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1960s | |
Manfred Mann's, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m hurt, she’s mad
Original Lyrics: I'm hers, she's mine
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Steppenwolf's, "Magic Carpet Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: I like to achieve it
Original Lyrics: I like to dream, yes
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The Beatles', "Penny Lane"
Misheard Lyrics: Penny Lane, this is my years and is my love.
Original Lyrics: Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
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Vic Mizzy's, "The Addams Family"
Misheard Lyrics: A broomstick you can crawl on
Original Lyrics: A Brewster you can call on.
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1970s | |
Ambrosia's, "How Much I Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know how this old business started
Original Lyrics: I don't know how this whole business started
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Eagles', "New Kid in Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Just nuke 'em in town
Original Lyrics: There's a new kid in town
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Eagles', "Take It to the Limit"
Misheard Lyrics: Take it, chew a lemon one more time
or Take it, drive a lemon one more time Original Lyrics: Take it to the limit one more time
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Five Man Electrical Band's, "Signs"
Misheard Lyrics: So I took of my Hef
Original Lyrics: So I took off my hat
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Jack Jones', "Love Boat"
Misheard Lyrics: Like sweetest rewards
Original Lyrics: Life's sweetest rewards
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Yes', "Roundabout"
Misheard Lyrics: Mullahs come out of the sky and they stand there.
Original Lyrics: Mountains come out of the sky and just stand there
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1980s | |
David Bowie's, "Space Oddity"
Misheard Lyrics: You're reading Nate the Great
Original Lyrics: You really made the grade
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Eddy Grant's, "Romancing the Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: I will climb up on my forceps and I'll preach a sermon too
Original Lyrics: I will climb up on my pulpit and I'll preach a sermon you
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Eddy Grant's, "Romancing the Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: To the night, to the night I'm falling
Original Lyrics: Tonight, tonight I'm falling
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Genesis', "Home By the Sea"
Misheard Lyrics: Then as one they sigh anymore
Original Lyrics: Then as one they sigh and they moan
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Genesis', "That's All"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Justin singing that song.
Original Lyrics: It's just a shame, that's all.
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Genesis', "That's All"
Misheard Lyrics: It's always the same, it's just the same dance-off!
Original Lyrics: It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all.
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Genesis', "That's All"
Misheard Lyrics: It's always the same, it's just to sing that song.
Original Lyrics: It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all.
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Genesis', "That's All"
Misheard Lyrics: Justice I thought, it was going alright.
Original Lyrics: Just as I thought it was going alright.
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Joe Jackson's, "Steppin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Heat wave, steppin' out, into the night
Original Lyrics: Me Babe, steppin' out, into the night
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Si quieres una manzana.
Original Lyrics: The kid is not my son.
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Pete Townshend's, "Let My Love Open The Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Big mama open the door.
Original Lyrics: Let my love open the door.
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The Exploited's, "F*** A Mod"
Misheard Lyrics: Kick him in the head
Knee him in the balls Chop off all his hair Original Lyrics: Kick him in the head
Beat him in the balls Jump up on his head |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: It's gonna take me a lot to drive me away from you
Here's living that a hundred men or more could never do Original Lyrics: It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do |
U2's, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
Misheard Lyrics: I have scared these silly woes.
Original Lyrics: I have scaled these city walls.
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U2's, "Where The Streets Have No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna tear down the walls, but only inside.
Original Lyrics: I wanna tear down the walls, that hold me inside.
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U2's, "Where The Streets Have No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Meryl Sheep has no name.
Original Lyrics: Where the streets have no name.
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U2's, "With Or Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll fall, without you.
Original Lyrics: With or without you.
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1990s | |
Aqua's, "My Oh My"
Misheard Lyrics: My oh my, do you wanna say goodbye
To half the kingdom, baby, tell me why Original Lyrics: My oh my, do you wanna say goodbye
To have the kingdom, baby, tell me why |
Aqua's, "My Oh My"
Misheard Lyrics: Prince, oh prince, are you really sincere
That you one day are gonna disappear Original Lyrics: Prince, oh prince, are you really sincere
Bet you one day you're gonna disappear |
Brandy and Monica's, "The Boy is Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: The boy's mind
Original Lyrics: The boy is mine
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Coolio's, "Gangsta's Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Been standing on thin ice, living in the gangsta's paradise
Original Lyrics: Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
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Jennifer Paige's, "Crush"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just a little crunch
Original Lyrics: It's just a little crush
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Loreena McKennitt's, "The Mummers' Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: In the Pooh bear of the night
Original Lyrics: In the blue veil of the night
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Phil Collins', "Captain Planet and the Planeteers"
Misheard Lyrics: He's our hours magnified
Original Lyrics: He's our powers magnified
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Primus', "South Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Animal Crossing day or night
People sprouting "Holly diver!" Original Lyrics: Ample parking day or night
People shouting "Howdy neighbor!" |
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Santana featuring Rob Thomas', "Smooth"
Misheard Lyrics: Pocket change
Original Lyrics: I could change
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2000s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar We're Going Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I more than I f*** for yet?
Original Lyrics: Am I more than I bargained for yet?
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Movie Scripts', "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
Misheard Lyrics: She is a bad nun after all
Original Lyrics: She is a bad nut after all
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Sonic Team's, "Knuckles: Wild Canyon"
Misheard Lyrics: As a donut! That's what I'm representing.
Never seen a hedgehog, spit like a menace. Original Lyrics: Echido'na, that's what I'm representing,
Never seen a mic-hog spit like a menace. |
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2010s | |
Commercial's, "Prilosec OTC"
Misheard Lyrics: Kick your ass
or Shake your ass Original Lyrics: Kick your antacid
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Gorillaz's, "Saturnz Barz"
Misheard Lyrics: land, cars and mites
Original Lyrics: land, cars, and bikes
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misc | |
Traditional's, "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh say can you say
Original Lyrics: Oh say can you see
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