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1960s | |
Canned Heat's, "Going Up the Country"
Misheard Lyrics: Where are you gonna go?
Original Lyrics: And babe, don't you wanna go?
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Mary Wells', "My Guy"
Misheard Lyrics: As a matter of opinion, I think he's toss.
Original Lyrics: As a matter of opinion, I think he's tops
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The Zombies', "She's Not There"
Misheard Lyrics: The way she liked
Original Lyrics: The way she lied
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1970s | |
Bette Midler's, "Do You Want to Dance?"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me you're my other man
Original Lyrics: Tell me you're my lover man
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's, "Teach Your Children"
Misheard Lyrics: Teach your children to yell
Original Lyrics: Teach your children well
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Cyndi Grecco's, "Making Our Dreams Come True"
Misheard Lyrics: Never heard the word opossum
Original Lyrics: Never heard the word impossible
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Donna Summer's, "Love to Love You Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: When you're leavin' so close to me
Original Lyrics: When you lean so close to me
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Talking bout meridian.
Original Lyrics: I'm not talkin' 'bout movin' in.
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Mott the Hoople's, "All the Young Dudes"
Misheard Lyrics: All the young girls, Remy and Boo
Original Lyrics: All the young dudes carry the news
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Mott the Hoople's, "All the Young Dudes"
Misheard Lyrics: All the young toots, gimme the news
Original Lyrics: All the young dudes carry the news
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1980s | |
Debbie Gibson's, "Lost in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't wait in advance
Original Lyrics: I get weak in a glance
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Debbie Gibson's, "Lost in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like getting us some carrots
Original Lyrics: It's like being lost in heaven
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Elton John's, "Kiss the Bride"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna kiss the Bible
Original Lyrics: I wanna kiss the bride
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Men Without Hats', "The Safety Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: We can dance we can dance
We're doing it before the pope Original Lyrics: We can dance we can dance
We're doing it from pole to pole |
Michael Damian's, "Saved by the Bell"
Misheard Lyrics: And I didn't do my homework last night
Original Lyrics: And my dog ate all my homework last night
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Movie Scripts', "Driving Miss Daisy"
Misheard Lyrics: Pepto-Bismol's new improved formula relieves faster than ever
Original Lyrics: Pepsodent's new improved formula cleans teeth whiter than ever
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Stevie Ray Vaughan's, "Superstition"
Misheard Lyrics: Dinner's on it's way
Original Lyrics: The devil's on his way
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The Cars', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't go on thinking nothing's wrong, Popeye
Original Lyrics: Nothing's wrong, but bye
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1990s | |
Another Level's, "Freak Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me kick you up and down and make your bounty body wanna scream
OR Let me kick you up and down and make your bouncing body wanna scream Original Lyrics: Let me lick you up and down to make your body, body wanna scream
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Bob the Builder's, "Can We Fix It?"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoopi, here we come
Original Lyrics: Look out, here we come
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California Dreams', "California Dreams Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: These dreams of school
Original Lyrics: These dreams are cool
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Debbie Gibson's, "Anything is Possible"
Misheard Lyrics: Just put your money to it
Original Lyrics: Just put your mind to it
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Gloria Estefan's, "Go Away"
Misheard Lyrics: The both of you won't ever cross my mind
Original Lyrics: Thoughts of you won't ever cross my mind
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Jennifer Paige's, "Crush"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just a little trust
Original Lyrics: It's just a little crush
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Kula Shaker's, "Sound of Drums"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you feel the love forming?
Original Lyrics: Can you feel the love for me?
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Natalie Merchant's, "Kind & Generous"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I brag...
Original Lyrics: You know I'm bound...
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The Heights', "How Do You Talk To an Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: How do you sort these clothes to where they are?
Original Lyrics: How do you hold me close to where you are?
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The Shamen's, "Ebeneezer Goode"
Misheard Lyrics: A Greek philosopher once wrote
Naughty, naughty, very naughty. Original Lyrics: A great philosopher once wrote
Naughty, naughty, very naughty. |
2000s | |
50 Cent's, "Just A Lil Bit"
Misheard Lyrics: Shorty shake that D*** like a grown man, she back it up on me I’m like oh man
Original Lyrics: shorty shake that thing like a pro man She back it up on me I'm like oh man
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Commercial's, "Applebee's"
Misheard Lyrics: Making good in the name of good
Original Lyrics: Eatin' good in the neighborhood
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Empire of The Sun's, "Walking On A Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it Graaaaandmaa?! Two pickles become onnnne.
Original Lyrics: Is it real now When two people become one I can feel it When two people become one
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Green Day's, "21 Guns"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a lion looking for forgiveness from the stars
Original Lyrics: Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone
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Linkin Park's, "By Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: My cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeef
Original Lyrics: My seeeeeeeeeeelf
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Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: Crawling in my skin
These words they will mario Original Lyrics: Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal. |
Nelly's, "Grillz"
Misheard Lyrics: You see a grill
I'll let you see my one Original Lyrics: I wanna see your grill
You want to see my what? |
Puddle Of Mudd's, "Blurry"
Misheard Lyrics: Explain again to me
Original Lyrics: This pain you gave to me.
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2010s | |
Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
Misheard Lyrics: I need a washroom , I need a washroom
Original Lyrics: I’m radioactive, radioactive
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Major Lazer's, "Jah No Partial"
Misheard Lyrics: I see you asking for repaid tax
Original Lyrics: I see you asking for repentance
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Theme Song's, "Adventure Time"
Misheard Lyrics: we'll go tomography distant lands
Original Lyrics: We'll go to very distant lands
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misc | |
Cardi B's, "WAP"
Misheard Lyrics: There's some holes in this house
Original Lyrics: There's some wh**es in this house
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Taylor Swift's, "Betty"
Misheard Lyrics: The only thing I wanna do
Is make good love to you Original Lyrics: The only thing I wanna do
Is make it up to you |