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1950s | |
Commercial's, "Philip Morris"
Misheard Lyrics: Go to Philip Morris!
Original Lyrics: Call for Philip Morris!
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1960s | |
Jungle Book's, "My Own Home"
Misheard Lyrics: Father's hunting in the forest
Mother's cooking in the home I must pass a lot of water 'Til the day that I am grown Original Lyrics: Father's hunting in the forest
Mother's cooking in the home I must go to fetch the water 'Til the day that I am grown |
Tommy Roe's, "Dizzy"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a Whopper, it never is
Original Lyrics: Like a whirlpool, it never ends
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1970s | |
America's, "A Horse with No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been through the desert on a whore with no name
Original Lyrics: I been through the desert on a horse with no name
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Billy Joel's, "Say Goodbye to Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics: Say goodbye to Billy
Original Lyrics: Say goodbye my baby
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Chris Rea's, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: Who duck you think it's over
Original Lyrics: Fool if you think it's over
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Linda Ronstadt's, "When Will I Be Loved"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ve been treated
Original Lyrics: I’ve been cheated
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Pratt & McClain's, "Happy Days"
Misheard Lyrics: The weekend comes,
The backhoe hums. Original Lyrics: The weekend comes
My cycle hums. |
Stevie Wonder's, "Superstition"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing's superficial
Original Lyrics: Very superstitious
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The Isley Brothers', "That Lady, Pt. 1"
Misheard Lyrics: Refined lady
Original Lyrics: Real fine lady
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: That's what you get for going alone
Original Lyrics: That's what you get for falling in love
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Elton John's, "Kiss the Bride"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a big surprise
Original Lyrics: I wanna kiss the bride
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Elton John's, "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
Misheard Lyrics: See-saws say so much
Original Lyrics: Sad songs say so much
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Jude Cole's, "Back to School"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna take you over and over
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna take you over the limit
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Movie Scripts', "Caddyshack"
Misheard Lyrics: When you get back from Italy...
Original Lyrics: When you get back from Little League...
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Peter Gabriel's, "No Self Control"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to get some fruit
Original Lyrics: Got to get some food
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Pretenders', "Back On the Chain Gang"
Misheard Lyrics: Back on the train, gang
Original Lyrics: Back on the chain gang
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Tallman's, "Pray"
Misheard Lyrics: And I pray I pray at the sink all day
Original Lyrics: And I pray I pray every single day
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The Cars', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's gonna f*** your ears when you scream?
Original Lyrics: Who's gonna plug your ears when you scream?
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The Cars', "Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't go on thinking nothing's wrong, but I...
Original Lyrics: You can't go on thinking nothing's wrong, but bye...
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The Cars', "You Might Think"
Misheard Lyrics: You kicked it...go!
Original Lyrics: You kept it...going
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Tina Turner's, "We Don't Need Another Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: We don't need another ear lobe
Original Lyrics: We don't need another hero
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1990s | |
Babylon Zoo's, "Spaceman"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a fart between us
OR There's a fighter between us Original Lyrics: There's a fire between us
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Dodgy's, "Good Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: The fuse is burning somewhere, it's drenched in meat
Original Lyrics: The fuse is burning somewhere, it's drenched in heat
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Dodgy's, "Good Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't have two suppers
Original Lyrics: You don't have to suffer
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Dodgy's, "Good Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: You'd like me lobotomized
Original Lyrics: You'd like me to buy mind,
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Jon Bon Jovi's, "Blaze Of Glory"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I flip-flop to the forest
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I've lived life to the fullest
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Mariah Carey's, "My All"
Misheard Lyrics: In my sleepless somber tune tonight
Original Lyrics: In my sleepless solitude tonight
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Radiohead's, "Creep"
Misheard Lyrics: You're somebody special
Original Lyrics: You're so f***ing special
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Robbie Williams', "Millennium"
Misheard Lyrics: And we're praying for some Kool-Aid
Original Lyrics: And we're praying it's not too late
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UB40's, "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Will.I.Am baby
Original Lyrics: Here I am baby
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2000s | |
Bob the Builder's, "Mambo No. 5"
Misheard Lyrics: A little bit of coffee mixed with syrup
Original Lyrics: A little bit of concrete mixed with sand
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Fall Out Boy's, "Thnks fr th Mmrs"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a number away from getting you away to the moon
Original Lyrics: I'm a liner away from getting you into the mood
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Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys', "Empire State of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Avocado wet dream tomato
Original Lyrics: Concrete jungle where dreams are made of.
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The Shangri-Las', "Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight is so exciting
Original Lyrics: The night was so exciting
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2010s | |
Ava Max's, "Sweet But Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll be coming back, back for seconds
With your plane, you just can't help it Original Lyrics: You'll be coming back, back for seconds
With your plate, you just can't help it |
Katy Perry's, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pictures of last night ended up on line.
Huskeroo, oh well. Original Lyrics: Pictures of last night ended up on line.
I'm screwed, oh well. |
Wallows', "Are You Bored Yet? (feat. Clairo)"
Misheard Lyrics: But I can't help but ask you, "Are you born yet?"
Original Lyrics: But I can't help from asking, "Are you bored yet?"
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misc | |
Traditional's, "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you any wood?
Original Lyrics: Have you any wool?
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Traditional's, "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: When the Dow breaks
Original Lyrics: When the bough breaks
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