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1950s | |
Bobby Day's, "Rockin' Robin"
Misheard Lyrics: Talk about the Super Bowl and it was grand.
Original Lyrics: Taught him how to do the bop and it was grand
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Danny and the Juniors', "Rock and Roll is Here to Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's all start to Powerball
Original Lyrics: Let's all start to have a ball
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1960s | |
Jan and Dean's, "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena"
Misheard Lyrics: She's the chairman of Colorado Blvd
Original Lyrics: She's the terror of Colorado Blvd
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Johnny Rivers', "Tracks of My Tears"
Misheard Lyrics: I hate you
or Hey Jude Original Lyrics: I need you
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Peter, Paul, and Mary's, "The Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life)"
Misheard Lyrics: Death has gained his accusations.
Original Lyrics: Death has gagged his accusations.
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The Beatles', "She Loves You"
Misheard Lyrics: And with a wrong way back
Original Lyrics: And with a love like that
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The Four Seasons', "C'mon Marianne"
Misheard Lyrics: All my kids again
Original Lyrics: On my knees again
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The Monkees', "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: Not just Sharon Stone
Original Lyrics: Not your steppin' stone
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The Vogues', "Five O'Clock World"
Misheard Lyrics: She pays for me
Original Lyrics: She waits for me
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Tommy James and the Shondells', "Sweet Cherry Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet Caroline
Original Lyrics: Sweet Cherry Wine
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1970s | |
Abba's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Anybody could feed that guy
Original Lyrics: Anybody could be that guy
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Blondie's, "One Way or Another"
Misheard Lyrics: I found a wingnut
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna win you
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I won't ask for policy
Original Lyrics: I won't ask for promises
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James Taylor's, "Up On the Roof"
Misheard Lyrics: In the middle of time
Original Lyrics: In the middle of town
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Popples were devoted
Original Lyrics: Hopelessly devoted
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Seals and Crofts', "We May Never Pass This Way Again"
Misheard Lyrics: And ears come and go
Original Lyrics: And years come and go
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The Rolling Stones', "Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the matter with chew toys?
Original Lyrics: What's the matter with you boy?
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Three Dog Night's, "Black And White"
Misheard Lyrics: The ink is black, the paper's white
Original Lyrics: The ink is black, the page is white
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Tony Orlando and Dawn's, "Cupid"
Misheard Lyrics: Throw out your bone
Original Lyrics: Draw out your bow
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1980s | |
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: On the shoes of Treble E.
Original Lyrics: On the shores of Tripoli.
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Erasure's, "Oh L'amour"
Misheard Lyrics: Herbivore, broke my heart now I'm...
Original Lyrics: Oh l'amour, broke my heart now I'm aching for you
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood's, "Relax"
Misheard Lyrics: Relax, go to it
Original Lyrics: Relax, don't do it
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood's, "Relax"
Misheard Lyrics: Relax, go to it
Original Lyrics: Relax, don't do it
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John Cougar Mellencamp's, "Small Town"
Misheard Lyrics: taught to fear Cheez-Its in a small town
Original Lyrics: taught the fear of Jesus in a small town
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Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Yvette Colette
Original Lyrics: Little red Corvette
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Queen's, "Radio Gaga"
Misheard Lyrics: What we need is radio caca
Radio poopoo Radio caca Original Lyrics: All we hear is radio ga ga
Radio goo goo Radio ga ga |
REO Speedwagon's, "Take It on the Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I don’t want a unibrow
Original Lyrics: Then I don’t want you around
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Rod Stewart's, "Love Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Didn't mean to be dad
Original Lyrics: Didn't mean to be bad
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Steely Dan's, "Hey Nineteen"
Misheard Lyrics: Way back when: In sixty-seven...
I was a dandy Camecot Sweet things from Boston So young and wheelin' Move down Wisconsin Where the hell am I? Original Lyrics: Way back when, in '67
I was the dandy of Gamma Chi. Sweet things from Boston So young and willing Moved down to Scarsdale Where the hell am I? |
The Smithereens', "Behind the Wall of Sleep"
Misheard Lyrics: She had legs of pale indigo
Original Lyrics: She had legs that never ended
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Eat It"
Misheard Lyrics: If it's getting cold, believe it
Original Lyrics: If it's getting cold, reheat it
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1990s | |
Billie Piper's, "Honey to the Bee"
Misheard Lyrics: Kevin, you're the only one that can get me there
Kevin, when are you going to hear my prayer? Original Lyrics: Heaven, you're the only one that can get me there
Heaven, when are you going to hear my prayer? |
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Brandy's, "Brokenhearted"
Misheard Lyrics: But if I took my child
Original Lyrics: But if I took my time
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Foo Fighters', "Everlong"
Misheard Lyrics: Only thing I'll ever ask a few
Original Lyrics: Only thing I'll ever ask of you
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New Kids On The Block's, "Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Seize the girls with the girls in their hair
Original Lyrics: See the girls with the curls in their hair
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No Doubt's, "Just a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, I just love Coke
Original Lyrics: Oh, I'm just a girl
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The Bucketheads', "The Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: Please stop calling to my man
Original Lyrics: Street sounds swirling through my mind
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2000s | |
50 Cent's, "In Da Club"
Misheard Lyrics: A bottle full of Bud
Original Lyrics: A bottle full of bub'
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Finger Eleven's, "One Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: If I trained at home
Original Lyrics: If I traded it all
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2010s | |
James Arthur's, "Say You Won't Let Go"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna live with you
Even when we're goats Original Lyrics: I wanna live with you
Even when we're ghosts |
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misc | |
Disney's Dumbo's, "Roustabouts"
Misheard Lyrics: Found it, found it.
Original Lyrics: Pounding, pounding.
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