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1950s | |
Frank Sinatra's, "Love and Marriage"
Misheard Lyrics: They go together like some whores and carrots
Original Lyrics: They go together like a horse and carriage
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1960s | |
Frank Sinatra's, "Luck Be a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Yuck be a lady denied
Original Lyrics: Luck be a lady tonight
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Frank Sinatra's, "The Best Is Yet to Come"
Misheard Lyrics: The best is yet to come, war 55
Original Lyrics: The best is yet to come, won't it be fine?
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George Baker Selection's, "Little Green Bag"
Misheard Lyrics: Lookin' back, Mama dragged for a little green bag
Original Lyrics: Lookin' back on the track for a little green bag
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George Baker Selection's, "Little Green Bag"
Misheard Lyrics: Lookin' for some happiness, but they were so in love with us to find.
Original Lyrics: Lookin' for some happiness, but there is only loneliness to find.
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Marty Wilde's, "Abergavenny"
Misheard Lyrics: Taking a trip up to African Jenny,
I've got to get there and fart, Original Lyrics: Taking a trip up to Abergavenny.
I've got to get there and fast. |
Simon and Garfunkel's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: Like dusty lovers we'll marry our fortunes together.
I've got some realistic hair in my bag. Original Lyrics: Let us be lovers we'll marry our fortunes together.
I've got some real estate here in my bag. |
Simon and Garfunkel's, "I Am a Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: I have no need of Frenchies, French just causes pain
It's laughter and it's nothing I can stain.. Original Lyrics: I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain. |
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Angel Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Look into his angeleyes
You'll think you are paralysed Original Lyrics: Look into his angeleyes
You'll think you're in paradise |
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America's, "A Horse with No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: The ocean is a desert with its life underground and a couple of guys above
Original Lyrics: The ocean is a desert with its life underground and a perfect disguise above
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Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods', "Who Do You Think You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: And every day sees another star
Original Lyrics: And every day sees another scar
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Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: You had strategically dipped below one eye
You're Scottish or African. Original Lyrics: Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf, it was apricot. |
Doobie Brothers', "Take Me In Your Arms"
Misheard Lyrics: Show a willingness Mama before you know
We left a beer, yummin' place no more Original Lyrics: Show a little tenderness before you go
Please let me feel your embrace once more |
Elton John's, "Madman Across The Water"
Misheard Lyrics: Is the madman black or are the windows painted
Original Lyrics: Is the nightmare black or are the windows painted
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer's, "From the Beginning"
Misheard Lyrics: I think of flying in bed
Original Lyrics: I think of lying in bed
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Gentle Giant's, "Experience"
Misheard Lyrics: How can I be so shallow? Where's your sidekick His years passed me by to realize the folly of his own rapiers
Original Lyrics: How can it be so shallow and short-sighted? These years passed me by to realize the folly of these unripe years
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Gerry Rafferty's, "Baker Street"
Misheard Lyrics: He's got this thing about businessmen.
Original Lyrics: He's got this thing about buying some land.
