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 | |
The Righteous Brothers', "Unchained Melody"
Misheard Lyrics: TLC, TLC
or GMC, GMC or KFC, KFC Original Lyrics: To the sea, to the sea
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The Turtles', "Happy Together"
Misheard Lyrics: The skies will bring you for all my life
Original Lyrics: The skies will be blue for all my life
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Van Morrison's, "Brown Eyed Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: You mad paranoid girl
Original Lyrics: You're my brown-eyed girl
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1970s | |
Albert Hammond's, "Down By The River"
Misheard Lyrics: And where the otter raised his head There'll be a clean white scum instead
Original Lyrics: And where the otter raised his head Will be a clean white skull instead
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Buzzcocks', "Everybody's Happy Nowadays"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's happy and now I'm gay
Original Lyrics: Everybody's happy nowadays
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Carly Simon's, "Nobody Does It Better"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, you're in bed
Original Lyrics: Baby, you're the best
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Joe Jackson's, "Is She Really Going Out with Him"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh go there
Original Lyrics: Look over there
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Patti Smith's, "Redondo Beach"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone was sleeping
Original Lyrics: Everyone was singing
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Paul Simon's, "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
Misheard Lyrics: My mama got out and rolled out of bed And she went to the polling station
Original Lyrics: The mama pajama rolled out of bed And she ran to the police station
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Rose Royce's, "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: When getting a sofa of me
Original Lyrics: When you lived inside of me
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The Brothers Johnson's, "Strawberry Letter 23"
Misheard Lyrics: In prison for you
Original Lyrics: A present from you
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1980s | |
Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians', "What I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: Before I get choosy
Original Lyrics: Before I get too deep
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Janet Jackson's, "He Doesn't Know I'm Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: He doesn't need to know that I'm alive
Original Lyrics: He doesn't even know that I'm alive"
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John Mellencamp's, "Jack And Diane"
Misheard Lyrics: Bullet in a rock, let it roll
Let the bottle bank come and save my soul Holding on to Christine as long as you can Dangers come around real soon, make us women or men Original Lyrics: So let it rock, let it roll
Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul Holding on to sixteen as long as you can Changes come around real soon, make us women and men |
John Parr's, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me where the future's bright in St. Elmo's fire
Original Lyrics: Take me where the future's lyin' St. Elmo's Fire
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Kate Bush's, "Running Up That Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a human being
Original Lyrics: It's you and me
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Meat Loaf's, "Dead Ringer For Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock 'n' roll and you or Rock 'n' roll and blue
Original Lyrics: Rock 'n' roll and brew
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Talk Talk's, "Such a Shame"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe I don't know if I should shave
Original Lyrics: Maybe I don't know if I should change
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1990s | |
Alannah Myles', "Black Velvet"
Misheard Lyrics: Black velvet, tickle me
Original Lyrics: Black velvet, if you please
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Backstreet Boys', "I Want It That Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't nothing but a milk stain
Original Lyrics: Ain't nothing but a mistake
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Coolio's, "Gangsta's Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: As they cook, I see myself pi*sed from smoke
Original Lyrics: As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke
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Depeche Mode's, "Enjoy the Silence"
Misheard Lyrics: So does bookies
Original Lyrics: So does the pain
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Jennifer Paige's, "Crush"
Misheard Lyrics: There's raisins on my weird journal
Original Lyrics: It's raising my adrenaline
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Kris Kross', "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics: How high? Real high cause my tits will flop.
Original Lyrics: How high? Real high cause I'm just so fly.
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Natalie Merchant's, "Carnival"
Misheard Lyrics: In a cauliflower
or In a carnival Original Lyrics: In a carnival
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Natalie Merchant's, "Kind & Generous"
Misheard Lyrics: I want Ben Franklin, Franklin
Original Lyrics: I want to thank you, thank you
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No Doubt's, "Just a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Take this pink slipper off my eyes
Original Lyrics: Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Adia"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause we are young, innocent
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we are born innocent
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Snap!'s, "The Power"
Misheard Lyrics: Media, media, Willie Mays
or Media, media, Billy Mays Original Lyrics: Maniac brainiac, winning the game
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The Brian Setzer Orchestra's, "Jump, Jive an' Wail"
Misheard Lyrics: You got a drunk driver in '88
Original Lyrics: You gotta jump, jive and then you wail
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2000s | |
Carly Simon's, "With a Few Good Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: Invite table for two
Original Lyrics: Invite Tigger for tea
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Gwen Stefani featuring Akon's, "The Sweet Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: Swedish Fish, Swedish Fish
Original Lyrics: The sweet escape, the sweet escape
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Handy Manny's, "We Work Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Twist and turn, make it tied
Original Lyrics: Twist and turn, make it tight
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Handy Manny's, "You Break It, We Fix It"
Misheard Lyrics: Sinful as night and day
Original Lyrics: Simple as night and day
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "Unwritten"
Misheard Lyrics: It's 2 am. It's 2 am.
Original Lyrics: No one else, no one else
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Nickelback's, "How You Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I bend up, I bend down
Original Lyrics: I've been up, I've been down
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2010s | |
Bruce Cockburn's, "Franklin and Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: New adventures everywhere
Original Lyrics: New adventures every day
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DNCE's, "Cake by the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: Cain't find the ocean
Original Lyrics: Cake by the ocean
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Beyoncé's, "Texas Hold 'Em"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a real life Wookiee and a real life hoedown
Original Lyrics: It's a real life boogie and a real life hoedown
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Dua Lipa's, "Houdini"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me all the ways you’d beat me
Original Lyrics: Tell me all the ways you need me
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