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1960s | |
Lovin' Spoonful's, "Nashville Cats"
Misheard Lyrics: Nashville Cats got a working four by two..
Original Lyrics: Nashville Cats get work before they're two.
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Mamas and the Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Anna Lisa Brown
And this guy's OK. Original Lyrics: All the leaves are brown
And the sky is gray. |
The Searchers', "Have You Ever Loved Somebody?"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll cry on your pillow and fight it
Or two sleep at night Original Lyrics: You'll cry on your pillow
And find it hard to sleep at night |
The Seekers', "The Carnival Is Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Poppy, Rose and Columbine
Original Lyrics: For Pierrot and Columbine
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1970s | |
Al Stewart's, "Time Passages"
Misheard Lyrics: A girl comes to want you
And wants you's to know Original Lyrics: A girl comes toward you
You once used to know |
Paul Simon's, "Me And Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
Misheard Lyrics: But the President stole the ink
Original Lyrics: But the press let the story leak.
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Squeeze's, "Up the Junction"
Misheard Lyrics: I worked all through the winter
The weather bastard bitter Original Lyrics: I worked all through the winter
The weather brass and bitter |
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maha's, "rhinestone cowboy"
Misheard Lyrics: like a limestone cowboy
Original Lyrics: like a rhinestone cowboy
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1980s | |
Dolly Parton's, "9 to 5"
Misheard Lyrics: What a way to make it livid
Original Lyrics: What a way to make a living
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Genesis', "Abacab"
Misheard Lyrics: Has he taken someone else's girl?
Original Lyrics: 'Cause you've taken someone else's girl
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Hall and Oates', "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics: Woah woah here she comes
Watch out, boys, she'll f*** you up Original Lyrics: (Oh-oh, here she comes)
Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up |
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Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton's, "Islands in the Stream"
Misheard Lyrics: Islands in the street
or Islands in the scream or Islands in the strain or Island's industry Original Lyrics: Islands in the stream
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Nell Carter's, "Gimme A Break! (Theme #1)"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme a Break, I sure desert it
Original Lyrics: Gimme a Break, I sure deserve it
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Nell Carter's, "Gimme a Break! (Theme #2)"
Misheard Lyrics: Playing with fame, not a morning too late
Original Lyrics: Playing with fate, not a moment too late
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Nu Shooz's, "I Can't Wait"
Misheard Lyrics: Appendix, is so hard to find
Original Lyrics: Happiness, is so hard to find
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Nu Shooz's, "I Can't Wait"
Misheard Lyrics: Even when you don't drive
Original Lyrics: Even when you don't try
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Rod Stewart's, "You're in My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Your fashion sense, bearded prince
I put down to experience Original Lyrics: Your fashion sense, Beardsly prints
I put down to experience |
Secret Service's, "Ten O'clock Postman"
Misheard Lyrics: Janitor-postman
Original Lyrics: Ten o'clock postman
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Sheena Easton's, "Morning Train (9 to 5)"
Misheard Lyrics: My baby takes the morning dream
Original Lyrics: My baby takes the morning train
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Simple Minds', "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my feeling will, win and end
Original Lyrics: It's my feeling we'll win in the end
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Simple Minds', "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: What if that gets into your heart, baby?
Original Lyrics: When the light gets into your heart, baby
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Television's, "Mathnet"
Misheard Lyrics: I was working the day watch out for Mathnet
My partner is George Frankly The boss is that green Original Lyrics: I was working the day watch out of Mathnet
My partner is George Frankly The boss is Thad Green (played by James Earl Jones) |
Tina Turner's, "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Misheard Lyrics: You must understand that the touch of a man makes my puss react
Original Lyrics: You must understand, how the touch of your hand, makes my pulse react
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1990s | |
'N Sync's, "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You"
Misheard Lyrics: More precious than any lime in a pearl
Original Lyrics: More precious than any diamond or pearl
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L7's, "Pretend We're Dead"
Misheard Lyrics: They got us in the palm of their pretty hands
Original Lyrics: They got us in the palm of every hand
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Nirvana's, "Hairspray Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: We wish for God.
Original Lyrics: The witch go, "Gaaaawddd!"
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Offspring's, "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)"
Misheard Lyrics: Drink your milk
Original Lyrics: Take 'em out
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Rednex's, "Cotton Eye Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: Right outta beans for Goggle Eyed Joe
I'd been married a long time ago Original Lyrics: If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'd been married a long time ago |
Television's, "Highlander"
Misheard Lyrics: In the air, it can be only won
Original Lyrics: In the end, there can be only one
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2000s | |
'N Sync's, "Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: But the tooth remains your gun
Your gun Baby, your gun Your gun Baby, girl, your gun Your gun Your... Original Lyrics: But the truth remains you're Gone
You're Gone Baby, you're Gone You're gone Baby, girl, you're Gone You're Gone You're... |
DJ Luck and MC Neat's, "A Little Bit of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Alla Walla Winchin Zone
Original Lyrics: Hollerin' the rinsin' sound
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Fall Out Boy's, "Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes"
Misheard Lyrics: And perfect boys with their perfect noise
Original Lyrics: Imperfect boys with their perfect lives
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Fall Out Boy's, "She's My Winona"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's hung
Original Lyrics: Everybody's home
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My Chemical Romance's, "Teenagers"
Misheard Lyrics: So darken your clothes, I'll strike a violin pose
Original Lyrics: So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose
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2010s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Alone Together"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not dead but I'm a mess
Original Lyrics: I'm on deck, yeah I'm up next
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Maroon 5's, "Animals"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like animals, animals, like animals, boys.
Original Lyrics: Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals
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Meghan Trainor's, "Dear Future Husband"
Misheard Lyrics: So don't be thinking I'll be home and baking up a pie
Original Lyrics: So don't be thinking I'll be home and baking apple pies
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Memphis May Fire's, "Alive In The Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: From the beginning I knew I was demons.
I embraced it, but you didn't. Original Lyrics: From the beginning I knew I was different.
I embraced it, but you didn't. |
Memphis May Fire's, "Alive In The Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen chooses, the highways call your name.
Don't you see this is my everything? Original Lyrics: Listen closely, the highways call my name.
Don't you see this is my everything? |
country | |
Dolly Parton's, "I Will Always Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: And Daria will always love you
Original Lyrics: And I will always love you
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Keith Whitley's, "Homecoming '63"
Misheard Lyrics: Homecoming 6 to 3
Original Lyrics: Homecoming '63
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Keith Whitley's, "I Wonder Do You Think of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Those gold football games
Original Lyrics: Those cold football games
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Keith Whitley's, "I'm No Stranger to the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm no stranger to Lorraine
Original Lyrics: I'm no stranger to the rain
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Keith Whitley's, "It Ain't Nothin'"
Misheard Lyrics: No matter what handle I need
Original Lyrics: No matter what hell life is
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misc | |
Nell Carter's, "Ain't Misbehavin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't this behavior, saving my love for you
Original Lyrics: Ain't Misbehavin', saving my love for you
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Television's, "Days of Our Lives"
Misheard Lyrics: Like Sam's through the hourglass
So are the days of hour lights Original Lyrics: Like sands through the hourglass
So are the Days of Our Lives |