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1950s | |
Dean Martin's, "That's Amore"
Misheard Lyrics: When the moon hits your eye like a big piece of pie, that's amore.
Original Lyrics: When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore
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1960s | |
Cream's, "Pressed Rat and Warthog"
Misheard Lyrics: Selling a toner apples Anthropoid hate
Original Lyrics: Selling atonal apples Amplified heat
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Jan and Dean's, "Drag City"
Misheard Lyrics: Burn up that quarter nine
Original Lyrics: Burn up that quarter mile
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Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics: That the face of Alice Ghostley
Original Lyrics: That her face, at first just ghostly,
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The Jaynetts', "Sally Go 'Round the Roses"
Misheard Lyrics: Babies gonna tell your secrets
Original Lyrics: They won't tell your secret
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Theme Song's, "Top Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: Law-abiding is witness is he.
Original Lyrics: Providing it’s with dignity.
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1970s | |
Cheap Trick's, "Dream Police"
Misheard Lyrics: The Pink Police, they live inside of my bed.
Original Lyrics: The dream police, they come to me in my bed
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ELO's, "Strange Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta strain my dick
Original Lyrics: You got a strange magic
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Earth Wind & Fire's, "September"
Misheard Lyrics: My thoughts are with you
Holding hands with your wife Original Lyrics: My thoughts are with you
Holding hands with your heart |
Elton John's, "Island Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Island girl
What you want in your life van swirl. Original Lyrics: Island girl
What you wanting with the white man's world? |
Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Another man they think I am at home.
Original Lyrics: I'm not the man they think I am at home.
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Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Burning up the streets in motor home
or Burning up the fuel in my motor home. Original Lyrics: Burning up his fuse up here alone
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Elton John's, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: And someone saved my life tonight, shoulda been
Original Lyrics: And someone saved my life tonight, sugar bear
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Led Zeppelin's, "The Battle Of Evermore"
Misheard Lyrics: Sing a Eurasia poem. Sure stranger than before.
Original Lyrics: Sing as you raise your bow. Shoot straighter than before.
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Mungo Jerry's, "In the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring a bottle, wear your rattles, itll soon be summertime
Original Lyrics: bring your bottle, wear your bright clothes, it will soon be summertime
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Steely Dan's, "The Fez"
Misheard Lyrics: No, I'm never gonna do it without the phase on
Original Lyrics: No, I'm never gonna do it without the fez on
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The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll send an S.O.S. to the womb
Original Lyrics: I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
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The Ramones', "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Misheard Lyrics: They're bumming in a straight line
Going through a tight one Let's get f**ked Original Lyrics: They're forming in straight line
They're going through a tight wind The kids are losing their minds The blitzkrieg bop |
The Ramones', "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna piece of Lydia
Original Lyrics: Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to go.
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The Stampeders', "Sweet City Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet titi woman
Original Lyrics: sweet city woman
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Theme Songs', "The Brady Bunch"
Misheard Lyrics: Here's the story of a lovely lady
Who was bringing us three very lovely girls Original Lyrics: Here's the story of a lovely lady
Who was bringing up three very lovely girls |
Van Morrison's, "Domino"
Misheard Lyrics: Proud woman is cussing
Original Lyrics: Don't want to discuss it
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1980s | |
B-52's', "Roam"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear a weird whispering air
Original Lyrics: I hear a wind whistling air
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Billy Ocean's, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"
Misheard Lyrics: Get out of ice creams
Original Lyrics: Get outta my dreams
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Cinderella's, "Nobody's Fool"
Misheard Lyrics: You take your road in ultimate.
The paths have broken beat. Searching for an English key. Nothing to be free to help me. I call you on the phone. But never in your rise. So sickness all alone. It's time you really like I'm not your fool. Original Lyrics: You take your road, I'll take mine.
The paths have both been beaten. Searching for a change of pace. Love needs to be sweetened. I call you on the phone. But never get a rise. So sit there all alone. It's time you realize, I'm not your fool. |
Fine Young Cannibals', "She Drives Me Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: She drives me crazy...that tall white girl/gal
Original Lyrics: She drives me crazy...like no one else
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Glass Tiger's, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't f*** at me when I'm gone
Original Lyrics: Don't forget me when I'm gone
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Night Ranger's, "Sister Christian"
Misheard Lyrics: Motor Ann
What's your price for fries? Original Lyrics: You're Motorin'
What's your price for flight? |
Paul Young's, "Love of the Common People"
Misheard Lyrics: The closer the knit, the tighter the fit and the tears stay away
Original Lyrics: The closer the knit, the tighter the fit and the chills stay away
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The B-52's', "Love Shack"
Misheard Lyrics: Rack Shack Benny Rack Shack
Original Lyrics: Love Shack Baby Love Shack
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1990s | |
Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you have another pink guitar?
Original Lyrics: You're never going to keep me down.
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Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics: Eggs delight eat at night
Original Lyrics: Exit-light, Enter-night.
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Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Their lighters again. A lighter full full of sperm
Original Lyrics: Their lives again
Their Li, to pull us through |
Smashing Pumpkins', "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: A spy's on my radar. I'm still a rat in a cage
Original Lyrics: Despite all my rage, I'm still a rat in a cage
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Steelheart's, "She's Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: Want to save me?
My heart will love to you. Lady, can you forgive me? For all I've got to you. Original Lyrics: Lady, won't you save me?
My heart belongs to you. Lady, can you forgive me? For all I've done to you. |
The Divinyls', "I Touch Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the one who makes me go "mommy"
Original Lyrics: You're the one who makes me come running
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2000s | |
Boys Like Girls', "The Great Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll make the grannies skate
Original Lyrics: We'll make the great escape
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John Mayer's, "Dealing with a Broken Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Now do I have to fall asleep with roses in my head?
Original Lyrics: Now so I have to fall asleep with roses in my hand.
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Strong Bad's, "Dangeresque Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: He's got some shiny stars
Original Lyrics: He's got some Chinese stars
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2010s | |
Alessia Cara's, "How Far I'll Go"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish I could be the perfect otter.
Original Lyrics: I wish I could be the perfect daughter
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Bruno Mars', "Young Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: all you young white girls
Original Lyrics: all you young wild girls.
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Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: And now my bad s***s smell like you
Original Lyrics: And now my bedsheets smell like you
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Hozier's, "Someone New"
Misheard Lyrics: And so I fall in love with a little old, little lady, every day with someone new.
Original Lyrics: And so I fall in love just a little, oh a little bit every day with someone new.
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Lana Del Rey's, "Yayo"
Misheard Lyrics: Put me onto your Black Mother Psycho
Original Lyrics: Put me onto your Black Motorcycle
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Blokus, fire a gun
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Mark is, fire a gun
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: Uptown funky world.
Original Lyrics: Uptown funk you up.
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Rag'n'Bone Man's, "Human"
Misheard Lyrics: I throw broccoli on the fire.
Original Lyrics: I'm no prophet or Messiah.
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