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1950s | |
Disney's 'Alice In Wonderland''s, "The Unbirthday Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m very daddy on Thursday
To me? To who? To me? That’s you! I’m very daddy on Thursday To you? Yes you! To me? Oh me! Yass Queen Original Lyrics: A very merry unbirthday to me
To who? To me Oh you! A very merry unbirthday to you Who me? Yes, you! Oh, me! Let's all congratulate us with another cup of tea |
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1960s | |
Beach Boys', "Surfin USA"
Misheard Lyrics: Pushy pushy von airhorn
Original Lyrics: Bushy bushy blonde hairdo
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Strawberry Alarm Clock's, "Incense and Peppermints"
Misheard Lyrics: Incense and romance
Original Lyrics: Incense, peppermints
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The Seekers', "The Carnival Is Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Prairie rose and columbine.
Original Lyrics: For Pierrot and Columbine
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Tom Glazer's, "On Top of Spaghetti"
Misheard Lyrics: The tree was all covered with beautiful moths
Original Lyrics: The tree was all covered with beautiful moss
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "Big Balls"
Misheard Lyrics: We've got the biggest balls of the mall
Original Lyrics: But we've got the biggest balls of them all.
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Aerosmith's, "Dream On"
Misheard Lyrics: NEVER tomorrow, the good Lord take you away
Original Lyrics: maybe tomorrow the good Lord take you away
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's, "Rock And Roll Never Forgets"
Misheard Lyrics: Said you can’t come back baby,
Rock and Roll never forgives. Original Lyrics: Said you can come back baby,
Rock and Roll never forgets. |
Boney M's, "Ma Baker"
Misheard Lyrics: But she knew how to dance
Original Lyrics: But she knew how to die
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Boney M's, "Ma Baker"
Misheard Lyrics: It was their last hooray
Original Lyrics: It was their last foray
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Boney M's, "Ma Baker"
Misheard Lyrics: They were the bane of crime
Original Lyrics: They left a trail of crime
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Boney M's, "Ma Baker"
Misheard Lyrics: They’d rather lose their heads
It made them mighty men And so the story dies Original Lyrics: With all the loot they had
It made them mighty mad And so they shot it out |
Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: Come to visit Ashkenazi Landing
Original Lyrics: “Come to visit us,” they kept demanding
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Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: He drank it all and set off to the farm
Original Lyrics: He drank it all and said, “I feel fine.”
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Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: Set a trap for Notre Dame
Original Lyrics: Set a trap, they’re not to blame
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Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: Then he informed the feds
Original Lyrics: One day he informed on them
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Elton John's, "Bennie And The Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got electric boots. I know it's true.
You know I read it in a magazine. Original Lyrics: She's got electric boots. A mohair suit.
You know I read it in a magazine. |
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Iain Matthews', "Seven Bridges Road"
Misheard Lyrics: There is a taste of time sweeter n' honey
Original Lyrics: There is a taste of time sweetened honey
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Led Zeppelin's, "Over the Hills And Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Many innocent words
That only lead to kissing Original Lyrics: Many is a word
That only leaves you guessing |
TV Commercial's, "Mutual Of Omaha"
Misheard Lyrics: Mutual Of Omaha is people
You can count on when the going's wrong or Mutual Of Omaha is people You can count on when the going's rough Original Lyrics: Mutual Of Omaha is people
You can count on when the going's tough |
Three Dog Night's, "Joy to the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Joy to the world
Altar boys and girls now Original Lyrics: Joy to the world
All the boys and girls now |
Wilton Place Street Band's, "Disco Lucy"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance, dance, disco doozy
Original Lyrics: Dance, dance, Disco Lucy
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1980s | |
Donald Fagen's, "The Nightfly"
Misheard Lyrics: With jazz and karma shake it
Original Lyrics: With jazz and conversation
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Falco's, "Rock Me, Amadeus"
Misheard Lyrics: Habaneros, habaneros, habaneros
Original Lyrics: Rock me, Amadeus.
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Back in Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Is this the filthies or 1999?
Original Lyrics: Is this the 50s or 1999?
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Hip to Be Square"
Misheard Lyrics: It's hit to be scared
Original Lyrics: It's hip to be square
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Jacob's Ladder"
Misheard Lyrics: Rum by rum
Original Lyrics: Rung by rung
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Huey Lewis and the News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't need a cable car to ride this train
Original Lyrics: Don't need no credit card to ride this train
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Workin' for a Livin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Workin' till 11
Original Lyrics: Workin' for a livin'
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Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: Willy Willy Wonka
Willy Wonka Willy Wonka Willy Original Lyrics: Annie are you ok? So Annie are you ok? Are you ok Annie?
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Tom Petty's, "I Won't Back Down"
Misheard Lyrics: And I want that dance
Original Lyrics: And I won't back down.
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ZZ Top's, "Sharp Dressed Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Every girl's crazy 'bout a shy, class man.
Original Lyrics: Every girl is crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man.
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1990s | |
Aqua's, "Roses Are Red"
Misheard Lyrics: Dum de Daffy Duck Dum de Daffy Duck Dum de Daffy Duck
Original Lyrics: Dum de da de da Dum de da de da Dum de da de da
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LL Cool J's, "Mama Said Knock You Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m gonna knock you-Ow!
Mama said knock you-Ow! Original Lyrics: I’m gonna knock you out
Mama said knock you out |
Rent's, "Seasons of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: 525,000, mommy, so dear
Original Lyrics: 525,000 moments, so dear
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Rusted Root's, "Send Me on My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Simeon the whale.
Original Lyrics: Send me on my way
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2000s | |
Pearl Jam's, "Glorified G."
Misheard Lyrics: We're 5 birds and I'm a pelican
Original Lyrics: Glorified version of a pellet gun.
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Wheatus', "Teenage Dirtbag"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen to All You're Made of Baby
Original Lyrics: Listen to Iron Maiden Baby
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2010s | |
Chris Carneau's, "Black and Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: We heart the same, the same black and blue
Ooh, Ooh, I want to touch my tentacle Original Lyrics: We heart the same, the same black and blue
Ooh, Ooh, I wanna catch my death of cold |
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Gorillaz's, "Saturnz Barz"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm making you, my personal day
Original Lyrics: Are making you a personal debt
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Mike Posner's, "Cooler Than Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I used up all of them tricks.
I hope that you like dick. Original Lyrics: I used up all of my tricks,
I hope that you like this |
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Theme Songs', "This Week in Baseball"
Misheard Lyrics: Yo! You're on.
Original Lyrics: Mel, you're on.
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