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1950s | |
Harry Belafonte's, "Come Back Liza"
Misheard Lyrics: Wipe the Tiffany eye
Original Lyrics: Wipe the tear from me eye
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1960s | |
Chad & Jeremy's, "The Truth Often Hurts The Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: You love me more than I love you
That's something a blind man said to me Original Lyrics: You love me more than I love you
That's something that I've had said to me |
Chambers Brothers', "Time Has Come Today"
Misheard Lyrics: And my soul has been Tiger Ellison?
Original Lyrics: And my soul has been psychedelicilized
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Cream's, "Sunshine of Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's getting near dawn, when lights close their tired eyes.
Original Lyrics: It's getting near dawn, when nights close their tired eyes.
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Elvis Presley's, "In the Ghetto"
Misheard Lyrics: And her hungry bird.
Original Lyrics: And his hunger burns.
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Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: Losin' to you would end my life you see
Original Lyrics: Losing you would end my life you see
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Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: I know a man named Jehosephry, but these tears I can't hold in silence.
Original Lyrics: I know a man ain't supposed to cry, but these tears I can't hold inside.
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Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics: And snowy was the maiden
Original Lyrics: And so it was that later
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The American Breed's, "Bend Me, Shape Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Bend me, shake me, in the way of wanting
Original Lyrics: Bend me, shape me, any way you want me
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Van Morrison's, "And It Stoned Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Cappa mount from the camfair and the rain came pouring down
Original Lyrics: Half a mile from the county fair and the rain came pouring down.
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1970s | |
Allman Brothers Band's, "Blue Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: Good old Sunday morning there'll be bagels everywhere
Original Lyrics: Good old Sunday morning bells are ringing everywhere
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Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: And you come to me in a submarine.
Original Lyrics: and you come to me on a summer's eve.
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David Bowie's, "Rebel Rebel"
Misheard Lyrics: Hot shrimp! I love you so
Original Lyrics: Hot tramp! I love you so
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John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: West Virginia, mountain llama
Original Lyrics: West Virginia, mountain momma
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Paul & Linda McCartney's, "Monkberry Moon Delight"
Misheard Lyrics: Catch up (catch up)
Cat Stevens (Cat Stevens) Don't get left behind (don't get left behind) Original Lyrics: Catch up (catch up)
Cats and kittens (cats and kittens) Don't get left behind (don't get left behind) |
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Stylistics', "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
Misheard Lyrics: So be very careful not to make us fart
Original Lyrics: So be very careful not to make us part
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Supertramp's, "Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you put your pants on your head?
Oh no Original Lyrics: Well can you put your hands in your head,
Oh no! |
Sweet Sensation's, "Sad Sweet Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics: Saint Cecelia, 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. |
The Police's, "Can't Stand Losing You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't stand lasagna
Original Lyrics: I can't stand losing ya
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The Trammps', "Disco Inferno"
Misheard Lyrics: I couldn't get enough, so I had to strut my stuff
Original Lyrics: I couldn't get enough, so I had to self-destruct
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1980s | |
Def Leppard's, "Armageddon It"
Misheard Lyrics: Poulet, Poulet... (Pronounced poo-lay, the French word for chicken)
Original Lyrics: Pull it, Pull it
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Iggy Pop's, "Real Wild Child"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I'm outta scoops
Like I'm real, real poop Original Lyrics: Well, I'm outta school
Like I'm real, real cool |
Karen Boddington and Mark Williams', "Home and Away (Theme song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Lonesome each day
Home and away Original Lyrics: Closer each day
Home and away |
Kim Wilde's, "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Misheard Lyrics: You say you one April cluck
Original Lyrics: You say although we broke up
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Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics: No one wants to beat a fetus
Original Lyrics: No one wants to be defeated
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Paul Carrack's, "One Good Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: Clawin' at the bar
Original Lyrics: Clownin' at the bar
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Paul Carrack's, "One Good Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: So happy on your arm
Original Lyrics: So happy on your own
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The Rolling Stones', "Emotional Rescue"
Misheard Lyrics: You're too deeply in your kindly act
Original Lyrics: You're too deep in, you can't get out
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1990s | |
Bone Thugs N Harmony's, "Tha Crossroads"
Misheard Lyrics: Wanna kill my dog
Yeah man, I miss my uncle Joe, yo. Original Lyrics: Why'd they kill my dog
Damn man I miss my Uncle Charles y'all |
Disney's The Lion King's, "The Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Goooooooooods of Ehn'ghaaaaaaaaaa
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama
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Sublime's, "Doin' Time"
Misheard Lyrics: So what am I gonna be doin' for a while,
Said I'm gonna build myself Original Lyrics: So what am I gonna be doin' for a wife?
