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1950s | |
Perry Como's, "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, hot diggity, dog s**t-erty
Boom what you do to me It's so new to me, what you do to me Original Lyrics: Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggity
Boom what you do to me It's so new to me, what you do to me |
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1960s | |
The Beach Boys', "Good Vibrations"
Misheard Lyrics: Good good good good barber rations (oom bop, bop)
Original Lyrics: Good good good good vibrations (oom bop, bop)
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The Beach Boys', "Little Deuce Coupe"
Misheard Lyrics: She's strokin' four
Original Lyrics: She's stroked and bored
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1970s | |
Ambrosia's, "How Much I Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: I live for your rubbish
Original Lyrics: I live for your lovin'
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Billy Joel's, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: And it seems such the best of times
And that's what it's all about Original Lyrics: And it seems such a waste of time
If that's what it's all about |
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "After the Love Has Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: Something happened the other day
Original Lyrics: Something happened along the way
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Elvin Bishop's, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Doodle around and fell in love
Original Lyrics: fooled around and fell in love
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Hot Chocolate's, "Emma"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd hear her crying in the bathroom
Original Lyrics: I'd hear her crying in the back room
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Revved up Mike O'Douche, another runner in the night.
Original Lyrics: Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night.
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: She’s a Philly cheese(steak)
Original Lyrics: She’s a killer queen
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The Troggs', "Love Is All Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I need someone to sign me
Original Lyrics: I need someone beside me
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1980s | |
Berlin's, "Take My Breath Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Never has a day been
Original Lyrics: Never hesitating
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Billy Joel's, "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: David Kay blow away.
Original Lyrics: JFK blown away.
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm watching Bob Saget at night
Original Lyrics: I wear my sunglasses at night
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New Edition's, "Cool It Now"
Misheard Lyrics: You got to tone it down
Original Lyrics: You got to cool it now
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Pet Shop Boys', "West End Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: In a western town, a Peloton
Original Lyrics: In a West End town, a dead end world
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Psychedelic Furs', "I Wanna Sleep with You"
Misheard Lyrics: This old man said so she says
I wanna sleep with you Original Lyrics: There's romance or so she says
I wanna sleep with you |
Steve Winwood's, "Higher Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring me Hempvana Gold
Original Lyrics: Bring me a higher love
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The Pointer Sisters', "Jump (For My Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll take you down, I'll take you down
When no one dances on the floor Original Lyrics: I'll take you down, I'll take you down
Where no one's ever gone before |
The Power Station's, "Get It On (Bang a Gong)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pentagon
Original Lyrics: Bang a gong
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Theme Songs', "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
Misheard Lyrics: Donatello dust machine
Original Lyrics: Donatello does machines
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Toyah's, "Thunder in the Mountains"
Misheard Lyrics: Fun do who here who?
Original Lyrics: Can you hear it?
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1990s | |
Billy Joel's, "The River of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Something I'd never use
Original Lyrics: Something I'd never lose
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Fatman Scoop's, "Be Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: Push yo' doodie out, son.
Original Lyrics: What's yo' zodiac sign?
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Hanson's, "Where's the Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: Look out, a weird doing!
Original Lyrics: Look at what we're doing
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KMFDM's, "Anarchy"
Misheard Lyrics: Trapped from the lies, comfortably cool.
Original Lyrics: Trapped under ice, comfortably cold.
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Mariah Carey's, "Always Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh damn it 'cause you'll always be my baby
Original Lyrics: Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby
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REM's, "At My Most Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: I read Dad poetry into your machine
OR I read that poetry into your machine Original Lyrics: I read bad poetry into your machine
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The Offspring's, "Come Out And Play (Keep 'Em Separated)"
Misheard Lyrics: The gays say gather at the dangerous locale!
Original Lyrics: The gangs stake their own campus locale
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Tina Turner's, "I Don't Wanna Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't care now who's to pray
Original Lyrics: Don't care now who's to blame
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2000s | |
Dannii Minogue's, "I Begin to Wonder"
Misheard Lyrics: Too fast, I tripped and lost my wig
Original Lyrics: Too fast, I tripped and lost my way
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Dirty Vegas', "Days Go By"
Misheard Lyrics: Days go by and still I've been confused
Original Lyrics: Days go by and still I think of you
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Nickelback's, "How You Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Its not so bad.
Livin' with him must've damn near killed you. Original Lyrics: 'Cause living with me must have damn near killed you.
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Paramore's, "Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel depression
It's getting closer now Original Lyrics: I can feel the pressure
It's getting closer now |
Radiohead's, "How to Disappear Completely"
Misheard Lyrics: Flowers and oil cans
Original Lyrics: Fireworks and hurricanes
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The White Stripes', "We're Going to Be Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at all the books we found
Original Lyrics: Look at all the bugs we found
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2010s | |
Lukas Graham's, "7 Years"
Misheard Lyrics: Will I think the world is cold
Or will I have a lot of children who can bore me? Original Lyrics: Will I think the world is cold
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? |
Meghan Trainor's, "All About That Bass"
Misheard Lyrics: We know that ship ain't real
Original Lyrics: We know that s*** ain't real
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Panic! At the Disco's, "Hey Look Ma, I Made It"
Misheard Lyrics: All my life, been hustlin'
And tonight I go to prison 'Cause I'm a hooker sellin' songs And my pimp's a record label Original Lyrics: All my life, been hustlin'
And tonight is my appraisal>BR?'Cause I'm a hooker sellin' songs And my pimp's a record label |
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misc | |
Movie Scripts', "Casablanca"
Misheard Lyrics: He's looking at your kids
Original Lyrics: Here's looking at you, kid
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