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1960s | |
Dion and the Belmonts', "Runaround Sue"
Misheard Lyrics: I love Steel Rose
Original Lyrics: My love still grows
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The Beach Boys', "Surfin' Safari"
Misheard Lyrics: They're shootin' the deer
Original Lyrics: They're shootin' the pier
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The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: My ding a ling my ding a ling
Original Lyrics: A-wimoweh. A-wimoweh. A-wimoweh.
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The Young Rascals', "How Can I Be Sure"
Misheard Lyrics: Flying to hike and confuse me
Original Lyrics: Flying too high can confuse me
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty Deeds, die like chinks
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
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Blondie's, "Heart Of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: If I fear I'm losing you, it's just no good
You're cheesy like a kipper! Original Lyrics: If I fear I'm losing you, it's just no good
You teasing like you do. |
Dan Hill's, "Sometimes When We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes when we flush, the water comes too much
Original Lyrics: Sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much |
David Soul's, "Don't Give Up on Us"
Misheard Lyrics: I know it would' a last one bye
Original Lyrics: I know we put a last one by
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Grand Funk's, "Some Kind of Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics: She's some kind of waterfall
Original Lyrics: She's some kind of wonderful
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Heatwave's, "Boogie Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: 1, 2, 3, 4 dancin'
Original Lyrics: Got to keep on dancin'
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James Taylor's, "Country Road"
Misheard Lyrics: 1 Come all in pieces, you can have your own toys
2. I don't know nothin' bout the wild wind Original Lyrics: 1)I'm all in pieces, you can have your own choice
2) I don't know nothin' bout the why or when |
James Taylor's, "How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You"
Misheard Lyrics: with sweet love and a potion
Original Lyrics: with sweet love and devotion
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Patti Smith's, "Gloria"
Misheard Lyrics: And the nightmares, and the nightmares
Original Lyrics: And her name is, and her name is
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Pink Floyd's, "Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Fritter and waste, the isle's headed off that way.
Original Lyrics: You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
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Steve Miller Band's, "Big Ol Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big OJ in a Line-Up...
Original Lyrics: Big Ol Jet Airliner...
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: They don't chat in a line up
Original Lyrics: Big ol' jet airliner
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1980s | |
Burning Sensations', "Belly of the Whale"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel like goin' in the belly of the whale
or I feel like chokin' on the belly of the whale or I feel like jumpin' in the belly of the whale Original Lyrics: I feel like Jonah in the belly of the whale
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Dead or Alive's, "You Spin Me Round"
Misheard Lyrics: You spit the rice out, baby, rice out
Original Lyrics: You spin me right round, baby, right round
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Faith No More's, "Falling to Pieces"
Misheard Lyrics: Topics of "yes" and "no"
In a notion of "maybe" Original Lyrics: Droplets of "yes" and "no"
In an ocean of "maybe" |
Mr. Mister's, "Broken Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Take those broken weeds
And learn to try again Original Lyrics: Take these broken wings
And learn to fly again |
Mr. Mister's, "Broken Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: That you're half of the fresh and plums that make me whore
Original Lyrics: That you're half of the flesh and blood that makes me whole
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Suzanne Vega's, "Luka"
Misheard Lyrics: Some kind of troublesome kind of fight
Original Lyrics: Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight
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Teena Marie's, "Lovergirl"
Misheard Lyrics: Call B.T. on me, baby
Original Lyrics: Coffee, tea, or me, baby
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1990s | |
Jon Secada's, "Mental Picture"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a picture tube, remember?
Original Lyrics: You're a picture to remember.
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Modern English's, "I Melt With You"
Misheard Lyrics: Never really knowing it was always fish at light.
Original Lyrics: Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace.
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: A mosquito, in a Speedo. Gay! Gay!
Original Lyrics: A mosquito, my libido
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Pearl Jam's, "Evenflow"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh freezing rather see you sitting on a metal made of concrete
Feeling maybe he'll feel better than a tazer Original Lyrics: Freezin' rests his head on a pillow made of concrete again
Oh, feelin' maybe he'll see a little betters any days |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: She was looking kinda dumb with a finger in her bum
Original Lyrics: She was looking kinda dumb with her finger and her thumb
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The Tragically Hip's, "Ahead by a Century"
Misheard Lyrics: You are an airbag sentry.
Original Lyrics: You are ahead by a century.
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2000s | |
Broken Bells', "The High Road"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause the unsalted line
Original Lyrics: 'Cause he knows and so do I
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Fall Out Boy's, "Dance, Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm too hot for a 'hot damn'
Original Lyrics: I'm two quarters and a heart down
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Fall Out Boy's, "Where Did the Party Go"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the story of how they met
He wrote her a song on a pack of cigarettes Original Lyrics: This is the story of how they met
Her picture was on the back of a pack of cigarettes |
Meghan Trainor's, "Lips are Moving"
Misheard Lyrics: But I smell her on your dollar
Original Lyrics: But I smell her on your collar
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Theme Songs', "Fairly Odd Parents"
Misheard Lyrics: Timmy is in gabbage can that no one understands
Original Lyrics: Timmy is an average kid that no one understands
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2010s | |
Calvin Harris', "How Deep Is Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: So tell me how deep is your love, con me contigo?
Original Lyrics: So tell me how deep is your love, can it go deeper?
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Ellie Goulding's, "Burn"
Misheard Lyrics: We can light it up, up, up So they can put it out, out, out
Original Lyrics: We can light it up, up, up So they can't put it out, out, out
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Everything, Everything's, "Schoolin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Nigga riding in a waterfall
Original Lyrics: I could write it in a murder font
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Kiiara's, "Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Could've been my, could've been my tea
Original Lyrics: gold up in my, gold up in my teeth
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Lady Gaga feat Beyonce's, "Telephone"
Misheard Lyrics: The way you blowin' up my phone, Won't make me leave no faster, Put my coke on faster, Leave my girls go faster
Original Lyrics: Boy, the way you blowin' up my phone, Won't make me leave no faster, Put my coat on faster, Leave my girls no faster
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Marina and the Diamonds', "How to Be a Heartbreaker"
Misheard Lyrics: Unless you wanna taste my feet
Original Lyrics: Unless you wanna taste defeat
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Them good girls straight masturbate
Original Lyrics: Them good girls. Straight materpiece!
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SIA's, "unstoppable"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a borscht truck with no brakes.
Original Lyrics: I'm a Porsche with no brakes.
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Shawn Mendes', "Stitches"
Misheard Lyrics: Beat it till I can't breathe, chicken falling onto my knees
Original Lyrics: Bleed until I can't breathe, shaking falling onto my knees
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Sia's, "Unstoppable"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a push-up in your face.
Original Lyrics: I'm a Porsche with no brakes.
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Theme Songs', "I'm from Another Dimension"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm talking puppets
Original Lyrics: I'm talking puppies
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: If we could turn back time, to the good book days
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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Walk the Moon's, "Shut Up and Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Shut up in destiny
Original Lyrics: Shut up and dance with me
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christian | |
Michael Joncas', "On Eagle's Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Yoo-hoo! Dwell in the shelter of the Lord.
Original Lyrics: You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord
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