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 | |
Chaim Topol's, "If I Were A Rich Man"
Misheard Lyrics: All day long, I'd bite 'em on the bum
Original Lyrics: All day long, I'd biddy, biddy, boom.
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Dion's, "Abraham, Martin and John"
Misheard Lyrics: Has anybody here
Seen my old friend, Apeman? Original Lyrics: Has anybody here
Seen my old friend, Abraham? |
John Fred & His Playboy Band's, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on wearing your grease lips
Original Lyrics: keep on wearing your bracelets
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Lovin' Spoonful's, "Nashville Cats"
Misheard Lyrics: Ice cream cats
Play wild as mountain dew. Original Lyrics: Nashville cats
Play wild as mountain dew. |
Simon And Garfunkel's, "Scarborough Fair"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell her to make me a camel hair shirt.
Original Lyrics: Tell her to make me a cambric shirt.
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The Left Banke's, "Walk Away Renee"
Misheard Lyrics: Just walk away Renee
You won't see me in a Winnebago Original Lyrics: Just walk away Renee
You won't see me following you back home |
1970s | |
Brothers Johnson's, "I'll Be Good to You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be wanting you, wanting you, wanting you
Original Lyrics: I'll be good to you, good to you
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Brothers Johnson's, "Stomp"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta stop, right now
In the name of love In the name of God Original Lyrics: Gonna stomp all night
In the neighborhood Gonna feel all right. |
Cliff Richard's, "Mistletoe & Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Children singing Christie and rhyme
Original Lyrics: Children singing Christian rhyme
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics: And I see that lobster in your eyes
Original Lyrics: And I see that lost look in your eyes
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Telephone Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Blue knees, black tights
Original Lyrics: Blue days, black nights
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Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's, "Karn Evil 9 (First Impression, Part 2)"
Misheard Lyrics: Next upon the stand
With a penis in her hand Original Lyrics: Next upon the stand
Will you please extend a hand |
Helen Reddy's, "Delta Dawn"
Misheard Lyrics: When a man of loaded green stood by her side.
Original Lyrics: When a man of low degree stood by her side.
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Led Zeppelin's, "Rock And Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: A kick in the tits!
Original Lyrics: I can't count the tears!
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McFadden and Whitehead's, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no stoppin' us now
We got the glue Original Lyrics: Ain't no stoppin' us now
We got the groove |
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Skids', "Into The Valley"
Misheard Lyrics: Into the valley, people in the fire
Original Lyrics: Into the valley, betrothed and divine
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Sly & The Family Stone's, "Family Affair"
Misheard Lyrics: One child grows up to be somebody that just loves to learn
One child grows up to be somebody who just loves to murder. Original Lyrics: One child grows up to be somebody that just loves to learn
Another child grows up to be somebody you'd just love to burn. |
Sly and the Family Stone's, "Family Affair"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the family of man
Original Lyrics: It's a family affair
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Stevie Wonder's, "Sir Duke"
Misheard Lyrics: And with a voice like Alice ringing out
There's no way the man can lose. Original Lyrics: And with a voice like Ella's ringing out
There's no way the band can lose. |
Sweet's, "Fox on the Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Fox on the run
You're screaming, every body comes marooning. Original Lyrics: Fox on the run
You scream and every body comes a-running. |
The Clash's, "I Fought the Law"
Misheard Lyrics: I cut the lawn, and the lawn won.
Original Lyrics: I fought the law, and the law won.
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The Ramones', "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"
Misheard Lyrics: Sheena is a prawn cracker
Original Lyrics: Sheena is a punk rocker.
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1980s | |
Adam Ant's, "Strip"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't freeze up, girl, you're looking quite a sight,
Big time mirrors, I want it all tonight Original Lyrics: Don't freeze up, girl, you're looking quite a sight
Be generous, I want it all tonight. |
Frankie Goes To Hollywood's, "Two Tribes"
Misheard Lyrics: When two tribes go to war
Panties on, you can score. Original Lyrics: When two tribes go to war
A point is all you can score. |
Kate Bush's, "Babooshka"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like his wife before she freezed her hair
Original Lyrics: Just like his wife before she freezed on him
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Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra's, "Xanadu"
Misheard Lyrics: Santa too, Santa too
(Now we are here) with Santa too Original Lyrics: Xanadu, Xanadu
(Now we are here) in Xanadu |
Pink Floyd's, "Young Lust"
Misheard Lyrics: oooh, I hear your daddies a woman
Original Lyrics: Oh, I need a dirty woman
Oh, I need a dirty girl. |
Rod Stewart's, "Young Turks"
Misheard Lyrics: Go Karts be free tonight
Original Lyrics: Young hearts be free tonight.
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Rush's, "Red Barchetta"
Misheard Lyrics: From a better Spanish time
Original Lyrics: A brilliant red barchetta
From a better, vanished time. |
Stevie Wonder's, "Master Blaster"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you
Will be jammin' until the place goes down. Original Lyrics: Didn't know you
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn. |
Tears For Fears', "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody wants to run away
Original Lyrics: Everybody wants to rule the world.
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The Smiths', "Ask"
Misheard Lyrics: If it's not love
Then it's the bong, the bong, the bong that will bring us together. Original Lyrics: If it's not love
Then it's the bomb, the bomb, the bomb that will bring us together. |
Tina Turner's, "Simply The Best"
Misheard Lyrics: See the lifetime of prozzies and a world of dreams
Original Lyrics: See the lifetime of promises and a world of dreams
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1990s | |
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna clung a ahhhhhh
Original Lyrics: I don't want to close my eyes
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Belinda Carlisle's, "Valentine"
Misheard Lyrics: You said my hands were warm and that I was spaced out
Original Lyrics: You said my hands were warm and that I was special
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Foo Fighters', "Learn to Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm looking for someone to save me
Original Lyrics: I'm lookin to the sky to save me
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Metallica's, "Fuel"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme four, gimme five, gimme dollar fifty-five!
Original Lyrics: Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme that which I desire!
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Stevie Wonder's, "For Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: All the porn in the world
Is nothing to possess Original Lyrics: All the gold in the world
Is nothing to possess |
Toni Braxton's, "Un-Break My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: And life is a crow without you here beside me
Original Lyrics: And life is so cruel without you here beside me
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Weezer's, "Buddy Holly"
Misheard Lyrics: Your tongue is twisted, your eyes worth sh*t
You need a guardian Original Lyrics: Your tongue is twisted, your eyes are slit
You need a guardian |
2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "A Little Less Sixteen Candles..."
Misheard Lyrics: So sit on your wedding phone
Original Lyrics: So say what are you waiting for?
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R. Kelly's, "Ignition"
Misheard Lyrics: So baby gimme that "Poo-poo"
And let me give ya that "Pee-pee" Original Lyrics: So baby gimme that "Toot-toot"
And let me give ya that "Beep-beep" |
RZA's, "Fatal"
Misheard Lyrics: The way my wallet changed brings me a thousand tears
Original Lyrics: The way my world has changed, it brings me a thousand tears
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2010s | |
Lil' Jon's, "Turn Down for What"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn down the what.
Original Lyrics: Turn down for what.
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xmas | |
Mariah Carey's, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Misheard Lyrics: Make my wish come, Drew
Original Lyrics: Make my wish come true
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Mariah Carey's, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: They're saying, "Deck the halls."
Original Lyrics: They're singing Deck the Halls
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Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: And a one-horse open sleigh
Original Lyrics: In a one-horse open sleigh
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Traditional's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Holy infant so tender and wild
Original Lyrics: Holy infant so tender and mild
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