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1960s | |
The Box Tops', "Cry Like a Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: I call me a baby
Original Lyrics: I cry like a baby
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: If you shave your arm
Original Lyrics: If you change your mind
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AC/DC's, "Highway To Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Seasoned Digger on a one way ride
Original Lyrics: Season ticket for a one-way ride.
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Eric Burdon and War's, "Spill the Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Spill the wine and date that girl
Original Lyrics: Spill the wine and take that pearl
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "Sundown"
Misheard Lyrics: Slow down, you better take care
Original Lyrics: Sundown, you better take care
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Orleans', "Still the One"
Misheard Lyrics: You’re still the one, it cuts my bed in half
Original Lyrics: You’re still the one, that’s my better half
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1980s | |
Boz Scaggs', "Heart of Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: What’s the use in crying?
Original Lyrics: What’s the use in trying?
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Commercial's, "Zayre"
Misheard Lyrics: We’d like to make way for more
Original Lyrics: We’d like to make Zayre your store
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Debbie Gibson's, "Shake Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I just deccicate your love
Original Lyrics: I just can't shake your love
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Def Leppard's, "Hysteria"
Misheard Lyrics: It's something magical, mysterious
Original Lyrics: It's such a magical mysteria
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Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine's, "1-2-3"
Misheard Lyrics: Come out of your Chevy
Original Lyrics: Come out of your shell, boy
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Jesse Frederick's, "Everywhere You Look"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatever happened to Denise Nickerson?
Original Lyrics: Whatever happened to the predictability?
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Joe Esposito's, "You're the Best"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the best in town
Original Lyrics: You're the best around
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Michael McDonald's, "Sweet Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: Toss me, Felix
Original Lyrics: Shine, sweet freedom
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Midnight Oil's, "Beds are Burning"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna give me that
Original Lyrics: We're gonna give it back
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Movie Scripts', "The Karate Kid (1984)"
Misheard Lyrics: House revenge
Original Lyrics: How's revenge?
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Movie Scripts', "The Karate Kid Part II"
Misheard Lyrics: Man who catch fly with Chapstick...
Original Lyrics: Man who catch fly with chopstick...
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Patti Austin and James Ingram's, "Baby, Come to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't touch anymore
Original Lyrics: Don't talk anymore
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Pebbles', "Mercedes Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you want karate in my Mercedes, boy?
Original Lyrics: Do you wanna ride in my Mercedes, boy?
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Peter Gabriel's, "In Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Above the rural purge
Original Lyrics: Of all the fruitless searches
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Peter Gabriel's, "Sledgehammer"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s a joke for me
Original Lyrics: Won’t you show for me?
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The Police's, "King of Pain"
Misheard Lyrics: But it's not being easy to be the king of pain
Original Lyrics: But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
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The Specials', "Too Much Too Young"
Misheard Lyrics: Dickie the Bird's controlling, we don't want no cricket
Original Lyrics: Gi we de birth control, we no want no pickni
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1990s | |
Bruce Hornsby and the Range's, "Across the River"
Misheard Lyrics: Signs, signs everywhere
Original Lyrics: Some fine day
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Cast of Rent's, "Seasons of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: In the life of France
Original Lyrics: In the life of friends
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Commercial's, "PayDay"
Misheard Lyrics: PayDay is almost in a bust!
Original Lyrics: PayDay is almost totally nuts!
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Dave Matthews Band's, "Crash Into Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And a boy sings
Original Lyrics: In a boy's dream
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En Vogue's, "Don’t Let Go (Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: I lived in Missouri
Original Lyrics: I lived in misery
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Goo Goo Dolls', "Slide"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a weekend in your heart
Original Lyrics: I wanna wake up where you are
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Meat Loaf's, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
Misheard Lyrics: Anything you've been thinking of
Original Lyrics: Anything you've been dreaming of
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Movie Scripts', "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II "
Misheard Lyrics: The missing week!
Original Lyrics: The missing link!
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R.E.M.'s, "Man on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics: If you believe there's nothing up their sleeve
Then nothing is cool Original Lyrics: If you believe there's nothing up there to see, and nothing is cool.
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R.E.M.'s, "Nightswimming"
Misheard Lyrics: Mice swimming deserves a silent night
Original Lyrics: Nightswimming deserves a quiet night
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Rockapella's, "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?"
Misheard Lyrics: Steal their stuff in South Korea
Original Lyrics: Steal their Seoul in South Korea
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Tina Turner's, "I Don't Wanna Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't care now who's to say
Original Lyrics: Don't care now who's to blame
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Ziggy Marley's, "Believe in Yourself (theme from Arthur)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a single message
Original Lyrics: It's a simple message
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2000s | |
Barenaked Ladies', "The Big Bang Theory Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: Our home computer was in a goddamn stink
Original Lyrics: Our whole universe was in a hot dense state
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Empire of the Sun's, "Walking on a Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Walking on a dream
How can I explain? Original Lyrics: Walking on a dream
Hope he likes butt |
Empire of the Sun's, "Walking on a Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Walking on a dream
Humping Mike's butt Original Lyrics: Walking on a dream
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Jesse McCartney's, "Beautiful Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: I won't let another miracle way
Original Lyrics: I won't let another minute go to waste
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Kellie Pickler's, "Don't You Know You're Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirt you doe you clear the pool
Original Lyrics: Don't you know you're beautiful?
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Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: Walk walk fashion baby
Work it Move that bitch crazy Original Lyrics: Walk walk fashion baby
Work it Move that bit crazy |
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Shania Twain's, "(If You're Not In It for Love) I'm Outta Here!"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're not ready for love
Original Lyrics: If you're not in it for love
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