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1960s | |
Chubby Checker's, "Let's Twist Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Last chance again
Original Lyrics: Let's twist again
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1970s | |
Allan Sherman's, "Moss Covered Three Handled Family Gredunza"
Misheard Lyrics: That hung on the family dream
Original Lyrics: That hung on the family tree
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B.J. Thomas', "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Brian's not for me
Original Lyrics: Crying's not for me
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Bob Dylan's, "Changing Of The Guards"
Misheard Lyrics: Or else your Hotspurs have the courage for the changing of the guardsb
Original Lyrics: Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards
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Bread's, "Aubrey"
Misheard Lyrics: Anne Aubrey was her name
A not so very ordinary girl or name But who's to blame? For a love that wouldn't bloom Original Lyrics: And Aubrey was her name
A not so very ordinary girl or name But who's to blame? For a love that wouldn't bloom |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Because the night belongs to Lars
Original Lyrics: Because the night belongs to lovers
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Candy’s Room"
Misheard Lyrics: She has slutty clothes
Original Lyrics: She has fancy clothes
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Chicago's, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: After all the who you've been through
Original Lyrics: After all that we've been through
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Foghat's, "Third Time Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: Once beaten, twice shy
Original Lyrics: Once bitten, twice shy
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Kansas', "Carry On Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me all my neighbors have gone
Original Lyrics: Carry on my wayward son
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Kansas', "Carry On Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics: There'll be kids when you are gone
Original Lyrics: There'll be peace when you are done
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Kansas', "Dust in the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: Just to shop for water
Original Lyrics: Just a drop of water
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Linda Ronstadt's, "Blue Bayou"
Misheard Lyrics: Brazil, the moon
And the evening tide Original Lyrics: The silver moon
And the evening tide |
Ohio Players', "Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: The way you walk and talk really sets me off
To a fuller lunch hour Original Lyrics: The way you walk and talk really sets me off
To a fuller love, child |
The Addrisi Brothers', "We've Got to Get It On Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Silver spots that used to fly
Original Lyrics: Silver sparks that used to fly
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The Mash's, "Suicide Is Painless"
Misheard Lyrics: The Bill of Rights is hard to say
Original Lyrics: The Game of Life is hard to play
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The Miracles', "Love Machine"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just another ship
Original Lyrics: I'm just a love machine
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The Who's, "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Misheard Lyrics: We won't see Pooh again
Original Lyrics: We won't get fooled again
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "All Out of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a lot of love
Original Lyrics: I'm all out of love
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Air Supply's, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All"
Misheard Lyrics: Vicki Lawrence...out of nothing at all
Original Lyrics: Making love...out of nothing at all
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Commercial's, "Bain De Soleil Suntan Lotion (jingle)"
Misheard Lyrics: Bain De Soleil
For the Tampa Bay tan Original Lyrics: Bain de Soleil
For the San Tropez tan |
Dan Fogelberg's, "Hard to Say"
Misheard Lyrics: With a wheelie past
Original Lyrics: With a weary past
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John Mellencamp's, "Jack And Diane"
Misheard Lyrics: Janey's comin' round real soon take us swimming and then,
Original Lyrics: Changes come around real soon make us women and men
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Nu Shooz's, "I Can't Wait"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, I-I-I can't win
Original Lyrics: Baby, I-I-I can't wait
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The Bangles', "Manic Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: Doesn't matter that I have to feed the both of us
And clothe myself Original Lyrics: Doesn't matter that I have to feed the both of us
Employment's down. |
Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I press the reins down in Africa
--or-- I p*** the rains down in Africa Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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Yes', "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: You say you don't wanna chance it
You don't have to look far Watch yourself, there's evil in disguise Now's the chance, don' be lonely Original Lyrics: Say, you don't want to chance it
You've been hassled before Watch it now, eagle in the sky How he dancin' one and only |
1990s | |
Ace of Base's, "All That She Wants"
Misheard Lyrics: But the moment means goodbye
Original Lyrics: But the morning means goodbye
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Gwen Stefani featuring Akon's, "The Sweet Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a big mistake
Original Lyrics: If I could escape
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Len's, "Steal My Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: So I listened to the miles a ton
Original Lyrics: So I missed a million miles of fun
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MC Hammer's, "U Can't Touch This"
Misheard Lyrics: You better get height, boy
Original Lyrics: You better get hyped Boy.
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Qkumba Zoo's, "The Child (Inside)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pooh bear coming
Original Lyrics: Who's that calling?
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Qkumba Zoo's, "The Child (Inside)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pooh bear coming
Original Lyrics: Who's that calling?
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Spice Girls', "Spice Up Your Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Sandwich to the left
Original Lyrics: Slam it to the left
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2000s | |
Bad Religion's, "I Love My Computer"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm never been quite so Aubrey ohhhhhh
Original Lyrics: I've never been quite so happy
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Five for Fighting's, "100 Years"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm * for a Mormon
Original Lyrics: I'm * for a moment
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Michelle Branch's, "Everywhere"
Misheard Lyrics: To the inside owl I can see
Original Lyrics: Turn it inside out so I can see
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Movie Scripts', "The Cat in the Hat (2003)"
Misheard Lyrics: Cat, you need to clean this missile prompt-o
Original Lyrics: Cat, you need to clean this mess up pronto
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Nas', "Made You Look"
Misheard Lyrics: Knock a Peps drink down in this Pep cup
Original Lyrics: Knock a pimp's drink down in this pimp cup
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Vanessa Carlton's, "Pretty Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: For you're the song that breaks the store
Original Lyrics: For you're the sun that breaks the storm
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2010s | |
Dua Lipa's, "Swan Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Wishing it was maple leaf, oh
Original Lyrics: Wishing it was make-believe, oh
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Travis Scott's, "Sicko Mode"
Misheard Lyrics: Stacey Dash, Mercedes girls ain’t got a clue
Original Lyrics: Stacey Dash, most of these girls ain’t got a clue
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country | |
Trace Adkins', "You're Gonna Miss This"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna wash this down
Original Lyrics: You're gonna want this back
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