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1960s | |
Joe South's, "Games People Play "
Misheard Lyrics: Turned it back with your manatee
Original Lyrics: Turn you back on humanity
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1970s | |
Barry Manilow's, "Copacabana (At the Copa)"
Misheard Lyrics: The hardest stop over Havana
Original Lyrics: The hottest stop north of Havana
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Barry Manilow's, "I Write the Songs"
Misheard Lyrics: Even though I'm Billy Joel
Original Lyrics: Even though I'm very old
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Honky's, "Join the Party"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't try and learn those steps now
That's not what's soda's about Original Lyrics: Don't try and learn those steps now
That's not what's soul is about |
Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on, where the boys go
Original Lyrics: Keep on with the force, don't stop
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Moody Blues', "The Story In Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I can hide inside your streets of love forever more
Original Lyrics: I can hide inside your sweet, sweet love forever more.
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Moody Blues', "The Story In Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: When the firing line is over
Original Lyrics: When the final line is over
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Mungo Jerry's, "In the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: We're always happy
Life's for living, yeah, that's a sound philosophy Original Lyrics: We're always happy
Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy. |
Paul Revere And The Raiders', "Indian Reservation"
Misheard Lyrics: Parakeet people, parakeet pride;
So proud to live, so proud to fly. Original Lyrics: Cherokee people, Cherokee tribe;
So proud to live, so proud to die. |
1980s | |
Adam And The Ants', "Kings Of The Wild Frontier"
Misheard Lyrics: A neuroid family who have mobility We are family
Original Lyrics: A new royal family, a wild nobility We are the family
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Adam And The Ants', "Kings Of The Wild Frontier"
Misheard Lyrics: Danny La Rue in those dandy clothes You're just a shade too right
Original Lyrics: Down below those dandy clothes You're just a shade too white
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Eddie Murphy's, "Party All the Time"
Misheard Lyrics: My girl wants to vomit all the time
Original Lyrics: My girl wants to party all the time4
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Hazel O'Connor's, "Eighth Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's make some germs, for boys and the worms
Original Lyrics: Let's make some germs, we'll poison the worms
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Men At Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics: We come from a land of love
Original Lyrics: Do you come from a land down under?
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Stevie Nicks', "Edge of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah, yeah
And the music there, it was - hum-a-ding Lee... familiar! Original Lyrics: And the music there, it was hauntingly
Familiar |
Tommy Tutone's, "867-5309 (Jenny)"
Misheard Lyrics: Jenny, I borrowed your number
Original Lyrics: Jenny, I call your number.
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Waitresses', "I Know What Boys Like"
Misheard Lyrics: I got my cat Moose, not to upset them, say booze and buttons
Original Lyrics: I got my cat moves, that so upset them, zippers and buttons
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Waitresses', "I Know What Boys Like"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh gee, you're special
Original Lyrics: But you, you're special
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Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Take your baby by the wrist...
And in her mouth, a hand, a fist... Original Lyrics: Take your baby by the wrist
And in your mouth, an amethyst |
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1990s | |
Metallica's, "Fuel"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme two, gimme five, gimme double try decide
Original Lyrics: Gimme fuel
Gimme fire Gimme that which I desire. |
Nightwish's, "Forever Yours"
Misheard Lyrics: Heavyweight little broken heart
Darkest times, lifetime loneliness Original Lyrics: Fare thee well, little broken heart
Downcast eyes, lifetime loneliness |
Smashing Pumpkins', "1979"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't cross the bacon and the whore,
Venice, Georgia's what we have in store Original Lyrics: Double cross the vacant and the bored
They're not sure just what we have in store. |
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2000s | |
Gorillaz's, "New Genius (Brother)"
Misheard Lyrics: Higher ground, had to be told
Original Lyrics: Had a gun, had to be done
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Nelly Furtado's, "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics: Make you want a Heffalump
Original Lyrics: Make you want all of her love
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Nine Days', "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)"
Misheard Lyrics: Are absolutely leather
Original Lyrics: Are absolutely of her
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Paramore's, "Born for This"
Misheard Lyrics: It takes a quiet mind to taste, to taste it, taste this wine
Original Lyrics: It takes acquired minds to taste, to taste, to taste this wine
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Paramore's, "Decode"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm screaming out of my soul
Original Lyrics: I'm screaming "I love you so"
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Paramore's, "Let the Flames Begin (live)"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I am human, why won't you dance in
The mighty palm of your hand Original Lyrics: 'Cause I am here now, I want to dance in
The mighty palm of your hand |
Paramore's, "Playing God"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm almost out of defence
Original Lyrics: I'm on both sides of the fence
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Radiohead's, "Motion Picture Soundtrack"
Misheard Lyrics: cheap cigs and sad films
Original Lyrics: Cheap sex and sad films
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The Cult's, "Libertine"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet.
Original Lyrics: Fightin' the disease violence against the seed
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U2 's, "The Sweetest Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Ohhh ohhhh. My penis stings
Original Lyrics: Oh whoa the sweetest thing
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2010s | |
Justin Bieber's, "Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I just need one more shot, half a Guinness.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I just need one more shot at forgiveness
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Kesha's, "Timber"
Misheard Lyrics: Swing your butt now round and round
Original Lyrics: Swing your partner round and round
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Paramore's, "In the Mourning"
Misheard Lyrics: And now you're just a memory
To let grow old. Original Lyrics: And now you're just a memory
To let go of. |
Rihanna's, "Wild Thoughts"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm with you all I get is wiped up
Original Lyrics: When I'm with you all I get is wild thoughts
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xmas | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: Beda World.
Original Lyrics: Feed the world.
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Barry Manilow's, "Home for the Holidays"
Misheard Lyrics: Transylvania and some homely pumpkin pie
Original Lyrics: Pennsylvania and some homemade pumpkin pie
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Burl Ives', "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: And have a Gotham cheer
Original Lyrics: And have a cup of cheer
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Dean Martin's, "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Misheard Lyrics: Word is no
Original Lyrics: Let it snow
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Johnny Mathis', "Silver Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: See the slow crunch
Original Lyrics: Hear the snow crunch
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NewSong's, "The Christmas Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics: She's been sitting quite a while
Original Lyrics: She's been sick for quite a while
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Traditional's, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Misheard Lyrics: Good times full of comfort and joy
Original Lyrics: Good tidings of comfort and joy
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Traditional's, "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: 8 made an inkling
Original Lyrics: 8 maids a milking
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