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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "It Came Out of the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: It came out of the sky, and it dropped a little child on Moline.
Original Lyrics: It came out of the sky, landed just a little south of Moline.
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Ernie Maresca's, "Shout! Shout! Knock Yourself Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Put another dog in the record machine.
Original Lyrics: Put another dime in the record machine.
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1970s | |
Chic's, "Le Freak"
Misheard Lyrics: Aaaafrica!
L'Afrique, c'est chic Original Lyrics: Aaaah! Freak out!
Le Freak, C'est Chic |
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Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Burnin' up the fields of pheromones.
Original Lyrics: Burnin' his fuse up here alone.
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I won't ask for common sense
Original Lyrics: I won't ask for promises
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Kraftwerk's, "The Robots"
Misheard Lyrics: We are old, adjusted too
Original Lyrics: We are all adjusted to
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Pratt and McClain's, "Happy Days"
Misheard Lyrics: This day is ours (don't you be mad)
Original Lyrics: This day is ours (Would you be mine?)
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Roberta Flack's, "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Singing Clair Lee strong
Original Lyrics: Singing clear and strong
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Rupert Holmes', "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: At a bar in the valleys
Original Lyrics: At a bar called O'Malley's
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Sonny Curtis', "Love Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics: You can never tell
Original Lyrics: You can have the town
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The Cars', "Just What I Needed"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not the puffin that you wear
Original Lyrics: It's not the perfume that you wear
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The Mash's, "Suicide Is Painless"
Misheard Lyrics: The Game of Lies is hard to pay
Original Lyrics: The Game of Life is hard to play
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1980s | |
Bette Midler's, "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you ever know that you're my gyro?
Original Lyrics: Did you ever know that you're my hero?
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Billy Joel's, "Big Man on Mulberry Street"
Misheard Lyrics: I guess I made an impression on somebody
North of Hester and south of grand Original Lyrics: I guess I made an impression on somebody
North of history, south of France |
Breathe's, "Hands to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: The dog knows no reprieve
Original Lyrics: The dawn knows no reprieve
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Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep your hither, movin' on, hold your hither, movin' on
Original Lyrics: Keep your head up, movin' on, hold your head up, movin' on
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Prince's, "1999"
Misheard Lyrics: I was streamin' when I wrote this
Original Lyrics: I was dreamin' when I wrote this
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The Police's, "Every Breath You Take"
Misheard Lyrics: Every cling you stick
Original Lyrics: Every claim you stake
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The Tony Rich Project's, "Nobody Knows"
Misheard Lyrics: And nobody loves it but me
Original Lyrics: And nobody knows it but me
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1990s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Hearts Breaking Even"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't got a reason
Original Lyrics: We've both got our reasons
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Commercial's, "Mr. Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: When your tapes take over
Mr. Gyro Original Lyrics: When your taste takes over
Mr. Hero |
Depeche Mode's, "Policy Of Truth"
Misheard Lyrics: colosseum truce
Original Lyrics: The policy of truth
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Foo Fighters', "Learn to Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm looking to this guy to save me, I'm looking for a sign of life
Original Lyrics: I'm looking to the sky to save me, I'm looking for a sign of life
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Michael Jackson's, "Black or White"
Misheard Lyrics: But if you're dignified, my baby,
It don't matter if you're black or white Original Lyrics: But if you're thinkin' about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white |
Michael Jackson's, "Jam"
Misheard Lyrics: She prayed to God and then she sings a talent song.
Original Lyrics: She prayed to God to Buddha, then she sings a Talmud song.
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Michael Penn's, "No Myth"
Misheard Lyrics: What if I were rolling on your black jeans?
What if I received that it's no man? Original Lyrics: What if I were Romeo in black jeans?
What if I were Heathcliff, it's no myth? |
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Rod Stewart's, "Faith of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I got sprains and a sore
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I got strength of the sword
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TLC's, "All That theme song"
Misheard Lyrics: So check it in the overflow
Original Lyrics: So sit your booty on the floor
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TLC's, "All That theme song"
Misheard Lyrics: So sit still 'cause we're comin' right out back
Original Lyrics: So sit still 'cause we're comin' right back
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Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh oh right take us down town Princess Carry
Original Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry
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Whitney Houston's, "I Miss You Like Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I guess you like raisins
Original Lyrics: I miss you like crazy
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2000s | |
Coldplay's, "Viva La Vida"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel the fear in my enemy's ass
Original Lyrics: Feel the feel in my enemy's eyes
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Enrique Iglesias', "Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: All it takes is some Trident
Original Lyrics: All it takes is some trying
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Enrique Iglesias', "Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: I will be your gyro baby
Original Lyrics: I will be your hero baby
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: A loaded gun's the best. Cock it and pull it!
Original Lyrics: A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it.
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Carry My,
Carry My, No we can't breed in my poker face Original Lyrics: Can't read my, can't read my, no he can't read my poker face.
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Ludacris', "Rollout (My Business)"
Misheard Lyrics: What in the world is in that fag?
What you got in that fag? Original Lyrics: What in the world is in that bag?
What you got in that bag? |
Shakira's, "Underneath Your Clothes"
Misheard Lyrics: There's an endless touring
Original Lyrics: There's an endless story
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Steve Conte's, "Stray"
Misheard Lyrics: in the coral reefs that I walk along
Original Lyrics: in the cold breeze that I walk along
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2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Perfect"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancing in the dark
With you between my ass Original Lyrics: Dancing in the dark
With you between my arms |
Future's, "Mask Off"
Misheard Lyrics: Percocets, Miley, Percocets
Original Lyrics: Percocets, Molly, Percocets
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Katy Perry's, "California Gurls"
Misheard Lyrics: Pine Fresh Beer, Sweet God, it unlocked!
Original Lyrics: Fine, fresh, fierce we got it on lock
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Odenpa Studio's, "Nameko no Uta"
Misheard Lyrics: yarmulke yarmulke noodle noodle pickle pickle
Original Lyrics: nameko nameko nuru nuru teka teka
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Patty's, "Perfect"
Misheard Lyrics: When you said you looked at meds
Original Lyrics: When you said you looked a mess
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Taylor Swift's, "Blank Space"
Misheard Lyrics: The lonely stomach lovers they’ll tell you I’m insane
Original Lyrics: Got a long list of ex-lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane
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