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1950s | |
The Crests', "Sixteen Candles"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the prettiest
The googliest girl I ever seen. Original Lyrics: You're the prettiest
The loveliest girl I ever seen. |
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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Proud Mary"
Misheard Lyrics: Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the Ribble
Original Lyrics: Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river
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Frank Sinatra's, "Strangers in the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Love was just a glance away
A woman bracing dance away Original Lyrics: Love was just a glance away
A warm embracing dance away |
Gene Pitney's, "Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh I was only 24 hours from Tunstall
Original Lyrics: Oh I was only 24 hours from Tulsa
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Johnny Tillotson's, "(Wait 'til You See) My Gidget"
Misheard Lyrics: Wait 'til you see my kitchen
Original Lyrics: Wait 'til you see my Gidget
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Peter, Paul, and Mary's, "Puff the Magic Dragon"
Misheard Lyrics: Noble kings and princes
Would bow when Eric came. Original Lyrics: Noble kings and princes
Would bow whene'er they came. |
Simon and Garfunkel's, "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Misheard Lyrics: Sail on silver curl, sail on by.
Original Lyrics: Sail on silver girl, sail on by.
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The Buckinghams', "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"
Misheard Lyrics: My girl she made out of love
Like one of those bunnies out of the Playboy Club Original Lyrics: My girl she may not a-look
Like one of those bunnies out of the Playboy Club |
The Hollies', "Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: Bus stop, Wednesday, she's there, I say
Please share my umbrella Original Lyrics: Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say
Please share my umbrella |
Zager & Evans', "In the Year 2525"
Misheard Lyrics: He's taken everything the soldiers can give
And he ain't put back nothin'. Original Lyrics: He's taken everything this old Earth can give
And he ain't put back nothin'. |
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Misheard Lyrics: Walking through a numpty house, tears in my eyes
Original Lyrics: Walking through an empty house, tears in my eyes
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Bachman-Turner Overdrive's, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: She took me to her doctor
And he told me I was cute Original Lyrics: She took me to her doctor
And he told me of a cure. |
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you mistrust, let's go behind.
Original Lyrics: Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers', "Buffalo Soldier"
Misheard Lyrics: He was a buffalo soldier in the whole of America
Original Lyrics: He was a buffalo soldier in the heart of America
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Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring your lullabies
Original Lyrics: Bring your alibies
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Misheard Lyrics: The legend lives on from the chipper one down
Of the big lake they called 'Getcha Goolie' Original Lyrics: The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called 'Gitche Gumee.' |
Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in billy goats
Original Lyrics: I believe in miracles.
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Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be leaving Malcolm
Original Lyrics: I believe in miracles.
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Goliath's pee splashed to the ground.
Original Lyrics: The calliope crashed to the ground.
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Queen's, "Seven Seas of Rhye"
Misheard Lyrics: Here's to you, you short and shady scimitars
You got, you got, you got evil crimes Original Lyrics: Be gone with you, you shod and shady senators
Give out the good, leave out the bad evil cries |
Rod Stewart's, "You Wear It Well"
Misheard Lyrics: There ain't a lady and the lamp's on fire, oh my.
Original Lyrics: There ain't a lady in the land so fine, oh my.
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Sherbet's, "Howzat"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, oh, how sad
You messed around I caught you out How sad Original Lyrics: How how howzat
You messed about I caught you out Howzat |
Thin Lizzy's, "Suicide"
Misheard Lyrics: Peter Brent combed his hair
And sent for the police Policeman came to feel his name Original Lyrics: Peter Brent combed his hair
And sent for the police Policeman came took Peter's name |
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1980s | |
Buggles', "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh-a oh-a, I had your children
Oh-a oh-a, why did you kill them? Original Lyrics: Oh-a oh-a, I met your children
Oh-a oh-a, what did you tell them? |
Cher's, "Just Like Jesse James"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Til my heart is cryin' in here and I'm beggin' for more
Original Lyrics: 'Til my heart is cryin' Indian and I'm beggin' for more
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Cyndi Lauper's, "All Through the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Stray cat is crying, no stray cat in sight
Original Lyrics: Stray cat is crying, so stray cat sings back
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Dire Straits', "Hand in Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you and me go parallel together in a park
Original Lyrics: Now you and me go parallel together and apart
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Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't stop, be leavin'!
