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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a bathroom on the right
Original Lyrics: Don't go around tonight,Well it's bound to take your life,There's a bad moon on the rise.
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Marty Robbins', "El Paso"
Misheard Lyrics: Out in the west takes us down to El Paso
Original Lyrics: Out in the west, Texas town of El Paso
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Steppenwolf's, "Born To Be Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: Bitchin' on a runnin
Original Lyrics: Get your motor running
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The Beatles', "Eight Days a Week"
Misheard Lyrics: Eight games a week
Original Lyrics: Eight days a week
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The Rolling Stones', "Emotional Rescue"
Misheard Lyrics: I do declare your candy eyes
Original Lyrics: You're too deep in You can't get out
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1970s | |
Barbra Streisand's, "Stoney End"
Misheard Lyrics: Mama let me start all over,please mama give me peas again6MK
Original Lyrics: Going down the stoney end
I never wanted to go Down the stoney end |
Billy Joel's, "She's Always a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: And she’ll promise you more than the god and the heathen
Original Lyrics: And she’ll promise you more than the garden of Eden
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Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: In fact, it was a little bit right here
Original Lyrics: In fact, it was a little bit frightening
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Elton John's, "Benny and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got some apple juice
Original Lyrics: She's got electric boots
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Freak out at the post office, don't stop till you get enough
Original Lyrics: Keep on with the force, don't stop.
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Nazareth's, "My White Bicycle"
Misheard Lyrics: My wifes white knickers
Original Lyrics: My white bicycle
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Pratt & McClain's, "Happy Days"
Misheard Lyrics: The cackle hums, ready to race to you.
Original Lyrics: My cycle hums, ready to race to you.
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The Who's, "However Much I Booze"
Misheard Lyrics: I see myself on TV, I'm a baker
Original Lyrics: I see myself on TV, I'm a faker
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1980s | |
"Weird Al" Yankovic's, "Another One Rides the Bus"
Misheard Lyrics: Has a shower for a year
Original Lyrics: Hasn't showered in a year
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Alvin and the Chipmunks', "The Heat is On"
Misheard Lyrics: The beat is on
Original Lyrics: The Heat is On
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Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes', "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no way we could disguise, sleep with me.
Original Lyrics: There's no way we could disguise it secretly.
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INXS's, "Mediate"
Misheard Lyrics: One more state has human freight
Original Lyrics: One world state has human freight
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INXS's, "Never Tear Us Apart"
Misheard Lyrics: We may never tell us a story
Original Lyrics: We may never tear us apart
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Mike Oldfield featuring Maggie Reilly's, "To France"
Misheard Lyrics: I see your picture. Firelamps flicker. Isn't it strange how Dreams favour children?
Original Lyrics: I see a picture By the lamp's flicker. Isn't it strange how Dreams fade and shimmer?
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Scandal's, "The Warrior"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need your stereo jungle jive
Original Lyrics: And follow me, stereo jungle child.
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The B-52s', "Dance This Mess Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just a little black girl.
Original Lyrics: I'm just a limburger.
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The Romantics', "What I Like About You"
Misheard Lyrics: That's what I like about the View
Or That's what I like about Drew Original Lyrics: That's what I like about you
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Tom Petty's, "Runnin' Down A Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Running down the drain, The DEVIL would come to me. Working on a mystery, Void where ever HE leaves.
Original Lyrics: Runnin' down a dream, never would come to me. Working on a mystery, Goin' wherever it leads.
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1990s | |
Green Day's, "Basket Case"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I kid myself there are creeps
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I give myself the creeps
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No Doubt's, "Don't Speak"
Misheard Lyrics: I know what you're singing
Original Lyrics: I know what you're saying
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Sophie B. Hawkins', "As I Lay Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics: When I got home
Original Lyrics: Ooh lah, kah, koh
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Tag Team's, "Whoomp, There It Is"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoooow , that ass !
Original Lyrics: Whoomp there it is
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Toad the Wet Sprocket's, "All I Want"
Misheard Lyrics: All I want is to see them swim
Original Lyrics: All I want is to feel this way
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2000s | |
Calvin Harris', "Sweet Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: You're giving me sexy nothing
Original Lyrics: You're giving me such sweet nothing
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Hilary and Haylie Duff's, "Our Lips are Sealed"
Misheard Lyrics: Honestly simple
Original Lyrics: Our Lips are Sealed
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Kelly Clarkson's, "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: You got a piece of meat
It's on his sleeve Original Lyrics: You got a piece of me
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Lily Allen's, "Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: I couldn't sell muffins
Original Lyrics: I couldn't stop laughing
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Mary J. Blige's, "Family Affair"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't need no adoration
Original Lyrics: Don't need no hateration, holleration
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Megadeth's, "The Scorpion"
Misheard Lyrics: as I shoot my fellow men
Original Lyrics: as I shoot my venom in
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2010s | |
Justin Bieber's, "What Do You Mean"
Misheard Lyrics: When you want to say yes But you want to say no
Original Lyrics: When nod your head yes,
But you want to say no. |
Justin Timberlake's, "Can't Stop the Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: It's in my hair, it's in my butt, it's freshinoll
Original Lyrics: It's in the air, it's in my blood, it's rushin' on
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Lady Gaga's, "Edge of Glory"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm on the end of boring
Original Lyrics: I'm on the Edge of Glory
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Maroon 5's, "What Lovers Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh OH OH OH Oh gonna shuffle you
Original Lyrics: Oh OH OH OH Oh been wishin' for you
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Monkey Monkey Music's, "Opposites"
Misheard Lyrics: And this is what you call conscience
Original Lyrics: And this is what you call opposites
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Monkey Monkey Music's, "What are the Odds"
Misheard Lyrics: Wizard of Oz
Original Lyrics: What are the odds?
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Pharell Williams', "Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: Come along if you feel like a room without a view
Original Lyrics: Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
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Sara Bareilles', "I'm Not Gonna Write You a Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: People walk the seventies when I believe that there's a reason to write you a love song
Original Lyrics: Babe I'll walk the seven seas when I believe that here's a reason to write you a love song
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