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1960s | |
The Beach Boys', "Surfin' USA"
Misheard Lyrics: A bushy bushy bon hairdo
Original Lyrics: A bushy bushy blonde hairdo
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The Eligibles', "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle"
Misheard Lyrics: The ship sook ground
Original Lyrics: The ship's aground
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The Four Seasons', "Save It for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Say you love me
Original Lyrics: Save it for me
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The Four Tops', "Standing in the Shadows of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been waiting for the party to come
Original Lyrics: I've been waiting for the heartaches to come
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1970s | |
Al Green's, "Tired of Being Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so tired of being on the phone
Original Lyrics: I'm so tired of being alone
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Barry White's, "You’re the First, the Last, My Everything"
Misheard Lyrics: Can’t you see a few?
Original Lyrics: Can’t you see if you...
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Foreigner's, "Feels Like the First Time"
Misheard Lyrics: It feels like the worst time
Original Lyrics: It feels like the first time
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Jim Gilstrap and Blinky Williams', "Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Keeping your head in the water
Make it away when you can Original Lyrics: Keeping your head above water
Making a wave when you can |
John Denver's, "Rocky Mountain High"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody’s hot
Original Lyrics: Everybody’s high
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "I'm Your Boogie Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm your booty man
Original Lyrics: I'm your boogie man
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Paper Lace's, "The Night Chicago Died"
Misheard Lyrics: and the sound of rutting feet
Original Lyrics: and the sound of running feet
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Paul McCartney & Wings', "Band On the Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Well the rain exposed
Original Lyrics: Well the rain exploded
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Sister Sledge's, "We Are Family"
Misheard Lyrics: I got foreign systems with me
Original Lyrics: I got all my sisters with me
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Spinners', "The Rubberband Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Get down, Robo(Crook)
Original Lyrics: Get down, rubber(band)
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The Ides of March's, "Vehicle"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm your Beetle baby
and I'm your Beetle woman Original Lyrics: I'm your vehicle baby
and I'm your vehicle woman |
The Michael Zager Band's, "Let's All Chant"
Misheard Lyrics: Bledsoe chant
Original Lyrics: Let's all chant
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1980s | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Thunder Road"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a town full of losers
We're pullin' out of here at 7 Original Lyrics: It's a town full of losers
We're pullin' out of here to win |
Eagles', "I Can't Tell You Why"
Misheard Lyrics: Something makes me turn around and say
Original Lyrics: Something makes me turn around and stay
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Jermaine Jackson's, "I Think It’s Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I know it’s really Barney
Original Lyrics: I know it’s real, darling
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Skid Row's, "18 and Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Accidents will happen, they all heard Rikki say.
Fired his six-shot to the wind, then shot...Lynwood shot Louann. Original Lyrics: "Accidents will happen," they all heard Rikki say
He fired his six-shot to the wind that child blew a child away |
Skid Row's, "Youth Gone Wild"
Misheard Lyrics: We are the Yukon whales.
Original Lyrics: We are the youth gone wild.
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Spinners', "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: It's coming
Original Lyrics: That's funny
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The 49ers', "Touch Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Peter Pan can't dance, oh yeah
Original Lyrics: People can't understand it, oh yeah
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The Jam's, "Town Called Malice"
Misheard Lyrics: Hanging out their ornamentals on the line to dry
Original Lyrics: Hanging out their old love letters on the line to dry
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Wham!'s, "I'm Your Man"
Misheard Lyrics: First comes Sal's cremation
Original Lyrics: First class information
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1990s | |
Elton John's, "You Gotta Love Someone"
Misheard Lyrics: When you stand in love
Original Lyrics: When you stand alone
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Fatboy Slim's, "Praise You"
Misheard Lyrics: I have to praise you like a Jew
Original Lyrics: I have to praise you like I should
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Michael Jackson's, "You Are Not Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: Your boogers are disgusting
Original Lyrics: Your burdens I will bear
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SWV's, "I’m So Into You"
Misheard Lyrics: You got me on the Feud
or You got me on the View Original Lyrics: You got me so confused
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Semisonic's, "Closing Time"
Misheard Lyrics: One last call for alcohol,
So finish your whiskey of beer Original Lyrics: One last call for alcohol,
So finish your whiskey or beer |
Simply Red's, "Stars"
Misheard Lyrics: Was the feeling that you ate bacon
Original Lyrics: Was the feeling that you ain't faking
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The Calling's, "Out Lives"
Misheard Lyrics: And these are the mornings
Original Lyrics: And these are the moments
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2000s | |
3 Doors Down's, "Be Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could be that fat
Original Lyrics: If I could be like that
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Meck's, "Thunder In My Heart Again"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel a boner, am I hard?
Original Lyrics: I feel a thunder in my heart
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The Black-Eyed Peas', "My Humps"
Misheard Lyrics: My stuff, my stuff, my stuff
Original Lyrics: My humps, my humps, my humps
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The Wiggles', "Fruit Salad"
Misheard Lyrics: Give everyone, a big ass spoon.
We'll all be needing it very soon. Original Lyrics: Give every one, a plate and a spoon.
We'll all be eating it very soon. |
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
Misheard Lyrics: Jingle bell
Original Lyrics: Treat her better
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Coldplay's, "Adventure of a Lifetime"
Misheard Lyrics: Like I'm a lava kid!
Original Lyrics: Like I'm alive again!
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Echosmith's, "Cool Kids"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel like a poo poo
Original Lyrics: Be like the cool kids
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Fall Out Boy's, "Twin Skeletons"
Misheard Lyrics: that shaves our feet and deserves our pity
Original Lyrics: that shares our fate and deserves our pity.
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Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande's, "Rain On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd rather be drunk, but at least I'm alive
Original Lyrics: I'd rather be dry, but at least I'm alive
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