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1960s | |
The Byrds', "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man
Original Lyrics: Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: Stay in the lab,
Stay in the lab! Original Lyrics: Stayin' alive, stayin' alive!
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Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes', "The Love I Lost"
Misheard Lyrics: The one I lost was a sweet one
Original Lyrics: The love I lost was a sweet love
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Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not much into hell food
Original Lyrics: I'm not much into health food
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Sonny Curtis', "Love Is All Around (Season 1 MTM theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: This one is awfully big
Original Lyrics: This world is awfully big
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Sonny Curtis', "Love Is All Around (Season 1 MTM theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: You're not just naked after all
Original Lyrics: You might just make it after all
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Steely Dan's, "Everyone's Gone to the Movies"
Misheard Lyrics: Soon you will be a teen.
Original Lyrics: Soon you will be eighteen
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The Eagles', "Seven Bridges Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Seven bitches road
Original Lyrics: Seven bridges road
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1980s | |
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Hush, Hush, Keep it Down Down, This is Scary
Original Lyrics: Hush, Hush, Keep it Down Now, Voices Carry
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Billy Joel's, "Goodnight Saigon"
Misheard Lyrics: And we would all go down to get her
We said we'd all go down to get her Yes we would all go down to get her Original Lyrics: And we would all go down together
We said we'd all go down together Yes we would all go down together |
Bryan Adams', "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Through the good times and the best
Original Lyrics: Through the good times and the bad
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Charley Pride's, "Crystal Chandeliers"
Misheard Lyrics: The statues that you et were standing stately in the hall
Original Lyrics: The marble statuettes were standing stately in the hall
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Culture Club's, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you really want some herpes?
Original Lyrics: Do you really want to hurt me?
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Jefferson Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: And we can build this dream together
Stand this strong forever Original Lyrics: And we can build this thing together
Stand this stormy weather |
John Mellencamp's, "Small Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I was bored in a small town
Original Lyrics: Well I was born in a small town
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Luther Vandross', "A House is Not a Home"
Misheard Lyrics: And a house is not a hole
Original Lyrics: And a house is not a home
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Pretenders', "Brass in Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't use my Census
Original Lyrics: Don't use my sidestep
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking in your eyes I see a pair of glasses
Original Lyrics: Looking in your eyes I see a paradise
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: A holy place to mamba.
Original Lyrics: Marconi plays the mamba.
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Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Hush hush even downtown boys are scary
Original Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna take a lot to TAKE me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men OF MARS could ever do I MISS the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never DID
Original Lyrics: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I MISS the rains down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: Sure is killing me, Jaro, rises like a leopard, above the Sarah Kanneez
Original Lyrics: As sure as Kilamanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti.
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1990s | |
Ace Of Base's, "Don't Turn Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Pack up the dog, see if I care.
Original Lyrics: Walk out that door, see if I care.
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Dave Matthews Band's, "Ants Marching"
Misheard Lyrics: Play some biddly, bop some tiddly
Original Lyrics: Place them in a box until a
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Luther Vandross', "Always and Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Always a Beretta
Original Lyrics: Always and Forever
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Luther Vandross', "Don't Want to Be a Fool"
Misheard Lyrics: I once believed that love was fad
Original Lyrics: I once believed that love was fair
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Luther Vandross', "Going in Circles"
Misheard Lyrics: You got me going to a circus
Original Lyrics: You got me going in circles
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Luther Vandross', "Power of Love/Love Power"
Misheard Lyrics: Cleaning with soap
Original Lyrics: Cleaning my soul
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Pearl Jam's, "Betterman"
Misheard Lyrics: She lies in fear, she's in love with him
Original Lyrics: She lies and says she's in love with him
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Pearl Jam's, "Yellow Ledbetter"
Misheard Lyrics: On the ceiling on a porch a letter sat and I said I wanna leave Bennigan's.
Once I saw her on a beach of little horses and I said I wanna leave Bennigan's. On a wheel, on a wizard on a whale Original Lyrics: Unsealed on a porch a letter sat, then you said "I wanna leave it again".
Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand and on the sand I wanna leave her again. On a weekend I wanna wish it all away |
R.E.M.'s, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: Johnny can't wake up
Original Lyrics: Call me when you try to wake her up
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: All that energy's gone
Original Lyrics: All that glitters is gold.
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Only superstars meet the morons
Original Lyrics: Only shooting stars break the mold
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TLC's, "No Scrubs"
Misheard Lyrics: If you have it short but you don't show love
Oh yes son I'm talking to you Original Lyrics: If you have a shorty but you don't show love
Oh yes son I'm talking to you |
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2000s | |
Elton John's, "I Want Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't love, Chock Full O' Holes
Original Lyrics: I can't love, shot full of holes
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John Mellencamp's, "Our Country"
Misheard Lyrics: Ideas I think are right
Original Lyrics: Ideals I think are right
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John Mellencamp's, "Our Country"
Misheard Lyrics: This is just crunchy
Original Lyrics: This is our country
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Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: This comfort in the sea has pulled itself upon me
Original Lyrics: Discomfort endlessly has pulled itself upon me.
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Luther Vandross', "Dance with My Father"
Misheard Lyrics: Back when I was a jive
Original Lyrics: Back when I was a child
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Luther Vandross', "I'd Rather"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd rather be beside you in a spoon
Original Lyrics: I'd rather be beside you in a storm
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Luther Vandross', "Take You Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Halt on top with the caffeine pants on
Original Lyrics: Halter top with the Capri pants on
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Set Fire To The Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: It was dark, and I was all burned
Original Lyrics: It was dark, and I was over
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Cast of Heathers: The Musical's, "Dead Girl Walking"
Misheard Lyrics: The king and queen of high school has decreed it
Original Lyrics: The demon queen of high school has decreed it
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Cole Swindell's, "Chillin' It"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna ram you, baby
Original Lyrics: all around you, baby
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Voltaire's, "Raised By Bats"
Misheard Lyrics: And there’s no one here to fill our heads with lice
Original Lyrics: And there’s no one here to fill our heads with lies
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