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1960s | |
Elton John's, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
Misheard Lyrics: The girl with colitis goes by
Original Lyrics: The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
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Julie Andrews', "High on a hill"
Misheard Lyrics: High on a hill there's a lonely goat turd
Original Lyrics: High on a hill there's a lonely goatherd
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Rolling Stones', "Paint It Black"
Misheard Lyrics: I see a line of cards
Original Lyrics: I see a line of cars
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Sandie Shaw's, "Message Understood"
Misheard Lyrics: Message under stool.
Original Lyrics: Message understood.
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Smokey Robinson's, "I Second that Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics: I set that man in motion
Original Lyrics: I second that emotion
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The Beatles', "We Can Work It Out"
Misheard Lyrics: We gotta work it out
Original Lyrics: We can work it out
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1970s | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Tent devil in the freezer.
Original Lyrics: Tenth Avenue freeze out
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Kate Bush's, "Kite"
Misheard Lyrics: I love to poop on my door
Original Lyrics: I love the homeland dome
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Led Zeppelin's, "Immigrant Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Always sweet with, flashing eyes, on a roller coaster see them twist and shout!
Original Lyrics: On we sweep with threshing oar
Our only goal will be the western shore. |
Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: Now one armed Gabe does not bother me
Original Lyrics: Now, Watergate does not bother me
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Scan a moose, scan a moose do the fandango
Original Lyrics: Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
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Saxon's, "747 (Strangers in the Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: But you're sick as the ground-like son
Original Lyrics: For God's sake get the ground lights on
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Sparks', "Something for the Girl with Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: Ah, electrically sharp!
Original Lyrics: Ah, the little girl is shy
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The Dramatics', "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get"
Misheard Lyrics: Some people are made of wool
Original Lyrics: Some people are made of wood
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Van Halen's, "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Beef Jerky for love.
Original Lyrics: Ain't talkin' 'bout love!
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1980s | |
A-Ha's, "Hunting High and Low"
Misheard Lyrics: Through the dork I sense the pounding of her heart
Original Lyrics: Through the dark I sense the pounding of her heart
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Billy Joel's, "Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics: They threw a new Beirut and flashed in our face.
Original Lyrics: They threw an American flag in our face
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Crass', "Do They Owe Us a Living?"
Misheard Lyrics: Please pass the lemons,
Two for me, two for you. Please pass the lemons, Two for me, two for you. Please pass the lemons, Two for f***ing you! Original Lyrics: Do they owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do. Do they owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Do they owe us a living? Of course they f***ing do! |
Cyndi Lauper's, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: The phone rings in the middle of the night
My buddy yells, "What you gonna do with your life?" Original Lyrics: The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells, "What you gonna do with your life?" |
Fates Warning's, "Part of the Machine"
Misheard Lyrics: Just another streetcar named Desire.
Original Lyrics: Just another face in the crowd.
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Poison's, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Misheard Lyrics: Coachman, like a 9
Original Lyrics: Cuts me like a knife
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Rick Springfield's, "Jessie's Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish I had a gypsy curse
Original Lyrics: I wish I had Jessie's girl
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Roxette's, "The Look"
Misheard Lyrics: Swaying through the van, moving like a hammer
Original Lyrics: Swaying to the band, moving like a hammer
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Wang Chung's, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody bang Chumps tonight.
Original Lyrics: Everybody Wang Chung tonight.
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1990s | |
Alice In Chains', "No Excuses"
Misheard Lyrics: Find me shittin' by myself
No excuses that I know. Original Lyrics: Find me sittin' by myself
No excuses, then I know. |
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, palomino, yeah!
Original Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, yeah!
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Poison's, "Ride the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: Never coming back again, touch the Bip, that's so
Original Lyrics: Never coming back until I touch the midnight sun.
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Radiohead's, "Fake Plastic Trees"
Misheard Lyrics: Perfection is rather plain
Original Lyrics: Her fake Chinese rubber plant
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Snow's, "Informer"
Misheard Lyrics: Informer, de dum de diddly de da da da dayo,
A licky boom boom now. Original Lyrics: Informer, you know say daddy snow me a gon' blame
A licky boom boom down. |
The Heights', "How Do You Talk to an Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: I know her face by fart
Original Lyrics: I know her face by heart
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Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down now, this is scary
Original Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry
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2000s | |
Kanye West's, "Gold Digger"
Misheard Lyrics: But she ain't messin' with no Chrono Trigger (I got a Wii)
Original Lyrics: But she ain't messing with no broke n****s (I gotta leave.)
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Linkin Park's, "Breaking The Habit"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why it is I'm Greek Original Lyrics: I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream |
Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics: But I'll be a bag of bombs
Original Lyrics: But I'll be a bag of bones
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Norah Jones', "What Am I to You?"
Misheard Lyrics: Bottom line to you
Original Lyrics: What am I to you?
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Pearl Jam's, "Comatose"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel it rising, yeah, let's stop farting.
Original Lyrics: Feel it rising, next stop falling.
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Send My Love (to Your New Lover)"
Misheard Lyrics: Send my love to your leper
Feed her better We've gotta let go of all of our clothes We both know we ain't s**ts no more 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 |
Adele's, "Send My Love (to Your New Lover)"
Misheard Lyrics: Send my love to your new lover
Treat her better We've gotta let go, Power Puff Girls We both know we ain't kids no more Original Lyrics: Send my love to your new loverTreat her better
We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts We both know we ain't kids no more |
Charlie Puth & Selena Gomez's, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: Wet Wipes all on the floor
Original Lyrics: What was all of it for?
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Justin Bieber's, "Boyfriend"
Misheard Lyrics: I could be a German
Original Lyrics: I could be a gentleman
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Kidz Bop's, "Thrift Shop"
Misheard Lyrics: Ice on the fridge is so so frosty
Original Lyrics: Ice on the fringe is so so frosty.
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Kiiara's, "Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Rufus really grimy stuck a fork up in his nose
Original Lyrics: Roof is falling let me love me falling I just know
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Marina and the Diamonds', "Primadonna Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Peanut daughter girl
Original Lyrics: Primadonna girl
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Slash / Myles Kennedy's, "Starlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Scarlet.
Original Lyrics: Oh Starlight
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Dolly Parton's, "Here You Come Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Messing up my mind, and filling out my census.
Original Lyrics: you're messing up my mind, and filling up my senses.
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