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1950s | |
Cliff Richard's, "Living Doll"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna lock her up in a trunk
So no big hull can sail her away from me Original Lyrics: Gonna lock her up in a trunk
So no big hunk can steal her away from me |
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1960s | |
Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: your scarpet was apricot
Original Lyrics: The scarf it was apricot
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The Beatles', "Can't Buy Me Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't bomb me love
Original Lyrics: Can't buy me love
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1970s | |
Diana Ross', "Love Hangover"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna get odors
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna get over
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Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: A habit with The Jetsons play
Original Lyrics: We've had it with our dicipline
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Please, Mr. Please"
Misheard Lyrics: Please Mister, please
Don't play "Be Seventeen" Original Lyrics: Please Mister, please
Don't play B-17. |
Pacific Gas & Electric's, "Are You Ready"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you ready to slit my throat?
Original Lyrics: Are you ready to sit by His throne?
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Pink Floyd's, "The Thin Ice"
Misheard Lyrics: A million Tuesday nights
Original Lyrics: A million tear stained eyes
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The Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatcha doing in the butt?
Original Lyrics: What you doin' on your back aah?
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The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: Se tiraron, eso es
Original Lyrics: Sending out an S.O.S.
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The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: Yo te castro, eh? Allá en la estancia
Original Lyrics: Just a castaway, an island lost at sea
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Theme Songs', "Are You Being Served?"
Misheard Lyrics: Ground floor for shimmery, stationary and leather goods
Original Lyrics: Ground floor: perfumery, stationary and leather goods
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Why Should I Worry?"
Misheard Lyrics: Why should I wear it?
Original Lyrics: Why should I worry?
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Billy Joel's, "You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics: Alarming your electric champ
Original Lyrics: Alone in your electric chair
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: C'mon f*** me up
Original Lyrics: C'mon fire me up
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Devo's, "Whip It"
Misheard Lyrics: Tattoo the taxi, it's not too late
Original Lyrics: Try to detect it, it's not too late
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Diana Ross', "I'm Coming Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I want the one to know
Got to let it snow Original Lyrics: I want the world to know
Got to let it show |
Diana Ross', "Upside Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Round and round to eternity
Original Lyrics: Round and round you're turning me
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Eurythmics', "Thorn in My Side"
Misheard Lyrics: Runs runs runs runs
Original Lyrics: Run run run run
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Genesis', "Paperlate"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey Pauline, hey Pauline
Original Lyrics: Paperlate, Paperlate
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Mike Reno and Ann Wilson's, "Almost Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel my heart will be with Suzie
Original Lyrics: I fear my heart will be in secrecy
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Ray Parker, Jr.'s, "Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics: Buster makes me feel good
Original Lyrics: Bustin' makes me feel good
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The Gap Band's, "Oops Upside Your Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Say poop on the side of your hand
Original Lyrics: Say oops upside your head
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1990s | |
Cheap Trick's, "In the Street (theme from That '70s Show)"
Misheard Lyrics: The music's wow
Original Lyrics: The music's loud
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Elton John's, "Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: Love and no boundaries
No porn on the crotch Original Lyrics: Love has no boundaries
No borders to cross |
Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a calm sierra
Original Lyrics: There's a calm surrender
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Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a calm sierra
Original Lyrics: There's a calm surrender
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Elton John's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: From the day we're alive on the planet
Original Lyrics: From the day we arrive on the planet
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Elton John's, "The One"
Misheard Lyrics: Shrunken knives and dark hotels
Original Lyrics: Drunken nights in dark hotels
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Joan Osborne's, "One of Us"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a stranger on the butt
Original Lyrics: Just a stranger on the bus
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Oasis', "Half the World Away"
Misheard Lyrics: I would like to leave this CD
Original Lyrics: I would like to leave this city
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Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's, "A Whole New World"
Misheard Lyrics: There's time to spank
Original Lyrics: There's time to spare
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R.E.M.'s, "Man on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics: Amy, did you hear about this one?
Original Lyrics: Andy, did you hear about this one?
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R.E.M.'s, "Nightswimming"
Misheard Lyrics: Botswana deserves a crying owl
Original Lyrics: Nightswimming deserves a quiet night
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Roxette's, "June Afternoon"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a bright Jude afternoon
Original Lyrics: It's a bright June afternoon
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Roxette's, "Spending My Time"
Misheard Lyrics: I try to call but I don't know what to tell you,
I leave the keys on your answering machine. Original Lyrics: I try to call but I don't know what to tell you,
I leave a kiss on your answering machine. |
2000s | |
Blackalicious', "The Craft"
Misheard Lyrics: that come not from Mars but the tropical spiritual regions
Original Lyrics: that come not from minds, but that travel through spiritual reasons
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Dido's, "Hunter"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to lick a hamster again...
Original Lyrics: I want to be a hunter again.
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Eiffel 65's, "I'm Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm you if I were Dean I would die
Original Lyrics: I'm Blue da ba dee da ba daa
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Eminem's, "Lose Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics: Tear this motherf*****g roof off like Rudolph's cage
Original Lyrics: Tear this motherf*****g roof off like two dogs caged
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Kouji Wada's, "The Biggest Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics: wanna beat up biggest dreamer
Original Lyrics: wanna be the biggest dreamer
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Leon Redbone's, "Alphabet Song (from Between the Lions)"
Misheard Lyrics: Beyond people's names have you at the beginning
Original Lyrics: The Un People's names have a U at the beginning
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They Might Be Giants', "Fritalian"
Misheard Lyrics: My mouth can foam this words
Original Lyrics: My mouth can't form these words
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They Might Be Giants', "Here in Higglytown"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like the fig leaf town heroes
Original Lyrics: Just like the Higglytown Heroes
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2010s | |
Metronomy 's, "The Bay"
Misheard Lyrics: You said everything about a moose in North Korea
Original Lyrics: You said everything about it moved on your career
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Panic at the Disco's, "Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Alright, alright, it's the head of a billy goat.
Original Lyrics: Alright, alright, it's a hell of a feeling though.
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Pink's, "Just Like Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could light the world up for just one day
Original Lyrics: Rock it like the world up for just one day
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