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 | |
Vaughn Monroe's, "Sound Off (Duckworth Chant)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sound off, sound off tater tots 1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4
Original Lyrics: Sound off, sound off, cadence count (1-2-3-4 1-2, 3-4)
|
|
1970s | |
Aerosmith's, "Back in the Saddle"
Misheard Lyrics: A co•• in the center of hell
Original Lyrics: I'm back in the saddle again
|
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's, "Old Time Rock and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Just take those old Milk Duds off the shelf
Original Lyrics: Just take those old records off the shelf
|
Harry Belafonte's, "Mary's Boy Child"
Misheard Lyrics: Mary's fourth child, Jesus Christ
Was gone on Christmas day Original Lyrics: Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ
Was born on Christmas day |
|
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: And little Burly Whirly kissed my a**s curly whirly
Original Lyrics: And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-whirly
|
Pink Floyd's, "Learning to Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: Nature lock, set
Original Lyrics: Friction lock, set
|
1980s | |
B.J. Thomas and Jennifer Warnes', "As Long as We Got Each Other (Growing Pains theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Show me that smell again
Original Lyrics: Show me that smile again
|
Kate Bush's, "Night of the Swallow"
Misheard Lyrics: With the higher plain and no names then it showed
Tonight's the night of the flame Before you know I'll be over the borderline The swallow Original Lyrics: With a hired plane,
And no names mentioned. Tonight's the night of the flight. Before you know, I'll be over the water Like a swallow |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause he's a diddler, diddler now.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is Thriller, Thriller Night.
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause his a killer, on killer's night!
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night!
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause it is Miller, Miller light.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night.
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause stee sta steela! Steela not!
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is Thriller, Thriller Night.
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause that's what you feeling, feeling
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this is Dillards!, Dillards Nite.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is Thriller, Thriller Night.
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this is Thriller, Thriller Night
And I can thrill you more Than any ghoul could ever dance right. Original Lyrics: That it's a Thriller, Thriller Night
'Cause I can thrill you more Than any ghoul would ever dare try. |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this is Thriller, Thriller Night
And I can thrill you more Than any girl could ever dance right. Original Lyrics: That it's a Thriller, Thriller Night
'Cause I can thrill you more Than any ghoul would ever dare try. |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this is filler
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this is freedom
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this is pillar
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this is pillar
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you From a beast or garbage strike Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you From the beast about to strike |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
There ain't no second chance Against the thing with the 45 Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
There ain't no second chance Against the thing with forty eyes |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to see how you're doing Original Lyrics: And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: And no one's gonna save you
From the pins up in your eyes. Original Lyrics: And no one's gonna save you
From the beast about to strike. |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: Dit-dit-dit-diller
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Phyllis Diller, Diller now
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is Thriller, Thriller Night
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: It's colostomy night
Original Lyrics: It's close to midnight
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: Lotta creatures crawl
And the dead start to walk in their mass grave. Original Lyrics: Night creatures call
And the dead start to walk in their masquerade. |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: Night creatures crawl
On the dance floor tonight in their masquerade Original Lyrics: Night creatures call
And the dead start to walk in their masquerade |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: Now is the time for you and I to cut or blow together
Original Lyrics: Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: Now is the time
Or you and I won't cut the clothes together Original Lyrics: Now is the time for you and I to cuddle close together
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: So just get up, get up, get up
Original Lyrics: Inside a killer, thriller tonight
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: The flying dentures in the air
Original Lyrics: The foulest stenches in the air
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: The foulest dentures in the air
Original Lyrics: The foulest stenches in the air
|
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: You try to scream,
But Tarantino zombie finds you naked. Original Lyrics: You try to scream,
But terror takes the sound before you make it. |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: You try to scream
But pterodactyls fly over you naked You start to freeze As someone pokes you right between the eyes Original Lyrics: You try to scream
But terror takes the sound before you make it You start to freeze As horror looks you right between the eyes |
Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: You're fighting for your life
Inside a can of, can of, woo... Miller Original Lyrics: You're fighting for your life
Inside a killer, killer, woo... thriller |
The Rolling Stones', "Rock and a Hard Place"
Misheard Lyrics: The East of Eden
Original Lyrics: The fields of Eden
|
1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "Thank U"
Misheard Lyrics: thank you lovely nurse
Original Lyrics: thank you nothingness
|
Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know"
Misheard Lyrics: they open wide
Original Lyrics: be open wide
|
Christina Aguilera's, "Genie in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta run before I break
Original Lyrics: You gotta rub me the right way
|
Depeche Mode's, "I Feel You"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just the dawning of Avalon
Original Lyrics: It's just the dawning of our love
|
2000s | |
Outkast's, "Hey Ya!"
Misheard Lyrics: Shake it like a Courdory Gangster
Original Lyrics: Shake it like a Polaroid picture.
|
Shayne Ward's, "If That's Ok With You?"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna sing Tamara just for giving you birth
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna saint your mother just for giving you birth
|
2010s | |
AWOLNATION's, "Sail"
Misheard Lyrics: Blame it on my A.T.V., baby
Original Lyrics: Blame it on my A.D.D., baby
|
One Direction's, "What Makes You Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: You're ACQ
Original Lyrics: You're insecure
|
country | |
xmas | |
The Pogues', "Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: I packed them with my own
Original Lyrics: I put them with my own
|
|