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1950s | |
1960s | |
Aretha Franklin's, "Think"
Misheard Lyrics: You better sing (sing)
Original Lyrics: You better think (Think)
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Santana's, "Evil Ways"
Misheard Lyrics: Gina Jones and a dog named Who.
Original Lyrics: Jean and Joan and a who knows who
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The Beatles', "Lovely Rita"
Misheard Lyrics: Lovely Rita, pizza face
Original Lyrics: Lovely Rita, meter maid
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The Beatles', "Paperback Writer"
Misheard Lyrics: Painful arthritis
Original Lyrics: Paperback writer
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The Beatles', "Strawberry Fields Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Strawberry Fields, Nothing, Israel.
Original Lyrics: Strawberry Fields, nothing is real.
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1970s | |
Andrew Gold's, "Thank You for Being a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you blew a potty
Original Lyrics: And if you threw a party
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: Some people claim that there's a wampon to play
Original Lyrics: Some people claim that there's a woman to blame.
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Mr. Bojangles"
Misheard Lyrics: Most my time is spent behind these county bars
Hot drinks of beer Original Lyrics: Most my time is spent behind these county bars
'Cause I drinks a bit |
Yes', "Yours Is No Disgrace"
Misheard Lyrics: Death-defying, mutilated, all the scum of the Earth
Original Lyrics: Death-defying, mutilated armies scatter the earth
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "Even the Nights are Better"
Misheard Lyrics: You will love David's Bridal
Original Lyrics: Even the days are brighter
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Chicago's, "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: If I had to make my own.
My love would never been sing. My love would never been sing. I just wanna live my life with you. Original Lyrics: If I had to make it on my own.
My life would never be the same. My love would never be the same. I just want to live my life with you. |
Chicago's, "If You Leave Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh no, I just walk to the stairs
Original Lyrics: Ooh no, I just want you to stay
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Cutting Crew's, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight.
And must have been sometimes away. I should to walk away. I should to walk away. Original Lyrics: Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight.
It must have been some kind of kiss. I should have walked away. I should have walked away. |
Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' like a loser with a red iPhone
Original Lyrics: Livin' like a lover with a radar phone.
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Eric Clapton's, "Forever Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Before I'll talk to the mosque
Original Lyrics: Before I can talk to the boss
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Gang of Four's, "I Love a Man In Uniform"
Misheard Lyrics: I love the man that you love more.
Original Lyrics: I love a man in uniform.
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Kylmaxx's, "I Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: God bless you
Original Lyrics: I miss you
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Chad is not my son
Original Lyrics: But the kid is not my son.
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Peabo Bryson's, "One Life to Live (1984 vocal theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: When it looks like Lorraine won't in
Original Lyrics: When it looks like the rain won't end
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Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: A West End town, in a dead end world
The East End boys are West End girls Original Lyrics: A West End town, in a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls |
Prince's, "Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: I just want your estrogen and your kiss
Original Lyrics: I just want some extra time in your kiss
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Talk Talk's, "Talk Talk"
Misheard Lyrics: Howdy Doody to me, doctor!
Original Lyrics: All you do to me is talk talk
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The Cars', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: Singin' nothing's wrong, pork pie
Original Lyrics: Nothing's wrong, but bye,
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1990s | |
311's, "Large in the Margin"
Misheard Lyrics: Marvin the martian
Original Lyrics: Large in the margin
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Blink182's, "What's My Age Again?"
Misheard Lyrics: The state looks down on the TV
Original Lyrics: This state looks down on sodomy.
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Boyz II Men's, "A Different World"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a different womb
Original Lyrics: It's a different world
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Bryan Adams', "Please Forgive Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Fleas forget me
Original Lyrics: Please forgive me
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Filter's, "Take a Picture"
Misheard Lyrics: Cause you wanna take a picture, cause I worry remember.
Original Lyrics: Could you take my picture, cause I won't remember.
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R. Kelly's, "She's Got That Vibe"
Misheard Lyrics: Shanice has got it
Original Lyrics: Leonice has got it
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Randy Newman's, "You've Got a Friend in Me"
Misheard Lyrics: When the road is up ahead
And your mouths and mouths From your baseball bed You just remember what the hotel said Boy, you've got a friend in me Original Lyrics: When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles From your nice warm bed You just remember what your old pal said Boy, you've got a friend in me |
The Offspring's, "Come Out And Play (Keep 'Em Separated)"
Misheard Lyrics: The Lego League is bashing
Like, afraid of disease Original Lyrics: Like the latest fashion
Like a social disease |
Underworld's, "Born Slippy"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you like my tampon, boy?
Original Lyrics: Do you like my tin horn boy
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2000s | |
Count Zero's, "Radium Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Buried chest deep in a vaginal
Original Lyrics: Buried chest deep in a Maginot
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Gorillaz's, "Clint Eastwood"
Misheard Lyrics: I got sunshine and a fag
Original Lyrics: I got sunshine in a bag
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Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: Crawling on my skin
These worms they whale Mario Original Lyrics: Crawling in my skin
These wounds will not heal |
Taking Back Sunday's, "Cute Without The E"
Misheard Lyrics: I stay jealous
Original Lyrics: Makes things worse
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The Script's, "Breakeven"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm falling to pizzas
Original Lyrics: I'm falling to pieces
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The Soggy Bottom Boys', "Man of Constant Sorrow"
Misheard Lyrics: He'll meet you home, God's golden shoal.
Original Lyrics: He'll meet you on God's golden shore.
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WarioWare: D.I.Y's, "Body Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: D'ever drinks are solen, makes you feel alive
Original Lyrics: Dancin' shakes the soul and makes you feel alive
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WarioWare: D.I.Y's, "Body Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Get down boogie to your french fries
Original Lyrics: Get down, boogie, 'til you catch fire
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2010s | |
London Grammar's, "Flickers"
Misheard Lyrics: And everytime I go to bed
An anchovy flickers in my head Original Lyrics: And everytime I go to bed
An image of you flickers in my head |
Mariah Carey's, "I Don't"
Misheard Lyrics: Told you I'm finished. Dance of the whippet
Review. Bye. Original Lyrics: Told you I'm finished, gassed up the whip and
Rear view, bye. |
country | |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Fishin' In The Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: You and me going poopin' in the dark, wipin' our bums with scraps of bark.
Original Lyrics: You and me going fishin' in the dark
Lyin' on our backs and countin' the stars. |
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misc | |
Harry McClintock's, "The Big Rock Candy Mountains"
Misheard Lyrics: Where the handouts grow on bushes
Original Lyrics: Where the handguns grow on bushes
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