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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: You ain't never pornographic and you ain't no friend of mine
Original Lyrics: Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine.
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Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: You ate Denver Colorado and you ain't no friend of mine.
Original Lyrics: Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine.
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1960s | |
Aretha Franklin's, "Respect"
Misheard Lyrics: We're runnin' out of food
Original Lyrics: You're runnin' out of foolin'
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Bob Dylan's, "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: He understands your orphan with his gun
Original Lyrics: Yonder stands your orphan with his gun
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Steppenwolf's, "Born to Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a true mayor's child
Original Lyrics: Like a true nature's child
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The Beatles', "Yellow Submarine"
Misheard Lyrics: We all live in a yellow tub of pee
Original Lyrics: We all live in a yellow submarine.
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1970s | |
America's, "A Horse with No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause there ain't no one for conditional pain
Original Lyrics: 'cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
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Bauhaus', "Bela Lugosi's Dead"
Misheard Lyrics: Alone in a dark legume
Original Lyrics: Alone in a darkened room
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David Bowie's, "Changes"
Misheard Lyrics: I watch the nipples change their size.
Original Lyrics: I watch the ripples change their size
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Elvis Presley's, "Suspicious Minds"
Misheard Lyrics: We've fallen off track, I can't get up.
Original Lyrics: We're caught in a trap, we can't walk out.
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Don't Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't start thinking about your moron
Original Lyrics: Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
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Mungo Jerry's, "In the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: In the Summertime when the weather is hot
Original Lyrics: In the Summertime when the weather is high
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Peter Frampton's, "Do You Feel Like We Do?"
Misheard Lyrics: Funkman on the keyboards, Funkman!
Original Lyrics: Bob Mayo on the keyboards, Bob Mayo
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Rocky Horror Picture Show's, "The Sword of Damocles"
Misheard Lyrics: A silver danglepiece is hanging over my head
Original Lyrics: The sword of Damocles is hanging over my head
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Schoolhouse Rock 's, "The Tale Of Mr. Morton "
Misheard Lyrics: Until Pearl jumped up with the single rose. Who says who won't/can't propose?
Original Lyrics: Until Pearl showed up with a single rose. Who says women can't propose?
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1980s | |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
Misheard Lyrics: Blueberry heaven is a place on Earth
Original Lyrics: Ooh baby, heaven is a place on Earth
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INXS's, "Need You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody dance the calypso yeah
Original Lyrics: Everybody does that's okay...
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't stop til you get enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on, dig a post hole, don't stop til you get enough.
Original Lyrics: Keep on with the force, don't stop don't stop til you get enough
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Taylor Dayne's, "I'll Always Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: You are my every sting
Original Lyrics: You are my everything
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Taylor Dayne's, "Tell It to My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel your potty rot
Original Lyrics: I can feel my body rock
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Taylor Dayne's, "With Every Beat of My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: With every beat of my fart
Original Lyrics: with every beat of my heart
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Terence Trent D'Arby's, "Wishing Well"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish you were
Original Lyrics: a wishing well
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The Pretenders', "Brass in Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna bake you, bake you, bake you lettuce
Original Lyrics: Gonna make you, make you, make you notice.
