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1950s | |
Movie Scripts', "The Ten Commandments"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gathered against your noses
Original Lyrics: We're gathered against you, Moses
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1960s | |
Beach Boys', "Surfin USA"
Misheard Lyrics: Bushy bushy bon amie
Surfing USA! Original Lyrics: Bushy bushy blonde hairdos
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The Beatles', "Drive My Car"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll give her penis and it's all very fine
Original Lyrics: Working for peanuts, is all very fine
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1970s | |
10cc's, "The Things We Do For Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Like walkin' in the rain and the snow
Where there's nowhere to go And you're feelin' like a part of you is dyin' And you're lookin' for the answer in Orion Original Lyrics: Like walkin' in the rain and the snow
Where there's nowhere to go And you're feelin' like a part of you is dyin' And you're lookin' for the answer in her eyes |
C.W. McCall's, "Convoy"
Misheard Lyrics: Lemon long haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse Microbus.
Original Lyrics: 11 long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse microbus
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Down on the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Down on the corner
Out in the street Willie and the Poor Boys are playing Bring your nipples, tap your feet Original Lyrics: Down on the corner
Out in the street Willie and the Poor Boys are playing Bring your nickels, tap your feet |
David Bowie's, "Ziggy Stardust"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a leper messiah
Original Lyrics: Like a leather messiah
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Lynn Anderson's, "Rose Garden"
Misheard Lyrics: So smile for awhile and let's beat Johnny
Original Lyrics: So smile for a while and let's be jolly
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Mr. Bojangles"
Misheard Lyrics: High drinks are bid
Original Lyrics: I drinks a bit
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Ohio Players', "Love Rollercoaster"
Misheard Lyrics: I've gone to ride girl
Yeah Original Lyrics: Don't you wanna ride girl?
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: Must escape from reality
Original Lyrics: No escape from reality
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Rick James', "Super Freak"
Misheard Lyrics: Stupid freak, stupid freak, that girl's a stupid freak.
Original Lyrics: Super freak, super freak, that girl's a super freak.
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Scorpions', "Fly to the Rainbow"
Misheard Lyrics: Rain in the sky, rhythm of life
or Rain in the sky, meadow of life Original Lyrics: Rain in the sky, make the world fly
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Three Dog Night's, "Never Been to Spain"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard they're all on speed now
And it may lead up to needles Original Lyrics: I headed for Las Vegas
Only made it out to Needles |
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1980s | |
Alison Moyet's, "All Cried Out"
Misheard Lyrics: All right now
You took a whole lot of loving for A handful of nothing All right now It's hard to give you something when You're pushing and shoving me around Original Lyrics: I'm all cried out
You took a whole lot of loving for A handful of nothing All cried out It's hard to give you something when You're pushing and shoving me around |
Aswad's, "Don't Turn Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I won't miss your almonds on me
Original Lyrics: I won't miss your arms around me
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Billy Joel's, "You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics: He rode my motorcycle down the lane
Original Lyrics: Even rode my motorcycle in the rain
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Blondie's, "Rapture"
Misheard Lyrics: Toe to toe dancing very close but it really almost curl my toes
Original Lyrics: Toe to toe dancing very close barely breathing almost comatose.
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Rock 'n' Roll is King"
Misheard Lyrics: To a land of Maybelline
Original Lyrics: To a land of make believe
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Guns N’ Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me down to the parasite city
Original Lyrics: Take me down to the Paradise City
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Judas Priest's, "You Say Yes"
Misheard Lyrics: Say you are The Ripper
Original Lyrics: Say you want to rip it up.
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Men At Work's, "Overkill"
Misheard Lyrics: My heartbeats so severe
Go severe I’d fade away Original Lyrics: My heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away. |
Metallica's, "Crash Course in Brain Surgery"
Misheard Lyrics: Raven black is on my track
Autobots are throwing out the knife Totally in surgery Original Lyrics: Raven black is on my track
He shows me how to neutralize the knife Show to me in surgery |
Metallica's, "Master Of Puppets"
Misheard Lyrics: Damn your breakfast on a mirror
Original Lyrics: Chop your breakfast on a mirror.
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Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: Annie, are you walking?
Are you walking, Annie? or Annie, are you woking? Are you woking, Annie? Original Lyrics: Annie, are you okay?
Are you okay, Annie? |
Queen's, "Another One Bites The Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: Ah, take it!
Man adopt! Man adopted! Original Lyrics: Ah, take it!
Bite the dust! Bite the dust, yeah! |
Queen's, "I Want It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Just an Alley creeper lying on his feet
Original Lyrics: Just an alley creeper light on his feet.
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Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Take your baby by the hand, and make her do what I's have done
Original Lyrics: Take your baby by the hand,
And make her do a high handstand |
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1990s | |
Metallica's, "The Unforgiven"
Misheard Lyrics: Never free, Lemonade, so I dub the unforgiven
Original Lyrics: Never free... Never me, so I dub thee unforgiven
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Sawyer Brown's, "Some Girls Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Painting your nails like unicorns
Original Lyrics: Painting your nails like you were bored
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The Smiths', "How Soon Is Now?"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the sun, and the air
Original Lyrics: I'm the son, and the heir
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2000s | |
Foo Fighters', "Rope"
Misheard Lyrics: Chow! Anarchist, I’ll save my breath for you.
Original Lyrics: Choke! On a kiss. I’ll save my breath for you.
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Missy Elliott's, "Work It"
Misheard Lyrics: If you got a big d*"k(edited with elephant sound), let me search ya, to find out how hard I gotta work ya, is your fricker nickers wet yet (×2)
Original Lyrics: I put my thing down flip it and reverse it. (Played backwards)
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Ne-Yo's, "Because of You"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a Swedish drug
Original Lyrics: She's the sweetest drug
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Nickelback's, "Rockstar"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna sing those songs that offend the senses.
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna sing those songs that offend the censors.
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2010s | |
Lauv ft. Troye Sivan 's, "I'm So Tired..."
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so tired of Lauv songs
Original Lyrics: I'm so tired of love songs
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Psy's, "Gangnam Style"
Misheard Lyrics: She can put that dam old gadget game on Kay
Original Lyrics: Jigeumbuteo gal dekkaji gabolkka
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Zayn's, "Dusk Till Dawn"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be with you from mist till dawn
Original Lyrics: I'll be with you from dusk till dawn
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Shania Twain's, "Man I Feel Like A Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Cover my head, doin' the dead
Original Lyrics: Color my hair, do what I dare.
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