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1960s | |
Archie Bell and the Drells', "Tighten Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's dine out now
Original Lyrics: Let's tighten it up now
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Down on the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Willie goes into a dance, and sporting Magic Wood.
Original Lyrics: Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
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Jimi Hendrix's, "All Along The Watchtower"
Misheard Lyrics: Proud man dig my herb
Original Lyrics: Plowmen dig my earth
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Ronnie Dyson's, "Aquarius"
Misheard Lyrics: The end piece will guide the planets
Original Lyrics: Then peace will guide the planets
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The Doors', "People Are Strange"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're strange
Faces come out of their range. Original Lyrics: When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain. |
1970s | |
Captain and Tennille's, "Love Will Keep Us Together"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in
Original Lyrics: I will
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David Bowie's, "Life On Mars"
Misheard Lyrics: Lenin will rain again
Original Lyrics: Lennon's on sale again.
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Diana Ross', "Gettin' Ready for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Singin' along on a breeze
Original Lyrics: Sailin' along on a breeze
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Diana Ross', "Gettin' Ready for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Singin' along on a breeze
Original Lyrics: Sailin' along on a breeze
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Elton John's, "Bennie And The Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: She has electric boobs, her mom does too
Original Lyrics: She's got electric boots, and a mohair suit.
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Skadamoose Skadamoose can u do the Fandango
Thunderbolt of lightning very very frightening bee Original Lyrics: Scaramouch, Scaramouch will you do the Fandango
Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me |
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan's, "Tell Me Something Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Jerry Seinfeld, go
Original Lyrics: Tell me something good
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Seals and Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Some of these make me feel fine
Original Lyrics: Summer breeze makes me feel fine
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Seals and Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Sotheby's makes me be mine
Original Lyrics: Summer breeze makes me feel fine
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Steely Dan's, "Deacon Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Call me Vicki Boobs
Original Lyrics: Call me Deacon Blues
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Steely Dan's, "Reelin' in the Years"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you really an engineer?
Original Lyrics: Are you reelin' in the years?
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The Hollies', "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress"
Misheard Lyrics: Justify my beautiful wall
Original Lyrics: Just a five-nine beautiful tall
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1980s | |
EAutograph's, "Turn Up The Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gone 24 hours a day
Original Lyrics: I'm goin' 24 hours a day
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood's, "Two Tribes"
Misheard Lyrics: (Working for a flapjack)
Original Lyrics: (Workin' for the black mask)
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Kool & the Gang's, "Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho"
Misheard Lyrics: Hidey hi, Idaho
Original Lyrics: Hi de hi, hi de ho
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Steely Dan's, "Reelin' In The Years"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you gathering aperitifs?
Have you had enough of mine? Original Lyrics: Are you gatherin' up the tears?
Have you had enough of mine? |
1990s | |
Eternal's, "Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme that you are gonna leave me
Original Lyrics: I'm dreaming that you are gonna leave me
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New Radicals', "You Get What You Give"
Misheard Lyrics: Smash mercy to end
Original Lyrics: Smash a Mercedes-Benz
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Paula Abdul's, "Vibeology"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm eating a Milky Way
Original Lyrics: I'm in a funky way
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2000s | |
Evan and Jaron's, "Crazy for This Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got me thinking about Constadine
Original Lyrics: She's got me thinking about it constantly
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I miss your nuts and your bed pills, but you're just a lime in a sock
Original Lyrics: I'm just a notch in your bedpost, but you're just a line in a song
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Jordan Pruitt's, "Simple Things"
Misheard Lyrics: All the silver things
Original Lyrics: All the simple things
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Kelly Clarkson's, "Because of You"
Misheard Lyrics: I watched you dine
Original Lyrics: I watched you die
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Timbaland's, "Apologize"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s too late to call the judge
Original Lyrics: It’s too late to aploogize
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2010s | |
"Weird Al" Yankovic's, "Mission Statement"
Misheard Lyrics: Monetize our asses
Original Lyrics: Monetize our assets
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PewDiePie's, "Bitch Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause we only just begun, I will give you: (*clap clap*) zero, bye bitch, gone
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we only just begun, I review you: (*clap clap*) zero, bye bitch, gone
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PewDiePie's, "Bitch Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: Bob's overgone now, whichever will it be?
Original Lyrics: Bobs or vegana, whichever will it be?
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PewDiePie's, "Bitch Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: Motherf***er, what the f*** is that even supposed to be?
Original Lyrics: Motu Patlu, what the f*** is that even supposed to mean?
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PewDiePie's, "Bitch Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: Now download all the sugar and let's throw this f***in' party with some—
Original Lyrics: Now down all of this sugar and let's throw this f***in' party with some—
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PewDiePie's, "Bitch Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: Set the fork down, T-Series, and here to spill the reality (Uh)
Original Lyrics: Sit the f*** down, T-Series, I'm here to spill the real tea (Uh)
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PewDiePie's, "Bitch Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: So who the hell is Bob and why you wanna kissing (You)?
Original Lyrics: So who the hell is Bob and why you wanna kiss him? (Ew)
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PewDiePie's, "Bitch Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: T-Series and nothing gonna bitch lasagna
Original Lyrics: T-Series ain't nothing but a bitch lasagna
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PewDiePie's, "Bitch Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: You got a population of One point three to billion
Original Lyrics: You got a population of One point three-two billion
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PewDiePie's, "LWIAY's Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave your entries in the somebody closed
And I will submission Into the episode of WHY Original Lyrics: Leave your entries in the sub reddit bros
And I'll watch submissions In the next episode of LWIAY |
Post Malone's, "Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a hippy on the side, go, li'l mamma ball like Michael
Original Lyrics: My AP going psycho, li'l mama bad like Michael
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Vargskelethor's, "Beefzone"
Misheard Lyrics: Joel ate the beef
Original Lyrics: Don't eat the beef
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Tim McGraw's, "I Like It, I Love It"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know what it is about Lyle Lovett.
Original Lyrics: Don't know what it is 'bout that little gal's lovin'.
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