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1960s | |
Millie Small's, "My Boy Lollipop"
Misheard Lyrics: You make my heart go bellyup
Original Lyrics: You make my heart go giddy up
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Peter, Paul, and Mary's, "Bamboo"
Misheard Lyrics: You take a stick of bamboo, you take a stick of bamboo, you take a stick of bamboo,
And throw it in the water. Oh Oh, Oh Oh, Honda Original Lyrics: You take a stick of bamboo, you take a stick of bamboo, you take a stick of bamboo,
And throw it in the water. Oh Oh, Oh Oh, Hanaa |
The Beatles', "Magical Mystery Tour"
Misheard Lyrics: La la! The Magical Mystery Tour
Original Lyrics: Roll up! Roll up for the mystery tour!
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The Temptations', "My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: What can make me feel this weight?
Original Lyrics: What can make me feel this way?
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The Temptations', "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
Misheard Lyrics: You got a smile, so bite
Original Lyrics: You got a smile so bright
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The Velvet Underground's, "Femme Fatale"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a filthy towel
Original Lyrics: She's a femme fatale
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1970s | |
Badfinger's, "Come and Get It"
Misheard Lyrics: Four-legged Agouti
Original Lyrics: Fool and his money
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Commercial's, "Lite-Brite"
Misheard Lyrics: Lite-Brite, making beautiful light
Original Lyrics: Lite-Brite, making things with light
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Gloria Loring's, "The Facts of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: You take the cook
You take the back You take the bored And there you have the facts of life The facts of life Original Lyrics: You take the good
You take the bad You take them both And there you have the facts of life The facts of life |
Janis Ian's, "At 17"
Misheard Lyrics: and those of us with 9 average faces (would have liked it to be faces).
Original Lyrics: And those of us with ravaged faces
Lacking in the social graces Desperately remained at home |
Led Zeppelin's, "Fool In The Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Light up the blunt that I found.
Original Lyrics: Light of the love that I found
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Meat Loaf's, "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics: Must have been while you kissed Sammy
Original Lyrics: Must have been while you were kissing me.
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Ross Ryan's, "I Am Pegasus"
Misheard Lyrics: I am Pegasus - my name in Norse
Original Lyrics: I am Pegasus, my name means horse.
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The Temptations', "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: It was just my vagination
Running away with meat Original Lyrics: It was just my imagination
Running away with me |
Tower of Power's, "You're Still a Young Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Yet there are some girls that, you know,
I got them on the side, Just for you since I love you Original Lyrics: Yes there are some girls but you know
I dropped them on site, Just for you Because I love you |
Warren Zevon's, "Werewolves Of London"
Misheard Lyrics: He's the hairy headed gent, who ran 'em up in Kent.
Original Lyrics: He's the hairy handed gent, who ran amok in Kent.
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1980s | |
Christopher Cross', "Ride Like the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: To make it to the corner of Mexico
Original Lyrics: To make it to the border of Mexico
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Don Henley's, "Boys of Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see you your butts keep shining in the sun
Original Lyrics: I can see you your brown skin shining in the sun
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Madonna's, "Borderline"
Misheard Lyrics: Seems like I'm going to lose my mom
Original Lyrics: Seems like I'm going to lose my mind
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The Proclaimers', "Letter from America"
Misheard Lyrics: From Westeros to Nova Scotia
Original Lyrics: From Wester Ross to Nova Scotia
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1990s | |
Cornershop's, "Brim Full Of Asha"
Misheard Lyrics: Brilliant voodoo that you're only 45
Original Lyrics: Brim full of asha on the 45.
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Delerium's, "Silence"
Misheard Lyrics: Heaven holds a censor under
And I wanted to bleed then I'd caught up When the rain in me subsides Original Lyrics: Heaven holds a sense of wonder
And I wanted to believe that I'd get caught up When the rage in me subsides |
Dr. John's, "My Opinionation (Blossom theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no good reason for getting all the rest
Original Lyrics: Ain't no good reason for getting all depressed
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Be Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm blue. I would beat off a guy. I would beat off a guy
Original Lyrics: I'm blue, da ba dee da ba die.
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: Homilano, I'm a rhino, my tequito, my libido
Original Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, yeah!
