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1960s | |
The Monkees', "Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheer up, Sweet Regene.
Original Lyrics: Cheer up, sleepy Jean.
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The Turtles', "Happy Together"
Misheard Lyrics: No matter how they touched the dice
Original Lyrics: No matter how they tossed the dice
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1970s | |
Commercial's, "Have a Coke and a Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: Have a joke and a smile
Original Lyrics: Have a Coke and a Smile
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Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young's, "Love the One You're With"
Misheard Lyrics: there's a road and a distant love
Original Lyrics: there's a rose in a fisted glove
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: But I know it's my own dimples
Original Lyrics: But I know it's my own damn fault
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John Sebastian's, "Welcome Back (Theme from 'Welcome Back, Kotter')"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome back, your dreams were young, check it out
Original Lyrics: Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out.
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "Keep It Comin' Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep it Conga Line
Original Lyrics: Keep it comin' love
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Kenny Loggins', "This Is It"
Misheard Lyrics: (This isn't)
The wedding is over Original Lyrics: (This is it)
The waiting is over |
Kenny Loggins', "This is It"
Misheard Lyrics: How are you gonna wait for a sight
Your miracle Stand up and try Original Lyrics: How are you gonna wait for a sign
Your miracle Stand up and fight |
Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Wrapped up like a douche and a rubber in the night
Original Lyrics: Revved up like deuce, another runner in the night.
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Olivia Newton John and John Travolta's, "You're the one that I want"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the Wizard of "O"
Original Lyrics: You're the one that I want
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Starland Vocal Band's, "Afternoon Delight"
Misheard Lyrics: Spy rockets didn't fly
Original Lyrics: Sky rockets in flight
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T.V. Theme Song's, "One Day At A Time"
Misheard Lyrics: So Womp on the beat! (Womp on the beat)
Original Lyrics: So up on your feet. (Up on your feet)
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The Who's, "Baba O'Riley"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm here for the field, I f*** for my need.
Original Lyrics: Out here in the fields I fight for my meals.
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Van Halen's, "You Really Got Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't see that name. Original Lyrics: Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night. |
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1980s | |
Billy Squier's, "The Stroke"
Misheard Lyrics: Strong man's nothing
Original Lyrics: Stroke me, stroke me.
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Breakfast room, sit and drink juice.
It's all right, all right. Original Lyrics: Let this groove
Sit in your shoes It's all right, all right. |
Elton John's, "Your Song"
Misheard Lyrics: You see, I've forgotten
If they're green or purple blue Anyway, the thing is, that I will love you Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen Original Lyrics: You see, I've forgotten<>If they're green or they're blue
Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen |
INXS's, "Never Tear Us Apart"
Misheard Lyrics: I require vomiteers.
Original Lyrics: I'd make wine from your tears
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John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band's, "On the Dark Side"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing's going to save you from a long assed blond
Original Lyrics: Nothing's going to save you from a love that's blind
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Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics: Beat it! Beat it! No one wants to beat it beat it. Show us how fight me, strongis just right. It doesn't matter, who's brought a knife, just beat it beat it.
Original Lyrics: Beat it, beat it No one wants to be defeated Showin' how funky, strong is your fightIt doesn't matter who's wrong or right.Just beat it! Beat it.
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Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics: Beat it! Beat it!
No one wants to beat it beat it. Show you how, f*** it, show it just right. It doesn't matter, who's wrong or right. Original Lyrics: Beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated Showing how funky, strong is your fight It doesn't matter who's wrong or right. |
Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: Annie are you okay, will he kill us are you okay?
Then a shout at the window, then it struck you, a crescendo, Annie! He committed your apartment and the blood stained all the carpets. Then you ran into the bedroom. They were struck down, it was shocking! Original Lyrics: Annie are you okay
Won't you tell us that you're okay? Then a sound at the window Then he struck you A crescendo, Annie He came into your apartment Left the bloodstains in the carpet Then you ran into the bedroom You were struck down It was your doom! |
Pat Benatar's, "Love Is a Battlefield"
Misheard Lyrics: Both of us know it
Love is a battlefield Original Lyrics: Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield. |
Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics: This magic's true
or This match is true Original Lyrics: This much is true
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Tom Petty's, "Free Falling"
Misheard Lyrics: She’s a good girl, loves her llama Loves Cheez-Its and asparagus too.
