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1950s | |
The Everly Brothers', "All I Have to Do is Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Drink, drink, drink
Original Lyrics: Dream, dream, dream
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1960s | |
The Skip-Jacks', "(Meet) The Flintstones"
Misheard Lyrics: We’ll have a grand old time
Original Lyrics: We’ll have a gay old time
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1970s | |
AC/DC's, "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
Misheard Lyrics: The solution
Original Lyrics: We salute you
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Blondie's, "Heart Of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: If I think I'm losing you, it's just no good
You seem to like their looks Original Lyrics: If I fear I'm losing you, it's just no good
You teasing like you do. |
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Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: If I fear I'm losing you, it's just no good
You seem to like their looks Original Lyrics: If I fear I'm losing you, it's just no good
You teasing like you do. |
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: In Between
Love is so amusing and I cannot find. Original Lyrics: In between
What I find is pleasing and I'm feeling fine. |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: I know a man needs a post to cry
Original Lyrics: I know a man ain't supposed to cry
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Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Burning up his fuse on Paramore
Original Lyrics: Burning up his fuse up here alone
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a whirlwind blowing the stars around,
And I'd really love to see you tonight Original Lyrics: But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out
And I'd really love to see you tonight. |
Supertramp's, "Take the Long Way Home"
Misheard Lyrics: You take the wrong way home
Original Lyrics: You take the long way home
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The Motors', "Airport"
Misheard Lyrics: Dad can't leave!
- What've you really done to me? Original Lyrics: And I can't believe
That she really wants to leave me |
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The Sandpipers', "Guantanamera"
Misheard Lyrics: One ton of mayo, Joaquin ate one ton of mayo
One ton of maaayooo.... Joaquin ate one ton of mayo Original Lyrics: Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera Guantanamera, guajira Guantanamera
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The Tymes', "Ms Grace"
Misheard Lyrics: masturbate the human race
Original Lyrics: Satin and perfume and lace
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1980s | |
Miami Sound Machine's, "Conga"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, do a condom
Original Lyrics: Baby, do the Conga
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Rick Springfield's, "Jessie's Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish I could just kiss this girl.
Original Lyrics: I wish that I had Jessie's girl.
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Toni Basil's, "Mickey"
Misheard Lyrics: You take me by the boobs
Original Lyrics: You take me by the hoo
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: It's gonna take me a lock to take me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men on Mars could ever do I guess it rains down in Africa It's gonna take some time to do the thing we never haaaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-ooo-ooo-oooh Original Lyrics: It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh) |
Wet Wet Wet's, "Wishing I Was Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: I like digging in the garden
Original Lyrics: I like kicking in the gutter.
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1990s | |
Baz Luhrmann's, "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)"
Misheard Lyrics: Forget the insoles
Original Lyrics: Forget the insults
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Bomfunk MCs', "Freestyler"
Misheard Lyrics: G-string on the top of my balls
Original Lyrics: Yeah straight from the top of my dome
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Bomfunk MCs', "Freestyler"
Misheard Lyrics: Please pray for the tough matador
As I rock rock rock rock him out the door Original Lyrics: Yeah straight from the top of my dome,
As I rock rock rock rock da microphone |
Bryan Adams', "Please Forgive Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Feels like the first kids
Original Lyrics: Feels like the first kiss
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Collective Soul's, "Shine"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell them that you like Shawn Doe
Original Lyrics: Heaven let your light shine down
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Eagle-Eye Cherry's, "Save Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Fight the break of dot-com
Original Lyrics: Save tonight
Fight the break of dawn. |
Fastball's, "Out of My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: But I finally broke up
Original Lyrics: But I finally woke up
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MC Hammer's, "U Can't Touch This"
Misheard Lyrics: Ive been around the world from London to romaine.
Original Lyrics: I've been around the world, from London to the Bay
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Marc Anthony's, "I Need to Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me Baby Bop
Original Lyrics: Tell me, baby, girl
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Mariah Carey's, "If It's Over"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause if it's really gone, you've got to save the world tonight
Original Lyrics: 'Cause if it's really gone, you've got to say the word tonight
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Republica's, "Ready to Go"
Misheard Lyrics: From the rooftop selling out
Original Lyrics: From the rooftop, shout it out
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The Cranberries', "Ode to My Family"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause we were late
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we were raised
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2000s | |
Train's, "Parachute"
Misheard Lyrics: And when the world gets shocked and tries to cut you down the side
Original Lyrics: And when the world gets sharp and tries to cut you down to size
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2010s | |
Ava Max's, "Sweet But Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: Apricot gun kinda crazy
Original Lyrics: Grab a cop gun kinda crazy
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Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna's, "This Is What You Came For"
Misheard Lyrics: Puke, oh, oh,
Puke, oh, oh Original Lyrics: You, ou, ou,
You, ou, ou, |
Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: Grew up on Mexican rugby
Original Lyrics: I'm up all night to get lucky.
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Disturbed's, "The Vengeful One"
Misheard Lyrics: Look inside it’s an anchovie, ahh
Original Lyrics: Look inside and see what you’re becoming
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Major Lazer's, "Lean On"
Misheard Lyrics: Blackish, fire gone
Original Lyrics: Blow a kiss, fire a gun
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TV Commercial's, "(The Happy World of) Haribo"
Misheard Lyrics: Kids of the world love it so, the happy world of Haribo
Original Lyrics: Kids and grown-ups love it so, the happy world of Haribo!
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Lee Ann Womack's, "I Hope You Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Time is really the cost of lotion
Original Lyrics: Time is a wheel in constant motion
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Shania Twain's, "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Go-Gurt
Original Lyrics: Let's go, girls
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misc | |
Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
Misheard Lyrics: Please be good for peace monkey's sake!
Original Lyrics: Mecum omnes plangite!
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Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
Misheard Lyrics: Salsa cookies, windmill cookies, they give you gonorrhea.
Original Lyrics: Sors salutis, et virtutis, michi nunc contraria,
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