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1960s | |
Friend & Lover's, "Reach Out of the Darkness"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm at a man
Original Lyrics: I met a man
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The Beatles', "Eight Days a Week"
Misheard Lyrics: Guess you know it's you
Original Lyrics: Guess you know it's true
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The Beatles', "Help!"
Misheard Lyrics: Won't you please get my hairpiece?
Original Lyrics: Won't you please, please help me?
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1970s | |
Cast of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory's, "The Candy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Satisfying and religious
Original Lyrics: Satisfying and delicious
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet talkin' low life
Original Lyrics: Sweet talkin' lover
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Eric Clapton's, "I Shot the Sheriff"
Misheard Lyrics: I shop at ShopRite
Original Lyrics: I shot the sheriff
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George Harrison's, "My Sweet Lord"
Misheard Lyrics: Really want the semen
Original Lyrics: I really want to see you
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Gilbert O'Sullivan's, "Alone Again (Naturally)"
Misheard Lyrics: Alone again, actually
Original Lyrics: Alone again, naturally
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Janis Ian's, "At Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: And those of us with added faces
Original Lyrics: And those of us with ravaged faces
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Starbuck's, "Moonlight Feels Right"
Misheard Lyrics: Moonlight this night
Original Lyrics: Moonlight feels right
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big hotel and a lighter
Original Lyrics: Big old jet airliner
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The Cars', "Bye Bye Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Always with some other guy
It's just a f**kin' alibi Original Lyrics: Always it's some other guy
It's just a broken lullaby |
The Manhattans', "Kiss and Say Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: We've been needing you so long
Original Lyrics: We've been meeting here so long
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Three Dog Night's, "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"
Misheard Lyrics: That ain't the way to the bone, no!
Original Lyrics: That ain't the way to have fun, no!
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1980s | |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Once upon a time they were riding a bike
Original Lyrics: Once upon a time there was light in my light
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Heart's, "Never"
Misheard Lyrics: Never let the sugar down
Original Lyrics: Never let them shoot us down
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Luther Vandross', "Stop to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You never stop for lunch
Original Lyrics: You never stop to love
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Madonna's, "Lucky Star"
Misheard Lyrics: You may be my lucky spot
Original Lyrics: You may be my lucky star
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Milli Vanilli's, "I'm Gonna Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, I'm gonna listen
Original Lyrics: Girl, I'm gonna miss you
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The Bangles', "If She Knew What She Wants"
Misheard Lyrics: Giving it to her man
Original Lyrics: Giving it to her now
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The Peoclaimers', "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)"
Misheard Lyrics: When a twat head
Original Lyrics: When I'm working
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The Tubes', "She's a Beauty"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheese right here behind the glass
Original Lyrics: She's right here, behind the glass
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ZZ Top's, "Gimme All Your Lovin'"
Misheard Lyrics: You got to move it up
And use it like a screwball would Original Lyrics: You got to move it up
And use it like a school boy would |
1990s | |
Enya's, "Anywhere Is"
Misheard Lyrics: If you go this way, I'll go there
Original Lyrics: You go there, you're gone forever
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Fugees', "Ready or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: Radio on, here I come
Original Lyrics: Ready or not, here I come
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Gin Blossoms', "'Til I Hear it from You"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna take advice from Pooh
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna take advice from fools
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Gin Blossoms', "Found Out About You"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's not now
Original Lyrics: And there's no doubt
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Janet Jackson's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics: Wobbly with my love
Original Lyrics: Runaway with my love
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Luv''s, "No Cure No Pay"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatever you do, whatever you say, you won't get hurt girl
Original Lyrics: Whatever you do, whatever you say, I won't desert you
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Notorious B.I.G.'s, "Big Poppa"
Misheard Lyrics: i love it when you call me big f***a
Original Lyrics: I love it when you call me Big Poppa.
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Pretenders', "I'll Stand By You"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll never reserve you
Original Lyrics: And I'll never desert you
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Sixpence None the Richer's, "There She Goes"
Misheard Lyrics: Pepsi-Col(a)
Original Lyrics: There she goes
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Tag Team's, "Whoomp! There it Is"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoop(i), there she is!
Original Lyrics: Whoomp, there it is!
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2000s | |
Green Day's, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Read between the lions
Original Lyrics: Read between the lines
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Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't have to adventure all the way
Original Lyrics: You don't have to admit you wanna play
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Nelly Furtado's, "Promiscuous"
Misheard Lyrics: I miss you Es-boy, you already know, that I'm out cold
Original Lyrics: Promiscuous boy, you already know, that I'm all yours
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Nelly Furtado's, "Turn Off the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: And I say bonnie bonnie bonnie bonnie down
No no no Original Lyrics: And I say follow me follow me follow me down
Down down down |
2010s | |
David Guetta's, "Titanium (ft. Sia)"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you to turn me on
Original Lyrics: I am titanium
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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's, "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: The b*tches on a phone
Original Lyrics: The pictures on your phone
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country | |
Traditional's, "Yellow Hearts"
Misheard Lyrics: I wrote her name in yellow hearts,
Her favorite color like the stars. Original Lyrics: I wrote her name in yellow hearts,
Her favorite color like the stars. |
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