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1950s | |
Tony Bennett's, "Stranger In Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Somewhere in space, I hang suspenders
Original Lyrics: Somewhere in space I hang suspended
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1960s | |
Moody Blues', "Never Comes the Day"
Misheard Lyrics: But, you will help me tonight,
We all will be alright, in the end. Original Lyrics: But, you will love me tonight,
We alone will be alright, in the end. |
Simon & Garfunkel's, "The Sound of Silence"
Misheard Lyrics: Beneath the hollow of the "A" Street ramp
Original Lyrics: beneath the halo of a street lamp
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The Band's, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't raise the cane back up
When it's in the feed. Original Lyrics: You can't raise a Caine back up
When it's in defeat. |
The Beatles', "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
Misheard Lyrics: Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow flies
Original Lyrics: Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
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1970s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lodi Lodi"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Lord, stuck in low, dyin'
Original Lyrics: Lodi Lodi
Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi, again |
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Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Huntin' the honey back trout.
Original Lyrics: Hunting the horny-backed toad.
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Jackson Browne's, "Doctor My Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to do like I
Original Lyrics: Doctor, my eyes
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John Travolta's, "Greased Lightning"
Misheard Lyrics: You are supreme, your tits'll cream
Original Lyrics: You are supreme, the chicks'll cream
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Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics: All you did is wet my bed and then the morning kicking me in the head.
Original Lyrics: All you did is wreck my bed and then the morning kicking me in the head.
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Sweet Sensation's, "Sad Sweet Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics: Selsey Dreamer
It's just one of those things you put down to experience or Chelsea dreamer It's just one of those things you put down to experience Original Lyrics: Sad sweet dreamer
It's just one of those things you put down to experience. |
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1980s | |
.38 Special's, "Back Where You Belong"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is human
Original Lyrics: My heart is healin'
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ABBA's, "Super Trouper"
Misheard Lyrics: All I do is sit and sleep and sing
Wishing every show was the last show Original Lyrics: All I do is eat and sleep and sing
Wishing every show was the last show |
Hall & Oates', "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'"
Misheard Lyrics: You've lost that lovely Philly
Original Lyrics: You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'
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Steve Winwood's, "Back in the High Life Again"
Misheard Lyrics: So don't be surprised to see me
Back in the bright Bordentown Original Lyrics: So don't be surprised to see me
Back in the bright part of town |
Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Dreaming it, I don't know
Original Lyrics: Bring me a higher love
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Steve Winwood's, "Roll With It"
Misheard Lyrics: Row with a baby
Original Lyrics: Roll with it, baby
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Steve Winwood's, "While You See a Chance"
Misheard Lyrics: Gun romance, fake it
Original Lyrics: Come romance, fake it
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1990s | |
Aaron Neville's, "Little People theme song"
Misheard Lyrics: We're little people with great big heads
Original Lyrics: We're little people with great big plans
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Alice in Chains', "Them Bones"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel so alone
Cutting up my bagel Oh, them bones Original Lyrics: I feel so alone
Gonna end up a big ol' Pile of them bones. |
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you have the time to listen to the wine?
Original Lyrics: Do you have the time to listen to me whine?
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Monifah's, "Touch It"
Misheard Lyrics: Jack knife in the cool of da house
OR Jack knife in the corner of the house Original Lyrics: Jack Knight and Dakota House
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Oasis', "Champagne Supernova"
Misheard Lyrics: Wake up the dog and ask her why
Original Lyrics: Wake up at dawn and ask her why
or Wake up the dawn and ask her why |
Parappa the Rapper soundtrack's, "Car Rap"
Misheard Lyrics: no corners in between
Original Lyrics: no pause in between
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Radiohead's, "Creep"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're a fool...
Original Lyrics: When you were here before...
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Van Halen's, "Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't wanna wait for a moron
Original Lyrics: Don't wanna wait 'til tomorrow
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2000s | |
Counting Crows', "Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: It ain't paradise, so put up a f*ck in love
Original Lyrics: They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
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Courage the Cowardly Dog's, "King Ramses"
Misheard Lyrics: The man o' God, the man o' God.
Original Lyrics: The man in gauze, the man in gauze
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Fall Out Boy's, "Hum Hallelujah"
Misheard Lyrics: A teenage brawl in a parking lot
Original Lyrics: A teenage vow in a parking lot
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't want to be an American in the air
Original Lyrics: Don't want to be an American Idiot
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Green Day's, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: I walk the lawn
Original Lyrics: I walk alone
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My Chemical Romance's, "Teenagers"
Misheard Lyrics: Another co*k in the murder machine
Original Lyrics: Another cog in the murder machine
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My Chemical Romance's, "The Sharpest Lives"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I laughed all the poison away with the boys in the band
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I love all the poison away with the boys in the band
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One Republic feat. Timbaland's, "Apologize"
Misheard Lyrics: I said it's too late to call the judge.
Original Lyrics: I said it's too late too apologize.
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Rihanna's, "Don't Stop the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama's saying it's the sound of Microsoft
Original Lyrics: Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
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2010s | |
Ellie Goulding's, "Burn"
Misheard Lyrics: Getting loco with the Lysol
Original Lyrics: Getting loco 'til the light's out
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Ellie Goulding's, "Love Me Like You Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Love me like a dude
Touch me like a dude Original Lyrics: Love me like you do
Touch me like you do |
Fall Out Boy's, "American Beauty/American Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: You take the full, full truth and your porcelain mouth.
You take the full full truth and your porcelain mouth. Original Lyrics: You take the full, full truth and pour some out.
You take the full full truth and pour some out. |
Fall Out Boy's, "Novocaine"
Misheard Lyrics: Because they took our love and they filled it up, filled me up with novocaine and now I’m just stoned
Original Lyrics: Because they took our love and they filled it up, filled it up with novocaine and now I’m just numb
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Fall Out Boy's, "Uma Thurman"
Misheard Lyrics: She likes to dance like ooh, a sermon.
Original Lyrics: She likes to dance like Uma Thurman.
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Jason Derulo's, "Trumpets"
Misheard Lyrics: And the drunk ***** stank oh
Original Lyrics: And the trumpets they go
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Justin Bieber's, "Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope I don't run out of time, cause someone cold colour every... 'Cause I just need one more shot, have forgiveness.
Original Lyrics: I hope I don't run out of time, could someone call the referee? 'Cause I just need one more shot at forgiveness
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Justin Timberlake's, "Mirrors"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm looking right in the eye of a happy meal
Original Lyrics: I'm looking right at the other half of me
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Rachel Platten's, "Fight Song"
Misheard Lyrics: This is my lysol, take care with pine-sol
Original Lyrics: This is my fight song, Take back my life song.
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christian | |
Traditional's, "Angels We Have Heard on High"
Misheard Lyrics: eat at Chelsea's aye oh
Original Lyrics: Gloria, in Excelsis Deo.
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