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1960s | |
Randy and the Rainbows', "Denise"
Misheard Lyrics: On your knee's scooby doo
Original Lyrics: Oh, Denise, dooby doo
I'm in love with you. |
Vic Mizzy's, "The Addams Family"
Misheard Lyrics: Meat, sweet, party
Original Lyrics: Neat, sweet, petite
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1970s | |
Barry Manilow's, "New York City Rythmn"
Misheard Lyrics: I said, "New York!"
Original Lyrics: Nueva York
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Billy Joel's, "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
Misheard Lyrics: Brandon and Andy were the popular standings
And the king and the queen of the prop Original Lyrics: Brenda and Eddie were the popular steadies
And the king and the queen of the prom |
Carpenters', "Top of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: In the leaks of the dreams
And the church to the freeze Original Lyrics: In the leaves of the trees
And the touch of the breeze |
Chicago's, "Saturday in the Park"
Misheard Lyrics: A man playing singsongs, singing foreign songs
Original Lyrics: A man playing guitar, singing for us all
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Commercial's, "Dr Pepper (So Misunderstood)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dr Pepper, solely misunderstood
Original Lyrics: Dr Pepper, so misunderstood
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Dire Straits', "Sultans of Swing"
Misheard Lyrics: A band is blowing Dixon doubled for time
Original Lyrics: A band is blowing Dixie double four time
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Little Feat's, "Willin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet rice and wine
Original Lyrics: Weed, whites, and wine
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Little Feat's, "Willin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I've been from Tuscon to Toocom carryin', what had to be a ton of logs
Original Lyrics: Well I've been from Tucson to Tucumcari, Tehachapi to Tonapah
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Mary MacGregor's, "Torn Between Two Lovers"
Misheard Lyrics: Born between two mothers
Being like a fool Original Lyrics: Torn between two lovers
Feeling like a fool |
Meat Loaf's, "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throne to the wall with the red noses?
Original Lyrics: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta moosh, Gotta moosh
Original Lyrics: Scaramouche, Scaramouche
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Theme Songs', "Good Times (Closing Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Just looking out of the window,
Watching the a** fall low, oh, oo, oh, Thinking how it all looks handed down, Good time, yeaheeyeah, good times Original Lyrics: Just lookin' out of the window
Watching the asphalt grow Thinking how it all looks hand-me-down. Good times, yeah, yeah, good times |
Theme Songs', "The Partridge Family (When We're Singin')"
Misheard Lyrics: Come along and meet everybody
Original Lyrics: Come on now and meet everybody
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Theme Songs', "The Partridge Family (When We're Singin')"
Misheard Lyrics: Danny got Reuben to sing our song
Original Lyrics: Danny got Reuben to sell our song
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1980s | |
Genesis', "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Good night, good night, good night
Original Lyrics: Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
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Joy Division's, "Day of the Lords"
Misheard Lyrics: Withdraw maiden's heart
Original Lyrics: Withdrawal pain is hard
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Joy Division's, "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Misheard Lyrics: We're rooted in time
Original Lyrics: When routine bites hard.
