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1960s | |
Beach Boys', "Shut Down"
Misheard Lyrics: He's hologrammed an urchin but it's understood
(Pop it out now) I got to feel a jackin' engine sittin' under my hood (Pokemon now) Original Lyrics: He's hot with ram induction but it's understood
(Oooo pump it up now) I got a fuel injected engine sittin' under my hood (Oooo pump it up now) |
Desmond Dekker and the Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want to be a black bunny and hide...
Original Lyrics: I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde...
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The Monkees', "Zilch"
Misheard Lyrics: China people calling on the meter
Original Lyrics: China Clipper calling Alameda
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The Who's, "Substitute"
Misheard Lyrics: Substitute, I see right through your blasted crap
Substitute, I look all right but my dad was black Original Lyrics: Substitute, I see right through your plastic mac
Substitutre, I look all white but my dad was black |
1970s | |
Bill Withers', "Lovely Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Just one look at you
And all the world is Gardening, gardening, gardening, gardening, gardening. Original Lyrics: Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be A lovely day (lovely day, lovely day, lovely day, lovely day). |
Chris Rea's, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: Save your tears, God gives and gives
Original Lyrics: So save your tears
Got years and years. |
Donna Summer's, "Last Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Last dance, last dance
Original Lyrics: Let's dance the last dance
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Donna Summer's, "Last Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah, will you be my myths to write?
Can you feel my apple bite? Original Lyrics: Yeah, will you be my Mr. Right?
Can you feel my appetite? |
Gloria Gaynor's, "Casanova Brown"
Misheard Lyrics: Like I'm sorry about Little Red Riding Hood
Original Lyrics: Like the story of Little Red Riding Hood
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Grateful Dead's, "Black Peter"
Misheard Lyrics: Anyone know from sin and gin
Original Lyrics: Annie Bonneau from Saint Angel ...
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Hermans Hermits', "She's a Must to Avoid"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a muscular boyuu
Original Lyrics: She's a must to avoid
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Maxine Nightingale's, "Lead Me On"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd steal like this from you
Original Lyrics: I'd still like this from you
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Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Holding to the spasm in my thiiiiiiiiiiiighhhhhh..........!
Original Lyrics: Blowing through the Jasmine in my mind.
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Sonny Curtis', "Love Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can never tell, why don't you take it You might get naked after all You might get naked after all Original Lyrics: Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can never tell, why don't you take it You might just make it after all You might just make it after all |
1980s | |
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine's, "Can't Stay Away from You"
Misheard Lyrics: And though you're giving me a tooth
Original Lyrics: I know you're telling me the truth
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Irene Cara's, "Flashdance (What a Feeling)"
Misheard Lyrics: Take your pants down and make it happen.
Original Lyrics: Take your passion and make it happen.
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L.A. Guns', "The Ballad of Jayne"
Misheard Lyrics: Now it all seems funny, kinda like a flea.
Original Lyrics: Now it all seems funny, kinda like a dream.
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: The chair is not my son
Original Lyrics: The kid is not my son.
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Santana's, "Winning"
Misheard Lyrics: Turned around Satan must have woke up, 'cause lady luck ...
Original Lyrics: Turn around fate must have woke her Cause lady luck she was waiting outside the door
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: and in this world outside of lovers
Original Lyrics: and if this world runs out of lovers
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The Outfield's, "Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't got many friends left to talk to
Nowhere to run when I'm in trouble Original Lyrics: I ain't got many friends left to talk to,
No one's around when I'm in trouble |
The Rolling Stones', "Emotional Rescue"
Misheard Lyrics: You're too deep in, you candy ass
Original Lyrics: You're too deep in, you can't get out
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1990s | |
Collective Soul's, "December"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't speak of towns
Original Lyrics: Don't speak of doubt
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Korb's, "Cameltosis"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a sink with its own telegram
Original Lyrics: A man out of sync with his own program
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Michael Jackson's, "Money"
Misheard Lyrics: You can sell my soul to the devil
Original Lyrics: Even sell my soul to the devil
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Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: On their lives again
We're lying in a pool of sperm Original Lyrics: Their lives again
Their Li, to pull us through |
Porno For Pyros', "Pets"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll make grape Pez
Original Lyrics: We'll make great pets
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Stone Roses', "Waterfall"
Misheard Lyrics: This American satyr writes home
Original Lyrics: This American satellite's won
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The Verve's, "Bittersweet Symphony"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't change my kimono
Original Lyrics: I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no |
Will Smith's, "Fresh Prince Of Bel Air theme"
Misheard Lyrics: Shootin' some b-ball all up in the cool.
Original Lyrics: Shootin' some b-ball outside of the school.
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2000s | |
3 Doors Down's, "Be Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could be right back
Original Lyrics: If I could be like that
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Anna Nalick's, "Breathe (2 AM)"
Misheard Lyrics: Winter just wasn't my Caesar
Original Lyrics: Winter just wasn't my season
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Daft Punk's, "Superheroes"
Misheard Lyrics: Coffins in the air
Original Lyrics: Something's in the air
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Deicide's, "The Gift That Keeps On Giving"
Misheard Lyrics: Demonic forces of erotic control
Original Lyrics: Demonic forces overriding control
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Jess Harnell's, "MacGoogles' Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Macgoogles is me name, I like the way it sound. It's time to play a game with your favorite Irish pal. 1,2 buckle my shoe. 3,4 shut the door. 5,6 pick up sticks, 7,8 la them straight. 9,10... That's the end!
Original Lyrics: MacGoogles is me name, I like a swampy bog
It's time to play a game with your favorite highland frog. |
Kirk Hinrich's, "MacGoogles Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: MacGoogles is me name, chokey chokey log.
I play with my favorite stick, my green Highland log. Original Lyrics: MacGoogles is me name, I like a swampy bog
It's time to play a game with your favorite highland frog. |
Outkast ft. Killer Mike's, "The Whole World"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a little shrimp, hater pack up yo' mind
Original Lyrics: Take a little trip, hater pack up yo' mind
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2010s | |
Fates Warning's, "Like Stars Our Eyes Have Seen"
Misheard Lyrics: They slip away, pull my finger.
Original Lyrics: They slip away, just through your fingers
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Fates Warning's, "White Flag"
Misheard Lyrics: No one's going to take you to the unknown.
And no regrets at all. Original Lyrics: No one's going to take your soul away it's all your own
But innocence was gone. |
Ghost B.C.'s, "Secular Haze"
Misheard Lyrics: Unfathomable walrus mace
Original Lyrics: Unfathomable wall-less maze
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Kommunity FK's, "Saga ov the Illuminaztiez"
Misheard Lyrics: Sod it off
Be a million nasties Original Lyrics: Saga ov the Illuminaztiez
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Magic's, "Rude"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna murder ya' family
Original Lyrics: (I'm gonna) Marry her anyway
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Twenty One Pilots', "Lane Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: They say, "Sayin' you're a lame boy"
Original Lyrics: They say "stay in your lane, boy"
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Zayn's, "Pillowtalk"
Misheard Lyrics: Better day, better day, better day
F***ing him Friday noon Original Lyrics: Bed all day, bed all day bed all day
F***ing in, fighting on |
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John Michael Montgomery's, "I Swear"
Misheard Lyrics: I sweat
By the moon and the stars in disguise Original Lyrics: I Swear
By the moon and the stars in the skies |
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misc | |
Starset's, "Let It Die"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd tear the corners from your eyes
Original Lyrics: I'd take the coldness from your eyes
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