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1960s | |
The Kinks', "Sunny Afternoon"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I love tulips
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I love to live
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1970s | |
Boston's, "A Man I'll Never Be"
Misheard Lyrics: And hold a little diaper
Original Lyrics: And hold a little tighter
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Dan Hill's, "Sometimes When We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just Winona Ryder
Original Lyrics: I'm just another writer
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Eddie Money's, "Two Tickets to Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s been so long
Original Lyrics: Waited so long
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Eric Clapton's, "Cocaine"
Misheard Lyrics: She don't like cocaine
Original Lyrics: She don't lie cocaine
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Neil Diamond's, "Cracklin' Rosie"
Misheard Lyrics: Diggin' a ride just ain't no mortal goal.
Original Lyrics: We're gonna ride 'til there ain't no more to go.
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Neil Diamond's, "Cracklin' Rosie"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me sing like the gates are hummin'.
Original Lyrics: You make me sing like a guitar hummin'.
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Nicolette Larson's, "Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s gonna take a rotten love
Original Lyrics: It’s gonna take a lotta love
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Pink Floyd's, "Comfortably Numb"
Misheard Lyrics: The distant ships won't come the horizon.
Original Lyrics: A distant ship smoke on the horizon
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1980s | |
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh hush. We live downtown, Mrs. Carrey.
Original Lyrics: Hush Hush. Keep it down now. Voices Carry.
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AC/DC's, "Highway To Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Sees a nigger on a one way ride.
Original Lyrics: Season ticket on a one way ride.
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Aerosmith's, "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)"
Misheard Lyrics: Do this like a leader!
Original Lyrics: Dude looks like a lady!
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Billy Joel's, "Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, we're living here in LA town
And they're closing all the factories now Original Lyrics: Well, we're living here in Allentown
And they're closing all the factories down |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: No, we didn't write it
Original Lyrics: No, we didn't light it
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Boston's, "We're Ready"
Misheard Lyrics: And I feel like I'm finally seeing a lot
Original Lyrics: And I feel like I'm finally seeing the light
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Michael Jackson's, "Rock with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Share that medium love
Original Lyrics: Share that beat of love
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The Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: That Fonzie's just a stink
Original Lyrics: That Montserrat mystique
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The Ramones', "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be debated
Original Lyrics: I wanna be sedated
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The Ramones', "Rockaway Beach"
Misheard Lyrics: Drive, drive, drive away, bitch
Original Lyrics: Rock-Rock-Rockaway Beach
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Wang Chung's, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody have lamb chops tonight
Original Lyrics: Everybody wang Chung tonight
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1990s | |
Blues Traveler's, "Run-Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I like to-a-tee, I don't mind
Original Lyrics: And I'll lie too and say I don't mind
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Mariah Carey's, "Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics: It's so deep in my DJ
Original Lyrics: It's so deep in my daydreams
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Mark Morrison's, "Return of the Mack"
Misheard Lyrics: You're monotony
Original Lyrics: You lied to me
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: Rom ih nie toe, Rom ih nie toe, Rom ih nie toe, Rom ih nie toe, Rom ih nie toe,
Rom ih nie toe, Rom ih nie toe, Rom ih nie toe, Rom ih nie toe, Original Lyrics: A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial, a denial
A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial |
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Soundgarden's, "The Day I Tried to Live"
Misheard Lyrics: Said seize the day, pull the trigger
Drop the plate and watch the rolling hills Original Lyrics: Said seize the day, pull the trigger
Drop the blade and watch the rolling heads |
Toni Braxton's, "Un-Break My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't forget that Dave left.
Original Lyrics: I can't forget the day you left.
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Wesley Willis', "They Threw Me Out of Church"
Misheard Lyrics: They threw me artichokes
Original Lyrics: They threw me out of church
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2000s | |
Chris Brown's, "Kiss Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: In her mind she fantasize
A guillotine Original Lyrics: In her mind she fantasize
'Bout getting wit me |
Eric Prydz's, "Call On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Follow me I'm on E
Original Lyrics: Call on me, call on me!
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Fall Out Boy's, "You're Crashing, But You're No Wave"
Misheard Lyrics: Gay Zombie.... kesha
Original Lyrics: Case open .... Case shut
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Kelly Clarkson's, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause we belong together night and day
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we belong together now, yeah
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Kelly Clarkson's, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: Hand on a sleeve
Original Lyrics: And honestly
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Mariah Carey's, "H.A.T.E.U."
Misheard Lyrics: This was a laughing matter that no one could explain
Original Lyrics: This was a love phenomenon no one could explain
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Mary J. Blige's, "Family Affair"
Misheard Lyrics: Just kidding Hercules
While you're waiting So just dance for me. Original Lyrics: Let's get it percolatin'
While you're waiting So just dance for me. |
My Chemical Romance's, "Skylines And Turnstiles"
Misheard Lyrics: Ride escalators colder than the sun.
Original Lyrics: Ride escalators colder than a cell.
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2010s | |
3 Doors Down's, "When You're Young"
Misheard Lyrics: Now those jeans can come undone
Original Lyrics: Now those dreams can come undone
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Bridgit Mendler's, "Ready or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: Hello my name is, master Pichu
Original Lyrics: Hello my name is, nice to meet you
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Bridgit Mendler's, "Ready or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a kryptonite
Original Lyrics: Like a crook tonight
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Bridgit Mendler's, "Ready or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: We could have a palace right next to our world, 37 cars and a yacht down in Phoca
Original Lyrics: We could have a palace right to Oprah, 37 cars and a yacht down in Boca
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Bridgit Mendler's, "Ready or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: You and me dance from the night to the dump
Original Lyrics: You and me dance from the night to the dawn
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Kylie Minogue's, "Live a Little"
Misheard Lyrics: The rebels stop at midnight.
Original Lyrics: There ain't no stoppin' me now.
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OMI's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I found myself a Juliet
or I think I found myself at Juilliard Original Lyrics: I think I've found myself a cheerleader
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