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 | |
ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics: My my, at Waterloo Napoleon surrendered,
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny In piloting the waves The mystery boat's gonna sail As long as the feeling is there Original Lyrics: My, my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny In quite a similar way The history book on the shelf, is always repeating itself |
ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics: My, my at Waterloo, my Polish tits surrendered
Original Lyrics: My, my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
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ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics: Portaloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to.
Original Lyrics: Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to.
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ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics: Waterloo, couldn't have pooed if I wanted too!
Original Lyrics: Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
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ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics: Waterloo, how does it feel when you've won the war?
or Waterloo, I wash my feet in your underwear Original Lyrics: Waterloo, I was defeated, you won the war
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ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics: Waterloo, none of my babies can be with you.
Original Lyrics: Waterloo, knowin' my fate is to be with you.
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ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics: What a loo! Couldn't have change if I wanted to
Original Lyrics: Waterloo, couldn't escape if I wanted to
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Brook Benton's, "Rainy Night in Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: Millennium in Georgia
Original Lyrics: A rainy night in Georgia
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Captain & Tennille's, "Lonely Night (Angel Face)"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't get ya out of my life
Original Lyrics: I can't get ya out of my mind
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Michael Jackson's, "Rock with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna bark with you
Original Lyrics: I wanna rock with you
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1980s | |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: A totally blitzed by a fart
Original Lyrics: A total eclipse of the heart
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: But every now and then I know you'll always be the only one
Who wanted me the way that I am Original Lyrics: But every now and then I know you'll always be the only boy
Who wanted me the way that I am |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Every now and then I get a little bit tired Of listening to the sound of my teeth.
Original Lyrics: Every now and then I get a little bit tired Of listening to the sound of my tears.
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Every now and then I know you'll never be the one you always wanted to be
Original Lyrics: Every now and then I know you'll never be the boy you always wanted to be
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know what to do, I'm always in the dark
Like livin' in a Polygag and given Al Sparks Original Lyrics: I don't know what to do, I'm always in the dark
Like living in a powder keg and givin' off sparks |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Living with a protege and giving off sparks
Original Lyrics: Living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing's in the stew... telling off lips of the heart.
Original Lyrics: Nothing I can do... a total eclipse of the heart.
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Once upon a time, this bitch's frozen and I
Can't get out of here in the dark Original Lyrics: Once upon a time there was light in my life,
Now there's only love in the dark |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Together we can make-out till the end of night
Original Lyrics: Together we can take it to the end of the line
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Together we can make-out till the end of the night
Original Lyrics: Together we can take it to the end of the line
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn around fat thighs
Original Lyrics: Turn around bright eyes
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn around right now.
Original Lyrics: Turn around bright eyes.
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn around, fried egg!
Original Lyrics: Turn around, bright eyes!
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: We're living in a pony keg and drinking all the Barq's
Original Lyrics: We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: We're living in a powder keg and giving off farts
Original Lyrics: We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: We're living in apartment now get it off spark.
Original Lyrics: We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks.
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: a solar eclipse of the heart
Original Lyrics: a total eclipse of the heart
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Van Halen's, "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyday jump (jump)
Go ahead and jump Original Lyrics: Get it and jump (jump)
Go ahead and jump |
1990s | |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: And every star in the sky
Is taking an amateur ride like a spotlight Original Lyrics: And every star in the sky
Is taking aim at your eyes like a spotlight |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: And every star in the sky
Is taking inventory ride on your spotlight Original Lyrics: And every star in the sky
Is taking aim at your eyes like the spotlight |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: Breaking up... out of nothing at all
Original Lyrics: Making love... out of nothing at all
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: I know when to pull you closer
And I know when to let you lose Original Lyrics: I know when to pull you closer
And I know when to let you loose |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: I know when to pull your clothes off,
And I know when to let you loose Original Lyrics: I know when to pull you closer,
And I know when to let you loose |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: Naked gun... out of nothing at all
Original Lyrics: Making love... out of nothing at all
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: Naked love… out of nothing at all
Original Lyrics: Making love… out of nothing at all
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: Vicki Lawrence... out of nothing at all
Original Lyrics: Making love... out of nothing at all
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: You can take the darkness from the pit of the night
And turn it to a bacon double burger surprise Original Lyrics: You can take the darkness from the pit of the night
And turn it to a beacon burning endlessly bright |
Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm afraid
Original Lyrics: And if we
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Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: It was more than all your lousy lies
Original Lyrics: It was more than all your laws allow
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Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: It was more than all your lousy love
Original Lyrics: It was more than all your laws allowed
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Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: It was more than any lousy lay
Original Lyrics: It was more than any laws allow
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Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: It was more than any lousy love
Original Lyrics: It was more than any laws allow
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Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: There were nights of endless leisure
It was more than all your lazy low Original Lyrics: There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than all your laws allow |
Mark Morrison's, "Return of the Mack"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, turn off the mic
Original Lyrics: Return of the Mack
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2010s | |
Troye Sivan's, "I'm So Tired…"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so tired of this song, tired of that song
Original Lyrics: I'm so tired of love songs, tired of love songs
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xmas | |
Andrea Bocelli's, "The Lord's Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: And lead us not into the tension,
But deliver us from people. Original Lyrics: And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
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