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1960s | |
Brian Hyland's, "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
Misheard Lyrics: Itchy bitchy
Original Lyrics: Itsy bitsy
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Dave Clark Five's, "Because"
Misheard Lyrics: Just from me to you
Original Lyrics: Just to be with you
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The Beach Boys', "Sloop John B"
Misheard Lyrics: My great father and me
Original Lyrics: My grandfather and me
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Val Doonican's, "What Would I Be"
Misheard Lyrics: What would I be without your drugs I'll never know
Original Lyrics: What would I be without your love I'll never know
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Zager & Evans', "In The Year 2525"
Misheard Lyrics: From the bottom of a long black tube
Original Lyrics: From the bottom of a long glass tube
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1970s | |
Atlanta Rhythm Section's, "Do It or Die"
Misheard Lyrics: And do it to dine
Original Lyrics: And do it or die
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Atlanta Rhythm Section's, "Doraville"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet George Brown
Original Lyrics: Sweet Georgia
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Atlanta Rhythm Section's, "I'm Not Gonna Let it Bother Me Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: And read all the baby blues
or And read the New York Daily News Original Lyrics: And read all the daily blues
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Atlanta Rhythm Section's, "Spooky"
Misheard Lyrics: In the cool Halloween
Original Lyrics: In the cool of the evening
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Barry Manilow's, "Could It Be Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Could this be the magic, Aladdin?
Original Lyrics: Could this be the magic at last?
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Billy Joel's, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sellin' his panties for someday
Original Lyrics: Savin' his pennies for someday
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Cast of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory's, "The Candy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Satisfying and religious
Original Lyrics: Satisfying and delicious
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Frankie Valli's, "Our Day Will Come"
Misheard Lyrics: Our dreams have my dreams because...
Original Lyrics: Our dreams have magic because...
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Hall & Oates', "Sara Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: If you wanna be freaky
Original Lyrics: If you wanna be free
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Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe in murkiness
Original Lyrics: I believe in miracles
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded By The Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Blinded by the light
Wake up, drop a deuce, in the middle of the night. Original Lyrics: Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night. |
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Stevie Wonder's, "You Haven't Done Nothin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Decisions that are made on you
Original Lyrics: Decisions that are made by you
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T-Rex's, "Life's A Gas"
Misheard Lyrics: I could have loved you girl like a plantagenet
Original Lyrics: I could have loved you girl like a planet
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The Four Tops', "Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)"
Misheard Lyrics: My love keeps blowing
Original Lyrics: My love keeps growing
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The Moments', "Love on a Two-Way Street"
Misheard Lyrics: But now I must find
Original Lyrics: But now I must cry
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The Moments', "Love on a Two-Way Street"
Misheard Lyrics: To be fooled is a hurting thing
Original Lyrics: To be fooled is a hurting pain
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1980s | |
A-ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It's slowly burning but the fire's okay
Original Lyrics: Slowly learning that life is OK.
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Bette Midler's, "The Rose"
Misheard Lyrics: It is a lizard
or It is a wizard Original Lyrics: It is a razor
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Billy Ocean's, "Loverboy"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't stand this part of you
Original Lyrics: Can't stand this point of view
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Once upon a time there was a light in my life
Now there's only nothing but dark Original Lyrics: Once upon a time there was light in my life
Now there's only love in the dark |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Together we can take it to the end of the lion
OR Together we can take it to the end of the night Original Lyrics: Together we can take it to the end of the line
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Christopher Cross', "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Misheard Lyrics: If you get drunk between the moon and New York City
Original Lyrics: If you get caught between the moon and New York City.
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Hot Chocolate's, "It Started with a Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't remember me, screw you!
Original Lyrics: You don't remember me do you
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REO Speedwagon's, "Take It on the Run"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm out on the neighborhood
I taught this chick and now the story is good Original Lyrics: But I know the neighborhood
And talk is cheap when the story is good |
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Talking Heads', "This Must Be the Place"
Misheard Lyrics: For some Minute Maid juice
Original Lyrics: For a minute or two
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1990s | |
Backstreet Boys', "I Want It That Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't nothin' but a milkshake
Original Lyrics: Ain't nothin' but a mistake
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Deborah Cox's, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody's supposed to see me
Original Lyrics: Nobody's supposed to be here
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Don Henley's, "The Heart of the Matter"
Misheard Lyrics: Peacefulness, peacefulness, you don’t love me more
Original Lyrics: Even if, even if, you don’t love me anymore
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Hootie & the Blowfish's, "Hold My Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause I got it there for you
Original Lyrics: 'cause I got a hand for you
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Hootie & the Blowfish's, "Time"
Misheard Lyrics: You watch me when I'm 3
Original Lyrics: You wash away my dreams
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Kula Shaker's, "Sound of Drums"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel the time has come for a calamity
Original Lyrics: I feel the time has come like a remedy
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2000s | |
Cascada's, "Everytime We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Can’t you feel my heartbeat, so I can’t let you go?
Original Lyrics: Can’t you feel my heart beat slow?
I can’t let you go |
Enya's, "Amarantine"
Misheard Lyrics: Mother and child, mother and child
Original Lyrics: Amarantine, amarantine
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Hard-Fi's, "Suburban Knights "
Misheard Lyrics: In a chocolate office, we sing our song, we all sing
Original Lyrics: In shop and office, we sing our song, we all sing
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Miranda Cosgrove's, "About You Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Naughty Dave passed me by, Naughty Dave passed me by
When I don't think about you Original Lyrics: Not a day passed me by, not a day passed me by
When I don't think about you |
Nickelback's, "Rockstar"
Misheard Lyrics: And we’ll hang out in the coolest bars
And we’ll beat our meat with the movie stars Original Lyrics: And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars |
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2010s | |
Alicia Keys', "Empire State of Mind Part II"
Misheard Lyrics: If I can bake it there
Original Lyrics: If I can make it there
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