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Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for October 29, 2018
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1950s | |
Sheb Wooley's, "Purple People Eater"
Misheard Lyrics: It was a one night one whore
Flying purple pimple eater Original Lyrics: It was a one eyed one horned
Flying purple people eater |
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1960s | |
Aretha Franklin's, "Chain of Fools"
Misheard Lyrics: Sham sham sham
Shampoo Original Lyrics: Chain, chain, chain
Chain of fools |
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The Shangri-Las', "Leader Of The Pack"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ll never forget him, the leader of Iraq
Original Lyrics: I'll never forget him, the Leader of the Pack.
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Stayin Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't try to understand a New York type of dago man
Original Lyrics: We can try to understand The New York Times' effect on man
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Please, Mr. Please"
Misheard Lyrics: Please Mister, don't blame me at 17
Original Lyrics: Please Mister, please
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Styx's, "Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Sparkly fear and loathing
Original Lyrics: Sparkling, clear, and lovely
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Thin Lizzy's, "Waiting For An Alibi"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause Liberace smokes another cigarette
Original Lyrics: Against the odds he smokes another cigarette
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Thin Lizzy's, "Waiting For An Alibi"
Misheard Lyrics: Valentino's got a booby shop
Original Lyrics: Valentino's got a bookie shop
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1980s | |
'Til Tuesday's, "What About Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Living on science
Original Lyrics: Living on silence
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After The Fire's, "Der Kommissar"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't turn around, they call me saucy town
Original Lyrics: Don't turn around, Der Kommisar's in town
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David Bowie's, "Modern Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Church on time, makes me horny.
Original Lyrics: Church on time, makes me party.
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Elvis Costello's, "This Year's Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Vicious Girl
Original Lyrics: This year's girl
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George Harrison's, "Got My Mind Set On You"
Misheard Lyrics: Wake up, my mom sat on you
Original Lyrics: I've got my mind set on you.
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Janet Jackson's, "Love Will Never Do (Without You) "
Misheard Lyrics: Our friends say we're heaven sent
Original Lyrics: Our friends think we're opposites
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Metallica's, "The Four Horsemen "
Misheard Lyrics: Boston is drawing nearer
Another sea-plane ride A gun to take your life Under the death of night Pitiful Austin right Or chew your thing tonight !! Original Lyrics: The horsemen are drawing nearer
On the leather steeds they ride They have come to take your life On through the dead of night With the four horsemen ride Or choose your fate and die |
Prefab Sprout's, "King Of Rock 'N' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Jumping frog, outboard cookie
Original Lyrics: Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque
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Prefab Sprout's, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Hot dog, jumping frog and blue cookie
Original Lyrics: Hotdog, jumping frog Albequerque!
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The Plimsouls', "A Million Miles Away"
Misheard Lyrics: I should have got full there, it's the reason I stayed.
Original Lyrics: I should have got loaded; some reason, I stayed.
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The Plimsouls', "A Million Miles Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Took a bit that we used to know
Original Lyrics: To a place that we used to know
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The Replacements', "Gary's Got a Boner"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna f___ Madonna! You're gonna f___ Madonna!
Original Lyrics: You're gonna suck me down! You're gonna stick it to her!
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The Whispers', "Up On Soul Train"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't eat no chicken
Original Lyrics: I don't need no ticket
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The Who's, "Eminence Front"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a living, it's fun!
Original Lyrics: It's an eminence front!
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1990s | |
Barenaked Ladies', "If I Had $1000000"
Misheard Lyrics: I would buy you a gay car
Original Lyrics: I would buy you a K car
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Bell Biv Devoe's, "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics: Never trust a big button smile
Original Lyrics: Never trust a big butt and a smile
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Blue Boy's, "Remember Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Remember me, I’m the whore who had your baby inside
Original Lyrics: I'm the one who had your babies, as I remember
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Disney's Pocahontas', "Colors Of The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue-horned moon?
Original Lyrics: Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?
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Enigma's, "Return to Innocense"
Misheard Lyrics: Just look into your home
Original Lyrics: Just look into your heart
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Hole's, "Jennifer's Body"
Misheard Lyrics: Because, you down, from a tree
Original Lyrics: He cuts, you down, from a tree
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Hole's, "My Beautiful Son"
Misheard Lyrics: He had lose his hair
Original Lyrics: He had ribbons in his hair
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Levellers', "Hope St"
Misheard Lyrics: Rain on Mekon falling down
Original Lyrics: Rain on me, come falling down
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Rusted Root's, "Send Me on My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: A-Diddy-Sing-A-Daddy-Gum
Original Lyrics: Nobody safe, nobody run
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2000s | |
Beyonce's, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Misheard Lyrics: Out of cigarettes
Original Lyrics: All you single ladies
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Christina Aguilera's, "Fighter"
Misheard Lyrics: I am super cool
So I want to say thank you Original Lyrics: I am to pull through
So I want to say thank you |
Eminem ft. Nate Dogg's, "Shake That"
Misheard Lyrics: Apple bottom jeans and a big old sock
Original Lyrics: Apple bottom jeans and a big old s***
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Foo Fighters', "The Pretender"
Misheard Lyrics: What if I say I’m not just another one to your face?
Original Lyrics: What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
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Janet Jackson's, "All for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't join, that's what they tell folks
Original Lyrics: Don't join the list with these other fools
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Nelly's, "Ride Wit Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Face and body Frontenac, don’t know how to act,
Without no vouchers or boots she’s bringing nothing back, Original Lyrics: Face up at the Frontenac, don’t know how to act,
Without no vouchers or no boosters bringing nothing back |
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2010s | |
Bruno Mars', "Finesse"
Misheard Lyrics: Why you trippin' in finesse
Original Lyrics: Out here drippin' in finesse
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Every Time I Die's, "It Remembers"
Misheard Lyrics: I thought I sat on my nuts that night on the ride home
Original Lyrics: I thought I settled my debts that night on the ride home
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Imagine Dragons', "Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Pain, I let the bullets pile up and rain.
Original Lyrics: Pain, oh let the bullets fly, oh let them rain.
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Lady Gaga's, "Applause"
Misheard Lyrics: I love it when you're gone, you're gone, you're gone
Original Lyrics: I live for the applause, applause, applause
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Paloma Faith's, "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"
Misheard Lyrics: Must have been my deadbeat kids
Original Lyrics: Must have been my deadly kiss
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Sia feat. Sean Paul's, "Cheap Thrills"
Misheard Lyrics: Hit the dumpster
Original Lyrics: Hit the dance floor
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country | |
Sam Hunt's, "Body Like a Back Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Body like a back hoe, driving with my a**hole
Original Lyrics: Body like a back road, driving with my eyes closed
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