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 | |
Tom Jones', "What's New Pussycat?"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at me pussy cat
Original Lyrics: What's new pussy cat?
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight is the night we love
Original Lyrics: Night fever, night fever
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Cliff Richard's, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: This old party, how we don't talk anymore
Original Lyrics: It's so funny, how we don't talk anymore.
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Kraftwerk's, "The Robots"
Misheard Lyrics: Not much longer yet more robotic not much longer yet more robotic
Original Lyrics: Я твой слуга Я твой работник Я твой слуга Я твой работник
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Queen's, "'39"
Misheard Lyrics: The sweetest I've ever seen
Original Lyrics: The sweetest sight ever seen
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Queen's, "Seaside Rendezvous"
Misheard Lyrics: Let my imagination run away with the candy
Original Lyrics: Let my imagination run away with you gladly
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Queen's, "The Prophet's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Pants on the ground, ground, ground, ground,
Ground, ground, ground, ground Original Lyrics: Death all around, around, around, around, around,
Around, around, around |
Queen's, "The Prophet's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me I'm a bat, tell me I'm a bat, tell me I'm a bat
Tell me I'm a bat, tell me I'm a Batman Original Lyrics: Listen to the wise, listen to the wise, listen to the wise
Listen to the wise, listen to the wise man |
Queen's, "You're My Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the bus, boy
Original Lyrics: You're the first one
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1980s | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Human Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: You and me we were the defenders
Original Lyrics: You and me we were the pretenders
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Cast of La Cage Aux Folles', "I Am What I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: I deal my ordeal
Original Lyrics: I deal my own deck
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Donny Osmond's, "Soldier of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: When the bullying's rough
Original Lyrics: When the going gets rough
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Natalie Cole's, "Pink Cadillac"
Misheard Lyrics: Crushed bathroom seats
Original Lyrics: Crushed velvet seats
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Siouxsie and the Banshees', "Halloween"
Misheard Lyrics: The Beatles and the Sweet
Original Lyrics: The bitter and the sweet
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The Alan Parsons Project's, "Games People Play"
Misheard Lyrics: If I promised you the movie stars
Original Lyrics: If I promised you the moon and the stars
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1990s | |
Go West's, "King of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll pretend my stick's not stinking.
Original Lyrics: I'll pretend my ship's not sinking.
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Mark Wills', "I Do (Cherish You)"
Misheard Lyrics: So douchy as I
Original Lyrics: Seduce me 'cause I
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Susan Aglukark's, "O Siem"
Misheard Lyrics: O.C.M. we are all family,
O.C.M. we're all the same Original Lyrics: O siem (etc)
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They Might Be Giants', "Birdhouse In Your Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: Like Guardian Angel zits, always near!
Original Lyrics: Like Guardian Angels, it's always near.
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2000s | |
Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: Another is a rat-dog (Whoa-oh)
Original Lyrics: Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh)
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: Blowing your ass up
Original Lyrics: Throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you really wanna be just another tramp?
Original Lyrics: Do you really wanna be just another trend?
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: I never knew the anthem
Original Lyrics: Another loser anthem
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: I never lose a rap girl
Original Lyrics: Another loser anthem
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: I never lose my red comb!
or My mother lose our record! or A leper sued my red coat! or Your mother is our anthem! or I never booze on red boats! or Your mother poos on red boats. Original Lyrics: Another loser anthem
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: I never use the restroom
Original Lyrics: Another loser anthem
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll never use a rectum, woah!
Original Lyrics: Another loser anthem, woah!
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a new day, with all this love
It's a new life, because we're rock stars Original Lyrics: It's a new day, but it all feels old
It's a good life, that's what I'm told |
Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at me pussy cat doll
Original Lyrics: Another loser anthem
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, what I'm sayin' is
This is the end so, throw all your hands up, You... don't wanna be you Original Lyrics: Oh, what I'm sayin' is
This is the anthem, throw all your hands up, You... don't wanna be you |
Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the Anthem, throw all your hams up
Original Lyrics: This is the Anthem, throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the answer throw out your hamster
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the anthem blow all your heads off
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the anthem blow all your heads up
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the anthem for all your handsome
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the anthem throw all your hands up
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the anthem, blow all your heads up
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem, throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the anthem, pull all your pants up.
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem, throw all your hands up.
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the anthem, throw all your pants off
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem, throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the anthem, throw up your ants, ah.
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem, throw all your hands up.
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the end so throw all your hands up.
Original Lyrics: This is the Anthem throw all your hands up.
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the end to blow all your heads off
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the end zone blow all your pants up
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem throw all your hands up
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Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the end, so blow all their hands off
Original Lyrics: This is the anthem, throw all your hands up
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OneRepublic featuring Timbaland's, "Apologize"
Misheard Lyrics: But I'm gonna pray
Original Lyrics: But I'm afraid
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Pink's, "There You Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking Pikachu
or Look at Pikachu Original Lyrics: Looking pitiful
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2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Thinking Out Loud"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me into your Lenin arms
Original Lyrics: Take me into your lovin' arms
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Kygo ft. Whitney Houston's, "Higher Love"
Misheard Lyrics: In this whole world, good is bad
Original Lyrics: In this whole world, what is fair?
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