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1950s | |
Bill Haley & The Comets', "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a one-eyed Jack peeping in a seafood store
Original Lyrics: Like a one-eyed cat peeping in a seafood store
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1960s | |
Rolling Stones', "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't get no girl in traction
Original Lyrics: I can't get no girl reaction.
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Smith's, "Baby It's You"
Misheard Lyrics: No butter, no butter
Original Lyrics: Nobody, nobody
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The Animals', "The House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Is a suitcase and a chub
Original Lyrics: Is a suitcase and a trunk
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The Animals', "The House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: One foot on the backwater
Original Lyrics: One foot on the platform
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The Beach Boys', "Fun Fun Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: Shootin' Elilah
Original Lyrics: You shouldn't have lied now
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The Beatles', "Ticket to Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: She said that livin' with me
Original Lyrics: I'm sad that livin' with me
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The Monkees', "Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Ask a widen eyed
Original Lyrics: As a white knight
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1970s | |
Destination's, "Move On Up/Up Up Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Just move on out
Original Lyrics: Just move on up
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Foghat's, "Slow Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Snow white take it easy
Original Lyrics: Slow ride, take it easy
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Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's, "You're All I Need to Get By"
Misheard Lyrics: No longer need to get back
Original Lyrics: You're all I need to get by
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Peggy Lee's, "We Are Siamese ( From Lady and the Tramp)"
Misheard Lyrics: Reaper Sly oh minty sleep you please. Reaper Siamese if you don't please. We perform most anything for eyes, eyes. There will be a hit for you, that's there for me.
Original Lyrics: We are Siamese if you please. We are Siamese if you don't please.when baby is there's milk nearby. There will be some milk for you and some for me.
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Building a remedy to Prince Charles's entity
Original Lyrics: A built-in remedy for Khruschev and Kennedy.
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Theme Songs', "Diff'rent Strokes"
Misheard Lyrics: Then along come two, they got nothing but machines.
or Then along come two, they got nothing but their cheese. Original Lyrics: Then along come two, they got nothing but their jeans.
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Theme Songs', "To Tell the Truth"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a poo-poo, I've been such a poo
Original Lyrics: I'm a fool, fool, I've been such a fool
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1980s | |
Adam Ant's, "Goody Two Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the heartbreak hooker.
Original Lyrics: With the heartbreak open.
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Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me the otter, give me the otter.
Original Lyrics: Gimme the other, gimme the other.
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Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm wanted, edel good time.
Original Lyrics: And I'm wanted, dead or alive.
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Culture Club's, "Karma Chameleon"
Misheard Lyrics: Karma, karma, karma, karma,karma chameleon
Original Lyrics: Come on come on come on come on come on Camelia(R)
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Dionne Warwick's, "The Love Boat"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is like sweetest reward
Original Lyrics: Love is life's sweetest reward
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Madonna's, "Like A Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: When you comb my knees
It's like a little prayer Original Lyrics: When you call my name
It's like a little prayer |
Michael Jackson's, "Dirty Diana"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty Neanderthal
Original Lyrics: Dirty Diana, no
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Ozzy Osbourne's, "Crazy Train"
Misheard Lyrics: Hollaback, ha-ha-ha-ha!!!
Original Lyrics: All aboard, ha-ha-ha-ha!!!
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Pretenders', "Brass in Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics: Got breasts in pocket
Original Lyrics: Got brass in pocket
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R.E.M.'s, "Can't Get There From Here"
Misheard Lyrics: When your world is a monster
Bound to swallow you whole Original Lyrics: When the world is a monster
Bad to swallow you whole |
R.E.M.'s, "Pretty Persuasion"
Misheard Lyrics: I cannot wear that in this heat it's all wrong
Have to wear that on my sleeve it's all wrong all wrong Original Lyrics: And I put that in this heat it's all wrong
Try to wear that on my sleeve it's all wrong all wrong |
The Motels', "Only the Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: Only the lonely get weighed
Original Lyrics: Only the lonely can play
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The Police's, "Spirits in the Material World"
Misheard Lyrics: We dusty and sly
Live from day to day Original Lyrics: Where does the answer lie?
Live from day to day |
The Smiths', "Panic"
Misheard Lyrics: The provincial towns in Japan
Original Lyrics: The provincial town you run round
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Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Hush hush, please don't cry now, this is Gary.
Original Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry.
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Van Halen's, "Panama"
Misheard Lyrics: Reach down between my legs and ease the seed bag
Original Lyrics: I reach down between my legs and ease the seat back
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1990s | |
Commercial's, "Speedway"
Misheard Lyrics: The convenient stores of Speedway
Original Lyrics: The convenience stores of Speedway
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Fluke's, "Absurd"
Misheard Lyrics: Anybody but I f*** slow
Original Lyrics: anybody with a heart votes love
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Hanson's, "MMMbop"
Misheard Lyrics: Take the time to find du-wop
Original Lyrics: Mmmbop ba duba dop
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Marc Cohn's, "Walking in Memphis"
Misheard Lyrics: I was wanting to with my feet to beat off an eel
Original Lyrics: I was walkin' with my feet 10 feet off of Beale.
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Building a Mystery"
Misheard Lyrics: You stretched your ass away
Original Lyrics: You strut your Rasta wear
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Sting's, "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone said I was a locked man in a locked world
Original Lyrics: Some would say I was a lost man in a lost world
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2000s | |
Eminem's, "Cleaning Out My Closet"
Misheard Lyrics: What I did with Snoop, no doubt it was wrong
Original Lyrics: What I did was stupid, no doubt it was dumb
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Eminem's, "Like Toy Soldiers"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm so caught in it, N***a I almost feel I'm the one who caused it
Original Lyrics: And I'm so caught in it, I almost feel I'm the one who caused it
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Gossip's, "Heavy Cross"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a cool cool world to piss on your arm
Original Lyrics: It's a cruel cruel world
To face on your own |
Kesha's, "Tik Tok"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't stop, make it pop, DJ promised me dessert
Original Lyrics: Don't stop, make it pop, DJ blow my speakers up
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Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: Confusing world is real
Original Lyrics: Confusing what is real
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Madonna's, "Hung Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Tango spies, so slowly
Original Lyrics: Time goes by, so slowly
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Rihanna featuring Jay-Z's, "Umbrella"
Misheard Lyrics: Tongue & throat stick it out til the end
Original Lyrics: Took an oath I'mma stick it out 'til the end.
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Theme Songs', "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you smaller than a 5th grader?
Grab your pants and get a piece of paper Original Lyrics: Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
Grab a pencil and a piece of paper |
2010s | |
Bruno Mars', "That's What I Like"
Misheard Lyrics: Strawberry sweatshirt on fire
Original Lyrics: Strawberry champagne on ice
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Unison Square Garden's, "Sugar Song to Bitter Step"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel children
Original Lyrics: I feel joujou
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