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1960s | |
Bobby "Boris" Pickett's, "Monster Mash"
Misheard Lyrics: It was a great hard smash
Original Lyrics: It was a graveyard smash
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Strawberry Alarm Clock's, "Incense and Peppermints"
Misheard Lyrics: Grape-Nuts and politics
Original Lyrics: Beatniks and politicks
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The Rolling Stones', "Paint it Black"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't cover anymore
Original Lyrics: No colors anymore
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Vic Mizzy's, "The Addams Family"
Misheard Lyrics: A breadstick you can chew on
Original Lyrics: A broomstick you can crawl on
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1970s | |
Cyndi Grecco's, "Making Our Dreams Come True"
Misheard Lyrics: This time there's no stopping by
Original Lyrics: This time there's no stopping us
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Little River Band's, "Reminiscing"
Misheard Lyrics: And the boring tunes
Original Lyrics: And the porter tunes
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Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2"
Misheard Lyrics: There's Chuck and Taz are in the classroom
Original Lyrics: No dark sarcasm in the classroom
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Robert Palmer's, "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a bad taste of loving you
Original Lyrics: I got a bad case of loving you
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The Ramones', "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Misheard Lyrics: The generation's seen me
Original Lyrics: They're generating steam heat.
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The Staple Singers', "Let's Do It Again"
Misheard Lyrics: As we pass by the owls
Original Lyrics: As we pass away the hours
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1980s | |
Asia's, "Heat of the Moment"
Misheard Lyrics: The heat of the moment
Show me your ass... Original Lyrics: The heat of the moment
Shone in your eyes… |
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Stuck with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes it's Drew
Original Lyrics: Yes it's true
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Jeff Pescetto's, "DuckTales Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Duct tapes... woooo!
Life is like a Burger King Original Lyrics: Duck Tales... wooo!
Life is like a hurricane |
John Fogerty's, "Centerfield"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a beat up glove, a homemade bat, and a brand new parachute
Original Lyrics: I got a beat up glove, a homemade bat, and a brand new pair of shoes
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Kenny Rogers', "Fine Time to Leave Me Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics: 400 children and a crop in the field
Original Lyrics: 4 hungry children and a crop in the field
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Movie Scripts', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics: If our lord wasn’t pestering us
Original Lyrics: If our Lord wasn’t testing us
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Movie Scripts', "Halloween III: Season of the Witch"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s almost home kids
Original Lyrics: It’s almost time kids
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Movie Scripts', "The Fox and the Hound"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s stinky and boner
Original Lyrics: It’s Dinky and Boomer
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Robert Palmer's, "Hyperactive"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's the news to me
Original Lyrics: And it's a mystery
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Robert Palmer's, "Simply Irresistible"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no telling with Reddi-wip
Original Lyrics: There's no telling where the money went
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The Clash's, "The Magnificent Seven"
Misheard Lyrics: AM, FM, the BM, too
Original Lyrics: AM, FM, the PM, too
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers', "Free Fallin'"
Misheard Lyrics: All the vampires, crazy 'bout Elvis
Original Lyrics: ...she's crazy 'bout Elvis...
All the vampires, walkin' through the valley... |
U2's, "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: It puts my bathtub
Puts my bathtub against the wall Original Lyrics: It puts my back up
Puts my back up against the wall |
1990s | |
Captain Hollywood Project's, "More and More"
Misheard Lyrics: And we hurt till somebody's in the spell
Original Lyrics: And we hurt till somebody's in despair
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Chris Isaak's, "Wicked Game"
Misheard Lyrics: What a liquor thing to do
Original Lyrics: What a wicked thing to do
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Coolio's, "Gangsta's Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep spending most our nights
Original Lyrics: Keep spending most our lives
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Elton John's, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
Misheard Lyrics: It's enough to make Philips Magnavox
Original Lyrics: It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
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Elton John's, "Candle in the Wind 1997"
Misheard Lyrics: That you bring us to tears
Original Lyrics: The truth brings us to tears
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Elton John's, "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: You just shine like a beagle from the bay
Original Lyrics: You just shine like a beacon on the bay
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Gala's, "Freed From Desire"
Misheard Lyrics: My lover's got no money
He's got his dumb beliefs Original Lyrics: My lover's got no money
He's got his strong beliefs |
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Rockapella's, "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"
Misheard Lyrics: Steal her soul in South Korea
Original Lyrics: Steal their Seoul in South Korea
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Shawn Colvin's, "Sunny Came Home"
Misheard Lyrics: While walking on a line
Original Lyrics: While walking on a wire
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Sir Mix-a-Lot's, "Baby Got Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Deep in the Bee Gees swearing
Original Lyrics: Deep in the jeans she's wearing
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Sir Mix-a-Lot's, "Baby Got Back"
Misheard Lyrics: I like Big Bopper; he cannot lie
Original Lyrics: I like big butts and I cannot lie
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The Immortals', "Mortal Kombat (Techno Syndrome)"
Misheard Lyrics: Bobby Caldwell
Original Lyrics: Mortal Kombat
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The Lion King's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: AHHHHHHH SAVENYAAA ALLI VEENTZ I-ADA
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama
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The Wallflowers', "One Headlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, drive it up
Like we used to again Original Lyrics: Come on, try a little
Nothing is forever |
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2000s | |
Flo Rida's, "Low"
Misheard Lyrics: Apple bottom jeans, boots with the spurs..
The whole club was looking at her.. Original Lyrics: Apple bottom jeans, boots with the FUR..
The whole club was lookin at her. |
Job For A Cowboy's, "Entities"
Misheard Lyrics: Fled from here a tuna love, this demon took over my grandma.
Original Lyrics: Far from its eternal home, this demon stands over my crippled anatomy.
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2010s | |
JP Cooper's, "September Song"
Misheard Lyrics: And I, I remember the curries, they were singing it for us
Original Lyrics: I remember the chorus, they were singing it for us
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Nicki Minaj's, "Anaconda"
Misheard Lyrics: Buy him a condom, don't...
Original Lyrics: My Anaconda, don't...
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Nicki Minaj's, "Anaconda"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not some gumshoe
Original Lyrics: I'm on some dumb s***
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Taylor Swift's, "King of my Heart "
Misheard Lyrics: With their three inch Rovers and their Jaguars
Original Lyrics: With their Range Rovers and their Jaguars
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country | |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, the media men beg to differ
Original Lyrics: Well, the meteor men beg to differ.
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misc | |
School's, "Advance Australia Fair"
Misheard Lyrics: Australians all eat sausages
For breakfast lunch and tea My mama said they're good for me But I like KFC Original Lyrics: Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free; We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature’s gifts |
Traditional's, "Pop Goes the Weasel"
Misheard Lyrics: The monkey chased the measles
Original Lyrics: The monkey chased the weasel
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