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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. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Philadelphia Freedom that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I live in Greece,
this Philadelphia freedom
this Philadelphia freedom
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I live and breathe
this Philadelphia freedom.
this Philadelphia freedom.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I'm livin' free, this Philadelphia freedom.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
'cause I live and drink this Philadelphia screen bug
Original Lyrics:
'cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Be my Keystone mama, daddy never had
Original Lyrics:
Gave me a piece of mind
My daddy never had.
My daddy never had.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Billy Jack W. Beatle
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
China Lights...China lights
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light...shine a light
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chocolat, chocolat
Chocolat, won't you chocolat?
Chocolat, won't you chocolat?
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light, shine a light
Shine a light, won't you shine a light?
Shine a light, won't you shine a light?
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chocolite, Chocolite
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light, shine a light.
Mitch Kramer adds: "A Chocolite, for you young kiddies who don't know, was a popular chocolate candy bar in the 1970s. It had little air pockets in it, making it lighter than a similar sized solid chocolite bar (hence, the name). It was kind of like a Nestle Crunch, but with air instead of the Rice Krispies."
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Daphne, rise and bring the ice.
Original Lyrics:
Zapped me, right between the eyes.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't forget that I was born and raised in Siam
Original Lyrics:
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feel a girl out with freedom.
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Filla, Daffy, and Freda
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the day that I want more than wings to fly.
Original Lyrics:
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the day that I was born I've played with f**s.
Original Lyrics:
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the day that I was born a raging fag.
Original Lyrics:
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the day that I was born a waste of time.
Original Lyrics:
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the day that I was born away from light.
Original Lyrics:
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the day that I was born
I've waved t' f**s.
I've waved t' f**s.
Original Lyrics:
From the day that I was born
I've waved the flag.
I've waved the flag.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the place where I was born and raised a man.
Original Lyrics:
From the day that I was born, I've waved the flag.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gave me a piece of Mama
Daddy never had.
Daddy never had.
Original Lyrics:
Gave me a piece of mind
My daddy never had.
My daddy never had.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gave me peace that my Puff Daddy never had.
Original Lyrics:
Give me peace of mind my daddy never had.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gave me piece of Momma
Daddy never had.
Daddy never had.
Original Lyrics:
Gave me a piece of mind
My daddy never had.
My daddy never had.
Nelson Kane adds: "People don't seem to realize that some artists intentionally sing a lyric so that it sounds like the controversial meaning. Maybe Elton John writes the lyric as "Gave me a piece of mind, My daddy never had," but he's singing it to equally sound like, "Gave me piece of momma, daddy never had." And he knows it: he's not that bad a singer! Artists know how to sing a lyric so that it sounds like it could be two things, and there are other examples of this in John's songs. We are NOT mishearing it."
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Give me piece of mind but, Daddy, never hand.
Original Lyrics:
Give me peace of mind my daddy never had.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like living easy with our fam'ly of guys.
Original Lyrics:
I like living easy without family ties.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
I used to be a hard beatin' photon one.
Original Lyrics:
I used to have a heart beatin' for someone.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
I used to be a hard beating boze on one.
Original Lyrics:
I used to be a heart beating for someone.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
I used to be a hard-lovin' Mozart woman
Original Lyrics:
I used to have a heart beatin' for someone
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
I used to be a hard-workin' son-of-a-gun.
Original Lyrics:
I used to have a heart beatin' for someone.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
I used to be a roller coaster
Original Lyrics:
I used to be a rolling stone, you know
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
I used to be hard-beatin' bosom one.
Original Lyrics:
I used to have a heart beatin' for someone.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
I used to have a heart beatin' bosom woman.
Original Lyrics:
I used to have a heart beatin' for someone.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd love to find an ounce along the road.
Original Lyrics:
I'd leave to find the answer on the road.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Independence of freedom
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
It used to be a hobby to f*ck someone
Original Lyrics:
I used to be a heart beating for someone.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's that W feeling
The large Marshall
The large Marshall
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
I lo-ove ya.
I lo-ove ya.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look what happened to Frida!
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
P.O.W. Freedom
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
P.O.W. Mia
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Phil I dealt you a free one
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Phila-f***in' freedom
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Philadelphi-alfredo
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Philadelphia Cream Cheese I love you, yes I do
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia freedom I love you, yes I do
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Philadelphia dreamer
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Philadelphia feeling
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Philadelphia people
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Philidelphia Freedom left me knee high to her man now.
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom took me knee-high to a man.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Phillideffi Feed 'em left me bee hive 209.
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia Freedom took me knee-high to a man.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Piece of Mama Daddy never had
Original Lyrics:
Peace of mind my daddy never had
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Piece old Mom and Daddy never had.
Original Lyrics:
Peace of mind my daddy never had.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pleemos-delphio-pleemos, shine on me.
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia freedom, shine on me.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Satellite, satellite
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light, shine a light.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shadow line, shadow line
Shadow line, with ya' shadow line
Shadow line, with ya' shadow line
Original Lyrics:
Shine the light, shine the light
Shine the light, won't ya' shine the light?
Shine the light, won't ya' shine the light?
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shine a light through the eyes of the worst left behind.
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shine a light through the island
The war's left behind.
The war's left behind.
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light to the eyes of
The ones left behind.
The ones left behind.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shine a light to the eyes of the one that would hide
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light to the eyes of the ones left behind
I figured the song was about 'coming out'... you know Philadelpha (brotherly love). Actualy it is a tribute to Elton's very good friend Billie Jean King, who played for the professional tennis team, "The Philidelphia Freedoms"
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shine a light to the ones left behind.
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shine a light, Rudy, I was the one left behind.
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's a piece of ass my Daddy never had.
Original Lyrics:
Yeah gave me peace of mind my daddy never had.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Through the eyes and the warmth that they hide
Original Lyrics:
Shine a light through the eyes of the ones left behind.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Till the weepin' willow freedom zapped me OR Till the whippoorwill and freedom family
Original Lyrics:
Till the whippoorwill of freedom zapped me
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Till the whippoorwill of freedom shot right between the eyes
Original Lyrics:
Till the whippoorwill of freedom zapped me
Right between the eyes
Right between the eyes
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, the disco mama my daddy never had.
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, gave me peace of mind my daddy never had.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can be some mamma Daddy never had.
Original Lyrics:
Yeah gave me peace of mind my daddy never had.
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics:
as I near the street it's Philadelphia Freedom
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom.
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