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1960s | |
Hollies', "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
Misheard Lyrics: His welfare's not my concern.
Original Lyrics: His welfare is of my concern.
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John Fred & His Playboy Band's, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics: I circumcise a horse, yeah
Original Lyrics: A circus of a-horrors, he-he.
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Neil Sedaka's, "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
Misheard Lyrics: When you were thirteen, you were a bloody Valentine.
Original Lyrics: When you were thirteen, you were my funny Valentine.
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Ray Charles', "In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Must be a headache, whoa-oa!
Original Lyrics: Must be an ending to us all
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Richard Harris', "MacArthur Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Between the parted page a sandwich press
In love, shot people dine Like a giant pair of pants Original Lyrics: Between the parted pages and were pressed
In love's hot, fevered iron Like a striped pair of pants |
Small Faces', "Itchycoo Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Get blown up feeding ducks with a bomb.
Original Lyrics: Get hung up feeding ducks with a bun.
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The Beatles', "I Am the Walrus"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the Egbert
They are the Egberts Original Lyrics: I am the eggman
They are the eggmen. |
The Hollies', "Carrie Anne"
Misheard Lyrics: I played the Jennifer, you played the Monica.
Original Lyrics: I played the janitor, you played the monitor.
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The Kinks', "A Well Respected Man"
Misheard Lyrics: The matter of morning stinks
Original Lyrics: The matrimonial stakes
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The Seekers', "The Carnival Is Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Pompey Row and Columbine
Original Lyrics: For Pierrot and Columbine
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1970s | |
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: I met a divvy woman
She took my hole away Original Lyrics: I met a devil woman
She took my heart away |
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Sweet Talking Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: You got it so wrong
Sweet talking woman. Original Lyrics: You gotta slow down
Sweet talking woman. |
Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be leaving America
Original Lyrics: I believe in miracles.
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Stranglers', "No More Heroes"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatever happened to dear old Lenny?
The great Elvira, and Santa Panda? Original Lyrics: Whatever happened to dear old Lenny?
The great Elmyra, and Sancho Panza? |
The Bay City Rollers', "Money Honey"
Misheard Lyrics: Fork out bulls*it just to see what you can get
Original Lyrics: Snide like a fox yea just to see what you can get
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The Stranglers', "No More Heroes"
Misheard Lyrics: They watched Jerome burn
Original Lyrics: They watched their Rome burn.
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1980s | |
A-ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be gone in a Daewoo.
Original Lyrics: I'll be gone in a day or two.
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ABBA's, "Super Trouper"
Misheard Lyrics: I was sick and tied up with a string
Original Lyrics: I was sick and tired of everything
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Belinda Carlisle's, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh baby, do you know if that works?
Original Lyrics: Ooh baby, do you know what that's worth?
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Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Napalm, napalm!
Original Lyrics: They come, They come
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Elvis Costello's, "Oliver's Army"
Misheard Lyrics: Olive Assami is on the way
Original Lyrics: Oliver's army is on the way.
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Marillion's, "Heart of Lothian"
Misheard Lyrics: Wild boys, wild boys, wild boys,
Born with hearts of loathing Original Lyrics: Wide boys, wide boys, wide boys,
Born with hearts of Lothian |
Nena's, "99 Red Balloons"
Misheard Lyrics: Ninety-nine molesters meet.
Original Lyrics: Ninety-nine ministers meet.
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Quarterflash's, "Harden My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow Martinis Original Lyrics: I'm gonna harden my heart
I'm gonna swallow my tears |
Ray Parker Jr's, "Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got a coast of freaky ghosts, baby
You better call Ghostbusters. or If you got a host of freaky ghosts, maybe You gotta call Ghostbusters. Original Lyrics: If you have a dose of a freaky ghost, baby
You better call Ghostbusters. |
Stevie Wonder's, "Master Blaster (Jammin')"
Misheard Lyrics: Didn't know you;
Would be jamming it in the big old dog Original Lyrics: Didn't know you;
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn. |
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1990s | |
Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans and 112's, "I'll Be Missing You"
Misheard Lyrics: Every night I break
Original Lyrics: Every night I pray
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R.E.M.'s, "Losing My Religion"
Misheard Lyrics: But it was just a tree, that was just a tree
Original Lyrics: But that was just a dream, that was just a dream
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Soundgarden's, "Pretty Noose"
Misheard Lyrics: I got the perfect stain, I cleaned it off, with a dirty feel
Original Lyrics: I got the perfect steal
A cleaner love with a dirty feel. |
Stevie Ray Vaughn's, "Wall of Denial"
Misheard Lyrics: In the small of the night, come stumblin' down.
Original Lyrics: When this wall of denial comes tumblin' down.
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Dance Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm too horny for a 'hot damn'
Original Lyrics: I'm two quarters and a heart down.
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Fall Out Boy's, "Hum Hallelujah"
Misheard Lyrics: A teenage vow in a parking lot
Tutu my demon spawn. Original Lyrics: A teenage vow in a parking lot
"'Til tonight do us part." |
Fall Out Boy's, "I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way...(Me And You)"
Misheard Lyrics: The train I used to Libany
Original Lyrics: The tree I used to lay beneath
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Fall Out Boy's, "Of All the Gin Joints in All the World"
Misheard Lyrics: And oh, the way you make me seize my pillow case
Original Lyrics: And oh, the way your makeup stains my pillow case
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: A loaded gun complex
Original Lyrics: A loaded God complex
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Marina and the Diamonds', "Hermit the Frog (Mermaid VS Sailor version)"
Misheard Lyrics: Think before you bluff
Oh, the words that you her clothes Next week you'll be ohhhh ooooooh Original Lyrics: Think before you blurt
Out the words you say to hurt 'Cause next week you'll be all ooooooh |
My Chemical Romance's, "To the End"
Misheard Lyrics: And all the cider I do drink
Original Lyrics: And all the cyanide that you drank
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Nightwish's, "Amaranth"
Misheard Lyrics: There is the one
Whose never ending reign in your heart Induces snow white sorrow Original Lyrics: Caress the one
The never-fading rain in your heart The tears of snow-white sorrow. |
2010s | |
5 Seconds of Summer's, "Hey Everybody!"
Misheard Lyrics: We can all get some
Yeah, we can all get laid Original Lyrics: We can all get some
Yeah, we can all get paid |
Coldplay's, "Adventure of a Lifetime"
Misheard Lyrics: Than this salvation for their eyes
Original Lyrics: And this adventure, more than I
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Crywolf & Ianborg's, "Oceans, Pt. II"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm drowning in your eyes, drowning in your ass
Original Lyrics: I'm drowning in your eyes, drowning in your eyes
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Fall Out Boy's, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: In the jaw-jaw
Original Lyrics: In the dark, dark
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Magic!'s, "Rude"
Misheard Lyrics: Get another dollar for the rest of my life
Original Lyrics: Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?
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country | |
Billy Gilman's, "One Voice"
Misheard Lyrics: We need some hell
plus One Voice was hell and Thanks for the hell Original Lyrics: We need some hell
plus One Voice was helped and Thanks for the help |
Billy Ray Cyrus', "Achy Breaky Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Myself already knows I'm not a cake
Original Lyrics: Myself already knows I'm not O.K.
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xmas | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel the walls
Don't they know it's Christmas time? Original Lyrics: Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmas time |
Eagles', "Please Come Home for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Bells will be raining
Original Lyrics: Bells will be ringing
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