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1960s | |
Jackie DeShannon's, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Put a little lump in your heart
Original Lyrics: Put a little love in your heart
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "Piano Man"
Misheard Lyrics: But it’s better than drinking a bone.
Original Lyrics: But it’s better than drinking alone.
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Cher's, "Dark Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Dark lady laughed a dance and hit the candles one by one
Danced to her gypsy music then she blew herself Original Lyrics: Dark lady laughed and danced and lit the candles one by one
Danced to her gypsy music till her brew was done |
Joe Jackson's, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"
Misheard Lyrics: Something's going on around here
Original Lyrics: Something's going wrong around here
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Looking Glass', "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"
Misheard Lyrics: The salmon said
Original Lyrics: The sailor said
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Blinded by the light
wrapped up like a douche Another ruin her in the night Original Lyrics: Blinded by the light
revved up like a deuce Another runner in the night |
Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a raisin cloud, passing by!
Original Lyrics: I'm a racing car, passing by!
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Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics: Still my daddy's cool makin' a livin' outta playing pool.
Original Lyrics: I'll steal my daddy's cue
And make a living out of playin' pool. |
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1980s | |
Bing Crosby's, "White Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Where the cream pops glisten
Original Lyrics: Where the tree tops glisten
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Eurythmics', "Here Comes the Rain Again"
Misheard Lyrics: So baby talk to me like others do
Original Lyrics: So baby talk to me like lovers do
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Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Misheard Lyrics: I traveled the world in the 70s
Original Lyrics: I travel the world and the seven seas
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Eurythmics', "Would I Lie to You?"
Misheard Lyrics: Move around to you
Original Lyrics: Would I lie to you?
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Joe Jackson's, "Steppin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Get into a bar and try
Original Lyrics: Get into a car and drive
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The Cure's, "Lovesong"
Misheard Lyrics: I will always hug you
Original Lyrics: I will always love you
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The Young Gods', "Skinflowers"
Misheard Lyrics: One folder skinflowers
Original Lyrics: One for the skinflowers
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1990s | |
Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: It was more than any loss in love
Original Lyrics: It was more than all your laws allow
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Chris Isaak's, "Wicked Game"
Misheard Lyrics: What a naked thing to do
Original Lyrics: What a wicked thing to do
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: I would beat up a guy,
I would beat on a guy, If I was green I would die, and If I was green I'm a guy Original Lyrics: I'm blue da boo de da boo die
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Genesis', "Land of Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics: This is a place worth killing
Original Lyrics: This is a place worth giving
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Hole's, "Malibu"
Misheard Lyrics: How are you sulfur, with you're barely on fire.
Original Lyrics: How are you so burnt, when you're barely on fire.
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Rozalla's, "Are You Ready To Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you ready to die?
Original Lyrics: Are you ready to fly?
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Sixpence None The Richer's, "Kiss Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Strike up the band and make the fart light stand silver moon sparkling so kiss me
Original Lyrics: And make the fireflies dance, silver moon's sparkling
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The Wallflowers', "One Headlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Me and Tinker Bell
Original Lyrics: Me and Cinderella
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2000s | |
Fatboy Slim's, "Drop the Hate"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m calling on Anna Marie
or I’m calling on everybody Original Lyrics: I’m calling on heaven and me
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Fatboy Slim's, "Drop the Hate"
Misheard Lyrics: No particular s***
Original Lyrics: No particular city
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Gorillaz's, "DARE"
Misheard Lyrics: Jump with the mom and move it
Jump back and forth Feel like you could paint yourself, work it out Original Lyrics: Jump with them all and move it
Jump back and forth It feels like you were there yourself, work it out |
Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: And so I have to say before I haul
Original Lyrics: And so I have to say before I go.
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: And so I have to swim before the show
Original Lyrics: And so I have to say before I go.
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: And your the one who swims for all the beers
Original Lyrics: And be the one who catches all your tears.
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: I found a reason to go
Original Lyrics: I've found a reason to show.
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I just want you to haul
Original Lyrics: That I just want you to know.
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I just want you to roll
Original Lyrics: That I just want you to know.
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KT Tunstall's, "Suddenly I See"
Misheard Lyrics: Why my head it means so much to me
Original Lyrics: Why the hell it means so much to me
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Madonna's, "Like It or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: Catapult without the futon
Please don't take a fence Original Lyrics: Can't have the Femme without the Fatale
Please don't take offense |
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2010s | |
Green Day's, "21 Guns"
Misheard Lyrics: One, twenty one guns
Blow up my ass into the sky Original Lyrics: One, twenty one guns
Throw up your arms into the sky |
Ingrid Michaelson's, "Girls Chase Boys"
Misheard Lyrics: All the Broken Hearts in the Western Reach
Let's not make it harder than it is to breach. Original Lyrics: All the broken hearts in the world still beat
Let's not make it harder than it has to be |
Stone Sour's, "Absolute Zero"
Misheard Lyrics: I dance on my balls in your mind
Original Lyrics: Ideas are the bombs in your mind
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christian | |
Traditional's, "Michael Row The Boat Ashore"
Misheard Lyrics: My goat knows the bowling score
Original Lyrics: Michael row the boat ashore
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xmas | |
Barenaked Ladies', "Green Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: But it's a dream Christmas in this tower
Original Lyrics: But it's a green Christmas in this town
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Dean Martin's, "A Marshmallow World"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a wintry day
Original Lyrics: It's a whipped cream day
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Eurythmics', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Until the other kiddies knock him down
Original Lyrics: Until the other kiddies come around
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Traditional's, "Deck The Halls"
Misheard Lyrics: Deck the halls with booges of holly
Original Lyrics: Deck the halls with boughs of holly
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Traditional's, "The 12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: To TurboTax
Original Lyrics: Two turtle doves
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Traditional's, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh bring us some piggy pudding
Original Lyrics: Oh bring us some figgy pudding
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