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1950s | |
Gene Kelly's, "Singin' in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm singin' with the radio
Original Lyrics: I'm singin' in the rain
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1960s | |
Sly and the Family Stone's, "Hot Fun in the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: In the southern style
Original Lyrics: In the summertime
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not a solar bear
Original Lyrics: There's not a soul out there
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AC/DC's, "TNT"
Misheard Lyrics: Lock up your fat dog, and run for your life
Original Lyrics: Lock up your back door, and run for your life
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Andrew True Connection's, "More More More"
Misheard Lyrics: Man my heart you're steel
Original Lyrics: Me and my heart you steal
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Carly Simon's, "Nobody Does it Better"
Misheard Lyrics: Like Kevin above me
The sky who loved me Original Lyrics: Like heaven above me
The spy who loved me |
Penny McLean's, "Lady Bump"
Misheard Lyrics: Lady Bump, Lady Bump -
Listen to the music's nigh! Original Lyrics: Lady Bump, Lady Bump -
Just the music takes me high |
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Reunion's, "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Mushroom on with Bonnie Bramlett
Wilson Pickett's snappin', kick it Original Lyrics: Mushroom omelette, Bonnie Bramlett
Wilson Pickett, stop and kick it |
Stevie Wonder's, "Isn't She Lovely"
Misheard Lyrics: Isn't she nothing
Original Lyrics: Isn't she lovely
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The Hollies', "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a fine old beautiful doll
Original Lyrics: Just a five-nine beautiful tall
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Gretchen's in Afghanistan
Original Lyrics: Russians in Afghanistan
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Bob Seger's, "Even Now"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a highway
A lonesome stretch of grain Original Lyrics: There's a highway
A lonesome stretch of gray |
Dionne & Friends', "That's What Friends are For"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be on your sign together more
Original Lyrics: I'll be on your side forever more
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Donna Summer's, "On the Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: Things are not the same since we woke up last June
Original Lyrics: Things are not the same since we broke up last June
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Genesis', "Misunderstanding"
Misheard Lyrics: Raining and raining for hours
Original Lyrics: I've waited in the rain for hours
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Guns N' Roses', "Anything Goes"
Misheard Lyrics: Be my rattlesnake baby,
And we can do it all Original Lyrics: Be my rubber made baby,
And we can do it all |
Guns N' Roses', "Sweet Child O' Mine "
Misheard Lyrics: She's got eyes of the bluest skies,
A tear-stained god of rain Original Lyrics: She's got eyes of the bluest skies,
As if they thought of rain |
Hall and Oates', "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: For just repeating the single line
Original Lyrics: For just repeating the same old line
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Irene Cara's, "Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: We love you, we love you, we love you...
Original Lyrics: Remember, remember, remember...
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Irene Cara's, "Flashdance (What A Feeling)"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't have it off, so I'm dancing for my life
Original Lyrics: I can have it all, now I'm dancing for my life
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Pat Benatar's, "We Belong"
Misheard Lyrics: We belong to the light
We belong to the father Original Lyrics: We belong to the light
We belong to the thunder |
Poison's, "Nothin’ But a Good Time"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m really solid ‘bout the shape I’m in
I just unlock my phone every now and then Original Lyrics: I'm really sorry about the shape I'm in
I just like my fun every now and then |
Queen's, "I Want to Break Free"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to be a tree
Original Lyrics: I Want to Break Free
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Robbie Nevil's, "C'est La Vie"
Misheard Lyrics: Jay Levine, Jay Levine That's just the way it goes That's life
Original Lyrics: C'est la vie, c'est la vie That's just the way it goes That's life
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Shannon's, "Let the Music Play"
Misheard Lyrics: Laughter music play
Original Lyrics: Let the music play
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1990s | |
Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m blue ...without this weed I would die, without this weed I would die without this weed I would die, without this weed I would die without this weed I would die, without this weed I would die (without this weed) I would die.
Original Lyrics: I'm blue Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di
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M People 's, "Open Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Open up your heart, oh thank you baby!
Original Lyrics: Open up your heart, oh baby baby!
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Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics: Is you want a vagination
Original Lyrics: Is you want imagination
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Movie Scripts', "City of Angels"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't really play...
Original Lyrics: I don't really pray...
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R.E.M.'s, "Shiny Happy People"
Misheard Lyrics: Put it in your mouth
Original Lyrics: Put it in the ground
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Right Said Fred's, "I'm Too Sexy"
Misheard Lyrics: And I do my little term on the catwalk
Original Lyrics: And I do my little turn on the catwalk
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: You were heard from the message
Original Lyrics: You were born from the wreckage
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Shawn Colvin's, "Sunny Came Home"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s time for a few small Hershey’s kisses.
Original Lyrics: It’s time for a few small repairs, she said.
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Sublime's, "Badfish"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m a pair of slides,
Creep and crawl I step into the night. Original Lyrics: I’m a parasite,
Creep and crawl I step into the night. |
2000s | |
Adele's, "Hometown Glory"
Misheard Lyrics: From my hometown, May and Maureen are fresh
Original Lyrics: Round my hometown
Memories are fresh |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: Chill out, watching Amanpour
Original Lyrics: Chill out, what'chu yellin' for?
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Christina Aguilera's, "Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: The pizza's gone
Original Lyrics: The peace is gone
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Kt Tunstall's, "Big Black Horse"
Misheard Lyrics: Bib black hole and a cherry tree
Original Lyrics: Big black horse and a cherry tree
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The Veils', "Nux Vomica"
Misheard Lyrics: I see your sad wife and your armagenta prophet
Original Lyrics: I see your sad wife and your high margin of profit
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2010s | |
Fall Out Boy's, "Jet Pack Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Iron Man, baby, come home!
Original Lyrics: I remember "Baby, come home"
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Maroon 5's, "Animals"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like animals, animals, like animals... wolves
Original Lyrics: Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals
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Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie's, "ME!"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey kids: smelling is fun!
Original Lyrics: Hey kids: spelling is fun!
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Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie's, "ME!"
Misheard Lyrics: I know that I'm a hippo, baby, uh
Original Lyrics: I know that I'm a handful, baby, uh
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Twenty One Pilots', "Heathens"
Misheard Lyrics: After all I've said please don't turn gay.
Original Lyrics: After all I've said please don't forget.
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Vance Joy's, "Riptide"
Misheard Lyrics: Midnight, running down to the river
Original Lyrics: Lady, running down to the riptide
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country | |
Tal Bachman's, "She's So High"
Misheard Lyrics: No tucks or Santa Clause
Original Lyrics: No tucks or silicone
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