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1950s | |
The Chordettes', "Lollipop"
Misheard Lyrics: Her kiss is sweeter than an afro pie
Original Lyrics: Her kiss is sweeter than an apple pie
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1960s | |
Ben E. King's, "Stand by Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And the land is dump
Original Lyrics: And the land is dark
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The Beach Boys', "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
Misheard Lyrics: Wouldn't it be nice if we were sober
Original Lyrics: Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
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The Beatles', "Penny Lane"
Misheard Lyrics: In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of all the head he's had from women that he's known Original Lyrics: In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know |
Unit Four Plus Two's, "Concrete And Clay"
Misheard Lyrics: Sodomy
Is sweet as roses in the morning And sodomy Is soft as summer rain at dawn Original Lyrics: You to me
Are sweet as roses in the morning And you to me Are soft as summer rain at dawn |
1970s | |
Bay City Rollers', "Keep on Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on dancin' like a pansy
Original Lyrics: Keep on dancin' and a-prancin'
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Eric Carmen's, "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like Munich
Original Lyrics: Just like you and me
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Harry Nilsson's, "Jump Into the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: We can make each other's habit
Original Lyrics: We can make each other happy
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Harry Nilsson's, "Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: No, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were bleeding But I guess that's just the way a lockdown goes Original Lyrics: No, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving But I guess that's just the way the story goes |
Jim Gilstrap and Blinky Williams', "Good Times (closing theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Thinking how it all looks better now
Original Lyrics: Thinking how it all looks hand-me-down
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Neil Young's, "After the Gold Rush"
Misheard Lyrics: And the archers they were mean
Original Lyrics: And the archer split the tree
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Paul McCartney and Wings', "Live and Let Die"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me a dime
Original Lyrics: live and let die
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Peaches & Herb's, "Shake Your Groove Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Shake your groupies, shake your groupies, yeah, yeah
Original Lyrics: Shake your groove thing, shake your groove thing, yeah, yeah
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Rose Royce's, "Car Wash"
Misheard Lyrics: It's better than being a bitch
Original Lyrics: It's better than digging a ditch
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The Ramones', "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna piece of bacon
Original Lyrics: I want to be sedated.
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1980s | |
Bob Seger's, "Boomtown Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: The only thing black is
The wind made coal Original Lyrics: The earth ain't black and
The wind ain't cold |
Bob Seger's, "You'll Accomp'ny Me"
Misheard Lyrics: The sky is scarlet and the time is right.
Original Lyrics: The sky is starlit and the time is right.
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Don Henley's, "Dirty Laundry"
Misheard Lyrics: Kick em in the nuts
Kick em in the nuts Kick em in the nuts Kick em in the nuts Original Lyrics: Kick 'em when they're up
Kick 'em when they're down Kick 'em when they're stiff Kick 'em all around |
Eddie Money's, "Take Me Home Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen honey, just like we're out of sight.
Original Lyrics: Listen honey, just like Ronnie sang.
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Feargal Sharkey's, "A Good Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: True love, the lexicon
Original Lyrics: True love, the lasting kind
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Madonna's, "Like a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Just Macopin, I'll take you there
Original Lyrics: Just like a prayer, I'll take you there
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Metallica's, "One"
Misheard Lyrics: Landmine has taken my sight
Taken my speech Taken my penis Taken my arms Taken my legs Taken my soul Left me with life in hell! Original Lyrics: Landmine has taken my sight
Taken my speech Taken my hearing Taken my arms Taken my legs Taken my soul Left me with life in hell! |
Paul Simon's, "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics: She got diamonds on the sorcerer machine
Original Lyrics: She got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
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Paul Simon's, "Graceland"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm wearing braces
Original Lyrics: I'm going to Graceland
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Phil Collins', "In the Air Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: It's all been a pair of dice
Original Lyrics: It's all been a pack of lies
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Prefab Sprout's, "King Of Rock 'N' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Hot dog, jump in fire, I want cupcake
Original Lyrics: Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque
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Surface's, "Shower Me with Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Saturday with your love
Original Lyrics: Shower me with your love
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The Clash's, "Rock the Casbah"
Misheard Lyrics: F*ck the gas bar! F*ck the gas bar!
Original Lyrics: Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
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The Go-Go's', "Mercenary"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheese and otters, wanted the menu
Original Lyrics: She says I just, wanted to make you
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1990s | |
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's, "Yo Home to Bel-Air"
Misheard Lyrics: In West Philadelphia, foreign trade
Original Lyrics: In West Philadelphia, born and raised
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George Michael and Elton John's, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just another faggot of your life
Original Lyrics: I'm just another fragment of your life
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George Michael and Elton John's, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just the fabric of our lives
Original Lyrics: I'd just allow a fragment of your life
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Phil Collins', "True Colors"
Misheard Lyrics: And you take it all you can, babe
or And you've taken all you can give Original Lyrics: And you've taken all you can bear
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Sheryl Crow's, "All I Wanna Do"
Misheard Lyrics: And the sun comes up over a cinematic couple of hearts.
Original Lyrics: Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica boulevard
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2000s | |
Jewel's, "Intuition"
Misheard Lyrics: In an arctic digital world
Original Lyrics: In a high-tech digital world
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Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean's, "Hips Don't Lie"
Misheard Lyrics: We leave the whole club jizzing
OR We need the whole club jizzing Original Lyrics: We leave the whole club dizzy
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Snow Patrol's, "Chasing Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: Those three words said too much or not enough
Original Lyrics: Those three words are said too much; they’re not enough
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Usher's, "Confessions Part II"
Misheard Lyrics: These are my compassions
Original Lyrics: These are my confessions
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Someone Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish nothing but the guest
Original Lyrics: I wish nothing but the best
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Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj's, "Bang Bang"
Misheard Lyrics: Bang bang I’m over you
Original Lyrics: Bang bang all over you
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Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, now, follow my league
Original Lyrics: Come on, now, follow my lead
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Flo Rida's, "Let It Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on baby, let the guitar rule
Original Lyrics: Come on baby, let the good times roll
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Havana Brown Featuring Pitbull's, "We Run the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Run me like run umbra numb whop
Original Lyrics: Run 'em like run 'em run 'em woop
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Pink's, "Raise Your Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: So where's your glass?
Original Lyrics: So raise your glass
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Portugal. The Man's, "Feel It Still"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a rabbit just for kicks
Original Lyrics: I'm a rebel just for kicks
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The Glorious Sons', "S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah, they called the taxman
I lost my jar, and You got me hooked on oxycorden Original Lyrics: Yeah, they sent the taxman
I lost my job, and You got hooked on oxycodone |
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country | |
Tim O'Brien's, "Flora (The Lily of the West)"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I courted lovely Flora, some pleasure there to find,
But she turned into another man, which sore distressed my mind. Original Lyrics: Well I courted lovely Flora, some pleasure there to find,
But she turned unto another man, which sore distressed my mind. |
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