Original Lyrics: She's a good girl, loves her mama Loves Jesus and America too
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1990s | |
Britney Spears', "Sometimes"
Misheard Lyrics: But all I really want is to hold the line
Original Lyrics: But all I really want is to hold you tight
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Deep Blue Something's, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Misheard Lyrics: But now you right see through me
Original Lyrics: But now your eyes see through me
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Kris Kross', "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics: Batman will make you...Jump Jump
Original Lyrics: Mac Daddy/Daddy Mac will make you...Jump Jump
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Kris Kross', "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics: So when the eggs do the rock they're bleedin'
Original Lyrics: So when they ask "Do they rock?" say "Believe that!"
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Kris Kross', "Jump"
Misheard Lyrics: That little fat on the Mac
Original Lyrics: ...bad little fad, I'm the Mac...
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Mark Morrison's, "Return of the Mack"
Misheard Lyrics: You’re lovin’ me
Original Lyrics: You lied to me.
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Pantera's, "Cowboys From Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Bad guys. Wear black.
We're taking cancer back. Original Lyrics: They say the bad guys wear black,
We're tagged and can't turn back. |
Richard Marx's, "Hazard"
Misheard Lyrics: And leave this old Chewbacca town
Original Lyrics: And leave this old Nebraska town
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Richard Marx's, "Now and Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Until the day devotion doesn't touch the sand
Original Lyrics: Until the day the ocean doesn't touch the sand
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Stereo MC's', "Connected"
Misheard Lyrics: Podiatrists, you make me sick.
Original Lyrics: Ya dirty tricks, they make me sick.
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The Bucketheads', "The Bomb (From ESPN Presents Jock Jams)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pizza pudding to my pie
Original Lyrics: Street sounds swirling through my mind
Defense! |
Train's, "Meet Virginia"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, she wants to be the queer
Original Lyrics: Well, she wants to be the queen
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Back off, you're in preppy clothes
Original Lyrics: Take off all your preppy clothes.
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Priestess', "Lay Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay down, sleep my little darling I'll be nothing when you're gone. Lay down just like in a car crash. little bit older, I know I'm a goat! It's not my turn. I'll hit you with a chair, I'll hit you with a car before dawn.
Original Lyrics: Lay down, sleep my little darling I'll be nothing when you're gone Lay down just like in a coffin So I'll leave you in a coffin for God, and leave you in a Church.
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Sheryl Crow's, "Home"
Misheard Lyrics: My head is full of voices
And my house is full of mice. Original Lyrics: My head is full of voices
And my house is full of lies. |
The Young Veins', "Dangerous Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: All I want to do is dig a hole with you
Feed an old stranger to the undertow Wind will decide which way to blow Original Lyrics: All I want to do is dig a hole with you
Feet are no stranger to the undertow Wind won't decide which way to blow |
2010s | |
Adele's, "Water Under the Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you, water under the bridge
Original Lyrics: Our love ain't water under the bridge.
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Migos feat. Gucci Mane's, "Slippery"
Misheard Lyrics: Pip hot
Original Lyrics: Pippen
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Teegan and Sara's, "Everything Is Awesome"
Misheard Lyrics: Snuggle pie, a piece of string — we just named two awesome things.
Original Lyrics: Nobel prize, a piece of string — we just named two awesome things.
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Dua Lipa's, "New Rules"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you're into him, you ain't getting over him.
Original Lyrics: And if you're under him, you ain't getting over him.
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Traditional's, "Little Bunny Foo Foo"
Misheard Lyrics: Little bunny poo poo
Hopping through the florist Original Lyrics: Little Bunny Foo Foo
Hopping through the forest |