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 | |
Johnny Horton's, "North to Alaska"
Misheard Lyrics: Go to Alaska
We're gonna melt the Russia zone Original Lyrics: North to Alaska
We're goin' north, the rush is on |
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1960s | |
Steppenwolf's, "Born to Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: Fire all of your guns and watch them
Explode into space. Original Lyrics: Fire all your guns at once and
Explode into space. |
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The Grass Roots', "Midnight Confessions"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey monkey nine confections
Original Lyrics: In my midnight confessions
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing Queen, feel the meat on my tangerine
Original Lyrics: Dancing Queen, young and sweet only seventeen
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing Queen, kiss the feet of the Nazarene
Original Lyrics: Dancing Queen, feel the beat of the tambourine
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing queen, young and sweet only seventy
Original Lyrics: Dancing queen, young and sweet only seventeen
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Lord! Your cheesecake is terrible!
Leave it burning and then you're... gone! Original Lyrics: You're a teaser, you turn them on
Leave them burning and then you're... gone |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Union Jack, Union Jack
Original Lyrics: You can dance, you can jive
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You can dance, you can dive
(Later) Feel the beat from the jamboree Original Lyrics: You can dance, you can jive
(Later) Feel the beat from the tambourine |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You take a chance, you are high,
Having the time of your life Original Lyrics: You can dance, you can jive,
Having the time of your life |
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You're adhesive, terminal
Original Lyrics: You're a teaser, you turn 'em on
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You're adhesive, you terminal
Original Lyrics: You're a teaser, you turn 'em on
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You've come to look for a kiss
Original Lyrics: You've come to look for a king
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Barry White's, "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
Misheard Lyrics: Sacre bleu
Original Lyrics: Something moved
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George Benson's, "This Masquerade"
Misheard Lyrics: We're lost in menagerie
Original Lyrics: We're lost in a masquerade
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John Denver's, "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Might be nothin' but a funny, funny riddle
Original Lyrics: Life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle.
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Neil Sedaka's, "Laughter in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, I hear Reptar in the rain
Original Lyrics: Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain
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Pink Floyd's, "Pigs (Three Different Ones)"
Misheard Lyrics: Ha, ha, she'll ride your wall.
Original Lyrics: Ha, ha, charade you are.
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Here I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is not melting
Original Lyrics: My heart is not mending
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Christopher Cross', "Never Be the Same"
Misheard Lyrics: No I will never be the same without your ears
Original Lyrics: No I will never be the same without you here
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Expose's, "Seasons Change"
Misheard Lyrics: Seagull change, eagle change
Original Lyrics: Seasons change, people change
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John Parr's, "St. Elmo's Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel it burning beneath
Original Lyrics: I can feel it burning in me
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Musical Youth's, "Pass the Dutchie"
Misheard Lyrics: How does it feel when you shop for food?
Original Lyrics: How does it feel when you got no food?
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Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics: She loves raspberry urine
Original Lyrics: She wore a raspberry beret
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Prince's, "When Doves Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Dig if you win the Bee Gees
Original Lyrics: Dig if you will the picture
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Rod Stewart's, "Infatuation"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like a little ol' river running right through my heart
Original Lyrics: It's like a railroad running right through my heart
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Tears for Fears', "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Turbo blast on Mother Nature
Original Lyrics: Turn your back on Mother Nature
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The Jets', "Make It Real"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight it's been a libro
Original Lyrics: Tonight it's been a year
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Van Halen's, "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got to roll with the punches and get to work steel
Original Lyrics: You've got to roll with the punches and get to what's real
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1990s | |
Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting's, "All for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's do an overload
Original Lyrics: Let's do it all for love
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Culture Beat's, "Mr. Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: Call him Mr. Reagan
Original Lyrics: Call him Mr. Raider
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Eric Clapton's, "My Father's Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: That father's mine
Original Lyrics: my father's eyes
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Fatboy Slim's, "The Rockafeller Skank"
Misheard Lyrics: Get it out now,
The spunk soul brother Original Lyrics: Check it out now,
The funk soul brother |
Jesus Jones', "Right Here, Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the only place I'd rather be
Original Lyrics: There is no other place I'd rather be
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2000s | |
2010s | |
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna miss you, rolling in the deep.
Original Lyrics: You're gonna wish you never had met me.
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Papa Roach's, "Sunrise Trailer Park"
Misheard Lyrics: The best j**z of, the best j**z of my life
Original Lyrics: The best years of, the best years of my life
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country | |
Johnny Horton's, "Johnny Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: It was we who had a party, Boston tea in Boston Bay
Original Lyrics: It was he who had a party tossing tea in Boston Bay
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Johnny Horton's, "The Battle of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: They stepped so high
That they made the bugles ring We slipped behind our cotton bales And didn't see a thing Original Lyrics: They stepped so high
And they made their bugles ring We stood beside our cotton bales And didn't say a thing |
misc | |
Diplo feat. Jessie Murph & Polo G's, "Heartbroken"
Misheard Lyrics: Like I never saw a door or a cousin
Original Lyrics: Like I never saw a door closin’
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