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1950s | |
Carl Dobkins, Jr.'s, "My Heart is an Open Book"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is a Golden Book
Original Lyrics: My Heart is an Open Book
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1960s | |
John Fred & His Playboy Band's, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"
Misheard Lyrics: Judy in the sky, we're batshit.
Original Lyrics: Judy in disguise, with glasses.
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Mary Poppins Soundtrack's, "Jolly Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh it's a jolly holiday with Hubert
Original Lyrics: Oh it's a jolly holiday with you, Bert
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Spanky and the Gang's, "Sunday Will Never Be the Same"
Misheard Lyrics: As I feel the Elmer's die
Original Lyrics: As I feel the embers die
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The Sound of Music's, "Do-Re-Mi "
Misheard Lyrics: Do, a deer, a shemale deer
Original Lyrics: Do, a deer, a female deer
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1970s | |
Dan Fogelberg's, "Leader Of The Band"
Misheard Lyrics: And Diamond Colorado, where I'm known in some hotel, living out this life I've chose and come to know so well.
Original Lyrics: And I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some hotel, living out this life I've chose and come to know so well.
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Dire Straits', "Sultans of Swing"
Misheard Lyrics: We are the Solarcaine
Original Lyrics: We are the sultans
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Elvis Presley's, "Burning Love"
Misheard Lyrics: my chest is a-peeling
Original Lyrics: my chest is a-heaving
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Gap Band's, "Oops Upside Your Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Boots on Saturday
Original Lyrics: Oops upside your head
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Jackson 5's, "I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: You and I must meet Chopin
Original Lyrics: You and I must make a pact
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Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons', "Shape I'm In"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, baby you, dropped me in the shape-up bin Oh, baby you-ou-ou, dropped me in the shape-up bin Oh, baby you, dropped me in the shape-up bin
Original Lyrics: Oh, baby you, got me in the shape I'm in Oh, baby you-ou-ou, got me in the shape I'm in Oh, baby you, got me in the shape I'm in
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Thin Lizzy's, "The Boys Are Back in Town"
Misheard Lyrics: That night over at Johnny's place
Walter’s chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face. Original Lyrics: That night over at Johnny's place
Well this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face. |
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1980s | |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Heaven is a Place On Earth"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll make hell a place on Earth
Original Lyrics: We'll make heaven a place on Earth
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Kenny Loggins', "Danger Zone"
Misheard Lyrics: High-A-Way to Finger Zone,
Imma take you right to poo the Finger Zone Original Lyrics: Highway to the danger zone
Gonna take you right into the danger zone |
Mike + the Mechanics', "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics: And high-low in a bookseller
Original Lyrics: And hide out in the cellar
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Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: Choking on the ashes of orangutan.
Original Lyrics: Choking on the ashes of her enemy.
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Physical"
Misheard Lyrics: Yelling all at me
Original Lyrics: The animal in me
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Ray Parker, Jr.'s, "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't make her way
Original Lyrics: Don't make her wait
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Sammy Hagar's, "I Can't Drive 55"
Misheard Lyrics: When I jacked off two hours,
It now takes all day Original Lyrics: What used to take two hours, now takes all day
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Styx's, "Too Much Time On My Hands"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it any wonder I'm dull and boring?
Original Lyrics: Is it any wonder I'm null and void?
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The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: Charlize don't like it.
Original Lyrics: Shariff don't like it.
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Yes', "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Omar and the Holy Heart
Original Lyrics: Owner of a lonely heart
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1990s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Bed of Roses"
Misheard Lyrics: where to set of a tangled,
The whiz is on dried The bar keeps is wage cook Original Lyrics: The hotel bar hang over,
The whiskey's gone dry The bar keepers wigs crook |
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Jesus Jones', "Right Here, Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm dating
Original Lyrics: And I'm waiting
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: He was looking kinda thumb
With a raper in bird bum With a shape of hell on her war-head Original Lyrics: She was looking kinda dumb
With her finger and her thumb With a shape of an "L" on her forehead |
Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey now, your a porn star, rip your clothes off, get laid
Original Lyrics: Hey now, your an All-Star, get your game on, go play
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: I have to poop, I have to pee
Original Lyrics: So much to do, so much to see
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: I plugged your mother, go about bored
Original Lyrics: My world's on fire, how about yours?
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: My friend just took a dump on my head
Original Lyrics: I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: My mom f###ed your eye, who wants drugs?
Original Lyrics: My world's on fire, how about yours?
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: My pussy's on fire, how about yours?
Original Lyrics: My world's on fire, how about yours?
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Some body once told me the plane just crashed into me
Original Lyrics: somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Some lady once mold me the bored was gun nah fold me
Original Lyrics: Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody wants uh told me the world is gonna roll me
Original Lyrics: Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
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Stabbing Westward's, "Drugstore"
Misheard Lyrics: How can everything be just as fun by you?
Original Lyrics: How can everything be justified by you?
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Usher's, "You Make Me Wanna..."
Misheard Lyrics: Start a new Malaysian with you
Original Lyrics: Start a new relationship with you
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "Complicated"
Misheard Lyrics: That's the mantis
Original Lyrics: That's the way it is
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Blue Merle's, "Burning In The Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: I had a girl, she was passed around
Original Lyrics: I had a girl, she was the best around
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: A million dollar contest, call in the morning
Original Lyrics: A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
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Maroon 5's, "Makes Me Wonder"
Misheard Lyrics: And it really makes me wonder
If I ever wanna think about you Original Lyrics: And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a f*** about you |
Total featuring Missy Elliott's, "Trippin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Knock, knock, knock
Original Lyrics: No, no, no
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Weezer's, "Beverly Hills"
Misheard Lyrics: Rolling like this song never ends
Original Lyrics: Rolling like a celebrity
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2010s | |
Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus', "Nothing Breaks Like A Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: An oven breaks like a heart
Original Lyrics: Nothing breaks like a heart
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King & Country's, "Fix My Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd Love like a Lobster, give when it's not fair Live life through another take time for my brother.
Original Lyrics: I'd love like I'm not scared, give when It's not fair Live life through another take time for my brother.
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Traditional's, "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"
Misheard Lyrics: And try a bowl of hay
Original Lyrics: And dried up all the rain
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