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1960s | |
Allan Sherman's, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me home, I hate Ramada
Original Lyrics: Take me home, I hate Granada
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Mike Maki's, "Bara ga saita (A Rose Bloomed)"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheese on a bar, ah
eat some Mateo Original Lyrics: Chiisana bara
Itsumademo |
1970s | |
David Bowie's, "Sufragette City"
Misheard Lyrics: Sausage & Chili
Original Lyrics: A Suffragette City
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Earth, Wind, and Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Send in the shoes
Original Lyrics: set in your shoes
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Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's, "Karn Evil 9 (Third Impression)"
Misheard Lyrics: No man yields two flies in my s***.
Original Lyrics: No man yields who flies in my ship.
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Genesis', "Carpet Crawlers"
Misheard Lyrics: And the evil pack lift up their picture
Original Lyrics: And the eager pack lift up their pitchers.
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Grateful Dead's, "Let It Grow"
Misheard Lyrics: What shall we sing
Shall we call it "planning"? Original Lyrics: What shall we sing
Shall we call it by a name |
Grateful Dead's, "Loose Lucy"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you better than she knows me
Original Lyrics: I know you've been out cheating on me
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Free Bird"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm as free as a bird man
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
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Neil Young's, "Cinnamon Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: You see your baby lost his pants
Original Lyrics: You see your baby loves to dance
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Nicolette Larson's, "Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I need relating outside a tomb.
Original Lyrics: You know I need relating, not solitude.
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Norma Jean's, "High Society"
Misheard Lyrics: We're Vernon High Society
Original Lyrics: Living in High Society
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Sister Sledge's, "We Are Family"
Misheard Lyrics: Just let me staple the vicor, we're giving love in a femidom
Original Lyrics: Just let me state for the record, we're giving love in a family close
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The Doors', "Riders on the Storm"
Misheard Lyrics: A hactor without a moan.
Original Lyrics: An actor out on loan.
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Highway To Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' easy; Livin' free. See him anchored on a one way ride.
Original Lyrics: Livin' easy, lovin' free
Season ticket on a one way ride. |
Dan Fogelberg's, "Leader of the Band"
Misheard Lyrics: For they heard another caw
Original Lyrics: For they heard another call
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Hall and Oates', "Private Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got my eyes
For watching you Because you're every woman I've got my eyes For watching you Friday Nights Original Lyrics: Private Eyes
They're watching you They see your every move Private Eyes They're watching you Private Eyes |
Squeeze's, "Is This Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a Kipper Kipper Kipper disguise
Original Lyrics: It's the Cupid Cupid Cupid disguise
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Squeeze's, "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pulling muscles from the shell
Original Lyrics: Pulling mussels from the shell
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Squeeze's, "Tempted"
Misheard Lyrics: I said to my reflection, "Let's get out of this plane"
Original Lyrics: I said to my reflection, "Let's get out of this place"
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Stevie Nicks and Don Henley's, "Leather and Lace"
Misheard Lyrics: You're in the moonlight
WIth your sleeping eyes Original Lyrics: You're in the moonlight
With your sleepy eyes |
Terence Trent D'Arby's, "Wishing Well"
Misheard Lyrics: A wishing well, a bunch of odd shapes
Original Lyrics: A wishing well of butterfly tears
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Vanity 6's, "Nasty Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight, I'm livin' in a fallacy
My own little nasty world Original Lyrics: Tonight, I'm livin' in a fantasy
My own little nasty world |
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1990s | |
Blues Traveler's, "Theme from Roseanne (Season 9)"
Misheard Lyrics: Or that rabbit with the trope
Original Lyrics: Or that rabbit with the drum
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Britny Fox's, "Louder"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't ya wait for the sale of the century.
Original Lyrics: Don't you know the perfect scenery
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Green Day's, "When I Come Around"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause you know we're all be f***ed
Original Lyrics: 'Cause you know where I'll be found
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R. Kelly feat. the Isley Brothers', "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"
Misheard Lyrics: We can keep it on the Dow Jones
Original Lyrics: We can keep it on the down low
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R. Kelly's, "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)"
Misheard Lyrics: I had to be a food
Original Lyrics: I had to be a fool
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R. Kelly's, "Sex Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, take off your cloves and come on
Original Lyrics: Baby, take off your clothes and come on
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R. Kelly's, "When a Woman's Fed Up"
Misheard Lyrics: She was raised in Vietnam right outside of Chicago
Original Lyrics: She was raised in Illinois right outside of Chicago
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R. Kelly's, "Your Body's Callin'"
Misheard Lyrics: My potty's callin' for you
Original Lyrics: My body's callin' for you
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R.E.M.'s, "Man on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics: Now Angie, did you hear about this one?
Original Lyrics: Now Andy, did you hear about this one?
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Shawn Colvin's, "Every Little Thing (He) Does Is Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I know a lovely hymn goes on
Original Lyrics: Now I know my love for him goes on
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System Of A Down's, "Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Wishing and wishing away that you die
Original Lyrics: Wishing and wishing away at you God.
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Usher's, "Nice & Slow"
Misheard Lyrics: I just want a ticket nice & slow
Original Lyrics: I just wanna take it nice & slow
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Chicago Is So Two Years Ago"
Misheard Lyrics: My bathroom weakness
Original Lyrics: My badge, my witness
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Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia "
Misheard Lyrics: I just saw and read you, Love
Original Lyrics: I'm the son of rage and love
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Jason Mraz's, "I'm Yours"
Misheard Lyrics: Open up your pants to dance with me
Original Lyrics: Open up your plans and damn, you're free
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Kelly Clarkson's, "Because Of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Because of you, I am a fag.
Original Lyrics: Because of you, I am afraid.
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Lady Gaga's, "Dance in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: Find your Jesus, find your Cupid
Original Lyrics: Find your Jesus, find your Kubrick
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R. Kelly's, "Thoia Thoing"
Misheard Lyrics: Now we're up in a hundred years
Original Lyrics: Now we're up in the Hummer V
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R. Kelly's, "You Remind Me of Something"
Misheard Lyrics: You remind me of my chief
Original Lyrics: You remind me of my Jeep
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2010s | |
Meghan Trainor's, "Me Too"
Misheard Lyrics: If I was you
I'd want up in me too Original Lyrics: If I was you
I'd wanna be me too |
Passenger's, "Let Her Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Only hate the rope when you're missing hope
Original Lyrics: Only hate the road when you're missing home
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Rachel Platten's, "Stand by You"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, tears make a lotta sculpts in your eyes.
Original Lyrics: Oh, tears make kaleidoscopes in your eyes.
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Usher feat. Nicki Minaj's, "She Came to Give It to You"
Misheard Lyrics: If you only blew
Original Lyrics: If you only knew
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