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1950s | |
Johnny Western's, "The Ballad of Paladin"
Misheard Lyrics: Parody, parody, where do you roll?
Original Lyrics: Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam?
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1960s | |
The Four Seasons', "Let's Hang On"
Misheard Lyrics: Saigon, Saigon, Saigon
Do what we got Original Lyrics: Hang on, hang on, hang on
To what we got |
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing queen, feel the pee on the tangerine
Original Lyrics: Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
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Bob Dylan's, "Memphis Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside a robeel with a messy bruise again!
Original Lyrics: Oh Mama, can this really be the end? To be stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues again.
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Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were The Days ('All In The Family' Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: What a wiglet Miller played
Songs that made the hit parade AND Gee I roll a sow and grate Those were the days. Original Lyrics: Boy, the way Glen Miller played
Songs that made the hit parade AND Gee, our old LaSalle ran great Those were the days. |
Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: Since you love me, babe
Original Lyrics: Such a lovely place
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Elton John's, "The Bitch Is Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Stone cold soda as a matter of fact
Original Lyrics: Stone cold sober as a matter of fact
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Glen Campbell's, "Honey Come Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Honey come back to where you belong to on TV
Original Lyrics: Honey come back where you belong to only me
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Ozzy Osborne's, "Crazy Train"
Misheard Lyrics: Hands on a crowbar, is what we've become
Original Lyrics: Heirs of the cold war, that's what we've become.
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Theme Songs', "Diff'rent Strokes"
Misheard Lyrics: It don't matter that they got--ten out of line
Original Lyrics: It don't matter that they got not a lot
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Back in Black"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm back on the track and I'm needing to f***
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm back on the track
And I'm beatin' the flack |
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Devo's, "Mr DNA"
Misheard Lyrics: He's an altruistic puma
Original Lyrics: He's an altruistic pervert
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Elton John's, "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
Misheard Lyrics: Then reach into your room
Original Lyrics: They reach into your room
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Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: She seems so happy, busy for a talk show.
or She seems to have it, busy for a talk show. Original Lyrics: She seems to have an invisble touch, yeah!
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Prince's, "Let's Go Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: Look for the purple divinity it's the only thing we can trust
Original Lyrics: Look for the purple banana
'Til they put us in the truck, let's go! |
Sheriff's, "When I'm with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, I get cheers when I'm with you
Original Lyrics: Ooh, I get chills when I'm with you
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Van Halen's, "Everybody Wants Some"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah ya spend a lie and got lost in the jetstream
Original Lyrics: Yeah, ya spent a lot ya got lost in the jet-stream
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1990s | |
Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't cry for me, Texarkana
Original Lyrics: Don't cry for me, next door neighbour.
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Deee-lite's, "Groove Is in the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: That's-what-mama-said!
Original Lyrics: Astronomical!
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Disney's, "As Long As There's Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll wear my tiara I bought in Wal-Mart
Original Lyrics: I may wear my tiara You bought me in Montmartre
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E-Rotic's, "Fred Come to Bed"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh Fred come to bed, cos my Max had sex, with his sexy eggs
Original Lyrics: Ooh Fred come to bed, cos my Max had sex, with his sexy ex
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Gala's, "Freed From Desire"
Misheard Lyrics: My love has got no money
He's got his tambourine Original Lyrics: My love has got no money
He's got his strong beliefs |
Mariah Carey's, "I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Togetherness--well it's all a math term.
Original Lyrics: Togetherness--well it's all I'm after.
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Mazzy Star's, "Fade into You"
Misheard Lyrics: Fade into you.
Strange you love me. Fade into you. Original Lyrics: Fade into you.
Strange you never knew. Fade into you. |
Prodigy's, "Wind It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Beat my life that dust is in this way
Original Lyrics: Equal rights and justice in these times.
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars wake up the moon Original Lyrics: All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold. |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: But the meteor men beg to differ
Judge him by the hole in the satellite picture Original Lyrics: But the meteor men beg to differ
Judging by the hole in the satellite picture. |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: The icy scapes are getting pretty thin
Original Lyrics: The ice we skate is getting pretty thin
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The Lion King's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Ahhh savenya allawheezeialla
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama
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2000s | |
Ashley Tisdale's, "It's Alright, It's OK"
Misheard Lyrics: It's alright, okay, I'm so much better without you.
I want be sorry. Alright, okay, so don't you butter where I do. No matter what you say. I want return, I reach that bun town. I'm stronger now. Alright, okay, I'm so much better without you. Original Lyrics: It's alright, okay, I'm so much better without you.
I won't be sorry. Alright, okay, so don't you bother what I do. No matter what you say. I won't return, our bridge has burned down. I'm stronger now. Alright, okay, I'm so much better without you. |
Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: He wasn't getting up for her
Original Lyrics: He wasn't good enough for her
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Bruno Mars', "That's What I Like"
Misheard Lyrics: You say you're from Puerto Rico
Say the word Enrico Original Lyrics: I'm takin' trips to Puerto Rico
Say the word and we go |
Duffy's, "Mercy"
Misheard Lyrics: You got me begging you for bird seed
Original Lyrics: You got me begging you for mercy
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Linkin Park's, "In the End"
Misheard Lyrics: I tried so hard and got so far.
But in the end, it doesn't really matter. I had to fall to lose it all. But in the end, it doesn't really matter. I put my time in you. Original Lyrics: I tried so hard and got so far.
But in the end, it doesn't even matter. I had to fall to lose it all. But in the end, it doesn't even matter. I put my trust in you. |
Prince's, "Diamonds and Pearls"
Misheard Lyrics: But all I can do is just suffer you, my love
Original Lyrics: But all I can do is just offer you my love
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2010s | |
Anne-Marie's, "Ciao Adios"
Misheard Lyrics: Shower the horse, I'm done
Original Lyrics: Ciao adios, I'm done
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Bad Lip Reading's, "Gang Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: ain't no chicken vagina
Original Lyrics: ain't no chicken from China
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Bad Lip Reading's, "Magic Man"
Misheard Lyrics: also that ice cream
Original Lyrics: or so that I scream
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DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller's, "Wild Thoughts"
Misheard Lyrics: DJ college or DJ collard or DJ collared
Original Lyrics: DJ Khaled
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Sia's, "Chandelier"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna swing from the shendig
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
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Twenty One Pilots', "Heathens"
Misheard Lyrics: All my friends are eatin' steak and snow
or All my friends are eatin' steak in snow or All my friends are eatin' snake and slow And: You don't know the hat of Ziccafoose Original Lyrics: All my friends are heathens; take it slow.
And: You don't know the half of the abuse. |
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Carrie Underwood's, "Before He Cheats"
Misheard Lyrics: Carved my name into this letter C
or Carved my name into this leather seat Original Lyrics: Carved my name into his leather seats
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Charlie Rich's, "Rollin' with the Flow"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got my angel raising kids
I'm raising hell just like a deer Original Lyrics: While guys my age are raising kids
I'm raising hell just like I did |