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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Jailhouse Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Sure would be delighted would you bop with me.
Original Lyrics: Number 47 said to number 3 'You're the cutest jailbird I ever did see
I sure would be delighted with your company.' |
Harry Belafonte's, "Jump in the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Senora dances Calypso
Left to right is the Deadpool Original Lyrics: Senora dances Calypso
Left to right is the tempo |
1960s | |
Louis Armstrong's, "What a Wonderful World"
Misheard Lyrics: I see dreams of green and red noses too
Original Lyrics: I see trees of green and red roses too
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1970s | |
A Taste of Honey's, "Boogie Oogie Oogie"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody here tonight on a school day
Original Lyrics: Everybody here tonight must boogie
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Crystal Gayle's, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue?"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't-a-make my brown eyes blue.
Original Lyrics: Don't it make my brown eyes blue?
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Do Ya"
Misheard Lyrics: Do Ya, Do Ya want my place?
Original Lyrics: Do Ya, Do Ya want my face?
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Elvis Presley 's, "I've Lost You "
Misheard Lyrics: In the chill and Solon Gray of Mormon
We play aparts and we have learn to will Original Lyrics: In the chill and solemn gray of morning
We play the parts that we have learned to well |
Elvis Presley 's, "I've Lost You "
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, I've lost you yes, I've lost you I can't read you anymore
We ought to talk it over now But reason can't stand in for feeling of Original Lyrics: Oh, I've lost you yes, I've lost you I can't reach you anymore
We ought to talk it over nowBut reason can't stand in for feeling, oh |
Elvis Presley's, "I've Lost You "
Misheard Lyrics: Murdering the dream you won't recapture
Though it will haunt the corners of your mind Original Lyrics: Murmuring the dreams you won't recapture
Though it will haunt the corners of you mind |
Led Zeppelin's, "Heartbreaker"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, fellas, have you heard the news?
The little wallaby's back in town! Original Lyrics: Hey, fellas, have you heard the news?
You know that Annie's back in town! |
Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, where the porn stars at?
Original Lyrics: Keep up with the force don't stop
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Jump up to the post-op
Don't stop 'til you get a nose Original Lyrics: Keep on with the force, don't stop
Don't stop 'til you get enough. |
Pink Floyd's, "One of These Days"
Misheard Lyrics: One of these days I'm gonna run with sheep
Original Lyrics: One of these days I'm gonna cut you into little pieces
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The Doobie Brothers', "Long Train Runnin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby baby baby baby, put your boobies down
Original Lyrics: Baby baby baby baby, got to move it now
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Three Dog Night's, "Joy to the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Joy to the bitches in Tennessee
Joy to you and me. Original Lyrics: Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea
Joy to you and me. |
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1980s | |
Gypsy Kings', "Bamboleo"
Misheard Lyrics: Gone away-o, gone away-a
Original Lyrics: Bamboleo, bambolea
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Kool and the Gang's, "Misled"
Misheard Lyrics: Billy Bomber broken dreams
Original Lyrics: boulevard of broken dreams
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Lionel Richie's, "All Night Long (All Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: Oneida
Original Lyrics: All night long
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Lionel Richie's, "Stuck on You"
Misheard Lyrics: Guess I'm on my way
Original Lyrics: Yes I'm on my way
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Lionel Richie's, "Truly"
Misheard Lyrics: And you want me by your sight
Original Lyrics: And you want me by your side
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Lionel Richie's, "You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: You are the song
You are Lorraine Original Lyrics: You are the sun
You are the rain |
Rod Stewart's, "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Some guys have all the lunch
Original Lyrics: Some guys have all the luck
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Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I could light the night up with my solar fire
Original Lyrics: I could light the night up with my soul on fire
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Thomas Dolby's, "Windpower"
Misheard Lyrics: We're incontinent, incontinent, incontinent, incontinent, all
Original Lyrics: We're a continent, a continent, a continent, a continent, a...
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1990s | |
Aaron Neville's, "Don't Take Away My Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: And the sun wouldn't know where to shine
Original Lyrics: And the sun would have nowhere to shine
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Aaron Neville's, "Little People theme song"
Misheard Lyrics: We're little people with great big plants
Original Lyrics: We're little people with great big plans
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Babyface's, "When Can I See You"
Misheard Lyrics: When can I dream once again?
Original Lyrics: When can I breathe once again?
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The Cranberries', "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Impossible to get more
Original Lyrics: Impossible to ignore
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The Cranberries', "Linger"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I'm just a food for you
Original Lyrics: You know I'm just a fool for you
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The Cranberries', "Ode to My Family"
Misheard Lyrics: We didn't give a dare
Original Lyrics: We didn't give a damn
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Wolfstone's, "Holy Ground"
Misheard Lyrics: When our sun is broken children cry
Original Lyrics: When innocence is broken children cry
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2000s | |
Avenged Sevenfold's, "Bat Country"
Misheard Lyrics: No one knows the sin this is
Original Lyrics: no oasis here to see,
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Avenged Sevenfold's, "Bat Country"
Misheard Lyrics: No one knows the sin this is
Original Lyrics: no oasis here to see,
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Blood Red Shoes', "It's Getting Boring by the Sea"
Misheard Lyrics: No, no, no, no, no
Haven't heard Hennessey in this town Original Lyrics: No, no, no, no, no
Can't escape anything in this town |
Fabolous featuring Nate Dogg's, "Can't Deny It"
Misheard Lyrics: Y'all can't deny it
I'm a f**kin' writer Original Lyrics: Y'all can't deny it
I'm a f**kin' rida |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're going down, down, in a merry go round
sugar we're going down swing I know we got cornflakes covered in puddin' Original Lyrics: We're going down, down in an earlier round.
And Sugar, we're going down swinging. I'll be your number one with a bullet. A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, Sugar, We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're going DOCTOR, DOCTOR, (unintelligible)
Original Lyrics: We're going down, down, in an earlier round
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Five For Fighting's, "100 Years"
Misheard Lyrics: And s*** feels bad, but whatever, and werewolf fighting,
Makin' our way back from bars Original Lyrics: And she feels better than ever and we're on fire,
Makin' our way, back from Mars. |
Lionel Richie's, "Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me shelter from Lorraine
Original Lyrics: Give me shelter from the rain
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Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera's, "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: What?
Original Lyrics: Why?
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The Corrs feat. Bono's, "When the Stars Go Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing out on seven seas
or Dancing out on seventh stream Dancing to it on the ground Dancing little Mary and Met Are you happy now? Original Lyrics: Dancing out on 7th Street
Dancing through the underground Dancing little Marionette Are you happy now? |
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The Corrs', "Breathless"
Misheard Lyrics: Go wrong, go wrong
Come on and leave me breastless Original Lyrics: Go on, go on
Come on and leave me breathless |
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2010s | |
Avantasia's, "What's Left of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I think of the days I was thrilled by this Motörhead
Original Lyrics: I think of the days I was thrilled by this road ahead
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Fall Out Boy's, "Young Volcanoes"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you wanna feel a little bit of food baby
Original Lyrics: Do you wanna feel a little beautiful baby
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