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1950s | |
Frankie Avalon's, "Venus"
Misheard Lyrics: Make my list come through
Original Lyrics: Make my wish come true
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1960s | |
Engelbert Humperdinck's, "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize"
Misheard Lyrics: Lady St. Claire of Belsize
Original Lyrics: Les Bicyclettes de Belsize
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1970s | |
Al Stewart's, "Year of the Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: Innocent time you're bound to leave her
Original Lyrics: You know sometime you're bound to leave her
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Billy Joel's, "Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: You had to be a big shot ninja
Original Lyrics: You had to be a big shot, didn't ya?
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Billy Joel's, "My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll wake up innocent
Original Lyrics: You'll wake up with yourself
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Chic's, "Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Clamp on the hatch shell and roller skates
Original Lyrics: Clams on the hatch shell and roller skates
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "10538 Overture"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you see him run through the streets of Paraguay
Original Lyrics: Did you see him run through the streets and far away
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not talking about the river
Original Lyrics: I'm not talking about movin' in
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Queen's, "The Prophet's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: God give you grace to punch his face
Original Lyrics: God give you grace to purge this place
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Queen's, "You're My Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the bedspread that I ever had
Original Lyrics: You're the best friend that I ever had
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The Doors', "L.A. Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Dig a little girl about an hour ago
Original Lyrics: Oh, just got into town about an hour ago
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1980s | |
Commercial's, "Folgers"
Misheard Lyrics: The best part of making love
Is Folgers in your cup! Original Lyrics: The best part of waking up
Is Folgers in your cup. |
Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses At Night"
Misheard Lyrics: No one can take away your right to violence
Original Lyrics: No one can take away your right to fight and
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Culture Club's, "Miss Me Blind"
Misheard Lyrics: Merci
or Messy or Nestle or Lassie Original Lyrics: Miss me
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George Michael's, "Faith"
Misheard Lyrics: And I know all the kids you play
Original Lyrics: And I know all the games you play
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Gwen Stefani's, "You Make it Feel Like Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna vacuum, baby
Original Lyrics: I wanna thank you, baby
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Irene Cara's, "Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: Light up the sky like a prayer
Original Lyrics: Light up the sky like a flame
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1990s | |
Blur's, "Song 2"
Misheard Lyrics: I got my head shaved
By Aunt Jamochay Original Lyrics: I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet |
Blur's, "Song 2"
Misheard Lyrics: Woo-hoo
When I feel heavy metal And I feel nothing at all Well I'm young and I'm easy All of the time but I'm never sure what I'm eating But I eat yeah! Original Lyrics: Woo-hoo
When I feel heavy metal And I'm pins and I'm needles Well I lie and I'm easy All of the time but I'm never sure when I need you Please to meet you! |
Metallica's, "Where the Wild Things Are"
Misheard Lyrics: Cross-platform marionettes
Original Lyrics: Crossfire from the marionettes
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Slayer's, "Seasons in the Abyss"
Misheard Lyrics: Praise the end of life today
Original Lyrics: Razor's edge outlines the dead
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Ziggy Marley's, "Believe in Yourself (Arthur theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: And get along with Bea Arthur
Original Lyrics: And get along with each other
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2000s | |
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey look, cat fckng a handbag
Yours, only yours I own a single dance band It's no lie, Lisa in the crowd said Look, Harry had a vagina malfunction Original Lyrics: Dansa med oss
Klappa era hnder Gr som vi gr Ta ngra steg t vnster Lyssna och lr Missa inte chansen Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen |
Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: A lonely dark cock, let's cock it and pull it.
Original Lyrics: A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it.
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: A luddah gah complex, cock it and pootie
Original Lyrics: A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it.
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you love Coldplay
Original Lyrics: A loaded God complex
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Liz Phair's, "Extraordinary"
Misheard Lyrics: To make, to make you love me
Original Lyrics: To me, to make you love me
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Nickelback's, "Rockstar"
Misheard Lyrics: With the latest dictionary and today's Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics: With the latest dictionary and today's who's who
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2010s | |
Blake Shelton ft. Trace Adkins', "Hell Right"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll ride
Original Lyrics: Hell right
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Brockhampton's, "Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics: Spinnin' on my nuts alone
Original Lyrics: Spendin' all my nights alone
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Chloe Demetria Pappas, Heather Capri, Michael King's, "Wayfair"
Misheard Lyrics: Wayfair, you Jerome eye Kitzy.
Original Lyrics: Wayfair, you got just what I need
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Commercial's, "Mr. Quik Plumbing "
Misheard Lyrics: Call Mr. Quik, call Mr. Quik
(Dial the number, say the words) For online Original Lyrics: Call Mr. Quik, call Mr. Quik
(Dial the number, spell the words) 4 ON-TIME |
Commercial's, "Trolli Glow Wirms"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome to our lamb
Sorry 'bout your ham We're all in gear, it's fun in here Trolli, Trolli, Trolli Original Lyrics: Welcome to our land
Sorry 'bout your hand It's better here, it's fun in here Trolli, Trolli, Trolli |
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Lizzo's, "Truth Hurts"
Misheard Lyrics: White men great till they gotta be great
Original Lyrics: Why men great till they gotta be great
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Tame Impala's, "Posthumous Forgiveness"
Misheard Lyrics: What a thing to discover
There was time to recover Move on with each other Just a boy and a father What I'd give for a mother Original Lyrics: What a thing to discover
There was time to recover Move on with each other Just a boy and a father What I'd give for another |
xmas | |
Bing Crosby's, "Christmas in Killarney"
Misheard Lyrics: The Polident, the Efferdent
Original Lyrics: The holly green, the evergreen
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Bob Rivers Comedy Corp.'s, "The Twelve Pains of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Now what the hell are you thinking?
Original Lyrics: Now why the hell are they blinking?
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Bob Rivers Comedy Corp.'s, "The Twelve Pains of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Now why the hell are you Binky?
Original Lyrics: Now why the hell are they blinking?
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Bobby Darin's, "Christmas Auld Lang Syne"
Misheard Lyrics: With each new toy with Cher and joy
Original Lyrics: With each new toy, we share with joy
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Carly Rae Jepsen's, "Mittens"
Misheard Lyrics: Close my eyes, counter thief
Original Lyrics: Close my eyes, count to three
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Cast of Mame's, "We Need a Little Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Jell-O and some spinach
Original Lyrics: Carols at the spinet
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Kenny Loggins', "Celebrate Me Home"
Misheard Lyrics: I gotta count on being dumb
Original Lyrics: I gotta count on being gone
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Mitch Miller's, "Must Be Santa"
Misheard Lyrics: Santa wears boots and a spool of thread
Original Lyrics: Santa wears boots and a suit of red
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Mitch Miller's, "Must Be Santa"
Misheard Lyrics: Who wears the wrong cap on his head?
Original Lyrics: Who wears a long cap on his head?
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Traditional's, "Good King Wenceclas"
Misheard Lyrics: On the East of Eden
Original Lyrics: On the Feast of Stephen
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Traditional's, "Here We Come a-Caroling"
Misheard Lyrics: We all love deli bagels
Original Lyrics: We are not daily beggars
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