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1950s | |
1960s | |
Boris Pickett's, "Monster Mash"
Misheard Lyrics: It was a match
Original Lyrics: It was the mash
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Sly and the Family Stone's, "Dance to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Dense to the music
Original Lyrics: Dance to the music
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Steppenwolf's, "Born to Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: Fire all of your guns and once and
Heads float into space. Original Lyrics: Fire all your guns at once and
Explode into space. |
The Beatles', "I'm So Tired"
Misheard Lyrics: And curse the world around me
Original Lyrics: And curse Sir Walter Raleigh.
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Three Dog Night's, "Eli's Comin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Eli's comin', honk your honker
Original Lyrics: Eli's comin', hide your heart, girl
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1970s | |
Barry Manilow's, "Can't Smile Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: You see I feel glad when you're glad.
I feel sad when you're sad. If you only knew, but I worry to. I just can't smile without you. Original Lyrics: You see I feel glad when you're glad.
I feel sad when you're sad. If you only knew what I'm going through. I just can't smile without you. |
Bill Withers', "Lean on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Lead somebody to Reno
Original Lyrics: Need somebody to lean on
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Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Sudden motion made me sick, now we're into a brand new stick
Original Lyrics: A sudden motion made me skip, now we're into a brand new trip
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Dire Straits', "Sultans of Swing"
Misheard Lyrics: They said an old guitar is all he can afford
Original Lyrics: Left-handed old guitar is all he can afford
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Gilbert O'Sullivan's, "Alone Again (Naturally)"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying to get off With a cock so badly broken Alone again Naturally
Original Lyrics: And climbing to the top, will throw myself off.
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Grand Funk Railroad's, "We're An American Band"
Misheard Lyrics: We're comin' to your top We'll help your body adopt
Original Lyrics: We're comin' to your town We'll help you party it down.
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Jim Croce's, "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope I didn't make it
Original Lyrics: I hope I didn't wake you
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Led Zeppelin's, "Whole Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby you need cool air,
Original Lyrics: Baby, You need coolin', baby I'm not foolin'
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1980s | |
Cast of 'Sesame Street''s, "Somebody Come and Play"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody come and ride the rides
Original Lyrics: Somebody come and rhyme the rhymes
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Cast of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show''s, "Dammit Janet"
Misheard Lyrics: I've one thing to say and that's
Brad, brad, for you too Original Lyrics: I've one thing to say and that's
Brad, I'm mad, for you too |
Cast of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show''s, "Hot Patootie - Bless My Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: Opportunity, vex my soul
Original Lyrics: Hot patootie, bless my soul
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Cast of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show''s, "Science Fiction/Double Feature"
Misheard Lyrics: See androids fighting
Rather Janet And Francis stars in Forbidden Planet Original Lyrics: See androids fighting
Brad and Janet Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet |
Dionne & Friends', "That's What Friends are For"
Misheard Lyrics: And so, by the way, I vacuum
Original Lyrics: And so, by the way, I thank you
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Dire Straits', "Walk of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Here comes Johnny singing oldie stories
Original Lyrics: Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies
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Kenny Loggins', "Danger Zone"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll take a right into the danger zone
Original Lyrics: I'll take you right into the danger zone
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Lindsey Buckingham's, "Holiday Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Woah-woah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Woah-woah Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Original Lyrics: Holiday Road
Holiday Road |
Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics: Brass spherical bed, the kind you find in a second hand store
Original Lyrics: Raspberry beret, the kind you find in a second hand store
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Surface's, "Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: Only you can make it happen
Original Lyrics: Only you can make me happy
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Taco's, "Puttin' on the Ritz"
Misheard Lyrics: High hops and arrow colors
White stalks and lots of dollars Original Lyrics: High hats and narrow collars
White spats and lots of dollars |
The Pretenders', "Brass in Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna use my arse
Gonna use my legs Gonna use my style Gonna use my sausage Original Lyrics: Gonna use my arms
Gonna use my legs Gonna use my style Gonna use my sidestep |
UB40's, "Red Red Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Bread, bread wine
Steak lobster meat Original Lyrics: Red, red wine
Stay close to me |
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1990s | |
Cast of 'Sesame Street''s, "That's How We Got Here"
Misheard Lyrics: The flowers are here
Original Lyrics: That's how we got here
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Commercial's, "Meow Mix"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't get that prank
Original Lyrics: Don't get that, Frank
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Geggy Tah's, "Whoever You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: On the mic is gagging Todd
With a whole lot more of Aaliyah Let us hear ya let us hear ya With a big echoing Allah Original Lyrics: On the mic is Geggy Tah
But a whole lot more of all of ya Let us hear ya, let us hear ya In a big echoing holla |
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: To lick your hot and taste your hip.
