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1950s | |
1960s | |
5th Dimension's, "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"
Misheard Lyrics: No more false or toy derisions
Original Lyrics: No more falsehoods or derisions
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Looking Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Memories and elephants are play in in the band
Original Lyrics: Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
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Ohio Express', "Chewy Chewy"
Misheard Lyrics: Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy
Original Lyrics: Chewy chewy chewy chewy
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The Beach Boys', "Sloop John B"
Misheard Lyrics: We drove in the captain's truck
Original Lyrics: We broke in the captain's bunk
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The Ronettes', "Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Be my Babybel
or Be my Baby Bell Original Lyrics: Be my, be my baby
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1970s | |
Bonnie Pointer's, "Heaven Must Have Sent You"
Misheard Lyrics: Haven't you seen Santa?
Original Lyrics: Heaven must have sent you
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Climax Blues Band's, "Couldn't Get It Right"
Misheard Lyrics: Tiptoe looking for sign
In the middle of the night But I couldn't see the light No, I couldn't see the light Tiptoe looking for a way To take me through the night I couldn't get it right I couldn't get it right Original Lyrics: But I kept on looking for a sign
In the middle of the night But I couldn't see the light No, I couldn't see the light I kept on looking for a way To take me through the night I couldn't get it right I couldn't get it right |
David Bowie's, "Changes"
Misheard Lyrics: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes,
Your face is strange Original Lyrics: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes,
Turn and face the strange |
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Jethro Tull's, "Aqualung"
Misheard Lyrics: Neck hurtin' bad, as he bends to pay kuh-Doggie
He goes down to the park and mourns his peace Original Lyrics: Leg hurting bad
As he bends to pick a dog-end He goes down to the bog and warms his feet. |
Queen's, "We Will Rock You"
Misheard Lyrics: Hebrew, Hebrew National
Original Lyrics: We will, we will rock you
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Seals & Crofts', "Get Closer"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no more tomorrow
Original Lyrics: There's no more to borrow
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Sex Pistols', "Holidays in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: I didn't ask for sunshine, and I got one for free
Original Lyrics: I dared to ask for sunshine, and I got World War Three
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jungle Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Trouble love
Strawberry man It's making me crazy Original Lyrics: Jungle Love
It's driving me mad It's making me crazy |
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1980s | |
Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come On Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics: Bill O'Reilly
Original Lyrics: Come on Eileen
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Elton John's, "Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics: And there is no sack of dice
Original Lyrics: And it's no sacrifice.
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Walking on a Thin Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Leveled that priest
Original Lyrics: Labeled as freaks
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Michael McDonald's, "Sweet Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't really see 'em
Original Lyrics: Shine, sweet freedom
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Tears for Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: The hurts and the bleeds
Original Lyrics: The birds and the bees
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Toto's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I miss the rains down in Africa.
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa.
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1990s | |
Billy Joel's, "The River of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: We all live in erosion
Original Lyrics: We all live in the ocean
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Commercial's, "Bush's Baked Beans"
Misheard Lyrics: Roll that beautiful bee footage
Original Lyrics: Roll that beautiful bean footage
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Everything But the Girl's, "Missing"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm listening
Like the devil's listening Original Lyrics: And I miss you
Like the deserts miss the rain |
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole's, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"
Misheard Lyrics: Once in a lifetime
Original Lyrics: Once in a lullaby
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Joan Osborne's, "One of Us"
Misheard Lyrics: What if I was one of us?
Original Lyrics: What if God was one of us?
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Little Richard's, "Ride On the Magic School Bus"
Misheard Lyrics: Serve it on a salad
Original Lyrics: Surfin' on a sound wave
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Michael Bolton's, "Steel Bars"
Misheard Lyrics: Steel wool wrapped all around me
Original Lyrics: Steel bars wrapped all around me.
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Natalie Imbruglia's, "Torn"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm cold and I'm asleep
Bottles broken on the floor Original Lyrics: I'm cold and I'm ashamed
Bound and broken on the floor |
Nelson's, "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like a ninja
and Got a pack of icing looking in Original Lyrics: Just like an angel
and I've been on the outside looking in |
Radiohead's, "Lift"
Misheard Lyrics: The smell of air conditioning
The fish are belly up Original Lyrics: A smell of recognition.
A face you barely loved. |
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2000s | |
BBMak's, "Back Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Until your Batman baby
Original Lyrics: Until you're back here baby
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Daughtry's, "Crashed"
Misheard Lyrics: And then I crashed in the earth
And I went up in flames Original Lyrics: And then I crashed into you
And I went up in flames |
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
And honestly |
Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Cherry pie, cherry pie
Original Lyrics: Can't read my, can't read my...
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Nine Days', "Absolutely (Story of A Girl)"
Misheard Lyrics: A mattress made of leather
Original Lyrics: I absolutely love her
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Rammstein's, "Rosenrot"
Misheard Lyrics: Sah ein Mädchen ein Russlein stehen (A girl saw a little Russian girl)
Original Lyrics: Sah ein Mädchen ein rösslein stehen (A girl saw a little rose)
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Static-X's, "Wisconsin Death Trip"
Misheard Lyrics: What's wrong
Don't you see my ding dong Pushing out the forty Hook it up the right way Original Lyrics: What's wrong
Don't you sing no ding dong Pushing out the phony Hook in up the rain away |
Weezer's, "Island in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a trip into the zone
Original Lyrics: As we drift into the zone
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2010s | |
Avalanches', "If I Was a Folkstar"
Misheard Lyrics: Why won't they leave?
Original Lyrics: I won't believe
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Little Mix's, "Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: And they get to tame you
Original Lyrics: And they can't detain you
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Selena Gomez's, "Love You Like a Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: A song like a zombie to know
Original Lyrics: A song that goes on and on
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