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1960s | |
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics: I was yours to receive
Original Lyrics: I was yours to be seen
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Doris Troy's, "Just One Look"
Misheard Lyrics: Just wanna look
or Just won't look Original Lyrics: just one look
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Elvis Presley's, "Viva Las Vegas"
Misheard Lyrics: Evening in Las Vegas
Original Lyrics: Viva Las Vegas
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Harry Nilsson's, "Everybody's Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Only the ankles of my mind
Original Lyrics: Only the echoes of my mind
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Ray Stevens', "Along Came Jones"
Misheard Lyrics: And opened cans of tuna
Original Lyrics: And turned on channel 2
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Ray Stevens', "Harry the Hairy Ape"
Misheard Lyrics: And then the cover of Dr. Seuss made his way
Original Lyrics: And under cover of darkness he made his way
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The Association's, "Windy"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone knows she’s Wendy
Original Lyrics: Everyone knows it’s windy
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The Beach Boys', "Good Vibrations"
Misheard Lyrics: I like the colorful girl she was
Original Lyrics: I like the colorful clothes she wears
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1970s | |
Abba's, "That's Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm kind enough to find a girl you'd marry
Original Lyrics: I'm Carrie, not the kind of girl you'd marry
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Cat Stevens', "Peace Train"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone get on the beast train
Original Lyrics: Everyone get on the peace train
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Dolly Parton's, "Here You Come Again"
Misheard Lyrics: He'll come again
Original Lyrics: Here you come again
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Living Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Leeza Gibbons says
Original Lyrics: It’s a given thing
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Sweet Talkin’ Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: You got me soakin’
Original Lyrics: You got me searchin’
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Steely Dan's, "Do it Again"
Misheard Lyrics: You're going flapjack
Original Lyrics: You go back, Jack
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1980s | |
A-ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Smelling the waifus, okay?
Original Lyrics: Slowly learning that life is okay
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Culture Club's, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"
Misheard Lyrics: In his mind
Original Lyrics: In this life
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Frank Stallone's, "Far From Over"
Misheard Lyrics: I want it more than anything I've wanted.
Original Lyrics: ... I live in Malden.
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John Mellencamp's, "Cherry Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: That's when I spoke the words I spoke
And Whoville was Whoville! Original Lyrics: That was when a sport was a sport
And grooving was grooving |
Men Without Hats', "Pop Goes the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Plop, plop, fizz, fizz
Original Lyrics: Pop goes the world
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Men Without Hats', "The Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody take off your pants
Original Lyrics: Everybody look at your hands
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Men at Work's, "Down Under"
Misheard Lyrics: Where women grow and men wander
Original Lyrics: Where women glow and men plunder
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Movie Scripts', "Crocodile Dundee"
Misheard Lyrics: That's not enough!
That's enough! Original Lyrics: That's not a knife!
That's a knife! |
Odyssey's, "Going Back to My Roots"
Misheard Lyrics: Sippin' up my booze
Original Lyrics: Zippin' up my boots
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Paul Simon's, "I Know What I Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Who am I to glow against the moon?
Original Lyrics: Who am I to blow against the wind?
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Rocky Burnette's, "Tired Of Toein' The Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, oh! Tonto and the line
Original Lyrics: Baby, I'm
Tired of toein' the line. |
Sade's, "The Sweetest Taboo"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a flying stork
Original Lyrics: There's a quiet storm
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Tracy Chapman's, "Fast Car"
Misheard Lyrics: I work like a maggot as a checkout girl.
Original Lyrics: I work in a market as a checkout girl.
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1990s | |
Amy Grant's, "Baby Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: And ever since the day
You use some body lotion Original Lyrics: And ever since the day
You put my heart in motion |
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James Ingram's, "I Don't Have the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't have to fart
Original Lyrics: I don't have the heart
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Little Richard's, "Ride On the Magic School Bus"
Misheard Lyrics: Suffer on a sound wave
Original Lyrics: Surfin' on a sound wave
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Meat Loaf's, "Not a Dry Eye in the House"
Misheard Lyrics: It was almost like her boobies
Original Lyrics: It was almost like a movie
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Montell Jordan's, "I Can Do That"
Misheard Lyrics: You got me feeding for your candy land
Original Lyrics: You got me fiending for your candy land
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Montell Jordan's, "Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a diaper guy
Original Lyrics: I'm the type of guy
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Montell Jordan's, "What's On Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Comment, comment
Original Lyrics: Coming, coming
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R. Kelly's, "She's Got That Vibe"
Misheard Lyrics: Tanice Has Got It
Original Lyrics: Leonice has got it
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2000s | |
Beyonce and Shakira's, "Beautiful Liar"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's not kill Big Pharma
Let's not start a fight Original Lyrics: Let's not kill the karma
Let's not start a fight |
Hoobastank's, "Disappear"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you bring a chimpanzee?
Original Lyrics: Can you make them disappear?
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KeSha's, "Tik Tok"
Misheard Lyrics: Wake up in the morning feeling like Mick Jagger
Original Lyrics: Wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy
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Montell Jordan's, "Get It on Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a d***head
Original Lyrics: She's a chicken
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2010s | |
Brendon Urie's, "Old Fashioned"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the false side of hope where believers conceive
And there's only memories when it's over Original Lyrics: It's the false side of hope where believers concede
And there's only memories when it's over |
Daft Punk's, "Instant Crush"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I thought about what I wanna say
But I never really know where to go So I changed myself to a man 'Cause I know it unlocks like a door Original Lyrics: Now I thought about what I wanna say
But I never really know where to go So I chained myself to a friend 'Cause I know it unlocks like a door |
Matt Nathanson's, "Used to Be"
Misheard Lyrics: And if you're having trouble bathing
Original Lyrics: And if you're having trouble baby
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: When the mother said: "I still sleep, but now we're stressed out!"
Original Lyrics: When our momma sang us to sleep but now we’re stressed out
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