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Papa Dee's, "First Cut Is the Deepest"
Misheard Lyrics: The First God is a DJ
Original Lyrics: First cut is the deepest.
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R.E.M's, "Losing My Religion"
Misheard Lyrics: That was Chesterfield, Chesterfield.
Original Lyrics: That was just a dream, just a dream
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Snap!'s, "The Power"
Misheard Lyrics: The kitten..the kitten..the kitten's kinda hectic.
Original Lyrics: It's gettin', it's gettin', it's gettin' kind of heavy.
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Ziggy Marley's, "Believe in Yourself (Arthur Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: What a wonderful kind of Dave!
Original Lyrics: What a wonderful kind of day!
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2000s | |
Christina Milian's, "Dip It Low"
Misheard Lyrics: I'ma show you how to make you ventilate
Original Lyrics: I'ma show you how to make your man say, 'Oh!'
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Commercial's, "Put a Smile On (McDonald's TV Commercial Jingle)"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring the files on, bring the files on.
Original Lyrics: Put a smile on, put a smile on.
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Fall Out Boy's, "She's My Winona"
Misheard Lyrics: And can they be bored with no eyelashes
Original Lyrics: Then came a baby boy with long eyelashes
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Green Day's, "St. Jimmy"
Misheard Lyrics: My name is Jenny and you better not wear it out
Original Lyrics: My name is Jimmy and you better not wear it out
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Nelly Furtado's, "Say It Right"
Misheard Lyrics: I could kill you with my ass and something that it made.
Original Lyrics: From my hands I could give you Something that I made
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Steely Dan's, "What a Shame About Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been working at McDonald's but I'm just about to quit
Original Lyrics: I've been working on a novel but I'm just about to quit?
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Theme Songs', "Digimon"
Misheard Lyrics: Digimon, digital hamsters, Digimon are chimpions
Original Lyrics: Digimon, Digital Monsters, Digimon are the Champions
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Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson & D.O.E's, "The Way I Are"
Misheard Lyrics: You can still touch my nuts free
Original Lyrics: touch my love, it's free.
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Within Temptation's, "Hand of Sorrow"
Misheard Lyrics: For the dreams we had to silence, let's all go have a beer
Original Lyrics: For the dreams we had to silence, that's all they'll ever be
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2010s | |
5 Seconds Of Summer's, "She Looks So Perfect"
Misheard Lyrics: You look so perfect standing there
In my America and Carol underwear And I know now That I'm a crown Original Lyrics: You look so perfect standing there
In my American Apparel underwear And I know now That I'm so down |
Ariana Grande's, "Popular"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it a problem that I am making a clay model
Original Lyrics: My problem, I never was a model
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Ariana Grande's, "Popular"
Misheard Lyrics: Ketchup, 'cause you got a long way to the potatoes
Original Lyrics: Catch up, because you've a very long way to goooo.
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Ariana Grande's, "Problem"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time you touch me, and say you love me,
I get a little more breath mints Original Lyrics: Every time you touch me and say you love me
I get a little bit breathless |
Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics: I was like a dog in the shine of your light
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathly stare Good God, let me give you my life Original Lyrics: I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your light
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life |
Ingrid Michaelson's, "Boys Chase Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, the broken carts in the world, so neat
Let's not make it harder than microscopy Ohh, it's stupid Girls chase boys chase girls Original Lyrics: All the broken hearts in the world still beat
Let's not make it harder than it has to be Ohh, it's all the same thing Girls chase boys chase girls |
Ke$ha's, "Your Love Is My Drug"
Misheard Lyrics: The Russian's worth the price I pay.
Original Lyrics: The rush is worth the price I pay.
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Taylor Swift's, "Style"
Misheard Lyrics: Dead night. Deer got caught in headlights
Original Lyrics: Midnight, pick me up, no headlights.
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Taylor Swift's, "Style"
Misheard Lyrics: Dead night. Oh look, there's a Deer caught in headlights
Original Lyrics: Midnight. Come pick me up, no headlights.
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misc | |
Don Henley's, "Heart of the Matter"
Misheard Lyrics: Make us throw our fountain ticket.
Original Lyrics: Make us throw off our contentment.
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Traditional's, "Hush, Little Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama's gonna buy you a knockingbird
Original Lyrics: Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird
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