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1960s | |
Simon And Garfunkel's, "Scarborough Fair"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell her to make me a candlewick shirt.
Original Lyrics: Tell her to make me a cambric shirt.
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The Beatles', "Inner Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Never to see Annie of the word
Original Lyrics: Never could see any other way
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The Beatles', "Michelle"
Misheard Lyrics: Michelle, ma belle
Sunday Monk, he wants to ban odd socks To ban odd socks Original Lyrics: Michelle, ma belle
Sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble Tres bien ensemble. |
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1970s | |
America's, "Sister Golden Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't ready for the otter
Original Lyrics: I ain't ready for the altar
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Arlo Guthrie's, "The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: And the sons of poor men's daughters
Original Lyrics: And the sons of Pullman Porters.
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Bee Gees', "Nights on Broadway"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' it up
On the nights on Broadway Original Lyrics: Blamin' it all
On the nights on Broadway |
Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: Some underworld spy or the wife of a husband
Original Lyrics: Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
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Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: You walked into the party
Like you were walking into a yacht Your head strategically dipped below one eye You scarpered with Africans You had one eye in the mirror as You watched yourself cavort. Original Lyrics: You walked into the party
Like you were walking into a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf, it was apricot You had one eye in the mirror as You watched yourself gavotte. |
Cher's, "Half Breed"
Misheard Lyrics: Give her a feather, she's a parakeet
Original Lyrics: Give her a feather, she's a Cherokee
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Down on the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: The devil's in Duluth
Original Lyrics: Doubles on kazoo.
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Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: My head grew heavy in my sidecar, Tim
Original Lyrics: My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
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Glen Campbell's, "Southern Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: ...we can light a fire for Jones. Jones.
Original Lyrics: ...weeping willows would cry for Joy. Joy.
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Neil Young's, "Pocahontas"
Misheard Lyrics: I got Indian blood and I fight with Cher
Original Lyrics: I got an Indian rug and a pipe to share
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Patti Smith Group's, "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to wives Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to life. Original Lyrics: Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us. |
Paul McCartney & Wings', "Band On The Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Stunk inside these four walls
Frankenstein forever Original Lyrics: Stuck inside these four walls
Sent inside forever |
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1980s | |
John Parr's, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
Misheard Lyrics: Could I be a man in motion
Underneath is a parrot's wings Original Lyrics: Gonna be your man in motion
All I need is a pair of wheels |
Kid Creole and the Coconuts', "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh no. Oh no, I don't want a beer
Original Lyrics: I don't, I don't, I don't want to be your
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna save all my songs to Microsoft.
Original Lyrics: Mama se, mama sa, mama cu sa
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Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder's, "Ebony & Ivory"
Misheard Lyrics: Rolo, why don't we
Original Lyrics: Oh Lord, why don't we?
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Peter Cetera's, "Glory of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I always come when you're inside me
Original Lyrics: I'm always strong when you're beside me
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The Smiths', "Unhappy Birthday"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause you're evil and July
Original Lyrics: 'Cause you're evil and you lie
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Fat"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm fat, I'm fat, Shamu
Original Lyrics: I'm fat, I'm fat, come on.
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1990s | |
10,000 Maniacs', "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on now, try and arm her, Stan
The way I feel, I'm the Orkin Man Take my hand as this understands They can hurt you now Can hurt you now Can hurt you now (latter word sung back and forth) Original Lyrics: Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel under your command Take my hand as the sun descends They can't hurt you now Can't hurt you now Can't hurt you now (latter word sung back and forth) |
10,000 Maniacs', "These Are Days"
Misheard Lyrics: These are Dave's to remember
Original Lyrics: These are days, you'll remember
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Cher's, "All or Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been chasin' Jello
Original Lyrics: I've been chasing shadows
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Cher's, "Walking in Memphis"
Misheard Lyrics: Yellow and green, it would be glad to see you,
If you haven't got a prayer Original Lyrics: Reverend Green be glad to see you
When you haven't got a prayer |
Filter's, "Take a Picture"
Misheard Lyrics: Wake up my airplane
Wake up my airplane, The sky is clear, The sky is clear Could you wanna take my picture 'cause I won't remember Original Lyrics: Awake on my airplane,
Awake on my airplane My skin is bare, My skin is bare Could you take my picture, 'cause I won't remember |
Natalie Merchant's, "Carnival"
Misheard Lyrics: I've walked these streets in a mud house aside 'em
Original Lyrics: I've walked these streets in a mad house asylum
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Natalie Merchant's, "Kind & Generous"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I'm back...
