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1960s | |
Freddy Cannon's, "Palisades Park"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll never know how great a girl can feel
'Til you're stopped at the top of a ferris wheel Original Lyrics: You'll never know how great a kiss can feel
'Til you're stopped at the top of a ferris wheel |
Mamas and the Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I caught you with Dave
Original Lyrics: On such a winter's day
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Martha and the Vandellas', "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like an e-mail
Original Lyrics: It's like a heat wave
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I could never seem to borrow
Original Lyrics: I could never see tomorrow
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Black Sabbath's, "Planet Caravan"
Misheard Lyrics: The crimson eye
Of great gone by Original Lyrics: The crimson eye
Of great god Mars |
Donovan's, "Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics: They call me mellow yellow (Ice ice ice!)
Original Lyrics: They call me Mellow Yellow (Quite rightly)
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Say You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Farming, farming, farming
Original Lyrics: Falling, falling, falling
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John Denver's, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Life ain't nothin' but a fuddy-duddy riddle
Original Lyrics: Life ain't nothin' but a funny, funny riddle
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Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's whispered that soon
If we all call the Jews Original Lyrics: And it's whispered that soon
If we all call the tune |
Lou Christie's, "Lightnin' Strikes"
Misheard Lyrics: Migraine striking again
Original Lyrics: Lightnin' striking again
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Paul & Linda McCartney's, "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"
Misheard Lyrics: Admiral Halsey had to fight me
He had to have a bath or he couldn’t put to sea I had another look and I had a cup of tea and potter pie. Potter pie? I wondered what smelled so horrible and high. Original Lyrics: Admiral Halsey notified me,
He had to have a berth or he couldn't get to sea I had another look and I had a cup of tea and a butter pie Butter pie? The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in the pie. |
Pink Floyd's, "Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
Fritter and waste the owls in an offhand way. Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Original Lyrics: Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way. Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town |
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a killer...please
Original Lyrics: He's a killer queen
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Santana's, "Black Magic Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: You put a smell on me, baby
Original Lyrics: You put a spell on me, baby
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TV Theme's, "The Six Million Dollar Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Steve Austin, a man buried alive
Original Lyrics: Steve Austin, a man barely alive
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Wings', "Let 'em In"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody's reading a book
Original Lyrics: Somebody's ringing a bell
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1980s | |
Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Love is like a bomb, baby
C'mon get it on Livin' like a lover with a red iPhone Original Lyrics: Love is like a bomb, baby
C'mon get it on Livin' like a lover with a radar phone. |
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Mica Paris', "My One Temptation"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm full of potatoes.
Original Lyrics: [I know of the dangers] of fooling with strangers.
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Mica Paris', "My One Temptation"
Misheard Lyrics: You are my one and only systems tool.
Original Lyrics: You are the one I've no resistance to
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Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you got it, do you get it?
If so, how often? Which do you choose? A heart or stock option? (How much do you need?) Original Lyrics: Have you got it, do you get it?
If so, how often? Which do you choose? A hard or soft option? (How much do you need?) |
Phil Collins', "Don't Lose My Number"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, did you learn your numbers?
Original Lyrics: Billy, don't you lose my number
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Pink Floyd's, "Learning to Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Torn, tied and twisted just an earth-bound listening eye Original Lyrics: Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I |
Prince's, "Adore"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain’t f*****g just for kicks
Original Lyrics: I ain't talking just for kicks.
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Robert Palmer's, "Addicted to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart sweats
My body stinks Original Lyrics: My heart sweats
My body shakes |
Simply Red's, "If You Don't Know Me by Now"
Misheard Lyrics: If you don't know, leave my town
Original Lyrics: If you don't know me by now
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The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Show me your magic
Original Lyrics: Shariff don't like it
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The Cult's, "New York City"
Misheard Lyrics: Hell's Kitchen is on TMZ
Original Lyrics: Hell's Kitchen is a DMZ
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1990s | |
Aaliyah's, "Are You That Somebody"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me I lost somebody
Original Lyrics: Tell me I love somebody
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Hootie and the Blowfish's, "Let Her Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: I just run my hands through her dock hand
Original Lyrics: I just run my hands through her dark hair
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Lou Bega's, "Mambo No. 5"
Misheard Lyrics: A little bit of Eunuch's in your hand
Original Lyrics: A little bit of you makes me your man.
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Lou Bega's, "Mambo No. 5"
Misheard Lyrics: A little bit of Unix in your hand
Original Lyrics: A little bit of you makes me your man.
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Vanilla Ice's, "Ice Ice Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: To the extreme I rock a mic like a van duel,
Light up a stage and wax a chump like a can duel.. Original Lyrics: To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal
Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle. |
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2000s | |
Destiny's Child's, "Bootylicious"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't think you're ready for this, Benji
or I don't think you're ready for this, Bambi Original Lyrics: I don't think you're ready for this jelly
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Five for Fighting's, "Superman (It's Not Easy)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not easy for Pee-Wee
Original Lyrics: It's not easy to be me
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2010s | |
Ava Max's, "Sweet But Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, she's hot buttered psycho
Original Lyrics: Ph, she's hot but a psycho
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Charlie Puth's, "One Call Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Superman got nothing to say
Original Lyrics: Superman got nothing on me
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Echosmith's, "Cool Kids"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish that I could be like Nicole Kidman
Original Lyrics: I wish that I could be like the cool kids
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Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Jump in a taxi, p*** in the back seat
Original Lyrics: Jump in a taxi, kiss in the back seat
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Fall Out Boy's, "Alone Together"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel long before when it's broken
Original Lyrics: They love it more when it's broken
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Jonas Brothers', "Cool"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe I should burn up my noose
Original Lyrics: Maybe I should bottle my moves.
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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's, "Shallow"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in the deep end, watchin' the divin'
Original Lyrics: I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in
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Lorde's, "Team"
Misheard Lyrics: The cold hour's in, the cold hour's in, the cold hour's in, the cold hour's in...
Original Lyrics: Send the call out, send the call out, send the call out, send the call out...
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Portugal. The Man's, "Feel It Still"
Misheard Lyrics: I keep my hands tuna sale
Original Lyrics: I keep my hands to myself
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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's, "Señorita"
Misheard Lyrics: We danced for hours in the Santa Kila sunrise
Original Lyrics: We danced for hours in the sand
Tequila sunrise |
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Disney's 'The Lion King''s, "Circle Of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Naaaaaaa Sevenyaaaaaa ibibibi ibawawa
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi baba.
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