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1950s | |
Chuck Berry's, "School Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Drop the corn right into the slop, you've gotta get somethin' that's really hot.
Original Lyrics: Drop the coin right into the slot, you've gotta hear somethin' that's really hot.
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1960s | |
Deep Purple's, "Smoke on the Water"
Misheard Lyrics: Some stupid with a flacon
Original Lyrics: Some stupid with a flare gun
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Diana Ross And The Supremes', "Stop! In The Name of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop! In the name of love
Big boy you break my heart. Think it o-o-ver. Original Lyrics: Stop! In the name of love
Before you break my heart. Think it o-o-ver. |
Movie Scripts', "The Graduate"
Misheard Lyrics: I am not trying to produce you
Would you like me to produce you? Original Lyrics: I am not trying to seduce you
Would you like me to seduce you? |
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs', "Wooly Bully"
Misheard Lyrics: Get yourself a ribbon pull the wool with you
Original Lyrics: Get you someone really pull the wool with you
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Strawberry Alarm Clock's, "Incense and Peppermints"
Misheard Lyrics: Crippled mankind
Original Lyrics: Crippled and kind
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The Lovin' Spoonful's, "Do You Believe in Magic?"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you believe in Mary?
Original Lyrics: Do you believe in magic?
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The Rolling Stones', "Gimme Shelter"
Misheard Lyrics: Woah Matilda it's just a shot away.
Original Lyrics: War Children
It's just a shot away. |
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1970s | |
Carpenters', "I Won't Last a Day Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: When there's no getting over the rainbow
Original Lyrics: When there's no getting over that rainbow
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Carpenters', "We've Only Just Begun"
Misheard Lyrics: We're only just be gone
Original Lyrics: We've only just begun
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Commercial's, "Luvs"
Misheard Lyrics: Your baby's condom begins with love
Original Lyrics: Your baby's comfort begins with Luvs
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Commercial's, "Two Guys"
Misheard Lyrics: Lisa Bonet for you at Two Guys, naturally
Original Lyrics: We save money for you at Two Guys, naturally
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Sweet Hitch-Hiker"
Misheard Lyrics: Where did you hide her?
Original Lyrics: Sweet hitch-a-hiker...
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Gloria Gaynor's, "I Will Survive"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you think I'd lend you a dime?
Original Lyrics: Did you think I'd lay down and die?
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Margaritaville"
Misheard Lyrics: I blew out my flip flop
Stepped on a pop top Cut my heel half through to the bone. Original Lyrics: I blew out my flip flop
Stepped on a pop top Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home. |
Steve Miller Band's, "Fly Like an Eagle"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh no, there's a dilution
Original Lyrics: Oh, oh, there's a solution
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Talking Heads', "Take Me to the River"
Misheard Lyrics: Take my money, buy cigarettes
Original Lyrics: Take my money, my cigarettes
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The Doobie Brothers', "Takin' It to the Streets"
Misheard Lyrics: Italian poverty’s despair
Original Lyrics: Tied in poverty’s despair
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Vicki Sue Robinson's, "Turn the Beat Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a big concussion
Original Lyrics: Love to hear percussion
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1980s | |
Aerosmith's, "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
Misheard Lyrics: Do the regulator.
Original Lyrics: Dude looks like a lady!
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Breathe's, "Don't Tell Me Lies"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't tell me why
Original Lyrics: Don't tell me lies
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Dire Straits', "So Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Your sofa away from me
Original Lyrics: You're so far away from me
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Hall & Oates', "Out of Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: You're out of fudge
Original Lyrics: You're out of touch
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Keeton's, "Every Turn of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it gold or glory
A taste of freedom Or the strong man touchin’ my body? Original Lyrics: Is it gold or glory
A taste of freedom Or the strong warm touch of a body? When you find yourself alone Listen to the man who’s touchin’ you. |
Richard Marx's, "Right Here Waiting"
Misheard Lyrics: I took for granite all the time
Original Lyrics: I took for granted all the time
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Steve Perry's, "Oh Sherrie"
Misheard Lyrics: Shoulda been gone
After all, you was a steal. Original Lyrics: Shoulda been gone
After all your words of steel. |
T'Pau's, "China in Your Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: A broth to see for a friend to see
Original Lyrics: A prophecy to see for a fantasy
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T'Pau's, "China in Your Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: It was a game she had
Original Lyrics: It was a theme she had
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T'Pau's, "China in Your Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: Vagina in your hand
Original Lyrics: Are China in your hand
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T'Pau's, "Heart and Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: You never let me cross to the upside down
Original Lyrics: You never let me cross to the other side now
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T'Pau's, "I Will Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: The time I spend in jury
Original Lyrics: The time I spend in imagery
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The Escape Club's, "Wild, Wild West"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme gimme shape sex
Original Lyrics: Gimme gimme safe sex
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1990s | |
Barenaked Ladies', "If I Had $1000000"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd buy you lunch
Original Lyrics: I'd buy your love
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Commercial's, "The Address is CBS"
Misheard Lyrics: Be undressed, it's CBS
Original Lyrics: The address is CBS
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Goo Goo Dolls', "Iris"
Misheard Lyrics: And you can't fight the cheese that ain't coming
Original Lyrics: And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
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Kenny Rogers', "Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics: You picked a fine time to leave me Lou Seal
Original Lyrics: You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
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Robert Palmer's, "Addicted to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Stoats are to the truth to say
Original Lyrics: It's closer to the truth to say
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Spice Girls', "Wannabe"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta you gotta you gotta you gotta you gotta smile smile smile smile
Original Lyrics: You gotta you gotta you gotta you gotta you gotta slam slam slam slam
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The Pillows', "Little Busters"
Misheard Lyrics: Waiting for the little brass stars
Original Lyrics: Waiting for the little busters
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Theme Songs', "America's Funniest Home Videos"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the red, white and blue
Do all the things you do America, America, god bless you Original Lyrics: You're the red, white and blue
The funny things you do America, America, this is you |
Wilson Phillips', "Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics: Why do you lock yourself up in these chairs?
Original Lyrics: Why do you lock yourself up in these chains?
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2000s | |
Lily Allen's, "Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you're calling me up on the phone so you can have a little wine enema.
Original Lyrics: Now you're calling me up on the phone so you can have a little whine and a moan.
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Movie Scripts', "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: Our nude celebrity
Original Lyrics: Our new celebrity
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2010s | |
36 Crazyfists', "Better to Burn"
Misheard Lyrics: Little tin men, throwing caution to the wind.
Original Lyrics: Wounds that mend, throwing caution to the wind.
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Bruno Mars', "Grenade"
Misheard Lyrics: Had your ass wide open
Original Lyrics: Had your eyes wide open
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Kylie Minogue's, "Live a Little"
Misheard Lyrics: The rebels stomp at midnight.
Original Lyrics: There ain't no stopping my now.
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christian | |
Casting Crowns', " Jesus Friend of Sinners"
Misheard Lyrics: I play God's saint with dirty hands and a heart divided
Original Lyrics: A plank-eyed saint with dirty hands and a heart divided
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
Misheard Lyrics: Buy me a penis and crap from Jack
Original Lyrics: Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack
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