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1950s | |
The Everly Brothers', "Bye Bye Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Hello ambulance
Original Lyrics: Hello emptiness
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1960s | |
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's, "Carry On"
Misheard Lyrics: Love again you taught to me
Original Lyrics: Lover can you talk to me
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The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: if we don't we' gonna blow a fifth of anit-buse
Original Lyrics: If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse.
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The Zombies', "Time of the Season"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s the time of the Sears
Original Lyrics: It’s the time of the season
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1970s | |
Alan O'Day's, "Undercover Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: I barely had a dream
Original Lyrics: I never had a dream
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Cher's, "Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves"
Misheard Lyrics: I was born with a faggot in a traveling tour
Original Lyrics: I was born in the wagon of a traveling show
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Cliff Richard's, "My Kinda Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Mike had a light yeah, Mike had a light yeah
Original Lyrics: My kinda life yeah, my kinda life yeah
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Cyndi Lauper's, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: They just won't
Original Lyrics: They just wanna
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Dionne Warwick's, "I'll Never Love This Way Again "
Misheard Lyrics: I know I'll never love this sway again
So I'll keep holding on, with all the goodies gone Original Lyrics: I know I'll never love this way again
So I keep holding on before the good is gone |
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Harry Chapin's, "Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: It was raining down in Crisco
Original Lyrics: It was raining down in Frisco
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Kenny Loggins', "This Is It"
Misheard Lyrics: Here’s your mail call
Original Lyrics: Here’s your miracle
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Minnie Riperton's, "Lovin' You"
Misheard Lyrics: Mother Goose is more than just a dream come true
Original Lyrics: Lovin' you is more than just a dream come true
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The DeFranco Family's, "Heartbeat, It's a Lovebeat"
Misheard Lyrics: All of my census
Original Lyrics: All of my senses
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Three Dog Night's, "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)"
Misheard Lyrics: Wash your whiskey with your water
Original Lyrics: Will you have whiskey with your water
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Don't Ask Me Why"
Misheard Lyrics: Now your toaster's blown away
Original Lyrics: Now your ghosts have gone away
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Bryan Adams', "Run to You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna rope you
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna run to you
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David Bowie's, "Blue Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Blue Cheese, I just met a girl named Blue Cheese
Original Lyrics: Blue Jean, I just met a girl named Blue Jean
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Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians', "What I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: Drove me in the Chevy truck
Original Lyrics: Choke me in the shallow water
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Hall & Oates', "I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: No bamboo
Original Lyrics: No can do
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Huey Lewis and the News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I Mickey Mantle?
Original Lyrics: It might make you mad
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Huey Lewis and the News', "The Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I Mickey Mouse?
Original Lyrics: It might make you mad
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Jackson Browne's, "Somebody's Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna try tonight
Original Lyrics: Gonna shine tonight
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Kool & the Gang's, "Cherish"
Misheard Lyrics: For as long as it all shall end
Original Lyrics: For as long as we both shall live
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Milli Vanilli's, "Blame it On the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Play it on the radio
Original Lyrics: Blame it on the rain
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Peter Cetera's, "Glory of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a man who will fight for your horror
Original Lyrics: I am a man who will fight for your honor
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REM's, "Don’t Go Back to Rockville"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't come back to my place
Original Lyrics: Don't go back to Rockville
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The Cars', "Shake It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance all night and get real good
Original Lyrics: Dance all night and get real loose
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The Cover Girls', "My Heart Skips a Beat"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time we eat
Original Lyrics: Every time we meet
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The Kings', "Switchin’ to Glide"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel the sting begin to burn
Original Lyrics: I feel the steam begin to brew
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Tone-Loc's, "Funky Cold Medina"
Misheard Lyrics: Plans for bedwetting
Original Lyrics: Plans for a wedding
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1990s | |
Barenaked Ladies', "If I Had $1,000,000"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd sell 3/4 of a yard
Original Lyrics: I'd sell a tree port in our yard
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Billy Idol's, "Cradle of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't nobody's food
Original Lyrics: I ain't nobody's fool
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Cherry Poppin' Daddies', "Zoot Suit Riot"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you to swing your dough
Original Lyrics: I want you to swing your dove
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Duran Duran's, "Come Undone"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a rainy day tune
Original Lyrics: Like a radio tune
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Filter's, "Skinny"
Misheard Lyrics: So here you are in your small little word.
Kept up like a little precious bird and dove. Original Lyrics: So here you are in your small little world.
Kept up like a little precious virgin girl. |
Hootie & the Blowfish's, "I Go Blind"
Misheard Lyrics: I am higher
Original Lyrics: Higher and higher
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Maxi Priest's, "Close to You"
Misheard Lyrics: I just wanna be over you
Original Lyrics: I just wanna be close to you
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P.M. Dawn's, "Looking Through Patient Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I love to be you
Original Lyrics: I long to be you
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2000s | |
Steely Dan's, "West of Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics: Now at this time
Into our prehistoric Original Lyrics: Now at this time
Into our pretty story |
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