I said I'm gonna play with myself. |
Tag Team's, "Whoomp! (There It Is)"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoop! Dat @$$
Original Lyrics: Whoomp, there it is!
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The Cure's, "High"
Misheard Lyrics: When I see you sticky as lips
As licky as chips. Original Lyrics: When I see you sticky as lips
As licky as trips. |
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2000s | |
Modjo's, "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause my feeding is just so right
Original Lyrics: 'Cause my feeling is just so right
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The Script's, "Before the Worst"
Misheard Lyrics: We were thinking we would never be apart
But you laid that dude across my heart Original Lyrics: We were thinking we would never be apart
With your name tattooed across my heart |
Tv Commercial's, "Raymour and Flanigan"
Misheard Lyrics: Two names and you're off
Original Lyrics: Two names say it all.
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Within Temptation's, "Our Solemn Hour"
Misheard Lyrics: We're demons from our solemn hour
Original Lyrics: Redeem us from our solemn hour
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2010s | |
Iggy Azalea's, "Fancy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so fancy, you already know I don't wear panties, in L.A. or Tokyo
Original Lyrics: I'm so fancy, you already know I'm in the fast lane, from L.A. to Tokyo
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Focus, fire bomb
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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Panic! At The Disco ft. Lolo's, "Miss Jackson"
Misheard Lyrics: Clawing at the back door
Original Lyrics: Climbing out the back door
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Panic! At The Disco's, "This Is Gospel"
Misheard Lyrics: These words are nice enough to leave scars
Original Lyrics: These words are knives and often leave scars
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Santigold's, "I Can't Get Enough of Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: Woah oooh oooh
I can't get ano... All there's said it's true I can't get another mother Woah oooh oooh I can't get ano..... I don't know about you But I can't get another mother Original Lyrics: Woah oooh oooh
I can't get enough All there's said it's true I can't get enough of myself |
Sidewalk Prophets', "Live Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a little black bag
Original Lyrics: I wanna live like that
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Slipknot's, "Custer"
Misheard Lyrics: God, God, get me up, and f***, f***, f*** me up
Original Lyrics: Cut, cut, cut me up, and f***, f***, f*** me up
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Slipknot's, "Snuff"
Misheard Lyrics: My smile was taken long ago
F***ing change I hope I never know Original Lyrics: My smile was taken long ago
If I can change I hope I never know |
The Chainsmokers', "Say You Never Let Me Go "Roses""
Misheard Lyrics: Deep in my bones, I can feel you
Take me back to a time only we knew Halloween We could waste the night with an old film Smoke a little weed on the couch in the back room Halloween Original Lyrics: Deep in my bones, I can feel you
Take me back to a time only we knew Hideaway We could waste the night with an old film Smoke a little weed on the couch in the back room Hideaway |
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Trisha Yearwood's, "She's in Love with the Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: You yourself was just a hayseed plowboy without a road of hope.
Original Lyrics: You yourself were just a hayseed plowboy who didn't have a row to hoe
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various', "Merry Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: They say that Santa's in his sleigh, He's loaded lots of poisonous goodies in his sleigh...
Original Lyrics: They say that Santa's on his way, He's loaded lots of toys and goodies in his sleigh
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