Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for December 29, 2023

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
Allan Sherman's, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" Misheard Lyrics: Take me home, oh rubber ducky Original Lyrics: Take me home, oh muddah, fadduh	Jimmy Cliff's, "Many Rivers to Cross" Misheard Lyrics: Millionaires to cross Original Lyrics: Many rivers to cross
The Association's, "Windy" Misheard Lyrics: And Willy has stormy eyes Original Lyrics: And Windy has stormy eyes

1970s
ABBA's, "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" Misheard Lyrics: There's not a soul out there, no one to heal my pain Original Lyrics: There's not a soul out there, no one to hear my prayer	Elton John's, "Step Into Christmas" Misheard Lyrics: So hop aboard the Jersey boat Original Lyrics: So hop aboard this turntable
Fleetwood Mac's, "Second Hand News" Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna suck them boobs Original Lyrics: I'm just second hand news.	Gerry Rafferty's, "Baker Street" Misheard Lyrics: He's gonna give up the balloons and the one-night stands Original Lyrics: He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands
John Travolta's, "Greased Lightning" Misheard Lyrics: I'll get her runnin', I'll kill to get her runnin' Original Lyrics: I'll get the money, I'll kill to get the money	Michael Jackson's, "Off the Wall" Misheard Lyrics: Gotta leave that powdered fiber on the shelf Original Lyrics: Gotta leave that 9 to 5 upon the shelf
Player's, "Baby Come Back" Misheard Lyrics: Any kind of boo can see Original Lyrics: Any kind of fool could see

1980s
Air Supply's, "Lost in Love" Misheard Lyrics: You want to belly up Original Lyrics: You want to carry on	Anita Baker's, "Sweet Love" Misheard Lyrics: I feel ashamed Original Lyrics: I feel no shame
Christopher Cross', "All Right" Misheard Lyrics: Just when you feel healthy Original Lyrics: Just when you feel helpless	Christopher Cross', "Think of Laura" Misheard Lyrics: Hey Norman Original Lyrics: Hey Laura
Culture Club's, "The War Song" Misheard Lyrics: Sensible hat, oi! Original Lyrics: Senso hant-ai	Expose's, "Come Go with Me" Misheard Lyrics: Have no feast Original Lyrics: Have no fears
Matthew Wilder's, "Break My Stride" Misheard Lyrics: Ain't nothing but a dream last night Original Lyrics: Ain't nothing gonna break my stride	Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean" Misheard Lyrics: Billie Jean, that's my lover Original Lyrics: Billie Jean is not my lover
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	Toto's, "Africa" Misheard Lyrics: Adjust the reins down in Africa Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
Toto's, "Africa" Misheard Lyrics: I catch some Raisinets in Africa Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa	Toto's, "Africa" Misheard Lyrics: I missed the train out of Africa Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
Toto's, "Africa" Misheard Lyrics: I stopped a notepad along the way Original Lyrics: I stopped an old man along the way	Toto's, "Africa" Misheard Lyrics: I wrestled Marines down in Africa Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
Toto's, "Africa" Misheard Lyrics: Pretty boy, it's waiting there for you Original Lyrics: Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you	Toto's, "Africa" Misheard Lyrics: She's coming in twelve thirty fight Original Lyrics: She's coming in twelve thirty flight
Toto's, "Africa" Misheard Lyrics: Sure as Kilimanjaro rises Like a lepress o'er the Serengeti Original Lyrics: Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus o'er the Serengeti

1990s
Foo Fighters', "My Hero" Misheard Lyrics: There goes my hero Watch him as he goes There goes my hero Sargeant Larry Original Lyrics: There goes my hero Watch him as he goes There goes my hero He's ordinary	Richard Marx's, "Hazard" Misheard Lyrics: All of my rescues go on and on Original Lyrics: All of my rescues are gone, long gone
Richard Marx's, "Now and Forever" Misheard Lyrics: Overtime Original Lyrics: All this time	Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down" Misheard Lyrics: It felt like springtime on this L.A. morning Original Lyrics: It felt like springtime on this February morning
Sophie B. Hawkins', "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" Misheard Lyrics: For me there is no brother Original Lyrics: For me there is no other	The Cranberries', "Yeats' Grave" Misheard Lyrics: Hey Niggar Original Lyrics: In the grave
The Verve's, "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Misheard Lyrics: I am here in a coma Original Lyrics: I am here in my mold

2000s
50 Cent's, "In Da Club" Misheard Lyrics: So come give me a whore Original Lyrics: So come give me a hug	Alter Bridge's, "Metalingus" Misheard Lyrics: On this day, Woodrow Wilson is peeing! Original Lyrics: On this day, it's so real to me!
Anastacia's, "I'm Outta Love" Misheard Lyrics: Come on be a man about it, use up your life True that you can work this out all right or Prove that you can work this out all right Original Lyrics: Come on be a man about it, you'll survive I'm sure that you can work this out all right	Cupid's, "Cupid Shuffle" Misheard Lyrics: Now gig, now gig Original Lyrics: Now kick, now kick
Destiny's Child's, "Bootylicious" Misheard Lyrics: I don't think you're ready for this century Original Lyrics: I don't think you're ready for this jelly	Destiny's Child's, "Independent Women" Misheard Lyrics: Throw your hair up at me Girl, innuendo, you could get down like that Original Lyrics: Throw your hands up at me Girl, I didn't know you could get down like that
Janet Jackson's, "Doesn't Really Matter" Misheard Lyrics: What matters to me is you're naughty, naughty, naughty for me (Later) Come on, you guys! Original Lyrics: What matters to me is you're nutty, nutty, nutty for me (Later) I'm always doing that	Shakira's, "Whenever, Wherever" Misheard Lyrics: A million ways to love somebody Original Lyrics: Ten million ways to love somebody
Terror Squad's, "Lean Back" Misheard Lyrics: Kay keep tellin' me to speak about the Rutgers Matter of fact, I don't wanna speak about the Rutgers Original Lyrics: Kay keep tellin' me to speak about the Rucker Matter of fact, I don't wanna speak about the Rucker

2010s
Little Mix's, "Power" Misheard Lyrics: Boulder bite Original Lyrics: Motorbike

misc
Dua Lipa's, "Dance the Night" Misheard Lyrics: Women I tear Original Lyrics: When the night's here

xmas
Boney M's, "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" Misheard Lyrics: Oh my Lord, Your merry elf You gave us Original Lyrics: Oh my Lord, Your very self You gave us	Harry Belafonte's, "Mary's Boy Child" Misheard Lyrics: And in a manger cold and dark, Mary's little bugger was born. Original Lyrics: And in a manger cold and dark, Mary's little boy was born.
Harry Simeone Chorale's, "The Little Drummer Boy" Misheard Lyrics: The umps and lambs kept time Original Lyrics: The ox and lamb kept time	Johnny Mathis', "Winter Wonderland" Misheard Lyrics: And pretend that he is parched and brown Original Lyrics: And pretend that he is Parson Brown
Paul McCartney's, "Wonderful Christmastime" Misheard Lyrics: Simply have it, one little Christmas time Original Lyrics: Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
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