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1960s | |
Dionne Warwick's, "I Say a Little Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: I say a little prank for you
Original Lyrics: I say a little prayer for you
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John Fred & His Playboy Band's, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics: Count all the pies, come to me tonight
Judy in the skies, with glasses. Original Lyrics: Cantaloupe eyes come to me tonight
Judy in disguise, with glasses. |
The Four Seasons', "Working My Way Back to You"
Misheard Lyrics: And a happy birthday time
Original Lyrics: And the happiness that died
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The Four Seasons', "Working My Way Back to You"
Misheard Lyrics: With a happy birthday time
Original Lyrics: With a burning love inside
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1970s | |
Bob Marley's, "One Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's get together and feel all ripe
Original Lyrics: Let's get together and feel alright
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Bread's, "Baby I'm-a Want You"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby I don't want you
Original Lyrics: Baby I'm-a want you
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Bread's, "Everything I Own"
Misheard Lyrics: To give you my life, my farm, my home
Original Lyrics: To give up my life, my heart, my home
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Bread's, "Make It with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd like to make a review
Original Lyrics: I'd like to make it with you
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Chicago's, "Saturday in the Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Slow motion writers fly the colors of the day
Original Lyrics: Slow motion riders fly the colors of the day
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Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris', "Another World"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause when I'm in view
You take me away to another whirl Original Lyrics: 'Cause when I'm with you
You take me away to another world |
John Sebastian's, "Welcome Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Your dreams will you take it out
Original Lyrics: Your dreams will you ticket out
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Kate Bush's, "Wuthering Heights"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so cold
Little men in your window. Original Lyrics: I'm so cold
Let me in your window. |
Meatloaf's, "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics: There was fungi all over the sand.
Original Lyrics: There was fog crawling over the sand.
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Mott the Hoople's, "All the Young Dudes"
Misheard Lyrics: Bugger the dudes
Carry the news. Original Lyrics: Boogaloo dudes
Carry the news. |
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Thelma Houston's, "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, my heart is full of love, I deciphered you
Original Lyrics: Baby, my heart is full of love and desire for you.
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1980s | |
Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb's, "Guilty"
Misheard Lyrics: You oughta be a vegan
Makin' me cry to feel lonely or sad You oughta be a vegan Original Lyrics: It oughta be illegal
Make it a crime to be lonely or sad It oughta be illegal |
Bow Wow Wow's, "I Want Candy"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no fun avoiding town.
Original Lyrics: Ain't no finer boy around
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Bruce Springsteen's, "The River"
Misheard Lyrics: Me and Mary were wet and ice cool
Original Lyrics: Me and Mary we met in high school
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Dire Straits', "Walk of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Here comes Johnny singing all these stories
Original Lyrics: Here comes Johnny singing oldies goldies
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Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram's, "Somewhere Out There"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone's saying a prank
Original Lyrics: Someone's singing a prayer
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Partisans', "Police Story"
Misheard Lyrics: Grace Kelly, Princess Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly lies in the sand Where the cops ran in to see Original Lyrics: James Kelly, you're dead, James Kelly
James Kelly lied He said what the cops wanted him to say |
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: Took me for everything that I had
And kicked me out of my home Original Lyrics: You took me for everything that I had
And kicked me out on my own |
Stevie Nicks', "Edge of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like the one we know
Original Lyrics: Just like the white winged dove
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The Buggles', "Video Killed The Radio Star"
Misheard Lyrics: They took the credit for your sick and sinful knee
Original Lyrics: They took the credit for your second symphony.
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "I Lost on Jeopardy!"
Misheard Lyrics: I lost 10th
I lost nervous Original Lyrics: I was tense
I was nervous |
Wham!'s, "Heartbeat "
Misheard Lyrics: Heartbeat, heartbeat why did you marry Mel?
Original Lyrics: Heartbeat, heartbeat why do you fail me now?
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1990s | |
Annie Lennox's, "Walking on Broken Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Working on, working on broken glass
Original Lyrics: Walking on, walking on broken glass
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Beastie Boys', "Brass Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on everybody let's skate.
Original Lyrics: Come on everybody lets get ffff.
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Billy Ray Cyrus', "Achy Breaky Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill the smell. Original Lyrics: And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this man. |
Extreme's, "More Than Words"
Misheard Lyrics: More than worse is all you have to do to make it wheels
Original Lyrics: More than words is all you have to do to make it real
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Radiohead's, "Karma Police"
Misheard Lyrics: Karma police
Arrest this girl Hit her in the head Is making me feel ill Original Lyrics: Karma police
Arrest this girl Her Hitler hairdo Is making me feel ill |
Smashing Pumpkins', "Rhinoceros"
Misheard Lyrics: Puppet show...
Trees and balloons Ask yourself... See you in June. Original Lyrics: Planned a show, trees and balloons
Ice cream snow See you in June |
The Presidents of the United States of America's, "Cleveland Rocks"
Misheard Lyrics: It's such a group attitude
Original Lyrics: It's such a crude attitude
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The Presidents of the United States of America's, "Cleveland Rocks"
Misheard Lyrics: Living with Sid and a safety pin
Go "Cleveland rust! Cleveland rust!" Original Lyrics: Living in sin with a safety pin
Go "Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks!" |
Ziggy Marley's, "Believe in Yourself (Arthur theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: And I said hey! (Hey!)
Water wonderful kind of day! If we can live to work and play And get along with each author Original Lyrics: And I said hey! (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day! If we can learn to work and play And get along with each other |
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2000s | |
Breaking Benjamin's, "Blow Me Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Steady to Hell
Original Lyrics: Steady the hand
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Hilary Duff's, "What Dreams Are Made Of"
Misheard Lyrics: This is Fried Green Tomatoes
Original Lyrics: This is what dreams are made of
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Magical DoReMi's, "Just Like Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Here's a witch, she's not angry
Original Lyrics: Here's a witch, she's mad and green
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2010s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "The Kids Aren't Alright"
Misheard Lyrics: And your love is a meme and I can't believe
Original Lyrics: And your love is anemic and I can't believe
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Fall Out Boy's, "Uma Thurman"
Misheard Lyrics: The 'stache, the 'stache of summer sex
Original Lyrics: The stench, the stench of summer sex
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Fifth Harmony's, "Bo$$"
Misheard Lyrics: You shallow bum depressed on envy, gettin' all burnt out
or You shallow bum depresso, envy, gettin' no rent dollars Original Lyrics: Michelle Obama purse so heavy gettin' Oprah dollars
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Paramore's, "Grow Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Some of us have to blow up sometimes
Original Lyrics: Some of us have to grow up sometimes.
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Skrillex's, "Bangarang"
Misheard Lyrics: Salsa on my balls boys,
S-s-salsa on my balls boys, Weed brownie Original Lyrics: Shout to all my lost boys,
Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-shout to all my lost boys, We rowdy |
Taylor Swift's, "Style"
Misheard Lyrics: And I got that good girl face and a tight little skirt
Original Lyrics: And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
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country | |
Glen Campbell's, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
Misheard Lyrics: By the time I make Albert Gherkin, she'll be working.
Original Lyrics: By the time I make Albuquerque, she'll be working.
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xmas | |
John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band's, "Happy Xmas (War is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: The yellow and red wants
Original Lyrics: For yellow and red ones
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Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Misfortune seemed his lock
Original Lyrics: Misfortune seemed his lot
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