Original Lyrics: You know I'm bound...
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Natalie Merchant's, "Wonder"
Misheard Lyrics: Doctor said, "Come from distant cities"
Original Lyrics: Doctors have come from distant cities
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The Rembrandts', "I'll Be There for You (Theme from Friends)"
Misheard Lyrics: You're still in bed at ten, and work again at eight
You've earned your breakfast so far, things are going great Your mother warned you there'd be days like these But she didn't tell you when the world Was brought, you're down on your knees and Original Lyrics: You're still in bed at ten, and work began at eight
You've burned your breakfast. So far things are going great Your mother warned you there'd be days like these But she didn't tell you when the world Has brought you down to your knees that |
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "27"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like moths, you shine in the sky
Original Lyrics: just like Mars, you shine in the sky
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Is this more than you bargained for yet?
Oh, don't mind me, I'm watching YouTube in the closet Wishing to be the friction in you jeans. Original Lyrics: Is this more than you bargained for yet?
Oh, don't mind me, I'm watching you two from the closet Wishing to be the friction in your jeans. |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell Mommy I'm watching YouTube from the closet
Original Lyrics: Don't mind me; I'm watching you two from the closet
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar we're goin down"
Misheard Lyrics: I am Sir Nottingham
But you're just a lemon in sand Original Lyrics: I'm just a notch in your bedpost
But you're just a line in a song |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: A leugada cornflakes cockey and bullet.
Original Lyrics: A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it.
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Flylead's, "Fully Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: Fully alive
My grandma's ready to smile Original Lyrics: Fully alive
More than most ready to smile |
Gotye's, "Smoke & Mirrors"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a frog and you know it
Original Lyrics: You're a fraud and you know it
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Scooter's, "The Sound Above My Hair"
Misheard Lyrics: Here I go out to rape again
Original Lyrics: Here I go out to rave again
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Shinedown's, "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)"
Misheard Lyrics: Voulez, voulez-vous
Original Lyrics: Boom-lay, boom-lay, boom
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2010s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Twin Skeletons (Hotel in NYC)"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a room in a hotel in New York City
The chairs are fake, 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 |
Fall Out Boy's, "Uma Thurman"
Misheard Lyrics: The blood, the blood, the blood of the lamb
Is worth two lions, but here I am And you slept in last night’s clothes and tomorrow’s jeans But they’re not quite but what they seem Original Lyrics: The blood, the blood, the blood of the lamb
Is worth two lions, but here I am And I slept in last night’s clothes and tomorrow’s dreams But they’re not quite what they seem |
Justin Timberlake's, "Let the Groove Get In"
Misheard Lyrics: When I knock a door, right there, right there.
Let me knock a door, there there, right there. Original Lyrics: Are you comfortable, right there, right there.
Let the groove get in, there there, right there. |
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, who sent you? Halleluiah!
Original Lyrics: Girls, hit your hallelujah
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm too hot
Hot damn Like a Dragon Ball in retirement. Original Lyrics: I'm too hot
Hot damn Make a dragon wanna retire, man. |
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: Uptown funky butt.
Original Lyrics: Uptown funk you up.
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Dwalin, Balin,
Livin’ it up in the city Original Lyrics: Stylin', while in
Livin’ it up in the city |
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Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics: You can tell me when it's over
If the high was worth the pain Got a long list Starbucks lovers They'll tell you I'm insane Original Lyrics: You can tell me when it's over
If the high was worth the pain Got a long list of ex-lovers They'll tell you I'm insane |
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