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1950s | |
Danny & The Juniors', "At the Hop"
Misheard Lyrics: You can always kiss a chicken.
Original Lyrics: You calypso and you chicken.
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1960s | |
Barbra Streisand's, "People"
Misheard Lyrics: ...people who eat people
Are the hungriest people on the world! Original Lyrics: ...people who need people
Are the luckiest people in the world, |
Peaches & Herb's, "Close Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't say goodbye
Original Lyrics: Don't say good night
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The Beatles', "Do You Want to Know a Secret"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you want to go to Sea Girt?
Original Lyrics: Do you want to know a secret?
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The Beatles', "Here Comes the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Here comes the song
Original Lyrics: Here comes the sun
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The Beatles', "Penny Lane"
Misheard Lyrics: From the porno in the middle of a roundabout
Original Lyrics: From the corner in the middle of a roundabout
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "New York State of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't taking a great howl
Original Lyrics: I ain't taking a Greyhound
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Carpenters', "Bless the Beasts and Children"
Misheard Lyrics: Like L.A.
Original Lyrics: Light their way
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David Bowie's, "Changes"
Misheard Lyrics: But I can't trace time
Original Lyrics: But I can't change time
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Blinded by the light wrapped up like a douche in a vagina in the night.
Original Lyrics: And she was blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. |
Pink Floyd's, "Brain Damage"
Misheard Lyrics: The lunar tape is on the grass.
Original Lyrics: The lunatic is on the grass.
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a little underwear
Original Lyrics: She's a little runaway
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Madonna's, "Into the Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: At night, I like to doze where no one else can sleep
Original Lyrics: At night, I lock the doors where no one else can see
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Michael Damian's, "Cover of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the same teen
Original Lyrics: It's the same routine
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Michael Damian's, "Was It Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no one to play
Original Lyrics: There's no one to blame
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Motorhead's, "Ace of Spades"
Misheard Lyrics: The apes escaped. The apes escaped
Original Lyrics: The ace of spades, the ace of spades
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W.A.S.P.'s, "I Wanna Be Somebody"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna pizza party
Pizza party too Original Lyrics: I wanna be somebody
Be somebody soon. |
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1990s | |
Cornershop's, "Brim Full of Asha"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a great improvement that you're only 45
Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow - Mine's only 45! Original Lyrics: Brim full of Asha on the 45.
Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow - Mine's on the 45! |
Everclear's, "Santa Monica"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna be your good time
I don't wanna be your fallback ruck anymore Original Lyrics: I don't wanna be your good time
I don't wanna be your fallback crutch anymore |
Everclear's, "Santa Monica"
Misheard Lyrics: I just wanna feel some dark side
Original Lyrics: I just wanna feel some sunshine
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Everything But The Girl's, "Missing [Todd Terry Club Mix]"
Misheard Lyrics: And I miss you
Like a desert's mystery. Original Lyrics: And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain. |
Gabrielle's, "Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Greenskin, come do. Look in here we vomited.
You know you've got to have some. You know you've got to be strong. Original Lyrics: Dreams can come true, look at me babe I'm with you
You know you got to have hope, you know you've got to be strong. |
Hole's, "Happy Ending Story"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, for every evil dumb lizard
Original Lyrics: Hey, for every evil, I'm lazy
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Hole's, "Happy Ending Story"
Misheard Lyrics: The grace is sloth, the grace's swan.
Original Lyrics: The grace is lost, the grace is won.
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Rammstein's, "Links 234"
Misheard Lyrics: Dash locked us in the Lincoln roast
Original Lyrics: Da schlägt es in der linken Brust
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Toni Braxton's, "How Could an Angel Break My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: How could an angel break my heart?
Why didn't he catch my funny star? Original Lyrics: How could an angel break my heart?
Why didn't he catch my falling star? |
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Polka Power"
Misheard Lyrics: We're all stars now, in the Dojo.
Original Lyrics: We're all stars now, in the dope show.
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna hear my boys when I shine, oh my!
Original Lyrics: You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud
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Christina Aguilera's, "Ain't No Other Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Hate the other man
Original Lyrics: Ain't no other man
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Coach Z 's, "These Peoples Try to Fade Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Disabled's try to fade me
or Gazebos try to fade me Original Lyrics: These peoples try to fade me
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Coldplay's, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall"
Misheard Lyrics: But my heart is beating and my pulses start
There's evil in my heart Original Lyrics: But my heart is beating and my pulses start
Cathedrals in my heart |
Daft Punk's, "Crescendolls"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey! Shake your booty y'all
Original Lyrics: Hey! Everybody, y'all
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Fatboy Slim's, "Weapon Of Choice"
Misheard Lyrics: Sucka get ya teeth knocked out (...word)
Original Lyrics: 'For they catch ya chain smokin' (Word!)
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Outkast's, "Hey Ya!"
Misheard Lyrics: shake it like a polar bear's sister
Original Lyrics: Shake it like a Polaroid picture!
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Plain White T's', "Hey There Delilah"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch you doodle me
Original Lyrics: It's what you do to me
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Rihanna's, "What's My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: BANANA, What's my name?
Original Lyrics: Oh na na, What's my name?
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Slipknot's, "Get This"
Misheard Lyrics: Give it a try!
or Give this a try! or Give us a try! or Give this a tide! Or Give us a tide! Original Lyrics: Get this or die!
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2010s | |
Foster the People's, "Pumped Up Kicks"
Misheard Lyrics: Ronnie's got a quick hand
Original Lyrics: Robert's got a quick hand
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Lacey Sturm's, "Impossible"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone's a Nazi, another miracle
Original Lyrics: Every morning I see another miracle
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Taylor Swift's, "Delicate"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen for the best.
Original Lyrics: This ain't for the best.
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country | |
Faith Hill's, "Take Me As I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need Guns N' Roses
Original Lyrics: I don't need a bed of roses
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