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1960s | |
Royal Guardsmen's, "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron"
Misheard Lyrics: Eight man died trying to win that spree
Original Lyrics: Eighty men died tryin' to end that spree.
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The Newbeats', "Bread and Butter"
Misheard Lyrics: I like breaded butthole
I like toe jam Original Lyrics: I like bread and butter
I like toast and jam |
1970s | |
America's, "Three Roses"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got to stop and see what I'm all about
Original Lyrics: I've got to stop and see what I'm on about
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America's, "Three Roses"
Misheard Lyrics: Three roses were born with you in mind (2x)
Original Lyrics: Three roses were bought with you in mind (2x)
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Anne Murray's, "You Needed Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You put me high upon a periscope
Original Lyrics: You put me high upon a pedestal
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Bob Marley's, "I Shot the Sheriff"
Misheard Lyrics: I sat in the sherbet
Original Lyrics: I shot the sheriff
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Dan Fogelberg's, "Same Old Lang Syne"
Misheard Lyrics: She said she'd married her an army tent
It kept her warm and safe and dry Original Lyrics: She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry |
Eddie Money's, "Two Tickets To Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got two tickets and a pair of dice.
Original Lyrics: I've got two tickets to Paradise.
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Paul Simon's, "I Do It for Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I do reform your love.
Original Lyrics: I do it for your love.
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1980s | |
David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just the power to talk
Original Lyrics: It's just the power to charm
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Eddie Grant's, "Electric Avenue"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't afford a thing on your feet
AND Deep in my heart I am warrior AND Never can get what you want Original Lyrics: Can't afford a thing on TV
AND Deep in my heart I abhor you AND Never can get to the one |
Huey Lewis And The News', "The Heart of Rock and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: DC sanintone and the liberty town
Boston and eat some stew Original Lyrics: D.C., San Antone, and the liberty town
Boston and Baton Rouge. |
Huey Lewis And The News', "The Heart of Rock and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: DC sanintone and the liberty town
Boston and eat some stew Original Lyrics: D.C., San Antone, and the liberty town
Boston and Baton Rouge. |
Janet Jackson's, "Come Back to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: My Italian love for you
Original Lyrics: My undying love for you
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Kentucky Headhunters', "Dumas Walker"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's go down to Junior Swampers
Original Lyrics: Let's all go down to Dumas Walker.
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Lenny Kravitz's, "I Built This Garden for Us"
Misheard Lyrics: I built this goddamn forest
Original Lyrics: I built this garden for us
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Murray Head's, "One Night in Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics: One night in Baghdad
Original Lyrics: One night in Bangkok
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Phil Collins', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Kid, you're in love
Original Lyrics: You can't hurry love
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Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Never gonna give you love
Original Lyrics: Never gonna give you up
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Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: There are no strangers to love
Original Lyrics: We're no strangers to love
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Thomas Dolby's, "She Blinded Me with Science"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel the shimmy breeze
Original Lyrics: I can hear machinery
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Yes', "Love Will Find a Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you look through my tears?
Original Lyrics: Vision through my tears
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Yes', "Love Will Find a Way"
Misheard Lyrics: I eat and shake loose
Original Lyrics: I eat at chez nous
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1990s | |
311's, "All Mixed Up"
Misheard Lyrics: B.B. Cummings,
That is the girl that I killed and I'm studying Original Lyrics: You keep me coming
That is a gal that'll kill them stunning. |
Annie Lennox's, "No More I Love You's"
Misheard Lyrics: I used to be lunatic from your precious face.
Original Lyrics: I used to be lunatic from the gracious days.
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Chanté Moore's, "Who Do I Turn To?"
Misheard Lyrics: And where do I run to hide, with bites on my side
Original Lyrics: And where do I run to hide, who fights by my side
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Fatboy Slim's, "You're Not from Brighton"
Misheard Lyrics: Funk in the UK
Original Lyrics: Born in the UK
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Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh no lasagna
Original Lyrics: All in all is all we are.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: Switch foot, Slim Shady, it's a lovely view
Original Lyrics: With the birds I share this lovely view
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They Might Be Giants', "Istanbul"
Misheard Lyrics: Steal the circus to life
Original Lyrics: Now it's Turkish delight
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2000s | |
CKY's, "Shock and Terror"
Misheard Lyrics: The shotgun terror keeps me safe.
Original Lyrics: The shock and terror keeps me sane.
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Coldplay's, "Viva La Vida"
Misheard Lyrics: roman cattle requires off singing
Original Lyrics: Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
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Oceanship's, "Hotblack"
Misheard Lyrics: Making eggplants
For your own sake Hope they don't bend Hope they don't break Original Lyrics: Making big plans
For your own sake Hope they don't bend Hope they don't break |
Pillows', "Little Busters"
Misheard Lyrics: With the kids sick of the future.
Little kids don't need a moustache. Just waiting for the menopause stress. Oh yeah! Original Lyrics: With the kids sing out the future
Maybe, kids don't need the masters Just waiting for the little Busters Oh yeah! |
System of a Down's, "Chic N Stu"
Misheard Lyrics: Pepperoni, Angry Peppers, Mushrooms, All Alive
Original Lyrics: Pepperoni, and green peppers, mushrooms, olives, chives.
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2010s | |
Florence and the Machine's, "Only If for a Night"
Misheard Lyrics: And was so surreal that a goat should be so practical
Original Lyrics: And it's so surreal that a ghost should be so practical
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Florence and the Machine's, "Only If for a Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I threw my arms over her lips
Can't you leave me? (Can't you leave me?) Can't you leave me? (Can't you leave me?) Original Lyrics: I threw my arms over her legs
Came to weeping (Came to weeping) Came to weeping (Came to weeping) |
Imagine Dragons', "Demons"
Misheard Lyrics: It's where my penis hides.
Original Lyrics: It's where my demons hide.
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Meghan Trainor's, "All About That Bass"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm all about database, database, no trouble
Original Lyrics: I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble
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Selena Gomez & The Scene's, "Summer's Not Hot"
Misheard Lyrics: The temperature is 99 and it can't get much higher
So come on over, Romeo, and let me start the fire Original Lyrics: The temperature is 99 and it can get much hotter
So come on over, Romeo, and "vamos a la playa". |
Sia's, "Chandelier"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel my teeth as it flies.
Original Lyrics: Feel my tears as they dry.
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Taylor Swift's, "Shake It Off"
Misheard Lyrics: And bacon's gonna bake, bake, bake, bake, bake
Original Lyrics: And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "CNR"
Misheard Lyrics: Ninja warrior, master of the skies
Original Lyrics: Ninja warrior, master of disguise
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Dan Schutte's, "You Are Near"
Misheard Lyrics: You guide me from afar.
or You guard me from afar Original Lyrics: You guard me from the foe
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