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1960s | |
Dionne Warwick's, "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)"
Misheard Lyrics: So be very careful not to make a car
Original Lyrics: So be very careful not to make us part
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1970s | |
Andrea True Connection's, "More, More, More"
Misheard Lyrics: No, no, no
Original Lyrics: More, more, more
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Beach Boys', "Funky Pretty"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't throw up on my floor
Original Lyrics: Glow, glow, glow, c'mon glow
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Bee Gees', "Lonely Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Where would I be without my moron?
Original Lyrics: Where would I be without my woman?
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Blinded by the light
Racked up like a dooshin of the runner of the night Original Lyrics: Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. |
Neil Diamond's, "Solitary Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Belinda was mine 'til the time that I found her
Ballin' Jim and lovin' him Original Lyrics: Melinda was mine 'til the time that I found her
Holdin' Jim and lovin' him |
Olivia Newton-John's, "I Honestly Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm all yours
Original Lyrics: I love you
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Queen's, "Fat Bottomed Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: I got stiffness in my balls.
Original Lyrics: I got stiffness in ma' bones.
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Stevie Wonder's, "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't worry, a powder thin.
Original Lyrics: Don't worry about a thing.
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The Archies', "Sugar, Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics: I just can't believe the love I get for loving you
(I just can't believe it's true). Original Lyrics: I just can't believe the loveliness of loving you
(I just can't believe it's true). |
The Doobie Brothers', "Minute by Minute"
Misheard Lyrics: Little by little
Original Lyrics: Minute by minute
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1980s | |
ABC's, "When Smokey Sings"
Misheard Lyrics: When smoke begins, I hear firings.
Original Lyrics: When Smokey sings, I hear violins.
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Belinda Carlisle's, "Mad About You"
Misheard Lyrics: Bustin' your ass
Original Lyrics: Lost in your eyes
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Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love A Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Jabba the Hutt
Attacking your name You can run a bad thing Original Lyrics: Shot through the heart
And you're to blame You give love a bad name |
Debbie Gibson's, "Shake Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm under a spell on you
But boy, I'm wondering why This is not a game or love but An emotional tie Original Lyrics: I'm under a spell again
Boy, I'm wondering why This is not a game of love but An emotional tie |
Eddy Grant's, "Electric Avenue"
Misheard Lyrics: Out in the speech
Original Lyrics: Out in the street
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Kajagoogoo's, "Too Shy"
Misheard Lyrics: You're too shy, too shy
Hush, hush, eye to eye Original Lyrics: You're too shy, shy
Hush hush, eye to eye. |
Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: Eleven fights Dustin
Original Lyrics: Another one bites the dust.
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Run-DMC's, "It's Tricky"
Misheard Lyrics: It's tricky to rock around
Rock around this right old town Original Lyrics: It's tricky to rock a rhyme
To rock a rhyme that's right on time. |
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Tommy Tutone's, "867-5309/Jenny"
Misheard Lyrics: But I lost my turn
Original Lyrics: But I lost my nerve
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Wang Chung's, "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't tell me on the bottom line
Original Lyrics: Don't hang me on the borderline
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Was (Not Was)'s, "Walk the Dinosaur"
Misheard Lyrics: Boom, boom! Shag a yak, a boom, boom.
Original Lyrics: Boom, Boom! Acka lacka boom, boom.
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1990s | |
House of Pain's, "Jump Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll bust 'em in the eye, and then I'll take the punk OUT
Original Lyrics: I'll bust 'em in the eye, and then I'll take the punk's ho
(my version is better) |
Lego Island Soundtrack's, "Brick by Brick"
Misheard Lyrics: f**k my t**s
Original Lyrics: tock by tick
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Pearl Jam's, "Dissident"
Misheard Lyrics: Uh, this event is here
Original Lyrics: A dissident is here.
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Phats & Small's, "Turn Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen to our settee
Original Lyrics: Listen to what I say
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Powerman 5000's, "When Worlds Collide"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you ready to go get spaghetti to go?
Original Lyrics: Are you ready to go? 'Cause I'm ready to go
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Train's, "Hey Soul Sister"
Misheard Lyrics: The way you can't cuddle rub
Original Lyrics: The way you can cut a rug
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2000s | |
Bowling For Soup's, "1985"
Misheard Lyrics: Miss Stacy, Madonna
I'm waiting for Nirvana There was YouTube, and Blondie And music still on MTV Original Lyrics: Bruce Springsteen, Madonna
Way before Nirvana There was U2 and Blondie And music still on MTV |
Fall Out Boy's, "Dance, Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Last dance
Last dance Last dance Last dance Original Lyrics: Dance, dance
Dance, dance Dance, dance Dance, dance |
Train's, "Hey Soul Sister"
Misheard Lyrics: I want the world to see you beep, with me
Original Lyrics: I want the world to see you be, with me
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Train's, "Hey Soul Sister"
Misheard Lyrics: Watching use the drongo need
Original Lyrics: Watching you is the only drug I need
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Wamdue Project's, "King of My Castle"
Misheard Lyrics: Must be the reason why the Queen mud wrestles
Original Lyrics: Must be the reason
Why I'm freeing my trapped soul. |
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2010s | |
Being as an Ocean's, "OK"
Misheard Lyrics: There was a time when I felt so gay.
Original Lyrics: There was a time when I felt OK.
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Justin Bieber's, "Boyfriend"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep you on my otter
Original Lyrics: Keep you on my arm girl
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Justin Bieber's, "Boyfriend"
Misheard Lyrics: Voice going crazy and I sound like a werewolf swacky
Original Lyrics: Voice going crazy on this look like a whirl wind swaggie
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Maroon 5's, "What Lovers Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
I'm Michelle for you. Original Lyrics: Oh OH OH OH
Oh been wishin' for you |
Miley Cyrus', "Wrecking Ball"
Misheard Lyrics: All I wanted was to break you off
Original Lyrics: All I wanted was to break your walls
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Sia's, "Chandelier"
Misheard Lyrics: I just hold an old butter knife
Original Lyrics: I'm just holding on for tonight
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Taylor Swift's, "Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Sat in the womb like, you’re laughing right at me
Original Lyrics: Salt in the wound, like you're laughing right at me
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The 1975's, "Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: They're just girls, breaking hearts
And I spy a tight chest girl Original Lyrics: They're just girls, breaking hearts
Eyes bright, uptight, just girls |