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1950s | |
Perry Como with the Fontaine Sisters', "'A' You're Adorable"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, you're adorable
Original Lyrics: 'A' You're Adorable
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1960s | |
Beach Boys', "Barbara Ann"
Misheard Lyrics: Bop, bop, bop! Bop up the rain!
Original Lyrics: Ba-ba-ba, Ba-Barbara Ann
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Len Berry's, "1-2-3"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh that's how elements breathe
Original Lyrics: Oh that's how elementary
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Simon and Garfunkel's, "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her"
Misheard Lyrics: We walked on frosted fields - a tuna for a lamplight.
Original Lyrics: We walked on frosted fields of juniper and lamplight.
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The Toys', "A Lover's Concerto"
Misheard Lyrics: How gentle is Lorraine?
Original Lyrics: How gentle is the rain?
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Young and sweet, on the seven seas
Original Lyrics: Young and sweet, only seventeen.
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: Damn yourselves, it’s the best place I’ve ever seen
Original Lyrics: Daniel says it’s the best place he’s ever seen
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England Dan & John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not taking back to the limit.
And I don't want to danger line. But there's a warm wind glowing in stars around. And I'd really love to see you tonight. Original Lyrics: I'm not talking about the moving in
And I don't want to change your life. But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out, And I'd really love to see you tonight. |
Grand Funk Railroad's, "Bad Time"
Misheard Lyrics: A bad time to pee alone. To pee alone.
Original Lyrics: A bad time to be in love. To be in love.
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Led Zeppelin's, "The Wanton Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Jeremiah light a brand new flame
Original Lyrics: Feel my fire needs a brand new flame
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Les Crane 's, "Desiderata"
Misheard Lyrics: You are a child of the universe, don't listen to Jesus tards; you have a right to be here.
Original Lyrics: You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
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Paul Simon's, "Kodaxhrone"
Misheard Lyrics: Momma, don't take my homegrown, Momma, don't take my homegrown, Momma, don't take my homegrown away Leave my pot all alone Momma, don't take my homegrown away
Original Lyrics: Mama don't take my Kodachrome Mama don't take my Kodachrome Mama don't take my Kodachrome away Mama don't take my Kodachrome Leave your boy so far from home Mama don't take my Kodachrome away Mama don't take my Kodachrome Mama don't take my Kodachrome away
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The Band's, "The Weight"
Misheard Lyrics: He said I'll fix your rack if you'll just jack my dog
Original Lyrics: He said I'll fix your rack
If you'll take Jack my dog |
1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty deeds and a panda jeep
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap
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Billy Idol's, "Hot in the City"
Misheard Lyrics: Cause when a long haired lovely walks by
Original Lyrics: Cause when a long legged lovely walks by
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Billy Idol's, "Hot in the City"
Misheard Lyrics: Go away and see what you got
Original Lyrics: Don't wait to see what you got
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Billy Idol's, "Hot in the City"
Misheard Lyrics: It's hot here at night, lonely, black and white
Original Lyrics: It's hot here at night, lonely, black, and quiet
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Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: She danced by me, then fainted on James!
Original Lyrics: She danced by me, in painted on jeans.
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Def Leppard's, "Rock of Ages"
Misheard Lyrics: Monarch leavin' mountain rollin'
Original Lyrics: Gunter gleben glauchen globen.
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Def Leppard's, "Rocket"
Misheard Lyrics: Rocket yeah
See the light of the moon Original Lyrics: Rocket, yeah, satallite of love
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Devo's, "Working in the Coal Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I been working in a gold mine
Original Lyrics: Well, I been working in a coal mine
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Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: She knows just what it takes to make a crow blush
Original Lyrics: And she knows just what it takes to make a pro blush.
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Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: She'll let you take her home
It whets her appetite She'll lay ya on the phone She got Bette Davis eyes. Original Lyrics: She'll let you take her home
It whets her appetite She'll lay you on her throne She got Bette Davis eyes. |
Loverboy's, "Working for the Weekend"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody wants a live romance.
