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1950s | |
Frank Sinatra's, "High Hopes"
Misheard Lyrics: Problem Kurb
Original Lyrics: (There goes another) problem Ker-Pop!
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The Jud Conlon Chorus', "You Can Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: take the bath batman snake
Original Lyrics: Take the path that moonbeams make
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1960s | |
Arthur Conley's, "Sweet Soul Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Spotlight on Lou Rawls, don't he look false!
Original Lyrics: Spotlight on Lou Rawls, y'all
Don't he look boss, y'all? |
Cast of 'Fiddler On The Roof''s, "If I Were A Rich Man"
Misheard Lyrics: All day long I'd read-ead-ead a book.
Original Lyrics: All day long, I'd bitty bitty boom.
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Santana's, "Evil Ways"
Misheard Lyrics: Gene and Joe and who knows who
Original Lyrics: Jean and Joan and a who knows who
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The Drifters', "Under The Boardwalk"
Misheard Lyrics: Another boardwalk
Original Lyrics: Under the boardwalk
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Theme Songs', "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?"
Misheard Lyrics: You're ready and you're with it
Original Lyrics: You're ready and you're willing
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1970s | |
Gerry Rafferty's, "Right Down the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: I know much of Lee, don't you?
Original Lyrics: I know how much I lean on you
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Kate Bush's, "Wuthering Heights"
Misheard Lyrics: You had a tampon
Original Lyrics: You had a temper
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Magazine's, "Shot By Both Sides"
Misheard Lyrics: Short socks, adult size
Original Lyrics: Shot by both sides
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Minnie Riperton's, "Lovin' You"
Misheard Lyrics: Stare at me when we grow old
Original Lyrics: Stay with me while we grow old
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Peter Frampton's, "Something's Happening"
Misheard Lyrics: Where is the reason I keep teasin' - if I knew
Original Lyrics: Where is the reason, I'll be the cheese in your fondue
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Santana's, "No One to Depend On"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't got nobody, that I can depend on, to drink White Lightning
Original Lyrics: I ain't got nobody, that I can depend on, (followed by a section sung in Spanish)
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Sex Pistols', "Anarchy In The U.K."
Misheard Lyrics: Your future dream is a shopping scheme
Original Lyrics: Your future gleam is a shopping scheme
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Steve Miller Band's, "The Joker"
Misheard Lyrics: I really love your feet, just wanna shake your tree
Original Lyrics: I really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree
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1980s | |
A Flock of Seagulls', "I Ran (So Far Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: And I am
A man so far away Original Lyrics: And I ran
I ran so far away |
Beach Boys', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: Martiniique. Vermont's a rotten stink.
Original Lyrics: St. Martinique, that Monserat mystique
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Culture Club's, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"
Misheard Lyrics: In this light
Original Lyrics: In this life
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Deniece Williams', "It's Gonna Take A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll never be the same as before you.
Original Lyrics: I'll never be the same anymore, ooh...
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Eric Carmen's, "Hungry Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna hear me some Weird Al.
Original Lyrics: I wanna hold you so hear me out.
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George Harrison's, "Got My Mind Set On You"
Misheard Lyrics: I got my mom said on you
Original Lyrics: I got my mind set on you
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Information Society's, "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)"
Misheard Lyrics: Serenity
Original Lyrics: Pure energy
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Men Without Hats', "Pop Goes the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Pop goes the one
Original Lyrics: Pop goes the world
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Men Without Hats', "Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: And I can act like I'm innocent
Original Lyrics: And I can act like an imbecile
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Mr. Mister's, "Broken Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: You got to love to fly
Original Lyrics: You got to learn to fly
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Paul Young's, "Every Time You Go Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time you go away,
You take a piece of cheese with you Original Lyrics: Every time you go away
You take a piece of me with you |
Peter Cetera and Amy Grant's, "The Next Time I Fall"
Misheard Lyrics: I wonder if it's white
Original Lyrics: I wonder if it's wise
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a kidder...sheeee
Original Lyrics: She's a killer queen.
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Rick Derringer's, "Real American"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel strong about bragging on
Original Lyrics: I feel strong about right and wrong
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Rick James', "Super Freak"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a silver screen
Original Lyrics: She's a super freak
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Rod Stewart's, "Some Guys Have All the Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: I know I would die if I ever found out she was doing me
Original Lyrics: I know I would die if I ever found out she was fooling me
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Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring me a hired love
Original Lyrics: Bring me a higher love
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Talking Heads', "Burning Down the House"
Misheard Lyrics: Vernon down the house
Original Lyrics: Burning down the house
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This Mortal Coil's, "Song to the Siren"
Misheard Lyrics: Were you here when I was far so?
Original Lyrics: Were you here when I was full sail?
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Yes', "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Homer and the lonely Bart
(marshmallow banana) Original Lyrics: Owner of a lonely heart
(much better than a) |
1990s | |
C+C Music Factory's, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
Misheard Lyrics: American Bandstand
Original Lyrics: Everybody dance now
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Enigma's, "Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pokemon (specifically “Poky-mohn)
Original Lyrics: Gloria
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R.E.M.'s, "Man on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics: Martin Luther plays the Game of Life
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Indian coughing in the wrestling match Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Original Lyrics: Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah |
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2000s | |
Static-X's, "Lunatic"
Misheard Lyrics: Take my cellphone
Talk to me now! Original Lyrics: Take myself out
Time to reload |
Weird Al Yankovic's, "White And Nerdy"
Misheard Lyrics: They see me rollin’ a foot long
Original Lyrics: They see me mowin’ my front lawn
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2010s | |
Taylor Swift's, "Getaway car"
Misheard Lyrics: And Taylor Swift to the other side
Original Lyrics: Until I switched to the other side
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Sarasponda"
Misheard Lyrics: Still responding
Still responding Still responding Red set set Original Lyrics: Sarasponda
Sarasponda Sarasponda Ret set set |
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