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1960s | |
Bobby Rydell's, "Wildwood Days"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause it's peeping tom
Original Lyrics: 'Cause it's kissing time
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Lovin' Spoonful's, "Summer in the City"
Misheard Lyrics: Hotter than a gnat's hair
Original Lyrics: Hotter than a matchhead
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The Lovin' Spoonful's, "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Say yes to one and let the other one lie
Original Lyrics: Say yes to one and let the other one ride
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Tommy James and the Shondells', "I Think We’re Alone Now"
Misheard Lyrics: I think we adore you
Original Lyrics: I Think We’re Alone Now
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1970s | |
Blue Oyster Cult's, "ME262"
Misheard Lyrics: ME262 brings a German jet, jumpin' go-go-go-far
Brandin' in intents of me in tents of my snout And see these English planes go burn You me a tents of me oh tense in my snout Where my bombers have burnt for the very last time In the dark, above Australia...an emblem of '45 Original Lyrics: Me-262 prince of turbojet, Junker's Jumo 004
Blasts from clustered R4M quartets in my snout And see these English planes go burn Now will you be my witness how red were the skies When the fortresses flew, for the very last time It was dark over Westphalia, in April of '45 |
David Bowie's, "Suffragette City"
Misheard Lyrics: The smell of fat chicks just put my spine out of place
Original Lyrics: A mellow thighed chick just put my spine out of place.
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David Loggins', "Please Come to Boston"
Misheard Lyrics: There ain't no goal
Original Lyrics: There ain't no gold
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Joan Baez's, "The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't raise the cane back up when it's in the feed
Original Lyrics: You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat
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John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: West Virginia, Mount St Barbara.
Original Lyrics: West Virginia, mountain mama
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Pure Prairie League's, "Amie"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, green, whatcha gonna do?
Original Lyrics: Amie, what you wanna do?
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Steely Dan's, "Peg"
Misheard Lyrics: Pain, don't let it come back to you
Original Lyrics: Peg, it will come back to you
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Village People's, "Go West"
Misheard Lyrics: (Together) We will fly so high
(Together) Tell your brains goodbye Original Lyrics: (Together) We will fly so high
(Together) Tell our friends goodbye |
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: We didn’t start the fire
No we did ignite it, but we tried to fight it Original Lyrics: We didn’t start the fire
No we didn’t light it but we tried to fight it |
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: She touched my meat in painted on jeans
Original Lyrics: She dashed by me in painted on jeans
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Cyndi Lauper's, "All Through the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be at work and not be with you
or I'll be at work and I'll be with you Original Lyrics: I'll be awake and I'll be with you
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Huey Lewis and the News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: But you might just change your mind...
Original Lyrics: But it might just save your life...
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INXS's, "What You Need"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your Swatches here!
Original Lyrics: I'll give you what you need
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Jane's Addiction's, "Jane Says"
Misheard Lyrics: Jane said, pop that Sergio.
Original Lyrics: Jane says I'm done with Sergio.
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Lionel Richie's, "Say You, Say Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Save your saline
Original Lyrics: Say You, Say Me
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Movie Scripts', "Back to School"
Misheard Lyrics: Caused an ongoing emotion of confidence
Original Lyrics: Caused an ongoing erosion of confidence
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Ottawan's, "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me be your Romeo, your wonder boy,
And your super jet. Original Lyrics: Let me be your Romeo, your wonder boy,
And your super champ. |
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Queen's, "Princes of the Universe"
Misheard Lyrics: Buy the Holy Bible
Original Lyrics: Fighting for survival
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: And if this world is out of mothers
Original Lyrics: And if this world is out of lovers
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The Bangles', "Manic Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: And I don't have to run there
Original Lyrics: My I don't have to run day
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The Cult's, "New York City"
Misheard Lyrics: Hell's kitchen isn't TLC
Original Lyrics: Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
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The Vapors', "Turning Japanese"
Misheard Lyrics: I cut your picture
Original Lyrics: I got your picture
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1990s | |
98 Degrees', "I Do (Cherish You)"
Misheard Lyrics: Through the deaths of myself
Original Lyrics: Through the depths of my soul
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Oomph!'s, "Willst Du Mein Leben Entern?"
Misheard Lyrics: They stole my Nintendo!
Original Lyrics: Willst du mein Leben kentern?
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Rihanna's, "Unfaithful"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna be a burglar
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna be a murderer
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Sawyer Brown's, "Some Girls Do"
Misheard Lyrics: You were laughin at me, I was chewin Dentyne You were the prettiest girl I’d ever seen When you rolled your eyes and twirled my pampered ass.
Original Lyrics: You were laughin at me, I was doin James Dean You were the prettiest girl I’d ever seen When you rolled your eyes and twirled my pink fur dice
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2000s | |
Gwen Stefani featuring Eve's, "Rich Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: My cashmere would never ever end
Original Lyrics: My cash flow would never ever end
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Gwen Stefani's, "The Sweet Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could receive
Original Lyrics: If I could escape
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Jonas Brothers', "Mandy"
Misheard Lyrics: Mandy always laughs at Star Wars people
Never really wanna be on newsstands And fairytales are never wasted time. Original Lyrics: Mandy always laughs when I act stupid
I am unaware that I'm a nuisance With her it's never wasted time |
Jonas Brothers', "SOS"
Misheard Lyrics: Better believe our plan
Original Lyrics: Better believe I bled
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Jonas Brothers', "SOS"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I'm done this is a situation tempting conversation
Original Lyrics: Well I'm done with awkward situations empty conversations
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Justin Timberlake's, "Sexy Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Come into the bed
Original Lyrics: Come into the back
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Justin Timberlake's, "Sexy Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Future Sexy yo, (Go with me go, oh)
Original Lyrics: Get your sexy on (Go 'head, be gone with it)
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Justin Timberlake's, "Sexy Back"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll let you with me if I misbehave
Original Lyrics: I'll let you whip me if I misbehave
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Justin Timberlake's, "Sexy Back"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just the norm that I feel this way
Original Lyrics: It's just that no one makes me feel this way
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Reba McEntire's, "I'm a Survivor"
Misheard Lyrics: With chilled hams in the heart of a fighter
Original Lyrics: With gentle hands and the heart of a fighter
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2010s | |
Cody Johnson's, "On My Way to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Every highway, every heartless
Every madness, every mile Original Lyrics: Every highway, every heartbreak
Every mountain, every mile |
Lizzo's, "Truth Hurts"
Misheard Lyrics: White men great till they got a B grade
Original Lyrics: Why men great 'til they gotta be great?
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Miley Cyrus', "Wrecking Ball"
Misheard Lyrics: All you did was rape me.
Original Lyrics: All you did was wreck me.
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country | |
Stevie Nicks', "Edge Of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like a waddling duck
Original Lyrics: Just like a white-winged dove.
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