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 | |
Julie Andrews', "A Spoonful of Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a spool full of sugar
Helps the hem and stitch go down Original Lyrics: Just a spoonful of sugar
Helps the medicine go down |
Simon & Garfunkel's, "I Am a Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: I have a rock, I have an island
Original Lyrics: I am a rock, I am an island
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The Monkees', "I'm A Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I saw her face, Now I'm a Belieber.
Original Lyrics: Then I saw her face
Now I'm a believer. |
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1970s | |
Dr. Hook's, "A Little Bit More"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna love you and Eleanor
or I'm gonna love you and Elinor Original Lyrics: I'm gonna love you a little bit more
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Foreigner's, "Cold as Ice"
Misheard Lyrics: Unfortunate feelings
Original Lyrics: A fortune in feelings
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Kiss', "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you get in love with me?
Original Lyrics: Can't you get enough of me?
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Maria Muldaur's, "Midnight at the Oasis"
Misheard Lyrics: Say your prayers to dead
Original Lyrics: Send your camel to bed
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock and roller tumblers
Original Lyrics: Rock and roller cola wars
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Elvis Costello's, "Oliver's Army"
Misheard Lyrics: I was only heard to state.
Original Lyrics: Oliver's Army is here to stay.
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Lipps Inc.'s, "Funkytown"
Misheard Lyrics: Talk about, talk about, talk about humans
or Talk about, talk about, talk about Hugo Original Lyrics: Talk about, talk about, talk about movin'
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Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics: Eat it eat it show me the cheese and eat it show me hot pockets
Original Lyrics: Beat it beat it no one likes to be defeated showing how funky
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Prince's, "Let's Go Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not gonna let the elevator [break/bring] us down
Original Lyrics: Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down?
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Raffi's, "Big Beautiful Planet"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a big beautiful planet in disguise
Original Lyrics: There's a big beautiful planet in the sky
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Sade's, "The Sweetest Taboo"
Misheard Lyrics: You've given me the squeamish emu
Original Lyrics: You've given me the sweetest taboo
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The Who's, "You Better You Bet"
Misheard Lyrics: You better love me All the time now You better show me Like it's alive now
Original Lyrics: You better love me All the time now You better shove me Back into line now
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U2's, "Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Foreign, foreign
or Vomit, vomit or Varmint, varmint Original Lyrics: Falling, falling
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U2's, "One Tree Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: On a one-way hill
or On a wrong way hill Original Lyrics: Over one tree hill
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1990s | |
Celine Dion's, "Because You Loved Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You gave me fate 'cause you're bullied
or You gave me hate 'cause you're bullied Original Lyrics: You gave me faith 'cause you believed
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Garbage's, "I Think I'm Paranoid"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I'm telling you
Original Lyrics: I think I'm paranoid
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George Michael's, "Fastlove"
Misheard Lyrics: Love can give some education
Original Lyrics: Looking for some education
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Jesse Frederick's, "As Days Go By"
Misheard Lyrics: It's in mint condition
Original Lyrics: It's a rare condition
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Kylie Minogue's, "Confide In Me"
Misheard Lyrics: We all get hurt, my love (Later) But sometimes to release it
Is to set our chicken free Original Lyrics: We all get hurt by love (Later) But sometimes to release it
Is to set our children free |
Manic Street Preachers', "A Design For Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish I had a bottle right here in my prison face or I wish I had a bottle right here in my prism face
To where the stars to show from where I came Original Lyrics: I wish I had a bottle right here in my pretty face
To wear the scars to show from where I came |
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Pearl Jam's, "Even Flow"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to ride my butterfly
Original Lyrics: Thoughts arrive like butterflies.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Love Rollercoaster"
Misheard Lyrics: Love on the BOGO child
Original Lyrics: Love rollercoaster child
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U2's, "The Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: We're falling for the spy
Original Lyrics: We're falling from the sky
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2000s | |
Basement Jaxx's, "Romeo"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause when we get it on, on the sofa
Original Lyrics: 'Cause when we get it on, you're so-so
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Coldplay's, "Speed Of Sound"
Misheard Lyrics: Words go flying at the speed of sound.
Original Lyrics: Birds go flying at the speed of sound.
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Mary J. Blige's, "Be Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: Too strong for tumors
Original Lyrics: Too strong for too long
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U2's, "Electrical Storm"
Misheard Lyrics: And the nine
or And the knife Original Lyrics: And the night
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U2's, "Elevation"
Misheard Lyrics: Hide, hiding from the sun
Original Lyrics: High, higher than the sun
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2010s | |
Coldplay's, "Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Parrot, parrot, parrot ice
Original Lyrics: Para, para, paradise
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Katy Perry's, "Teenage Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: To heaven and back
Original Lyrics: Don't ever look back
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Maroon 5's, "Moves Like Jagger"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got the my tiger.
Original Lyrics: I've got the moves like Jagger.
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Neon Trees', "Everybody Talks"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, do you love me?
Original Lyrics: Take me to your love shack
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Sabaton's, "To Hell and Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Where death does wait There's no delay
Original Lyrics: That death does wait There's no debate
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misc | |
Fall Out Boy's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's watching MTV?
Original Lyrics: YouTube killed MTV
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Justin Bieber's, "Peaches"
Misheard Lyrics: I get my weave from California
Original Lyrics: I get my weed from California
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Sabaton's, "82nd All the Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Into the fires of hell, the Argonne, a hero to be Entered the wall from over the sea
Original Lyrics: Into the fires of hell, the Argonne, a hero to be Entered the war from over the sea
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Sabaton's, "Attack of the Dead Men"
Misheard Lyrics: Attack of the ten-hundred men
Original Lyrics: Attack of the dead hundred men
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