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1950s | |
The Cadillacs', "Speedo"
Misheard Lyrics: Now they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Milton Bearl Original Lyrics: Well, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mister Earl. |
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1960s | |
John Fred and His Playboy Band's, "Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics: Doodling the sky
Original Lyrics: Judy in disguise
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The Beach Boys', "Good Vibrations"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear the sound of the Churchill rue.
Original Lyrics: I hear the sound of a gentle word
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1970s | |
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's, "Summer Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: Happy at last
Original Lyrics: Having a blast
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John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's, "You're the One That I Want"
Misheard Lyrics: You are the mother f***er
Original Lyrics: You are the one I want
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Movie Scripts', "Grease"
Misheard Lyrics: You ain't gonna see me for us, Zuko
Original Lyrics: You ain't gonna see me for dust, Zuko
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Pink Floyd's, "Money"
Misheard Lyrics: Part of you has to always go trailing Hephzibah as she goes away
Original Lyrics: New car, caviar, four-star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team. |
Rod Stewart's, "Every Picture Tells a Story"
Misheard Lyrics: I wouldn't quote you no Dickens. Share your tea.
Original Lyrics: I wouldn't quote you no Dickens, Shelley or Keats.
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Stevie Wonder's, "Sir Duke"
Misheard Lyrics: You can feel it, oh Rover!
Original Lyrics: You can feel it all over
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Sometimes a Fantasy"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s just a panda bear
Original Lyrics: It’s just a fantasy
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Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)"
Misheard Lyrics: Carrie, you quick!
Original Lyrics: Caribbean Queen
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Cyndi Lauper's, "I Drove All Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I drooled all night
Original Lyrics: I drove all night
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East 17's, "Stay Another Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Stay down
Stay down Baby if you've got to go away Don't think I can take the pain Stay down Stay down etc OR Dave's down Dave's down Baby if you've got to go away Don't think I can take the pain Dave's down Dave's down etc OR Steve's down Steve's down Baby if you've got to go away Don't think I can take the pain Steve's down Steve's down etc Original Lyrics: Stay now
Stay now Baby if you've got to go away Don't think I can take the pain Stay now Stay now etc |
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band's, "On the Dark Side"
Misheard Lyrics: She loves to be 3
Original Lyrics: She walks like a dream
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Madness', "Our House"
Misheard Lyrics: Father knows his Sunday best
Original Lyrics: Father wears his Sunday best
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Movie Scripts', "St. Elmo's Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Kevin, I'm serious
Original Lyrics: Kevin, I'm curious
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Night Ranger's, "Sister Christian"
Misheard Lyrics: Motorhead!
Why's your mic so high? Original Lyrics: Motoring
What's your price for flight |
Peter Cetera's, "Glory of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a man who will fight for the Army
Original Lyrics: I am a man who will fight for your honor
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Queen's, "Another One Bites The Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm adopted!
Original Lyrics: Bite the dust, yeah!
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Sinead O'Connor's, "Mandinka"
Misheard Lyrics: I told them sing something new
Please, let me play something good Original Lyrics: I told them "drink something new"
Please let me pull something through |
Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: My soul he plays the bamba
Original Lyrics: Marconi plays the mamba.
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Tears for Fears', "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: #TearsinTheirEyes
Original Lyrics: I spy tears in their eyes
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Stop Draggin' My Car Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Took my baby to the old Nabisco
Original Lyrics: Took my baby to the local disco
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1990s | |
4 Non-Blondes', "What's Up?"
Misheard Lyrics: And I can't be hard
Original Lyrics: And I get real high
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Dave Matthews Band's, "Crash Into Me"
Misheard Lyrics: When you burn trash into me
Original Lyrics: When you come crash into me
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N-Trance's, "Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: We took a PG slip
Original Lyrics: We took a Bee Gees slip
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Ocean Colour Scene's, "The Day We Caught the Train"
Misheard Lyrics: Rapping on the windows, p***ing down the chimney pot
Original Lyrics: Rapping on the windows, whistling down the chimney pot
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Poison's, "Unskinny Bop"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, it’s Baby Bop
or Oh, it’s Baby Bob Original Lyrics: Unskinny Bop
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Radiohead's, "I Need a Job"
Misheard Lyrics: Please get me round Jim Irsay.
Original Lyrics: Please get me round these choices.
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Technotronic's, "Move This"
Misheard Lyrics: Shake that Barbie
or Shake that Barney Original Lyrics: Shake that body
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Tina Turner's, "I Don't Wanna Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a killer in disguise
Original Lyrics: There's a pale moon in the sky
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2000s | |
Empire of the Sun's, "Walking on a Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it bran now?
Two people become one. Awkward fellow Two people become one. Original Lyrics: Is it real now
When two people become one I can feel it When two people become one |
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Jessica Simpson's, "A Little Bit"
Misheard Lyrics: A little bit cole slaw on me
Original Lyrics: A little bit goes a long way
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Limp Bizkit's, "Livin' It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you wrestling?
Original Lyrics: Life in the fast lane
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Matchbox 20's, "If You're Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: I thought his face was an umpire
Original Lyrics: I thought this place was an empire
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Shakira's, "Whenever, Wherever"
Misheard Lyrics: Lucky that my breasts are small and humble
So you don’t confuse them with my knees Original Lyrics: Lucky that my breasts are small and humble
So you don’t confuse them with mountains |
System of a Down's, "Violent Pornography"
Misheard Lyrics: Chocolate, chips and salami!
Original Lyrics: Choking chicks and sodomy!
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2010s | |
Coldplay's, "A Sky Full of Stars"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars
A pig saw you Original Lyrics: 'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars
I think I saw you |
Passenger's, "Let Her Go"
Misheard Lyrics: Only hit the road when you miss a hole
or Only hit the road when you're missing ho's Original Lyrics: Only hate the road when you're missing home
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country | |
Dwight Yoakam's, "Little Ways"
Misheard Lyrics: You got you Lil' Wayne
Original Lyrics: You got your little ways
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George Strait's, "Check Yes or No"
Misheard Lyrics: Jackass Ramone
Original Lyrics: Check yes or no.
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