Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for November 12, 2021
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.
1950s | |
Gene Kelly's, "Singin' in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm singin' in parades
Original Lyrics: I'm singin' in the rain
|
|
1960s | |
The Lovin' Spoonful's, "Daydream"
Misheard Lyrics: What a day for Beijing
Original Lyrics: What a day for a daydream
|
|
1970s | |
ABBA's, "Mamma Mia"
Misheard Lyrics: All sorts of mischief
Original Lyrics: Just how much I've missed you
|
ABBA's, "Mamma Mia"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't count all the times I've had choir with you
Original Lyrics: I can't count all the times I have cried over you
|
Bee Gees', "Jive Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, achha
... Oh, la la Original Lyrics: Oh, my child
... Oh, my love ... |
Bee Gees', "Lonely Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Where would I be without my moment?
Original Lyrics: Where would I be without my woman?
|
Chaka Khan's, "I'm Every Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I can catch a spell
Original Lyrics: I can cast a spell
|
|
Gloria Gaynor's, "I Will Survive"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not some changed-up little gherkin still in love with you
Original Lyrics: I'm not the chained up little person still in love with you.
|
KC and the Sunshine Band's, "Get Down Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Doing a damn
Original Lyrics: Do a little dance
|
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: In Birmingham, they loved the bungalow
Original Lyrics: In Birmingham, they love the governor
|
|
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: Now, Mother Nature does not bother me
Original Lyrics: Now, Watergate does not bother me
|
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: Where the stars are so blue
Original Lyrics: Where the skies are so blue
|
Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Blowing an orgasm in my mind.
Original Lyrics: Blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
|
|
1980s | |
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Misheard Lyrics: Now we're sharing the sangria.
Original Lyrics: Now we're sharing the same dream
|
Kool & the Gang's, "Ladies' Night"
Misheard Lyrics: (I wonder why)
Original Lyrics: (Oh, what a night)
|
Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics: Our town's in the middle of our street
Original Lyrics: Our house in the middle of our street
|
Patti LaBelle's, "New Attitude"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a new bag of poo
Original Lyrics: I got a new attitude
|
The Jam's, "Beat Surrender"
Misheard Lyrics: My doubt is cast aside, watching ponies run to hide
Original Lyrics: My doubt is cast aside, watch phonies run to hide
|
Tina Turner's, "What's Love Got to Do with It"
Misheard Lyrics: Make my thoughts react
Original Lyrics: Make my pulse react
|
1990s | |
C+C Music Factory's, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody can't stop!
Original Lyrics: Everybody dance now!
|
David Arkenstone's, "Behind Walls of Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: Popcorn, and to descend
Original Lyrics: Hanc noctem tuti sumus
|
Dr. Dre's, "Let Me Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Swing down to Dre's stop and let me ride.
Original Lyrics: Swing on down, sweet chariot, stop and let me ride.
|
MC Hammer's, "U Can't Touch This"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop! Devil time!
Original Lyrics: Stop! Hammer time!
|
Madonna's, "Frozen"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could milk your heart
Original Lyrics: If I could melt your heart
|
Marcella Detroit's, "I Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: If there is freedom, tell me why everybody wants to fly?
(Later) No matter what you do Kids come back to me and you Give a little bit of love and you get it back Give a little bit of hate, we're caught in a trap (Later) We've got some roots to bear A storm of lettuce to visit Original Lyrics: If there is freedom, tell me why everybody wants to fight?
(Later) No matter what you do It keeps coming back to me and you Give a little bit of love and you get it back Give a little bit of pain, you're caught in a trap (Later) We've got some rules to burn So many lessons to be learned |
Michael Jackson's, "Heal the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is strong
It only cares of joy forgiving (Later) Be God's glove OR Eagles flow (Later) See the nations turn their swords into cow sheds OR See the nations turn their swords into blushes OR See the nations turn their swords into bushes Original Lyrics: Love is strong
It only cares of joyful giving (Later) Be God's glow (Later) See the nations turn their swords into plowshares |
Shawn Colvin's, "Sunny Came Home"
Misheard Lyrics: While walking overnight
Original Lyrics: While walking on a wire
|
Usher's, "You Make Me Wanna"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell about the win and all the things that come along with
(Later) Suggest all the nice things I should do (Later) Now what's bad is you're the one that hooked us up Don't want to share with you Original Lyrics: Think about a ring and all the things that come along with
(Later) Suggest little nice things I should do (Later) Now what's bad is you're the one that hooked us up Knowing it should have been you |
|
2000s | |
John Mayer's, "No Such Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna run from the house to my high school
Original Lyrics: I wanna run through the halls of my high school
|
John Mayer's, "Say"
Misheard Lyrics: See what you need to see
Original Lyrics: Say what you need to say
|
John Mayer's, "Your Body is a Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Your bunny is wobbly
Original Lyrics: Your body is a wonderland
|
Melanie C's, "I Turn to You"
Misheard Lyrics: You can churn me around
Original Lyrics: You can turn me around
|
R.E.M.'s, "Until the Day Is Done"
Misheard Lyrics: The bottle's been lost
Original Lyrics: The battle's been lost
|
The Fray's, "How to Save a Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in a bitterness end Could I stay up with you all night? And I know how to save a life Original Lyrics: Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness And I would have stayed up with you all night Had I known how to save a life. |
2010s | |
Ava Max's, "Kings & Queens"
Misheard Lyrics: To all of the queens who are farting alone
Original Lyrics: To all of the queens who are fighting alone
|
Ava Max's, "Kings and Queens"
Misheard Lyrics: Pink champagne and raisin toast
Original Lyrics: Drink champagne and raise a toast
|
Imagine Dragons', "Natural "
Misheard Lyrics: Living your life cut throne
Original Lyrics: Living your life cutthroat
|
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance zambony that sexy just show me
Original Lyrics: Come on dance jump on it if you sexy then show me
|
misc | |
Traditional's, "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: When the bell breaks
Original Lyrics: When the bough breaks
|
|
xmas | |
Andy Williams', "Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season"
Misheard Lyrics: So leave deodorant stick
Original Lyrics: So leave a peppermint stick
|
Gloria Estefan's, "Christmas Through Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna see Christmas through your mind
Original Lyrics: I wanna see Christmas through your eyes
|
Jonas Brothers', "Like It’s Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: You make every game feel like it’s Christmas
Original Lyrics: You make every day feel like it’s Christmas
|
Kelly Clarkson and Ariana Grande's, "Santa, Can’t You Hear Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Is not a cherry
Original Lyrics: Is not a Chevy
|
Kelly Clarkson and Chris Stapleton's, "Glow"
Misheard Lyrics: All the mice on the trees
or All the lice on the trees Original Lyrics: All the lights on the trees
|
The Ronettes', "Sleigh Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, it’s lonely weather
Original Lyrics: Come on, it’s lovely weather
|
Whitney Houston's, "Do You Hear What I Hear"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen and do what I say
Original Lyrics: Listen to what I say
|
|