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1950s | |
Bill Haley & His Comets', "Rock Around the Clock"
Misheard Lyrics: When the clock strikes one, totally whoa!
Original Lyrics: Put your glad rags on and join me, hon'
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1960s | |
Archie Bell and the Drells', "Tighten Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's toddle around now
Original Lyrics: Let's tighten it up now
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The Turtles', "Happy Together"
Misheard Lyrics: No matter how they crossed the ice
Original Lyrics: No matter how they tossed the dice
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You can dance if you try
Original Lyrics: You can dance, you can jive
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Chicago's, "25 or 6 to 4"
Misheard Lyrics: Waiting for the break of dead
Original Lyrics: Waiting for the break of day
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Livin’ Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ll pickin’
Original Lyrics: I’ll take it
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Elton John's, "Bennie and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got electric boobs. Oh lord Jesus!
And now I'm ratting out a Pakistani whore. Original Lyrics: She's got electric boots, a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine. |
Jim Ellis', "WKRP in Cincinnati (Closing Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: a microphone in her heart
Original Lyrics: Mad tooth bar chin-up, box zing outta her hair now
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John Lennon's, "Imagine"
Misheard Lyrics: You may say I'm a dead guy
But I'm not the only one Original Lyrics: You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one |
Meat Loaf's, "Bat Out of Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: The silence is screaming
Original Lyrics: The sirens are screaming
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Ohio Players', "Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: The way you walk the talk
Original Lyrics: The way you walk and talk
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Queen's, "Now I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Down in the dongeon where preachers are mean
Original Lyrics: Down in the dungeon just Peaches and me.
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Steve Miller Band's, "Take The Money And Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Billy Joe shouted out "Hey Bobby look at this castle!"
Original Lyrics: Billy Joe shot a man while robbing his castle
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1980s | |
Huey Lewis and the News', "Hip to Be Square"
Misheard Lyrics: This kid will be scared
Original Lyrics: It's hip to be square
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Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: In a message done to tell the world
Original Lyrics: In a West End town, a denim world
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The Bangles', "In Your Room"
Misheard Lyrics: In the one glove in the candlelight
Original Lyrics: In the warm glow of the candlelight
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The Outfield's, "Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna lose your lunch tonight
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna lose your love tonight
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The Pointer Sisters', "Baby Come and Get It"
Misheard Lyrics: Better come and get it
Original Lyrics: Baby come and get it
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The Pointer Sisters', "I'm So Excited"
Misheard Lyrics: You got to hurry up
Original Lyrics: You got me burning up
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The Police's, "Synchronicity II"
Misheard Lyrics: We know all the suicides are made
Original Lyrics: We all know the suicides are fake
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Was (Not Was)'s, "Walk the Dinosaur"
Misheard Lyrics: Boom boom, chug-a-lug-a-lug-a-boom
Original Lyrics: Boom boom, acka lacka lacka boom
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1990s | |
Boyz II Men's, "End of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics: To the end of our rope
Original Lyrics: To the end of the road
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Gin Blossoms', "Found Out About You"
Misheard Lyrics: Wizards at the bus stop!
I heard about knights in the school yard! Original Lyrics: Whispers at the bus stop
I heard about nights out in the school yard |
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Queen's, "I'm Going Slightly Mad"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm coming down with a fever,
I'm really hard to see Original Lyrics: I'm coming down with a fever,
I'm really out to sea |
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Ugly Kid Joe's, "Everything About You"
Misheard Lyrics: I hate your daddy's guns too
Original Lyrics: I hate your daddy's guts too
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2000s | |
Melanie C's, "I Turn To You"
Misheard Lyrics: I turn to you when free air tells me to turn around
Original Lyrics: I turn to you when fear tells me to turn around
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Melanie C's, "I Turn To You"
Misheard Lyrics: When my insides are wrecked with anxiety
Original Lyrics: When my insides are wracked with anxiety
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2010s | |
AWOLNATION's, "Not Your Fault"
Misheard Lyrics: Banana
Egg! Egg! Original Lyrics: Na na na na
Hey, hey |
AWOLNATION's, "Not Your Fault"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not your foot
Not your foot, yeah Original Lyrics: It's not your fault
It's not your fault, yeah |
Bring Me the Horizon's, "Happy Song"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause every now and again we get that feeling
That the breaking point inside has opened up Original Lyrics: 'Cause every now and again we get that feeling
And the great big void inside us opens up |
Ke$ha's, "Timber"
Misheard Lyrics: Swing your body round and round
Original Lyrics: Swing your partner round and round
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Paramore's, "Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Lost the battle, win the war
Bringing my chicken sh!t back to the shore Original Lyrics: Lost the battle, win the war
Bringing my sinking ship back to the shore |
The 1975's, "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"
Misheard Lyrics: The media would like you better if you took off your clothes
Original Lyrics: Maybe I would like you better if you took off your clothes
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deadmau5's, "Sofi Needs a Ladder"
Misheard Lyrics: You're just too sweet
Till you get on my nerves and hurt like gravity Original Lyrics: You're just too sweet
Till you get on my nerves and hurt like cavity |
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Garth Brooks', "To Make You Feel My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Down the highway of the grave
Original Lyrics: Down the highway of regret
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Sara Evans', "Born to Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: You were a butterfly
Original Lyrics: You were born to fly
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Demi Lovato's, "I Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I love me this enough
Original Lyrics: I love me is enough
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