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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog "
Misheard Lyrics: You wakin' up to butta hound dog
Crockin' all the time Original Lyrics: You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time |
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1960s | |
The Temptations', "Cloud Nine"
Misheard Lyrics: The grass came down hard and I took to cloud 9
Original Lyrics: Depressed and downhearted I took to cloud nine
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1970s | |
Bread 's, "Lost Without Your Love "
Misheard Lyrics: All I want is just the way it used to be
When you here close to me I've got to make you see Original Lyrics: All I want is just the way it used to be
With you here close to me I've got to make you see |
Bread 's, "Lost Without Your Love "
Misheard Lyrics: But someday soon I'll wait
And find my heart won't have to break Original Lyrics: But someday soon I'll wake
And find my heart won't have to break |
Bread 's, "Lost Without Your Love "
Misheard Lyrics: I wondered through the night
Original Lyrics: I wander through the night
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: All the clowns are tired of dancing.
Original Lyrics: Hold me closer tiny dancer
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Hot Chocolate's, "Disco Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: No blanket talking, you're talking to yourself
Original Lyrics: No point in talking, you're talking to yourself
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Hot Chocolate's, "Every 1's a Winner"
Misheard Lyrics: Every 1's a Weiner
Original Lyrics: Every 1's a winner
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Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in Milkfuls
Original Lyrics: I believe in miracles
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Joe Jackson's, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"
Misheard Lyrics: So I tolled
Original Lyrics: So I'm told
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Look up to disguise as seed.
Original Lyrics: Look up to the skies and see.
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Prestigious
and precise Original Lyrics: Fastidious
and precise |
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1980s | |
A-Ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me away, I don't have too much to say
Original Lyrics: Talking away, I don't know what I'm to say.
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Clash's, "Rock The Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Sharia Law I like it
Original Lyrics: Shariff don't like it.
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Jim Diamond's, "Shoulda Known Better"
Misheard Lyrics: Shoot a lone bear
Original Lyrics: Shoulda known better.
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Joe Jackson's, "Steppin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics: The myths across the widow hides the lies
Original Lyrics: The mist across the window hides the lines
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R.E.M.'s, "Stand"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's face Morph
Now face Les Original Lyrics: Let's face north
Now face west |
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REO Speedwagon's, "Keep the Fire Burnin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Letters never lose a learning
Original Lyrics: Let us never lose a yearning
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1990s | |
Jesse Frederick's, "Family Matters Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a rare condition, this day late
To read any good news on the newspaper plate Love unconditioned on a grand design Some people say is even harder to find Well then there must be some magic crew inside these chiseled walls Original Lyrics: It's a rare condition, this day and age,
To read any good news on the newspaper page. Love and tradition of the grand design, some people say it's even harder to find. Well then there must be some magic clue inside these gentle walls |
Moby's, "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad"
Misheard Lyrics: He's on his own
Original Lyrics: These open doors
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R.E.M.'s, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Calling Cheryl Baker up
Original Lyrics: Call me when you try to wake her up
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Republica's, "Ready To Go"
Misheard Lyrics: You were in tears, too near and too far away,
He said, "sorry," went home stayed in bed all day Original Lyrics: You're weird, in tears, too near and too far away,
He said, saw red, went home stayed in bed all day, |
Republica's, "Ready to Go"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a crack, I'm back, yeah
I'm standing on the rooftops Saturday Original Lyrics: It's a crack, I'm back, yeah
I'm standing on the rooftops having it |
Republica's, "Ready to Go"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a crack, I'm back, yeah
I'm standing on the rooftops, Shout it out Original Lyrics: It's a crack, I'm back, yeah
I'm standing on the rooftops Shouting out |
2000s | |
Fall Out Boy feat. John Mayer's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics: No one wants to beat it, eat it
Original Lyrics: No one wants to be defeated
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you're gonna come back, skulking and pulling.
Original Lyrics: A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it.
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Hoobastank's, "Crawling in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: Crying in the dark
Original Lyrics: Crawling in the Dark
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Hoobastank's, "Disappear"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you make them kiss and fear?
Original Lyrics: Can you make them disappear?
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Hoobastank's, "Running Away"
Misheard Lyrics: I think that I can do
Original Lyrics: Nothing that I can do
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not a purple person
Original Lyrics: I'm not a perfect person
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Jennifer Love Hewitt's, "BareNaked"
Misheard Lyrics: I just can't stink it anymore
Original Lyrics: I just can't think it anymore
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Sara Bareilles', "Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Blank stairs and bleeding pages
Original Lyrics: Blank stares at blank pages
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Vybz Kartel 's, "Yuh Love "
Misheard Lyrics: Miffy give you love till the day I die
Original Lyrics: Mi fi gi yuh love till di day I die
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2010s | |
Anthrax's, "The Devil You Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Let the right one in
Ya gotta go with the devil you know It's a goddamn shame Ya gotta go with the devil you know I'm ready, ready to begin You bastard Let the right one in Ya gotta go with the devil that you know ***OR*** Let the right one in Ya gotta go with the devil you know It's a goddamn sham Ya gotta go with the devil you know I'm ready, ready to begin You bastard Let the right one in Ya gotta go with the devil that you know Original Lyrics: Let the right one in
Ya gotta go with the devil you know It's a goddamn sin Ya gotta go with the devil you know I'm ready, ready to begin You bastard Let the right one in Ya gotta go with the devil that you know |
CFO$'s, "Roar of the Crowd"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause you cosplay, cosplay.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause you called for me, called for me.
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Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: We’ve come too far
To give up who we are, So let’s raise the bar And our cocks to the stars. Original Lyrics: We’ve come too far
To give up who we are, So let’s raise the bar And our cups to the stars. |
Katy Perry's, "Roar"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna hear me roam
Original Lyrics: You're gonna hear me Roar
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Miguel's, "Sure Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Go pick that pimple
Gotta sweat that Original Lyrics: You could bet that
Never got to sweat that |
Sara Bareilles', "Brave"
Misheard Lyrics: I wonder what would happen if you stay
Original Lyrics: I wonder what would happen if you say
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Sara Bareilles', "King of Anything"
Misheard Lyrics: I hate to bake it to you babe
But I'm not downing Original Lyrics: I hate to break it to you babe
But I'm not drowning |
Shawn Mendes', "Stitches"
Misheard Lyrics: Beat it till I can't breathe, chicken falling onto moneys
Original Lyrics: Bleed until I can't breathe, shaking falling onto my knees
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Studio Union's, "That's All I Need"
Misheard Lyrics: But you looking for paradise and you've got to pay the prize
Original Lyrics: But you look for pearls or dice and you've got to pay the price
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country | |
Trace Adkins', "You're Gonna Miss This"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna want this bag
Original Lyrics: You're gonna walk this back
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misc | |
Charles Gounod's, "Ave Maria"
Misheard Lyrics: A dead Maria
Original Lyrics: Ave Maria
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Train's, "Cab"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I think I'm the only cattle sold
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road.
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