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1950s | |
Neil Sedaka's, "Going Home to Mary Lou"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm going home to marry Lou
Original Lyrics: I'm going home to Mary Lou
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1960s | |
Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: I know a man on suppositories, but these tears I can't hold inside
Original Lyrics: I know a man ain't supposed to cry, but these tears I can't hold inside
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Status Quo's, "Down The Dustpipe"
Misheard Lyrics: Turned into the lonely dustpipe,
Hope my pickle can stand the test. Original Lyrics: Turned into the lonely dustpipe,
Hope my pick-up can stand the test. |
The Band's, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't raise a Cain back up when he's in the deep.
Original Lyrics: You can't raise a Caine back up
When it's in defeat. |
The Hollies', "Jennifer Eccles"
Misheard Lyrics: Last kiss, hate her and go
Original Lyrics: Love, kiss, hate or adore
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The Sandpipers', "Guantanamera"
Misheard Lyrics: One ton tomato
Original Lyrics: Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera |
The Searchers', "Needles and Pins"
Misheard Lyrics: She'll feel those needles and pins,
Hump her, Hump her Original Lyrics: She'll feel those needles and pins,
A-hurtin' her, a-hurtin' her |
The Seekers', "Georgy Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody and me could ever see the loneliness there.
Original Lyrics: Nobody you meet could ever see the loneliness there.
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1970s | |
Captain & Tennille's, "Shop Around"
Misheard Lyrics: You better chuck a rod
Original Lyrics: You better shop around
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Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: I had some dreams they were grounds in my coffee, grounds in my coffee
Original Lyrics: I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee
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Donovan's, "There Is a Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics: The lark up on my garden eats a snail, that's what it is
Original Lyrics: The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is
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Grateful Dead's, "Brown-Eyed Women"
Misheard Lyrics: Black eyed women and blue ketamine
The blotter was custie but the liquid was clean Original Lyrics: Brown eyed women, and red grenadine.
The bottle was dusty, but the liquor was clean. |
Hall & Oates', "Sara Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: When I feel cold, you warn me
Original Lyrics: When I feel cold, you warm me
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Come Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: I've spent four lonely days in a Brown Debbie haze
Original Lyrics: I've spent four lonely days in a Brown Derby haze
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Middle of the Road's, "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"
Misheard Lyrics: Where's your poppadum?
Original Lyrics: Where's your poppa gone
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Neil Sedaka's, "Amarillo"
Misheard Lyrics: Is this the way to have a ribbon?
Original Lyrics: Is this the way to Amarillo?
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Deeper Than the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Deeper than the night
Stronger than a locomotive Original Lyrics: Deeper than the night
Stronger than the north wind blowing |
Olivia Newton-John's, "Deeper Than the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Why do you always seem to dance around
Original Lyrics: Why do your eyes seem to dance away?
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Paul & Linda McCartney's, "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Misheard Lyrics: Little little neo-gypsy, gad around (gad around)
Get your feet up off the ground Little little, gad around. Original Lyrics: Live a little, be a gypsy, get around (get around)
Get your feet up off the ground Live a little, get around. |
Queen's, "Seven Seas of Rhye"
Misheard Lyrics: Be gone with you, you short and shady semaphores
Give out the good, keep out the bald eagle cries Original Lyrics: Be gone with you, you shod and shady senators
Give out the good, leave out the bad evil cries |
Steely Dan's, "Josie"
Misheard Lyrics: Sleep on the bitch, naked
Original Lyrics: Sleep on the beach and make it
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Steely Dan's, "Peg"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey! Welcome back to me
Original Lyrics: Peg, it will come back to you
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Sweet's, "Ballroom Blitz"
Misheard Lyrics: And the man in the back said, 'Everyone attack'
Then he hit 'em in the balls, then splits Original Lyrics: And the man at the back said, 'Everyone attack'
And it turned into a ballroom blitz. |
Sweet's, "Ballroom Blitz"
Misheard Lyrics: Ball-Room pants, Ball-Room pants
Ball-Room pants, Ball-Room pants Original Lyrics: Ballroom blitz, Ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz, Ballroom blitz |
Vicki Lawrence's, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: And a big fat chick grabbed his dong and said "Why'd ya do it?"
