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1950s | |
Bill Haley & His Comets', "Rock Around the Clock"
Misheard Lyrics: When the clock strikes 12, we'll cool off,
Ben stars rocking around the clock again Original Lyrics: When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then,
Start rockin' 'round the clock again |
Frankie Laine's, "Rawhide"
Misheard Lyrics: Rowin', rowin', rowin'
Original Lyrics: Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'
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Little Richard's, "Tutti Frutti"
Misheard Lyrics: Tutti frutti, oil lube.
Original Lyrics: Tutti Frutti, all over rooty.
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1960s | |
Bob Dylan 's, "Obviously Five Believers"
Misheard Lyrics: Early in the morning
Early in the morning I'm calling Youtube: Please come home! Original Lyrics: Early in the morning
Early in the morning I'm calling you to Please come home |
The Beatles', "Can't Buy Me Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't buy my love
Original Lyrics: Can't buy me love.
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The Rolling Stones', "Paint it Black"
Misheard Lyrics: No more will my green seagull turn a deeper blue
Original Lyrics: No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
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1970s | |
Elton John's, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
Misheard Lyrics: A girl with karate close by
Original Lyrics: A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
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Elton John's, "Step Into Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: So hop aboard the turd table
Original Lyrics: So hop aboard this turntable
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Fleetwood Mac's, "The Chain"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't break the chair
Original Lyrics: You can't break the chain
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Jethro Tull's, "Aqualung"
Misheard Lyrics: let curtain back as he bends to pet a doggy
Original Lyrics: leg hurting bad and bends to pick a dog end
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John Lennon's, "Nobody Told Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody told me the Beegee's liked me
Original Lyrics: Nobody told me there'd be days like these
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The Partridge Family's, "Come On Get Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll make you hot pink
Original Lyrics: We'll make you happy
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The Ramones', "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a piece of danish
Original Lyrics: I wanna be sedated
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1980s | |
Billy Idol's, "Hot in the City"
Misheard Lyrics: For all the dreams and screams
Original Lyrics: For all the dreams and schemes
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Bob Marley's, "Could You Be Loved?"
Misheard Lyrics: Go to hell if what you're thinking is not 'riot!'
Original Lyrics: ...go to hell if what you're thinking is not right.
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Dead or Alive's, "You Spin Me Round"
Misheard Lyrics: All I know is that it's me
Original Lyrics: All I know is that to me
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Gary Portnoy's, "Every Time I Turn Around (Punky Brewster theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe the world is bland
Original Lyrics: Maybe the world is blind
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Gladys Knight's, "Family (Charlie & Co. theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Kids are in the park
Original Lyrics: Picnic's in the park
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Joey Scarbury's, "Believe it or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: Breaking me out of the smell I was in
Original Lyrics: Breaking me out of the spell I was in
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Beauty queen from a motor scene
Original Lyrics: Beauty queen from a movie scene
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance on the floor and around
Original Lyrics: Dance on the floor in the round
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Heavy head turned to eyes of green
Original Lyrics: Every head turned with eyes that dreamed
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Ray Parker, Jr.'s, "Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics: And call those bastards
Original Lyrics: And call Ghostbusters!
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Scandal's, "The Warrior"
Misheard Lyrics: Feeding all your hungry ice
Original Lyrics: Feeding all your hungry eyes
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The Alan Parsons Project's, "Eye in the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the eye in disguise
Original Lyrics: I am the eye in the sky
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1990s | |
Bleach the Garbageman's, "Shakiza Godess (Downright Hilarity)"
Misheard Lyrics: If you had a tatt, tool, that would Nate Matté her
Sheets of the under cook her manic prowlers Original Lyrics: If you had a tattoo, that wouldn't matter
Sheets of the undercover manic prowlers |
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Blues Traveler's, "Theme from Roseanne (season 9)"
Misheard Lyrics: Or that rabbit with the trope
Original Lyrics: Or that rabbit with the drum
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Deftones', "Elite"
Misheard Lyrics: We are the tribe
Yeah we are the trolls Yeah we are the trolls Original Lyrics: When you're ripe
You'll bleed out of control You'll bleed out of control. |
Harvey Danger's, "Flagpole Sitta"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not sick but I'm not wet
Original Lyrics: I'm not sick but I'm not well
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Nirvana's, "Heart-shaped Box"
Misheard Lyrics: Forever I'm dead from your priceless device
Original Lyrics: Forever in debt to your priceless advice
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: Whisper the shades, "It's a lonely human."
Original Lyrics: With the birds I'll share this lonely view
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2000s | |
Bob the Builder's, "Can We Fix It?"
Misheard Lyrics: Time to get Dizzy, such a lot to do
Original Lyrics: Time to get busy, such a lot to do
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Christina Aguilera's, "Dirrty"
Misheard Lyrics: Too dirty too wipe my ass
Original Lyrics: Too dirty to clean my act up.
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Daft Punk's, "Superheroes"
Misheard Lyrics: Goku's in the air
Original Lyrics: Something's in the air
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Dido's, "White Flag"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in love, and always swill beer.
Original Lyrics: I'm in love, and always will be.
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Dido's, "White Flag"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in love, and always swill beer.
Original Lyrics: I'm in love, and always will be.
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Goin Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I more than you want to forget?
Original Lyrics: Am I more than I bargained for yet?
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Jose Feliciano's, "Behind the Mask (Queen of Swords theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Beauty can be a disgust
Original Lyrics: Beauty can be a disguise
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Lyfe Jennings', "Must Be Nice"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone that's mighty as Ryan
But still as gentle as Bloomberg Original Lyrics: Someone that's mighty as a lion
But still as gentle as a bluebird |
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box's, "Uncle Chicken's Drag Rag"
Misheard Lyrics: I was burning my oatmeal
Original Lyrics: I was born in Wyoming
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2010s | |
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and sweat my rush I'm breathing in the chemicals Original Lyrics: I'm waking up to ash and dust
I wipe my brow and sweat my rust I'm breathing in the chemicals |
Sia feat. Sean Paul's, "Cheap Thrills"
Misheard Lyrics: Hit the gun stop.
Original Lyrics: Hit the dance floor
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Twenty One Pilots', "The Judge"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm best friends with my dog
Original Lyrics: I'm best friends with my doubt
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misc | |
Traditional's, "The More We Get Together"
Misheard Lyrics: The more we get to gather
To gather, to gather The more we get to gather The happier we'll beat Original Lyrics: The more we get together
Together, together The more we get together The happier we'll be |
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