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1960s | |
The Spencer Davis Group's, "Gimme Some Lovin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I feel so good, everything is 'sluppahonnis'
Original Lyrics: Well, I feel so good, everything's getting high
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1970s | |
Derek and the Dominos', "Bell Bottom Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you want to see me cry a faucet for you?
Original Lyrics: Do you want to see me crawl across the floor for you?
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Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in miracles
Wear your bra, you sexy thing Original Lyrics: I believe in miracles
Where you from, you sexy thing? |
James Taylor's, "Fire And Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, far and away, now.
Original Lyrics: Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now.
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Jim Ellis', "WKRP in Cincinnati (Closing Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Mad tooth bar chin-up, box zing outta her hair now
Still do the modern day whack-a-mole ditto-o-o What's that? Good bartender, I'da hat-beer 'n' head out I said I wouldn't do it if a poodle had a lid on Original Lyrics: Mad tooth bar chin-up, box zing outta her hair now
Still do the modern day whack-a-mole ditto-o-o What's that? Good bartender, I'da hat-beer 'n' head out I said I wouldn't do it if a poodle had a lid on |
Queen's, "We Are the Champions"
Misheard Lyrics: We are the Claptons
Original Lyrics: We are the champions
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Rod Stewart's, "First Cut Is the Deepest"
Misheard Lyrics: The first cut is a defense
Original Lyrics: The first cut is the deepest
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1980s | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: Cream of the world
Original Lyrics: Feed the world
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Cast of La Cage Aux Folles', "I Am What I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want TV
Original Lyrics: I don't want pity
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Cast of Tell Me On a Sunday's, "Take That Look Off Your Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Take that book off your face
Original Lyrics: Take that look off your face
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Eurythmics', "Would I Lie to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Fool around with you
Original Lyrics: Would I lie to you?
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Hall and Oates', "You Mane My Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Twist and shout my way out
And wrap yourself a brownie Original Lyrics: Twist and shout my way out
And wrap yourself around me |
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Toni Basil's, "Mickey"
Misheard Lyrics: You take me by the boobs
Original Lyrics: You take me by the hoo
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1990s | |
Duncan Sheik's, "Barely Breathing"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I am barely dreaming
or 'Cause I am barely sleeping Original Lyrics: 'Cause I am barely breathing
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George Michael's, "Too Funky"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody wants Havana like that
Original Lyrics: Everybody wants some lover like that
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Janet Jackson's, "And On and On"
Misheard Lyrics: I got the top hat
Original Lyrics: I got the top down
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Janet Jackson's, "Any Time, Any Place"
Misheard Lyrics: With forgiven thoughts
Original Lyrics: With forbidden thoughts
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Janet Jackson's, "Because of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you're better
Original Lyrics: I know you better
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Janet Jackson's, "Black Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: Blackened eye, Mich
Original Lyrics: Black cat nine lives
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Janet Jackson's, "That's the Way Love Goes"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a mother to blame
Born by the fire Milo is blind Can't you see Miley Cyrus Original Lyrics: Like a moth to a flame
Burned by the fire My love is blind Can't you see my desire |
No Mercy's, "Where Do You Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Come back and shave me
Original Lyrics: Come back and save me
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Switchfoot's, "Dare You to Move"
Misheard Lyrics: I dare you to moo
Original Lyrics: I dare you to move
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The Fugues', "Ready or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: Ready or not here I come, you get high
Original Lyrics: Ready or not here I come you can’t hide
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U2's, "Ultraviolet (Light My Way)"
Misheard Lyrics: When I was all messed up
And I had all pride in my head Original Lyrics: When I was all messed up
And I heard opera in my head. |
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Jurassic Park"
Misheard Lyrics: They were growing DNA
Original Lyrics: They were cloning DNA
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2000s | |
Enrique Iglesias', "Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: You can take my birth away
Original Lyrics: You can take my breath away
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Fall Out Boy's, "20 Dollar Nose Bleed"
Misheard Lyrics: Singing vows before we chain smoke greed
Original Lyrics: Singing vows before we exchange smoke rings
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Lady Gaga's, "Money Honey"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby when you tell me to be sex
Original Lyrics: Baby when you tear me to pieces
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Outkast's, "So Fresh So Clean"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm dressed so fresh and clean
Original Lyrics: Ain't nobody dope as me I'm JUST so fresh and clean.
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Switchfoot's, "Meant to Live"
Misheard Lyrics: We want more than this world's got to otter
Original Lyrics: We want more than this world's got to offer
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Tay Zonday's, "Chocolate Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Histamine quickly crashing through your vanes
Original Lyrics: History quickly crashing through your veins
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2010s | |
Hot Dad's, "The Simpsons"
Misheard Lyrics: ritual love inside of a big town
Original Lyrics: perpetual life inside of a fake town
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Kero Kero Bonito's, "Sick Beat"
Misheard Lyrics: dim radar
Original Lyrics: Tomb Raider
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Nanahira's, "Bikkuri Sasetara Okoru yo"
Misheard Lyrics: obake no pantsu wa burifu da (the monster's undies are briefs)
Original Lyrics: obake ni punch body blow (punching a monster, body-blow)
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The National's, "Lemonworld"
Misheard Lyrics: Living or dying in the open means nothing to me
But it will take about a war to kill a college man like me Original Lyrics: Living or dying in New York it means nothing to me
But it will take a better war to kill a college man like me |
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Gretchen Wilson's, "Here for the Party"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm here for the potty
Original Lyrics: I'm here for the party
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misc | |
Commercial's, "Guthy-Renker"
Misheard Lyrics: By rusted guppy ranker
Original Lyrics: By trusted Guthy-Renker
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xmas | |
Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: You better not bow
Original Lyrics: You better not pout
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Elvis Presley's, "Blue Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: With your Christmas alive
Original Lyrics: With your Christmas of white
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Eurythmics', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: In the middle we can build a slow hand
Original Lyrics: In the meadow we can build a snowman
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Kay Starr's, "The Man with the Bag"
Misheard Lyrics: Is soon gonna tingle
Original Lyrics: Is soon gonna jingle
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