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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Don't Be Cruel"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome to the future
And let us say 'I do'. Original Lyrics: Let's walk up to the preacher
And let us say 'I do'. |
The Dinning Sisters', "Once in a While"
Misheard Lyrics: I know that I'd be contented with yesterday's mail, Maurice, knowing you think of me once in a while.
Original Lyrics: I know that I'd be contented with yesterday's memories, knowing you think of me once in a while.
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1960s | |
Aretha Franklin's, "Respect"
Misheard Lyrics: All I want you to do for me
Is give it to me when you get horny. Original Lyrics: All I want you to do for me
Is give it to me when you get home. |
The Beach Boys', "Fun, Fun, Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: And she'll have funk, funk, funk
'Til her daddy takes the TV away Original Lyrics: And she'll have fun, fun, fun
'Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away |
1970s | |
Blue Oyster Cult's, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
Misheard Lyrics: C'mon baby, don't fear the rainbow!
Original Lyrics: C'mon baby, don't fear the reaper
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Blue Oyster Cult's, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
Misheard Lyrics: Caesars don't fear the reaper
Original Lyrics: Seasons don't fear the reaper
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Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: When you sat there, we made such a pretty pair,
And that you would never leave. Original Lyrics: When you said that we made such a pretty pair,
And that you would never leave. |
Cher's, "Half Breed"
Misheard Lyrics: Carefree, that's all I ever heard.
Original Lyrics: Half-breed, that's all I ever heard.
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Deep Purple's, "Space Truckin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, come on, come on,
Let's go, Space Turkey, Come on, come on, come on, Space Turkey. Original Lyrics: Come on, come on, come on
Let's go space truckin' Come on, come on, come on space truckin' |
Elton John's, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: It used to be a hobby to f*ck someone
Original Lyrics: I used to be a heart beating for someone.
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Jim Croce's, "Time in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could send time in the bible
Original Lyrics: If I could send Time in a Bottle
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John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: West Virginia, Mountain Llamas
Original Lyrics: West Virginia, mountain momma
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John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: West Virginia, hot bananas
Take me home, country roads. Original Lyrics: West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads. |
Judas Priest's, "Exciter"
Misheard Lyrics: Stand back four weeks later
Original Lyrics: Stand by for Exciter
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Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Then the Pie Bird will lead us to reason
Original Lyrics: Then the piper will lead us to reason.
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Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: and there's a wino down the road
Original Lyrics: And as we wind on down the road
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Pink Floyd's, "Waiting for the Worms"
Misheard Lyrics: Waiting to weed out the weaklings
Waiting to smash in their windows And p*** in their doors Waiting for the final solution To strengthen the strain Original Lyrics: Waiting to weed out the weaklings
Waiting to smash in their windows And kick in their doors Waiting for the final solution To strengthen the strain |
The Four Seasons', "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: Half the times she keeps surrounding me...
or Half the times she keeps harassing me Original Lyrics: Hypnotizing, mesmerizing me
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Van Halen's, "Dance the Night Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you seen her? Some kinda pretty
Original Lyrics: Have you seen her? So fine and pretty
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1980s | |
Bee Gees', "The Woman in You"
Misheard Lyrics: And the final fart of your anatomy
Original Lyrics: And the final parts of your anatomy
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Cast of La Cage Aux Folles', "I Am What I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: I bank my own Trump
Some think it's boys I think it's prickly Original Lyrics: I bang my own drum
Some think it's noise I think it's pretty |
Irene Cara's, "Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: We give up!! We give up!! We give up!! We give up!!
Original Lyrics: Remember!, Remember!, Remember!, Remember!
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John Mellencamp's, "Authority Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I called my preacher I said give me strength from Our Father
Original Lyrics: I called my preacher I said give me strength for Round 5
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John Mellencamp's, "Hurt So Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on and make it up
Original Lyrics: Come on and make it a
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Paul Simon's, "You Can Call Me Al"
Misheard Lyrics: With some roly-poly little bout-faced girl.
Original Lyrics: With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl
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Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: The Western Boys are taking on
They're taking on the Western Girls Original Lyrics: West end town, a dead end world
There are east end boys and west end girls |
1990s | |
Radiohead's, "Paranoid Android"
Misheard Lyrics: When I am king
You will be thrust against the wall. Original Lyrics: When I am king
You will be first against the wall. |
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Sheryl Crow's, "Light in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta taunt Tutu Wantu, made you
Taunt Tutu Wantu, understand Taunt Tutu Wantu, pay you For the time of your life For the time of your life Original Lyrics: You gotta talk to the One who made you
Talk to the One who understands Talk to the One who gave you All the light in your eyes All the light in your eyes |
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2000s | |
Coldplay's, "The Scientist"
Misheard Lyrics: Run into jerkos, Jay-Z in jail,
Complete bad-ass we are. Original Lyrics: Running in circles
Chasing tails And coming back as we are. |
Fall Out Boy's, "Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Tree jealousy and chemistry
Original Lyrics: Drink down your gin and kerosene
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Green Day's, "Homecoming"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a kid in the van
Original Lyrics: I got a kid in The Bay
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My Chemical Romance's, "Cancer"
Misheard Lyrics: All my hairs are bending down my body
Original Lyrics: All my hair's abandoned all my body
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My Chemical Romance's, "The Black Parade"
Misheard Lyrics: Although your synagogue believes me
Original Lyrics: And though you're dead and gone, believe me
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Pink's, "Don't Let Me Get Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't want to be my bangalore
I wanna be somebody else Original Lyrics: Don't want to be my friend no more
I wanna be somebody else. |
Twenty One Pilots', "Glowing Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Two rooms of deeper s***
Original Lyrics: Two rooms of depression
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2010s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "The Phoenix"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna change you like a remix, then I'll raise you like a fetus
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna change you like a remix, then I'll raise you like a pheonix.
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Iggy Pop's, "Gardenia"
Misheard Lyrics: All I want to do is sell gardenias....
Original Lyrics: All I want to do is TELL Gardenia...
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Lorde's, "Royals"
Misheard Lyrics: Gold teeth, bagels, tripping in the back room
Original Lyrics: Gold teeth, grey goose, tripping in the bathroom
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Lorde's, "Royals"
Misheard Lyrics: You can call me creepy
Original Lyrics: You can call me queen bee
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: The shelf life of that white gold
Original Lyrics: Michelle Pfeiffer that white gold
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Meghan Trainor's, "All About That Bass"
Misheard Lyrics: So if that's what you're into
Then go ahead and mow the lawn Original Lyrics: So if that's what you're into
Then go ahead and move along |
Panic! At The Disco ft. Lolo's, "Miss Jackson"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, you must stay
Original Lyrics: Are you nasty?
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Shawn Mendes', "Stitches"
Misheard Lyrics: Beat it until I can't breathe, shaking farting on to my knees
Original Lyrics: Bleed until I can't breathe, shaking falling onto my knees
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: We're shrinking turn back time, to the good dope days, when the mama said "I'm still sick but I was stressed out"
Original Lyrics: Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days, when or momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out
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