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1950s | |
4 Lads', "Moments to Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: The bar room fights we almost won ...
Original Lyrics: The ballroom prize we almost won ...
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1960s | |
Dionne Warwick's, "I Say a Little Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: I save my little breath for you
Original Lyrics: I say a little prayer for you
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Four Tops', "Reach Out I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Now if you feel like you can't go on
Because all of your hump is gone Original Lyrics: Now if you feel that you can't go on
Because all of your hope is gone. |
Joey Dee and the Starliters', "Peppermint Twist"
Misheard Lyrics: Meet me baby down on 45th street
(Bop shoo bop bop bop shoo bop) When The Peppermint Twist is beat (Bop shoo bop bop bop shoo bop) Original Lyrics: Meet me baby down on 45th Street
Where the Peppermint Twisters meet |
Tommy Roe's, "Dizzy"
Misheard Lyrics: Busy
I'm so busy My head is spinning or Disney I saw Disney My head is spinning Original Lyrics: Dizzy
I'm so Dizzy My head is spinning |
1970s | |
Andy Gibb's, "Shadow Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: You got me looking at that heaven in your ass
I was chasing your erection I was telling you know last Original Lyrics: You got me looking at that heaven in your eyes
I was chasing your direction I was telling you no lies |
Dionne Warwick & The Spinners', "Then Came You"
Misheard Lyrics: I never knew love become
Ben came you Original Lyrics: I never knew love before
Then came you |
Genesis', "I Know What I Like"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep them long blades short
Original Lyrics: Keep them mowin' blades sharp
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"
Misheard Lyrics: The captain wired "Indian water coming in"
Original Lyrics: The captain wired in we have water coming in
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Led Zeppelin's, "Black Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: A big legged woman ain't got no soul.
Original Lyrics: A feeble-lipped woman ain't got no soul.
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Maureen McGovern's, "Different Worlds (Angie theme song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Let the dime flow
Let the love flow Original Lyrics: Let the time flow
Let the love grow |
Maureen McGovern's, "The Morning After"
Misheard Lyrics: There's got to be a morning a**hole
Original Lyrics: There's got to be a morning after
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Melissa Manchester's, "Midnight Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Wouldn't you give your hand to apron?
Original Lyrics: Wouldn't you give your hand to a friend?
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Rita Coolidge's, "We're All Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: Long forgotten math
Original Lyrics: Long forgotten now
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Sister Sledge's, "He's the Greatest Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: I want love
Original Lyrics: Oh, what, wow
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Starbuck's, "Moonlight, Feels Right"
Misheard Lyrics: I play the radio on seven stations 'Cause seven spells a harelip right.
Original Lyrics: I play the radio on southern stations, 'Cause southern belles are hell at night.
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big old genital rhino
Original Lyrics: Big ol' jet airliner
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The Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatcha doin' when you're not on your back
Original Lyrics: What you doin' on your back aah?
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The Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatcha doin' when your not on your back
Original Lyrics: What you doin' on your back aah?
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The Four Seasons', "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: I felt a rush like a rolling cowabunga.
Original Lyrics: I felt a rush like a rolling bolt of thunder.
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The Who's, "Eminence Front"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' in her butt
Original Lyrics: Eminence front
It's a put on. |
Village People's, "Macho Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Nacho, nacho man
I've got to be a nacho man Original Lyrics: Macho, Macho Man
I've got to be a Macho Man |
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1980s | |
Black Lace's, "Aga Doo"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got two, two, two push my apple shake the tree
Original Lyrics: Aga doo doo doo
Push pineapple, shake the tree. |
Culture Club's, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll tumble boredom
Original Lyrics: I'll tumble 4 ya
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Culture Club's, "Karma Chameleon"
Misheard Lyrics: Record and breathe
Original Lyrics: Red, gold and green
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Justice Crew's, "Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: Who is Johnny Mr Johnny?
Original Lyrics: I'm so lonely Mr Lonely
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a walk, to the post office Don't stop till you get a stamp
Original Lyrics: Keep on with the force don't stop
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama said I'm the son of Michael's son
Original Lyrics: ma ma se ma ma sa ma ma ku sa
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Physical"
Misheard Lyrics: I took you to an intimate restaurant, Then, do we suggest a movie?
Original Lyrics: I took you to an intimate resteraunt Then to a suggestive movie
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Patrice Rushen's, "Forget-Me-Nots"
Misheard Lyrics: Benjamin's forget-me-nots
I want you to remember Original Lyrics: Baby, please, forget-me-nots
I want you to remember |
1990s | |
Salt N Pepa's, "Whatta Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatta man, whatta man, whatta man!
Whatta body whatta man. Original Lyrics: Whatta man, whatta man, whatta man!
Whatta mighty good man. |
Sarah McLachlan's, "Adia"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause we are born in a sink
Believe me, Adia We are still in a sink. Original Lyrics: 'Cause we are born innocent
Believe me, Adia We are still innocent. |
Will Smith feat. Coko's, "Men in Black"
Misheard Lyrics: Here comes the Mennen plaque
The one lets you remember Original Lyrics: Here come the Men in Black
They won't let you remember |
Will Smith's, "Gettin' Jiggy With It"
Misheard Lyrics: Gettin' s**tty with it
Original Lyrics: Gettin' jiggy with it
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Will Smith's, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Misheard Lyrics: In West Philadelphia, bullet raised
Original Lyrics: In West Philadelphia, born and raised
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: That is nothing like Bear Grylls But sure is a lovely good song
Original Lyrics: I'm a just a notch in your bedpost
But you're just a line in a song. |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Wishing to be the freak she's in your cheese
Original Lyrics: Wishing to be the friction in your jeans.
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Fall Out Boy's, "The Take Over, the Breaks Over"
Misheard Lyrics: I overcompensate with headlines.
And flash flash flash, tiger fever Original Lyrics: I overcompensate with headlines
And flash, flash, photography |
Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a little man
And I'm also evil Also into cats, also into cats Original Lyrics: I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are Oh so intricate, Oh so intricate |
Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: Beer is now iPhone
Confusing worm is real Original Lyrics: Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real |
Linkin Park's, "Faint"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't fail the way I did before
Original Lyrics: I can't feel the way I did before.
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2010s | |
Chvrches', "The Mother We Share"
Misheard Lyrics: And the mother and child will never keep your cold heart from falling
Original Lyrics: And the mother we share will never keep our cold hearts from calling
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Clean Bandit's, "Rather Be"
Misheard Lyrics: No, no, no, no, no,... love pays the rent for me.
Original Lyrics: No, no,no,no,no... No place I'd rather be
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Fall Out Boy's, "American Beauty/American Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: You take a bowl full of soup and you pour some out. You take a bowl full of soup and you pour some out.
Original Lyrics: You take the full, full truth and pour some out.You take the full full truth and pour some out.
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George Ezra's, "Budapest"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me one good reason why I should never make a chain
Original Lyrics: Give me one good reason why I should never make a change
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Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll worship like a dog on a Saturday night I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that death, more death Good God, let me give you my lies
Original Lyrics: I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your light
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life |
Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Let it go, let it go, and I'll rise like the great Gondor!
Original Lyrics: Let it go, let it go, and I'll rise like the break of dawn!
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Taylor Swift's, "Style"
Misheard Lyrics: You got that Jay-Z day dream look in your eye
Original Lyrics: You got that James Dean day dream look in your eye
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4Him's, "For Future Generations"
Misheard Lyrics: I must be alive for future generations
Original Lyrics: I must be a light for future generations
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