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1960s | |
The Mamas and the Papas', "Creeque Alley"
Misheard Lyrics: Increasing our American Express cards
Original Lyrics: Greasin' on American Express cards
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The Zombies', "She's Not There"
Misheard Lyrics: Please don't go bonkers trying to find her
Original Lyrics: Please don't bother trying to find her
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1970s | |
Bay City Rollers', "Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: Sha-la-la-la-loo, my herpes was type 2 remember
Original Lyrics: Sha-la-la-la-loo, I used to sing to you remember
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Bay City Rollers', "Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: Sha-la-la-la-loo,
Your cooking made me spew, remember Original Lyrics: Sha-la-la-la-loo,
I used to sing to you, remember |
Bay City Rollers', "Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: The monocle in your eye
Would light the starry skies remember Original Lyrics: The sparkle in your eyes
Would light the starry skies remember |
Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, where the bulbs go,
Don’t stop till you get enough Original Lyrics: Keep up with the force don't stop
Don't stop till you get enough |
Neil Diamond's, "Cracklin' Rosie"
Misheard Lyrics: Cracklin' Rose, you're a stow-aboard woman
Original Lyrics: Cracklin' Rose, you're a store-bought woman
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Neil Diamond's, "Cracklin' Rosie"
Misheard Lyrics: Find us a train that don't ask no questions, yeah
Original Lyrics: Find us a dream that don't ask no questions, yeah
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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan's, "Sweet Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I just want some salad dressing
Original Lyrics: I just want to satisfy
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Sex Pistols', "Holidays in the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm coughing over the wall
And they're coughing at me Original Lyrics: I'm looking over the wall
And they're looking at me |
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The Kinks', "Lola"
Misheard Lyrics: I met her in a club down in Osaka
Original Lyrics: I met her in a club down in old SoHo
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The Sylvers', "Boogie Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: Reading a book, book, book
Original Lyrics: Doing the boog-boog-boog
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Van Halen's, "You Really Got Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You got me so I don't how I blew it
Original Lyrics: You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
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1980s | |
Billy Idol's, "Eyes Without a Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Jiggle those boobs
Original Lyrics: Gigolo cool
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Boy George's, "Live My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: How it's lemon-lime
Original Lyrics: How I live my life
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Culture Club's, "God Thank You Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Something what you need
Original Lyrics: Something quite unique
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Culture Club's, "The Medal Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Song go east, song go west
Original Lyrics: Sun go east, sun go west
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Stevie Wonder's, "Part-Time Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: My hot damn lover
Original Lyrics: My part-time lover
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Stevie Wonder's, "Part-Time Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: My hot dog lover
Original Lyrics: My part-time lover
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The Cure's, "Boys Don't Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: I would sing a song
Original Lyrics: I would say I'm sorry
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USA for Africa's, "We Are the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Look down below
Original Lyrics: We are the World
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USA for Africa's, "We Are the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Stand together as what???
Original Lyrics: Stand together as one
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USA for Africa's, "We Are the World"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're dull and bored
Original Lyrics: When you're down and out
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USA for Africa's, "We Are the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Where we heal a certain cold
Original Lyrics: Where we heal a certain core
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1990s | |
2Pac featuring Dr. Dre's, "California Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Sing what you sing
Original Lyrics: Say what you say
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Cast of 'Chicago''s, "All That Jazz"
Misheard Lyrics: Find a flat, we're playing fast and loose
Original Lyrics: Find a flask, we're playing fast and loose.
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Cast of 'Chicago''s, "All That Jazz"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, she'll wear apart her girdle
Original Lyrics: Show her where to park her girdle
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Culture Club's, "Your Kisses are Charity"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're a lion, she's in Italy
Original Lyrics: If you lie and cheat so easily
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Eternal's, "I Wanna Be the Only One"
Misheard Lyrics: Pretend you found the ring
Original Lyrics: Protect you from the rain
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Sheryl Crow's, "A Change Would Do You Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Skulling an Angle on the kitchen floor.
Original Lyrics: Scully and Angel on the kitchen floor.
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The Pharcyde's, "4 Better of 4 Worse"
Misheard Lyrics: As it wasn't full of water
Original Lyrics: As it was a pool of water
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Vanilla Ice's, "Ice Ice Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop, collaborate and whisper
Original Lyrics: Stop, collaborate and listen
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2000s | |
KT Tunstall's, "Suddenly I See"
Misheard Lyrics: VIP, VIC
Original Lyrics: Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
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Lil Jon featuring E-40 and Sean Paul's, "Snap Yo Fingers"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me see you cool it
Original Lyrics: Let me see you do it
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Sum 41's, "In Too Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I'm in too deep
And I'm trying to keep A football in my head Scared of going under. Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm in too deep
And I'm trying to keep Up above my head Instead of going under. |
Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray's, "Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme some pickles and special sauce
Original Lyrics: Gimme the beat, boys and free my soul
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2010s | |
Bruno Mars', "Locked Out of Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause you make me feel right
Original Lyrics: 'Cause you make me feel like
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Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm waking up
I feel it in my bones, enough to make my sister moan. Original Lyrics: I'm waking up
I feel it in my bones, enough to make my systems blow. |
Kelly Clarkson's, "Stronger"
Misheard Lyrics: What doesn't kill you makes you Stouffer's
Original Lyrics: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
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Walk the Moon's, "Shut Up and Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I see his vision
Original Lyrics: I think I see his future
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