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1950s | |
The Five Satins', "In the Still of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: shut up and shooby do
Original Lyrics: Shoo doo shoo be doo
Shoo doo shoo be doo Shoo doo shoo be doo Shoo-doo, shooby Whoa |
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1960s | |
The Beatles', "For You Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: LBJ's got nothing on this baby
Original Lyrics: Elmore James got nothing on this baby.
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The Beatles', "Tomorrow Never Knows"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay down all thoughts, surrender to Des Moines
Original Lyrics: Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
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The Kinks', "All Day and All of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe that you and me flash a camera
Original Lyrics: I believe that you and me last forever
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The Rolling Stones', "Gimme Shelter"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, brother!
It's just a shad-a-way Original Lyrics: Rape, murder!
It's just a shot away |
The Rolling Stones', "Sympathy for the Devil"
Misheard Lyrics: Hope you're against my men
Original Lyrics: Hope you guessed my name
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1970s | |
Ozark Mountain Daredevils', "Jackie Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Poop Jackie, Jackie Poo
Original Lyrics: Oooh, Hoo, Jackie Blue
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Queen's, "Seven Seas Of Rhye"
Misheard Lyrics: The seven seeds of rye
Original Lyrics: The seven seas of Rhye
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Rush's, "The Temples of Syrinx"
Misheard Lyrics: We are the priests
Of the devils of Syrinx Operate the new church Fill the hollowed halls Original Lyrics: We are the priests
Of the Temples of Syrinx Our great computers Fill the hollowed halls |
Seals and Crofts', "Get Closer"
Misheard Lyrics: Charlie, if you want me to be
Original Lyrics: Darling, if you want me to be
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The Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: You are the dog to my parasol
Original Lyrics: You know the door to my very soul.
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1980s | |
'Til Tuesday's, "Voices Carry"
Misheard Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down down, this is scary.
Original Lyrics: Hush hush, keep it down now, voices carry.
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Billy Ocean's, "Loverboy"
Misheard Lyrics: Mother, Mother, Mother Goose
Original Lyrics: Lover, Lover, Loverboy
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Blondie's, "Rapture"
Misheard Lyrics: There's Coca-Cola, don't move too slow
Original Lyrics: Dance toe to toe, don't move too slow
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Carl Carlton's, "She's a Bad Mamma Jamma"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a bad man, Magellan
Original Lyrics: She's a bad mamma jamma
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' like a lover with a red iPhone.
Original Lyrics: Livin' like a lover with a radar phone.
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Donna Summer's, "She Works Hard for the Money"
Misheard Lyrics: So you better feed her right
Original Lyrics: So you better treat her right
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Gary Numan's, "Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: I can listen to you in case mistaken for dice
Original Lyrics: I can listen to you, it keeps me stable for days
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Gary Numan's, "Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: I know I've started to think about leaving tonight
About how nothing seems right Original Lyrics: I know I've started to think about leaving tonight
Although nothing seems right |
Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics: No one wants to be the Beatles
Original Lyrics: No one wants to be defeated
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Pat Benatar's, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a real tough cookie with a long mystery
Original Lyrics: You're a real tough cookie with a long history
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Ratt's, "Round and Round"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll put you in your shell
Original Lyrics: We'll put you on your shelf
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Twilight Kingdom's, "Electric Kingdom"
Misheard Lyrics: Deep in this s*** the people live in the streets
Original Lyrics: Deep in the city people live in the streets
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1990s | |
Mariah Carey feat. Boyz II Men's, "One Sweet Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Once we die
Original Lyrics: one sweet day
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Prodigy's, "Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics: In the hail, in the hail, you are evicted!
Original Lyrics: Inhale, inhale, you are the victim!
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: Rick butter shady so long lovin' you
Original Lyrics: With the birds I'll share this lonely view
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Rusted Root's, "Send Me on My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: City of the Whale
Original Lyrics: Send me on my way
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Rusted Root's, "Send Me on My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody hate of the run!
Original Lyrics: You know what sing on beyond!
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Rusted Root's, "Send Me on My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I would like to hold my little hand!
Ready to run, ready to crawl! I would like to hold my little hand! Ready to run, ready to craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawl! Simon and the whale! Original Lyrics: Well, I would like to hold my little hand.
So we will run we will, can't we crawl we will! I would like to hold my little hand! So we will run we will, can't we craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawl! Send me on my way! |
Sting's, "Fields of Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: I never make promises like American samurai folk
Original Lyrics: I never made promises lightly and there have been some that I've broken
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The Cranberries', "The Rebels"
Misheard Lyrics: It was enough then that we partied on.
Original Lyrics: It wasn't often that we'd fight at all.
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Ultra Nate's, "Free"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're down and you're feeling bad
Everybody has left your set Original Lyrics: When you're down and you're feeling bad
Everybody has left you sad |
Walter Becker's, "Junkie Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Standing straight looking like that third world war
Original Lyrics: Stanyan Street looking like that third world war
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2000s | |
Blink 182's, "I Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: Mommy, Daddy, Telletubbies,
Voices inside my head. Original Lyrics: On me
You're already a voice inside my head |
Nelly Furtado's, "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics: Make you want an overload
Original Lyrics: Make you want all of her love
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One Direction's, "Over Again"
Misheard Lyrics: And I’ll mend your broken pots
Original Lyrics: And I’ll mend your broken parts
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The Agonist's, "Thank You Pain"
Misheard Lyrics: So, lonely criminal
Original Lyrics: So, lowly criminal
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2010s | |
Aloe Blacc's, "Brooklyn in the Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: You feel like pooping in the shower
or You feel like pooping in the sunroom or You feel like pooping in the summer Original Lyrics: You feel like Brooklyn in the summer
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Blessthefall's, "Hollow Bodies"
Misheard Lyrics: And all I know is, if you can't find love, you die.
Original Lyrics: And all I know is, if you can't follow, you die.
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Bruno Mars', "Finesse"
Misheard Lyrics: We out here trippin' Inverness
Original Lyrics: We out here drippin' in finesse
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Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor's, "Marvin Gaye"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch mom and daddy get it on
Original Lyrics: Let's Marvin Gaye and get it on
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George Strait's, "Here for a Good Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring on the sunshine, the heroin, the red wine
Original Lyrics: Bring on the sunshine, to hell with the red wine
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country | |
Steve Perry's, "Oh, Sherrie"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Mary, hold on, hold on
Original Lyrics: Oh, Sherrie
Our love holds on, holds on. |
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xmas | |
Traditional's, "O Tannenbaum"
Misheard Lyrics: O cannon ball, oh cannon ball
(blah blah blah blah blah) light us. Original Lyrics: O tannenbaum, o tannenbaum,
Your branches green delight us. |
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