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1960s | |
Elvis Presley's, "It's Now or Never"
Misheard Lyrics: My love won't win
Original Lyrics: My love won't wait
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Strawberry Alarm Clock's, "Incense and Peppermints"
Misheard Lyrics: Turtle looks cockeyed and what does it do, throw him by the wood side
It's the least you can do. Original Lyrics: To divide this cockeyed world in two, throw your pride to one side,
It's the least you can do |
The Grass Roots', "Let's Live For Today"
Misheard Lyrics: Sha la la la la let's live for today
Original Lyrics: Sha la la la la la live for today
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1970s | |
Aretha Franklin's, "Day Dreaming"
Misheard Lyrics: Take three when I think of you
Original Lyrics: Day dreaming and I’m thinking of you
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Bay City Rollers', "Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: Sha la la la la la la la shoo be doo I,
Wonder why you never told me you were a guy Original Lyrics: Sha la la la la la la la shoo be doo I,
Wonder why we ever had to say goodbye |
Clive Dunn's, "Grandad"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been sitting here all day wanking
Original Lyrics: I've been sitting here all day thinking
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Gladys Knight & The Pips', "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"
Misheard Lyrics: There was a moment that I'd spit, or just loving you
Original Lyrics: There was a moment that I spent, ah, just loving you
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Gladys Knight & The Pips', "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: For whatever reason they're my feet
Original Lyrics: For whatever reason there might be
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Journey's, "Wheel in the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: When will we sh*t again, oh Lord?
Original Lyrics: Winter is here, again, or Lord
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Led Zeppelin's, "Over the Hills and Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe more than a lot
Original Lyrics: Maybe more than enough
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Santana's, "Black Magic Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: God-ness so fine I can see
Original Lyrics: Got me so blind I can't see
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Sly and the Family Stone's, "Everybody Is a Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody is in Sparta
Original Lyrics: Everybody is a star
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Steve Miller Band's, "The Joker"
Misheard Lyrics: Some people call me the same cowboy
Original Lyrics: Some people call me the space cowboy
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Wayne Newton's, "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast"
Misheard Lyrics: Daddy, slow down son
'Cause you're makin' me run Original Lyrics: Daddy, slow down some
'Cause you're makin' me run |
1980s | |
Aretha Franklin and George Michael's, "I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew you were winning
Original Lyrics: I knew you were waiting
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Jesse Frederick's, "As Days Go By"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a medical condition
Original Lyrics: It's a rare condition
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Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics: This smudge is a triple
Original Lyrics: This much is so true
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Steve Miller Band's, "Abracadabra"
Misheard Lyrics: Lettuce and tomato
Original Lyrics: Leather and lace
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1990s | |
Cast of Rent's, "Seasons of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: How do you measure a year in the light?
Original Lyrics: How do you measure a year in the life?
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Fugees', "Killing Me Softly"
Misheard Lyrics: I felt all frustrated
Original Lyrics: I felt all flushed with fever
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Hootie and the Blowfish's, "Let Her Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: She said Dad's the one I love the most
But Stipe's not far behind Original Lyrics: She said Dar's the one I love the most
But Stipe's not far behind. |
Moonspell's, "Opium"
Misheard Lyrics: Acid abuse with drugs
Original Lyrics: As we fuse with your root
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Natalie Imbruglia's, "Big Mistake"
Misheard Lyrics: And there's blood on your face
Original Lyrics: And there's mud on your face
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Natalie Imbruglia's, "Smoke"
Misheard Lyrics: My wallaby, hung out to try
Original Lyrics: My lullaby, hung out to dry
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No Doubt's, "Don't Speak"
Misheard Lyrics: I know what you're singing
And I don't need your raisins Original Lyrics: I know what you're thinking
And I don't need your reasons |
Radiohead's, "No surprises"
Misheard Lyrics: A heart that's full of black, a landfill
Original Lyrics: A heart that's full up like a landfill
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Rod Stewart's, "Faith of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody is going to bend and rape me
Original Lyrics: Nobody is going to bend or break me
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Despite all my rage
I am still operating, hey. Original Lyrics: Despite all my rage,
I am still just a rat in a cage. |
Wiggles', "In The Wiggles World"
Misheard Lyrics: It's The Wiggles' World
Original Lyrics: In the Wiggles world
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Winger's, "Down Incognito"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm all out of junk
Original Lyrics: And I'm all out of time
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2000s | |
Natalie Imbruglia's, "Beauty on the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Cover my de-scent
Original Lyrics: Cover my decent
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Natalie Imbruglia's, "Counting Down the Days"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no rules
Original Lyrics: There's no room
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Natalie Imbruglia's, "Glorious"
Misheard Lyrics: Walking down the 5th Street
Original Lyrics: Walking down the Frith Street
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Natalie Imbruglia's, "That Day"
Misheard Lyrics: I lay down beside Michelle
Original Lyrics: I lay down beside myself
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SlipKnot's, "Skin Ticket"
Misheard Lyrics: give me myself alive
Original Lyrics: Keeping myself alive
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The Killers', "Mr. Brightside"
Misheard Lyrics: Turning into wallabies
Toking on your alibi Original Lyrics: Swimming through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis |
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Toploader's, "Dancing in the Moonlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody treats a woman's right
Original Lyrics: Everybody's feeling warm and bright
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2010s | |
Maroon 5's, "Animals"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby I'm paying for you tonight
Original Lyrics: Baby I'm preying on you tonight
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Meghan Trainor's, "Me Too"
Misheard Lyrics: Buddha sixteen thing acting over there
Original Lyrics: Who's that sexy thing I see over there?
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Panic! At the Disco's, "Hey Look Ma, I Made It"
Misheard Lyrics: In the Garden of Eden
Original Lyrics: In the Garden of Evil
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Post Malone's, "Circles"
Misheard Lyrics: You thought that it was special, special
But it was just a sex doll, sex doll Original Lyrics: You thought that it was special, special
But it was just the sex though, sex though |
Selena Gomez's, "Hate You to Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And you love Big Bird
Original Lyrics: And you let it burn
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Tame Impala's, "On track"
Misheard Lyrics: Strictly speaking, I'm still on crack
Original Lyrics: Strictly speaking, I'm still on track
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country | |
Carrie Underwood's, "Before He Cheats"
Misheard Lyrics: She's probably eating Friskies
Original Lyrics: She's probably getting frisky
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Lee Ann Womack's, "I Hope You Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope you never lose your sense of hunger
Original Lyrics: I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
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xmas | |
Traditional's, "Away in a Manger"
Misheard Lyrics: The little Lord Jesus laid down in Sweden
Original Lyrics: The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head
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