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1950s | |
1960s | |
Beach Boys', "I Get Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I get around
From town to town I'm a wrinkled head I'm makin' wrinkled bread Original Lyrics: I get around
From town to town I'm a real cool head I'm makin' real good bread. |
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Rolling Stones', "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: Jumpin' Jack Flash get some cash cash cash
Original Lyrics: Jumpin' Jack Flash
It's a gas, gas, gas |
The Velvet Underground's, "Sweet Jane"
Misheard Lyrics: Jack's on his horse and Jane is in a mess.
Original Lyrics: Jack's in his corset, Jane is in her vest.
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Misheard Lyrics: Walking through a Wendy house, tears in my eyes
Original Lyrics: Walking through an empty house, tears in my eyes
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Blondie's, "Hanging on the Telephone"
Misheard Lyrics: If you don't answer, I'll just rip it off the wall
Original Lyrics: If you don't answer, I'll just ring it off the wall
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Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: Then you blew your lid up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun Original Lyrics: Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun |
Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: Daniel, you're a star
In the purple blue sky Original Lyrics: Daniel, you're a star
In the face of the sky. |
Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Back to the Howard and Al in the woods
Back to the horny-backed town. Original Lyrics: Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny-backed toad. |
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Julie Covington's, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
Misheard Lyrics: All through my wild days, my mad assistants
Original Lyrics: All through my wild days, my mad existence
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Plastic Ono Band's, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: Orange, silver, red, blue, white, tint
Original Lyrics: War is over, if you want it.
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Skids', "Into the Valley"
Misheard Lyrics: Into the valley, deeper than the fire
Original Lyrics: Into the valley, betrothed and divine
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The Bee Gees', "More than a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: No better woman
Original Lyrics: More than a woman
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The Bee Gees', "Nights on Broadway"
Misheard Lyrics: Bangin' it on (Bangin' it on)
On the nights on Broadway Original Lyrics: Blamin' it all (Blamin' it all)
On the nights on Broadway |
The Commodores', "Brick House"
Misheard Lyrics: I like lady stat, mass a fact, ain't gotten nothin' back now.
Original Lyrics: That lady's stacked, and that's a fact.
Ain't holding nothing back now |
The Commodores', "Brick House"
Misheard Lyrics: She's the one, the only one who can build like a nicka-mazon
Original Lyrics: She's the one, the only one who's built like a black Amazon
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The Rolling Stones', "Brown Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics: Brown sugar
Just like a younger churl. Original Lyrics: Brown sugar
Just like a young girl should. |
1980s | |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Circle in the Sand"
Misheard Lyrics: Echoes in the sand
Round and round Original Lyrics: Circle in the sand
Round and round |
Big Country's, "Fields of Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Between a father and a son
Between the city and the world Original Lyrics: Between a father and a son
Between the city and the one |
Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Shock to the heart and you're too late.
Original Lyrics: Shot through the heart and you're to blame.
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Dancing in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't start a fire worrying about your little girl falling apart
Original Lyrics: You can't start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart
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Bruce Springsteen's, "My Hometown"
Misheard Lyrics: More than sixteen jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back to your hometown
Original Lyrics: Foreman says these jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back to your hometown
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Cher's, "Just Like Jesse James"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Til my heart is cryin' Ninja and I'm beggin' for more
Original Lyrics: 'Til my heart is cryin' Indian and I'm beggin' for more
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Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: All these shadows ahead, they'll be clearing the room
Original Lyrics: Only shadows ahead, barely clearing the roof
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Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: They'll come, they'll come
Deep in the war between us Original Lyrics: They come, they come
To build a wall between us |
Duran Duran's, "Hungry Like the Wolf"
Misheard Lyrics: I smell like a sound
Original Lyrics: I smell like I sound
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see the red tail lights
Heading for spangly-dee Original Lyrics: I can see the red tail lights
Heading for Spain. |
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: We can sigh, say goodbye Ross and his gay tendencies
Original Lyrics: We can sigh, say goodbye Ross and his dependencies
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Gino Vannelli's, "Living Inside Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: Shannon my dog is dead.
Original Lyrics: Shine on my darkest day
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Kirsty MacColl's, "There's a Guy Works Down the Chipshop"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a guy works down the chipshop swears at shellfish
Original Lyrics: There's a guy works down the chipshop swears he's Elvis
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XTC's, "Making Plans For Nigel"
Misheard Lyrics: He has his future in a British tea
Original Lyrics: He has his future in a British steel
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1990s | |
AC/DC's, "Thunderstruck"
Misheard Lyrics: I was caught in the middle of a regular old time.
Original Lyrics: I was caught in the middle of a railroad track.
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Cast of Barney & Friends', "Barney Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Barney is a dinosaur beyond the vagination
Original Lyrics: Barney is a dinosaur from our imagination
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Celine Dion's, "My Heart Will Go On"
Misheard Lyrics: Neil Farr, wherever you are
Original Lyrics: Near, far, wherever you are
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Elton John's, "Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics: We're the sensible anglers
And temptation's strong. Original Lyrics: When the scent of her lingers
And temptation's strong. |
Tina Arena's, "Chains"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m in shame, I’m in shame
Original Lyrics: I'm in chains, I'm in chains
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Tina Arena's, "Chains"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ve crossed the line from air to sea
Original Lyrics: I’ve crossed the line from mad to sane
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Jurassic Park"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause they sure don't act like Barbie
Original Lyrics: 'Cause they sure don't act like Barney
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2000s | |
Coldplay's, "Clocks"
Misheard Lyrics: I could not stop the cinnamom.
Original Lyrics: I could not stop, that you now know.
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2010s | |
Foster the People's, "Pumped Up Kicks"
Misheard Lyrics: All the other kids with the phone touch keys
Better run, better run, out run my gum All the other kids with the phone touch keys Better run, better run, faster than my brother Original Lyrics: All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
Better run, better run, out run my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks Better run, better run, faster than my bullet |
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One Direction's, "Up All Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Katy Perry's on a plane, on a plane
Original Lyrics: Katy Perry's on replay, on replay
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xmas | |
Eagles', "Please Come Home for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah, Christmas magic
Original Lyrics: Yeah, Christmas, my dear
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Madonna's, "Santa Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: An outer space convertible too, light blue.
Original Lyrics: An out-of-space convertible too, light blue
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Traditional's, "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Leaves have snow and mistletoe
Original Lyrics: Please have snow and mistletoe
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Traditional's, "Twelve Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Four collie birds
Three Frenchmen Two curdled doves and A cartridge in a pear tree Original Lyrics: Four calling birds
Three french hens Two turtle doves and A partridge in a pear tree |
Traditional's, "We Three Kings Of Orient Are"
Misheard Lyrics: We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we travel so far Field and fountain, moor and mountain Following Ringo Starr Original Lyrics: We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain Following yonder star |
Traditional's, "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Postman Brown. Original Lyrics: In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Parson Brown. |