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Judas Priest's, "Livin' After Midnight"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' after midnight
Rotten to the core Original Lyrics: Livin' after midnight
Rockin' till the dawn |
Scandal's, "The Warrior"
Misheard Lyrics: It's gotta be your stereo jungle jive
Original Lyrics: And follow me stereo jungle child
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The B-52's', "Deadbeat Club"
Misheard Lyrics: Going down to Allensburg
Twenty-five cent pinnies And the jukebox playing real loud, 1960s Original Lyrics: Going down to Allen's for
A twenty-five cent beer And the jukebox playing real loud, "96 Tears" |
The B-52's', "Deadbeat Club"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll dance in the garden
And tall trees in the rain Original Lyrics: We'll dance in the garden
In torn sheets in the rain |
The Human League's, "(Keep Feeling) Facination"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep dreaming past the nation
Original Lyrics: Keep feeling facination
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Van Halen's, "Unchained"
Misheard Lyrics: Blue eyed murder in a starch white dress
Original Lyrics: Blue eyed murder in a size 5 dress
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Van Halen's, "Unchained"
Misheard Lyrics: Blue eyed murder in a starch white dress
Original Lyrics: Blue-eyed murder in a size-five dress
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Vanessa Williams', "Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics: In oceans running high
Original Lyrics: Emotions running high
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1990s | |
Aerosmith's, "Cryin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I was callin' just to get you
Original Lyrics: I was cryin' just to get you
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Meredith Brooks', "Bitch"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a sinner on The Saint
I do not feel a shit Original Lyrics: I'm a sinner, I'm a saint
I do not feel ashamed |
Meredith Brooks', "What Would Happen"
Misheard Lyrics: What would happen to our kids?
Original Lyrics: What would happen if we kissed?
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Michael W. Smith's, "I Will Be Here for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Honestly, is someone you can say.
Don't be sad, you're not alone. I will be here for you. Original Lyrics: All you need is someone you can hold.
Don't be sad, you're not alone. I will be here for you. |
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Rhinoceros"
Misheard Lyrics: Open your eyes
To these must I lie? or Open your eyes to these mustered lines. Original Lyrics: Open your eyes to these mustard lies.
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The Presidents of the United States of America's, "Cleveland Rocks"
Misheard Lyrics: Greenland lost! Greenland lost!
Original Lyrics: Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks!
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Misheard Lyrics: She's lost
Original Lyrics: She's Lump
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The Vapors', "Turning Japanese"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Chubby Checker knees, I think I'm Chubby Checker knees, a man needs insoles
Original Lyrics: I'm turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so
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Vanessa Williams', "Colors of the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: The Earp is just a damn thing you complain
Original Lyrics: The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
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Vanessa Williams', "Save the Best for Last"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes the smoke comes down in June
Sometimes this song goes 'round the moon Original Lyrics: Sometimes the snow comes down in June
Sometimes the sun goes 'round the moon |
2000s | |
Coldplay's, "Viva La Vida"
Misheard Lyrics: Shattered windows and the sound of germs
Original Lyrics: Shattered windows and the sound of drums
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Disturbed's, "Voices"
Misheard Lyrics: Pig Stink, you're gonna die would you listen to me
Original Lyrics: Insane, you're gonna die when you listen to me!
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're going downtown on a merry-go-round
Original Lyrics: We're going down, down in an earlier round
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Gorillaz's, "19-2000"
Misheard Lyrics: It's amusing that we're juice
Original Lyrics: It's the music that we choose.
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Linkin Park's, "Bleed it Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in love
Take it deeper just to throw it away Original Lyrics: I bleed it out
Digging deeper just to throw it away |
Paul Simon's, "Father and Daughter"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna watch you try
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna watch you shine
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Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera's, "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: My
Original Lyrics: Why?
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2010s | |
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll rub a knight to get stoned
Original Lyrics: We're up all night to get some
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Linkin Park's, "Lost in the Echo"
Misheard Lyrics: In these promises broken
Empty pillow Original Lyrics: In these promises broken
Deep below |
Native Construct's, "Passage"
Misheard Lyrics: I could beg for forgiveness as these foul winds hole on
But my soul is breached and black Perhaps this is just where I belong And finally I see her face My precious darling how I want to hold you But as my hands approach a face She turns to a wraith! To my face I am cursed to return with face For since I have wrought Her eyes ablaze, she turns me away Yeah, mercy lied Original Lyrics: I could beg for forgiveness as these foul winds howl on
But my soul is wreathed in black Perhaps this is just where I belong And finally I see her face My precious darling how I want to hold you But as my hands approach her face She turns to a wraith to rule my fate I am cursed to eternally face the sins I have wrought Her eyes ablaze, she tells me I will never see light |
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