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1960s | |
Frank Sinatra's, "That's Life"
Misheard Lyrics: And as funny as is racist
Original Lyrics: And as funny as it may seem
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Kingston Trio's, "Seasons in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: But the stars we could reach would just wash up on the beach
Original Lyrics: But the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach.
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The 5th Dimension's, "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"
Misheard Lyrics: Lemon sunshine
Lemon sunshine in Original Lyrics: Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in |
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1970s | |
America's, "Ventura Highway"
Misheard Lyrics: Waiting for the hurricane
Original Lyrics: Waiting for the early train
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Barbra Streisand's, "Evergreen"
Misheard Lyrics: One love that is s*** by two
Original Lyrics: One love that is shared by two
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Eric Burdon And War's, "Spill The Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Still the one, take that girl.
Original Lyrics: Spill the wine, take that pearl.
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: Wasting away the day in Margaritaville,
Original Lyrics: Wasting away again in Margaritaville.
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Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: And she's bothering to stay away from heaven
Original Lyrics: And she's buying a stairway to heaven
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Ray Stevens', "I Need Your Help Barry Manilow"
Misheard Lyrics: My people hit the vet
Original Lyrics: My beagle bit the vet
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Three Dog Night's, "Joy to the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Jeremiah was a bullfrog
Loves good bred of fly I never understood a single word he said But I helped him treat you right He always have some mighty fire wine Original Lyrics: Jeremiah was a bullfrog
Was good friend of mine I never understood a single word he said But I helped him drink his wine He always had some mighty fine wine |
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics: It's fun to say you go YMCA
Original Lyrics: It's fun to stay at the YMCA
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1980s | |
Golden Earring's, "Twilight Zone"
Misheard Lyrics: So you will come and go, when the bullet hits the bone
Original Lyrics: You will come to know when the bullet hits the bone
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Ice T's, "Let's Get Buck Naked and Fuck"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm thinkin' 'bout takin' ole Jabba to the Hutt, c'mon girl, let's get buck naked and f***
Original Lyrics: Lay down and I'll caress your butt, c'mon girl, let's get buck naked and f***
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Madonna's, "Live to Tell"
Misheard Lyrics: I have a tail to tell
Original Lyrics: I have a tale to tell
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Peter Gabriel's, "Big Time"
Misheard Lyrics: So much larger in life
Original Lyrics: So much larger than life
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Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics: Red Spherical Dress (Title)
Original Lyrics: Raspberry beret
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REO Speedwagon's, "Take It on the Run"
Misheard Lyrics: You're thinking of your white lights
Original Lyrics: You're thinking up your white lies
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Steve Winwood's, "Freedom Overspill"
Misheard Lyrics: Burning up on medical art
Original Lyrics: Burning up on midnight oil
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1990s | |
Anthrax's, "Bare"
Misheard Lyrics: One must live wild. One must die
Original Lyrics: One must live while one must die
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Aoife Ni Fhearraigh's, "The Best is Yet to Come"
Misheard Lyrics: Sony used to shit in our mouths
Original Lyrics: sonas sioraí inár measc
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Crash Vegas', "1800 Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't look at the brother
Original Lyrics: Don't look at the problem
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Lenny Kravitz's, "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: It ain't over to the sofa
Original Lyrics: It ain't over 'til it's over
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The B-52s', "Roam"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, makes me want to
All around the world Original Lyrics: Roam if you want to
Roam around the world |
Tina Turner's, "Proud Mary"
Misheard Lyrics: Big wheels keep on churnin'
Cranberry keep on rollin' Original Lyrics: Big wheels keep on turnin'
Proud Mary keep on burnin' |
2000s | |
DHT's, "Listen to Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know what you're doing
Original Lyrics: I don't know where you're going
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Dido's, "White Flag"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you live by the road-side it's over
Original Lyrics: And if you live by the rules of 'it's-over'.
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Fat Joe's, "What's Luv"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m ridin’
Wet on the hood of your Bravada Original Lyrics: I'm rida
Whether in a hoodie or a linen I'm a provider |
Janet Jackson's, "Someone to Call My Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: Out on the road again
Original Lyrics: Back on the road again
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Mercyme's, "Word of God Speak"
Misheard Lyrics: Please let me stay and rest in your holy nest
Original Lyrics: Please let me stay and rest in your holiness
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2010s | |
Ariana Grande's, "Break Free"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the part when I BREAK TREE
Original Lyrics: This is the part when I break free
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Ariana Grande's, "Into you"
Misheard Lyrics: So baby come, LIME me up
Original Lyrics: So baby come light me up
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Ariana Grande's, "Problem"
Misheard Lyrics: I got one less BRA without you
Original Lyrics: I got one less problem without you
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Bruno Mars', "Chunky"
Misheard Lyrics: Lookin’ For them girls with a big ol’ hooch.
Original Lyrics: Lookin' for them girls with the big old hoops.
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Charlie Puth's, "Attention"
Misheard Lyrics: You've been goin' round goin' round goin' round every potty in LA
'Cos you knew that I knew that I knew that I'd pee at one. Original Lyrics: You've been goin' round goin' round goin' round every party in LA
'Cos you knew that I knew that I knew that I'd be at one. |
Fifth Harmony's, "Work From Home"
Misheard Lyrics: We can work for own
Original Lyrics: We can work from home
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Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm walking up, I feel in my bone.
Enough to make my sister blow Original Lyrics: I waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my system flow. |
Katy Perry's, "Hey hey hey"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey hey hey, you think that I am fragile like a FABRIC SHAKE
Original Lyrics: Hey hey hey,you think that I am fragile like a Faberge
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Mark Ronson's, "Uptown Funk"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be eatin' just rice
Original Lyrics: Don't believe me just watch
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Selena Gomez's, "Hands to Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't keep my hands to my son
Original Lyrics: Can't keep my hands to myself
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Zedd's, "Clarity"
Misheard Lyrics: Why are you my renegade?
Original Lyrics: Why are you my clarity?
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Ella Fitzgerald's, "Cheek to Cheek"
Misheard Lyrics: Evan, I am Evan
Original Lyrics: Heaven, I'm in Heaven
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Fifth Harmony's, "Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: When I was a PAIN GEL
Original Lyrics: When I was an angel
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