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1950s | |
Jerry Lee Lewis', "Great Balls of Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodness, gracious, Grape-Nuts of fire
Original Lyrics: Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire
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1960s | |
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's, "Monster Mash"
Misheard Lyrics: With their Velcro group, the Crypt Kicker Five
Original Lyrics: With their vocal group, the Crypt Kicker Five
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Cast of 'The Sound of Music''s, "How Can Love Survive?"
Misheard Lyrics: I cannot die like a meal for you
Original Lyrics: I cannot die like Camille for you.
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Elvis Presley's, "Can't Help Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a ribbon throws
Shirley to the sea Original Lyrics: Like a river flows
Surely to the sea |
Steppenwolf's, "Born to Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm on the highway
Original Lyrics: Head out on the highway
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Steppenwolf's, "Born to Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: We can climb so high
And never gonna die Original Lyrics: We can climb so high
I never wanna die |
The Drifters', "This Magic Moment"
Misheard Lyrics: Together 'til the end of time
Original Lyrics: Forever 'til the end of time
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty bees and the dunder genii.
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's, "Love The One You're With"
Misheard Lyrics: See the girl. The girl from Mars.
Original Lyrics: She's a girl and you're a boy
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Frankie Valli's, "My Eyes Adored You"
Misheard Lyrics: My eyes of Georgia
also Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see Hawaii Georgia Original Lyrics: My eyes adored you
and Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see how I adored you |
Grand Funk Railroad's, "Some Kind of Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics: Kayla, Kayla Whittendale
Original Lyrics: Can I get a witness?
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Rod Stewart's, "You Wear It Well"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been meaning to phone ya but the minute I saw ya
Original Lyrics: I've been meaning to phone you but from Minnesota.
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Stephen Stills', "Love the One You're With"
Misheard Lyrics: Where eagles fly with the ducks.
Original Lyrics: And the eagle flies with the dove.
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big hotel at the lighthouse
Original Lyrics: Big ol' jet airliner
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big ol' cow and a rhino, don't carry me too far away...
Original Lyrics: Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away... |
The Carpenters', "Rainy Days and Mondays"
Misheard Lyrics: Feelin' like a bump a log.
Original Lyrics: Feelin'like I don't belong.
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1980s | |
Bananarama's, "I Heard a Rumour"
Misheard Lyrics: You're some d**kwad!
Ooh ooh ooh ooh Original Lyrics: Yes I did boy!
Ooh ooh ooh ooh |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Pink Cadillac"
Misheard Lyrics: Some folks say it's too old,
Unleaded goes too fast Original Lyrics: Some folks say it's too old
And that it goes too fast |
Crowded House's, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome, welcome, to feudal war between us
Original Lyrics: They come, they come, to build a wall between us
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Elton John's, "Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics: It's too hard living, if there's ever a world
Original Lyrics: It's two hearts livin'
In two separate worlds. |
Guns N' Roses', "Patience"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't have you right now. Away, dear.
Original Lyrics: If I can't have you right now, I'll wait, dear
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Jermaine Stewart's, "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm not a piece of meat, simulate my brain
Original Lyrics: And I'm not a piece of meat, stimulate my brain
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Madonna's, "Into the Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Music can be such a rebel Asian.
Original Lyrics: Music can be such a revelation.
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Motley Crue's, "Smokin' in the Boys Room"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody knows they're (teachers?) smokin' in the lounges too
Original Lyrics: Everybody knows that smokin' ain't allowed in school.
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Phil Collins', "One More Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a ribbon to the sea
Original Lyrics: Like a river to the sea
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S Express', "Theme From S Express"
Misheard Lyrics: I got the hearts for you
Original Lyrics: I got the hots for you
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The Police's, "King of Pain"
Misheard Lyrics: Little wondering circles running 'round my brain
Original Lyrics: With the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
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Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
Misheard Lyrics: We were so enticed
With the dance hall days We were cool on Christ Original Lyrics: We were so in phase
With the dance hall days We were cool on craze. |
1990s | |
Barenaked Ladies', "One Week"
Misheard Lyrics: Butch Master D and Home of the Rabe
Original Lyrics: Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie.
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Daphne Descends"
Misheard Lyrics: You spot a cute male kid
Original Lyrics: You spy the kidnap kid
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Smashing Pumpkins', "To Sheila"
Misheard Lyrics: Sheila writes: "I'm crashing again."
Original Lyrics: Sheila rides on crashing nightingale
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The Drifters', "There Goes My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Bear goes my baby
Original Lyrics: There goes my baby
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2000s | |
DJ Luck and MC Neat's, "A Little Bit of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Aluminium mince and salt
Original Lyrics: Hollerin' the rinsin' sound
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Drowning Pool's, "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor"
Misheard Lyrics: Let the party set the flow
Original Lyrics: Let the bodies hit the floor
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India Arie's, "Video"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep your Kristal and your crystal
I'd rather have a pretty piece of crystal Original Lyrics: Keep your crystal and your pistol
I'd rather have a pretty piece of crystal |
Theme Songs', "Family Guy"
Misheard Lyrics: working as a family guy.
Original Lyrics: Lucky there's a family guy.
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Send My Love (to Your New Lover)"
Misheard Lyrics: Hello dear, I love my butt
Treat her better Gotta let go of all of my toes We both know we hate kids so much Original Lyrics: Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more |
Drake's, "Hotline Bling"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me feel like a Digimon
Original Lyrics: You make me feel like I did you wrong
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Fifth Harmony's, "Worth It"
Misheard Lyrics: I think Imma call you blood.
Original Lyrics: I think Imma call you bluff.
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Fun's, "Some Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: I found water in my bed tonight
Original Lyrics: I found a martyr in my bed tonight
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Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me to church
I'll whoop you like a dog on a Saturday night I'll beat ya real bad make you sharpen your knife You ain't Gettin the best of me it's my countrified destiny! Original Lyrics: Take me to church, I'll worship like a dog on the shrine of your lies.
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life |
Nicki Minaj's, "Side to Side (with Ariana Grande)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the new style with a fresh typal blow
Original Lyrics: It's the new style with a fresh type of flow
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Dark Necessities "
Misheard Lyrics: Doctor says disease are a product of desire
Original Lyrics: Dark necessities are part of my design
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Selena Gomez's, "Hands to Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't keep my hands to myself
I'm in a carpool why would I want to? Original Lyrics: Can't keep my hands to myself
I mean, I could but why would I want to? |
Sia's, "Cheap Thrills"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby I don't need your lovin' to have fun tonight
Original Lyrics: Baby I don't need dollar bills to have fun tonight
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Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics: Got along with Starburst lovers
Original Lyrics: Got a long list of ex-lovers
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Taylor Swift's, "Style"
Misheard Lyrics: And I got that red little plastic thing that you like
Original Lyrics: And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Wish we could turn back time, to the good dope days,
When our momma sang us to sleep 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 |
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Matt Maher's, "Christ Is Risen"
Misheard Lyrics: Come away
Come away come and rise up from the grave Original Lyrics: Come awake
Come awake come and rise up from the grave |
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