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1960s | |
Dion & The Belmonts', "A Teenager in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Why must I be a hydrangea in love
Original Lyrics: Why must I be a teenager in love
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Jerry Butler's, "Only the Strong Survive"
Misheard Lyrics: A little strong to find, a little strong to find
Original Lyrics: Only the strong survive, only the strong survive
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The Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics: There's one more thing, I dropped a pink sh*t daddy
Original Lyrics: There's one more thing, I got the pink slip daddy
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The Temptations', "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm using you
Original Lyrics: I'm losing you
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Misheard Lyrics: Knowing me, knowing you (a-ha)
There is nothing we can poo Original Lyrics: Knowing me, knowing you (a-ha)
There is nothing we can do |
Art Garfunkel's, "I Only Have Eyes for You"
Misheard Lyrics: I only have hives for you
Original Lyrics: I only have eyes for you
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Bad Company's, "Feel Like Makin' Love"
Misheard Lyrics: And if I had those Golden Grahams
Original Lyrics: And if I had those golden dreams
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Billy Joel's, "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: Just the gay you are
Original Lyrics: Just the way you are
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Candi Staton's, "Young Hearts Run Free"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the sense in sharing your one and only wife
Original Lyrics: What's the sense in sharing this one and only life
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Cliff Richard's, "Mistletoe & Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Christmas time, mistletoe and swine
Original Lyrics: Christmas time, mistletoe and wine
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Donny And Marie Osmond's, "Morning Side of the Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics: But he lived on the Mormon side of the mountain
And she lived on the twilight side of the hill Original Lyrics: But he lived on the morning side of the mountain
And she lived on the twilight side of the hill |
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Grease (Musical)'s, "You're The One That I Want"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the one that I want, you are the vol-au-vent
Original Lyrics: You're the one that I want, you are the one I want
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Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds', "Fallin' in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe you can see
Original Lyrics: Maybe you can't see
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Ike & Tina Turner's, "Nutbush City Limits"
Misheard Lyrics: Nuts, bush, titty limits
Original Lyrics: Nutbush city limits
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Marc Bolan's, "Get It On"
Misheard Lyrics: You're an untamed youth, that's the truth
With your cloak full of seagulls You dirty tweet and you're my bird Original Lyrics: You're an untamed youth, that's the truth
With your cloak full of eagles You're dirty sweet and you're my girl |
Rod Stewart's, "Maggie May"
Misheard Lyrics: You led me away from home, just to save you from being a crone
Original Lyrics: You led me away from home, just to save you from being alone
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Siouxsie and the Banshees', "Hong Kong Garden"
Misheard Lyrics: King Kong's garden
Original Lyrics: Hong Kong garden
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Suzi Quatro's, "48 Crash"
Misheard Lyrics: You know the 48 craps come like a lightning flash
Original Lyrics: You know the 48 Crash comes like a lightning flash
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The Jacksons', "Blame It on the Boogie"
Misheard Lyrics: Blame it on Macaulay
Original Lyrics: Blame it on the boogie
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Thin Lizzy's, "The Boys Are Back In Town"
Misheard Lyrics: The boils are back in town
Original Lyrics: The boys are back in town
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Three Dog Night's, "Family Of Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Factories belch where the rivers ran.
Original Lyrics: Factories built where the rivers ran.
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1980s | |
Adam and the Ants', "Antmusic"
Misheard Lyrics: It's so sad when you're young
To be told you're a moron Original Lyrics: It's so sad when you're young
To be told you're having fun |
Commercial's, "Colgate Pump"
Misheard Lyrics: We got the Cocoa Puffs
Original Lyrics: We got the Colgate Pump
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't mess around with the guy who shaves the lawn
Original Lyrics: 'Cause you've got it made with a guy in shades, oh no
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David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics: We know Major Tom's a monkey
Original Lyrics: We know Major Tom's a junkie
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Morrissey's, "Suedehead"
Misheard Lyrics: It was a good lay. Good lay.
Original Lyrics: It was goodly. Goodly.
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Sade's, "The Sweetest Taboo"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Mattel, it's Mattel now
Original Lyrics: If I tell you, if I tell you now
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Taylor Dane's, "Tell It to My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell it to my a*se
Original Lyrics: Tell it to my heart
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The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: I REALLY don't like it!
F*** the task-bar, f*** the task-bar Original Lyrics: Shareef don't like it
Rockin' the Casbah, rock the Casbah |
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1990s | |
Bee Gees', "Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: And I don't want to be a gnome
Original Lyrics: And I don't want to be alone
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Boy George's, "The Crying Game"
Misheard Lyrics: Then there are signs
Original Lyrics: Then there are sighs
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Guns N' Roses', "November Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: And Shaggy still remains
Original Lyrics: And shadows still remain
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Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's, "A Whole New World"
Misheard Lyrics: No time to stare
Original Lyrics: There's time to spare
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Phil Collins', "You'll Be in My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll breathe in my farts
Original Lyrics: You'll be in my heart
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Snap!'s, "Rhythm Is a Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: William is a dancer
Original Lyrics: Rhythm is a dancer
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The Lion King's, "The Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Nancy veneia babichi wawa
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba
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Whitney Houston's, "All the Man That I Need"
Misheard Lyrics: He holds my clothes
Original Lyrics: He holds me close
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2010s | |
Commercial's, "Carvana"
Misheard Lyrics: Relax in your puppy pants
Original Lyrics: Relax in your comfy pants
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Fall Out Boy's, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: In the barnyard
Original Lyrics: In the dark, dark
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country | |
Tammy Wynette's, "Stand By Your Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Stan, bayou man
Original Lyrics: Stand by your man
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xmas | |
Chris Rea's, "Driving Home For Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: I take look at the driver next to me
He's just as gay Original Lyrics: I take look at the driver next to me
He's just the same |
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