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1950s | |
Commercial's, "Winston cigarettes"
Misheard Lyrics: Winston tastes good like a cigarette shoe
Original Lyrics: Winston tastes good like a cigarette should
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1960s | |
Little Peggy March's, "I Will Follow Him"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ll vomit, I’ll vomit, I’ll vomit
Original Lyrics: I’ll follow, I’ll follow, I’ll follow
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Lovers (Live a Little Longer)"
Misheard Lyrics: She said that every result she had bad girl,
Claiming that love's an old lady fat girls... Original Lyrics: She said that every result she had backed her,
Claiming that love's a longevity factor, so... |
ABBA's, "Take A Chance On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: If you change your mind on 1st and 9.
Original Lyrics: If you change your mind, I'm the first in line.
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Anita Ward's, "Ring My Bell"
Misheard Lyrics: You can be my guest
Original Lyrics: You can ring my bell
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Average White Band's, "Pick Up the Pieces"
Misheard Lyrics: Pick up the cheeses
or Pick up the Jesus Original Lyrics: Pick up the pieces
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Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: But the biggest kink I ever got
Original Lyrics: But the biggest kick I ever got
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Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Gymboree
Original Lyrics: She's with me
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Michael Jackson's, "Got to Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Groton, be there
Original Lyrics: Got to be there
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Rickie Lee Jones', "Chuck E.'s in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Junkies in love
Original Lyrics: Chuck E.'s in love
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Starbuck's, "Moonlight Feels Right"
Misheard Lyrics: I came to Baltimore from old mist
Original Lyrics: I came to Baltimore from Ole Miss
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big ol' jealous rhino
Original Lyrics: Big ol' jet airliner
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Three Dog Night's, "An Old Fashioned Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a note, fashion mascara
Original Lyrics: Just an old fashioned love song
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1980s | |
Debbie Gibson's, "Lost in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like being lost in Paris
Original Lyrics: It's like being lost in heaven
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Elton John's, "Little Jeannie"
Misheard Lyrics: And I want you to be my aftermath
Original Lyrics: And I want you to be my acrobat
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Patrice Rushen's, "Forget Me Nots"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you to defend her
Original Lyrics: I want you to remember
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The Fixx's, "One Thing Leads to Another"
Misheard Lyrics: Bone down the throat
Original Lyrics: Bulge on the throat.
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1990s | |
'N Sync's, "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time On You"
Misheard Lyrics: Keeps me beautiful
Original Lyrics: Keeps me purified
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Jay Z's, "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)"
Misheard Lyrics: Take the Facebook out
Original Lyrics: Take the bass line out
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Keane's, "Somewhere Only We Know"
Misheard Lyrics: I drove the Parkway
Original Lyrics: I knew the pathway
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Movie Scripts', "A Bug’s Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, I said no sauce!
Original Lyrics: Hey, I said no salt!
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Mr. Vegas', "Heads High"
Misheard Lyrics: Kids high kick his willy now
Original Lyrics: Heads high, kill dem wit' it, no.
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Natalie Imbruglia's, "Torn"
Misheard Lyrics: I am naked on the floor
Original Lyrics: Lying naked on the floor
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Pearl Jam's, "In Hiding"
Misheard Lyrics: For the curicle stout
Original Lyrics: And pull the curtains down
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Sixpence None the Richer's, "There She Goes"
Misheard Lyrics: Fancy girl
Original Lyrics: There she goes
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Toni Braxton's, "Un-Break My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause the kids go on
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I can't go on
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Weezer's, "My Name Is Jonas"
Misheard Lyrics: We've all left the den
Had a tight body Original Lyrics: We've all left the den
Let me tell you about it |
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2000s | |
Black Lace's, "Agadoo"
Misheard Lyrics: Agadoo-doo-doo push pineapple, Gran's cold knee
Original Lyrics: Agadoo-doo-doo push pineapple, grind coffee
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Jeremy Soule's, "Sons of Skyrim"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta pee! Gotta pee!
For the singles party! For the night For the food For the guard was drunk Has Anore found out Who's assaulting your son Wasn't me or my peeps For the guard would cry! Whats up? Hula hoop He loves polo Haha! Polo! He's not full up and he said Cheesecake doesn't go with MEAT! PIE! Original Lyrics: Dovahkiin, Dovahkiin,
Naal ok zin, los vahriin, Wah dien vokul mahfaeraak ahst vaal, Ahrk fin norok paal graan, Fod nust hon zindro zaan, Dovahkiin, fah hin kogaan mu draal. |
Keane's, "Somewhere Only We Know"
Misheard Lyrics: And it made me compete
Original Lyrics: And it made me complete
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Madonna's, "Hung Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Waiting for your cock baby, night and day
Original Lyrics: Waiting for your call baby, night and day
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Rihanna's, "Don’t Stop the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Wee Sing does the music
Original Lyrics: Please don’t stop the music
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The Ting Tings', "That's Not My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: They call me ho they call me sexy
Original Lyrics: They call me Hell, they call me Stacey
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2010s | |
Commercial's, "Haribo Goldbears"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's talk about helicopter bears
Original Lyrics: Let's talk about Haribo Goldbears
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Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber's, " I Don't Care"
Misheard Lyrics: Wondering it f***s nigger out the back
Original Lyrics: Wondering if I could sneak out the back,
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Melanie Martinez's, "Soap"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm tired of being careful, tip toe
Original Lyrics: I'm tired of being careful, gentle
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Melanie Martinez's, "Soap"
Misheard Lyrics: Lenny, under your skin
Original Lyrics: Let me, under your skin
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