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1960s | |
Johnny Tillotson's, "(Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget"
Misheard Lyrics: Your water for your valentine
Original Lyrics: You'll want her for your valentine
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Norman Greenbaum's, "Spirit in the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a friend in jean shorts
Original Lyrics: I've got a friend in Jesus.
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The Seekers', "The Carnival Is Over"
Misheard Lyrics: But the joys of love are fleeting
Poppy, Rose and Columbine. Original Lyrics: But the joys of love are fleeting
For Pierrot and Columbine. |
Theme Songs', "Gilligan's Island (Closing Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: No cars, no lights, no motorboats
Not a single luxury Like Robinson Caruso As relative as can be. Original Lyrics: No phone, no lights, no motor car
Not a single luxury Like Robinson Crusoe It's primitive as can be. |
1970s | |
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: I met a big fat woman
She took my home away Original Lyrics: I met a devil woman
She took my heart away |
Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: You had me several years ago when I was not quite nineteen
Original Lyrics: You had me several years ago when I was still quite naive
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David Bowie's, "Space Oddity"
Misheard Lyrics: Check ignition and may Gonzo be with you
Original Lyrics: Check ignition and may God's love be with you
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Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: It'll take you a couple of wonderful turnips
To set you on your feet again. Original Lyrics: It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
To set you on your feet again. |
Helen Reddy's, "I Am Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I am strong, I am invisible
Original Lyrics: I am strong, I am invincible
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Mungo Jerry's, "In the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: We're always happy
Life's for living, it's an awful lot of fish Original Lyrics: We're always happy
Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy. |
Queen's, "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: And use my fun chapati on the telephone
Original Lyrics: And use my fancy patter on the telephone
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Her fool came naturally from Paris
For God she couldn't care less Fast idiots and precise Original Lyrics: Perfume came naturally from Paris
For cars she couldn't care less Fastidious and precise |
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Met a man from China
Went down to chase a miner Original Lyrics: Met a man from China
Went down to Geisha Minah |
Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics: I laughed at all of your jokes
My love you didn't need a coach Original Lyrics: I laughed at all of your jokes
My love you didn't need to coax |
Sailor's, "Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: And next door in Japan
They know how to freeze a man Original Lyrics: And next door in Japan
They know how to please a man |
T. Rex's, "Telegram Sam"
Misheard Lyrics: Neon funk but I don't care
I ain't no square with the shorts I wear Original Lyrics: Me I funk but I don't care
I ain't no square with my corkscrew hair |
The Partridge Family's, "Come On Get Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: Hello whirl, here's a song that we're salmon
Go on get happy Original Lyrics: Hello world, here's a song that we're singing
Come on get happy |
The Partridge Family's, "I Think I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I love you
So why am I sold alfredo? I'm afraid that I'm a churro A love there is no cubicle Original Lyrics: I think I love you
So what am I so afraid of? I'm afraid that I'm not sure of A love there is no cure for |
The Partridge Family's, "I Think I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm sleeping and right in the middle of a good train
Original Lyrics: I'm sleeping and right in the middle of a good dream
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The Partridge Family's, "When We're Singin'"
Misheard Lyrics: And here, our singin'
Original Lyrics: And hear our singin'
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The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: In the Army piss oh piss
Original Lyrics: Sending out an S.O.S
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Theme Songs', "The Partridge Family (Come On Get Happy)"
Misheard Lyrics: Somethin' always happens whenever when together
or Somethin' always happens whenever win together Original Lyrics: Somethin' always happens whenever we're together
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Theme Songs', "The Partridge Family (Come On Get Happy)"
Misheard Lyrics: Trav'lin' along at the song at the singin'
Original Lyrics: Trav'lin' along there's a song that we're singin'
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1980s | |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
Misheard Lyrics: In this world, we're just beginning
To understand the misery of living. Original Lyrics: In this world, we're just beginning
To understand the miracle of living. |
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "Can You Feel The Beat"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you feel the beat within my whore?
Can you feel my love shine through the door? Original Lyrics: Can you feel the beat within my heart?
Can you feel my love shine through the dark? |
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "Head to Toe"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh baby, I think I love you
From after dawn Original Lyrics: Ooh baby, I think I love you
From head to toe |
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "Lost in Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics: Lost in devotion
Telling me fibs you really should know Oh baby I'm lost in devotion Am I a fool? At least my friends think so Kiss Sara, kiss Sara Baby Whatever we'll bring, kiss Sara, kiss Sara Original Lyrics: Lost in mmotion
Telling me things you really shouldn't know Oh baby I'm lost in emotion Am I a fool? At least my friends think so Que sera, que sera Baby Whatever will be, que sera, que sera |
Murray Head's, "One Night In Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd let you watch, I would invite you,
But the Queen's Wii U would not excite you Original Lyrics: I'd let you watch, I would invite you,
But the Queens we use would not excite you |
Murray Head's, "One Night in Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll find a god in every golden Hutspa.
Original Lyrics: You'll find a god in every gold cloister.
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Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
Misheard Lyrics: We don't need no egg vacation
Original Lyrics: We don't need no education
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Sade's, "The Sweetest Taboo"
Misheard Lyrics: If Italian, if Italian now
Original Lyrics: If I tell you, if I tell you now
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Sting's, "Englishman In New York"
Misheard Lyrics: Gentlemen so brightly are rare in this society
And many a candle's brighter than the sun Original Lyrics: Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society
At night a candle's brighter than the sun |
Television's, "Mathman"
Misheard Lyrics: And beware of the terrific Mr. Glitch
Original Lyrics: And beware of the horrific Mr. Glitch
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The Clash's, "Rock The Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Chinese don't like it
Rock the cats, Pa, Rock the cats, Pa. Original Lyrics: The sharif don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah. |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear the drums echoing tonight
But Jesus only whispers of some quiet conversation Original Lyrics: I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation |
USA for Africa's, "We Are the World"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're dining out, there seems no hope at all
Original Lyrics: When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all
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Van Halen's, "Why Can't This Be Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: Ah baby, his balls have run away.
Original Lyrics: Oh baby, this blows 'em all away.
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1990s | |
Captain Jack's, "Captain Jack"
Misheard Lyrics: Bikini bottom in my hand, I wanna be a twerkin' man
Original Lyrics: Give me bottle in my hand, I wanna be a drunken man
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Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: I get knocked down
But I'm corruptible You're never gonna kick me down. Original Lyrics: I get knocked down
But I get up again You're never gonna keep me down. |
Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you feel the love denied?
Original Lyrics: Can you feel the love tonight?
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Elton John's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: On the path of rhyming
Original Lyrics: On the path unwinding
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Elton John's, "The One"
Misheard Lyrics: No shadows block the song
Original Lyrics: No shadows block the sun
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Presidents of the United States of America's, "Some Postman"
Misheard Lyrics: Our son is getting high
Original Lyrics: The sun is getting high
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're goin' down, down in a merry-go-round
Original Lyrics: We're goin' down, down in an earlier round
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you've got cornflakes
Cocky a pull it Original Lyrics: A loaded God complex
Cock it and pull it |
Interpol's, "Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: And breathe silence in the skies
Original Lyrics: And bring silence in disguise
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Theme Songs', "Shop 'til You Drop (2003 closing theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a game full of prizes and a feud of prizes
Original Lyrics: It's a game full of prizes and a few surprises
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2010s | |
The Vaccines', "Handsome"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna wake me up for breakfast
Original Lyrics: They’re gonna eat me up for breakfast
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