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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Return to Sender"
Misheard Lyrics: Return the cinder
Original Lyrics: Return to sender
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Gene Chandler's, "Duke of Earl"
Misheard Lyrics: Good, good, good, goodbye girl
Original Lyrics: Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
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Ray Charles', "In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: In a woman yet before
Original Lyrics: Ain't a woman here before
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1970s | |
Bad Company's, "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics: It's alright, in my rock and roll fantasy
Original Lyrics: It's all part of my rock and roll fantasy
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Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got a lot of pretty pretty boys that she calls "men"
Original Lyrics: She's got a lot of pretty pretty boys that she calls friends
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Elton John's, "Bennie and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got election blues
Original Lyrics: She's got electric boots
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Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Had an old-growth Chevy.
Original Lyrics: Had an old gold Chevy.
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Tony Burello's, "There's a New Sound"
Misheard Lyrics: Great Snack, great snack, great snack, yum, yum, yum.
Original Lyrics: Grx nk grx nk grx nk brn brn brn
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1980s | |
Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: All alone, like Taz's boy
Original Lyrics: All alone, like Tarzan boy
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Christopher Cross', "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: He's mastered choice.....
Original Lyrics: All of his life his master's toys.
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Joey Scarbury's, "Theme from the Greatest American Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: Marina or bust
Original Lyrics: Believe it or not
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John Mellencamp's, "Small Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Talked to fetal Jesus in a small town.
Original Lyrics: Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town.
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Leonard Cohen's, "Hallelujah"
Misheard Lyrics: I've seen your flag on the marble arse.
Original Lyrics: I've seen your flag on the marble arch.
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Les Miserables', "Castle on a Cloud"
Misheard Lyrics: Not on a Casper or a clown
Original Lyrics: Not on a castle on a cloud
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Patrick Swayze's, "She's Like the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel the breasts on my face
Original Lyrics: Feel the breath on my face
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Queen's, "One Vision"
Misheard Lyrics: One fish, one bowl, one true religion!
Original Lyrics: One flesh, one bone, one true religion!
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1990s | |
Des'ree's, "I'm Kissing You"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, I'm missing you
Original Lyrics: Oh, I'm kissing you
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Goo Goo Dolls', "Iris"
Misheard Lyrics: When everything feels like your boobies
Original Lyrics: When everything feels like the movies
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Madonna's, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
Misheard Lyrics: I kept my pumice
Original Lyrics: I kept my promise
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Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics: Let your money go with the flow
Original Lyrics: Let your body go with the flow
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Rockapella's, "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got soul in South Korea
Original Lyrics: Steal their Seoul in South Korea
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UB40's, "Can't Help Falling In Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I can say, only fools rush in
Original Lyrics: Wise men say, only fools rush in
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2000s | |
Commercial's, "Pepto-Bismol"
Misheard Lyrics: Norton, hot bum, interjections
Original Lyrics: Nausea, heartburn, indigestion
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Forefather's, "Threads of Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Mellow England beer a-flowing
Original Lyrics: Never-ending river flowing
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Gigi D'Agostino's, "L'Amour Toujours"
Misheard Lyrics: I still believe in your lies.
Original Lyrics: I still believe in your eyes.
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Josh Groban's, "To Where You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: A witch upon tonight to see you smile
Original Lyrics: I wish upon tonight to see you smile
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Korpiklaani's, "Vodka"
Misheard Lyrics: Here, have some of my laser
OR Rubadub a geyser Original Lyrics: here comes the womanizer
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Korpiklaani's, "Vodka"
Misheard Lyrics: you’ve got a real mind!
Original Lyrics: you are the real man!
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System of a Down's, "Chic ’n’ Stu"
Misheard Lyrics: Walk into the refrigerator
Original Lyrics: This ballgames in the refrigerator
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System of a Down's, "This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m on This Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope your stepson doesn't eat the fish
When we're crying for our next fish Original Lyrics: I hope your stepson doesn't eat the fish
When we're crying for our next fix |
System of a Down's, "This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I’m on This Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Killing Thermopyles
Original Lyrics: Killers never hurt feelings
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System of a Down's, "Vicinity of Obscenity"
Misheard Lyrics: Walk into
Do we all Learn to feed From the horse With bad feet? Meet the meat Treat the king To the sweet Milky seed Original Lyrics: Do we all
Learn defeat From the whores With bad feet? Beat the meat Treat the feet To the sweet Milky seat |
2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Shape Of you"
Misheard Lyrics: And now my bedsheets smell like poo
Original Lyrics: And now my bedsheets smell like you
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Queensryche's, "Arrow of Time"
Misheard Lyrics: And know Turd is real
Original Lyrics: And find out what is real
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Queensryche's, "Arrow of Time"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a clone.
You're a clone of turd. Original Lyrics: You can't run
You can't run from yourself |
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xmas | |
Gene Autry's, "Up on a Housetop"
Misheard Lyrics: Give her a jolly that laughs and cries
Original Lyrics: Give her a dolly that laughs and cries
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John Lennon's, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one, without any tears Original Lyrics: A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one, without any fear |
Kelly Clarkson's, "My Grown Up Christmas List"
Misheard Lyrics: As children we bullied
Original Lyrics: As children we believed
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Paul McCartney's, "Wonderful Christmastime"
Misheard Lyrics: Sidney's Attic, a wonderful Christmas time
Original Lyrics: Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
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Roy Orbison's, "Pretty Paper"
Misheard Lyrics: Pretty ribbons of you
Original Lyrics: Pretty ribbons of blue
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Traditional's, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
Misheard Lyrics: With angelic roast of lamb
Original Lyrics: With angelic hosts proclaim
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Willie Nelson's, "Frosty the Snowman"
Misheard Lyrics: Down to the villains
Original Lyrics: Down to the village
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