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1950s | |
Frank Sinatra's, "Come Fly with Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Down and out to Tampa Bay
Original Lyrics: Down to Acapulco Bay
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1960s | |
Barrett Strong's, "Money (That's What I Want)"
Misheard Lyrics: Your love can be such a frill
Original Lyrics: Your love can be such a thrill
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Bobby Darin's, "If I Were a Carpenter"
Misheard Lyrics: If you take a woman tree
Original Lyrics: If a tinker were my trade
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The Beatles', "I Call Your Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Was I to blame for being a bear?
Original Lyrics: Was I to blame for being unfair?
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The Beatles', "Please, Please Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoa yeah, what do you make me do?
Original Lyrics: Whoa yeah, why do you make me blue?
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1970s | |
Abba's, "Gimme Gimme Gimme"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me through the daftness
To the break of the day Original Lyrics: Take me through the darkness
To the break of the day |
Bay City Rollers', "Bye Bye Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Wish I never had known you better,
Wish I'd used a French letter Original Lyrics: Wish I never had known you better,
Wish I knew you before I met her |
Bay City Rollers', "Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: And when we said goodbye, you gave me your glass eye, remember
Original Lyrics: And then we said goodbye, and made each other cry, remember
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Billy Joel's, "Only the Good Die Young"
Misheard Lyrics: Only the Third Eye Blind
Original Lyrics: Only the good die young
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Donna Summer's, "Dim All the Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: Dinner tonight, sweet darling
Original Lyrics: Dim all the lights, sweet darling
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Doobie Brothers', "Listen to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Got the feeling curly, day by day
Original Lyrics: Don't you feel it growing, day by day
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Queen's, "Now I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatever comes of you and me
I'd love to leave my HIV with you Original Lyrics: Whatever comes of you and me
I'd love to leave my memory with you |
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Seals & Crofts', "Hummingbird"
Misheard Lyrics: Hummingbird, don’t violate, violate
Original Lyrics: Hummingbird, don’t fly away, fly away
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: As I get to the 7-Eleven
Original Lyrics: As I get on the 7 on 7
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Todd Rundgren's, "Good Vibrations"
Misheard Lyrics: I love the colorful hat she wears
Original Lyrics: I love the colorful clothes she wears
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Todd Rundgren's, "Hello It's Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It's nobody to me
Original Lyrics: It's important to me
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1980s | |
A-ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be gone for eternity.
Original Lyrics: I'll be gone in a day or two.
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Adam And The Ants', "Antmusic"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't phlegm on an ant, he's done nothing to you
Original Lyrics: Don't tread on an ant, he's done nothing to you
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Devo's, "Whip It"
Misheard Lyrics: I say whippit
Whippit's good Original Lyrics: I say whip it
Whip it good. |
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Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet dreams are made of cheese,
Who am I to dis a brie? I cheddar the world and the feta cheese, Everybody's looking for stilton. Original Lyrics: Sweet dreams are made of this,
Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas, Everybody's looking for something. |
Frankie Goes to Hollywood's, "Relax"
Misheard Lyrics: When you wanna go
Original Lyrics: When you wanna come
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Little River Band's, "Let's Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me buy you a drink, take a chance
I don't want to offer you sobriety, let's dance Original Lyrics: Let me buy you a drink, take a chance
I don't want it obvious if I had said, let's dance |
Roberta Flack's, "Together Through the Years"
Misheard Lyrics: M&M's will face our fears
Original Lyrics: Hand in hand, we face our fears
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St Winifred's School Choir's, "There's No One Quite Like Grandma"
Misheard Lyrics: Grandma, we love you Grandma, we do
Though we put you in a home We think of you Original Lyrics: Grandma, we love you Grandma, we do
Though you may be far away We think of you |
Technotronic's, "Pump Up The Jam"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your booty on my foot tonight
Original Lyrics: Get your booty on the floor tonight
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1990s | |
Ace Of Base's, "All That She Wants"
Misheard Lyrics: All that she wants is another brain in
Original Lyrics: All that she wants is another baby
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Amy Grant's, "That's What Love Is For"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, that's what lunch is for
Original Lyrics: Baby, that's what love is for
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Annie Lennox's, "No More I Love You's"
Misheard Lyrics: The language is leaving me in science
Original Lyrics: The language is leaving me in silence
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Boyz II Men's, "Motownphilly"
Misheard Lyrics: See if this was in the movie
Original Lyrics: See if this one moves you
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No Doubt's, "Just a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: This world is far too mean to hold your hand
Original Lyrics: This world is forcing me to hold your hand
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Randy Newman's, "Strange Things"
Misheard Lyrics: Space age
or Space ranger Original Lyrics: Strange things
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Shanice's, "I Love Your Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: Talking and showing my erection
Original Lyrics: Time came and showed me your direction
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Soundgarden's, "Spoonman"
Misheard Lyrics: All my friends are in the end.
Original Lyrics: All my friends are Indians.
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The Fugees', "No Woman No Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Hate a little sister
Original Lyrics: Hey little sister
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2000s | |
Amy Winehouse's, "Tears Dry On Their Own"
Misheard Lyrics: When there's so many weirder things at hand
Original Lyrics: When there's so many bigger things at hand
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Anastacia's, "Paid My Dues"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s a struggle,
Try my butt hole Original Lyrics: It’s a struggle,
Tryin’ a bubble |
Trapt's, "Headstrong"
Misheard Lyrics: Suck a N*****
Suck a N***** head contemplating everything you ever said Original Lyrics: Circling your
Circling your head contemplating everything you ever said |
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2010s | |
Carly Rae Jepsen's, "Call Me Maybe"
Misheard Lyrics: After sigh ten's wheel
Original Lyrics: At first sight and it's real
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Carly Rae Jepsen's, "Call Me Maybe"
Misheard Lyrics: It's hard to look right at your baby
Original Lyrics: It's hard to look right at you baby
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Justin Timberlake's, "Can’t Stop the Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a legend
Just a legend Just a legend Original Lyrics: Just imagine
Just imagine Just imagine |
Maroon 5's, "Girls Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: Spent the weekend getting eaten.
Original Lyrics: Spent the weekend getting even.
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