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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising "
Misheard Lyrics: Don't go around tonight,
Well it's bound to take your life, There's a bath room on the right.. Original Lyrics: Don't go around tonight,
Well it's bound to take your life, There's a bad moon on the rise. |
The Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics: She's my little douche coupe
or She's my little two scoop Original Lyrics: She's my Little Deuce Coupe
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The Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I'm not baggin', babe, so don't put it down
Original Lyrics: Well, I'm not braggin', babe, so don't put me down
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1970s | |
Blondie's, "Presence, Dear"
Misheard Lyrics: Caught in Beaky's net.
Original Lyrics: Could it be kismet
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David Bowie's, "All the Young Dudes"
Misheard Lyrics: All the young dudes, Gary the nude.
Original Lyrics: All the young dudes, carry the news.
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Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds', "Daisy Mae"
Misheard Lyrics: But I can't chase the goodness
If you keep it, fart from me Original Lyrics: But I can't taste the goodness
If you keep it far from me |
Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds', "Winners & Losers"
Misheard Lyrics: Shiver thoughts that you can hide
Original Lyrics: Share the thoughts that you can't hide
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Led Zeppelin's, "Black Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: Peg-legged woman ain't got no toes
Original Lyrics: A big legged woman ain't got no soul.
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Little River Band's, "Lonesome Loser"
Misheard Lyrics: Peter's buying Queen of Hearts every time
Original Lyrics: Beaten by the Queen of Hearts every time
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Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Summer bees makes me feel fine
Original Lyrics: Summer Breeze makes me feel fine
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Sister Sledge's, "He's the Greatest Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Do what you want, he's the greatest dancer.
Original Lyrics: Oh, what! Oh wow! He's the greatest dancer.
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big hotel with no lino
Original Lyrics: Big ol' jet airliner
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Terry Jacks', "Seasons in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll have music
We'll have fun We had chicken on the run Original Lyrics: We had joy
We had fun We had seasons in the sun |
Theme Song's, "Big Blue Marble"
Misheard Lyrics: We've heard the Big Blue Marble when you see it from out there
Original Lyrics: The earth's a Big Blue Marble when you see it from out there
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Ying Yang Foo Fong, Rock Around the Clock.
Original Lyrics: Dien Bien Phu falls, 'Rock Around The Clock'
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Gwen Guthrie's, "Ain't Nothin' Going On but the Rent"
Misheard Lyrics: No romance with no violence
Original Lyrics: No romance with no finance
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Huey Lewis and the News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Change of heart to a little white dove
Original Lyrics: Change a hawk to a little white dove
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Matthew Wilder's, "Break My Stride"
Misheard Lyrics: I sailed away to China, in a little report to find ya.
Original Lyrics: I sailed away to China, in a little rowboat to find ya.
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Morrissey's, "Everyday Is Like Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: Hide on the promenade, ate your postcard
Original Lyrics: Hide on the promenade, etch a postcard...
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Rod Stewart's, "Young Turks"
Misheard Lyrics: Because love is a freak
And Tom is a thief In your underwear Beating with your eyes and a-tickle like a lunatic. Original Lyrics: Because life is so brief,
And time is a thief When you're undecided. Billy pierced his ears [and] drove a pickup like a lunatic |
The Pretenders', "Middle of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not the girl I used to be
I got a kid I'm thirty-three, baby Original Lyrics: I'm not the kind I used to be
I've got a kid I'm thirty-three, baby! |
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1990s | |
Bryan Adams', "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't stop this thing retarded
Original Lyrics: Can't stop this thing we started
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Christopher Williams', "Every Little Thing U Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Susan is on my mind
Original Lyrics: Sugar, it's on my mind
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Joan Osborne's, "One of Us"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a slug like one of us
Original Lyrics: Just a slob like one of us
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: Here we are now, in containers
Avocado, a potato Original Lyrics: Here we are now, entertain us.
