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1960s | |
Beach Boys', "Surfin' USA"
Misheard Lyrics: A bushy bushy bon hairdo
Original Lyrics: A bushy bushy blonde hairdo
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Roger Miller's, "England Swings"
Misheard Lyrics: England swings like a pendulum doo.
Original Lyrics: England swings like a pendulum do.
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Stephen Stills', "Love The One You're With"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a rose in a fish stick glove
Original Lyrics: There's a rose in the fisted glove.
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Theme Songs', "Candid Camera"
Misheard Lyrics: When you least expect it
You're erected Original Lyrics: When it's least expected
You're elected |
1970s | |
ABBA's, "Voulez-vous"
Misheard Lyrics: Life is chancy, voulez vous.
Original Lyrics: La question cest voulez-vous
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Cheech & Chong's, "Sister Mary Elephant"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I went downstairs to look for a job.
Original Lyrics: Then I went downtown to look for a job.
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Chris Tucker's, "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep up the five star stomp, don't stop until you get it up!
Original Lyrics: Keep on with the force, don't stop
Don't stop till you get enough |
Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't give us none of your aggravation
We've had it with your jigsaw plan Original Lyrics: Don't give us none of your aggravation
We had it with your discipline. |
Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: I kinda like the sounds that I really like
Like the sound of a sixty-nine-ah motorbike Original Lyrics: A couple of the sound that I really like
Are the sounds of a switchblade and a motorbike |
Led Zeppelin's, "Livin' Lovin Maid"
Misheard Lyrics: With a purple operator and a 50 cent ham
Original Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fifty-cent hat.
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Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Going through the jasmonds in my mine
Original Lyrics: Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
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The Partridge Family's, "Come On Get Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll make you Hot Wheels
Original Lyrics: We'll make you happy
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The Partridge Family's, "I Think I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: I put my pillow to my bed
Original Lyrics: I hold my pillow to my head
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The Partridge Family's, "When We're Singin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Danny got Ruby to sell our Zonk
Original Lyrics: Danny got Reuben to sell our song
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1980s | |
Beastie Boys', "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"
Misheard Lyrics: Market Basket bitches and classy hoes
Original Lyrics: Autographed pictures and classy hoes
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Black Lace's, "Aga Doo"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got two two two
Push pineapple, shake the treat. I've got two two two Push pineapple brake your feet Original Lyrics: Aga doo doo doo
Push pineapple, shake the tree. Aga doo doo doo Push pineapple grind coffee |
Def Leppard 's, "Animal"
Misheard Lyrics: A white lion in a snowy globe
Original Lyrics: A wild ride over stony ground
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Duran Duran's, "Save a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Save ya breath for the morning after
Original Lyrics: Say a prayer for the morning after
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Human League's, "Human"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm only human, human today.
Original Lyrics: I'm only human, of flesh and blood I'm made
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Irene Cara's, "Flashdance (What a Feeling)"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't have it off
So I'm dancing for my life. Original Lyrics: I can have it all
Now I'm dancing for my life |
Kid Creole and the Coconuts', "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"
Misheard Lyrics: Ono ono onomatopoeia
Original Lyrics: I don't, I don't, I don't want to be your
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Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "I Wonder If I Take You Home"
Misheard Lyrics: I wonder if I think you're wrong
Original Lyrics: I wonder if I take you home
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Marty Robbins', "A Good Hearted Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: When the party's all over
He's lovin' his right hand again Original Lyrics: When the party's all over
She'll welcome him back home again |
Michael Jackson's, "Bad"
Misheard Lyrics: And the whole world has the ants right now
So they tell you once again WHO'S BAD? Original Lyrics: And the whole world has to answer right now
Just to tell you once again WHO'S BAD? |
Michael Jackson's, "Bad"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna hurt cho mine
Don't shoot tequila Original Lyrics: Gonna hurt you mind
Don't shoot to kill. |
Prince's, "When Doves Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Dig if you will the picture, of me, Marvin Gaye and the kids
Original Lyrics: Dig if you will at a picture, of you and I engaged in a kiss
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Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics: Mano es paces. True.
