, "Beautiful Life"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s a cubicle life
Original Lyrics: It’s a beautiful life
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Britney Spears', "Toxic"
Misheard Lyrics: You’re toxic, I’m slipping under
Original Lyrics: Your toxic blood slipping under
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Commercial's, "David's Bridal"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll love David's Bible
Original Lyrics: You'll love David's Bridal
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Gang Starr's, "Step in the Arena"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause you'd rather be just suspected of malt liquor
Original Lyrics: 'Cause you'd rather be just a spectator, an onlooker
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Jennifer Lopez's, "Waiting for Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Alone in Ma Bell
Original Lyrics: Alone in my bed
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Mark Morrison's, "Return Of The Mack"
Misheard Lyrics: Katana, my man Fontana, my man
Original Lyrics: Return of the Mack
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Nobuo Uematsu's, "One-Winged Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: Xbox, Jim Carrey
See a bear, feta cheese Original Lyrics: Estuans interius
Ira Vehementi |
Pulp's, "Disco 2000"
Misheard Lyrics: When we’re all fully clothed
Original Lyrics: When we’re all fully grown
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Ricky Martin's, "Livin' La Vida Loca"
Misheard Lyrics: Millipede ioca
Original Lyrics: Livin' La Vida Loca
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Spin Doctors', "Two Princes"
Misheard Lyrics: Wanna buy me pliers
Original Lyrics: Wanna buy me flowers
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2000s | |
DMX's, "Party Up (Up in here)"
Misheard Lyrics: Cowgirl make me lose my mind, up in here, up in here
Original Lyrics: Y'all gonna make me lose my mind, up in here, up in here.
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Katy Perry's, "I Kissed a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: The taste of her cherry Shasta
Original Lyrics: The taste of her cherry ChapStick
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2010s | |
Jon Pardi's, "Dirt On My Boots"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a little dirt on my boobs
Original Lyrics: Got a little dirt on my boots
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Little Mix ft. Sean Paul's, "Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, he was just a dick in our new wig
Original Lyrics: Well, he was just a dick and I knew it
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xmas | |
Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh what fun it is to ride in a one whore soapin' Sleigh
Original Lyrics: Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh
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