I feel stupid and contagious |
Polaris', "Hey, Sandy"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey smilin' strange
You're look in' at the leave me rage A-can you stand to shoot me? Or have you bit the dog again Hey Sandy Aye-aye-aye-aye, hey Sandy Does your dog bi-i-i-ite, hey Sandy Original Lyrics: Hey smilin' strange
You're look in' happily deranged Can you settle to shoot me? Or have you picked your target yet Hey Sandy (Aye, aye, aye, aye) Hey, Sandy Don't you talk ba-a-a-ack Hey, Sandy! |
Raffi's, "Evergreen, Everblue"
Misheard Lyrics: Helpless candy bird
Original Lyrics: Help this planet Earth
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Soundgarden's, "Black Hole Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Black Hole Sun, won't you come and wash away the ram?
Original Lyrics: Black Hole Sun, won't you come and wash away the rain?
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Sublime's, "April 29, 1992"
Misheard Lyrics: National guard spoke for Marlboro
Original Lyrics: National Guard spoke from all around.
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2000s | |
30 Seconds to Mars', "Search and Destroy"
Misheard Lyrics: A million little pieces so you're fro-yo
Original Lyrics: A million little pieces Stolen from you
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30 Seconds to Mars', "Search and Destroy"
Misheard Lyrics: A million little pieces so you're fro-yo
Original Lyrics: A million little pieces Stolen from you
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Alicia Keys', "Empire State of Mind Pt 2"
Misheard Lyrics: See my facing lights and I'll maim the monkeys found down on Broadway
Original Lyrics: Seeing my face in lights or my name in marquees found down on Broadway
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Fall Out Boy's, "Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Ariana's grapes get better every day
Original Lyrics: The hand behind this pen relives a failure every day
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Lying the glass, licks to the knots to hear
There's some moss in your bedroom There's some logs in this song Original Lyrics: Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum
I'm just a notch in your bedpost But you're just a line in a sons |
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics: But the rebound chairs have already sung
Original Lyrics: But the real bombshells have already sunk
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Gorillaz's, "Dracula"
Misheard Lyrics: Santa Claus told a lie,
The rest of us are out of reach, Everybody party time, Samurais will never sleep again Original Lyrics: The percentage of us tow the line,
The rest of us out of reach, Everybody party time, Some of us will never sleep again |
Green Day's, "East Jesus Nowhere"
Misheard Lyrics: We should marry politicians
Original Lyrics: Missionary politicians
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My Chemical Romance's, "Welcome to the Black Parade"
Misheard Lyrics: And though your synagogues bully me
Original Lyrics: And though you're dead and gone, believe me
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "Unwritten"
Misheard Lyrics: Judge yourself in what's unspoken
If your lungs would pop wide open Original Lyrics: Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open. |
Slipknot's, "Wait 'n' Bleed"
Misheard Lyrics: I've felt the hate rise up in me
Kneel down and clear the stones and leaves Original Lyrics: I felt the hate rise up in me
Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves |
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2010s | |
Katy Perry's, "California Gurls"
Misheard Lyrics: Sex on the beach
We look like Santa in stilettos Original Lyrics: Sex on the beach
we don't mind sand in our stilettos |
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Lenka's, "The End of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: And we won't feel the earth collapse into
A mess of blood and bile Original Lyrics: And we won't feel the earth collapse into
A mess of flood and fire |
Marina and the Diamonds', "Primadonna"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be a god
Original Lyrics: I wanna be adored
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Omi's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics: All that's left to do is touch her breast
Original Lyrics: All that's left to do is pop the question
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Taylor Swift's, "Out of Style"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got that James Dean daydream look in your eyes
I got that Brad Pitt classic thing that you like Original Lyrics: You've got that James Dean daydream look in your eyes
I got that red lip classic thing that you like |
The Black Keys', "I'm Not the One"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been tried
And I've been tested I was born tired And I never got arrested Original Lyrics: I've been tried
And I've been tested I was born tired And I never got rested |
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Rae Sremmurd's, "No Type"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't got no type.
Bandages is the only thing that I like. Original Lyrics: I ain't got no type.
Bad b**ches is the only thing that I like. |
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