Original Lyrics: And the big-bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said, "Why'd ya do it?
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Vicki Lawrence's, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: And the locust said 'Hello'.
And he said "Hi, what's doin', Lo?" Original Lyrics: Andy Wollace said 'Hello'.
And he said "Hi, what's doin', Wo?" |
Vicki Lawrence's, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: Brother bought his wife mustard in town
Original Lyrics: Brother thought his wife musta left town
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Vicki Lawrence's, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: Since you been gone, she's been seein' that nameless boy since
Original Lyrics: Since you been gone, she's been seein' that Amos boy, Seth
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1980s | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: Feed the worms
Original Lyrics: Feed the world
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Cher's, "If I Could Turn Back Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Words are like kippers
They wound sometimes. Original Lyrics: Words are like weapons
They wound sometimes. |
Journey's, "Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: Just when you think you have it all figured out,
A one-night stand can change your mind. Original Lyrics: Just when you think you had it all figured out
Runnin' scared can change your mind. |
Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics: Footloose, Footloose, kick off your sorry shoes
Original Lyrics: Footloose, Footloose, kick off your Sunday shoes
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Manhattan Transfer's, "Agua"
Misheard Lyrics: Dreaming what cannot be science
Original Lyrics: Dreaming what cannot be sighted
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Physical"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's get Busytown
Original Lyrics: Let's get physical
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Paul Simon's, "All Around the World/The Myth of Fingerprints"
Misheard Lyrics: Elvis is the watermelon
Original Lyrics: Ever since the watermelon
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REO Speedwagon's, "Take It on the Run"
Misheard Lyrics: They say you got a boyfriend
You're at it every weekend. Original Lyrics: They say you got a boyfriend
You're out late every weekend. |
Tears for Fears', "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't stand this indecision
Married with a television Original Lyrics: I can't stand this indecision
Married with a lack of vision. |
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1990s | |
Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics: Extra light
Enter night Original Lyrics: Exit light
Enter night. |
Nightwish's, "Nymphomaniac Fantasia"
Misheard Lyrics: Deeper shall be the world between your legs
Original Lyrics: Deeper shall be the wound between your legs
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2000s | |
Franz Ferdinand's, "Take Me Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I know I won't be lieber herr
Original Lyrics: I know I won't be leaving here
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Green Day's, "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
Misheard Lyrics: The answer can never last.
Original Lyrics: The innocent can never pass.
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Muse's, "Hoodoo"
Misheard Lyrics: When I bought some créme brûlée
Original Lyrics: And our bodies crumble away
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2010s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Twin Skeletons"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a room in a hotel in New York City
The chairs are fake and deserve our pity Original Lyrics: There's a room in a hotel in New York City that shares our fate and deserves our pity.
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Fall Out Boy's, "Uma Thurman"
Misheard Lyrics: Put your, put your f-f-fingers in me
Original Lyrics: Put your, put your v-v-venom in me
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: This is that ice-cold,
Machete-like disco Original Lyrics: This hit that ice cold
Michelle Pfeiffer that white gold |
Rachel Platten 's, "Fight Song"
Misheard Lyrics: This is my fart song
Original Lyrics: This is my fight song
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Selena Gomez's, "Good for You"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I'll paint my skin till your heart's beating
Original Lyrics: And syncopate my skin to your heart beating
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Skrillex's, "Bangerang"
Misheard Lyrics: Salsa on my balls boys, s-s-s-s-s-s-salsa on my balls boys
Weed Brownie Original Lyrics: Shout out to all my lost boys, sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh shout out to all my lost boys
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