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1960s | |
Monkees', "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sandra, long hair and pig tails
Original Lyrics: Sandra, long hair and beat girl
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Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs', "Wooly Bully"
Misheard Lyrics: Fatty told catty
Original Lyrics: Matty told Hatty
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Steppenwolf's, "Born to Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: Got your Maserati
or Got your Mazda running Original Lyrics: Got your motor running
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The Drifters', "This Magic Moment"
Misheard Lyrics: This magic morning
Original Lyrics: This magic moment
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1970s | |
Cliff Richard's, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: It's somebody
Original Lyrics: It's so funny
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Foreigner's, "Hot Blooded"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a fever of 100 degrees
Original Lyrics: Got a fever of 103
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Jim Croce's, "You Don't Mess Around With Jim"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't pee into the wind Original Lyrics: Now you don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind |
Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Makes me wander
Original Lyrics: Makes me wonder
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Leo Sayer's, "When I Need You"
Misheard Lyrics: But you know I won't be traveling for apples
Original Lyrics: But you know I won't be traveling forever
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Manfred Mann's, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
Misheard Lyrics: She won’t do (won’t do)
Original Lyrics: She looked good (looked good)
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Queen's, "Somebody to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I just gotta get out of this treason sale
Original Lyrics: I just gotta get out of this prison cell
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Rocky Horror Picture Show's, "Time Warp"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance to the time of the gays!
Original Lyrics: Let's do the time warp again!
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Steve Miller Band's, "Rock'n Me"
Misheard Lyrics: All the way in a coma
Original Lyrics: All the way to Tacoma
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Young Frankenstein's, "Puttin’ On the Ritz"
Misheard Lyrics: Walk lipsticks
Original Lyrics: Walk with sticks
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1980s | |
Alice Cooper's, "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna break these chairs
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna break these chains
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Anne's, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet dreams are made of tears
Whoever mind to desagree Travel the world and the seven seas Original Lyrics: Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the Seven Seas Everybody's lookin' for something |
Belinda Carlisle's, "I Get Weak"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't wait when you're next to me
Original Lyrics: I get weak when you're next to me
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Devilish woman let me be your man
Original Lyrics: Television lover, baby go all night.
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Irene Cara's, "Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: I can catch the movie in my head
Original Lyrics: I can catch the moon in my head
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Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Heaven's a defined emotion
Original Lyrics: Livin' just to find emotion.
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Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics: No one wants a bigger penis
Original Lyrics: No one wants to be defeated
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Robert Palmer's, "Simply Irresistible"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not the only way to go
Original Lyrics: There's no other way to go
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Steve Perry's, "Foolish Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I need a love that's gross
Original Lyrics: I need a love that grows
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The Power Station's, "Get It On (Bang a Gong)"
Misheard Lyrics: Giddyup
Bank it up Giddyup Original Lyrics: Get it on
Bang a gong Get it on |
Van Halen's, "I'll Wait"
Misheard Lyrics: Your magic greets everyone who reads “Heartbreak & Motordrive”
Original Lyrics: Your magic greets everyone who reads Heart-break in overdrive
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Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
Misheard Lyrics: We were cool on Christ
Original Lyrics: We were cool on craze.
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Was (Not Was)'s, "Spy in the House of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop! in the House of Love
Original Lyrics: Spy in the House of Love
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1990s | |
Billy Joel's, "The River of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: In the middle of the nine
I go walking in my sneakers Original Lyrics: In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep |
Blind Melon's, "No Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I like to keep my chi extragenated
Original Lyrics: I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today.
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Bush's, "Everything Zen"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no sex in the fire
Original Lyrics: There's no sex and no violence
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Charles & Eddie's, "Would I Lie to You?"
Misheard Lyrics: In this heart of mind
Original Lyrics: In this heart of mine
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Charles & Eddie's, "Would I Lie to You?"
Misheard Lyrics: Snow White for you, baby
Original Lyrics: Would I lie to you, baby?
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Donna Lewis', "I Love You Always Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Say 11, love me forever
Original Lyrics: Say you love, love me forever
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Merril Bainbridge's, "Mouth"
Misheard Lyrics: Would it be my fortify
Original Lyrics: Would it be my fault if I
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Outhere Brothers', "Boom Boom Boom"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl your booty is so round I just want to play around
Let me take you one more time I won't stop until you're mine But if I cannot be with you maybe I could have a taste Put your arms around me girl and your kisses on my face Original Lyrics: Girl your booty is so round I just wanna lay you down
Let me take you from behind I won't cum until it's time But if I cannot sleep with you Maybe I could have a taste Put your nani on my tongue And your booty on my face |
Right Said Fred's, "I'm Too Sexy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a moron you know what I mean and I do my little bird on the catwalk ..squak!!
Original Lyrics: I'm a model, ya know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk. |
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Spice Girls', "Move Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Generation X, generation X
Original Lyrics: Generation next, generation next
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2000s | |
Editors', "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors"
Misheard Lyrics: Smokers outside of hospital
Original Lyrics: Smokers outside the hospital
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Gnarls Barkley's, "Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I just flew too much
Original Lyrics: I just knew too much
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Ingrid Michaelson's, "Be OK"
Misheard Lyrics: All the Pokémon in the western weeds
Original Lyrics: All the broken hearts in the world still beat
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2010s | |
From First To Last's, "Make War"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't dig up the living corpses
Of sea orchids, I just court them. Original Lyrics: I don't dig up the living corpses
Of scene whore kids, I just court them. |
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Lady Gaga's, "Alejandro"
Misheard Lyrics: Ari- Arigato, Ari- Arigato!
Original Lyrics: Ale-Alejandro Ale-Alejandro
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Post Malone ft. 21 Savage's, "Rockstar"
Misheard Lyrics: Rest in peace Nebraska
Original Lyrics: Rest in peace to Bon Scott
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, you're a porn star, take your clothes off, get layed
Original Lyrics: Hey now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play
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Skillet's, "Vapor"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a thief, I'm a vaper.
Original Lyrics: I'm a beep, I'm a vapor.
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