Everybody's going off the deep end. Everybody needs a second chance. He want a beat of my heart. He better start from the sky. He want to be in the snow. C'mon and let it go! Original Lyrics: Everybody wants a little romance.
Everybody's going off the deep end. Everybody needs a second chance. You want a piece of my heart. You better start from start. You wanna be in the show. C'mon baby let's go! |
Madonna's, "Dress You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna dress you up, Madonna
Original Lyrics: Gonna dress you up in my love
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Madonna's, "La Isla Bonita"
Misheard Lyrics: Young girls with eyes like potatoes
Original Lyrics: A young girl with eyes like the desert
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Something"
Misheard Lyrics: Ma ma se, ma ma sa, the Michael song.
Original Lyrics: Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
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The Cars', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: nothing's wrong, pork pie,
Original Lyrics: Nothing's wrong, but bye,
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The Power Station's, "Get It On (Bang a Gong)"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't gonna paunch
Original Lyrics: I ain't gonna push
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1990s | |
Blind Melon's, "No Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I'd like to keep my teenage driving age
Original Lyrics: You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today
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Duran Duran's, "Ordinary World"
Misheard Lyrics: I turn up the TV and the radio.
Still why can't anything because of you. Original Lyrics: I turned on the lights, the TV, and the radio.
Still I can't escape the ghost of you. |
Fatboy Slim's, "Kalifornia"
Misheard Lyrics: All I need is money, money, money, money...
Original Lyrics: Kalifornia is druggy, druggy, druggy, druggy,
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Fatboy Slim's, "Soul Surfing"
Misheard Lyrics: Jack it off, Donald
Original Lyrics: Jack it up, jack up
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Under The Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics: Under the mistletoe, is where I drew some blood.
Original Lyrics: Under the bridge downtown, is where I drew some blood
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The Corrs', "So Young"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause we are sodium
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we are so young
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The Cranberries', "Linger"
Misheard Lyrics: But I need sunscreen
Original Lyrics: But I'm in so deep
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The Cranberries', "Ode to My Family"
Misheard Lyrics: You wouldn't disappear
Original Lyrics: You wouldn't disagree
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Three Doors Down's, "Down Poison"
Misheard Lyrics: I've dreamed about this, 16 days away.
Now you're here, and my head lays... beside your body. You put your hand on mine. New poison, Spinnin' round my mind. Original Lyrics: I've dreamed about this
Sixteen days away. Now you're here And my head lays Beside your body, Pillowed under mine. You were poison, Spinning 'round my mind. |
Tonic's, "If You Could Only See"
Misheard Lyrics: If you could only see your room
Original Lyrics: If you could only see the way
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Ziggy Marley's, "Arthur Theme Song (Believe in Yourself)"
Misheard Lyrics: Has an original part of you
Original Lyrics: Has an original point of view
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2000s | |
Gorillaz's, "Dare"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got depressants on you
Original Lyrics: You'be got to press it on you
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Green Day's, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I wish a polar bear would find me
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me.
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Gwen Stefani feat. Akon's, "The Sweet Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could eat steak
Original Lyrics: If I could escape
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Meshuggah's, "Rational Gaze"
Misheard Lyrics: I like juice
Finish your juice Filtered vitamin substance Add sour ice water into it Too many limes Everything is salmon separated just fin at a time. Original Lyrics: Our light-induced image of truth
Filtered blank of its substance As our eyes won't adhere to intuitive lines Everything examined, Separated, one thing at a time |
Nickelback's, "If Today Was Your Last Day"
Misheard Lyrics: That first step you take is the longest drive
Original Lyrics: That first step you take is the longest stride
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The Corrs', "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Thank her only apples when it's raining
Original Lyrics: Thunder only happens when it's raining
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2010s | |
Family Guy characters 's, "Family Guy Theme song"
Misheard Lyrics: Where are those good old fasioned value that you choose to deny
Original Lyrics: Where are those good old fashioned values that we used to rely
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Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics: In it, funny, rumours fly?
Original Lyrics: Ain't it funny rumours fly?
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