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1950s | |
Danny and the Juniors', "At the Hop"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's go to the park
Original Lyrics: Let's go to the hop
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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "A Little Less Conversation"
Misheard Lyrics: Girls getting laid
Original Lyrics: Girl, it's getting late
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Jose Feliciano's, "Light My Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, we couldn't get much fire
Original Lyrics: Girl, we couldn’t get much higher
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Neil Sedaka's, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Breaking out is hard to do
Original Lyrics: Breaking up is hard to Do
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Peter, Paul, and Mary's, "Leavin' on a Jet Plane"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm leaving on a death train
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
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1970s | |
Black Sabbath's, "War Pigs"
Misheard Lyrics: Treating people like they're folding chairs
Original Lyrics: Treating people just like pawns in chess.
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Led Zeppelin's, "Fool in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Most of the fools got girls
Original Lyrics: the thoughts of a fool's kinda careless
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Lord David Dundas', "Jeans On"
Misheard Lyrics: I pull my blue jeans on, I pull my Ovaltine on (ch-ch)
Original Lyrics: I pull my blue jeans on, I pull my old blue jeans on (ch-ch)
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Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll deal my daddy's cue and make a living out of cryin' fool.
Original Lyrics: I'll steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool
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Santana's, "Evil Ways"
Misheard Lyrics: With Jean and Joan and who knows who
Original Lyrics: With Cain and Job and Unamuno too.
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Seals and Crofts', "Diamond Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Your shoes do shine
Original Lyrics: You sure do shine
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The Police's, "Message in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll send the wrestlers to the world
Original Lyrics: I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Cinnamon Rings
Original Lyrics: Syngman Rhee
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Christopher Cross', "Think of Laura"
Misheard Lyrics: Without a mourning
Original Lyrics: Without a warning
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses At Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I want my sunglasses at night.
Original Lyrics: I wear my sunglasses at night.
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Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come on Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on Eileen, oh I smell like a leaf
Original Lyrics: Come on Eileen, oh I swear (what he means)
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John Mellencamp's, "Cherry Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: And Pooh bear was Pooh bear
Original Lyrics: And groovin' was groovin'
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Minutemen's, "Doctor Wu"
Misheard Lyrics: The same day, they kill the children, sleep all day
Original Lyrics: Biscayne Bay, where Cuban children sleep all day
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Peter and the Test Tube Babies', "Keep Britain Untidy"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on you gay bastards
Keep Britain untidy Original Lyrics: Come on you dirty bastards
Keep Britain untidy |
Queen's, "Another One Bites The Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no sound but the sound of speed
Original Lyrics: Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet
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Survivor's, "Is This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Is this lunch that I’m feeding?
Original Lyrics: Is this love that I’m feeling?
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Survivor's, "Is This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Is this lunch that I’m feeling?
Original Lyrics: Is this love that I’m feeling?
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The Who's, "You Better You Bet"
Misheard Lyrics: I showed up late one night with a neon light for an visa.
Original Lyrics: I showed up late one night with a neon light for a beezer. (It's a clown nose).
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Tin Tin's, "Toast and Marmalade for Tea"
Misheard Lyrics: Sailing ships upon the sea
On Lovely Avenue Original Lyrics: Sailing ships upon the sea
Aren't lovelier than you |
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1990s | |
Backstreet Boys', "I Want It That Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me why fart hey tell me why meat steak
Original Lyrics: Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Ain't nothin' but a mistake. |
Gloria Estefan's, "I See Your Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm so glad that you just missed it
We asked Ted to memorize your face. Original Lyrics: And I'm so glad that you just missed it
The way I stared to memorize your face. |
Harvey Danger's, "Flagpole Sitta"
Misheard Lyrics: Paaa... (I’m not sick) ba-da pa paaaa!
Original Lyrics: I'm not sick, but I'm not well
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Jane Child's, "Don't Wanna Fall in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Love cuts just like tonight
Original Lyrics: Love cuts just like a knife
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Michael Penn's, "No Myth"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t send no climate investigator to find me, please
Original Lyrics: Don’t send no private investigator to find me, please
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Movie Scripts', "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit"
Misheard Lyrics: What you look like, Michael asked
Original Lyrics: What you look like, my class
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Movie Scripts', "Sister Act"
Misheard Lyrics: And you better be tough as mail, too
Original Lyrics: And you better be tough as nails, too
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Paula Abdul's, "The Promise of a New Day"
Misheard Lyrics: What has the final stay?
Original Lyrics: What has the final say?
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Phil Collins', "Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: And I guess there's nothing more to see
Original Lyrics: And I guess there's nothing more to say
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Tal Bachman's, "She's So High"
Misheard Lyrics: First cats give Fancy Feast
Original Lyrics: First class of fancy free
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Tal Bachman's, "She's So High"
Misheard Lyrics: Those cats get Fancy Feast
Original Lyrics: First class of fancy free
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Toni Braxton's, "Breathe Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Breathe again, breathe again
Original Lyrics: Even if, even if
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Whoopi Goldberg's, "I Love Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics: The lights and the candles
Original Lyrics: The lights and the camera
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2000s | |
Britney Spears', "Stronger"
Misheard Lyrics: Strawberry yesterday
Original Lyrics: Stronger than yesterday
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Delain's, "Shattered"
Misheard Lyrics: She flies over town in white sheets
Original Lyrics: She flies over town in white shades
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Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx's, "Gold Digger"
Misheard Lyrics: She’s a cold nigger
Original Lyrics: She’s a gold digger
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Kid Rock's, "All Summer Long"
Misheard Lyrics: Sipping whiskey out the bottle
Not thinking 'bout Obama Original Lyrics: Sipping whiskey out the bottle
Not thinking 'bout tomorrow |
2010s | |
Ariana Grande's, "Thank U, Next"
Misheard Lyrics: One day I'll walk down the aisle,
Holding hands with my Llama Original Lyrics: One day I'll walk down the aisle,
Holding hands with my mama |
Weezer's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: The wild doves cry out in the night
Original Lyrics: The wild dogs cry out in the night
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misc | |
TV Commercials', "Flintstones Chewable Vitamins"
Misheard Lyrics: We are Flintstone kids
Because we're strong and growing Original Lyrics: We're the Flintstones Kids
Ten million strong, and growing. |
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