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1950s | |
The Platters', "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Smokettes in your eyes
Original Lyrics: Smoke gets in your eyes
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1960s | |
Donovan's, "They Call Me Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics: Born in Florida to fly,
Which is closer to nil Original Lyrics: Born high forever to fly,
Wind velocity nil |
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The Hollies', "Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: By orders she was mine
Original Lyrics: By August she was mine
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The Shirelles', "Mama Said"
Misheard Lyrics: Taco Bell's atoning
Original Lyrics: Chapel bells a-tollin'
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: What you doing in the middle, yeah
Original Lyrics: What you doing on your back
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Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: Your skofic was apricot.
Original Lyrics: Your scarf, it was apricot.
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Don McLean's, "American Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: And good ole boys were drinking whiskey and wine
Original Lyrics: And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
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Head East's, "Never Been Any Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: Woman with the sweet lovin',
Better than a white lie. Original Lyrics: Woman with the sweet love is better than a white line.
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Meat Loaf's, "Paradise by the Dashboard Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, it's cold and lonely in the heat of night.
Original Lyrics: Though it's cold and lonely in the deep, dark night
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Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics: All you did was wreck my bed, and then Demona kicked me in the head.
Original Lyrics: All you did was wreck my bed, and in the morning kicked me in the head.
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Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics: All you did was wreck my bed
And then da Momma kicked me in the head Original Lyrics: All you did was wreck my bed
And in the morning kick me in the head. |
Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics: But you turned into a lover and Mother wouldn't love her
Original Lyrics: But you turned into a lover and mother, what a lover
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The Knack's, "My Sharona"
Misheard Lyrics: Oo you met my murderer, my murderer
Original Lyrics: Oo you make my motor run, my motor run
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Wild Cherry's, "Play That Funky Music"
Misheard Lyrics: And Justin, he killed me
Original Lyrics: And just when it hit me
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1980s | |
Freeez's, "I.O.U."
Misheard Lyrics: Freeez, Freeez, Freeez, Freeez, I O U, U,
I sometimes fly. Freeez, Freeez, Freeez, Freeez, I O U, U, I sometimes fly. Original Lyrics: A-E-A-E-I-O-U-U I sometimes cry
A-E-A-E-I-O-U-U I sometimes cry |
Henry Lee Summer's, "Darlin' Danielle Don't"
Misheard Lyrics: Darlin' Danielle Dawn
Danielle Dawn or Darlin' Danielle dog Danielle dog Original Lyrics: Darlin' Danielle don't
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Jermaine Stewart's, "Say it Again"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't believe I hurt you, right?
Original Lyrics: I don't believe I heard you right
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Living Colour's, "Cult of Personality"
Misheard Lyrics: Arigato Arigato Arigato Personality!
Original Lyrics: I am the cult of
I am the cult of I am the cult of Personality. |
Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: Sheeran underneath the table
Eating sushi with his neighbour Original Lyrics: She ran underneath the table
He could see she was unable |
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the same, I'm the sound of macousa.
Original Lyrics: Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma-ma cu sa.
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R.E.M.'s, "Radio Free Europe"
Misheard Lyrics: Donuts, donuts, donuts cut you far
Original Lyrics: Don't let, don't let, don't let it call you boy
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Rik Mayall's, "Living Doll"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a walking, talking, living door.
Original Lyrics: I've got a walking, talking, living doll.
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Rik Mayall's, "The Young Ones"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Los Jovenos' is 'The Young Ones'
Very nice. Original Lyrics: 'Cause we may not be the young ones
Very long. |
1990s | |
Blackstreet's, "Before I Let You Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, here comes cherries
Original Lyrics: Hey, here comes Sherry
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Deep Blue Something's, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Misheard Lyrics: And now your eyes seem groovy
Original Lyrics: And now your eyes see through me
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Dr. Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg's, "Still D.R.E."
Misheard Lyrics: Hittin' corners in Manolos girl.
Original Lyrics: Still hitting them corners in them low- low's girl.
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Mariah Carey's, "Underneath the Stars "
Misheard Lyrics: We kindled these,
Wrapped in the warm gentle breeze. Original Lyrics: Weak in the knees,
Wrapped in the warm gentle breeze. |
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No Doubt's, "Spiderwebs"
Misheard Lyrics: I screamed like moon dogs
Original Lyrics: I screen my phone calls.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Suck My Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Give to me sweet sanguine bliss
Original Lyrics: Give to me sweet sacred bliss
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The Lion King's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: JAAAAAALEPENAAAAA AND SHISH KABOBS
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba
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Whitney Houston's, "I Have Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't make me cry, watermelon!
Original Lyrics: Don't make me close one more door
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Whitney Houston's, "I Have Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: Mustard imagine ya there!
Original Lyrics: Must I imagine you there?
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2000s | |
Alien Ant Farm's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: As he come in through the window with a sound of a Christian doe
Original Lyrics: As he came into the window was a sound of a crescendo
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Britney Spears', "Toxic"
Misheard Lyrics: taste of a poisoned carrot cake
Original Lyrics: taste of a poisoned paradise
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You're some cucumber!
Original Lyrics: Pour some sugar on me!
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Jimmy Eat World's, "Bleed American"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop there! There's a shooter on the asphalt
Original Lyrics: Salt, sweat, sugar on the asphalt
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Rachael Starr's, "To Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: It seems like they're all dancing to Arby's.
Original Lyrics: It seems like they're all dancing to our beat.
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System Of A Down's, "Shimmy"
Misheard Lyrics: Education, fornication
Innuendo. Original Lyrics: Education, fornication
In you are, go. |
2010s | |
Bring Me the Horizon's, "Hospital for Souls"
Misheard Lyrics: Because we all come home on an empty staircase.
Original Lyrics: Because we all walk alone on an empty staircase.
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Bruno Mars', "24K Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Point your pinky fingers to the moon.
Original Lyrics: Put yo' pinky rings up to the moon
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Taylor Swift's, "Call It What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: Sorry I was sparking up my darkest night
Original Lyrics: Starry eyes sparking up my darkest night
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misc | |
The Sandpipers', "Guantanamera"
Misheard Lyrics: One for the meadow.
There's only one for the meadow. One for the meadow. There's only one for the meadow. Original Lyrics: Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera, Guajira Guantanamera |
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