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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics: There are the bathrooms on the right!
Original Lyrics: There's a bad moon on the rise.
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Status Quo's, "Pictures of Matchstick Men"
Misheard Lyrics: I waste a morning, toss the awning
Original Lyrics: I wake next morning, tired still yawning
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The Beach Boys', "Sloop John B."
Misheard Lyrics: Around NASA Town we did roll
Original Lyrics: Around Nassau town we did roam
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The Beach Boys', "Sloop John B."
Misheard Lyrics: Well I feel so broken
Original Lyrics: Well I feel so broke up
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The Doors', "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)"
Misheard Lyrics: We've lost our good old mantra
Original Lyrics: We've lost our good old mama
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The Doors', "Break on Through (To the Other Side)"
Misheard Lyrics: Day to day, tea and whine
Original Lyrics: The gate is straight, deep, and wide
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The Doors', "Light My Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll love you till my funeral fire
Original Lyrics: And our love become a funeral pyre
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The Monkees', "Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: As a white knight honestly
Original Lyrics: As a white knight on a steed
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The Monkees', "Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: My shaving razor's cold and it stinks
Original Lyrics: My shaving razor's cold and it stings
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The Moody Blues', "Nights in White Satin"
Misheard Lyrics: Knights in white satin
Original Lyrics: Nights in white satin
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The Seekers', "With My Swag All On My Shoulder"
Misheard Lyrics: We steered our course for Portland Town
Then northwest to buy a rat Original Lyrics: We steered our course for Portland Town
Then northwest to Ballarat |
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Take A Chance On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: If you change your mind, on the first green line
or If you change your mind, on the first gray line Original Lyrics: If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
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Boney M's, "Ma Baker"
Misheard Lyrics: But she knew how to dance
Original Lyrics: But she knew how to die
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Bruce Springsteen's, "10th Avenue Freeze Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Tech devil in the freeze aisle.
Original Lyrics: Tenth Avenue freeze out
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Evil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: A camel running, there's a tiny fly
Original Lyrics: I came running every time you cried
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Les Humphries Singers', "Mexico"
Misheard Lyrics: Down the Gaza Straits
Original Lyrics: Down the Gaza Strip
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Les Humphries Singers', "Mexico"
Misheard Lyrics: Well we fired our guns, saw the British girls a comin'
Original Lyrics: Well we hired our funds, saw the pretty girls a comin'
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Les Humphries Singers', "Old Man Moses"
Misheard Lyrics: He kicked the bucket from too much crime
Original Lyrics: He kicked the bucket, drank too much wine
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Les Humphries Singers', "Rolls Royce Body"
Misheard Lyrics: He's got a Rolls Royce body and a motor of one in his car
Original Lyrics: He's got a Rolls Royce body and the motor of a mini car
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Les Humphries Singers', "We Are Goin' Down Jordan"
Misheard Lyrics: I was livin' my life as an Englishman
Original Lyrics: I was living my life as an Anglican
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Les Humphries Singers', "We'll Fly You To The Promised Land"
Misheard Lyrics: We're flying to the promised land
Original Lyrics: We'll fly you to the promised land
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Free Bird"
Misheard Lyrics: And this bird you cannot chain
Original Lyrics: And this bird you cannot change
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Simple Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your ass out of rich men's clothes
Original Lyrics: Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
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The Doors', "Love Her Madly"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you love her badly
Don't you need her madly Original Lyrics: Don't you love her madly,
Don't you need her badly |
The Doors', "Love Her Madly"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you love her face, now tell me what you say.
Original Lyrics: Don't you love her ways, now tell me what you say.
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The O'Jays', "Love Train"
Misheard Lyrics: People all over the world
Love train Love love love train, love train Original Lyrics: People all over the world
Join hands Let's start a love train, love train |
The Rolling Stones', "Beast of Burden"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll never be your pizza burning.
Original Lyrics: I'll never be your beast of burden.
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1980s | |
A-ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Today is not my day- to find you
Original Lyrics: Today is another day to find you
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Billy Joel's, "Modern Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: She's my kinda woman
Original Lyrics: She's a modern woman
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Culture Club's, "Move Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Boom-boom-boomerang
Original Lyrics: Move move move away
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Elton John's, "Your Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope you're a dumb ass
Original Lyrics: I hope you don't mind.
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Haircut 100's, "Love Plus One"
Misheard Lyrics: Ray, Adam, Ray, Adam, Ray, Adam, Ray, Adam
Original Lyrics: Ring, and I ring, and I ring, and I ring, and I
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Joan Jett's, "I Love Rock 'N' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: That don't matter 'cause it's all to blame
Original Lyrics: That don't matter 'cause it's all the same
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Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
Misheard Lyrics: Kyrie I see you down the road that I must travel
Original Lyrics: Kyrie Eleison, down the road that I must travel
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Zucchero and Paul Young's, "Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman)"
Misheard Lyrics: Censor Madonna
Original Lyrics: Senza una donna.
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1990s | |
Dave Matthews Band's, "Jimi Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you keep me farting just for a while
Original Lyrics: And if you keep me floating just for a while
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Pearl Jam's, "Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: Across a young man's tomb
Original Lyrics: Across a young man's room
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Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics: Nas his teeth in misery at lady's breast.
Original Lyrics: Gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breast.
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Stone Temple Pilots', "Plush"
Misheard Lyrics: Will she stand alone?
Waitin' for the dogs to find her Original Lyrics: Will she smell alone?
When the dogs do find her |
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2000s | |
Outkast's, "Fresh And Clean"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't nobody dough next week
I'm just go brush your teeth Original Lyrics: Ain't nobody dope as me I'm just so fresh, so clean.
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Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics: At home drawing pictures
Of mountain tops With paper on top Lemon yellow sun Palm trees feed The dead leg in pools of brublo But he didn't give attention Oh, to the fact that money didn't care Deep down he is wicked Oh, rue this world Jeremy's spoken, pass the day Jeremy's spoken, pass the day Original Lyrics: At home drawing pictures
Of mountain tops With him on top Lemon yellow sun Arms raised in a V Dead lay in pools of maroon below Daddy didn't give attention Oh, to the fact that mommy didn't care King Jeremy the wicked Oh, ruled his world Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today |
Peter Gabriel's, "The Barry Williams Show"
Misheard Lyrics: We let people pee themselves
There is no other trick Original Lyrics: We let people be themselves
There is no other trick |
Strokes', "Ize Of The World"
Misheard Lyrics: Your sandwiches smile
Original Lyrics: You're sad but you smile.
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Talla 2XLC's, "The Spring Is My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: The wind, the birds, the love, the air
The bees, the Jew, the spring in me Original Lyrics: The wind, the birds, the love, the air
The breeze, the tune, the spring in me |
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2010s | |
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: How 'bout that Mexican monkey
Original Lyrics: We're up all night to get lucky
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misc | |
Traditionals', "It's Raining, It's Pouring"
Misheard Lyrics: It's raining, it's w***ing.
Original Lyrics: It's raining, it's pouring.
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Traditional's, "My Wild Irish Rose"
Misheard Lyrics: The Swedish flower that grows
Original Lyrics: The sweetest flower that grows
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