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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't fool around tonight
Original Lyrics: Don't go around tonight
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The Four Seasons', "Sherry"
Misheard Lyrics: With your address on
Original Lyrics: With your red dress on
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The Monkees', "Papa Gene's Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: And with you I know I'll never
Have to patch the Hiram for the loan Original Lyrics: And with you I know I'll never
Have to pass the high road for the low |
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1970s | |
Bachman Turner Overdrive's, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: And then she look at me with that big brown dot, and said
Original Lyrics: And then she looked at me with big brown eyes, and said
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Bachman Turner Overdrive's, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: And then she looked at me with that big brown eye, and said
Original Lyrics: And then she looked at me with big brown eyes, and said
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David Bowie's, "Changes"
Misheard Lyrics: Time may chase me, but I can't chase time.
Original Lyrics: Time may change me
But I can't trace time. |
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Fire on High"
Misheard Lyrics: Bad news! Sad News! Bad news! Sad News!
Miasma. All the servers in... izuemuth Original Lyrics: (backmasked) The music is reversible, but time isn't
Turn back! Turn Back! |
Steely Dan's, "Peg"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey! Let me cock-a-doodle-doo
Original Lyrics: Peg it will come back to you
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Steve Goodman's, "You Never Even Call Me by My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not a hard chord
It's A Minor Original Lyrics: It's not her heart, Lord
It's her mind |
Steve Goodman's, "You Never Even Call Me by My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't have to call me Darwin, Darwin
Original Lyrics: You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'
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1980s | |
Agnetha Faltskog's, "The Heat Is On"
Misheard Lyrics: The temperature is rising, don't be a bitch!
Original Lyrics: The temperature is rising to fever pitch.
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Billy Squier's, "The Stroke"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be stupid.
Original Lyrics: Stroke me, stroke me.
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Five Star's, "Rain or Shine"
Misheard Lyrics: My face will see me through.
Original Lyrics: My fantasy come true.
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Kentucky Headhunters', "Dumas Walker"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's all go down to New Miss Walker's
Original Lyrics: Let's all go down to Dumas Walker's
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Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: She's gor Greta Garbo standard thighs
Original Lyrics: She's got Greta Garbo standoff sighs
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Men At Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics: On a trippy trail, head to rob zombie
Original Lyrics: On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
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Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Video record head
or Idiot wreck your head Original Lyrics: Little red Corvette
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Q-Feel's, "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)"
Misheard Lyrics: 2,000 feet up in disguise
Original Lyrics: To dance the be-bop in the skies
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Q-Feel's, "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing together
Original Lyrics: Dancing in heaven
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Scorpions', "Arizona"
Misheard Lyrics: Locked her in her car
Took me to the store Fed me white nuts on the way Doctor on the moon Morning came too soon She prepped me hired cooze Original Lyrics: Loved her in her car
Took me to the stars Babe, we went nuts all the way Loved her on the moon Morning came too soon She got me high and loose |
WASP's, "Animal (F*** Like a Beast)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the wolf with the sheepskins clothing
I'm lying here and texting you. Original Lyrics: I'm the wolf with the sheepskins clothing
I lick my chops and you're tasting good |
1990s | |
Bloodhound Gang's, "The Bad Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes I'm Cisco, yes I'm eagle
Original Lyrics: Yes I'm Siskel, yes I'm Ebert.
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Blues Traveler's, "Run-Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh I like coffee, and I like tea
But to be able to enter a bar, don't think Original Lyrics: Oh I like coffee, and I like tea
I'd like to be able to enter a final plea |
Blues Traveler's, "Run-Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Perhaps a groovy little citadel
Original Lyrics: Perhaps I've grown a little cynical
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Crash Test Dummies', "Afternoons and Coffeespoons"
Misheard Lyrics: Afternoons will be midget powered, midget powered...
Original Lyrics: Afternoons will be measured out, measured out...
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Dina Carroll's, "Don't Be a Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't beat a stranger.
Original Lyrics: Don't be a stranger.
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George Michael's, "As"
Misheard Lyrics: (lovin' you) until the dolphins fly and perish in the sea
Original Lyrics: (lovin' you) until the dolphins fly and parrots live at sea
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Groove Armada's, "At the River"
Misheard Lyrics: Create little villages here and there.
Original Lyrics: Quaint little villages here and there.
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Hanson's, "MmmBop"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you tell me if you hear me whistle?
Original Lyrics: Can you tell me who will still care?
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Hootie And The Blowfish's, "Let Her Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Bus stops not far behind
Original Lyrics: But Stipe's not far behind.
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Ini Kamoze's, "Here Comes the Hotstepper"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the lyrical cancer
Original Lyrics: I'm the lyrical gangsta
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Martin Page's, "In the House of Stone and Light"
Misheard Lyrics: All my colors uncover me
Original Lyrics: O Mount Kailas, uncover me
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Martin Page's, "In the House of Stone and Light"
Misheard Lyrics: And when I go I put a lump of poop in my eyes
Original Lyrics: And when I go I will O-O-open my eyes
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Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics: Reveal your pillow diet
Original Lyrics: Grippin' your pillow tight
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The Bloodhound Gang's, "The Bad Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Love the kind you clean up with a mother f***ing
Like the lost category of Egypt only God knows where we stuck it Original Lyrics: Love the kind you clean up with a mop and bucket
Like the lost catacombs of Egypt only God knows where we stuck it |
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2000s | |
Britney Spears', "Piece of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Mrs. extra extra vicious kin
Original Lyrics: I'm Mrs. extra, extra, this just in
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Cast of Bombay Dreams', "Shakalaka Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Shut the locker, baby
Original Lyrics: Shakalaka Baby
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Fall Out Boy's, "This Ain't a Scene It's a Goddamn Arms Race"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a millionaire
And the light of evil, oh so into care Original Lyrics: I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave are oh so intricate |
Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff's, "Our Lips are Sealed"
Misheard Lyrics: It doesn't matter what the save
In the Jell-O games people play Original Lyrics: It doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play |
Script's, "The Man Who Can't Be Moved"
Misheard Lyrics: And your heart starts to wonder where on the sofa I can be.
Original Lyrics: And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be.
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2010s | |
Britney Spears', "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Rip it out
(Rub it out) Rub it out (Rip it out) Rip it out (Rub it out) Rub it out (Rip it out) Original Lyrics: Work it out
(Work it out) Work it out (Work it out) Work it out (Work it out) Work it out (Work it out) |
DNCE's, "Cake by the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: Face down you're a masterpiece, yeah face down you're a masterpiece.
Original Lyrics: Waste time with a masterpiece, don't waste time with a masterpiece
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Ellie Goulding's, "Something in the Way You Move"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby kitten, what you waiting for
Original Lyrics: Baby kill it, what're you waiting for
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Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: Want you in Morrowind
Original Lyrics: Want you in my rear window
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Nick Jonas', "Jealous"
Misheard Lyrics: I pull my sheet music up and I puffin my Jest
Original Lyrics: I turn my cheek, music up, and I'm puffing my chest
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Pink's, "Just Like Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: F***ing up the world now for just one day
Watch this madness, come on butchery Original Lyrics: If I can light the world up for just one day
Watch this madness, colorful charade |
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