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1950s | |
Bobby Darin's, "Mack the Knife"
Misheard Lyrics: Mister Jack Knight has no back teeth, babe
Original Lyrics: Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe.
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1960s | |
Bobbie Gentry's, "Ode to Billie Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Kawasaki Bridge.
Original Lyrics: Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge.
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Lovin' Spoonful's, "Summer in the City"
Misheard Lyrics: Just bag the heat, it'll be alright
Original Lyrics: Despite the heat it'll be alright
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Rolling Stones', "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: Jumping Jack Flash, it's the cats, cats ,cats.
Original Lyrics: Jumping Jack Flash, it's a gas, gas, gas.
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The Beach Boys', "California Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: The West Coast has the sunshine, and the girls are bits of tin
Original Lyrics: The West Coast has the sunshine, and the girls all get so tan
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Lay All Your Love on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It was like shooting a sitting duck
A little small duck, a smiling baby Irish duck. Original Lyrics: It was like shooting a sitting duck
A little small talk, a smile and baby I was stuck |
ABBA's, "Mamma Mia"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a fireman in my soul.
Original Lyrics: There's a fire within my soul.
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ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: On the Amstel free!
Original Lyrics: Honey, I'm still free!
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Allman Brothers Band's, "Ramblin' Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Lord I was born an M & M
Original Lyrics: Lord I was born an ramblin' man
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Bill Withers', "Lovely Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Love to hate love to hate love that hate
Original Lyrics: A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day) (Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day)
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Billy Joel's, "My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need you to worry for me, 'cause I'm all white
Original Lyrics: I don't need you to worry for me, 'cause I'm alright
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Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods', "Billy, Don't Be a Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: And bring us back some extra mints
Original Lyrics: And bring us back some extra men
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Bruce Springsteen's, "10th Avenue Freeze Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Tramp-devil in the freezer
Original Lyrics: 10th Avenue freeze out
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Jackson 5's, "I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: You and I must make a pack
Original Lyrics: You and I must make a pact
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Journey's, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me weak
I wanna die Original Lyrics: You make me weep
And wanna die |
Roxy Music's, "Dance Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Undressed to kill and guess who's dying
Dance away the hard egg Original Lyrics: You're dressed to kill and guess who's dying
Dance away the heartache |
Steve Miller Band's, "The Joker"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a joker. I'm a smoker. I'm a midnight poker.
Original Lyrics: I'm a joker. I'm a smoker. I'm a midnight toker.
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The Moments', "Love on a Two-Way Street"
Misheard Lyrics: While I bear the plane
Original Lyrics: While I bear the blame
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White Plains', "My Baby Loves Lovin'"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got what it takes
And she knows how to lose it Original Lyrics: She's got what it takes
And she knows how to use it |
1980s | |
Aneka's, "Japanese Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Was it something I said or done
That made him pack his boxers and run? Original Lyrics: Was it something I said or done
That made him pack his bags up and run? |
Blondie's, "Call Me"
Misheard Lyrics: For your lover's lover, Sally Bligh
Original Lyrics: For your lover's, lover's alibi.
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Dancing in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: The sergeant's kicking the cleaner
Original Lyrics: Messages keep gettin' clearer.
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Dancing in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: This goon's for hire
Original Lyrics: This gun's for hire
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Culture Club's, "Karma Chameleon"
Misheard Lyrics: Lovin' would be easy if your colours were like my jeans.
Wear golden jeans, Wear golden jeans.. Original Lyrics: Lovin' would be easy if your colours were like my dreams.
Red, gold and green. Red, gold and green. |
Def Leppard's, "Die Hard the Hunter"
Misheard Lyrics: Why can't I take away your attitude?!
Original Lyrics: They can take your attitude
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Depeche Mode's, "Just Can't Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: All the things you do to me, I've everything to say.
Original Lyrics: All the things you did to me and everything you said.
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Marillion's, "Kayleigh"
Misheard Lyrics: To hear you've found another lover
To patch up a broken bone Original Lyrics: To hear you've found another lover
To patch up our broken home |
Paul Simon's, "Graceland"
Misheard Lyrics: Graceland, Graceland, breakfast in the sea
Original Lyrics: Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee
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Scritti Politti's, "The Word Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: The first jelly baby that I gave to you
Original Lyrics: The first time baby that I came to you
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Steve Miller Band's, "Abracadabra"
Misheard Lyrics: Black Paddies with an angel's face.
Original Lyrics: Black panties with an angel's face.
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T'pau's, "China in Your Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: To take life on earth to the second birth
And Amanda's in command. Original Lyrics: To take life on earth to the second birth
And the man was in command. |
The Clash's, "Rock The Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Celine don't like it
Rock the cat's fur, rock the cat's fur. Original Lyrics: Sharif don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah. |
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1990s | |
Meat Loaf's, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll take a bow and seal a pack
Original Lyrics: And I'll take a vow and seal a pact
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Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Their eyes again
Their eyes, their eyes are full of spoons Original Lyrics: Their lives again
Their Li, To pull us through |
SWV's, "Weak"
Misheard Lyrics: I get some weeks in the need
I can hardly speed Original Lyrics: I get so weak in the knees
I can hardly speak |
The Black Crowes', "Hard to Handle"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey little thing let me lodge your chemicals
Oh mama, I'm show on to Henna now, yes around. Original Lyrics: Hey, little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause Mama, I'm sure hard to handle now, gets around. |
2000s | |
Alicia Keys', "Empire State of Mind Pt 2"
Misheard Lyrics: Put your ladders in the air, everybody say
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Original Lyrics: Put your lighters in the air, everybody say
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! |
Bob the Builder's, "Can We Fix It?"
Misheard Lyrics: We can tattle any situation
Look out, here we call Original Lyrics: We can tackle any situation
Look out, here we come |
Green Day's, "Horseshoes and Handgrenades"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not f***ing a ram
Original Lyrics: I'm not f***ing around
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Plain White T's', "Our Time Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Breaking the city's hard together
Original Lyrics: Breaking the city's heart together
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Plain White T's', "Our Time Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Finally it's autumn now
Original Lyrics: Finally it's our time now
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2010s | |
Alyssa Reid feat. Jump Smokers', "Alone Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I'm sitting in this house alone
When the bailiff's home Original Lyrics: Now I'm sitting in this house alone
Wondering why I left home |
Fall Out Boy's, "Novocaine"
Misheard Lyrics: This is a black, black scream a** song
So put all of your angel on Original Lyrics: This is a black, black ski mask song
So put all of your anger on |
Major Lazer and DJ Snake with MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Original Lyrics: Eh oh, eh oh, eh oh, eh oh
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Focus, fire a gun
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Here we go, not long ago
Original Lyrics: Do you recall, not long ago
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Wooby doo when we get old
Original Lyrics: What would we do when we get old?
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misc | |
Traditional's, "O Come All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: Come and behold him, born the King of engines.
Original Lyrics: Come and behold him, born the King of angels.
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