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1960s | |
Joni Mitchell's, "The Circle Game"
Misheard Lyrics: At the Circle K
Original Lyrics: In the circle game
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Lesley Gore's, "It's My Party"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not Barney and I'll cry if I want to
Original Lyrics: It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
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The Animals', "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: So girl, throw out...Avatar!
Original Lyrics: So girl, throw out...any doubt!
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The Crystals', "Da Doo Ron Ron"
Misheard Lyrics: They do run run run, they do run run
Original Lyrics: Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
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Three Dog Night's, "One"
Misheard Lyrics: Two can be a fat ass one
Original Lyrics: Two can be as bad as one
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Tommy James and the Shondells', "Mony Mony"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a phony
or Like a horny Original Lyrics: Ride your pony
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1970s | |
Andrea True Connection's, "More, More, More"
Misheard Lyrics: Get the calendar rolling
Original Lyrics: Get the cameras rolling
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Born to Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby we were overrun
Original Lyrics: Baby we were born to run
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Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody was tofu biting
Original Lyrics: Everybody was kung fu fighting
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Run Through The Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics: Better run through the Jong Un
Original Lyrics: Better run through the jungle
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Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show's, "Sylvia's Mother"
Misheard Lyrics: Sylvia's marmoset
Original Lyrics: Sylvia's mother says
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Reasons"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m in the road place
Original Lyrics: I’m in the wrong place
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Eric Clapton's, "Wonderful Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: So I gave her the copies
Original Lyrics: So I gave her the car keys
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Rihannon (Will You Ever Win)"
Misheard Lyrics: Will it ever end?
Original Lyrics: Will you ever win?
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Hot's, "Angel in Your Arms"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s gonna be the deviled eggs someone else
Original Lyrics: It’s gonna be the devil in someone else
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Hot's, "Angel in Your Arms"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s gonna be the deviled eggs someone else
Original Lyrics: It’s gonna be the devil in someone else
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Neil Diamond's, "Cracklin' Rosie"
Misheard Lyrics: Cracklin' Rose, you're a straw-born woman
Original Lyrics: Cracklin' Rose, you're a store-bought woman,
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1980s | |
DeBarge's, "Rhythm of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Shake your booze right away
Original Lyrics: Shake your blues right away
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Def Leppard's, "Love Bites"
Misheard Lyrics: Beginning of song:
This is yogurt living in sex Bachelorette! Lift weights! End of song: Think you got anatomy of sex Orgy! Life waits! Original Lyrics: If you've got love in your sights, watch out! Love bites!
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Deniece Williams', "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: He's washing every time
Original Lyrics: He's watching every dime
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Elvis Costello's, "Oliver's Army"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't start me porking I could pork all night
Original Lyrics: Don't start me talking I could talk all night
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Michael McDonald's, "Sweet Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll keep our spirit alive, all day long.
Original Lyrics: We'll keep the spirit alive, on and on.
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Whitney Houston's, "Run to You"
Misheard Lyrics: That you just don’t seem
Original Lyrics: That you just don’t see
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Is she converted like me?
Original Lyrics: Is she perverted like me?
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Everything But the Girl's, "Missing"
Misheard Lyrics: Step off the tracks
Original Lyrics: Step off the train
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Michael Bolton's, "Love Is a Wonderful Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no conjunction
Original Lyrics: Ain't no conjecture
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Prince's, "1999"
Misheard Lyrics: Could've sworn it was just a day
Original Lyrics: Could've sworn it was judgement day
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Queen Latifah's, "Ladies First"
Misheard Lyrics: The mustard lime
Original Lyrics: They must be blind
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Radiohead's, "Karma Police"
Misheard Lyrics: Wait a minute there, I'll ask myself
Original Lyrics: For a minute there, I lost myself
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Sir Mix-A-Lot's, "Baby Got Back"
Misheard Lyrics: I like big butts and I cannot lie, the Warner Brothers can't deny
Original Lyrics: I like big butts and I cannot lie, your other brothers can't deny
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Sky Cries Mary's, "Circus Church"
Misheard Lyrics: This rain on the fire
Original Lyrics: Let’s bring on the fire
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Theme Songs', "Animaniacs"
Misheard Lyrics: Just before we run around the Warner Movie Lot
Original Lyrics: Just for fun we run around the Warner Movie Lot
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Theme Songs', "Animaniacs"
Misheard Lyrics: Just before we run around the Warner Movie Lot
Original Lyrics: Just for fun we run around the Warner Movie Lot
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "It's My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not right, and it's now a marrow
Original Lyrics: It's my life, and it's now or never
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Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics: But I'll be a marrowbone
Original Lyrics: But I'll be a bag of bones
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Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics: But I'll be available
Original Lyrics: But I'll be a bag of bones
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Norah Jones', "Don't Know Why"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is dressed in white
Original Lyrics: My heart is drenched in wine
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2010s | |
Halsey's, "Gasoline"
Misheard Lyrics: I think there's a fly in my coat...
Original Lyrics: I think there's a flaw in my code...
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Halsey's, "Gasoline"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you take yourself apart to entertain like me?
Original Lyrics: Would you tear yourself apart to entertain like me?
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Halsey's, "Gasoline"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you use your water bill to drop the strain like me?
Original Lyrics: Would you use your water bill to dry the stain like me?
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Halsey's, "Gasoline"
Misheard Lyrics: You're fake, so made up, living like a screen...
Original Lyrics: With your face all made up,living on a screen...
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country | |
Commercial's, "Sunsweet Prunes"
Misheard Lyrics: And it feels good in me
Original Lyrics: It's that feel-good feeling
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Mark Chesnutt's, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Concealing if I dream of you
Original Lyrics: 'Cause even when I dream of you
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Mark Chesnutt's, "It's a Little Too Late"
Misheard Lyrics: She was gold
Original Lyrics: She was gone
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