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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. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
1960s | |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "Edelweiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Aide of rice, Aide of rice
Original Lyrics: Edelweiss, Edelweiss
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "Edelweiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Bless my hometown forever
Original Lyrics: Bless my home land forever
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "Edelweiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Lots of old snow, may you bloom and grow.
Original Lyrics: Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow.
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "Edelweiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Off with the snowmen you bloomin' go.
Original Lyrics: Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow.
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "Edelweiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Small and white, clean and bright,
You look happy to me, to me. Original Lyrics: Small and white, clean and bright,
You look happy to meet me. |
Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "Edelweiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Vlos em shnow.
Original Lyrics: Blossom of snow.
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Eydie Gorme's, "Blame It on the Bossa Nova"
Misheard Lyrics: Blame it on the Barnes & Noble
or Blame it on the Casanova Original Lyrics: Blame it on the Bossa Nova
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Peter, Paul and Mary's, "Leavin' on a Jet Plane"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be underway
Original Lyrics: I'll be on my way
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1970s | |
Ambrosia's, "How Much I Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: That's Harry Chapin
Original Lyrics: That's how much I feel
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Frankie Valli's, "Swearin' to God"
Misheard Lyrics: Swimmin' to jog
Original Lyrics: Swearin' to God
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Noah's skate from reality
Original Lyrics: No escape from reality
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Tuxedo Junction's, "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
Misheard Lyrics: Meet me at the diner
Original Lyrics: Dinner at the diner
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1980s | |
Erasure's, "Drama!"
Misheard Lyrics: No violins or revenge
or No fire engines or revenge or No finalists of revenge Original Lyrics: No violence or revenge
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Erasure's, "Victim of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm building a womb
Original Lyrics: I'm building a wall
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Generation X's, "Ready Steady Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Other things she said
Original Lyrics: All things she said
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Joe Walsh's, "A Life of Illusion"
Misheard Lyrics: Continental crisis
Original Lyrics: Continual crisis
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Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics: Why can't we get along, get along, get along, get along
Original Lyrics: Why can't we give love, give love, give love, give love
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R.E.M.'s, "The One I Love"
Misheard Lyrics: This one goes out to Jane Robolot
Original Lyrics: This one goes out to the one I love
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Robert Palmer's, "Addicted to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: A one-track mind you can't deceive
A pretty woman is all you crave Original Lyrics: A one-track mind, you can't be saved
Oblivion is all you crave |
The Babys', "Midnight Rendezvous"
Misheard Lyrics: We need a midnight on the moon
Original Lyrics: We need a midnight rendezvous
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Wham!'s, "Club Tropicana"
Misheard Lyrics: March soldiers with the stars
Original Lyrics: Brush shoulders with the stars
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1990s | |
Backstreet Boys', "We've Got It Goin' On"
Misheard Lyrics: We've got it going on, oh yes
Original Lyrics: We've got it going on for years
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Dave Matthews Band's, "Ants Marching"
Misheard Lyrics: Lights down, your appetite
Original Lyrics: Lights down, you up and die
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Depeche Mode's, "In Your Room"
Misheard Lyrics: Or moves at your wheel
Original Lyrics: Or moves at your will
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Everclear's, "Santa Monica"
Misheard Lyrics: We can live inside the ocean
Original Lyrics: We can live beside the ocean
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Live's, "Lightning Crashes"
Misheard Lyrics: I can hear it
or I can see it Original Lyrics: I can feel it
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Mariah Carey's, "Always Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll always be apart from me
Original Lyrics: You'll always be a part of me
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Oomph!'s, "Nothing Is Real"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave my chest unbroken
Original Lyrics: Beat my chest, I'm broken
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Pearl Jam's, "Animal"
Misheard Lyrics: So frightened of your pay
Original Lyrics: So frightened of your pain
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Primus', "Coddingtown"
Misheard Lyrics: But me I talked to the bullfrog, and he's truckin' down this way.
Original Lyrics: But me I talked to the Mopar man, been talkin' now for days.
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Sarah McLachlan's, "I Will Remember You"
Misheard Lyrics: Weekends full of memories
Original Lyrics: Weep not for the memories
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, you're a porn star, get the show on get laid
Original Lyrics: Hey now, you're an all star, get the show on get paid
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, you're an all star, get your strain on, get laid.
Original Lyrics: Hey now, you're an all star, get your game on, get paid.
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: She was lookin' kinda dumb
With her finger and her thumb In the shape of an elf on her forehead Original Lyrics: She was lookin' kinda dumb
With her finger and her thumb In the shape of an L on her forehead |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: She was lookin' kinda dumb
With her finger in her bum And the shape of an "L" on her forehead Original Lyrics: She was lookin' kinda dumb
With her finger and her thumb In the shape of an "L" on her forehead |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: She was looking kinda dumb
With her finger in her c*nt Original Lyrics: She was looking kind of dumb
With her finger and her thumb |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: She was looking kinda dumb
With her finger in her clock Original Lyrics: She was looking kind of dumb
With her finger and her thumb |
Suzanne Vega's, "Tom's Diner"
Misheard Lyrics: I am looking at the calendar
Original Lyrics: I am waiting at the counter
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The Bucketheads', "The Bomb!"
Misheard Lyrics: Please stop looking at my thighs
Original Lyrics: Street sounds swirling through my mind
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2000s | |
Sabaton's, "Primo Victoria"
Misheard Lyrics: We've been training, oh yes
Original Lyrics: We've been training for years
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Vanessa Carlton's, "Ordinary Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a toy, just an ordinary toy
Original Lyrics: Just a boy, just an ordinary boy
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