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1960s | |
Desmond Dekker And The Aces', "The Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics: Ohh oo my misery life
Original Lyrics: Poor me, the Israelites.
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The Hollies', "Jennifer Eccles"
Misheard Lyrics: Love, Kiss...hey toreador
Original Lyrics: Love, kiss, hate or adore
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The Newbeats', "Bread and Butter"
Misheard Lyrics: I like Greta Garner I like toast and jam
I feel like Greta Garner I feel like toast and jam Original Lyrics: I like bread and butter I like toast and jam
He likes bread and butter He likes toast and jam |
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1970s | |
Blondie's, "Heart Of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: If I fear I'm losing you, it's just no good You're teasing like a devil.
Original Lyrics: If I fear I'm losing you, it's just no good You teasing like you do.
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Carole King's, "It's Too Late"
Misheard Lyrics: Something inside his guiding light
Can't hide and I just can't take it Original Lyrics: Something inside has died
And I can't hide and I just can't fake it |
Cliff Richard's, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: Disco Bunny how we don't talk anymore
Original Lyrics: It's so funny how we don't talk any more
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Donna Summer's, "Last Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause when I'm bad, I'm salsa bad
Original Lyrics: 'Cause when I'm bad, I'm so, so bad
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Eric Burdon and War's, "Spill the Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Dilliwack, dilliwack, dilliwack, dillawack
Original Lyrics: Spill the wine,
Spill the wine, Spill the wine, Spill the wine, take that pearl. |
Julie's, "Don`t Cry For Me, Argentina"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't cry for me Arch and Tina
Original Lyrics: Don`t cry for me, Argentina.
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Kenny Loggins/Stevie Nicks', "Whenever I Call You Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: Beach wood burning on a Saturday night.
Original Lyrics: Sweet love showin' us a heavenly light
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Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1)"
Misheard Lyrics: You! Yes You! Stand still, will ye!
Original Lyrics: You! Yes You! Stand still, Laddy!
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Shirley & Company's, "Shame, Shame, Shame"
Misheard Lyrics: If you have damn soup
Original Lyrics: If you can't dance too
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Steely Dan's, "Do It Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you swear that you can make it, that you're not a dancing man
Original Lyrics: Now you swear and kick and beg us that you're not a gamblin' man
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The Carpenters', "Saturday"
Misheard Lyrics: The Duchess of laughter and harmony
Original Lyrics: The touches of laughter and harmony
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1980s | |
George Michael's, "One More Try"
Misheard Lyrics: I've had enough of dentures
Original Lyrics: I've had enough of danger
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Twisted Sister's, "I Believe in You"
Misheard Lyrics: You will say I believing you.
I believing you. I believing in you. I believing in you. Original Lyrics: And then I'd say I believe in you.
I believe in you. I believe in you. I believe in you. |
UB40's, "Red Red Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Having fun can't be fine.
Original Lyrics: I have sworn that with time
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Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
Misheard Lyrics: We were so enblazed
In a dance hall daze We were cool and crazed When I you and everyone we knew To believe to and Sharon what was, true Original Lyrics: We were so in phase
In our dance hall days We were cool on craze When I, you and everyone we knew Could believe, do and share in what was true. |
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1990s | |
Asia's, "Back in Town"
Misheard Lyrics: The fat boy's back
The fat boy's back in town The fat boy's back Don't you shoot him down Original Lyrics: The bad boy's back
The bad boy's back in town The bad boy's back Don't you shoot him down |
Backstreet Boys', "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
Misheard Lyrics: Do I sex you out?
Original Lyrics: Am I sexual?
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Colin James', "Chicks and Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: Sixty cars and a purple wall
Original Lyrics: Chicks, cars, and a third World War
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Elton John's, "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: But in the moonlight
You just shine like a bacon of the day Original Lyrics: But in the moonlight
You just shine like a beacon off the bay |
Herman's Hermits', "No Milk Today"
Misheard Lyrics: The bottle stands alone, the symbol of the dog
Original Lyrics: The bottle stands forlorn, a symbol of the dawn
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Janet Jackson's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics: No way with my love
Original Lyrics: Runaway with my love
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Michael Bolton's, "How Can We Be Lovers?"
Misheard Lyrics: How can we make love if we can't make a mess?
Original Lyrics: How can we make love if we can't make amends?
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Michael Jackson's, "Stranger in Moscow"
Misheard Lyrics: We ain't suckin' dick
We ain't suckin' dick, baby Original Lyrics: We're talkin' danger
We're talkin' danger, baby |
Steve Ouimette's, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: I bet you didn't know I was a fiddle-playing Jew
Original Lyrics: I guess you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too
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The Umbilical Brothers', "Maisy theme song"
Misheard Lyrics: Measily, measily mouse
Original Lyrics: Maisy, Maisy mouse
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Warren Wiebe's, "Voices That Care"
Misheard Lyrics: You and the boys in the blinding light...
Original Lyrics: You are the voice and the guiding light...
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Wreckx-N-Effect's, "Rump Shaker"
Misheard Lyrics: All I wanna do is a zoom-zoom-zoom in you pumpum
Original Lyrics: All I wanna do is zoom-zoom-zoom-zoom and a boom-boom
Just shake your rump. |
2000s | |
Celine Dion's, "God Bless America"
Misheard Lyrics: To the oceans like before
Original Lyrics: To the oceans white with foam
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Keane's, "Somewhere Only We Know"
Misheard Lyrics: So why don't we go somewhere with the Weebles?
Original Lyrics: So why don't we go somewhere only we know?
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NOFX's, "Franco Un-American"
Misheard Lyrics: I wear Ted Koppel's shoes
Original Lyrics: I wear uncomfortable shoes
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2010s | |
Conor Maynard's, "Can't Say No"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got my end inserted
Original Lyrics: She's got my engine started
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Kiiara's, "Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Proof is in the pudding, oh honey I just know
Original Lyrics: Roof is falling let me love me falling I just know
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Selena Gomez's, "Bang a Drum"
Misheard Lyrics: Bunga to the beet of your own drone
Original Lyrics: Welcome to the beat of your own drum
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Selena Gomez's, "Bang a Drum"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome to the bee of your own drone
Original Lyrics: Welcome to the beat of your own drum
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Sia's, "Chandelier"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna swim from the children in heat
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna swing from the chandaleier
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country | |
Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett's, "It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere"
Misheard Lyrics: Work day passes like my asses in wintertime
Original Lyrics: Work day passes like molasses in wintertime
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Alan Jackson's, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you burst out with crying for the red, white and blue?
Original Lyrics: Did you burst out with pride for the red, white and blue?
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Lee Greenwood's, "God Bless the U.S.A."
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this way
Original Lyrics: 'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
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Lonestar's, "I'm Already There"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm already dead
Original Lyrics: I'm already there
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Lonestar's, "I'm Already There"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the sunshine in your hands
Original Lyrics: I'm the sunshine in your hair
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misc | |
Commercial's, "Bain de Soleil"
Misheard Lyrics: Band of Solay
For the Zen Dro Bay tan Original Lyrics: Bain de Soleil
For the San Tropez tan |
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