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1970s | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "10th Avenue Freeze Out"
Misheard Lyrics: devil devil you freestyle
Original Lyrics: Tenth Avenue freeze out
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Foreigner's, "Head Games"
Misheard Lyrics: Always killin' me baby
Original Lyrics: Always you and me baby
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Foreigner's, "Rev on the Red Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't take our love alive
Original Lyrics: Don't think I'll ever learn to slow down
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Heart's, "Barracuda"
Misheard Lyrics: You better make her suck that d***
Original Lyrics: You better make up something quick
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The Bee Gees', "Staying Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, you can tell by the way I use my dong
I'm a woman's man, no time, so long. Original Lyrics: Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a woman's man, no time to talk. |
The Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: Woke up to the Hotel California
Original Lyrics: Welcome to the Hotel California
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The Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: Won't go to the Hotel California
Original Lyrics: Welcome to the Hotel California
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Thin Lizzy's, "The Boys Are Back in Town"
Misheard Lyrics: I bought some crack in town.
Original Lyrics: The boys are back in town.
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William Bell's, "Tryin' to Love Two"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying to love two
Sure ain't easy to do Sho plays mean pinball. Original Lyrics: Trying to love two
Sure ain't easy to do Oh, ain't easy to do |
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1980s | |
Alphaville's, "Big in Japan"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh [you] used to be so blue
Original Lyrics: ooh the eastern sea's so blue
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Asia's, "Heat of the Moment"
Misheard Lyrics: Clean up the Falklands
or Clean up the throw up Original Lyrics: Heat of the moment
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Basia's, "New Day for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Preview from where I stand
or Review from where I stand Original Lyrics: A clear view from where I stand
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Basia's, "New Day for You"
Misheard Lyrics: The half nobody sees of a silent vast machine
Original Lyrics: The half nobody sees of a silent partnership
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Billy Joel's, "Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, we're waiting here in out of town
Original Lyrics: Well, we're waiting here in Allentown.
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Bryan Adams', "Summer of '69"
Misheard Lyrics: Till we quit, till we got married
Original Lyrics: Jimmy quit and Jody got married
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be afraid of the guy in shade of blue
Original Lyrics: Don't be afraid of the guy in shades, oh no.
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Huey Lewis and the News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Prince likes "Cream"
Original Lyrics: Rich like cream
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Walking on a Thin Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Label us freaks, cruise on the streets of the city
Original Lyrics: Labeled as freaks, loose on the streets of the city
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Rod Stewart's, "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: I called you collect
Insect, you had nothing to say Original Lyrics: I called you collect
You didn't accept, you had nothing to say |
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1990s | |
Blur's, "End of a Century"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, and I'm a century old,
It's nothing special Original Lyrics: Oh, end of a century, oh,
It's nothing special |
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Nirvana's, "Lounge Act"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll keep fighting jealousy - Tell this f***in' God
Original Lyrics: I'll keep fighting jealousy 'til it's f***in' gone.
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The Beastie Boys', "Booty"
Misheard Lyrics: It's 'cause I'm on the f***in' truckin'
Original Lyrics: It's 'cause I'm motherf***in' truckin'
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Theme Songs', "South Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Omple parking, save your night
Original Lyrics: Ample parking, day or night
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U2's, "Mysterious Ways"
Misheard Lyrics: She's sleeping.
You're lying down. She'll be there with you, in the ground. Original Lyrics: She's slippy
You're sliding down. She'll be there when you hit the ground. |
2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "20 Dollar Nose Bleed"
Misheard Lyrics: C-c-c-c centipede,
My, my, my centipede, C-c-c-c centipede now. C-c-c-c centipede, My, my, my centipede, C-c-c-c centipede now. Original Lyrics: B-b-b-b Benzedrine,
My, my, my Benzedrine, B-b-b-b Benzedrine now. B-b-b-b Benzedrine My, my, my Benzedrine, B-b-b-b Benzedrine now. |
Fall Out Boy's, "Bang the Doldrums"
Misheard Lyrics: In the back of yellow chicken cars
Original Lyrics: In the back of yellow checkered cars...
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Fall Out Boy's, "Dance Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Down, down
And these are the lines you learn to read Original Lyrics: Dance, dance
And these are the lives you'd love to lead. |
Fall Out Boy's, "I Slept with Someone in Fall Out Boy and All I Got"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the first kid to ride a horse ride with friends
Original Lyrics: I'm the first kid
To write of hearts, lies and friends. |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Drop her heart, break her neck
We're always sipping it and sipping up the wrong team Original Lyrics: Drop a heart, break a name
We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team |
Gorillaz's, "Dare"
Misheard Lyrics: It got me up, it got me up, it got me up
Each day Original Lyrics: It's coming up, it's coming up, it's coming up
It's dare |
Gorillaz's, "Feel Good Inc."
Misheard Lyrics: Care bear bumpin' into all of this s***
Original Lyrics: Shoot, I'm stepping in hotter this year.
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Gorillaz's, "Feel Good Inc."
Misheard Lyrics: Shap-shappa shap-tappa
Feel good Original Lyrics: Sh-shake it, shake it, Sh-shake it, shake it
Feel good |
John Mayer's, "Your Body Is a Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Swallow a Dipsy with blankets
Original Lyrics: Swim in the deep sea
Of blankets. |
Weird Al Yankovic's, "White & Nerdy"
Misheard Lyrics: I memorize Holy Grail really well
I can despite it right now Original Lyrics: I memorize Holy Grail really well
I can recite it right now |
2010s | |
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheesy butter ball
Original Lyrics: Tears are going to fall
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Fall Out Boy's, "Centuries"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I am the opposite of anything good
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I am the opposite of amnesia.
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Fall Out Boy's, "Centuries"
Misheard Lyrics: I just want the steak
Original Lyrics: And just one mistake
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Fall Out Boy's, "Irresistible"
Misheard Lyrics: Got in need of a boner,
Nothing left to leave behind Original Lyrics: Cutting me to the bone,
Nothing left to leave behind |
Fall Out Boy's, "Kids Aren't Alright"
Misheard Lyrics: We're the painted whores
We first did like before Original Lyrics: When it rains it pours.
Stay thirsty like before. |
Fall Out Boy's, "Miss Missing You"
Misheard Lyrics: Floating kids, summer skin
Original Lyrics: Chlorine kissed summer skin
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Fall Out Boy's, "The Phoenix"
Misheard Lyrics: Wearing all vintage, p*** on me
Original Lyrics: You're wearing our vintage misery
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Fall Out Boy's, "Twin Skeletons (Hotel in NYC)"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a room in a hotel in New York City
That shaves our feet and deserts are pretty Original Lyrics: There's a room in a hotel in New York City
That shares our fate and deserves our pity |
Fall Out Boy's, "Twin Skeletons"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a room in a hotel in New York City, the chairs are feet, it deserves our pity.
Original Lyrics: There's a room in a hotel in New York City that shares our fate and deserves our pity.
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Jessie J's, "Domino"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart pizza of time
Original Lyrics: My heart beats out of time
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Rhianna's, "We Found Love"
Misheard Lyrics: We found love in a hooker's place
Original Lyrics: We found love in a hopeless place
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country | |
Miranda Lambert's, "Little Red Wagon"
Misheard Lyrics: The front seat's broken and my a**hole's dragging.
Original Lyrics: The front seat's broken and the axle's draggin'
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