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1960s | |
Crosby, Stills and Nash's, "Marrakesh Express"
Misheard Lyrics: Scratchy Leathers
Original Lyrics: Striped Djellebas
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The Rolling Stones', "Get Off of My Cloud"
Misheard Lyrics: The Mamas and the Papas' tickets were just like rags...
Original Lyrics: In the morning the parking tickets looked just like flags...
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1970s | |
Alan Parsons Project's, "(The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on havin' to jump 'round
Original Lyrics: Keep on handin' the jug 'round
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Alice Cooper's, "School's Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Out for summer, I`ll tell Paul
Original Lyrics: Out for summer, out 'til fall
We might not come back at all. |
David Bowie's, "Space Oddity"
Misheard Lyrics: And the people want to know who showed your way
Original Lyrics: And the papers want to know whose shirt you wear
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Foreigner's, "Hot Blooded"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on baby can you do more than that!
Original Lyrics: C'mon baby, can you do modern dance?
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Harry Chapin's, "Cat's in the Cradle"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I'm gonna pee like you
Original Lyrics: You know I'm gonna be like you
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Kiss', "Christine Sixteen"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got a pitstain, she's seen me flew through the air
Original Lyrics: She's got me dizzy, she sees me through to the end
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Peter Frampton's, "Do You Feel Like We Do?"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop playing, on the keyboards, stop playing
Original Lyrics: Bob Mayo on the keyboards, Bob Mayo!
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Rolling Stones', "Dead Flowers"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be in my basement room, with an eagle and a spoon
Original Lyrics: I'll be in my basement room, with a needle and a spoon
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The Doobie Brothers', "Listen To The Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Some are happy, semi say.
Original Lyrics: Some are happy, some are sad.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Don't Do Me Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: Judge Judy does that
Original Lyrics: Don't Do Me Like That
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1980s | |
Def Leppard's, "Hysteria"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're a Motorola
Original Lyrics: If you're alone tonight
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Donna Summer's, "Dim All the Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: You're not the old Victrola
Original Lyrics: Turn up the old Victrola
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Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics: Our house was our castle and our king
Original Lyrics: Our house was our castle and our keep
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Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics: Sister's saying in her street
Original Lyrics: Sister's sighing in her street
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Men at Work's, "Who Can it Be Now?"
Misheard Lyrics: Pooh bear and Eeyore are at my door
Original Lyrics: Who can it be knocking at my door?
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Phil Collins and Philip Bailey's, "Easy Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: She's an easy lover She'll take your heart, but you won't need it
Original Lyrics: She's an easy lover She'll take your heart, but you won't feel it
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Rick Astley's, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I am gonna beat you up I am gonna take you down
Original Lyrics: Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down
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Stevie Nicks', "Edge of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like a wild-wing duck
Original Lyrics: Just like a white-winged dove
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Don't Do Me Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold me like that
Original Lyrics: Don't Do Me Like That
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U2's, "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: And the bottles just begun
Original Lyrics: And the battle's just begun
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1990s | |
Aaron Neville's, "Little People theme song"
Misheard Lyrics: Discovering bathroom, F*** everyone!
Discovering pauses, and your a** too. Original Lyrics: Discovering there's room for everyone,
Discovering horses and giraffes too. |
Commercial's, "Payless ShoeSource"
Misheard Lyrics: Doesn't it feel good for payments?
Original Lyrics: Doesn't it feel good to pay less?
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Haddaway's, "What Is Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: This is our life, I would die
Original Lyrics: This is our life, our time
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Matchbox 20's, "3AM"
Misheard Lyrics: It's 3AM and I must be a warrior
Original Lyrics: It's 3AM and I must be lonely
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Morbid Angel's, "Blood On My Hands"
Misheard Lyrics: A picture
Farts at the wall Human sensation Try 'n sit with blood on my ass Original Lyrics: Affliction
Forced unto all Human vexation Transcend with blood on my hands |
Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: A mulatto in a bottle, a mosquito, how's it feel? yeah!
Original Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, yeah!
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Pearl Jam's, "Daughter"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't call me no, Nabisco Nabisco cant will remind me
Original Lyrics: Don't call me daughter, not fit to the picture kept will remind me
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Radiohead's, "Airbag"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm practicing the airbag
Original Lyrics: I'm back to save the universe
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2000s | |
Beyonce's, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Misheard Lyrics: All the single legs All the single legs
Original Lyrics: All the single ladies All the single ladies
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Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I’d reconsider, did it my way
Original Lyrics: Like Frankie said, 'I did it my way.'
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Coldplay's, "The Scientist"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me you love me
Come back and hug me Original Lyrics: Tell me you love me
Come back and haunt me |
Moby's, "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad"
Misheard Lyrics: Eeeeee black hawk down
Original Lyrics: He'll open doors
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Mylo's, "Drop the Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics: Motherf***ers gonna cook under pressure
Original Lyrics: Motherf***ers, gonna drop the pressure.
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Silversun Pickups', "The Royal We"
Misheard Lyrics: And when it's all over and you open your eyes,
It still won't turn on inside. Original Lyrics: And when it's all over and you open your eyes,
See the room turned on its side. |
Silversun Pickups', "The Royal We"
Misheard Lyrics: To feel safe again, look over your shoulder.
Original Lyrics: Do you feel safe again? Look over your shoulder.
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2010s | |
DNCE's, "Cake by the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: Chocolate in the bath
Original Lyrics: Chocolate in my life
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The Revivalists', "Wish I Knew You"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish I knew you when I was drunk
Original Lyrics: I wish I knew you when I was young
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Twenty One Pilots', "Holding On To You"
Misheard Lyrics: I farted a lot
Original Lyrics: A fought it a lot
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christian | |
Cedarmont Kids', "You Are My All In All"
Misheard Lyrics: Taking my sin across my sheep.
Original Lyrics: Taking my sin, my cross, my shame.
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country | |
Dan Seals', "God Must Be a Cowboy"
Misheard Lyrics: And trails Toledo cowboys home again
Original Lyrics: And trails to lead old cowboys home again
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Motorhead's, "Ace Of Spades"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't forget to choke her
Original Lyrics: Don't forget the Joker
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