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1950s | |
Eddie Cochran's, "Teenage Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Just give me some time on my hands
I wanna make my own potted plants Original Lyrics: Just give me some time on my hands
I wanna make my own private plans |
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1960s | |
Aretha Franklin's, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me feel like a Ventura woman.
Original Lyrics: You make me feel like a natural woman.
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Terry Stafford's, "Suspicion"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe I'm suspicious
Original Lyrics: Maybe I'm suspicious,
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Terry Stafford's, "Suspicion"
Misheard Lyrics: Suspicion! Woe, is my heart!
Original Lyrics: Suspicion! Torments my heart!
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Terry Stafford's, "Suspicion"
Misheard Lyrics: Suspicion, why talk to me?
Original Lyrics: Suspicion, why torture me?
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The Association's, "Along Comes Mary"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me kicks
And three nine seventy six And give me fragrant memories Original Lyrics: Give me kicks
And be my steady chick And give me pick of memories |
The Monkees', "Take A Giant Step"
Misheard Lyrics: Though you play that loving lost And sorrow stranger hard to frost
Original Lyrics: Though you've played at love and lost And sorrow's turned your heart to frost
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The Moody Blues', "Floating"
Misheard Lyrics: Colliding around with your feet on the ground
Original Lyrics: Gliding around get your feet off the ground
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1970s | |
Alan O'Day's, "Undercover Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: Wonder is your nightlife
Mansion is your dream Original Lyrics: Wonder is your nightlight
Magic is your dream |
Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, but I know, it's my own Grandpa.
Original Lyrics: Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, but I don't, it's my own damn fault.
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The Clash's, "What's My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: I got mixed, fighting in the road
Original Lyrics: I got nicked, fighting in the road
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The Clash's, "What's My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: They got this so I got caught
Original Lyrics: Dad got pissed so I got clocked
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The Clash's, "What's My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: You see the channel so he lost a lot
Original Lyrics: Couldn't hear the Tannoy so he lost the lot
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The Clash's, "White Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: All we get is Sunday baby
Original Lyrics: All we get is someday maybe!
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The Clash's, "White Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: Of the people reaching out to buy it (or bite it)
Original Lyrics: Of people rich enough to buy it
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The Clash's, "White Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: Why people go to school When the teacher has to be thick
Original Lyrics: White people go to school Where they teach you how to be thick
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The Spinners', "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: Quarterly I'm falling in love
Original Lyrics: Could it be I'm falling in love?
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Thelma Houston's, "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Misheard Lyrics: On baby fleece, fleece, don't leave me this way
Original Lyrics: Oh baby please, please don't leave me this way
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Don't Ask Me Why"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't ask for flavors
Original Lyrics: Don't ask for favors
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Hall & Oates', "Kiss on My List"
Misheard Lyrics: Because your kids
Your kids are what I miss Original Lyrics: Because your kiss
Your kiss is what I miss |
Johnny Warman's, "Screaming Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: I had the screaming s***s
Original Lyrics: I heard the screaming jets
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Roy Orbison's, "You Got It"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time I look into your lovin' ass
Original Lyrics: Every time I look into your lovin' eyes
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Survivor's, "Eye Of The Tiger"
Misheard Lyrics: And the last known survivor smokes his bird in the night
Original Lyrics: And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
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The Outfield's, "Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Jersey's on a vacation far away
Cover up and talk it over Original Lyrics: Josie's on a vacation far away
Come around and talk it over |
The Police's, "Synchronicity II"
Misheard Lyrics: Another suburban family morning
My mother screaming at the wall Original Lyrics: Another suburban family morning
Grandmother's screaming at the wall |
The Spinners', "Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm reading stories
Me turning you lasts so long Oh, please Forget me, girl Original Lyrics: I'm really sorry
For telling you lies so long Oh, please Forgive me, girl |
The Spinners', "Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Though I could have my steak and eat it, too
Original Lyrics: Though I could have my cake and eat it, too
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The Who's, "Athena"
Misheard Lyrics: He had a stake the size of a suicide driven in his rib cage
Original Lyrics: He had a snake the size of a sewer pipe living in his rib cage
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1990s | |
Beck's, "Loser"
Misheard Lyrics: In the time of Stupid, cheese I was a monkey.
Original Lyrics: In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey.
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Green Day's, "Hitchin' A Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: My tongue is swelling up, I said...SHOUT!
Original Lyrics: My tongue is swelling up, I said...S***!
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Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Their eyes are full of sperm
Original Lyrics: Their lives again
Their Li, to pull us through |
R.E.M.'s, "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?"
Misheard Lyrics: You always said to "Fire the freak!", uh huh.
Original Lyrics: You wore a shirt of violent green, uh huh
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Vengaboys', "We Like to Party!"
Misheard Lyrics: We like chapattis
Original Lyrics: We like to party
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2000s | |
Alicia Keys', "If I Ain't Got You"
Misheard Lyrics: Ham in a whirl on a silver platter
Original Lyrics: Hand my the world on a silver platter
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Amy Winehouse & Mark Ronson's, "Valerie"
Misheard Lyrics: And I've missed your tender hair
And the way you like to dress or And I've missed your change of hair And the way you like to dress Original Lyrics: And I've missed your ginger hair
And the way you like to dress |
Editors', "Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Blood runs through your things
Original Lyrics: Blood runs through your veins
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Fall Out Boy's, "Dance, Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: And these are the lies you love to leave
Original Lyrics: And these are the lives you love to lead
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Kelly Rowland feat. Nelly's, "Dilemma"
Misheard Lyrics: I met this chicken; she just moved right of the block to me
She got the hots for me The finest wings I've ever seen. Original Lyrics: I met this chick and she just moved across the block from me
She got the hots for me The finest thing I've ever seen. |
Opeth's, "The Moor"
Misheard Lyrics: Tampon burning in my ass
Original Lyrics: Damp mud burning in my eyes
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The Veils', "Lavinia"
Misheard Lyrics: I've her name in mind
It's Collin all the time Original Lyrics: I've her name in mine
It's calling all the time |
2010s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Alone Together"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a deckchair I'm a mess
Original Lyrics: I'm on deck and I'm up next
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Fall Out Boy's, "Centuries"
Misheard Lyrics: And here's the frozen fruit
Original Lyrics: And here's the frozen truth
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Fall Out Boy's, "The Phoenix"
Misheard Lyrics: You are a big tie to me that's dragon me down
Original Lyrics: You are a brick tied to me that's dragging me down
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Fun.'s, "Some Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: Some nights I wish that mice could build a castle
Original Lyrics: Some nights I wish my lips could build a castle
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Kidz Bop Kids', "All About That Bass"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm bringing anal back
Original Lyrics: I'm bringing it all back
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