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1960s | |
Desmond Dekker And The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics: Get up in the morning, saliva for breakfast.
Original Lyrics: Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir.
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Monkees', "Daydream Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you know how petty I can be
Original Lyrics: Now you know how happy I can be
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Smith's, "Baby It's You"
Misheard Lyrics: It doesn't matter what they think
Original Lyrics: It doesn't matter what they say
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The Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics: There's one more thing, I've got a slipped disc daddy
Original Lyrics: There's one more thing, I got the pink slip daddy
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Anybody could feel that guy
Original Lyrics: Anybody could be that guy
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ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Young and sweet only seventy
Original Lyrics: Young and sweet and only seventeen
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Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: Cause we're livin' in a world of drool.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we're livin' in a world of fools.
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Gary Glitter's, "I Love You Love Me Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you love, you're only two love.
Original Lyrics: love you love, my only true love.
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Mud's, "Tiger Feet"
Misheard Lyrics: I really love your tiny feet
Original Lyrics: I really love your tiger feet
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New Seekers', "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You won't find another ghoul like me babe
Original Lyrics: You won't find another fool like me babe
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Hopelessly Devoted To You"
Misheard Lyrics: Hopelessly devoted to Hugh
Original Lyrics: Hopelessly devoted to you
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Paul Revere and the Raiders', "Indian Reservation"
Misheard Lyrics: Japanese people
Original Lyrics: Cherokee people
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Paul Simon's, "Mother and Child Reunion"
Misheard Lyrics: I know they said the letter B
Original Lyrics: I know they said "Let it be"
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Rod Stewart's, "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
Misheard Lyrics: If you really need me
Just reach out and crush me Original Lyrics: If you really need me
Just reach out and touch me |
Sonny Curtis', "Love Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics: You can never go, why don't you take it?
Original Lyrics: You can have the town, why don't you take it?
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T-Rex's, "Metal Guru"
Misheard Lyrics: Mister Magoo, is it you?
Original Lyrics: Metal guru, is it you?
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T. Rex's, "Hot Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, she farts more than most and she lives on the coast
Original Lyrics: Well, she's faster than most and she lives on the coast
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The O'Jays', "For the Love of Money"
Misheard Lyrics: Call the police, y'all
Original Lyrics: Dollar bill, y'all
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The Sex Pistols', "Anarchy In The U.K."
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I wanna be Anne of Cleves.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I want to be anarchy.
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Refugee"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't ask a little like a nephew team
Original Lyrics: Don't act a little like a refugee
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Wizzard's, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: Let your bowels wring out for Christmas
Original Lyrics: Let the bells ring out for Christmas
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1980s | |
Abba's, "Super Trouper"
Misheard Lyrics: All I do is eat and sh*t and sing
Original Lyrics: All I do is eat and sleep and sing
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Al Jarreau's, "After All"
Misheard Lyrics: I will be the one to call you
Original Lyrics: I will be the one to hold you
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Bros', "When Will I Be Famous?"
Misheard Lyrics: When we lie, we lie beef, Amos
Original Lyrics: When will I, will I be famous
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Cher featuring Peter Cetera's, "After All"
Misheard Lyrics: After all the songs we sung
Original Lyrics: After all the stops and starts
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Culture Club's, "Karma Chameleon"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a man who doesn't grow.
Original Lyrics: I'm a man who doesn't know.
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Culture Club's, "Move Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Do, do, do away with the Charlie
Original Lyrics: Move, move, move away from me darling
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David Essex's, "A Winter's Tale"
Misheard Lyrics: A love that could never be, though it meant a lot to Hugh and me
Original Lyrics: A love that could never be, though it meant a lot to you and me
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Madness', "Baggy Trousers"
Misheard Lyrics: Bang 'em on the head with a plastic duck
Original Lyrics: Back of the head with a plastic cup
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Phil Collins', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics: No, you just can't be late
Original Lyrics: No, you just have to wait
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Sinitta's, "Toyboy"
Misheard Lyrics: I've doubt in my toy boy.
Original Lyrics: I'm out with my toy boy.
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Tina Turner's, "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
Misheard Lyrics: Vaclav got to, got to do with it
Original Lyrics: What's love got to do, got to do with it?
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1990s | |
Az Yet featuring Peter Cetera's, "Hard to Say I'm Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: Wouldn't want to be slept a wink
Original Lyrics: Wouldn't want to be swept away
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Haddaway's, "What Is Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I gave you my love, but you don't dare
Original Lyrics: I gave you my love, but you don't care
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Phil Collins', "You'll Be in My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you try
Original Lyrics: Don't you cry
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The Verve's, "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
Misheard Lyrics: I am here and I know
Original Lyrics: I am here in my mold
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2000s | |
DJ Sammy's, "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Giving you all that I got
When you're Bryan Adams Original Lyrics: Baby, you're all that I want
When you're lying here in my arms |
Rihanna's, "Don't Stop The Music"
Misheard Lyrics: ma ma say ma ma sah me Microsoft
Original Lyrics: Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa
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Scissor Sisters', "I Don't Feel Like Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: When we yodel and play
Original Lyrics: When the old Johanna plays
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Sinead Quinn's, "What You Need Is..."
Misheard Lyrics: And you can't help yourself, you gotta smack that b---h
Original Lyrics: And you can't help yourself, you gotta scratch that itch
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2010s | |
Cast of Hamilton's, "The Room Where It Happens"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're happy
Original Lyrics: Where it happens
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Lana Del Rey's, "Mariners Apartment Complex"
Misheard Lyrics: My, my, my, Estados Unidos
Original Lyrics: My, my, my, you found this, you need this
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country | |
Bobbie Gentry's, "Ode to Billie Joe"
Misheard Lyrics: And she and Billy Joel
Original Lyrics: And she and Billie Joe
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Los Lonely Boys', "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Have fun, yes, have fun
Original Lyrics: How far is Heaven?
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Tammy Wynette's, "Stand by Your Man"
Misheard Lyrics: It was just nowhere
Original Lyrics: He's just a man
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