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1990s | |
Beck's, "Milk & Honey"
Misheard Lyrics: She's gotta way, (of) touching my body
She's gotta way on my computer She's gotta way, (of) selling me watches She's gotta way, to ringle my finger. Original Lyrics: She's alright, touching my body
She's alright on my computer She's alright, selling me watches She's alright, ring on my finger. |
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Eric Clapton's, "Pretending"
Misheard Lyrics: I get lost in alibis, sadness can't prevail
Everyone knows Ton Loc ain't bad Original Lyrics: I get lost in alibis
Sadness can't prevail Everybody knows strong love can't fail |
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Sublime's, "Jailhouse"
Misheard Lyrics: But God will be singing there,
And Eric Wilson will be bangin' up there, yeah. Original Lyrics: Bud Gaugh will be singing there,
And Eric Wilson will be bangin' up there, yeah. |
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Taylor Dayne's, "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
Misheard Lyrics: And baby, that's no life
Original Lyrics: And baby, that's no lie
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Taylor Dayne's, "I'll Be Your Shelter"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be your Shasta
Original Lyrics: I'll be your shelter
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Taylor Dayne's, "Love Will Lead You Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Love will need you bad
Original Lyrics: Love will lead you back
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2000s | |
Christina Aguilera's, "Lady Marmalade"
Misheard Lyrics: Boy, a mango is what you are
Original Lyrics: The boy drank all that magnolia wine
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Christina Aguilera's, "Lady Marmalade"
Misheard Lyrics: Real lady marmalade
Original Lyrics: Creole lady marmalade
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Fall Out Boy's, "America's Suitehearts"
Misheard Lyrics: But I don't know much about the Mexicans
And I'm all out of friends talking classical Down sit wha? Haha Hi? Media Please? Original Lyrics: But I don't know much about classic cars
But I've got a lot of friends stuck on classic coke Down, set, one, hut, hut, hike, Media Blitz |
Jennifer Lopez's, "Love Don't Cost a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Saw the WB to the ballet
Original Lyrics: Saw that truck you gave to the valet
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Motor Ace's, "Chairman of the Board"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, you won't ever see, so
Original Lyrics: Hey, you won at the see-saw
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Ne-Yo's, "Miss Independent"
Misheard Lyrics: And she move like a boss
Do what a boss do She got me thinking about getting it bald Original Lyrics: And she move like a boss
Do what a boss Do, she got me thinking about getting involved |
R Kelly's, "The World's Greatest"
Misheard Lyrics: Just stand up tall, poke 'em in the face and say
Original Lyrics: Just stand up tall, look 'em in the face and say
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2010s | |
DNCE's, "Cake by the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be there and you'll be my only, whoa-oah
Original Lyrics: I'll be Didd and you'll be Naomi, whoa-oh
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Duran Duran's, "On Evil Beach"
Misheard Lyrics: We light a fart on evil beach
Original Lyrics: We light a spark on evil beach
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FUN.'s, "Some Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is breaking for my sister in the car that she blew up.
I found a farmer in my bed tonight. Original Lyrics: My heart is breaking for my sister and the con that she called "love".
I found a martyr in my bed tonight. |
The Lumineers', "Ho Hey"
Misheard Lyrics: (Hey!) I'd be standing on Canal (Ho!) and Bible reading (Hey!) (Ho!)
And she'd be standing next to me. (Hey!) 1, 2, 3 I'm in love with you, you're in love with me, in my sweet heart I'm in love with you, you're in love with me, in my sweet heart Love. We need it now Let's hold on to someone 'Cause, oh, we need it now Original Lyrics: (Hey!) I'd be standing on Canal (Ho!) and Bowery. (Hey!) (Ho!)
And she'd be standing next to me. (Hey!) 1, 2, 3 I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart I belong with you, you belong with me, you're my sweetheart Love. We need it now Let's hope for some 'Cause, oh, we're bleeding out |
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Train's, "Drive By"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a shut up looking for a blue sky everything you hold me love.
Original Lyrics: Just a shy guy looking for a two ply hefty bag to hold my love.
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Train's, "Drive By"
Misheard Lyrics: This is not a jump back
Original Lyrics: This is not a drive by
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xmas | |
Lynsey Bartilson's, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone dancin' merrily in the New York family.
Original Lyrics: Everyone dancin' merrily in the new old fashioned way.
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Traditional's, "Good King Wencenslaus"
Misheard Lyrics: Good King Wence's lips locked up on the face of Steven
Original Lyrics: Good King Wencenslaus looked out on the Feast of Stephen.
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Traditional's, "We Three Kings of Orient Are"
Misheard Lyrics: We three kings of Orient are.
Barry, Gus and Travis we are Original Lyrics: We three kings of Orient are.
Bearing gifts, we traverse afar |
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