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1950s | |
Eddie Cochran's, "Pocketful of Hearts"
Misheard Lyrics: A pocketful of farts
Original Lyrics: A pocketful of hearts
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1960s | |
Jackie DeShannon's, "What the World Needs Now Is Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the only thing that there's just a litterbug
Original Lyrics: It's the only thing that there's just too little of
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The Beach Boys', "Shut Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Bonnie gonna shut you down
Original Lyrics: buddy gonna shut you down
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Tom Jones', "What's New Pussycat?"
Misheard Lyrics: What's nude, pussycat?
Original Lyrics: What's new, pussycat?
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1970s | |
Bob Marley's, "One Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's get together and take a ride
Original Lyrics: Let's get together and feel all right
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Cheap Trick's, "Surrender"
Misheard Lyrics: Surrender, surrender
The donkey goes south, away Original Lyrics: Surrender, surrender
But don't give yourself away. |
Cheech & Chong's, "Acapulco Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: No stems, no seeds, nothing that you don't need, Acapulco Gold is badass weed.
Original Lyrics: No stems, no seeds that you don't needAcapulco Gold is badass weed
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Cher's, "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves"
Misheard Lyrics: Every night all the men could come around and lay my mommy down.
Original Lyrics: Every night all the men would come around and lay their money down.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know, have you ever seen Maureen?
Original Lyrics: I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna go
Original Lyrics: I wanna know
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Proud Mary"
Misheard Lyrics: Rolaids, Rolaids, Rolaids on the river
Original Lyrics: Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Up Around the Bend"
Misheard Lyrics: On a bad joke
Original Lyrics: On a banjo
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Elton John's, "Bennie And The Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: B-B-B-Bangin' midgets
She's got electric boobs, and mole hair too! Original Lyrics: B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets
She's got electric boots, a mohair suit. |
Elton John's, "Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold me closer, Chinese dancer
Original Lyrics: Hold me closer, tiny dancer
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Go Your Own Way"
Misheard Lyrics: You can call it thunder, on a lonely day
Original Lyrics: You can call it another lonely day
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Jackson 5's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Every street you walk on I lay gesturing on the ground
Original Lyrics: Every street you walk on I leave tearstains on the ground
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big ol’ cat and a lighter
Original Lyrics: Big ol' jet airliner
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The Marshall Tucker Band's, "Heard It in a Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't be long
Original Lyrics: Can't be wrong
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The Who's, "The Seeker"
Misheard Lyrics: I learned how to raise my boys in anger
Original Lyrics: I learned how to raise my voice in anger
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m a cowboy.
On a seahorse I ride. Original Lyrics: I'm a cowboy
On a steel horse, I ride. |
Commercial's, "Macy's"
Misheard Lyrics: We're apart from your mind
Original Lyrics: We're a part of your life
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Mr. Mister's, "Kyrie"
Misheard Lyrics: Carrying a laser down the road that I must travel Carrying a laser through the darkness of the night Carrying a laser where I'm going will you follow Carrying a laser on a highway in the night
Original Lyrics: Kyrie eleison down the road that I must travel Kyrie eleison through the darkness of the night Kyrie eleison where I'm going will you follow Kyrie eleison on a highway in the night
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Romantics', "What I Like About You"
Misheard Lyrics: What I like about you
Whoopee hiyeee Original Lyrics: What I like about you
You hold me tight |
Split Enz's, "Six Months in a Leaky Boat"
Misheard Lyrics: Temple Square
Original Lyrics: Tempers flair
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The Smiths', "The Queen Is Dead"
Misheard Lyrics: But the rain never threatens my hair His hair threatens her reign
Original Lyrics: But the rain that flattens my hair These are the things that kill me
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like a leopardess above the scavenger heat
Original Lyrics: As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti.
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1990s | |
Baz Luhrmann's, "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)"
Misheard Lyrics: U2 will get old
Original Lyrics: You, too, will get old
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Chris Isaak's, "Wicked Game"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I wanna fall in love
Original Lyrics: No, I don't wanna fall in love
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Vanilla Ice's, "Play That Funky Music"
Misheard Lyrics: And I can dance better than Eddie Vedder plays
Original Lyrics: And I can dance better than any Kid 'n Play
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Vanilla Ice's, "Play That Funky Music"
Misheard Lyrics: And I can dance better than Hello Kitty can.
Original Lyrics: And I can dance better than any Kid 'n Play
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2000s | |
Kate Nash's, "Foundations"
Misheard Lyrics: It gets me first to wind you up
Original Lyrics: It gives me thrills to wind you up
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Pink's, "So What"
Misheard Lyrics: So so what? I'm still a rock star
I got my rock boots And I don't need you Original Lyrics: So, so what? I'm still a rock star
I got my rock moves And I don't need you |
Scooter's, "Jigga Jigga"
Misheard Lyrics: I am the lyrical Jesus Addicted to the massive crowd
Original Lyrics: I am the lyrical teaser Addicted to the massive crowd
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The Black Eyed Peas', "Boom Boom Pow"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta get back
Original Lyrics: Gotta get that
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The Black Eyed Peas', "I Gotta Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a CD
Original Lyrics: I Gotta Feeling
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2010s | |
Clean Bandit's, "Rather Be"
Misheard Lyrics: Howard Way forever
Original Lyrics: I would wait forever
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Imagine Dragons', "Bad Liar"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a vampire! Vampire!
Now ya know, now you know That I'm a vampire! Vampire! Now ya know, so you got free TOGO's. Original Lyrics: But I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, now you know That I'm a bad liar, bad liar Now you know, you’re free to go |
Khalid's, "Twenty One"
Misheard Lyrics: To win this fight
I have to change Original Lyrics: To end this fire
I have to change |
Michael Buble's, "Haven't Met You Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: I haven't catched you yet
Original Lyrics: I haven't met you yet
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Omi's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh I think that I found myself a cheeseburger
Original Lyrics: Ooh, I think that I found myself a cheerleader
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Post Malone's, "Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: My ape is goin cycle, I'm on the bed like Michael
Original Lyrics: AP goin' psycho, lil' mama bad like Michael
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Queensryche's, "In This Light"
Misheard Lyrics: I've s*** for miles down a thousand roads today.
Original Lyrics: I’ve walked for miles down empty roads, today.
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The Black Eyed Peas', "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty bitch
Original Lyrics: Dirty bit
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The Black Eyed Peas', "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
Misheard Lyrics: Shirley Feeney
Original Lyrics: Dirty bit
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