Original Lyrics: I know this much is true.
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The Teardrop Explodes', "Reward"
Misheard Lyrics: I've lost my cotton socks I'm in the nude
Original Lyrics: Bless my cotton socks I'm in the news
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1990s | |
Goo Goo Dolls', "Name"
Misheard Lyrics: And I want to know: 1. Your name
Original Lyrics: And I won't tell no one your name
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Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling on"
Misheard Lyrics: They light up again
They light up on a spoon Original Lyrics: Their lives again, their lives ... to pull us through.
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Pearl Jam's, "Black"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm surrounded by donkeys and fags.
Original Lyrics: I'm surrounded by some kids at play.
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Pearl Jam's, "Even Flow"
Misheard Lyrics: Even though,
Moths are all like butterflies, He don't know, so he chases them away Original Lyrics: Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies,
He don't know, so he chases them away |
Sash!'s, "Colour the World"
Misheard Lyrics: C*nt of a world. C*nt of a world.
Original Lyrics: Colour the world! Colour the World!
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The Presidents of the United States of America's, "Cleveland Rocks"
Misheard Lyrics: Seven kids and a pony up there
Original Lyrics: Seven kids and a phoney affair
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Toby Mac's, "Steal My Show"
Misheard Lyrics: It's almost show time and Traverse City's waiting on me
Original Lyrics: It's almost show time and Diverse City's waiting on me
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Tom Petty's, "Learning to Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: but I ate God's wings
Original Lyrics: but I ain't got wings
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2000s | |
Barenaked Ladies', "The Big Bang Theory Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: Rebuilt the periods
Original Lyrics: We built the pyramids
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Bullet for My Valentine's, "Scream Aim and Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Scream aim and fart
Original Lyrics: Scream aim and fire
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Cher's, "Love So High"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me why? I save a little breath for you and I?
Original Lyrics: Tell me why? I say a little prayer for you and I?
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Flo Rida's, "My House "
Misheard Lyrics: Baby take your draw's down
or Baby take your drugs out Original Lyrics: Baby take control now
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Gabriella Cilmi's, "Sweet About Me"
Misheard Lyrics: If there's lessons to be lea-a-arned,
I'd rather get my jam and words in Thurso... Original Lyrics: If there's lessons to be lea-a-arned,
I'd rather get my jammin' words in first so... |
Papa Roach's, "Last Resort"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't give a f*ck if I jizz while I'm eating
Original Lyrics: Don't give a f**k if I cut my arm bleading
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Tobymac's, "Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics: If you can hold on, to the one that's so dang new
Original Lyrics: If you can hold on, to the one that's holding you
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Set Fire to the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: And I set fire to Lorraine
Watch it pour as I go insane Original Lyrics: I set fire to the rain and I threw us into the flames
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Hozier's, "Take Me To Church"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe that God is dead, but good god let me give you my life,
Take me to church. Original Lyrics: Offer me that deathless death, but good god let me give you my life,
Take me to church. |
Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: When the mammoth sang us to sleep, but now we're stressed out
Original Lyrics: When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out.
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Wish we could turn back time, to the good dope days.
When the momma sang I'm still sick but now we're stressed out Original Lyrics: Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days,
When our momma sang us to sleep but now we're stressed out |
Tyler Farr's, "Redneck Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I didn't come here to start a fight, but I'm afraid I think I might
or I didn't come here to start a fight, but I'm a freaky thing at night Original Lyrics: I didn't come here to start a fight, but I'm up for anything tonight
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country | |
Lee Brice's, "Parking Lot Party"
Misheard Lyrics: There ain't no party like the Greek party
or There ain't no party like the free party Original Lyrics: There ain't no party like the pre-party
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