Original Lyrics: To lick your heart and taste your health.
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Rihanna's, "Please Don't Stop the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Weasel stomping music
Original Lyrics: Please don't stop the music
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Sting's, "Soul Cages"
Misheard Lyrics: One asshole in the soul cages
Original Lyrics: One less soul in the soul cages
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Theme Songs', "The Powerpuff Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Buttercup, and she's a topless spider
Original Lyrics: Buttercup, and she's the toughest fighter
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2000s | |
Better Than Ezra's, "Juicy"
Misheard Lyrics: You're like a 7-Eleven
Original Lyrics: You're like a salve on a leper
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Commercial's, "Cellino & Barnes"
Misheard Lyrics: Cellino & Barnes, go into the attorneys
Original Lyrics: Cellino & Barnes, the injury attourneys
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you've got cornflakes cookin' in pudding
Original Lyrics: A loaded god complex
Cock it and pull it |
Foo Fighters', "Times Like These"
Misheard Lyrics: To a stay-home runaway.
Original Lyrics: Do I stay or run away?
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: Another perfect person.
There's many things I wish I didn't go. But I continue learning. Original Lyrics: I'm not a perfect person.
There's many things I wish I didn't do. But I continue learning. |
Jay-Z's, "Big Pimpin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Big pimpin' spread the cheeks
Original Lyrics: Big pimpin' spending G's
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2010s | |
Demi Lovato's, "Give Your Heart a Break"
Misheard Lyrics: The day I'm to meet you.
You told me never falling love. Now that I get you. Original Lyrics: The day I first met you.
You told me you'd never fall in love. But now that I get you. |
Imagine Dragons', "Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: You made me a, you made me
in Cleveland, in Cleveland (Pain, pain) You break me down, you build me up, in Cleveland, in Cleveland (Pain)… Original Lyrics: You made me a, you made me a believer, believer (Pain, pain) You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer (Pain)…
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Khalid 's, "Young Dumb & Broke"
Misheard Lyrics: Young dumb drunk high school kids.
Original Lyrics: Young dumb broke high school kids.
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Lorde's, "The Louvre"
Misheard Lyrics: Megaphone to my chest
Broadcast the boom boom boom boom and make your mum dance to it Original Lyrics: Megaphone to my chest
Broadcast the boom boom boom boom and make 'em all dance to it |
Luke Bryan's, "Strip It Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Everything I need and some wine and cottage cheese
Original Lyrics: Everything I need in them white cotton sheets
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Rick Ross, ft. Drake and Chrisette Michele's, "Aston Martin Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Isn't that a freeway, Kiss me and my baby, In our ride Kiss me in my butt, You're my reason whut
Original Lyrics: Breezing down the freeway/Just me and my baby/In our ride Just me and my boss, No worries at all
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Walk the Moon's, "Shut Up and Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: This wonton is my destiny.
Original Lyrics: This woman is my destiny.
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Jon Pardi's, "Heartache on the Dance Floor"
Misheard Lyrics: She was a hot egg on the dance floor
Original Lyrics: She was a heartache on the dance floor
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misc | |
Taylor Swift's, "Style"
Misheard Lyrics: He's taking off his clothes
Original Lyrics: He's taking off his coat
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