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1960s | |
Paul Revere and the Raiders', "Cherokee Nation"
Misheard Lyrics: Tomahawk and Bowie knife
Original Lyrics: Tomahawk and bow and knife
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The Lemon Pipers', "Jelly Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics: Carrot Top's at play
Original Lyrics: Carrot trumpets play
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The Seekers', "The Carnival Is Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Porky roll and come on by
Original Lyrics: For Pierrot and Columbine
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The Who's, "Pinball Wizard"
Misheard Lyrics: That daddy stole a blanket
Original Lyrics: That deaf, dumb and blind kid
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1970s | |
Abba's, "That's Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm clearly not the kind of girl you'd marry
Original Lyrics: I'm Carrie, not the kind of girl you'd marry
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Abba's, "That's Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm clearly not the kind of girl you'd marry
Original Lyrics: I'm Carrie, not the kind of girl you'd marry
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Annie's, "I Don't Need Anything But You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm richer than minus
Original Lyrics: I'm richer than Midas
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Commodores', "Sail On"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Bout half a dinosaur
Original Lyrics: 'Bout half a mile or so
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John Denver's, "Rocky Mountain High "
Misheard Lyrics: Rocky Mountain High, Donnie Darko.
Original Lyrics: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado.
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Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks', "Whenever I Call You Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: Three red droids on a Saturday night
Original Lyrics: Sweet love showin' us a heavenly light
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Mental As Anything's, "The Nips Are Getting Bigger"
Misheard Lyrics: I hate gays
Original Lyrics: The nips are getting bigger
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Nazareth's, "Love Hurts"
Misheard Lyrics: Love hurts, love scars
Love moon and Mars Original Lyrics: Love hurts, love scars
Love wounds and marks |
Neil Sedaka's, "Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Dad's (dad's) blood (blood)
Original Lyrics: Bad (bad) blood (blood)
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The Staple Singers', "I’ll Take You There"
Misheard Lyrics: I love a place
Original Lyrics: I know a place
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1980s | |
Bronski Beat's, "Smalltown Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Run away, Turtle Wax
Original Lyrics: Run away, turn away
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Chicago's, "Hard Habit To Break"
Misheard Lyrics: After all of these years I'm still tryin' to escape
Original Lyrics: After all of these years I'm still tryin' to shake it
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Chicago's, "Hard Habit To Break"
Misheard Lyrics: But then you were gone and the hour was wrong
Original Lyrics: But then you were gone and it all was wrong
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Chicago's, "Hard Habit To Break"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't love what you've got until it's gone
Original Lyrics: You don't know what you've got until it's gone
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Commercial's, "Alka Seltzer Plus"
Misheard Lyrics: Took care of my when I have a cold, Alka Seltzer did
Original Lyrics: Took care of my Winter Harbor cold, Alka Seltzer Plus did
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Deniece Williams', "Let's Hear It For The Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's hear it for the boss
Original Lyrics: Let's hear it for the boy.
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Man 2 Man Meet Man Parrish's, "Male Stripper"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd bum for a f--k
Original Lyrics: I'd bump for a buck
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Natalie Cole's, "Miss You Like Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I miss you maybe
Original Lyrics: I miss you baby
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1990s | |
Cher's, "Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel something and Simon says
Original Lyrics: I can feel something inside me saying
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MC Hammer's, "U Can't Touch This"
Misheard Lyrics: With a mand to rhyme and two white feet.
Original Lyrics: With a mind to rhyme and two hyped feet
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No Doubt's, "Just a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm Justin's girl
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm just a girl
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Queen's, "Headlong"
Misheard Lyrics: And you're screaming in the night
Let me out of this cheap bee movie Original Lyrics: And you're screaming in the night
Let me out of this cheap B movie |
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Take That's, "Back For Good"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll be right up under the sun
Original Lyrics: You'll be right and understood.
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Toad the Wet Sprocket's, "Walk on the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: Flash becomes water
Original Lyrics: Flesh becomes water
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2000s | |
Britney Spears', "I'm a Slave 4 U"
Misheard Lyrics: I need some m&m's and eggs!
Original Lyrics: Leaving behind my name and age.
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Clay Aiken's, "Invisible"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll make up your mind tonight
Original Lyrics: I'll make you mine tonight
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Clay Aiken's, "Invisible"
Misheard Lyrics: If I was unbreakable
Original Lyrics: If arms were unbreakable
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Counting Crows', "Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey paradise, put up the barking lice.
Original Lyrics: They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.
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Glassjaw's, "Ape Dos Mil"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't trust a man who's above it all.
Original Lyrics: You can't trust a man who's a governor.
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Jennifer Lopez's, "Jenny from the Block"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm still, I'm still Jelly Belly flops
Original Lyrics: I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block
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Rednex's, "Cotton-Eye Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: Where did you come from, carbonite show?
Original Lyrics: Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe?
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The Ark's, "It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane"
Misheard Lyrics: Take it jackpot, crackpot, shouting like a bigot
Original Lyrics: Take it jackpot, crackpot, strutting like a peacock
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The Black Eyed Peas', "My Humps"
Misheard Lyrics: I met a girl down at Tabasco
Original Lyrics: I met a girl down at the disco
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The Black Eyed Peas', "My Humps"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got me spinning
Original Lyrics: She's got me spending
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Rolling in the Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: Never had canned sheep
Original Lyrics: Rolling in the deep
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Rammstein's, "Dalai Lama"
Misheard Lyrics: Come here, light beer.
Beer so good, so dear. Come here, light beer. Drink up, brother dear. Original Lyrics: Komm her, bleib hier
Wir sind gut zu dir Komm her, bleib hier Wir sind Brüder dir |
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Shawn Mendes', "Stitches"
Misheard Lyrics: Need a little bread, gotta get you outta my head
Need a little bread, gonna wind up dead Original Lyrics: Needle and the thread, gotta get you outta my head
Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead |
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