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1960s | |
The Rolling Stones', "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: I drowned with a spike right through my head
Original Lyrics: I frowned at the sight of crumbs of bread
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The Youngbloods', "Get Together"
Misheard Lyrics: You hold the key to love and fear, all in your trembling Hanes.
Original Lyrics: You hold the key to love and fear, all in your trembling hands.
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: Viva night, viva night, viva
Original Lyrics: Fever, night fever, night fever
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Eagles', "King of Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics: Just another six-star monkey
Original Lyrics: Just another silk-scarf monkey
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey Birmingham, they love a cobbler
Original Lyrics: In Birmingham they loved the governor
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: And she was blinded by the light
Woke up, took a douche in the middle of the night Original Lyrics: And she was blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. |
Mungo Jerry's, "In the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: If her daddy's rich, take her out to the mill
Original Lyrics: If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal.
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Nicolette Larson's, "Lotta Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's gonna take a Lotto ball
Original Lyrics: It's gonna take a lotta love
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Steely Dan's, "Haitian Divorce"
Misheard Lyrics: She drinks the vomit from the cocoa shell
Original Lyrics: She drinks the zombie from the cocoa shell
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The Cars', "Just What I Needed"
Misheard Lyrics: And talking in your sneakers
Original Lyrics: And talking in your sleep
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1980s | |
Anthrax's, "I Am The Law"
Misheard Lyrics: Respect the bad - his earring's full of blood
Original Lyrics: Respect the badge - he earned it with his blood
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Def Leppard's, "Hysteria"
Misheard Lyrics: You could try to get a pizza to me
Original Lyrics: You could try to get closer to me
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Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Happy birthday, private waxer
Original Lyrics: Hold me closer, Tiny Dancer
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Kathy Mattea's, "Eighteen Wheels (And a Dozen Roses)"
Misheard Lyrics: Eighteen wheels and a dozen donuts
Ten more miles on his 4K run Original Lyrics: Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses
Ten more miles on his four day run |
Prince's, "Raspberry Beret"
Misheard Lyrics: Round merry-go-round
or Round, Mary go round Original Lyrics: Raspberry beret
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Stevie Wonder's, "Part-Time Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: At night someone ring out da bell
Original Lyrics: Last night someone rang our doorbell
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Styx's, "Mr. Roboto"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the Muslim man
Original Lyrics: I am the mod-ren (modern) man
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Tears For Fears', "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics: And dreaming of adopting
Original Lyrics: And dreaming I'm a doctor.
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The Cars', "You Might Think"
Misheard Lyrics: And signing is some child
Original Lyrics: Inside me is some child
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Tiffany's, "I Saw Him Standing There"
Misheard Lyrics: The radio was way beyond compare
Original Lyrics: The way he looked was way beyond compare
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Tiffany's, "I Think We're Alone Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I think we're ammonia
Original Lyrics: I think we're alone now
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Wham!'s, "Edge of Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Take you to the itch of heaven
Original Lyrics: Take you to the edge of heaven
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Whitesnake's, "Here I Go Again"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know where I'm growing
Original Lyrics: I don't know where I'm going
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1990s | |
Bush 's, "Glycerine "
Misheard Lyrics: Bad Moon Wautegan,
And the falls around me Original Lyrics: Bad moon white again
As she falls around me |
Citizen King's, "Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)"
Misheard Lyrics: And the bomb drops down
Original Lyrics: And the bottom drops out
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Destiny’s Child's, "Say My Name "
Misheard Lyrics: I know you’re sniffin' glue & I can’t do a thing,
Someone's walkin' round that’s the way it seems. Original Lyrics: I know you say that I am assuming things,
Something's going down that’s the way it seems. |
Foo Fighters', "My Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: There goes my hero, Sgt. Eric
Original Lyrics: There goes my hero
He's ordinary. |
Live's, "All Over You"
Misheard Lyrics: Our love is like Waldo.
Original Lyrics: Our love is like water.
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Nirvana's, "Territorial P***ings"
Misheard Lyrics: When I was a minion
Got just one opinion Original Lyrics: When I was an alien
Cultures were opinions. |
Rusted Root's, "Send Me on My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: He show had hit fun in run!
or You know what's sing on beyond! Original Lyrics: You know what they say about the young
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TLC's, "Baby-Baby-Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: I recall many conversations with myself
Original Lyrics: I require plenty conversation with my sex
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2000s | |
Avenged Sevenfold's, "Dear God"
Misheard Lyrics: Sun sets in the Juanita Way.
Original Lyrics: Some search, never finding a way.
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Avenged Sevenfold's, "Dear God"
Misheard Lyrics: herpes hard to find
Original Lyrics: purpose hard to find
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Bob Dylan's, "Thunder on the Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics: Bono raised me
Original Lyrics: Gonna raise me
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Ben Franklin says "I did it my way"
or Ben Franklin said "I didn't microwave" Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said "I did it my way"
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: For freaky s***, I did it my way.
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said, 'I did it my way'.
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Fat Joe's, "What's Luv"
Misheard Lyrics: What's Love, Dr Do, Dr. Dolittle
Original Lyrics: What's luv got to do, got to do with it baby?
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Mortiis', "You Put a Hex on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Why do you use me, holding me?
Why do you rattle all the boats? Original Lyrics: Why do you use the old juju?
Why do you battle all them bones? |
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2010s | |
Alice in Chains', "Rainier Fog"
Misheard Lyrics: You never know with an Imago.
Original Lyrics: You never knew a long time ago.
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Alice in Chains', "Rainier Fog"
Misheard Lyrics: You'd never blown some kind of ho.
Original Lyrics: You'd never know a long time ago.
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Major Lazer with DJ Snake feat. MØ's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: All we need is somebody to nee-naw.
Original Lyrics: All we need is somebody to lean on.
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VNV Nation's, "Nova"
Misheard Lyrics: Like potted souls, divided for an age
Original Lyrics: Like parted souls, divided for an age
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Garth Brooks', "Rodeo"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the bulls are up
And the dust and mud It's the roar of a Sunday crowd It's the white in the knuckle And the gold in the buckle they will win if the knicks go out It's the boots and chaps and cowboys hats And the spurs and a latigo It's the ropes and the reins The joys and pain And they call this thing basketball! Original Lyrics: It's the bulls and blood
The dust and mud The roar of a Sunday crowd It's the white in his knuckles The gold in his buckle He'll win the next go 'round It's boots and chaps and cowboys hats Spurs and a latigo It's the ropes and the reins The joys and pain And they call the thing 'Rodeo'. |
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