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1960s | |
Tommy James and the Shondells', "Mony Mony"
Misheard Lyrics: My opponent
Original Lyrics: Ride your pony
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1970s | |
Bad Company's, "Can't Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't get enough of your lunch
Original Lyrics: I can't get enough of your love
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Eagles', "The Long Run"
Misheard Lyrics: And darling, if you danced in Houston, baby
I couldn't hold a candle to you Original Lyrics: And all the debutantes in Houston, baby
Couldn't hold a candle to you |
Peaches & Herb's, "Shake Your Groove Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Shake your blue thing
Original Lyrics: Shake your groove thing, shake your groove thing, yeah, yeah
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Peter Frampton's, "Show Me The Way"
Misheard Lyrics: And no one to relate to, fettuccine
Original Lyrics: And no one to relate to except the sea
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Roberta Flack's, "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Strumming my back with his fingers
Original Lyrics: Strumming my pain with his fingers.
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Steely Dan's, "My Old School"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh no, Port Au Hara won't do
or Oh no, potable water won't do Original Lyrics: Whoa, no, Guadalajara won't do
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Tommy James', "Draggin' the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Turnin' around (Turnin' around)
Original Lyrics: Draggin' the line (Draggin' the line)
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Tony Orlando and Dawn's, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: If you still love me
Original Lyrics: If you still want me
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1980s | |
Dire Straits', "Walk of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: You're remarkable
Original Lyrics: Do the walk of life
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Runner"
Misheard Lyrics: See the Mister Ed breath hits the air
Original Lyrics: See the mist as your breath hits the air
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Motley Crue's, "Looks That Kill"
Misheard Lyrics: And believe me you
She’s a noble preteen Original Lyrics: And believe me you
She's a number thirteen |
Phil Collins', "Take Me Home"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't see what I'm feeling
Original Lyrics: I can't see but I feel it
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Scorpions', "Still Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics: Things our kids will love
Original Lyrics: Things that killed our love
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Sinead O'Connor's, "Mandinka"
Misheard Lyrics: But a poodle ain't no dog.
Original Lyrics: But I do know Mandinka.
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Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics: I noticed (my) love is true
Original Lyrics: I know this much is true
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The Bangles', "Walk Like An Egyptian"
Misheard Lyrics: All the dykes in the hooker place say.
Original Lyrics: Foreign types with the hookah pipes say.
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1990s | |
Amy Grant's, "Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey father father
Original Lyrics: Hey farmer farmer
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Blessid Union of Souls', "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Or the guy who blamed Don Pardo
Original Lyrics: Or that guy who played in Fargo
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Britney Spears', "You Drive Me Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m so excited
I’m in 2D Original Lyrics: I'm so excited
I'm in too deep. |
David Gray's, "This Year's Love"
Misheard Lyrics: This year's love is hit or miss
or This year's love is endless Original Lyrics: This year's love had better last.
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K-Ci & JoJo's, "All My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: When you smile on your face
All I see is a globe Original Lyrics: When you smile on your face
All I see is a glow |
K-Ci & JoJo's, "Tell Me It's Real"
Misheard Lyrics: Be on Family Feud
Original Lyrics: The feeling that we feel
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Sir Mix-a-Lot's, "Baby Got Back"
Misheard Lyrics: None of these bimbos waking like hoes
Original Lyrics: Knock-kneed bimbos walking like hoes
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: I ate the sharpest tool in the shed.
Original Lyrics: I ain´t the sharpest tool in the shed.
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Styx's, "Show Me the Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me the strings
Original Lyrics: Give me the strength
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2000s | |
Backstreet Boys', "I Want It That Way"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanted Batman
Original Lyrics: I want it that way
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Bomfunk MC's', "Freestyler "
Misheard Lyrics: You carry protection with your hardcore oh
Like Celine Dion, come on Camelia Original Lyrics: You carry protection or will your heart go on
Like Celine Dion, come on chameleon |
Coldplay's, "Clocks"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm lost in a storm case
Original Lyrics: Nothing else compares.
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Epica's, "Design Your Universe"
Misheard Lyrics: Alvarez will send us back to one
Original Lyrics: Avarice will set us back to blank
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Fefe Dobson's, "Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: This summer breeze
Original Lyrics: This time will bring
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Girls Aloud's, "Call The Shots"
Misheard Lyrics: Just 'cause you're racing ahead and call the shots now.
Original Lyrics: Just 'cause you're raising the bets and call the shots now.
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Jennifer Lopez's, "Love Don’t Cost a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Even if you were wrong
Original Lyrics: Even if you were broke
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Counting flies, counting flies
Original Lyrics: Can't read my, can't read my...
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Muse's, "Hysteria"
Misheard Lyrics: Feeling like full control
Original Lyrics: Feeling my faith erode
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Queensryche's, "Justified"
Misheard Lyrics: Back to this place and this is gay
Original Lyrics: Going to find myself back to the place we begin
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Tori Amos', "Barons of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: A pissing abortion to combat your poison
Original Lyrics: I'm piecing a potion to combat your poison.
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Tori Amos', "Jamaica Inn"
Misheard Lyrics: Between rubber gloves
Beneath your firm laments Original Lyrics: Between Rebecca's
Beneath your firmaments. |
U2's, "Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out of"
Misheard Lyrics: You've been stuck by a Mormon
Original Lyrics: You've been stuck in a moment
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2010s | |
Florence and the Machine's, "Shake It Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Every demon wants his purple fish
Original Lyrics: Every demon wants his pound of flesh.
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PewDiePie's, "Bitch Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: Bridge le Sonia
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Peach lasagna
Original Lyrics: Bitch lasagna
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christian | |
4Him's, "For Future Generations"
Misheard Lyrics: And I won't want it down my faith
Original Lyrics: And I won't water down my faith
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DC Talk's, "Jesus Freak"
Misheard Lyrics: What would kittens think when they hear that I'm a cheesy freak?
Original Lyrics: What would people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus Freak?
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Michael W. Smith's, "Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: Packing up the trees God planted
Original Lyrics: Packing up the dreams God planted
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Rich Mullins', "Awesome God"
Misheard Lyrics: And the world wasn't joking
Original Lyrics: And the Lord wasn't joking
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