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1950s | |
Carmen Miranda & The Andrews Sisters', "The Wedding Samba"
Misheard Lyrics: The people dance around the happy bear.
Original Lyrics: The people dance around the happy square.
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1960s | |
Beatles', "Polythene Pam"
Misheard Lyrics: Guess you could stay she was a jack to be built
Original Lyrics: Yes you could say she was attractively built
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Lovin' Spoonful's, "Nashville Cats"
Misheard Lyrics: Nashville cats are strangers to clean water
Nashville cats go wild on mountain dew Nashville cats, been playin' with sixteen babies Nashville cats get to work at half past two Original Lyrics: Nashville cats play clean as country water
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew Nashville cats, been playin' since they's babies Nashville cats get work before they're two |
Ray Conniff's, "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Till then, my sweet, hiccupping now and then
Original Lyrics: Till then, my sweet, think of me now and then
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Simon and Garfunkel's, "The Boxer"
Misheard Lyrics: And Chinamen's balls
Original Lyrics: And tenement halls
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The Mills Brothers', "Cab Driver"
Misheard Lyrics: Half driver, better take me home
Original Lyrics: Cab driver, better take me home
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Theme Songs', "Flintstones"
Misheard Lyrics: Through the town to see a fresh repeat
Original Lyrics: Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet.
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)"
Misheard Lyrics: No one to hear my grey
Original Lyrics: No one to hear my prayer
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Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Long nights crying by the record machine
Dreamin' of my Chevy and my Auntie Jean Original Lyrics: Long nights crying by the record machine
Dreamin' of my Chevy and my old blue jeans. |
Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"
Misheard Lyrics: I can sink a little drink and shout out "Jubilee"!
Original Lyrics: I can sink a little drink and shout out, 'She's with me!'
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Kiss', "Rocket Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Anus face, you like the way
Original Lyrics: Lady space, you like the way
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Patti Smith Group's, "Because The Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on now try and understand
The way I feel I'm a Yorkshire man Take my hand as in Sunderland They can touch you now, Can touch you now, can touch you now Because the night belongs to blubbers... 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 touch you now, Can't touch you now, can't touch you now Because the night belongs to lovers ... |
Ray Stevens', "The Streak"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't look, a**hole!
Original Lyrics: Don't look, Ethel!
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Styx's, "Come Sail Away"
Misheard Lyrics: A gathering of angels
Are peeing above my head They sang to me this song at home And this is what they said Original Lyrics: A gathering of angels
Appeared above my head They sang to me this song of hope And this is what they said |
The Clash's, "Janie Jones"
Misheard Lyrics: He's in love with getting some, woah
He's in love with Jenny Jones, woah Original Lyrics: He's in love with getting stoned, woah
He's in love with Janie Jones, woah |
The Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: And in the master's chambers
They get the foreign feast They stab it with their steely knives But they just get wildebeeste Original Lyrics: And in the master's chambers
They gather for their feast They stab it with their steely knives But they just can't kill the beast. |
Warren Zevon's, "Werewolves of London"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a very handy gent who ran a pub in Kent
Original Lyrics: He's the hairy handed gent who ran amok in Kent
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)"
Misheard Lyrics: I just can't the one without you
Original Lyrics: I just can't go on without you
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: We're living on a pickled egg and giving off sparks.
Original Lyrics: We're living in a powderkeg and giving off sparks.
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Crosby, Stills, and Nash's, "Southern Cross"
Misheard Lyrics: I have been around the world looking for that woman, girl. Who knows of Ganondorf.