Original Lyrics: Don't stop believin'
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Miami Sound Machine's, "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You "
Misheard Lyrics: Gallego
Original Lyrics: ya llego
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: And if all your hopes are found
Destiny will around Original Lyrics: And if all your hopes survive
Destiny will arrive |
Ozzy Osbourne's, "Flying High Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I just a crazy guy (you bitch)
Original Lyrics: Am I just a crazy guy (you bet)
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The Jam's, "Strange Town"
Misheard Lyrics: They say don't know, don't care
And I've got a gourmet Original Lyrics: They say don't know, don't care
And I've got to go, mate |
The Rolling Stones', "Start Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics: My heads are greasy, she's made, made in the shade.
Original Lyrics: My hands are greasy, she's a mean, mean machine.
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1990s | |
Deep Blue Something's, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Misheard Lyrics: She said, 'I think I remember the film and
Hysterical Ivy, we both kinda liked it.' Original Lyrics: She said, 'I think I remember the film and
As I recall, I think we both kinda liked it.' |
Eskimo Joe's, "Black Fingernails Red Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Optimus stands and points a finger.
Original Lyrics: All of us stand and point our fingers.
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Melissa Etheridge's, "Come to My Window"
Misheard Lyrics: Come inside
Wait by the light of the room Original Lyrics: Crawl inside
Wait by the light of the moon |
Melissa Etheridge's, "I'm the Only One"
Misheard Lyrics: It's only feed that makes you run
The semen that you're hiding from Original Lyrics: It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from |
Melissa Etheridge's, "If I Wanted To"
Misheard Lyrics: If I wanted to
I could run fast as a dream Original Lyrics: If I wanted to
I could run fast as a train |
Queen's, "The Show Must Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: Empty spaces - what are we looking for?
Original Lyrics: Empty spaces - what are we living for?
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Theme Songs', "Tiny Toons Adventures"
Misheard Lyrics: There's Squidward
I'm defensive, Especially unexpensive Original Lyrics: The scripts were rejected
Expect the unexpected On Tiny Toon Adventures It's about to start! |
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2000s | |
Bjork's, "Sonnets / Unrealities XI"
Misheard Lyrics: Stand helplessly before the spirit of Ebay
Original Lyrics: Stand helplessly before the spirit at bay
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CKY's, "Inhuman Creation Station"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't force your lips together. Follow the instruction sign.
Original Lyrics: Don't force units together, follow the instruction sign.
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Kasabian's, "Shoot the Runner"
Misheard Lyrics: S*** Cherona, s*** s*** Cherona
Original Lyrics: Shoot the runner
Shoot, shoot the runner. |
The Killers', "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: Pokemon, Pokemon, Pokemon
Original Lyrics: So come on, oh come on, oh come on
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2010s | |
Demi Lovato's, "Give Your Heart a Break"
Misheard Lyrics: When your lips are on my a**
Original Lyrics: When your lips are on my lips
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Fall Out Boy's, "Thnk Fr Th Mmrs"
Misheard Lyrics: In hotel rooms, collecting patient's numbers.
Original Lyrics: In hotel rooms, collecting six-page numbers.
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Queensryche's, "A World Without"
Misheard Lyrics: Give it to me mother 'til I can breathe again.
Original Lyrics: Nowhere to be found, I can't breathe again
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country | |
Jerry Lee Lewis', "Middle Aged Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying to brew his steel can
Original Lyrics: Trying to prove he still can
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xmas | |
Traditional's, "Marvelous Toy"
Misheard Lyrics: I wondered to behold it was
Original Lyrics: A wonder to behold it was
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