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1950s | |
The Dovells', "Bristol Stomp"
Misheard Lyrics: The kids in Bristol are sharp as a thistle...
Original Lyrics: Kids in Bristol are as sharp as a pistol...
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1960s | |
TV theme songs', "Gilligan's Island theme song"
Misheard Lyrics: On Charlotte desert isle
Original Lyrics: uncharted desert isle
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "I Have a Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Across the sea
I have a dream Original Lyrics: I'll cross the sea
I have a dream |
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Anne Murray's, "Danny's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: And even though we ate our money
I'm so in luck with your honey Original Lyrics: And even though we ain't got money
I'm so in love with your honey |
Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: The smell of caleep dust rising up in the air
Original Lyrics: Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
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John Travolta and Olivia Newton John's, "Summer Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: He was sweet, just a lady!
Original Lyrics: He was sweet, just turned eighteen.
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Silver Convention's, "Fly, Robin, Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: Fly, rubber, fly
Original Lyrics: Fly, Robin, fly
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Silver Convention's, "Get Up and Boogie"
Misheard Lyrics: That's white!
Get up and poopy Original Lyrics: That's right!
Get up and boogie |
Steely Dan's, "Night By Night"
Misheard Lyrics: When the joker tried to tell me
I couldn't cut it in the smooth town Original Lyrics: When the joker tried to tell me
I could cut it in this rube town |
T-Rex's, "Metal Guru"
Misheard Lyrics: Metal Guru has it been
Just like a film star's sabre-tooth dream I'll be cleaning your potato machine Original Lyrics: Metal Guru has it been
Just like a silver-studded sabre-tooth dream I'll be clean you know Pollution machine |
The Four Seasons', "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: Late December 1963
Original Lyrics: Late December back in '63
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The Who's, "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Misheard Lyrics: We won't get food again
Original Lyrics: We won't get fooled again
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Van McCoy's, "Party"
Misheard Lyrics: Get on down and fart it
Original Lyrics: Get on down and party
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Wild Cherry's, "Play That Funky Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Play that f***ing music, right, boy?
Original Lyrics: Play that funky music, white boy
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics: Friday night I crashed your farting
Original Lyrics: Friday night I crashed your party
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Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Only shadows ahead
Belle Eclaire on the roof Original Lyrics: Only shadows ahead
Barely clearing the roof |
Def Leppard's, "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"
Misheard Lyrics: Anywhere you go (2x)
Original Lyrics: Anything goes (2x)
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Matthew Wilder's, "Break My Stride"
Misheard Lyrics: I sailed away to China, in a litter of pups I find ya.
Original Lyrics: I sailed away to China, in a little rowboat to find ya.
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Saved by the sound of the monkey song
Original Lyrics: Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
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Nick Heyward's, "Take That Situation"
Misheard Lyrics: How can you take back my bride
Original Lyrics: How can you take back my pride
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REO Speedwagon's, "Take It on the Run"
Misheard Lyrics: You're thinking of your white mice
Original Lyrics: You're thinking up your white lies
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1990s | |
Cast of Barney & Friends', "My Yellow Blankey"
Misheard Lyrics: My blankey is so smashing and very, very yellow
I like to keep it with meat when I say "Hello!" Original Lyrics: My blankey is so special and very, very yellow
I like to keep it with me when I say "Hello!" |
Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics: Accent light, into night.
Original Lyrics: Exit light, enter night.
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Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics: The dead lay in pools of broom blow.
Original Lyrics: The dead lay in pools of maroon below.
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Rednex's, "Cotton Eye Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: Fi fi fo bim for Cotton Eye Joe
Original Lyrics: If it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe
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Theme Songs', "Tiny Toon Adventures"
Misheard Lyrics: They're golly, they're funny
They're babs and buster bunny Original Lyrics: They're furry, they're funny
They're babs and buster bunny |
Toni Braxton's, "Un-Break My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I measure arms to hold me now
Original Lyrics: I need your arms to hold me now
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2000s | |
Coldplay's, "Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics: So then I took my turd
A lot of things are dumb And it was all yellow Original Lyrics: So then I took my turn
A lot of things are done And it was all yellow |
Fall Out Boy's, "20 Dollar Nose Bleed"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna blow up Steven
Call me Mr. Benzedrine Original Lyrics: I wanna blow off steam, and
Call me Mr. Benzedrine |
Fall Out Boy's, "Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?"
Misheard Lyrics: This city rains in melodies
Original Lyrics: They say quitters never win
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Madonna's, "Hung Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Tom goes by so snowy for those who wake
Original Lyrics: Time goes by so slowly for those who wait
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Meshuggah's, "Rational Gaze"
Misheard Lyrics: I like juice in a shark suit.
Original Lyrics: Our light-induced image of the truth
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Natalie Imbruglia's, "Wrong Impression"
Misheard Lyrics: Gargamel, Gargamel
Original Lyrics: Calling out
Calling out. |
Puddle of Mudd's, "Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby on the phone,
Baby on the phone Original Lyrics: Maybe I'm the one,
Maybe I'm the one |
System of a Down's, "B.Y.O.B"
Misheard Lyrics: Taking all the corn dogs, stealing our intentions.
Original Lyrics: Breaking into Fort Knox, stealing our inventions.
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2010s | |
David Guetta ft. Sam Martin's, "Dangerous"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know where the lights are taking us
But something in the night is dangerous And nothing's holding back the two of us But, baby, this is getting serious Oh oh oh Dan-danger-dangerous Oh oh oh Original Lyrics: I don't know where the lights are taking us
But something in the night is dangerous And nothing's holding back the two of us Baby this is getting serious Oh oh oh Detain The Dangerous Oh oh oh |
Fall Out Boy's, "Uma Thurman"
Misheard Lyrics: I can walk 'em in the tub, walk em in the tub!
Original Lyrics: I can work a miracle, work a miracle!
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Katy Perry's, "The One That Got Away"
Misheard Lyrics: And on my 18th birthday
We got a chin to twos Original Lyrics: And on my 18th birthday
We got matching tattoos |
Lana Del Rey's, "Never Let Me Go"
Misheard Lyrics: love me like your best friend's dead
Original Lyrics: love me like your best friends did
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Marina and the Diamonds', "Primadonna"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be a door
Original Lyrics: I wanna be adored
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Marina and the Diamonds', "Valley of the Dolls"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I'm ready for the restaurant
Original Lyrics: Now I'm ready for the last hoorah
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Rihanna's, "We Found Love"
Misheard Lyrics: We fell in love in an office place
Original Lyrics: We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place |
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Michael W. Smith's, "Place in This World "
Misheard Lyrics: My face in this world
Original Lyrics: My place in this world
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Toby Mac's, "Me Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd be chasing every tree that blows my way
Original Lyrics: I'd be chasing every breeze that blows my way.
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Commercial's, "Popeyes Chicken "
Misheard Lyrics: Lose the 'atta' fast
Original Lyrics: Louisiana fast
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Theme Song's, "Overture (Bugs Bunny Show theme song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Over, Jurns, turn the lights
No more hursing or hursing a part Original Lyrics: Overture, curtain, lights
No more rehearsing and nursing our parts |