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1950s | |
Dean Martin's, "That's Amore"
Misheard Lyrics: In monotony when love is king
Original Lyrics: In Napoli where love is king
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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics: Using the change, you acted strange.
Original Lyrics: You seemed to change; you acted strange.
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Johnny Rivers', "Secret Agent Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Secret ancient man
Original Lyrics: Secret Agent Man
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Ray Charles', "In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Seems like a coast swept
Original Lyrics: Seems like a cold sweat
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Roger Miller's, "King of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics: King of the roll
Original Lyrics: King of the Road
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The Beatles', "Can't Buy Me Love"
Misheard Lyrics: confommie love
Original Lyrics: Can't buy me love.
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1970s | |
All in the Family's, "Theme song"
Misheard Lyrics: GRO'll a sour ingrate
Original Lyrics: Gee, our old LaSalle ran great
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Boney M.'s, "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh a moment still worth was aglow.
Original Lyrics: For a moment the world was aglow.
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Chicago's, "Saturday in the Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Saturday, (gibberish), I think it was the father's delight.
Original Lyrics: Saturday, here in the park, I think it was the Fourth of July.
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Chic's, "Le Freak"
Misheard Lyrics: Aaahh freak out!
Le freak, says she. Original Lyrics: Aaahh freak out!
Le freak, see'est Chic. |
Genesis', "A Trick of the Tail"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I wrong to believe in the city of hope
Original Lyrics: Am I wrong to believe in the city of gold
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Pink Floyd's, "Money"
Misheard Lyrics: But if you ask for hay rides it’s no surprise that they’re giving none away
Original Lyrics: But if you ask for a rise it’s no surprise that they’re giving none away
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Misheard Lyrics: You should be all night long.
Original Lyrics: You shook me all night long.
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Bad English's, "When I See You Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: When I see your snout
Original Lyrics: When I See You Smile
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Billy Joel's, "Leave a Tender Moment Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I get to pray
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I get so afraid
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Billy Joel's, "You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me wrong for all I know you make me right,
Original Lyrics: You may be wrong for all I know you may be right,
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Cast of 'Cats''s, "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you ride on a broomstick to places far distant?
Familiar with Brummel, with Brooke and with Belle? Original Lyrics: Can you ride on a broomstick to places far distant?
Familiar with candle, with book and with bell? |
Cast of 'Cats''s, "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you ride on a broomstick to places far distant?
Familiar with candle, we broke every spell Original Lyrics: Can you ride on a broomstick to places far distant?
Familiar with candle, with book and with bell? |
Culture Club's, "Church of the Poison Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Church of the boys in mind
Original Lyrics: Church of the Poison Mind
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Eddy Grant's, "Electric Avenue"
Misheard Lyrics: Out in the street there is balance
Original Lyrics: Out in the street there is violence
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Glass Tiger's, "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"
Misheard Lyrics: I have learned you for so long
Original Lyrics: I have loved you for so long
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Go West's, "King of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need to fall at your feet, just cause you cut me through the phone.
Original Lyrics: I don't need to fall at your feet, just cause you cut me to the bone.
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Go West's, "King of Wishful Thinking"
Misheard Lyrics: Just 'cause you cut me through the phone.
Original Lyrics: Just 'cause you cut me to the bone.
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Hall & Oates', "Kiss on My List"
Misheard Lyrics: Did the night just take up your time,
Hold the meatball to me Original Lyrics: Did the night just take up your time, 'cause it means more to me
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Hall and Oates', "Family Man"
Misheard Lyrics: She turned, tossed her head
And like her opening move, the final engine light Original Lyrics: She turned, tossed her head
Unlike her opening move, her final exit line |
Kid Creole and the Coconuts', "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"
Misheard Lyrics: onomatopoeia
Original Lyrics: I don't, I don't, I don't want to be your
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Loverboy's, "Working for the Weekend"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's looking for the weekend
Original Lyrics: Everybody's working for the weekend
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Scandal's, "The Warrior"
Misheard Lyrics: She got to go to Hardee's, baby
Original Lyrics: Shooting out the walls of heartache, bang bang
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: But we're the silver bull
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we're the simple fools
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: We built this city on hot ham rolls
Original Lyrics: We built this city on rock and roll
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Theme Songs', "Everywhere You Look (Theme from 'Full House')"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatever happened to the nicatability
Original Lyrics: Whatever happened to predictability
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Warrant's, "32 Pennies"
Misheard Lyrics: Thirty-two pennies and a red guitar,
That's all I've got to my name Original Lyrics: Thirty-two pennies in a Ragu jar,
That's all I've got to my name |
1990s | |
69 Boyz's, "Tootsee Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Cotton candy, sweet to go!
Original Lyrics: Cotton candy, sweetie go!
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Charles & Eddie's, "Would I Lie to You?"
Misheard Lyrics: You can read my diarrhea in every line
Original Lyrics: You can read my diary - you're in every line
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Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: From my massed assault
Everything’s my faiult. Original Lyrics: Find my nest of salt
Everything's my fault. |
R.E.M.'s, "Man On the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics: Monotony, 21, jackets and chest
Original Lyrics: Monopoly, 21, checkers and chess
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: With the birds that shed it's a lonely view
or With the blood that's shed it's a lonely view. Original Lyrics: With the birds I share this lonely view
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Technotronic's, "Pump Up the Jam"
Misheard Lyrics: Pump up the chair
Original Lyrics: Pump Up the Jam
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Third Eye Blind's, "Semi-Charmed Life"
Misheard Lyrics: She says she lives for me erection. Whoa, motivation.
Original Lyrics: She says she lives for me, ovation, her own motivation.
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2000s | |
"Weird Al" Yankovic's, "White & Nerdy"
Misheard Lyrics: Got my name on my armor wear
Original Lyrics: Got my name on my underwear
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Destiny's Child's, "Bootylicious"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't think you're ready for spagetti
Original Lyrics: I don't think you're ready for this jelly
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2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: And now my bed she smell like you
Original Lyrics: And now my bedsheets smell like you
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Phillip Phillips', "Gone Gone Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: your hole dangling by a string ill share in your suffering
Original Lyrics: your hope dangling by a string
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Pitbull ft. Chris Brown's, "International Love "
Misheard Lyrics: Hot girls in Miami I feel the beat
Original Lyrics: Hotter than Miami I feel the heat
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Sam Smith's, "Too Good at Goodbyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Way Too Good in Dubai
Original Lyrics: I'm Way Too Good at Goodbyes
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xmas | |
Celine Dion's, "Don't Save it All for Christmas Day"
Misheard Lyrics: A little ways of love
Original Lyrics: A little is enough
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