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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "All Shook Up"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart beats soy it scares me to death
Original Lyrics: My heart beats, so it scares me to death
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1960s | |
Billy J. Kramer's, "Little Children"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish they were taken out!
Original Lyrics: I wish they would take a nap!
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The Beatles', "I Am the Walrus"
Misheard Lyrics: toke up toke up everybody toke up
Original Lyrics: Ev'rybody's got one!
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1970s | |
Aerosmith's, "Dream On"
Misheard Lyrics: Drinkin' whiskey, drinkin' a beer
Original Lyrics: Sing with me, sing for the years
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Eloy's, "Today"
Misheard Lyrics: I stagger out of bed
And wash my eggy hair. Original Lyrics: I stagger out of bed
And wash my aching head. |
Foreigner's, "Double Vision"
Misheard Lyrics: Fill my eyes with that double vision
Note the skies for that double vision Original Lyrics: Fill my eyes with that double vision
No disguise for that double vision |
Foriegner's, "Dirty White Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a thirty-watt bulb
Original Lyrics: I'm a dirty white boy
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Frankie Valli's, "My Eyes Adored You"
Misheard Lyrics: My sweet Georgia
Original Lyrics: My eyes adored you
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John Lennon's, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year,
Let's hope it's a good one, Without any beer Original Lyrics: A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year,
Let's hope it's a good one, Without any fear |
Paul Simon's, "Kodachrome"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a nice home camper, I like to take it for a ride,
So mama don't take my motor home away. Original Lyrics: I got a Nikon camera I like to take a photograph
So mama, don't take my Kodachrome away. |
1980s | |
Journey's, "Faithfully"
Misheard Lyrics: Wheels go 'round and 'round, oh my my.
Original Lyrics: Wheels go 'round and 'round, you're on my mind
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Metallica's, "Master of Puppets"
Misheard Lyrics: Caster of Crumpets, I'm trying to eat.
Original Lyrics: Master of Puppets, I'm pulling your strings.
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Phil Collins', "In the Air Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel it in the air tonight, oh Lorde, oh Lorde
Original Lyrics: I can feel it in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord
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Queen's, "Hammer to Fall"
Misheard Lyrics: The sky will fall
Original Lyrics: It's starting to fall [during outro]
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Queen's, "Scandal"
Misheard Lyrics: You're breaking my cardigan
Original Lyrics: You're breaking my heart again
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U2's, "The Unforgettable Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Throughout the hall
Original Lyrics: Through Alcohol
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Van Halen's, "Unchained"
Misheard Lyrics: Thought you'd never kiss me until I bought Fat Cindy a dress
Original Lyrics: Thought you'd never miss me until I got a fat city address
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Whitesnake's, "Slow An' Easy"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is beatin' faster baby,
Beatin' like a dick base drum Original Lyrics: My heart is beatin' faster baby,
Beatin' like a big base drum |
1990s | |
Bone Thugs n Harmony's, "Tha Crossroads"
Misheard Lyrics: A group of guys got him
Original Lyrics: Lil boo sees gods got him
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Donald Fagen's, "Snowbound"
Misheard Lyrics: Some loser fires off a flame, amen
Original Lyrics: Some loser fires off a flare, amen
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Fatboy Slim's, "The Rockefeller Skank"
Misheard Lyrics: Right about now, funk so rubber.
Original Lyrics: Right about now, the funk's soul brother.
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Filter's, "Take A Picture"
Misheard Lyrics: Wet go my airpwane
Original Lyrics: Awake on my airplane
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Hammer's, "2 Legit 2 Quit"
Misheard Lyrics: Kick war, kick war
Kick war, kick war, kick war Original Lyrics: Get buck, get buck
Get buck, get buck, get buck |
Michael Jackson's, "You Are Not Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: More than I come running, yeah
And girls, you know how I'm feeling I'll be waiting Original Lyrics: Whisper these words then I come running, yeah
And girl, you know that I'll be there I'll be there |
Oasis', "Champagne Supernova"
Misheard Lyrics: But you can't break supernova
Can't break supernova in the sky Original Lyrics: There's a champagne supernova
A champagne supernova in the sky |
Prodigy's, "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics: A f*** sake, tryin' to rob this f***ing chair man
Original Lyrics: Aw f***'s sake, tryin' to write this f***in' tune, man
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Tevin Campbell's, "Round and Round"
Misheard Lyrics: Sittin' by the lit-up home
While everyone else is down the street Original Lyrics: Sittin' idle in our boat
While everyone else is down the stream |
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2000s | |
Backstreet Boys', "I Want It That Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't nothing but a milk steak.
