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Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for August 26, 2019
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1950s | |
Frankie Laine's, "Rawhide"
Misheard Lyrics: My Pooh bear will be late
Original Lyrics: My true love will be waiting
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Johnny Western's, "The Ballad of Palladin"
Misheard Lyrics: Caroling, caroling far, far from home
Original Lyrics: Palladin, Palladin, far, far from home
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1960s | |
Dean Martin's, "Everybody Loves Somebody"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody Rice-a-Roni sometimes
Original Lyrics: Everybody loves somebody sometimes
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Roger Miller's, "King of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Destination: Hanger lane
Original Lyrics: Destination: Bangor, Maine
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The Skip-Jacks', "(Meet) The Flintstones"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's ride with the family down the street
Through the courtesy of H and B Original Lyrics: Let's ride with the family down the street
Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet |
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1970s | |
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Marshall must trust
Original Lyrics: Won't you just trust?
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Bob Marley And The Wailers', "Buffalo Soldier"
Misheard Lyrics: When I analyze the stench to me it makes a lot of sense
Original Lyrics: When I analyze these things to me it makes a lot of sense
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Elton John's, "Bennie and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey kids, shake your boobs to get her
Original Lyrics: Hey kids, shake it loose together
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Elton John's, "Bennie and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got electric boobs, with motors too.
Original Lyrics: She's got electric boots, a mohair suit.
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Elton John's, "Crocodile Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Had an okra sheddy and a placed for my comb
Original Lyrics: Had an old gold Chevy.
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Elton John's, "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"
Misheard Lyrics: Lucy in the sky looked down
Original Lyrics: Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
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Elton John's, "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"
Misheard Lyrics: I can take a little shot of something JAPANESE!
Original Lyrics: I can sink a little drink and shout out, 'She's with me!'
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: In nor talkin' 'bout the live in
Original Lyrics: I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in.
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Love Is the Answer"
Misheard Lyrics: If there's a shark cut, I'd have found it
Original Lyrics: If there's a short cut, I'd have found it
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Kool and the Gang's, "Ladies Night"
Misheard Lyrics: On disco lights
Your ABC's Original Lyrics: On disco lights
Your name will be seen |
Led Zeppelin's, "The Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: The high hopes haila ball
Original Lyrics: For the hell hound on my floor
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Paul McCartney and Wings', "Live and Let Die"
Misheard Lyrics: To liberate strife
Original Lyrics: To live and let die
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Vicki Sue Robinson's, "Turn the Beat Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn the meter on
Original Lyrics: Turn the beat around
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1980s | |
Aretha Franklin's, "A Different World"
Misheard Lyrics: Where the hell did you come from?
Original Lyrics: And where did you come from?
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Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: Bad luck is like bad medicine
Original Lyrics: Your love is like bad medicine
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Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: No one is like Ted Danson
Original Lyrics: You love is like bad medicine
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Elton John's, "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't no tender piece of meat named Biff
Original Lyrics: I ain't no puzzle piece that needs to fit
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Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "Lost in Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics: Bookseller, bookseller
Original Lyrics: Que sera, que sera
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Michael Jackson's, "Beat It"
Misheard Lyrics: No one wants to be the beast
Original Lyrics: No one wants to be defeated
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Something"
Misheard Lyrics: So you wanna be startin' selfies
Original Lyrics: So you wanna be startin' something
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Paul Simon's, "You Can Call Me Al"
Misheard Lyrics: I can call you David
Original Lyrics: I can call you Betty
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Paula Abdul's, "Forever Your Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: He could promise the one
Original Lyrics: He could promise the world
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking to Verizon
Original Lyrics: Looking to your eyes
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The Pointer Sisters', "Neutron Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Doin' the moonshine dance
Original Lyrics: Doin' the neutron dance
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Tina Turner's, "What's Love Got to Do with It"
Misheard Lyrics: Marshalls got to do, got to do with it
Original Lyrics: What's love got to do, got to do with it
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1990s | |
2 Unlimited's, "Get Ready for This"
Misheard Lyrics: The ancient 20 and I'm from the south
Original Lyrics: The age is 20 and I'm from the south
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Gloria Estefan's, "Heaven's What I Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: Heather's what I feel when I'm with you
Original Lyrics: Heaven's what I feel when I'm with you
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Radiohead's, "Karma Police"
Misheard Lyrics: She's like a bitch on the radio
Original Lyrics: She's like a detuned radio
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2000s | |
Bowling for Soup's, "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius"
Misheard Lyrics: Jack and the Beanstalk
Original Lyrics: This is the theme song
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John Legend's, "Used to Love U"
Misheard Lyrics: I went through the bayou for you
Original Lyrics: I went through the fire for you
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Owl City's, "Fireflies"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd like to meet myself, police
Original Lyrics: I'd like to make myself believe
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2010s | |
Michael Buble's, "Haven't Met You Yet"
Misheard Lyrics: I have a rental, yes
Original Lyrics: I haven't met you yet
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Home On the Range"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh give me a ho
Original Lyrics: Oh give me a home
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Traditional's, "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
Misheard Lyrics: Go to McDonald's, have some fun
Original Lyrics: Old MacDonald had a farm
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Traditional's, "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"
Misheard Lyrics: Down Maybelline
Original Lyrics: Down came the rain
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