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1950s | |
1960s | |
Chris Montez's, "Call Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be afraid, you keep coming
Original Lyrics: Don't be afraid, you can call me
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Dionne Warwick's, "Don't Make Me Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't make me open
Original Lyrics: Don't make me over
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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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1970s | |
Amii Stewart's, "Knock On Wood"
Misheard Lyrics: You better lock on you
Original Lyrics: You better knock on wood
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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan's, "Tell Me Something Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me that you're mommy
Original Lyrics: Tell me that you love me
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Rush's, "Temples of Syrinx"
Misheard Lyrics: We are the priests
Of the Temples of Syrinx Operator mutants Fill the hallowed halls Original Lyrics: We are the priests
Of the Temples of Syrinx Our great computers Fill the hallowed halls |
The Cast Of 'Hee Haw''s, "Gloom, Despair and Agony On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Blues. Dispair and agony on me,woah,deep set depression excessive misery,woah,if it weren't for bad luck,I'd have no luck at all,blues dispair and agony on me.
Original Lyrics: Gloom, despair and agony on me.
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The Partridge Family's, "It's On of Those Nights (Yes Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes sir
Original Lyrics: Yes love
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The Staple Singers', "Touch a Hand Make a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: Mickey Mantle if you can
Original Lyrics: Make a friend if you can
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1980s | |
Berlin's, "The Metro"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm alone sitting on my big fat ass
Original Lyrics: I'm alone Sitting with my empty glass.
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Billy Idol's, "White Wedding"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a nice day for a night wedding
Original Lyrics: It's a nice day for a white wedding
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Bon Jovi's, "Only Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: Cutting boards they run so deep
Original Lyrics: Cutting wounds they run so deep
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Bronski Beat's, "Smalltown Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Go away, turtle back
Original Lyrics: Run away, turn away
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Chicago's, "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you Hakeem Olajuwon
Original Lyrics: You're gonna be the lucky one
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Boy's town, runnin' round the bay.
Original Lyrics: Pour some sugar on me.
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Musical Youth's, "Pass the Dutchie"
Misheard Lyrics: How does it feel when you gotta poop?
Original Lyrics: How does it feel when you got no food?
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Quincy Jones and James Ingram's, "Just Once"
Misheard Lyrics: I did the test
Original Lyrics: I did my best
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Randy Newman's, "I Love L.A."
Misheard Lyrics: Going down Arrow Highway
Original Lyrics: Rollin' down the Imperial Highway
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Squeeze's, "Vicky Verky"
Misheard Lyrics: All along the high street
A special orange ice cream Original Lyrics: All along the high street
They'd splash out on an ice cream |
Squeeze's, "Vicky Verky"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, he ran off to Barstow
Original Lyrics: Well, he went off to borstal
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The Pretenders', "Brass In Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna use my sidestep
Original Lyrics: Gon' use my sidestep
Gonna use my senses |
1990s | |
Counting Crows', "Hanginaround"
Misheard Lyrics: Wait, wait, wait, wait too long
Original Lyrics: Way, way, way, way too long
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Len's, "Steal My Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: L.A.'s in the heart that week
Original Lyrics: L-A-T-E-R that week
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Movie Scripts', "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Movie"
Misheard Lyrics: Sprint
Original Lyrics: Splinter
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Snoop Dogg's, "Gin and Juice"
Misheard Lyrics: Sickening gin and juice
Original Lyrics: Sippin' on gin and juice
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The Lion King's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH SAVEYAAAAAAAAA BABABICHI MUNYAAAAAAAA
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama
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Van Halen's, "Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Only missed by a fracture
Original Lyrics: Only missed by a fraction
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "One Wild Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Potatoes are restless
Original Lyrics: The natives are restless
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Lifehouse's, "Hanging by a Moment"
Misheard Lyrics: There's nothing else too far
Original Lyrics: There's nothing else to find
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Ricky Martin's, "She Bangs"
Misheard Lyrics: Tea bags, tea bags
Original Lyrics: She bangs, she bangs
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The Jonas Brothers', "Burnin’ Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m slipping into the lumber
Original Lyrics: I’m slipping into the lava
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The Jonas Brothers', "SOS"
Misheard Lyrics: This is a part of life
Original Lyrics: This is the bottom line
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Usher's, "Bad Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: You know camping ain't easy
Original Lyrics: You know pimping ain't easy
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2010s | |
Portugal. The Man's, "Feel It Still"
Misheard Lyrics: I keep my pants to myself
Original Lyrics: I keep my hands to myself
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Regina Spektor's, "All the Rowboats"
Misheard Lyrics: All the robots in the paintings
They keep trying to roll away Original Lyrics: All the rowboats in the paintings
They keep trying to row away |
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Keith Urban's, "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
Misheard Lyrics: John, John, John 3:16
Original Lyrics: John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16
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Keith Urban's, "Making Memories of Us"
Misheard Lyrics: Making memories on the bus
Original Lyrics: Making memories of us
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Keith Urban's, "Somebody Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: Whether you're teaching me to be a fellow man
Original Lyrics: Whether you're teaching me to be a better man
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Keith Urban's, "Tonight I Wanna Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: And a bottle of white
Original Lyrics: And a bottle of wine
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