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1960s | |
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: No wind, no rain
Or winter's sorrow Can stop me baby (no no baby) 'Cause you are my soul. You are my soul, I'll be there on the double just sentence for me oh baby, now Original Lyrics: No wind, no rain
Or winter's cold Can stop me baby (no no baby), 'Cause you are my goal. If you're ever in trouble, I'll be there on the double Just send for me oh baby, now |
The Beach Boys', "In My Room"
Misheard Lyrics: In this room I lock out all my worries and my tears
Original Lyrics: In this world I lock out all my worries and my fears
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1970s | |
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna kick your butt and hip
Original Lyrics: And then a kicking from the hip
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Carly Simon's, "Winnie the Pooh theme"
Misheard Lyrics: Really, really, silly old bear
Original Lyrics: Willy-nilly silly old bear
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David Bowie's, "1984"
Misheard Lyrics: Beware the staff is drawn
Original Lyrics: Beware the savage jaw
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Deep Purple's, "Woman from Tokyo"
Misheard Lyrics: My woman from Ohio
Original Lyrics: My woman from Tokyo
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Harry Nilsson's, "Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't live with lemonade without you
Original Lyrics: I can't live if living is without you
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "House on Pooh Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Christopher Robin and I walked the lawn
Original Lyrics: Christopher Robin and I walked alone
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Shocking Blue's, "Venus"
Misheard Lyrics: Her wafers were from crystal ice
Original Lyrics: Her weapons were her crystal eyes
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Sonny Curtis', "Love Is All Around (Season 1 MTM theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's time to let someone else do Thanksgiving
Original Lyrics: It's time to let someone else do some giving
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The Commodores', "Brick House"
Misheard Lyrics: Oooh tuck oh she yeah, her segs away
Make her only wish for younger days yeah yeah Original Lyrics: Ooh the clothes she wears, her sexy ways
Make a old man wish for younger days yeah yeah |
The Ramones', "I Wanna Be Well"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be whipped
Original Lyrics: I wanna be well
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Theme Songs', "Love Is All Around (Mary Tyler Moore Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna make it from now on
Original Lyrics: You're gonna make it after all
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Vicki Sue Robinson's, "Turn the Beat Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Pooh bear, play with food 'cause
Original Lyrics: Flute player, play your flute 'cause
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Here I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: So there's no sense defending
My whore is not mending Original Lyrics: So there's no sense pretending
My heart is not mending |
Cheap Trick's, "Don't Be Cruel"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't stop think and know
Original Lyrics: Don't stop thinking of me
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Cutting Crew's, "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm lost and found, was my father's mistake
Original Lyrics: I've lost and found, it's my final mistake
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Peter Schilling's, "Major Tom (Coming Home)"
Misheard Lyrics: Floating wafers
Original Lyrics: Floating weightless
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Sepultura's, "Sarcastic Existence"
Misheard Lyrics: When you hear the love of Batman
Dance about tonight Original Lyrics: When you hear the laugh of a madman
That's about to die |
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1990s | |
Aerosmith's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I just went to Michigan
Original Lyrics: I don't want to miss a thing
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Annie Lennox's, "Walking on Broken Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm living in a ritzy room
or I'm living in a messy room Original Lyrics: I'm living in an empty room
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BoDeans', "I've Just Seen a Face"
Misheard Lyrics: And I want all the world to sneeze
Original Lyrics: And I want all the world to see
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Kenny Loggins', "Return to Pooh Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a honey job stuck on his gnome
Original Lyrics: Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
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Madonna's, "Take a Bow"
Misheard Lyrics: Mission is over, say good night
Say good night Say good night Original Lyrics: This show is over, say goodbye
Say goodbye Say goodbye |
Polaris', "Hey Sandy"
Misheard Lyrics: You're looking happy at the range
Original Lyrics: You're looking happily deranged
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Possession"
Misheard Lyrics: My body aches for Rio Grande
Original Lyrics: My body aches to breathe your breath
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Sophie B. Hawkins', "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: Damn, I wish I was your double.
Original Lyrics: Damn, I wish I was your lover.
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Stabbing Westward's, "The Thing I Hate"
Misheard Lyrics: I won't become the bagel I ate
Original Lyrics: I won't become the thing I hate
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Toni Braxton's, "Breathe Again"
Misheard Lyrics: And I can't stop caring about
About the asshole of my eye Original Lyrics: And I can't stop caring about
About the apple of my eye |
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2000s | |
Bob the Builder's, "Can We Fix It?"
Misheard Lyrics: Working with Dave 'til the sun goes down
Original Lyrics: Working all day 'til the sun goes down
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Bob the Builder's, "Mambo No. 5"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you ready, Bob?
Yes What about you, Lucky? I'm a bit scanned OK team, let's go Original Lyrics: Are you ready, Bob?
Yes What about you, Lofty? I'm a bit scared OK team, let's go |
Bob the Builder's, "Mambo No. 5"
Misheard Lyrics: Fix it up to the south
Original Lyrics: Fix it up to the sound
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Brendon Urie's, "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide "
Misheard Lyrics: come on just snap-snap-snap your penis for me
Original Lyrics: come on just snap-snap-snap your fingers for me.
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Britney Spears', "Boys"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep loving me, make sure you hold me tight.
Original Lyrics: When hugging me, make sure you hold me tight.
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Britney Spears', "I'm a Slave 4 U"
Misheard Lyrics: Always saying little girl, don't step into the blood.
Original Lyrics: Always saying little girl, don't step into the club.
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Commercial's, "Raymour and Flanigan"
Misheard Lyrics: Two-Day, Saaale.
Original Lyrics: Two names say it all.
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Hey Monday's, "Hurrucane Streets"
Misheard Lyrics: We're ready to blow
Original Lyrics: We're to fly
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Muse's, "Supermassive Black Hole"
Misheard Lyrics: Supermassive butt hole
Original Lyrics: Supermassive black hole
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2010s | |
Hailee Steinfeld's, "Starving"
Misheard Lyrics: By the way, by the way, you do things to my body.
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you. [Guitar solo] By the way, by the way, you do things to my body. I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you. Original Lyrics: By the way, by the way, you do things to my body.
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you. (I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you.) (I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you.) By the way, by the way, you do things to my body. I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you. |
Lady Gaga's, "Alejandro"
Misheard Lyrics: Just want my cigarette purse
Original Lyrics: Just smoke my cigarette and hush
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Lady Gaga's, "Alejandro"
Misheard Lyrics: Ollie ollie ambrose, Ollie ollie ambrose
Original Lyrics: Ale-Alejandro Ale-Alejandro
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Rebecca Ferguson's, "Glitter & Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: All that glitter and all that good
Won't by you a hair piece Original Lyrics: All that glitter and all that gold
Won't buy you happy |
Regina Spektor's, "You've Got Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Crapped, crapped, crapped 'til the cage is fooled
Original Lyrics: Trapped, trapped, trapped 'til the cage is full
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Shawn Mendes', "Stitches"
Misheard Lyrics: Need a little thread, gotta get you outta my head
Need a little thread, gonna wind up dead Original Lyrics: Needle and the thread, gotta get you outta my head
Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead |
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