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1960s | |
Archie Bell and the Drells', "Tighten Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's time it out now
Original Lyrics: Let's tighten it up now
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Elvis Presley's, "Return to Sender"
Misheard Lyrics: Return to Zelda
Original Lyrics: Return to sender
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Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: Not much longer with a feline
Original Lyrics: Not much longer would you be mine
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The Beatles', "I Am The Walrus"
Misheard Lyrics: Yello Mello Custard
Original Lyrics: Yellow matter custard
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You got a new pair of pants
Original Lyrics: You're in the mood for a dance
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Alicia Bridges', "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)"
Misheard Lyrics: A**hole
Original Lyrics: Action
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Carole King's, "So Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't say much of anything that's you
Original Lyrics: Can't say much of anything that's new
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Robert Palmer's, "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a bad case of loving two
Original Lyrics: I got a bad case of loving you
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Sly and the Family Stone's, "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
Misheard Lyrics: Walkin' like a devil
Original Lyrics: Lookin' at the devil
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The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Drunk at the cash bar
Original Lyrics: Rock the Kasbah
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The Five Stairsteps', "O-o-h Child"
Misheard Lyrics: Pooch, oh things will be brighter
Original Lyrics: O-o-h child things will be brighter
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The Ramones', "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be the Beatles
Original Lyrics: I wanna be sedated
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1980s | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime up here Feed the world Let them know it's Christmastime up here Original Lyrics: Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmastime again Feed the world Let them know it's Christmastime again |
Commercial's, "Oreo"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's that kid with the holy old cookie?
Original Lyrics: Who's that kid with the Oreo cookie?
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Elton John's, "Nikita"
Misheard Lyrics: Mickey Mouse, I need you so
Original Lyrics: Nikita, I need you so
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers', "Bad to the Bone"
Misheard Lyrics: B-b-b-b-b-b-Band
Original Lyrics: B-b-b-b-b-b-Bad
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Heart and Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: Lyle Lovett every night
Original Lyrics: Hot lovin' every night
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Smokey Robinson's, "Just to see her"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could go back to Spain
Original Lyrics: If I could have her back to stay
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The Weather Girls', "It's Raining Men"
Misheard Lyrics: It's raving mad
Original Lyrics: It's raining men.
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1990s | |
Mr. Bungle's, "Quote Unquote"
Misheard Lyrics: I see he has a squirrel in his nose
Original Lyrics: To see is colors crawling in the nose
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Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll perceive the change
Original Lyrics: Aqua seafoam shame
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Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm on nasty salt
Everything's my fault. Original Lyrics: Find my nest of salt
Everything's my fault. |
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Nirvana's, "Lithium"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so lonely.
That's ok, there's s**t in my head Original Lyrics: I'm so lonely.
That's ok, I shaved my head |
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No Doubt's, "Spiderwebs"
Misheard Lyrics: An udder moo cow
I scream of bullfrogs. Original Lyrics: No matter who calls
I screen my phone calls. |
No Doubt's, "Spiderwebs"
Misheard Lyrics: An udder, udder, udder, udder moo cow
I scream of bullfrogs. Original Lyrics: No matter, matter, matter, matter who calls
I've gotta screen my phone calls! |
No Doubt's, "Spiderwebs"
Misheard Lyrics: Good life is boring but
Leave a messy kitchen in the UK. Original Lyrics: A likely story but
Leave a message and I'll call you back. |
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No Doubt's, "Spiderwebs"
Misheard Lyrics: Strumming with my homies now
I'm walking in the spider webs Original Lyrics: Sorry I'm not home right now,
I'm walking into spider webs |
Pearl Jam's, "Even Flow"
Misheard Lyrics: Goes awry like butterflies
Original Lyrics: Thoughts arrive like butterflies.
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Right Said Fred's, "I'm Too Sexy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm too sexy for my cat
Original Lyrics: I'm too sexy for my hat
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Salt-N-Pepa's, "Let's Talk About Sex"
Misheard Lyrics: All right now, come on, sit
Original Lyrics: All right now, come on, Spin
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: All that glitters is good
Only shooting stars break the mood. Original Lyrics: All that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars break the mold. |
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2000s | |
Beyonce's, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
Misheard Lyrics: All the single legs
Original Lyrics: All the single ladies
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Nickelback's, "Photograph"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at this phonograph
Original Lyrics: Look at this photograph
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Soulja Boy's, "Crank Dat Soulja Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Haters gettin' mad 'cause I got me some Gatorade
Original Lyrics: Haters gettin' mad 'cause I got me some bathin' apes.
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2010s | |
Of Monsters and Men's, "Wolves Without Teeth"
Misheard Lyrics: You hump like a hummingbird
Hump me in my sleep Original Lyrics: You hover like a hummingbird
Haunt me in my sleep |
Selena Gomez's, "Love You Like A Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: So humanity will play on and on
Original Lyrics: So your melody will play on and on
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christian | |
Edwin Othello Excell's, "I'll Be a Sunbeam"
Misheard Lyrics: A zombie, a zombie,
Jesus wants me for a zombie; A zombie, a zombie, I’ll be a zombie for Him. Original Lyrics: A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam; A sunbeam, a sunbeam, I’ll be a sunbeam for Him. |
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xmas | |
Bing Crosby's, "Christmas is a Comin'"
Misheard Lyrics: And the cyber's in the keg
Original Lyrics: And the cider's in the keg
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Dean Martin's, "A Marshmallow World"
Misheard Lyrics: Tigger walk with your favorite girl
Original Lyrics: Take a walk with your favorite girl
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Gene Autry's, "Up On a Housetop"
Misheard Lyrics: Give her a trolley that laughs and cries
Original Lyrics: Give her a dolly that laughs and cries
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Jim Brickman's, "Fa La La"
Misheard Lyrics: The church bells try
Original Lyrics: The church bells chime
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Mariah Carey's, "Lil Snowman"
Misheard Lyrics: You can tell me he's for rent
Original Lyrics: You can tell me he's for real
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REO Speedwagon's, "I Believe in Santa Claus"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in mail calls
Original Lyrics: I believe in miracles
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Traditional's, "O Christmas Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: Your Visa card unchanging
Original Lyrics: Your leaves are still unchanging
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