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1960s | |
Blood, Sweat, and Tears', "Spinning Wheel"
Misheard Lyrics: Talking 'bout your troubles and you never burn
Original Lyrics: Talking 'bout your troubles and you never learn
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Jefferson Airplane's, "She Has Funny Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: Your mind's Banshee'd.
Original Lyrics: Your mind's guaranteed.
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Led Zeppelin's, "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"
Misheard Lyrics: When you conscience hits you knock it back with Piels.
Original Lyrics: When conscience hits you knock it back with pills.
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Sly And The Family Stone's, "Dance To The Music"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna add some bygone
So that the dancers just won't hide Original Lyrics: I'm gonna add some bottom
So that the dancers just won't hide. |
The Drifters', "Under the Boardwalk"
Misheard Lyrics: You can almost taste the hot dogs and French fried bake sales
Original Lyrics: You can almost taste the hot dogs and French fries they sell
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The Four Tops', "Reach Out I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in there
Original Lyrics: I'll be there
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Traffic's, "Berkshire Poppies"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance city, oh what a pity
Original Lyrics: Day in the city, oh what a pity
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1970s | |
Cast of 'Godspell''s, "All for the Best"
Misheard Lyrics: Who is the land for
The son and the Sanford Original Lyrics: Who is the land for
The sun and the sand for |
Eagles', "Take it to the Limit"
Misheard Lyrics: Bacon to the eggs one more time
Original Lyrics: Take it to the limit one more time
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Gloria Gaynor's, "I Will Survive"
Misheard Lyrics: Not the Boulevard
Original Lyrics: Not to fall apart
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Nazareth's, "Broken Down Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: She's only a bird that's broken wind
Original Lyrics: She's only a bird that's broke her wing
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The Four Tops', "It's the Same Old Song"
Misheard Lyrics: But with a different evening
Original Lyrics: But with a different meaning
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The Hollies', "Long Dark Road"
Misheard Lyrics: It's gone now, Blue Bonnet
Original Lyrics: It's gone now, moved on now
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1980s | |
Alvin and the Chipmunks', "We're the Chipmunks"
Misheard Lyrics: Meet the Chipmunks
Original Lyrics: We're the Chipmunks
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Bobby Brown's, "Every Little Step"
Misheard Lyrics: Every little speck of paste
Original Lyrics: Every little step I take
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Hall & Oates', "Adult Education"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying to imitate their gyros
Original Lyrics: Trying to imitate their heroes
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Irene Cara's, "Flashdance...What a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: I can really have a ball
Original Lyrics: I can really have it all
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Michael Sembello's, "Maniac"
Misheard Lyrics: It can catch you like a night
Original Lyrics: It can cut you like a knife
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Mother Soundtrack's, "Bein' Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: when you harvest bacon
Original Lyrics: when your heart is aching
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Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
Misheard Lyrics: We were so in nights
And we would dance all days We were cool on Christ Original Lyrics: We were so in vies
In our dance hall days We were cool on cries |
Whitesnake's, "Here I Go Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Going down the only road in Lebanon.
Original Lyrics: Going down the only road I've never known.
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1990s | |
Beastie Boys', "Intergalactic"
Misheard Lyrics: I filled out all the forms to the very last file
Original Lyrics: I run the marathon to the very last mile
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Beastie Boys', "Intergalactic"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, if you’ve got a Wii
Original Lyrics: Well, if you battle me
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Deep Blue Something's, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Misheard Lyrics: Well come around to Scotland
Original Lyrics: No common ground to start from
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Fatboy Slim's, "Praise You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm watching Frasier like I should
Original Lyrics: I have to praise you like I should
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Hanson's, "I Will Come to You"
Misheard Lyrics: When the night is Dunkin’ Donuts
Original Lyrics: When the night is dark and stormy
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo's, "Life Savers"
Misheard Lyrics: Sophomore Life Savers...hum!
Original Lyrics: So full of Life Savers...yum!
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: With the bourbon shades it's a lonely view
Original Lyrics: With the birds I'll share this lonely view
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Theme Songs', "America's Funniest Home Videos"
Misheard Lyrics: America, America misses you
Original Lyrics: America, America, this is you
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Todd Rundgren's, "Aliens in the Family"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just nearly a tin of family
Original Lyrics: It's just aliens in the family
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Tori Amos', "Professional Widow (Its Got To Be Big) [Armand Van"
Misheard Lyrics: Are ya bringing yourself tonight?
Are ya bringing yourself tonight is ya. Original Lyrics: Now honey bring it close to my
Now honey bring it close to my lips, yeah |
Ziggy Marley's, "Believe in Yourself (Arthur Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm nasty, hey!
Original Lyrics: And I say hey!
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2000s | |
Akon's, "Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: Bad to the bone, make me wanna go poopy in a chocolate zone
Original Lyrics: Bad to the bone, make me wanna bone, put me in the triple X zone
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: That I just swim down below
Original Lyrics: That I just want you to know.
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2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: And now my bedsheets stick like glue
Original Lyrics: And now my bedsheets smell like you
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xmas | |
Alvin and the Chipmunks', "The Chipmunk Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Time for joy and time for cheer
Original Lyrics: Time for toys and time for cheer
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Bing Crosby's, "Happy Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: May the calendar keep ringin'
Original Lyrics: May the calendar keep bringin'
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Bing Crosby's, "Silver Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: See the snow crotch
or See the snow crutch Original Lyrics: Hear the snow crunch
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Eagles', "Please Come Home for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh what a Gleason
Original Lyrics: Oh what a Christmas
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Elton John's, "Step Into Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: We could not snow forever and ever
Original Lyrics: We could watch the snow fall forever and ever
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Gayla Peevey's, "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: No stinky stinky toy
Original Lyrics: No dinky Tinkertoy
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Hanson's, "Finally It’s Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Pine tree for Christmas
Original Lyrics: Finally it’s Christmas
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Jackson 5's, "Up On the Housetop"
Misheard Lyrics: Jackets almost 6 feet tall
Original Lyrics: Jackie’s almost 6 feet tall
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Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd's, "Mary, Did You Know?"
Misheard Lyrics: That your baby born
Original Lyrics: That your baby boy
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LeAnn Rimes', "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: Later we'll have some f***in' lie
Original Lyrics: Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
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Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Douching through the snow
Original Lyrics: Dashing through the snow
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