Original Lyrics: Ain't nothing but a mistake.
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Blink 182's, "I Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't waste your time I'll be alrighty, the voice inside my egg
Original Lyrics: You're already a voice inside my head.
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Britney Spears', "3"
Misheard Lyrics: One, two, three....
Why don't you and me? Got 180 degrees, and I'm cold in between. One, two, three........ Peter Pan met a freak. Getting down on pee-pee, everybody loves, uh. Cannibal Original Lyrics: One, two, three,
Not only you and me. Got 180 degrees and I'm caught in between. Countin' one, two, three... Peter, Paul and Mary Getting down with 3P, everybody loves... Uh! Countin'.. |
Gorillaz's, "Feel Good Inc."
Misheard Lyrics: Women, women, for the line
I'm forever hiding out Take it all in on your stride It is taking hold of their lives Original Lyrics: Windmill, windmill for the land
Turned forever hand in hand Take it all in on your stride It is ticking, falling down |
OneRepublic's, "Apologize"
Misheard Lyrics: It's too late to party jive
Original Lyrics: It's too late to apologize
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Panic! At the Disco's, "This Is Gospel"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause these words are never off to good starts
Original Lyrics: 'Cause these words are knives and often leave scars
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Sash's, "Just around the Hill "
Misheard Lyrics: The bathroom is just around the hill
Original Lyrics: The answer is just around the hill
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Sugababes', "Round Round"
Misheard Lyrics: Worry now they're on their knees
You're filthy, you're filthy, you're filthy, you're filthy... Original Lyrics: Worry now they've got their need
Do you feel me, do you feel me, do you feel me, do you feel me? |
Taylor Swift's, "Superman"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm wishing the flowers were from you,
I'm wishing the card was from you, I'm wishing the car was you, Original Lyrics: I'm wishing the flowers were from you,
I'm wishing the card was from you, I'm wishing the call was you, |
The Black Keys', "Gold on the Ceiling"
Misheard Lyrics: It's all right. Ain't no god in my house.
Original Lyrics: It's all right. Ain't no guard in my house.
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lMC vs. U2's, "Take Me to the Clouds Above"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me to the topless bar
Original Lyrics: Take me to the clouds above.
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2010s | |
Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics: My lover's not human
Used to giggle at a funeral To everybody's disapproval I should've worshipped her sooner Original Lyrics: My lover's got humour
She's the giggle at a funeral Knows everybody's disapproval I should've worshipped her sooner |
John Legend's, "All of me"
Misheard Lyrics: I want your magical mystery ride
Original Lyrics: I'm on your magical mystery ride
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Justice Crew's, "Que Sera"
Misheard Lyrics: Gay Sarah
Original Lyrics: Que Sera
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Katy Perry's, "Dark Horse"
Misheard Lyrics: Cuz I'm coming at you like a dire corpse
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse
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Pharrell Williams featuring Miley Cyrus', "Come Get It Bae"
Misheard Lyrics: Rayman
Original Lyrics: Wait a minute
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The Lumineers', "Ho Hey"
Misheard Lyrics: I belong with you,
You belong with me, You're my sweet whore. Original Lyrics: I belong with you,
You belong with me You're my Sweetheart. |
country | |
Taylor Swift's, "Mean"
Misheard Lyrics: Drunk with Rome all about how I can't sing,
Original Lyrics: Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing,
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xmas | |
Bob Rivers Comedy Corp's, "Wreck the Malls"
Misheard Lyrics: Acting in an uncrude manner
Original Lyrics: Acting in an uncouth manner
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