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1960s | |
Jefferson Airplane's, "Somebody to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: When the tooth is found
Original Lyrics: When the truth is found
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Johnny Rivers', "Baby I Need Your Lovin'"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause I'm salami
Original Lyrics: 'cause I'm so lonely
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Simon and Garfunkel's, "The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine"
Misheard Lyrics: With a lemonade champagne
Original Lyrics: We'll eliminate your pain
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The Beatles', "Paper Back Writer"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a bad right turn
Original Lyrics: Paper back writer
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The Rolling Stones', "It's All Over Now"
Misheard Lyrics: She spent all my money, playing her half-fast game
Original Lyrics: She spent all my money, playing her high-class game
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the name of the gay
Original Lyrics: What's the name of the game
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Al Stewart's, "Year of the Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're volatile, your sense of which direction completely disappears
Original Lyrics: And you follow till your sense of which direction completely disappears
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Al Stewart's, "Year of the Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: she comes and then says, I'm pajulie
Original Lyrics: She comes in incense and patchouli
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Cast of 'Sesame Street''s, "Mahna Mahna"
Misheard Lyrics: Five stinky feet
Original Lyrics: Ba de bedebe
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Christopher Cross', "Ride Like The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: It is the night of my father’s wake
Original Lyrics: It is the night
My body's weak |
Gloria Loring's, "The Facts of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a time you gotta go to show
Original Lyrics: There's a time you gotta go and show
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Harry Chapin's, "Cats In The Cradle"
Misheard Lyrics: And the catsin are cradlin' the silver spoon
Original Lyrics: And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
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Stiff Little Fingers', "Alternative Ulster"
Misheard Lyrics: Ignore the marshmallows
Original Lyrics: Ignore the boys and their laws
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TV Theme Song's, "Good Times (Closing Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Just looking out of the window watching the asphalt grow,
Thinking how it all looks heavy now. Original Lyrics: Just lookin' out of the window
Watching the asphalt grow Thinkin' how it all looks hand me down. |
Theme Songs', "Good Times (Closing Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Thinkin' how it almost had me down
Original Lyrics: Thinking how it all looks hand-me-down.
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Theme Songs', "Movin' On Up (Theme From The Jeffersons)"
Misheard Lyrics: Now we're up in the big leagues, kiss my turned up butt
Original Lyrics: Now we're up in the big league
Gettin' our turn at bat. |
1980s | |
Asia's, "Only Time Will Tell"
Misheard Lyrics: Like the cheese that used to dine
Original Lyrics: Like the tears that used to die
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Billy Ocean's, "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Gets Going"
Misheard Lyrics: Darwin, I'll climb any mountain
Original Lyrics: Darlin', I'll climb any mountain
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Christopher Cross', "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: When you get cock between the moon and New York City.
Original Lyrics: When you get caught between the moon and New York City.
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Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: She seems to be a stupid f***, dumb s***
Original Lyrics: She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah!
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Greg Kihn Band's, "The Breakup Song"
Misheard Lyrics: They just don’t like my Dad anymore
Original Lyrics: They just don't write like that anymore.
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John Waite's, "Every Step of the Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Every stop in L.A.
Original Lyrics: Every step of the way
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Rick Derringer's, "Real American"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got to take a stand, it don't hurt to hide
Original Lyrics: You've got to take a stand, it don't help to hide
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The Motels', "Only the Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: All I know is it makes me feel good long
Original Lyrics: All I know is it makes me feel good now
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The Payolas', "Never Said I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: Never said I love you, 'cause I didn't wanna lower my gun
Original Lyrics: Never said I love you, 'cause I didn't wanna lower my guard
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UB40's, "Rat In My Kitchen"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a rock in the kitchen
What I'm a gonna do I'm gonna feast on rock Original Lyrics: There's a rat in my kitchen, what am I gonna do?
I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do. |
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1990s | |
Marilyn Manson's, "Posthuman"
Misheard Lyrics: God is just a statue stick
Original Lyrics: God is just a statistic
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Pearl Jam's, "Black"
Misheard Lyrics: Sheets of empty canvas, unwashed sheets of gray
Original Lyrics: Sheet of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
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2000s | |
DMX's, "Party Up (Up In Here)"
Misheard Lyrics: Khairul make me lose my mind, up in here, up in here!
AND Khairul make me act a fool, up in here, up in here! Original Lyrics: Y'all gonna make me lose my mind
Up in here, up in here. AND Y'all gon' make me go all out Up in here, up in here |
Gorillaz's, "19-2000"
Misheard Lyrics: It's music's apple juice
Original Lyrics: It's the music that we choose.
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KT Tunstall's, "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: I furdled in fear, upon my back
Original Lyrics: I felt a little fear, upon my back
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KT Tunstall's, "Other Side of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish it were simple, but we give up weaselly
Original Lyrics: I wish it were simple, but we give up easily
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Nadia Gifford's, "I Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Can it be that I don't need any love from any woman?
Original Lyrics: Can it be that I don't need any love from anyone?
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System of a Down's, "B.Y.O.B."
Misheard Lyrics: Breaking into Pornhub
Original Lyrics: Breaking into Fort Knox
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The Rembrandts', "I'll Be There For You"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love likes Dee Olay
Original Lyrics: Your love life's D.O.A.
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2010s | |
CeeLo Green's, "Forget You"
Misheard Lyrics: Although this stain in my shirt
Original Lyrics: Although there's pain in my chest
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Charlie Puth's, "See You Again"
Misheard Lyrics: From Larry began
Original Lyrics: From where we began
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Commercial's, "MagicPad"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll be happy, you'll be Brad
Original Lyrics: You'll be happy, you'll be glad
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: Uptown F***
Original Lyrics: Uptown funk
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Maroon 5's, "What Lovers Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh ooh ooh ooh poop my sh*t for two
Original Lyrics: Ooh ooh ooh ooh been wishin' for you
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Meghan Trainor's, "Me Too"
Misheard Lyrics: My uncle walks behind me
Original Lyrics: My entourage behind me
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Movie Scripts', "Despicable Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Here is the new weapon you honored
Original Lyrics: Here is the new weapon you ordered
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country | |
Phil Vassar's, "Just Another Day in Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Just another game in Paradise
Original Lyrics: Just another day in paradise
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