Original Lyrics: I have been around the world looking for that woman, girl. Who knows love can endure
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Cyndi Lauper's, "Time After Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Soon came some memories
Original Lyrics: Suitcase of memories
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Elvis Costello's, "Oliver's Army"
Misheard Lyrics: There was a chap called Charlie
He did a crocodile Original Lyrics: There was a checkpoint Charlie
He didn't crack a smile |
Kiss', "Mr. Blackwell"
Misheard Lyrics: You're not well for Mr. Blackwell
Original Lyrics: You're not well, oh, Mr. Blackwell
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Kiss', "Tears Are Falling"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody a**holes your heart
Original Lyrics: Somebody else holds your heart
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Kiss', "Uh! All Night"
Misheard Lyrics: When your body's p***ed off, keep your appetite
Original Lyrics: When your body's been starved, feed your appetite
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Mica Paris', "Like Dreamers Do"
Misheard Lyrics: The freeways of b**ches
Original Lyrics: The freeways are beaches
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Mica Paris', "My One Temptation"
Misheard Lyrics: You are the one of no resistance to
Original Lyrics: You are the one I've no resistance to
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Robert Palmer's, "Simply Irresistible"
Misheard Lyrics: She is crazy for sure, she's a powerful force
Original Lyrics: She's a craze you'd endure, she's a powerful force
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: We built this CD on rock 'n' roll
or Rebuilt this city on rock 'n' roll Original Lyrics: We built this city on rock 'n' roll
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The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Surreal the night man
Original Lyrics: The Sharif don't like it
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1990s | |
Barenaked Ladies', "It's All Been Done"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a home and done
Original Lyrics: It's all been done
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Charles & Eddie's, "Would I Lie to You?"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's got their history
On every page of history Original Lyrics: Everybody's got their history
On every page a mystery |
Daryl Hall's, "Let Me Be the One"
Misheard Lyrics: Tried for true love with an amazing friend
Original Lyrics: Tried for true love with enemies and friends
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INXS's, "Suicide Blonde"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got to make that suicide your own
Original Lyrics: You want to make her
Suicide Blonde |
Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics: Dreams of war, dreams of lyres,
Dreams of Jack in Ohio, And the things of bights Original Lyrics: Dreams of war, dreams of liars
Dreams of dragon's fire And of things that will bite |
Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Thier lives are gay
Their lives are full of sp(erm) Original Lyrics: Their lives again
Their Li, To pull us through |
Robbie Williams', "Angels"
Misheard Lyrics: And through it all she offers me protection
And gives me an erection Original Lyrics: And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection |
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2000s | |
Ja Rule feat. Ashanti's, "Always on Time"
Misheard Lyrics: But who cares? You can!
Original Lyrics: But who cares? You care!
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Ja Rule feat. Case's, "Livin' It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: C'mon, we gotta ride
C'mon, we gotta ride C'mon, we gotta ride Live your life Original Lyrics: C'mon, we get high
C'mon, we get ride C'mon, we get live Live your life |
Panic! At the Disco's, "Camisado"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the centre for skidding on the linoleum floor
Original Lyrics: This is the scent of dead skin on a linoleum floor
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Scissor Sisters', "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't feel like Danson, Danson
Original Lyrics: I don't feel like dancin', dancin'
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2010s | |
Andy Grammer's, "Honey I'm Good"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got to get you a dude
Original Lyrics: I've got to bid you adieu
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Demi Lovato's, "Heart Attack"
Misheard Lyrics: Cuz I don't wanna fart out loud
Original Lyrics: Cuz I don't wanna fall in love
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Diddy-Dirty Money ft. Skylar Grey's, "Coming Home"
Misheard Lyrics: fugazi for all of my shortcomings
Original Lyrics: forgave me for all of my shortcomings
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Marina and the Diamonds', "E.V.O.L"
Misheard Lyrics: Pink lips, dick stains, cigarette butts.
Original Lyrics: Pink lipstick stains, cigarette butts.
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Nicki Minaj's, "Beez in the Trap"
Misheard Lyrics: Beans in the trash
Original Lyrics: Beez in the trap
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Of Monsters and Men's, "Six Weeks"
Misheard Lyrics: So get up, shake that ass
Original Lyrics: So get up, shake the rust.
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Taylor Swift's, "Better Than Revenge"
Misheard Lyrics: She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There is nothing I do more than brigades Original Lyrics: She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge |
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