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1950s | |
Nat King Cole's, "Unforgettable"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a song of love that clays to me
Original Lyrics: Like a song of love that clings to me
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1960s | |
The Foundations', "Build Me Up Buttercup"
Misheard Lyrics: If you were my toy
Original Lyrics: To you I'm a toy
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The Supremes', "Baby Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh baby lot, my baby lot
Original Lyrics: Ooh baby love, my baby love
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1970s | |
Dave Edmunds', "I Hear You Knocking"
Misheard Lyrics: And now you're knocking on my dorm
Original Lyrics: And now you're knocking on my door
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Genesis', "Follow You Follow Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Stay with me, just what single cheer in this positive year
Original Lyrics: Stay with me, just one single tear in each passing year
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Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in Mecca
Original Lyrics: I believe in miracles.
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Stevie Wonder's, "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"
Misheard Lyrics: Here I am in case inside a hollow s***
Original Lyrics: Here I am encased inside a hollow shell
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Stevie Wonder's, "Isn't She Lovely"
Misheard Lyrics: Buoyant so happy
Original Lyrics: Boy I'm so happy
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The Doobie Brothers', "What a Fool Believes"
Misheard Lyrics: What a food believes
Original Lyrics: What a fool believes
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1980s | |
Clash's, "Train in Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: You can stand by me
You're not alone You can stand by me Always Original Lyrics: Did you stand by me?
No, not at all Did you stand by me? No way! |
Dionne & Friends', "That's What Friends Are For"
Misheard Lyrics: And so by the way I vacuum
Original Lyrics: And so by the way I thank you
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Elton John's, "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Time all I had
Could be time spent in view Original Lyrics: Time on my hands
Could be time spent with you |
Eric Carmen's, "Hungry Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: One look at you and I can't kiss guys
Original Lyrics: One look at you and I can't disguise
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Genesis', "Misunderstanding"
Misheard Lyrics: I've waited in the room for hours
Original Lyrics: I've waited in the rain for hours
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Hall & Oates', "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: You got the Bounty, now you want our soul
Original Lyrics: You got the body, now you want my soul
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Hall & Oates', "Kiss on My List"
Misheard Lyrics: When they resist on knowing my blips
Original Lyrics: When they insist on knowing my bliss
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Hall & Oates', "Private Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: They're washing you
Original Lyrics: They're watching you
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Natalie Cole's, "Miss You Like Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I miss you like Craisins
Original Lyrics: I miss you like crazy
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Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics: She wore raspberry vervain, the.
Kind you buy in a second hand store Original Lyrics: She wore a raspberry beret,
The kind you buy, in a second-hand store |
Talking Heads', "Once in a Lifetime"
Misheard Lyrics: Having a disco fight
In the water moblie Original Lyrics: Letting the days go by
Let the water hold me down. |
The Members', "Working Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: If she works nine to give
Gotta get some calamine. Original Lyrics: If she works nine to five
Sure to keep my love alive. |
1990s | |
Backstreet Boys', "Quit Playing Games with My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Impossible as in Macy's
Original Lyrics: Impossible as it may seem
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Deee-Lite's, "Groove Is in the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Grover's in the hearth
Original Lyrics: Groove is in the heart.
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Go West's, "King of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll get overhill
I know I will Original Lyrics: I'll get over you
I know I will |
Heavy D and Eddie F's, "In Living Color"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody here is equally fine
Original Lyrics: Everybody here is equally kind
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Spice Girls', "2 Become 1"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the only way to pee
Original Lyrics: It's the only way to be
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Spice Girls', "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: Look for the rainbow in every store
Original Lyrics: Look for the rainbow in every storm
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Spice Girls', "Mama"
Misheard Lyrics: Catching me in places that I knew I shouldn't pee
Original Lyrics: Catching me in places that I know I shouldn't be
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Spice Girls', "Spice Up Your Life"
Misheard Lyrics: We will take you...wait, you got to go
Original Lyrics: We will take you where you got to go
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Spice Girls', "Who Do You Think You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: Justice, use it, prune it, group it
Original Lyrics: Trust it, use it, prove it, groove it
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Static-X's, "Fix"
Misheard Lyrics: Covered in jello drop dead bannana fish
Original Lyrics: Tune it in, chill out, drop dead, I need to fix
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Static-X's, "Fix"
Misheard Lyrics: Flax! Flax! Flax! All of you yelling at me please carry on.
Original Lyrics: Fix! Fix! Fix! I'm in you you're in me please give me a fix.
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The Cranberries', "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a dream, Timmy
Original Lyrics: You're a dream to me
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2000s | |
Billy Talent's, "Saint Veronika"
Misheard Lyrics: Damn Kanye, Kanye
Original Lyrics: Damn God, yeah, God, yeah
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Christina Aguilera & Ricky Martin's, "Nobody Want to Be Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't express your feelings slipping away
Original Lyrics: Time is precious and it's slipping away
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Moby's, "Lift Me Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me up, let me up higher and higher
or Lemme up, lemme up, ah-la-la-la. Original Lyrics: Lift me up, lift me up, higher now ama.
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OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown's, "The Way You Move"
Misheard Lyrics: I like the way you moo
Original Lyrics: I like the way you move
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OutKast's, "Hey Ya!"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't try to fight the villain
Original Lyrics: Don't try to fight the feeling
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Paul Van Dyk's, "Let Go"
Misheard Lyrics: If you feel you can Lego then Lego
Original Lyrics: If you feel you can't let go then let go
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Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don't Lie"
Misheard Lyrics: You know my Pips don't lie
And I'm starting to feel this white Original Lyrics: You know my hips don't lie
And I'm starting to feel this right |
Spice Girls', "Holler"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to make you Holly
Original Lyrics: I want to make you holler
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Sting's, "Fine Knacks for Ladies"
Misheard Lyrics: It is a precious tuba to be played,
Sometimes in shell the Orient's pearls we find. Original Lyrics: It is a precious jewel to be plain,
Sometimes in shell the Orient's pearls we find. |
Taylor Swift's, "Better Than Revenge"
Misheard Lyrics: She's not insane and she's not what you think,
Original Lyrics: She's not a saint and she's not what you think,
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2010s | |
Saint Motel's, "My Type"
Misheard Lyrics: You're, You're, You're just small town
Original Lyrics: You're, You're, You're just my type
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Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics: So it's going to be forever, or go down with pants,
Original Lyrics: So it's going to be forever, or go down in flames.
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Bob Carlisle's, "Butterfly Kisses"
Misheard Lyrics: She talks to cheeses and I close my eyes
Original Lyrics: She talks to Jesus and I close my eyes
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