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1950s | |
Conway Twitty's, "It's Only Make Believe"
Misheard Lyrics: Cable sees us everywhere
Original Lyrics: People see us everywhere
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1960s | |
5th Dimension's, "Stoned Soul Picnic"
Misheard Lyrics: Hurry down but don't go in
and Scattered rains scattered rains Original Lyrics: Surry down to a stoned soul picnic
and Surry surry |
Johnny Tillotson's, "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On"
Misheard Lyrics: Send me the pillow that you drool on
Original Lyrics: Send me the pillow that you dream on
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Peter & Gordon's, "A World Without Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I want steak in a world without love
Original Lyrics: I won't stay in a world without love
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R. B. Greaves', "Take a Letter Maria"
Misheard Lyrics: On a Saturday night
Original Lyrics: Gonna start a new life
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Simon and Garfunkel's, "Homeward Bound"
Misheard Lyrics: Home, where my farts escaping.
Original Lyrics: Home, where my thought's escaping.
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1970s | |
10cc's, "The Things We Do for Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s just the proper minds
Original Lyrics: It’s just a compromise
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Barbra Streisand's, "Love Theme (from a Star Is Born)"
Misheard Lyrics: And Ted Danson is unrehearsed
Original Lyrics: And the dance is unrehearsed
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Brotherhood of Man's, "United We Stand"
Misheard Lyrics: And if our Batmobile be against the wall
Original Lyrics: And if our backs should ever be against the wall
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Freda Payne's, "Band of Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: That you'll walk back through that door
And drug me like you tried before Original Lyrics: That you'll walk back through that door
And love me like you tried before |
Helen Reddy's, "Delta Dawn"
Misheard Lyrics: When a man of a loaded green stood by her side
Original Lyrics: Then a man of low degree stood by her side
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Jean Knight's, "Mr. Big Stuff"
Misheard Lyrics: Make a pizza
or Mr. Pizza or Mixed-up pizza Original Lyrics: Mr. Big Stuff
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John Denver and Olivia Newton-John's, "Fly Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Flattery
Original Lyrics: Fly away
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Paul Simon's, "Mother and Child Reunion"
Misheard Lyrics: I've never been laid so low.
Such unsteering sway In the course of a lifetime runs Over and over again Original Lyrics: I've never been laid so low
In such a mysterious way. And the course of a lifetime runs Over and over again |
Sweet's, "Blockbuster"
Misheard Lyrics: Bastard, Bastard, Fat Bastard
Original Lyrics: Buster, Buster, Block Buster
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Sweet's, "Love Is Like Oxygen"
Misheard Lyrics: Only Jesus sent words in the air.
Original Lyrics: Lonely fever, sad words in the air,
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Misheard Lyrics: You showed me all my homes
Original Lyrics: You shook me all night long
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Billy Idol's, "Dancing with Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: On the floors of Turkey, yo!
Original Lyrics: On the floors of Tokyo
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Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come On Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics: Put our journey right
'Cause it said upon the radio (unintelligible) You are rather strange Sail on, who then Original Lyrics: Poor old Johnny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio Moved a million hearts in mono Our mothers cried, Sang along, who'd blame them |
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Hall & Oates', "Out of Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: You're out of Tums
Original Lyrics: You're out of touch
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Huey Lewis and the News', "Doing It All for My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Two minutes (two minutes)
Original Lyrics: Doing it (doing it)
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Imagination's, "Body Talk"
Misheard Lyrics: We are two souls, goom bar
Original Lyrics: We are two souls, torn apart
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Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: And you rotate,
And you rotate, And you rotate, And you rotate right in Original Lyrics: Annie are you ok
Will you tell us that you're ok? |
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The Cure's, "A Forest"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear her voice
Start to burn Into the trees Original Lyrics: I hear her voice
And start to run Into the trees |
The Cure's, "Lovesong"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me feel like I am Hogan
Original Lyrics: You make me feel like I am home again
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Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance all day, love
Original Lyrics: Dance hall days, love
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1990s | |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Little Black Book"
Misheard Lyrics: In my little black pubes
Original Lyrics: In my little black book
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Hootie & the Blowfish's, "Only Wanna Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm such a baby, 'cause the doggies make me cry
Original Lyrics: I'm such a baby, 'cause the dolphins make me cry
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Massive Attack's, "Teardrop"
Misheard Lyrics: It's totally in town
Original Lyrics: You're stumbling a little
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Nirvana's, "You Know You're Right"
Misheard Lyrics: I have never failed to feel pain
Original Lyrics: I have never failed to fail (Hey).
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2000s | |
Angtoria's, "Deity of Disgust"
Misheard Lyrics: Unleashed by a nihil-inspired
Original Lyrics: Unleashed by a lie you inspired
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Maroon 5's, "Harder to Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics: Is there anyone I'll bet?
Original Lyrics: Is there anyone out there?
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "Unwritten"
Misheard Lyrics: Today is with your book of kings
Original Lyrics: Today is where your book begins
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Rihanna featuring Jay-Z's, "Umbrella"
Misheard Lyrics: These panty things will never come in between
Original Lyrics: These fancy things will never come in between
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Rihanna featuring Jay-Z's, "Umbrella"
Misheard Lyrics: You're part of my empathy, therefore infinity
Original Lyrics: You're part of my entity here for infinity
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2010s | |
Kobushi Factory's, "Bacchikoi Seishun!"
Misheard Lyrics: Takanaru kodou
Playboy Original Lyrics: Takanaru kodou
Play ball (高鳴る鼓動 プレイボール) |
Kobushi Factory's, "Sakura Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: Freebatch, Freebatch
Original Lyrics: Fever, fever
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misc | |
Jonas Brothers', "What a Man Gotta Do"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd move the earth and Lucifer just to see you smile
'Cause you got no floors, no floors Original Lyrics: I'd move the earth or lose a fight just to see you smile
'Cause you got no flaws, no flaws |
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