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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "It Came Out of the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: it was the Communist Bloc
Original Lyrics: it was a Communist plot
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Strange Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Stay tragic
Original Lyrics: strange magic
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Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you know, I heard it through the great time?
Original Lyrics: Don't you know, I heard it through the grapevine?
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The Rolling Stones', "Paint It Black"
Misheard Lyrics: I see the girls whoop by dressed in their summer crows
Original Lyrics: I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
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1970s | |
Bill Withers', "Ain't No Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: Rain or sunshine
Original Lyrics: Ain't no sunshine
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Dusty Springfield's, "Spooky"
Misheard Lyrics: When everything is getting kind of gloomy
Original Lyrics: When everything is getting kind of groovy
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Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Burnin' like a neon flame on fire
Original Lyrics: Burnin' his fuse up here alone.
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "Carefree Highway"
Misheard Lyrics: Carefree highway, let me step away on you.
Carefree highway, using paradise. The morning after blues from my head down to my shoes. Carefree highway, let me step away. Step away on you. Original Lyrics: Carefree highway, let me slip away on you.
Carefree highway, you seen better days. The morning after blues from my head down to my shoes. Carefree highway, let me slip away. Slip away on you. |
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: Strumming my sex string
Original Lyrics: Strumming my six string
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Kate Bush's, "Wuthering Heights"
Misheard Lyrics: You have gets dark, it gets lonely.
On the other side of so good. Original Lyrics: Oh, it gets dark, it gets lonely.
On the other side from you. |
Pink Floyd's, "Hey You"
Misheard Lyrics: With your rear against the wall
Original Lyrics: With your ear against the wall
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Ramones', "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Misheard Lyrics: They're forming in a straight line, they're goin' through a tae kwon, they're kindling a landmine.
Original Lyrics: They're forming in a straight line, they're goin' through a tight wind, the kids are losing their minds.
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Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're not a Toyota
Original Lyrics: If you're not into yoga
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Steely Dan's, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
Misheard Lyrics: And by losing it, you'll feel better
When you get home Original Lyrics: You might use it if you feel better
When you get home. |
Stevie Wonder's, "Sir Duke"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you feel the love?
Original Lyrics: They can feel it all over
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The Cowsills', "Love, American Style"
Misheard Lyrics: Ensure her in the red, white and blue
Original Lyrics: Truer than the red, white and blue
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Theme Song's, "Movin' On Up (The Jefferson's Theme Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Took my hold out of Turin,
Just to get up that hill. Original Lyrics: Took a whole lotta tryin',
Just to get up that hill. |
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: You give love a band name
Original Lyrics: You give love a bad name
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Chicago's, "Hard Habit to Break"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a hard heaven to break
Original Lyrics: You're a hard habit to break
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Commercial's, "McD.L.T."
Misheard Lyrics: You get a hot sauce hot
You get a cool son cool Original Lyrics: You get a hot side hot
You get a cool side cool |
Commercial's, "Milford Plaza Hotel"
Misheard Lyrics: And in the center of the ball
Is they never closed up Original Lyrics: And in the center of it all
Is the Milford Plaza |
Michael Jackson's, "Another Part of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: A rather nation
Original Lyrics: A revelation
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Paul Young's, "Everytime You Go Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time you go away you take a piece of meat with you
Original Lyrics: Every time you go away you take a piece of me with you
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Queen's, "Princes of the Universe"
Misheard Lyrics: Bored to be kings
Original Lyrics: Born to be kings
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Rush's, "Tom Sawyer"
Misheard Lyrics: though his mind is not for rent by any god or government
Original Lyrics: though his mind is not for rent don't put him down as arrogant
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Taylor Dayne's, "Tell It to My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me on your
Original Lyrics: Take me I'm yours
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Trio's, "Da Da Da"
Misheard Lyrics: Lost his clothes, may do my shots, uh-huh
Original Lyrics: Was ist los mit dir mein Schatz? Aha
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1990s | |
Chumbawamba's, "Tubthumping"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll be swimming
When we're winning We'll be swimming Original Lyrics: We'll be singing
When we're winning We'll be singing |
Depeche Mode's, "I Feel You"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the morning of Lala.
This is the dawning of Lala. I feel you. Original Lyrics: This is the morning of our love.
It's just the dawning of our love. I feel you. |
Elton John's, "The One"
Misheard Lyrics: A spirit bomb of earth and water
Original Lyrics: A spirit born of earth and water
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Enya's, "Anywhere Is"
Misheard Lyrics: Is swept around in bulls***
Original Lyrics: Is swept around in motion
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Rod Stewart's, "Downtown Train"
Misheard Lyrics: When I see you tonight
Original Lyrics: Will I see you tonight
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2000s | |
Calvin Harris', "Sweet Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: You're giving me sexy Ervin
Original Lyrics: You’re giving me such sweet nothing
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Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: This is all your fault!
Original Lyrics: Fear is how I fall.
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Linkin Park's, "In the End"
Misheard Lyrics: I had to fart to lose it all
Original Lyrics: I had to fall to lose it all.
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Mary J. Blige's, "Be Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: Call the Brady Bunch if you just can't be without you, baby
Original Lyrics: Call the radio if you just can't be without you, baby
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RuPaul's, "Queer Duck theme song"
Misheard Lyrics: Clear duck, he's somewhat sexual
Original Lyrics: Queer Duck, he's homosexual
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Soulja Boy's, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
Misheard Lyrics: Superman ain't home
Original Lyrics: Superman dat ho
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Train's, "This Ain't Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: It's sombrero story ends
Original Lyrics: It's not where our story ends
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Vanessa Carlton's, "Ordinary Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Time will not reed
Original Lyrics: Time will not flee
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2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Castle on the Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm on my way driving at light speed
or I'm on my way driving at nineteen Original Lyrics: I'm on my way
Driving at ninety |
Harry Styles', "Sign of the Times"
Misheard Lyrics: If we never learn, we been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from The bullies? The bullies? Original Lyrics: If we never learn, we been here before
Why are we always stuck and running from The bullets? The bullets |
Hozier's, "Take Me to Church"
Misheard Lyrics: My lover's not human Used to giggle at a funeral
Original Lyrics: My lover's got humor She's the giggle at a funeral
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Katy Perry's, "Roar"
Misheard Lyrics: I got the eye on the diaper
Original Lyrics: I got the eye of the tiger
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