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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want to be a diaper
Original Lyrics: I don't want to be a tiger
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1960s | |
Harry Nilsson's, "Everybody's Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Through the boring rain
Original Lyrics: Through the pouring rain
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The Searchers', "When You Walk Into the Room"
Misheard Lyrics: Push shoppers' tariffs
Original Lyrics: Wish I could tell you
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1970s | |
Billy Paul's, "Me and Mrs. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics: But it's muscle strong
Original Lyrics: But it's much too strong
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Dude, dude, dude; dude, get out my back door.
Original Lyrics: Doo, doo, doo, lookin’ out my back door.
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Livingston Taylor's, "I Will Be in Love with You"
Misheard Lyrics: A peacock hard
Original Lyrics: I'll become hard
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Michel Pagliaro's, "Some Sing, Some Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Some sing, sone dance
Some Latin romance. Original Lyrics: Some sing, some dance
Some like to romance. |
The Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: Her mind is definitely twisted
Original Lyrics: Her mind is Tiffany-twisted.
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The Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: Her mind is definitely twisted
Original Lyrics: Her mind is Tiffany-twisted.
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The Ramones', "Judi is a Punk"
Misheard Lyrics: I don’t know why But I fell down
Original Lyrics: I don’t know why Perhaps they’ll die
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Tony Orlando and Dawn's, "Candida"
Misheard Lyrics: I call this life to be sweeter
Original Lyrics: I promise life to be sweeter
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Walter Murphy's, "A Fifth Of Beethoven"
Misheard Lyrics: The Fifth Of Beethoven (title)
Original Lyrics: A Fifth Of Beethoven (title)
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1980s | |
Air Supply's, "All Out of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm all out of money
Original Lyrics: I'm all out of love
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Air Supply's, "Sweet Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: When you need to pray
Original Lyrics: When you need a friend
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Air Supply's, "Two Less Lonely People in the World"
Misheard Lyrics: I just can't read your mind
Original Lyrics: I just can't believe you're mine
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Berlin's, "The Metro"
Misheard Lyrics: Swimming through a hollandaise
Original Lyrics: Swimming through apologies
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Commodores', "Nightshift"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you're a lot of fun
Original Lyrics: I know you're not alone
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David Lee Roth's, "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
Misheard Lyrics: It was just a drink alone
Original Lyrics: It was just a gigolo
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Force M.D.'s', "Tender Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Here I lay on the lawn
Original Lyrics: Here I lay all alone
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Glenn Medeiros', "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing you can be sure of
Original Lyrics: One thing you can be sure of
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Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: She got Credit Karma
Original Lyrics: She got Greta Garbo
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Kool & the Gang's, "Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Lucy is on tonight
Original Lyrics: You'll see the light tonight
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Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald's, "On My Own"
Misheard Lyrics: Said I love what always be true
Original Lyrics: Said our love would always be true
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UTFO's, "Roxanne, Roxanne"
Misheard Lyrics: Upset, upset
Original Lyrics: Roxanne, Roxanne
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1990s | |
Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams', "I Finally Found Someone"
Misheard Lyrics: My favorite wine
Original Lyrics: My favorite line
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Deee-Lite's, "Groove Is in the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Roses in the hall
Original Lyrics: Groove is in the heart.
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Karyn White's, "Romantic"
Misheard Lyrics: It's time to get momentum
Original Lyrics: It's time to get romantic
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: And the endlessness that you feel.
Original Lyrics: And the endlessness that you fear.
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Sublime's, "Badfish"
Misheard Lyrics: Lord knows I'm weak
Won't somebody let me off of this street? Original Lyrics: Lord knows I'm weak
Won't somebody get me off of this reef? |
Toad the Wet Sprocket's, "Walk on the Ocean"
Misheard Lyrics: Fetch the goat’s water
Original Lyrics: Flesh becomes water
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2000s | |
Eiffel 65's, "Move Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's your buddy?
or Who's your daddy? Original Lyrics: Move your body
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My Chemical Romance's, "Dead!"
Misheard Lyrics: One naked granny takes a p*** up on a table.
Original Lyrics: Wouldn't it be great to take a pistol by the hand?
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My Chemical Romance's, "Drowning Lessons"
Misheard Lyrics: and I scream at roses, fall at your feet
Original Lyrics: As rice grains and roses fall at your feet
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "These Words"
Misheard Lyrics: Went to bars with Shelley and Keith
Original Lyrics: Read some Byron, Shelley and Keats.
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2010s | |
Bastille's, "Pompeii"
Misheard Lyrics: Are we going to give it up to Mr. Valdez
Original Lyrics: How can I be an optimist about this?
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Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch's, "Sweet Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: Sexy Elements
Original Lyrics: You're giving me such sweet nothing.
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Fall Out Boy's, "Uma Thurman"
Misheard Lyrics: F*** America, f*** America
Original Lyrics: Work a miracle, work a miracle
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Lorde's, "Team"
Misheard Lyrics: We're on the circus team
Original Lyrics: We're on each other's team
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Meghan Trainor's, "Lips Are Moving"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Romeo, but I ain't stupid
Original Lyrics: I might be young, but I ain't stupid
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "Strip Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Take my pride, fill me up
Original Lyrics: Take my pride, build me up
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country | |
Kenny Rogers', "Coward of the County"
Misheard Lyrics: So you don't have to bite
Original Lyrics: Son, you don't have to fight
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