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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Don't Be Cruel"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be cruel
Too hard to screw Original Lyrics: Don't be cruel
To a heart that's true |
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1960s | |
Millie Small's, "My Boy Lollipop"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a sweet ass candy
Original Lyrics: You're as sweet as candy
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Simon And Garfunkel's, "Mrs. Robinson"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a little secret, Mrs. Robinson's a bear
Original Lyrics: It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair.
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The Beatles', "All You Need Is Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is a holiday.
Original Lyrics: Love is all you need.
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The Beatles', "The Ballad of John and Yoko"
Misheard Lyrics: Hear a brown Paul say, you can make it okay.
Original Lyrics: Peter Brown called to say you can make it okay
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The Beau Brummels', "Laugh Laugh"
Misheard Lyrics: Laugh, laugh, you better die
Or else you'll know how its feels to be Original Lyrics: Laugh, laugh, you met a guy
Who taught you how it feels to be |
1970s | |
Alicia Bridges', "I Love The Night Life (Disco Round)"
Misheard Lyrics: I love the night life I got a boogie On the girl I wipe it all around Oh yeah
Original Lyrics: I love the night life
I got to boogie On the disco round, oh yeah. |
Boston's, "More Than a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: Too many apples to burn
Original Lyrics: See Marianne walk away.
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Paul McCartney's, "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Misheard Lyrics: The butter always melts so horrid in the pie.
Original Lyrics: The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie.
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Rod Stewart's, "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't talk to strangers
Original Lyrics: Two total strangers
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Rush's, "Bastille Day"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no bread. Lemony cake.
Original Lyrics: There's no bread. Let them eat cake.
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big ole jello rhino
Original Lyrics: Big ol' jet airliner
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The Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatcha doin in your bed at night
Original Lyrics: What you doin' on your back aah?
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The Spinners', "Games People Play"
Misheard Lyrics: Colt 45, get it for the subway home.
Original Lyrics: It's 12:45 Headed for the subway home.
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Wings', "Hi, Hi, Hi"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you to lie on the bed get you ready for my bodyguard
Original Lyrics: I want you to lie on the bed get you ready for my polygon
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Misheard Lyrics: She's just a natural cause
Original Lyrics: She's just another cause
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Journey's, "Stone in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh the Memphis never fade away
Golden girl, I'll give you forever Original Lyrics: Ooh the memories never fade away
Golden girl, I'll keep you forever |
Madonna's, "Express Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't go for sulkiness, baby
Original Lyrics: Don't go for second best baby
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Metallica's, "Fight Fire with Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: The gods are laughing
Sautée your last breath Original Lyrics: The gods are laughing
So take your last breath |
Metallica's, "The Four Horsemen"
Misheard Lyrics: Forced in a drawing mirror
Original Lyrics: The Horsemen are drawing nearer
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Nik Kershaw's, "Wouldn't It Be Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Wouldn't it be good to be in Yorkshire The grass is always greener over there
Original Lyrics: Wouldn't it be good to be on your side The grass is always greener over there
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Taco's, "Puttin' On the Ritz"
Misheard Lyrics: Different types to wear a date,
Coat pants with stripes, look underweight, Coat perfect fits. Original Lyrics: Different types to wear a date,
Coat pants with stripes, and cutaway coat, Perfect fits. |
The Go Gos', "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Misheard Lyrics: I am so so used
Original Lyrics: Our lips are sealed.
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The Go Gos', "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Misheard Lyrics: I am so so you
Original Lyrics: Our lips are sealed.
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1990s | |
AC/DC's, "High Voltage Rock and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: I won't teach rock and roll
Original Lyrics: High voltage rock and roll
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: All that glitter sis go old
Only shooting stars break the bold Original Lyrics: All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold. |
TLC's, "No Scrubs"
Misheard Lyrics: Hanging out on the passenger side with his friend's french fries trying to hollar at me.
Original Lyrics: Hanging out the passengers side of his best friend's ride
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2000s | |
Bad Religion's, "I Love My Computer"
Misheard Lyrics: All I need to do, is click on you, and we'll be children of the soul this way.
Original Lyrics: All I need to do is click on you, and we'll be joined in the most soul-less way
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Bad Religion's, "I Love My Computer"
Misheard Lyrics: I love my crocuta, you're always in the food
Original Lyrics: I love my computer, you're always in the mood
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Bad Religion's, "I Love My Computer"
Misheard Lyrics: Olive my computer, you make me feel alright
Original Lyrics: I love my computer, you make me feel alright
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DJ Luck and MC Neat's, "A Little Bit Of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Ian in the rancid mound
Original Lyrics: Hollerin' the rinsin' sound
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Eve's, "Tambourine"
Misheard Lyrics: Go and get yourself an Eskimo
Original Lyrics: Shake you tambourine Go and get yourself a whistling
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Linus Blanket's, "Stop Liking, Start Loving"
Misheard Lyrics: We worm, from each other.
Original Lyrics: We learn, from each other.
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2010s | |
Alessia Cara's, "Scars to Your Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody knows that-a you that you are
Nobody likes any life we're living Original Lyrics: No better you than the you that you are
No better life than the life we're living |
Children Of Bodom's, "I Hurt"
Misheard Lyrics: Motherfucker I'm death
Original Lyrics: Motherfucker I'm pain
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Children of Bodom's, "I Hurt"
Misheard Lyrics: Lime a lemon I'm a llama you will cry
'cause I'm a victim in you die Original Lyrics: While I laugh, I laugh and you will cry
Cause and effect and then you die |
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: This is a Mexican song This is a Mexican song This is a Mexican song This is a Mexican something
Original Lyrics: We're up all night 'til the sun We're up all night to get some We're up all night for good fun We're up all night to get lucky
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Iggy Azalea's, "Fancy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so fancy, can't you taste this girl?
Original Lyrics: I'm so fancy, can't you taste this gold?
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Kent Jones', "Don't Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Then she says, "I farted,"
Original Lyrics: Then she said, "Sak pase,"
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Kent Jones', "Don't Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Then she says, "I'm a dick,"
Original Lyrics: Then she said, "Sak pase,"
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Lana Del Rey's, "Money Power Glory "
Misheard Lyrics: LA, New York, I'm gonna get there for all that they got
Original Lyrics: Hallelujah, I'm gonna take them for all that they got
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Linkin Park's, "Castle Of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Wash the poison from off my skin
Original Lyrics: Wash the sorrow from off my skin
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The Script feat. will.I.am's, "Hall of Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: Beat the cock
Original Lyrics: Beat the clock
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Shawn Mendes', "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: The Bitch is on her phone.
Original Lyrics: The pictures on her phone.
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