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1960s | |
Richard Harris', "MacArthur Park"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone let the cake out in the rain
Original Lyrics: Someone left the cake out in the rain
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1970s | |
Foreigner's, "Cold as Ice"
Misheard Lyrics: You're digging for more
Original Lyrics: You're digging for gold
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Grand Funk Railroad's, "The Loco-Motion"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I think you got it back
Original Lyrics: Well, I think you got the knack
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R.B. Greaves', "Always Something There to Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: When Sharon Stone
Original Lyrics: When shadows fall
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The Jam's, "The Eton Rifles"
Misheard Lyrics: Hello, hurray, I prefer my way
To the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles Original Lyrics: Hello, hurray, I'd prefer the plague
To the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles |
The New Seekers', "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"
Misheard Lyrics: (That's the song I sing)
Original Lyrics: (That's the song I hear)
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Thelma Houston's, "Don't Leave Me This Way"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not the Orkin man
Original Lyrics: I'm at your command
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1980s | |
Breathe's, "How Can I Fall?"
Misheard Lyrics: It just won't give me raisins
Original Lyrics: It just won't give me reasons
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Commercial's, "Pringles"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the refried taste
Original Lyrics: It's the deep-fried taste
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Genesis', "Land of Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics: You never can stop trying
Original Lyrics: Use them and let's start trying
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Kenny Loggins', "Nobody's Fool"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll throw it all away
Original Lyrics: I'm going all the way
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Lionel Richie's, "Dancing on the Ceiling"
Misheard Lyrics: Danson on Cheers
Original Lyrics: dancing on the ceiling
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M/A/R/R/S's, "Pump Up the Volume"
Misheard Lyrics: Born on the bayou
Original Lyrics: pump up the volume
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Madonna's, "Cherish"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh baby, I cherish the chore
You keep bringing it into my life Original Lyrics: Oh baby, I cherish the joy
You keep bringing it into my life |
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Rick Springfield's, "Jessie's Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm looking in the miracle of time
Original Lyrics: And I'm looking in the mirror all the time
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Simple Minds', "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Soul Train may call us to fart
Original Lyrics: Slow change can pull us apart
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T'Pau's, "China in Your Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: Pajamas in your hand
Original Lyrics: Are China in your hand
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The Smiths', "Ask"
Misheard Lyrics: buxom girl from Luxembourg
Original Lyrics: Writing frightening verse to a buck-toothed girl in Luxembourg
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Tina Turner's, "The Best"
Misheard Lyrics: Better than all the guests
Original Lyrics: Better than all the rest
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Whitesnake's, "Here I Go Again"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know where I go
Original Lyrics: I don't know where I'm going
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1990s | |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Little Black Book"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard your voice
I had no choice I threw up on you Original Lyrics: I heard your voice
I had no choice I hung up on you |
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Matchbox 20's, "3 A.M."
Misheard Lyrics: It's 3 A.M. and I must be a worrywart
Original Lyrics: It's 3 A.M. and I must be lonely
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Paula Abdul's, "Opposites Attract"
Misheard Lyrics: We go to dinner, 'cause opposites attract
Original Lyrics: We go together, 'cause opposites attract
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Pras Michel featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mya's, "Ghetto Supastar (That is What You Are)"
Misheard Lyrics: The Supremes' scream team
Original Lyrics: The Supreme Dream Team
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Prince's, "Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: That's the theory and if you don't wanna know
Step aside and make a way for fools who want to go Original Lyrics: That's the theory and if you don't wanna know
Step aside and make a way for those who want to go |
Sarah McLachlan's, "Building a Mystery"
Misheard Lyrics: Where you see the Goo Goo Dolls
Original Lyrics: Where you sleep with voodoo dolls
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2000s | |
Britney Spears', "Toxic"
Misheard Lyrics: So lonely, it's taking over me
Original Lyrics: Slowly, it's taking over me
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Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott's, "Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not gonna stand in L.A.
or I'm not gonna stand in their way Original Lyrics: I'm not gonna stand here away
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Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott's, "Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, hold on to the wings of a hero
Original Lyrics: Oh, hold on to the wings of the eagles
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Depeche Mode's, "Dream On"
Misheard Lyrics: Je veux (something) close around me
Original Lyrics: As your bony fingers close around me
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Sheen's got me like nobody
Original Lyrics: She's got me like nobody
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The Backyardigans', "The Backyardigans Theme Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Your backyard fans, the Backyardigans
Original Lyrics: Your backyard friends, the Backyardigans
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Usher's, "Yeah!"
Misheard Lyrics: So I got up and bundled her to the floor
OR So I got up and fondled her to the floor Original Lyrics: So I got up and followed her to the floor
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Usher's, "Yeah!"
Misheard Lyrics: We want a lady in the street but a freak in the band to say "Yeah!"
Original Lyrics: We want a lady in the street but a freak in the bed to say "Yeah!"
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2010s | |
Ava Max's, "Sweet But Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: Can she sleep with a psycho
Original Lyrics: she's sweet but a psycho
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Melanie Martinez's, "The Principal "
Misheard Lyrics: We will be there yelling at your different door
Original Lyrics: We will be there yelling at your front door
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
Misheard Lyrics: How I wonder how you fart
Original Lyrics: How I wonder what you are
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