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1960s | |
The Monkees', "A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You"
Misheard Lyrics: Taco! Let's have a taco, and things will be OK.
Original Lyrics: Talk out. Let's have it talked out, and things will be OK.
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1970s | |
Chic's, "Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Cute pony tails and girls
Original Lyrics: Cute pony tails and curls
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Eagles', "Outlaw Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Woman don't try to mommy
Original Lyrics: Woman don't try to love me
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "September"
Misheard Lyrics: My thoughts are with you, holding hands with your arm.
Original Lyrics: My thoughts are with you, holding hands with your heart.
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Eddie Money's, "Two Tickets to Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: I got two tickets, two pairs of dice
Won't you pet your cat and leave tonight? Original Lyrics: I got two tickets to paradise
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight? |
Electric Light Orchestra's, "Evil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: You made me full of meat
Original Lyrics: You made a fool of me
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John Lennon's, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: A very Merry Xmas and a happy New Year,
Let's hope it's a good one, Without any cheer Original Lyrics: A very Merry Xmas and a happy New Year,
Let's hope it's a good one, Without any fear |
John Lennon's, "Happy Xmas (War is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: The yellow and red buns
Original Lyrics: The yellow and red ones
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Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: And as we wind on down the road
My, she was taller than I thought There walks a lady we all know Whose chains are light and wants to show How everything still turns to gold And if you listen very hard Then she will ponder you alone That woman wouldn't know, yeah To be a rock, and not to roll. Original Lyrics: And as we wind on down the road
Our shadow's taller than our soul There walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and wants to show How everything still turns to gold And if you listen very hard The tune will come to you at last Where all are one and one is all To be a rock and not to roll. |
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: And she was blinded by the light
Woke up so I can douche her in the middle of the night. Original Lyrics: And she was blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. |
1980s | |
Australian Crawl's, "Errol"
Misheard Lyrics: To fish and hunt, he'd take a c*nt to New Guinea, Holland.
Original Lyrics: To fish and hunt, to take a punt, the New Guinea Highlands.
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Australian Crawl's, "Errol"
Misheard Lyrics: What can we say? It just don't rain.
He want to get higher. Original Lyrics: Convict state, it just don't rate.
He want to get higher. |
Beach Boys', "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
Misheard Lyrics: Then to have us spend the day together
Original Lyrics: And after having spent the day together
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Bon Jovi's, "Born to Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Rainy night and one dog day
Original Lyrics: Rainy night and we worked all day
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Bryan Adams', "Summer of '69"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time I play that old six-string
I think about you on the one-way run. Original Lyrics: Everytime I play that old six-string
Think about you, wonder what went wrong. |
James Brown's, "Living In America"
Misheard Lyrics: Super highways, Coca Cola
Original Lyrics: Super highways, coast to coast
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Julian Lennon's, "Valotte"
Misheard Lyrics: Sitting on the doorstep of the house again to fall...
Original Lyrics: Sitting on the doorstep of the house I can't afford...
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Laura Branigan's, "Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I am surprised but I'm ready to love
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I am frightened but I'm ready to learn
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Lionel Richie's, "Dancing On The Ceiling"
Misheard Lyrics: What a feeling,
When we're dancing on the Sealink. Original Lyrics: What a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling. |
Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics: A house in the middle of our street
Original Lyrics: Our house in the middle of our street
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Marvin Gaye's, "Sexual Healing"
Misheard Lyrics: Whenever blue cheese chunks are falling
Original Lyrics: Whenever blue teardrops are falling
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Patrice Rushen's, "Forget-Me-Nots"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not up to Eileen; I love you and I need you, so what?
Sending you forget-me-nots. Original Lyrics: It's not hard to believe; I love you and I need you, so I'm... sending you forget-me-nots.
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Patrice Rushen's, "Forget-Me-Nots"
Misheard Lyrics: Wonder and Howard'll happen.
Original Lyrics: Wonderin' how it all happened.
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Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics: Pressure, pushing down on me
Pushing down on you, you're an asshole.. Original Lyrics: Pressure, pushing down on me
Pushing down on you, no man ask for. |
Queen and David Bowie's, "Under Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics: Why can,t we give love, give love, give love, give love
Original Lyrics: Why can't we get along, get along, get along, get along
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Rod Stewart's, "Forever Young"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm right behind you with the blues
Original Lyrics: I'm right behind you win or lose
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Simple Minds', "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Family and security
Original Lyrics: Vanity and security
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Spagna's, "Call Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey-yay, eight, how long can I stand without a touch of wumba?
Original Lyrics: Hey-hey, hey, how long can I stay without your touch of wonder?
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Spagna's, "Call Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't resist you all night long.
Original Lyrics: I can't resist here all alone.
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Spagna's, "Call Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You-you, you used all my fantasy to dream of a two.
Original Lyrics: You-you, you used all my fantasy to dream about you.
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Spagna's, "Call Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You-you, you used. Tell me if you never know a loneliness.
Original Lyrics: You-you, you-you, tell me you can ever know, oh, loneliness.
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Stevie Nicks', "Edge of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like Dark Wing Duck
Original Lyrics: Just like the white winged dove
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The Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: Drop a cookie - nothing in your hand
Original Lyrics: Tropical drink melting in your hand
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The Cars', "You Might Think"
Misheard Lyrics: Or maybe you think I'm looking
Original Lyrics: Or maybe you think I'm lucky
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1990s | |
69 Boyz's, "Tootsee Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Cotton candy, sweet and low!
Original Lyrics: Cotton candy, sweetie go!
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69 Boyz's, "Tootsee Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Cotton candy, sweet as gold!
Original Lyrics: Cotton candy, sweetie go!
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Bell Biv DeVoe's, "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics: That girl is toys-in
Original Lyrics: That girl is poison
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Jimmy Eat World's, "Bleed American"
Misheard Lyrics: ... Sugar on the asphalt, oh-oh littering is awesome ...
Original Lyrics: Salt, sweat, sugar on the asphalt. Our hearts littering the topsoil
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MC Hammer's, "Addams Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Add it to the jet
Add it to the jet Add it to the jet The Addams Family Original Lyrics: (Addams) Too legit
(Addams) Too legit (Addams) Too legit The Addams Family |
Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: All along the Zodiac.
Original Lyrics: All in all is all we are.
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Rod Stewart's, "Faith of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I got strength of the zone
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I got strength of a sword
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
Misheard Lyrics: Pooh says you can't go home
Original Lyrics: Who says you can't go home?
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The Ting Tings', "That's Not My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: They call me Bear
They call me Spacey They call me Kerr They call me James Original Lyrics: They call me Bell
They call me Stacey They call me her They call me Jane |
2010s | |
Idina Menzel's, "Let It Go"
Misheard Lyrics: The pasty's in the pan
Original Lyrics: The past is in the past
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Shawn Mendes', "Stitches"
Misheard Lyrics: got a tissue out of my head, tissue out of my head
Original Lyrics: Gotta get you out of my head, get you out of my head
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U2's, "Get Out of Your Own Way"
Misheard Lyrics: The energy is always for his sisters
Original Lyrics: The enemy is armies for assistance
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Zayn's, "Dusk Till Dawn"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, I'm a reindeer
Original Lyrics: Baby, I'll be right here
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xmas | |
Dean Martin's, "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Misheard Lyrics: And my deer were still good-byeing
Original Lyrics: And my dear, we're still good-byeing
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