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1960s | |
Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: Through the grapevine I feel stronger would you be my baby
Original Lyrics: Through the grapevine not much longer would you be my baby
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Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: Through the grapevine I feel stronger. Would you be my baby?
Original Lyrics: Through the grapevine not much longer would you be my baby.
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Strawberry Alarm Clock's, "Incense and Peppermints"
Misheard Lyrics: Beat Nixon politics
Original Lyrics: beatniks and politics
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The Beatles', "Baby You're a Rich Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe you're the rich bat too
Original Lyrics: Baby you're a rich man, too.
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The Beatles', "Glass Onion"
Misheard Lyrics: Who can do a glass on your
Original Lyrics: Looking through a glass onion
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The Monkees', "The Monkees"
Misheard Lyrics: We're two pezzes singing
Original Lyrics: We're too busy singing
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Zager & Evans', "In the Year 2525"
Misheard Lyrics: In the year 9595
I'm tired of wandering, if man is gonna be alive He's given everything this old man can give And he ain't put back nominees Oh no Original Lyrics: In the year 9595
I'm kinda wondering if man is gonna be alive He's given everything this old earth can give And he ain't put back nothing Whoa-oa |
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Highway To Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, Satan! Hey, my Jews.
Playin' in a rockin' band Original Lyrics: Hey Satan, paid my dues
Playing in a rockin' band. |
Jackson 5's, "Never Can Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: It says turn around you fool you know your love is all I want
Original Lyrics: It says turn around you fool you know you love her more and more
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: Smell those shrimp - they're beginning to spoil
Original Lyrics: Smell those shrimp - they're beginning to boil
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Sister Sledge's, "We Are Family"
Misheard Lyrics: Just let me stick up the beggar!
Original Lyrics: Just let me state for the record
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The Jackson 5's, "ABC"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I'm gonna be your glimpse after see
Original Lyrics: Like "I" before "E" except after "C"
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty jeans. Dungarees.
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap.
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After The Fire's, "Der Komissar"
Misheard Lyrics: Cha! Cha! Cha! Cha!
Original Lyrics: Ja! Ja! Ja! Ja!
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Animotion's, "Room To Move"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause when we touch I hate you so much, screw you move
Original Lyrics: 'Cause when we touch
I get so much room to move |
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Commercial's, "Sportmart"
Misheard Lyrics: Poor sports, it's Sportmart.
Original Lyrics: For sports, it's Sportmart.
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Diana Ross', "Upside Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I said upside down
You're turning me You give me love then stick to me Original Lyrics: I said upside down
You're turning me You're giving love instinctively |
Duran Duran's, "Notorious"
Misheard Lyrics: you play the trumpets to justify your reasons
Original Lyrics: You pay the profits to justify the reasons
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: We can boogie or die, die, die, die
Original Lyrics: We can boogie on down, down, down, down
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Iron Maiden's, "The Evil That Men Do"
Misheard Lyrics: The evil that men do is all I know
Original Lyrics: The evil that men do lives on and on.
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Journey's, "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen, guys
Promises we made are in vain In vain, vain Original Lyrics: Distant eyes
Promises we made were in vain In vain, vain |
Kool And The Gang's, "Too Hot"
Misheard Lyrics: I gotta call Bob Seger this mess you made
Original Lyrics: Gotta cool this anger
What a mess we made. |
Murray Head's, "One Night in Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics: and the Hare Krishna
Original Lyrics: and the world's your oyster
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your end ever stray Original Lyrics: You have to believe we are magic
Don't let your aim ever stray |
Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I'm gonna lift you up
Then I'm gonna let you down, Then I'm gonna turn around and desert you Then I'm gonna lift you high Then I'm gonna say goodbye Then I'm gonna tell a lie and hurt you Original Lyrics: Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you |
Styx's, "Too Much Time on My Hands"
Misheard Lyrics: Isn't any one out there not a criminal?
Isn't any one out there not in jail? Original Lyrics: Is it any wonder I'm not a criminal?
Is it any wonder I'm not in jail? |
Styx's, "Too Much Time on My Hands"
Misheard Lyrics: Sitting on this barstool acting like a damn fool
Original Lyrics: Sitting on this barstool talking like a damn fool
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Warrant's, "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: As long as you will always be in my big ass band
Original Lyrics: As long as you will always be my biggest fan
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1990s | |
Deep Blue Something's, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Misheard Lyrics: And I said, "What about Jeopardy! jamboree?"
Original Lyrics: And I said, "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
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Eternal's, "Good Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Our bodies just melt into what?????
Original Lyrics: Our bodies just melt into one
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Five for Fighting's, "Superman (It's Not Easy)"
Misheard Lyrics: Good morning red sheep
Original Lyrics: The funny red sheet
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Ginuwine's, "Pony"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just a bachelor, looking for a promise.
Original Lyrics: Im just a bachelor, looking for a partner.
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House of Pain's, "Jump Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I got more rhymes than a bottle's got songs
Original Lyrics: I got more rhymes than the Bible's got Psalms.
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Radiohead's, "Bones"
Misheard Lyrics: Well you've got to feel like Indiana Jones
Original Lyrics: When you've got to feel it in your bones.
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Spin Doctors', "Two Princes"
Misheard Lyrics: Francis, Francis, do I know you?
Original Lyrics: Princes, princes who adore you
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Spin Doctors', "Two Princes"
Misheard Lyrics: Why ask? Diapers in his pockets
Original Lyrics: One has diamonds in his pockets
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2000s | |
Bomfunk MCs', "(Crack It) Something Going On "
Misheard Lyrics: Rocket
We built a rocket Original Lyrics: Crack it
We will crack it |
Train's, "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Reminds me that there's food to grow, hey hey hey.
Original Lyrics: Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey hey hey.
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Train's, "Parachute"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll open up and be your pair of shoes
Original Lyrics: I'll open up and be your parachute
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2010s | |
Ella Henderson's, "Ghost"
Misheard Lyrics: I had to go through hell to prove I'm not insane
Had to lick the devil just to know his neigh Original Lyrics: I had to go through hell to prove I'm not insane
Had to meet the devil just to know his name |
Rae Stremmurd's, "Black Beatles"
Misheard Lyrics: Young boys livin' like there's no dicks.
Original Lyrics: Young bull livin' like an old geezer.
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Sabaton 's, "The Last Stand"
Misheard Lyrics: Come and tell the Swiss Guards' story again
Original Lyrics: Come and tell this Christian story again
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Sabaton's, "The Price of a Mile"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the price of a mile?
Original Lyrics: What's the price of a nail?
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The Weeknd's, "Lonely Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Better wear my bump-de-pump
Original Lyrics: Better when we're both apart
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country | |
Train's, "Save Me San Francisco"
Misheard Lyrics: Every day's so capilated I wish they were golden gated
Feel more good and feel more miles away Original Lyrics: Every day so caffeinated I wish they were golden gated
Fillmore couldn't feel more miles away |
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misc | |
Train's, "Drive By"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a shotgun looking for a soul fly every time you move some time low.
Original Lyrics: Just a shy guy looking for a two ply hefty bag to hold my love.
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xmas | |
Traditional's, "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Charlie Brown Original Lyrics: In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Parson Brown. |
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