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1950s | |
Desi Arnaz's, "We're Having a Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: While pushing the carrots
Original Lyrics: While pushing the carriage
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1960s | |
Harry Simeone Chorale's, "The Little Drummer Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: The R.P.M. kept time! (logical, if a hot rod)
Original Lyrics: The ox and lamb kept time.
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Sam & Dave's, "Soul Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Go to heaven in a truck load
Original Lyrics: Good lovin', I got a truck load
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Steve Miller Band's, "Living in The USA"
Misheard Lyrics: Smack him ! Smack him ! Smack him ! Smack him !
Original Lyrics: Stand back! Stand back ! Stand back ! Stand back!
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The Beatles', "Help!"
Misheard Lyrics: Won’t you please please kill me
Original Lyrics: Won’t you please please help me
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Momma Lee only left a note on the door
Original Lyrics: Mamma Leone left a note on the door
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Chic's, "Le Freak"
Misheard Lyrics: "Aw freak out!
Le Freak", says a chick. Original Lyrics: Aaahh freak out!
Le freak, see'est Chic. |
Commodores', "Brick House"
Misheard Lyrics: So knock your nick upon you nair to your knees
Original Lyrics: Sure enough to knock a strong man to his knees
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Golden Earring's, "Radar Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Been driving all night man, sweat on the wheel.
Original Lyrics: I been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel.
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Led Zeppelin's, "Black Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: A beetle legged woman ain't got no soul.
Original Lyrics: A big legged woman ain't got no soul.
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics: With a bold her on my shoulder
Feelin' kind like an odor I tripped on a merry-go-round Original Lyrics: With a boulder on my shoulder
Feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round. |
Melissa Manchester's, "Midnight Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: I think we get bacon
Original Lyrics: I think we can make it
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Building, riveting, a grews job the Kennedy
Original Lyrics: A built in remedy
For Khrushchev and Kennedy. |
The Sex Pistols', "God Save The Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: And off with her head!
She's not what she seems! Original Lyrics: And our figurehead
Is not what she seems |
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1980s | |
Depeche Mode's, "Strangelove"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll make your mom smile.
Original Lyrics: I'll make your heart smile
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Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: She used to have an easy no touch this
Original Lyrics: She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah.
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Hall and Oates', "Maneater"
Misheard Lyrics: Watching a wedding!
Original Lyrics: watching and waiting
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Missing Persons', "Noticeable One"
Misheard Lyrics: I am one, I'm the notice Number One
Notice me, notice me Original Lyrics: I am one of the noticeable ones
Notice me, notice me |
Roger Waters', "The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody on the plane
Original Lyrics: The body on the plain
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Sting's, "Fortress Around Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: In circles you with treasures and barbed wire
Original Lyrics: Encircled you with trenches and barbed wire
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Whitesnake's, "Is This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: That's against the law
Original Lyrics: Back's against the wall
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1990s | |
AC/DC's, "Thunderstruck"
Misheard Lyrics: Rode down the hallway, from the living, we hit the ton!
Original Lyrics: Rode down the high way, broke the limit, we hit the town
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Alanis Morissette's, "Not The Doctor"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna be responsible for your broken heart and its wounded beat.
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna be responsible for your fractured heart and its wounded beat.
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Danzig's, "Twist of Cain"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah! Sweet potato! Yeah! Drives my brain...
Original Lyrics: Yeah! Twist of Cain. Yeah! Drives my brain
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Pearl Jam's, "Yellow Ledbetter"
Misheard Lyrics: And I don't, I don't know where there's a parcel or a bag
Original Lyrics: I know I said 'I know what I wear not the boxer or the bag.'
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Sean Tyrrell's, "The Orchard"
Misheard Lyrics: I hoped the pain would ensuezq
Original Lyrics: I hoped the pain would end soon
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2000s | |
Deep Blue Something's, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Misheard Lyrics: No common brown to start from.
Original Lyrics: No common ground to start from
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Dope's, "Debonaire"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't care that I'm singing about it
Original Lyrics: I don't care nothing about it
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Flesh FIeld's, "This Broken Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: I looked to you for comfort
And YOLO broke me Original Lyrics: I looked to you for comfort
And your look broke me |
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Gwen Stefani's, "What You Waiting For"
Misheard Lyrics: Hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop, hip-hop
Original Lyrics: Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: That's why we swim all night year
Original Lyrics: That's why I need you to hear.
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: That's why we swim all night year
Original Lyrics: That's why i need you to hear.
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Vanessa Carlton's, "White Houses"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone's in a suit
Original Lyrics: Summer's ending soon
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2010s | |
Commercial's, "Wayfair"
Misheard Lyrics: Wayfair, equals just what I need
Original Lyrics: Wayfair, you got just what I need
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Ghost's, "Ritual"
Misheard Lyrics: On this night of ritual
The Pokemon Master Original Lyrics: On this night of ritual
Invoking our master |
K.Flay's, "Blood in the Cut"
Misheard Lyrics: Thought if I was smart I’d Mr. Fart
Original Lyrics: Thought if I was smart I’d make it far
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K.Flay's, "Blood in the Cut"
Misheard Lyrics: Thought if I was smart I’d make him fart
Original Lyrics: Thought if I was smart I’d make it far
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Mariah Carey's, "A No No"
Misheard Lyrics: Ants is our hands, AKA I cut you off
Original Lyrics: Ed Scissorhands, AKA I cut you off
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Mariah Carey's, "Caution"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you want more material, positions ain't a thing
Original Lyrics: Do you want more material possessions, ain't nothing
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Rave the Reqviem's, "Mono Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm still on my knees
Licking every hand that richest sodomite Original Lyrics: I'm still on my knees
Licking every hand that reaches out to mine |
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: When the ballet
Original Lyrics: When the bough breaks
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xmas | |
Carpenters', "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Christmas prison is here to stay
Original Lyrics: Christmas present is here today
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Vince Guaraldi Trio's, "Christmas Time Is Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Aftermath and cheer
Original Lyrics: Happiness and cheer
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Vince Vance and the Valiants', "All I Want for Christmas is You"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t want a Christmas that’s you
Original Lyrics: Don’t want a Christmas that’s blue
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