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1960s | |
Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you know I heard it through the breakdown?
Original Lyrics: Don't you know I heard it through the grapevine?
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The American Breed's, "Bend Me, Shape Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got the hours to turn back the clock
Original Lyrics: You've got the power to turn out the lights
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1970s | |
Atlanta Rhythm Section's, "So Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: There was Hoover in the vacuum
Original Lyrics: There was voodoo in the vibes
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Carpenters', "It's Going to Take Some Time"
Misheard Lyrics: No matter what I've planted
Original Lyrics: No matter what I've planned
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Strange Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Broken eggs across my time
Original Lyrics: Making waves across my time
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Rush's, "A Passage to Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics: A perfume ninja Kathmandu
The smoke rings down the ale A perfume buy in Nepali The express gets you there Original Lyrics: Pulling into Kathmandu
Smoke rings fill the air Perfumed by a Nepal night The express gets you there |
Schoolhouse Rock's, "I'm Just a Bill"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just a bear
Original Lyrics: I'm just a bill
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Schoolhouse Rock's, "The Great American Melting Pot"
Misheard Lyrics: One good ingredient, liberty and elegance
Original Lyrics: What good ingredients, liberty and immigrants?
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Schoolhouse Rock's, "Three Is a Magic Number"
Misheard Lyrics: It takes three eggs to make a chicken
Original Lyrics: It takes three legs to make a tripod
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The Charlie Daniels Band's, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Misheard Lyrics: Go, Dog. Go!
Original Lyrics: No, child, no!
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Chubby Checker's Sight Go, Belgians in the Congo
Original Lyrics: Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo
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Europe's, "The Final Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the spinal meltdown
Original Lyrics: It's the final countdown
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Heart's, "Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Til now I always got by on my own
I never really cared into longitude. Original Lyrics: 'Til now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you. |
Heart's, "Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: Til now, always got by on my own,
I never really cared into longitude. Original Lyrics: 'Til now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you. |
Human League's, "Don't You Want Me?"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you want me, gay boy?
Original Lyrics: Don't you want me, baby?
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Human League's, "Mirror Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Here comes the mirror man,
Says he's a pee hole fan Original Lyrics: Here comes the mirror man,
Says he's a people fan |
Lita Ford's, "Close My Eyes Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Will it all remain to shame?
Original Lyrics: Will it all remain the same?
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Madonna's, "Express Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn your radio on
Original Lyrics: Baby, ready or not
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Paula Abdul's, "Forever Your Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a-letting you go
Original Lyrics: I'm forever your girl
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Replacements', "Favorite Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey man it's a hippie hotel
It's a hippie hotel, where I'm staying Original Lyrics: Yeah, man, it's a-hip, you know what I'm saying?
It's a-hip, you know what I'm saying? And I hear it |
Richard Marx's, "Should've Known Better"
Misheard Lyrics: Now love is just a painted memory
Original Lyrics: Now love is just a faded memory
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Survivor's, "Eye of the Tiger"
Misheard Lyrics: ...rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night And his fortune must always be eye of the tiger Original Lyrics: ... rising up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor Stalks his prey in the night And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger |
Taylor Dayne's, "Prove Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Show you're stuffed
Original Lyrics: Show your stuff
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Tears for Fears', "Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics: And dreamed I was a Nazi
Original Lyrics: And dreaming I'm a doctor.
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The Bangles', "Walk Like an Egyptian"
Misheard Lyrics: If you want to find all the cards
Original Lyrics: If you want to find all the cops
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The Specials', "Do Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just living in a life without skinheads
Original Lyrics: I'm just living in a life without meaning
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1990s | |
Beautiful South's, "Rotterdam"
Misheard Lyrics: And all the many gargoyles
They're flaunting Irish stout Original Lyrics: And all the men are gargoyles
Dipped long in Irish stout |
Corona's, "The Rhythm of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the riddle of the night
and This is the riddle of my life Original Lyrics: This is the rhythm of the night
and This is the rhythm of my life |
Janet Jackson's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics: Made lots of friends, a man of different races
Original Lyrics: Made lots of friends, many different races
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Janet Jackson's, "Runaway"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome to the rain in Spain
Original Lyrics: Walkin' in the rain in Spain
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R.E.M.'s, "Shiny Happy People"
Misheard Lyrics: Put it in your hair
Original Lyrics: Put it in your hand
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Daphne Descends "
Misheard Lyrics: And the winding vines
The pretty boy died Original Lyrics: And the winding vines
The pretty boys dive |
Smashing Pumpkins', "Daphne Descends "
Misheard Lyrics: It's the perfect castle, for the one you love's kiss.
Original Lyrics: It's the perfect hassle, for the perfumed kiss.
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Geek USA"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't believe it
When they say I want to die Original Lyrics: I can't believe them
When they say that it's alright |
Take That's, "Back for Good"
Misheard Lyrics: I faded out the story
Original Lyrics: I figured out the story
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Third Eye Blind's, "Semi-Charmed Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Summertime kind of life
Original Lyrics: Semi-charmed kind of life
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U2's, "Mysterious Ways"
Misheard Lyrics: Lift my days, light of my life
Original Lyrics: Lift my days, light up my nights
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2000s | |
Charlotte Church's, "Crazy Chick"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh babe, I hope you got a BHT
Original Lyrics: Oh babe, I hope you got a Ph.D
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Daft Punk's, "Digital Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Before I knew it, this drink was all gone
Original Lyrics: Before I knew it, this dream was all gone
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2010s | |
Dua Lipa's, "Don’t Start Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Sumo girls are scary
Original Lyrics: So moved on it's scary
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Movie Scripts', "Finding Dory"
Misheard Lyrics: Short-term memory laws
Original Lyrics: Short-term memory loss
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Rihanna's, "Wild Thoughts"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm with you, all I get is poptarts
Original Lyrics: When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts
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