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1950s | |
Patti Page's, "Cross Over the Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave your pickle pass behind you
Original Lyrics: Leave your fickle past behind you
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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Never-ending elephants all playing in the band.
Original Lyrics: Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
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Patsy Cline's, "Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm praising for feeling so lonely
Original Lyrics: I'm crazy for feeling so lonely
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The Association's, "Windy"
Misheard Lyrics: Goose-stepping down the streets of the city...
Original Lyrics: Who's tripping down the streets of the city?
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The Beach Boys', "Help Me, Rhonda"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, Kathy Rhonda
Original Lyrics: Help-Help Me, Rhonda
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1970s | |
Bill Withers', "Ain't No Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: And hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho
Original Lyrics: And I know, I know, I know
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Olivia Newton-John's, "I Honestly Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: That I never fought I would
Original Lyrics: That I never thought I would
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Thunderbolt and lightning
Very very frightening, BEE! Original Lyrics: Thunderbolt and lightning
Very, very frightening me! |
Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics: My love, you didn't need to croaks
Original Lyrics: My love you didn't need to coax
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Sister Sledge's, "We Are Family"
Misheard Lyrics: All of the people around us they say 'Can they be that close?'
Just let me staple the vicar Original Lyrics: All of the people around us they say 'Can they be that close?'
Just let me state for the record |
The Stylistics', "You Make Me Feel Brand New"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me feel Grand Union
Original Lyrics: You make me feel brand new
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Third World's, "Now That We Found Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You got to forget and forget
Original Lyrics: You got to forgive and forget
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1980s | |
A-ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: My upset is... ba da bee
Original Lyrics: I'm odds and ends, but I'll be...
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Animotion's, "Obsession"
Misheard Lyrics: I see the children there
Original Lyrics: I see the beauty there
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Billy Squier's, "Too Daze Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: Couldn't waste my head just to save the day (loosin')
Original Lyrics: Couldn't raise my head just to save the day (loosin')
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Commercial's, "Partnership for a Drug-Free America"
Misheard Lyrics: This is your brain on trucks
Original Lyrics: This is your brain on drugs
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Dire Straits', "Money for Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: I want my heavy beam
Original Lyrics: I want my MTV
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Irene Cara's, "Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: I can catch the moon in my pants
Original Lyrics: I can catch the moon in my hand
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Michael Jackson's, "Thriller"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this is killer
Original Lyrics: 'Cause this is thriller
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's, "If You Leave"
Misheard Lyrics: I crushed you once
Original Lyrics: I touch you once
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Peta's, "Stand in the Gap"
Misheard Lyrics: Stand in the gap
Coming boldly to His grown up place Original Lyrics: Stand in the gap
Coming boldly to His throne of grace |
Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: We're we stranglers to love
Original Lyrics: We're no strangers to love
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Sheena Easton's, "Morning Train (9 to 5)"
Misheard Lyrics: Amazingly full of pie
Original Lyrics: Amazingly full of fight
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: And if this world is out of soda
Original Lyrics: And if this world runs out of lovers
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The Undertones', "My Perfect Cousin"
Misheard Lyrics: He's got 49 sheepskin jackets
My ma said they cost a packet Original Lyrics: He's got a fur lined sheepskin jacket
My ma said they cost a packet |
Tina Turner's, "The Best"
Misheard Lyrics: Better than all the mess
Original Lyrics: Better than all the rest
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd wrestle Reigns down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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1990s | |
Backstreet Boys', "I Want It That Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't nothin' but I'm here to stay
Original Lyrics: Ain't nothin' but a mistake
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Goo Goo Dolls', "Iris"
Misheard Lyrics: And I don't want the one to see me
Original Lyrics: And I don't want the world to see me
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Linkin Park's, "High Voltage"
Misheard Lyrics: Fourth dimension, comeback convention,
Write rhymes at ease while the tracks stand at attention. Original Lyrics: Fourth dimension, combat convention,
Write rhymes at ease while the tracks stand at attention. |
Michael Jackson's, "You Are Not Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: Your burgers are the best
Original Lyrics: Your burdens I will bear.
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Nirvana's, "Plateau"
Misheard Lyrics: Who needs action when you got worms?
Original Lyrics: Who needs action when you got words?
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Reel 2 Real's, "I Like to Move It"
Misheard Lyrics: I like the movies, movies
Original Lyrics: I like to move it, move it
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The Lion King's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: ahhhh savenya mama ginsi tsanima
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama
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2000s | |
Chad Kroeger's, "Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: Liquid love gave us.
Original Lyrics: Look what love gave us.
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Fischerspooner's, "Just Let Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Deep in this anemone, buried
Original Lyrics: Deep in this anatomy, buried
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TLC's, "Girl Talk"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I told my homegirl that he was a faggot
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I told my homegirl that he was packin'
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The World Ends With You's, "Ooparts"
Misheard Lyrics: undress me with your words
Original Lyrics: address me with your words
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2010s | |
Alice in Chains', "Rainier Fog"
Misheard Lyrics: You'd never know from f***ing that ho.
Original Lyrics: You'd never know a long time ago.
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Bruno Mars', "24K Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: 24 is the magic in the AAAAIR
Original Lyrics: 24 karat magic in the air
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Charli XCX's, "Boom Clap"
Misheard Lyrics: No silver or no gold
Could dress me up so good You're the bitter in the darkness of my world. Original Lyrics: No silver or no gold
Could dress me up so good You're the glitter in the darkness of my world. |
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Maroon 5's, "What Lovers Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh OH OH OH Oh I'm a shell for you
Original Lyrics: Oh OH OH OH Oh been wishin' for you
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Owl City's, "Fireflies"
Misheard Lyrics: That planet Earth burns slowly
Original Lyrics: That planet Earth turns slowly
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