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1950s | |
Peggy Lee & Mel Torme's, "The Old Master Painter"
Misheard Lyrics: dreamed up a hue for the blue summer skies painted the devil in his daring dye
Original Lyrics: The old master painter from far away hills.
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1960s | |
Mamas And The Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics: California dreamin'
I'll catch you and you'll stay. Original Lyrics: California dreamin'
On such a winter's day. |
Singing Nun's, "Entre les Etoiles"
Misheard Lyrics: Omelettes at twilight.
Original Lyrics: Entre les Etoiles
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The Beatles', "Eight Days a Week"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey say Louise
Original Lyrics: Eight days a week
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1970s | |
Destination's, "Move On Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Just move on up to your dancing nation
Original Lyrics: Just move on up towards your destination
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Diana Ross', "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing can keep me
Keep me from Hugh Original Lyrics: Nothing can keep me
Keep me from you |
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Strange Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta stage my chick
Original Lyrics: She's got a strange magic!
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold me closer, Tiny Hamster
Original Lyrics: Hold me closer, tiny dancer
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Harry Nilsson's, "Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't live, if living is without you.
Original Lyrics: I can't live, if living is without you.
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Rod Stewart's, "Sailing"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
Through the dark night, far away. I am dying, forever cry young. To be with you, who can say. Original Lyrics: Can you hear me? Can you hear me?
Through the dark night, far away. I am dying, forever crying. To be with you, who can say. |
The Band's, "The Weight"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a load off Fanny
Original Lyrics: Take a load off, Annie.
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The Carpenters', "(They Long to Be) Close To You"
Misheard Lyrics: So they sprinkled CHEETO dust in your hair of gold
And demonic light in your eyes of blue. Original Lyrics: So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue. |
The Clash's, "London Calling"
Misheard Lyrics: I lick my old riboon
Original Lyrics: I live by the river
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The Doobie Brothers', "Long Train Runnin' (Without Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: And the steel wheels like cool and hot
And the mountains ain't "no duh" Original Lyrics: And the steel rails lie cold and hard [are cold and hard?]
On the mountains they go down [For the miles that they go down?] |
The Ramones', "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be elected.
Original Lyrics: I wanna be sedated.
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1980s | |
Barry Manilow's, "Read 'em and Weep"
Misheard Lyrics: Be there a week
Original Lyrics: Read 'em and Weep
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Benny Mardones', "Into the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Separate perfume.
Don't know it that is yet. And I would wait to the end, time for you. And do it again, I used to... Original Lyrics: Separated by fools.
Who don't know what love is yet. And I would wait till the end of time for you. And do it again, it's true. |
Lindsay Buckingham's, "Holiday Road"
Misheard Lyrics: I found out logging dope
Original Lyrics: I found out long ago
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Matthew Wilder's, "Break My Stride"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm running on one tough ground
Original Lyrics: I'm running and I won't touch ground
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Ozzy Osbourne's, "Crazy Train"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm living with Sandy, that just isn't fair
Original Lyrics: I'm living with something that just isn't fair.
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Philip Bailey & Phil Collins', "Easy Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: She's like your mother
Original Lyrics: She's like no other
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Survivor's, "I Can't Hold Back"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been searching for a proven mule
Original Lyrics: I've been searching for a clue from you
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The Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: That's where you won a goat and got a wafer and all.
Original Lyrics: That's where you wanna go to get away from it all.
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The Jets', "Crush on You"
Misheard Lyrics: I gotta crunch for you
Original Lyrics: I got a crush on you
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1990s | |
Bruce Cockburn's, "Hey, It's Franklin!"
Misheard Lyrics: Daytime stories
Original Lyrics: They've got stories
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Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you feel alarmed tonight?
Original Lyrics: Can you feel the love tonight?
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Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: All alone in Tokyo
or All I know is all I know. Original Lyrics: All in all is all we are.
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Public Enemy's, "Bring the Noise"
Misheard Lyrics: Sole on a troll but you treat it like soap on a rope
'Cause of the beats and tell lies & sell dope Original Lyrics: Soul on a roll, but you treat it like soap on a rope
'Cause the beats in the lines are so dope |
Spin Doctors', "Two Princes"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you like the terminator just go ahead, now
Original Lyrics: And if you like to tell me maybe
Just go ahead, now |
They Might Be Giants', "Stomp Box"
Misheard Lyrics: Stomp box, terraform my heart!
Original Lyrics: Stomp box, tear it from my heart!
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: a loded gun complex
Original Lyrics: A loaded God complex
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Gwen Stefani's, "Hollaback Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't no hall event girl
Original Lyrics: 'Cuz I ain't no hollaback girl.
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Macy Gray's, "I'm In Between (As Told By Ginger theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Til burden know this
Original Lyrics: 'Til further notice
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Melody Club's, "Electric"
Misheard Lyrics: I cut my finger on the phone.
Original Lyrics: I've got my finger on the phone.
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Muse's, "Bliss"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me all the peas and joy in your mind
Original Lyrics: Give me all the peace and joy in your mind.
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Santana feat. Michelle Branch's, "The Game of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: A little bit of tits
A little bit of fat Original Lyrics: A little bit of this
A little bit of that |
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don't Lie"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, baby when you talk like dad
You make a woman German Original Lyrics: Ooh, baby when you talk like that
You make a woman go mad |
Theme Songs', "The Nutshack"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Nother one, Cherry Pie; she's still a virgin.
Original Lyrics: And the ripe Cherry Pie, still a virgin
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2010s | |
Ellie Goulding's, "Burn"
Misheard Lyrics: and so we gonna get a perm perm perm perm
Original Lyrics: and so we gonna let it burn burn burn burn
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Foster the People's, "Houdini "
Misheard Lyrics: Rise above gonna climb a wall
Whatcha want whatcha need whatcha come here for Want an iPhone 4, an S4 fight Takin' me down is a prisoner's right Original Lyrics: Rise above gonna start a war
Whatcha want whatcha need whatcha come here for Well an eye for an eye and an F for fight Takin' me down is a prisoner's right |
P!nk's, "Just Like Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: just like fir burning up the way
F***ing like the world for just one day Original Lyrics: Just like fire, burning out the way
If I can light the world up for just one day |
Rizzle Kicks', "Get Down with The Trumpets"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah, yeah
Let's get down with the choc-lits, Let's get down with the choc-lits, Let's get down with the choc-lits Let's get down with the choc-lits Original Lyrics: Yeah, yeah
Let's get down with the trumpets, Let's get down with the trumpets, Let's get down with the trumpets, Let's get down with the trumpets |
They Might Be Giants', "Stone Could Coup d'Etat"
Misheard Lyrics: It has that certain gymnast say "Quiet."
Original Lyrics: It has that certain je ne sais quoi.
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Danny Gokey's, "If You Ain't in It"
Misheard Lyrics: I want all that You want,
All that You've got. For my hot dog too. Original Lyrics: I want all that You want,
All that You've got. Point my heart toward You. |
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xmas | |
Jackie Evancho feat. Peter Hollens', "Hallelujah"
Misheard Lyrics: The battle decomposing Hallelujah
Original Lyrics: The baffled king composing Hallelujah
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