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 Four Seasons', "Big Girls Don't Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: (They don't fly)
Original Lyrics: (They don't cry)
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The Isley Brothers', "Twist and Shout"
Misheard Lyrics: Shave it up baby
Original Lyrics: Shake it up baby
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1970s | |
Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: Lover of the jelly bean
Original Lyrics: Lover of the Russian Queen
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Joe Jackson's, "Is She Really Going Out with Him"
Misheard Lyrics: I can’t believe around this scene
Original Lyrics: I get so mean around this scene
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Lobo's, "Stoney"
Misheard Lyrics: Stoney, life is so benign
Original Lyrics: Stoney, life is summertime
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm hacking in due time
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm having a good time
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time I'm having a boy!
Original Lyrics: Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time I'm having a ball
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Explanation mark. To survive! Like lending a diver!
I've got a coke, coke, coke, there's no shop in me! Original Lyrics: I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
I'm gonna go go go, there's no stopping me |
Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Giuseppe, Giuseppe
Original Lyrics: Don’t stop me, don’t stop me
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a sex machine ready to reload, like an Animal!
About to whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, explode! Original Lyrics: I am a sex machine ready to reload like an atom bomb
About to oh oh oh oh oh explode. |
Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a racing car that's fighting to survive,
Like Lady MacGyver Original Lyrics: I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm an Autobot, you've gotta Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh explode
Original Lyrics: Like an atom bomb, about to Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, explode
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna make a Supersonic hedgehog of you.
Original Lyrics: I wanna make a supersonic man out of you.
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna make a Supersonic hedgehog of you.
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna make a supersonic man out of you.
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Now get out of town.
Original Lyrics: Like an atom bomb.
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: That's why they call me Mr. Baron Hyde.
Original Lyrics: That's why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit.
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: That's why they call me Mr. Farook tight.
Original Lyrics: That's why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit.
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: That's why they call me Mr. Foreign High.
Original Lyrics: That's why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit.
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: That's why they call me Mr. Foreign Tide
Original Lyrics: That's why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: The stockings, the stockings
or The stuffing, the stuffing Original Lyrics: Don't stop me, don't stop me
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Queen's, "Dont Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: That's why they call me Mr. Valentine.
Original Lyrics: That's why they call me Mr. Fahrenheit.
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Queen's, "Don’t Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Giuseppe, Giuseppe
Original Lyrics: Don't stop me, don't stop me
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a killer, Queen, got by on gelatine,
Dynamite and a laser beam, Guaranteed to waste your time, anytime Original Lyrics: She's a killer Queen, gunpowder, gelatine
Dynamite with a laser beam, Guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime |
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1980s | |
Culture Club's, "Karma Chameleon"
Misheard Lyrics: Corny, corny, corny, corny, corny chameleon
Original Lyrics: Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
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Huey Lewis and the News', "The Heart of Rock and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Here in Hollywood at the Sunset Strip
Original Lyrics: L.A., Hollywood and the Sunset Strip
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Michael McDonald's, "Sweet Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: Shout “sweet freedom”
Original Lyrics: Shine, sweet freedom
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Fishing in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: You and me go pissin' in the dark.
Lyin' on mah back, tryin' to let out a fart. Original Lyrics: You and me goin' fishin' in the dark.
Lyin' on our backs, countin' the stars. |
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers', "You Got Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: Bully love is hard to find
Original Lyrics: Good love is hard to find
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Eat It"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t you make me defeat it
Original Lyrics: Don’t you make me repeat it
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "I Lost on Jeopardy"
Misheard Lyrics: I was blessed
Original Lyrics: I was tense
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1990s | |
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing "
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna miss a band
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna miss a thing
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Bon Jovi's, "Always"
Misheard Lyrics: I was driving in the flood
Original Lyrics: I was drowning in the flood
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Cher's, "Paradise Is Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Say you needed side pups
To make you come alive Original Lyrics: You say you need excitement
To make you come alive |
Fatboy Slim's, "The Rockafeller Skank"
Misheard Lyrics: Rat rat rat rat rat rat rat rat
Rat consumers, rat consumers Original Lyrics: Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra
Trouble shooter, trouble shooter |
Fatboy Slim's, "The Rockafeller Skank"
Misheard Lyrics: Red consumers
OR Bread consumers OR Rebel shroomers! Original Lyrics: Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra
Trouble shooter, trouble shooter |
Heart's, "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
Misheard Lyrics: So we drove for a mile
Original Lyrics: So we drove for awhile
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Jurassic Park"
Misheard Lyrics: All the cobblestones are running wild
Original Lyrics: All the dinosaurs are running wild
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2000s | |
2010s | |
Ariana Grande's, "One Last Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you forgive me?
At least just temporary Original Lyrics: Can't you forgive me?
At least just temporarily |
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Queensryche's, "Chapters"
Misheard Lyrics: And all the pain of Todd's howling and shrieking.
Original Lyrics: And all the pain beyond the pale.
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