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 | |
Louis Armstrong's, "When You're Smiling"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're smelly
Original Lyrics: When you're smiling
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1960s | |
Jan And Dean's, "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena"
Misheard Lyrics: She's the terror of Colorado polo bars.
Original Lyrics: She's the terror of Colorado Boulevard.
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Marvin Gaye's, "Can I Get a Witness"
Misheard Lyrics: I want the weekend
Original Lyrics: I want a witness
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Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics: Turned Delilah a shade of pale
Original Lyrics: Turned a whiter shade of pale
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Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66's, "Mas Que Nada"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody I know -- bah, bah, bah!
Original Lyrics: O aria raio, oba oba oba
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The Beatles', "All Together Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in heaven now
Original Lyrics: All together now
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The Beatles', "All You Need Is Love"
Misheard Lyrics: All you need is one
Original Lyrics: All you need is love
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Ring, Ring"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a dark and dreamy night
Original Lyrics: It's a dark and dreary night
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Beegees', "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: I get fired in the night
I get hired in Milwaukee And I’m going in the dark Till the morning Original Lyrics: I got fire in my hair
I get higher in my walking And I’m glowing in the dark Give you warning |
Meat Loaf's, "Bat Out of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Before the final quack of ducks
Original Lyrics: Before the final crack of dawn
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Meat Loaf's, "Bat Out of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Way down in the volume tonight
or Way down in the ballet tonight or Way down in L.A. tonight Original Lyrics: Way down in the valley tonight
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Neil Diamond's, "Longfellow Serenade"
Misheard Lyrics: Longhorn Serenade
Original Lyrics: Longfellow Serenade
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1980s | |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Banana's gonna come tonight
Original Lyrics: Forever's gonna start tonight
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Lindsey Buckingham's, "Holiday Road"
Misheard Lyrics: I found out on the road
Original Lyrics: I found out long ago
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Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics: The fish is hungry, she needs some krill
So give her inchworms and feed her well Original Lyrics: The bitch is hungry, she needs to tell
So give her inches and feed her well |
The Clash's, "Rock The Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: She really don’t like it
Rock the asphalt Rock the asphalt Original Lyrics: Sharif don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah Rock the Casbah |
The Pogues', "Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: And the boys of the empire state building were singing 'Go away'
Original Lyrics: And the boys of the NYPD choir were singing 'Galway Bay'.
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The Police's, "King of Pain"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a skeleton choking on a crushed skull plate
Original Lyrics: There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread
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The Police's, "King of Pain"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s a skeleton choking on a crushed skull plate
Original Lyrics: There’s a skeleton choking on a crust of bread
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I missed the reins down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I missed the trains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: There's nothing but a hundred men on Market Avenue
Original Lyrics: There's nothing that a hundred men
Or more could ever do |
1990s | |
Bette Midler's, "From a Distance"
Misheard Lyrics: Carmen's watching us
Original Lyrics: God is watching us
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Bette Midler's, "From a Distance"
Misheard Lyrics: Playing songs of the Pope
Original Lyrics: Playing songs of hope
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Spacehog's, "In the Meantime"
Misheard Lyrics: We love the au- the audioooh
Original Lyrics: We love the all the all of you
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2000s | |
Persephone's Bees', "City of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll take you to the stereo love
Original Lyrics: I'll take you to the city of love
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The Click Five's, "Just the Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause she's been a freak
Original Lyrics: 'Cause she's bittersweet
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2010s | |
Katy Perry's, "California Gurls"
Misheard Lyrics: We gotta unlock
Original Lyrics: We got it on lock
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Veil of Maya's, "Mikasa"
Misheard Lyrics: And we thrive in the most ratchet of times
Original Lyrics: And we thrive in the most wretched of times
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country | |
Keith Urban's, "Days Go By"
Misheard Lyrics: The dogs go by
or The dogs go bite Original Lyrics: The cars go by
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Taylor Swift's, "Anti-Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: Taylor's all this time
Original Lyrics: Tale as old as time
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misc | |
Cast of the Wizard of Oz's, "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Follow the Second World War
Original Lyrics: Follow the Yellow Brick Road
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Elton John and Britney Spears', "Hold Me Closer"
Misheard Lyrics: Traffic lights and dark hotels
Original Lyrics: Drunken nights in dark hotels
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Elton John and Dua Lipa's, "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't phone home
Original Lyrics: Cold, cold heart
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Traditional (Hebrew)'s, "Shalom Chaverim"
Misheard Lyrics: Shalom, have a rim
Original Lyrics: Shalom Chaverim
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Traditional's, "Me and My Teddy"
Misheard Lyrics: Getting 'em ready
Original Lyrics: Getting all ready
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xmas | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: The greatest gift they'll get this year is fly
Original Lyrics: The greatest gift they'll get this year is life
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Billy Mack's, "Christmas Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no ability
or There's no agility Original Lyrics: There's no beginning
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Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Elephant folks and kiddie kites too
Original Lyrics: Elephants, boats and kiddie cars, too.
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Dean Martin's, "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
Misheard Lyrics: I really can't sleep
Original Lyrics: I really can't stay
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood's, "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Make puffs your goal
Original Lyrics: Make love your goal
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Josh Groban's, "Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: Drinks are coming like bears in the distance
(Later) Sheep go sailing, from across the sea Original Lyrics: Dreams are calling like bells in the distance
(Later) Ships go sailing, far across the sea |
Kidsongs', "Santa, Please Don't Forget Me"
Misheard Lyrics: While I had a Ricola
Original Lyrics: While I did my homework
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Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting...)"
Misheard Lyrics: To kids from one to 19
Original Lyrics: To kids from one to ninety-two
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Sia's, "Candy Cane Lane"
Misheard Lyrics: Tinker Bell down Candy Cane Lane
Original Lyrics: Take a trip down Candy Cane Lane
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Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: All the hills we go
or Oh, the fields we go or O'er the hills we go Original Lyrics: O'er the fields we go
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Wizzard's, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: Now the testicles appear
Original Lyrics: Now the frosticles appear
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