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: I put on my flip flops
Stepped on a Pop-Tart Cut my heel, had a bruise from back home But there's boobs in the blender And soon it surrenders That frozen from cock s***s that helps me hang on Original Lyrics: I blew out my flip flop
Stepped on a pop-top Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home But there's booze in the blender And soon it will render That frozen concoction that helps me hang on |
Kiss', "God Of Thunder"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the lord of the wastelands
A modern day manatee. Original Lyrics: I'm the lord of the wastelands
A modern day man of steel. |
Kiss', "God of Thunder"
Misheard Lyrics: God of thunder and rock and roll
It'll lift you under It's gonna rob you of your very soul. Original Lyrics: God of thunder and rock and roll
The spell you're under Will slowly rob you of your virgin soul. |
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: Where the skies are soothe
Original Lyrics: Where the skies are so blue
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Neil Young's, "After the Gold Rush"
Misheard Lyrics: And the archers ate the tree
Original Lyrics: And the archer split the tree
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Paul McCartney's, "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Misheard Lyrics: Admiral Halsey couldn't fight me
He had to have a bath or he couldn't get to sea I had another look and I had a cup of tea And got a pie.(What a pie!) The Buddha wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie. Original Lyrics: Admiral Halsey notified me
He had to have a berth or he couldn't get to sea I had another look and I had a cup of tea And butter pie.(Butter pie?) The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie. |
Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Pick on Chad and Delilah
Original Lyrics: Big old jet airliner
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Third World's, "Now That We've Found Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Now that we've found Luvs
What are we gonna do with it? Make daddy s*** Make daddy s**t Make daddy s*** Make daddy s*** Make daddy s***, s***, s***, s*** all over the place Original Lyrics: Now that we've found love
What are we gonna do with it? Make that a ship Make that a ship Make that a ship Make that a ship Make that a ship, ship, ship, ship all over the place |
1980s | |
Duran Duran's, "Hungry Like the Wolf"
Misheard Lyrics: A horny old wino after you
Original Lyrics: I howl and I whine, I'm after you
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Lee Majors', "The Unknown Stuntman"
Misheard Lyrics: I've gotten burned over Cheryl Tiegs, blown up for rugs of wealth.
Original Lyrics: I've gotten burned over Cheryl Tiegs, blown up for Raquel Welch.
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Sheila E.'s, "The Belle of St. Mark"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with a very old salesman
Original Lyrics: I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love with the belle of St. Mark
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Sting's, "Englishman in New York"
Misheard Lyrics: A Chinaman will walk but never run
Original Lyrics: A gentleman will walk but never run
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The Clash's, "Bank Robber"
Misheard Lyrics: All my fantasy was my sheep
It's ten times worse than prison. Original Lyrics: A lifetime serving one machine
Is ten times worse than prison |
Tiffany's, "I Think We're Alone Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I think we're on loan now
Or I think you're on loan now Original Lyrics: I think we're alone now.
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ZZ Top's, "Sleeping Bag"
Misheard Lyrics: Stuck inside my sleeping bag.
Original Lyrics: Slip inside my sleeping bag
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1990s | |
Charles & Eddie's, "Would I Lie to You?"
Misheard Lyrics: Look into my eyes
Can't you see they're old and white Put a light to me baby Put a light to me Original Lyrics: Look into my eyes
Can't you see they're open wide Would I lie to you, baby? Would I lie to you? |
Eminem's, "The Real Slim Shady"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll be grace that
Original Lyrics: And Dr. Dre said
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2000s | |
Jay Z's, "Empire State of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: I've become a Winfrey tomato
Original Lyrics: Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
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Leona Lewis', "Bleeding Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You cal me your banana
Original Lyrics: You cut me open and I
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Plain White T's', "Hey There Delilah"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, what'd you do to me?
Original Lyrics: Oh, it's what you do to me.
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Pussycat Dolls', "Buttons"
Misheard Lyrics: Hardly the type I f***er
Original Lyrics: Typical
Hardly the type I fall for |
Secondhand Serenade 's, "It's Not Over"
Misheard Lyrics: How did I lose my self to all these farts
Original Lyrics: I lose myself in all these fights
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2010s | |
AWOLNATION's, "All I Need"
Misheard Lyrics: All I need is you inside of me
Original Lyrics: All I need is you, it's all I need.
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Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics: My lover's got humour
She used to giggle at a funeral Original Lyrics: My lover's got humour
She's the giggle at a funeral |
Maroon 5's, "Animals"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like animals, animals, like animals' balls
Original Lyrics: Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals
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Owl City's, "Oreo Wonderfilled Jingle"
Misheard Lyrics: Wonder if I gave an aria
Original Lyrics: Wonder if I gave an Oreo
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Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics: They'll tell you I'm a saint.
Original Lyrics: They'll tell you I'm insane.
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Frank Sinatra's, "Night and Day"
Misheard Lyrics: I am Dave, under the height of me
Original Lyrics: Night and day, under the hide of me
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