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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Don't Be Cruel"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby it's to you I'm thinking of
Original Lyrics: Baby it's just you I'm thinking of
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Elvis Presley's, "Don't Be Cruel"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's 1-2-3
Original Lyrics: Let's walk up to the preacher
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1960s | |
Beach Boys', "Help Me Rhonda"
Misheard Lyrics: Since she put me down, I've spent hours puking in my bed
Original Lyrics: Since she put me down, I've been all through it in my head
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Johnnie Taylor's, "Who's Making Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's taking drugs with your old lady While you were out taking drugs?
Original Lyrics: Who's making love to your old lady While you were out making love?
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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles', "You Really Got a Hold On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't IQ, but I love you
Original Lyrics: I don't like you, but I love you
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The Guess Who's, "These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Design a peanut butta beeta betta boota butta mitt shoes
Original Lyrics: These eyes have seen a lot of loves
But they're never gonna see another one like I had with you |
The Kinks', "All Day and All of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: On the good side
Original Lyrics: For a good time
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The Seekers', "The Carnival Is Over"
Misheard Lyrics: Though the carnival is over I will drug you 'til I die
Original Lyrics: Though the carnival is over I will love you 'til I die
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Zager & Evans', "In the Year 2525"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too From your bottom with a long black pube
Original Lyrics: You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too From the bottom of a long black tube
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1970s | |
Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't touch me in the playhouse
Original Lyrics: You can't plant me in your penthouse
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Eric Burdon and War's, "Spill the Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Spill the wine, Milton Berle
Original Lyrics: Spill the wine and take that pearl
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Monty Python's, "Always Look On The Bright Side of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Enjoy it, it's your last chance of the hour
Original Lyrics: Enjoy it, it's your last chance anyhow
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Pete Wingfield's, "Eighteen with a Bullet"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm eighteen with a bollock
Original Lyrics: I'm eighteen with a bullet
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Roberta Flack's, "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Killing myself with my fingers.
Original Lyrics: Killing me softly with his song.
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Rolling Stones', "Beast of Burden"
Misheard Lyrics: All this seduction, I could f*** a duck
Though it's all quacking I could f*** it off There's one thing, baby I don't understand You keep on telling me I ain't your goddamn man Original Lyrics: All your sickness, I can suck it up
Throw it all at me I can shrug it off There's one thing, baby I don't understand You keep on telling me I ain't your kind of man |
The Rolling Stones', "Tumbling Dice"
Misheard Lyrics: Call me the tumbling down
Original Lyrics: Call me the tumbling dice
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Wizzard's, "See My Baby Jive"
Misheard Lyrics: You say my bed gets into your hair
Original Lyrics: You say my beard gets into your hair
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1980s | |
Animotion's, "Obsession"
Misheard Lyrics: I see my future there
Original Lyrics: I see the beauty there
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Commercial's, "Doxidan"
Misheard Lyrics: When nature needs a healthy hand
Original Lyrics: When nature needs a helping hand
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Deniece Williams', "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: My baby may stink of pee, but that's alright by me.
Original Lyrics: My baby may sing off key, but that's alright by me.
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "All Over the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Montreal and Chinatown
Original Lyrics: L.A., New York, Amsterdam, Monte Carlo, Shard End and...
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Hot Chocolate's, "It Started with a Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: How could you inflict
The aroma of your butt fumes Original Lyrics: How could I resist
The aroma of your perfume |
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Michael McDonald's, "Sweet Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: Chance sweet freedom
Original Lyrics: Shine, sweet freedom.
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's, "If You Leave"
Misheard Lyrics: We'd still speak French someday
Original Lyrics: We'd still be friends someday
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Paul Nicholas', "Magical Mr. Mistoffelees"
Misheard Lyrics: At least we all heard that somebody heard.
Original Lyrics: At least we all heard that somebody purred.
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1990s | |
Monty Python's, "Always Look On The Bright Side of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Your husband just decapitated the babysitter
Original Lyrics: Your husband just decamped with the babysitter
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Paula Abdul's, "Rush Rush"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel you walk through me
Original Lyrics: I can feel you all through me
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Smash Mouth's, "Walkin' On The Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: And they f***ed out with guitars around a bonfire
Original Lyrics: And they folked out with guitars around a bonfire
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The Brian Setzer Orchestra's, "Jump, Jive An' Wail"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, baby, it looks like he's going to hell
Original Lyrics: Baby, baby, it looks like it's gonna hail
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers', "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me as a car
Original Lyrics: Take me as I come
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k.d. lang's, "Constant Craving"
Misheard Lyrics: Hear me in my skin
Original Lyrics: Here beneath my skin
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k.d. lang's, "Constant Craving"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe a great faggot boy
or Maybe a great Magna Doodle Original Lyrics: Maybe a great magnet pulls
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2000s | |
2010s | |
Adele's, "Set Fire to the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: When a murderer comes.
As I hear your screaming and drowning, your fate. Original Lyrics: Well, it burned while I cried
'Cause I heard it screaming out your name, your name! |
Anthrax's, "Earth on Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: Welcome to Europe on Hell
Original Lyrics: Welcome to your Earth on Hell
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Bruno Mars', "That's What I Like"
Misheard Lyrics: You deserve a baby, you deserve it all
Original Lyrics: You deserve it baby, you deserve it all
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Daft Punk's, "Lose Yourself to Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: You just suck the dicks
Original Lyrics: Lose yourself to dance
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Girl in Red's, "Summer Depression"
Misheard Lyrics: My world is tragic
It's my own sadness Original Lyrics: My worst habit
Is my own sadness |
Hi-5 X Jonas RaveDJ Mix's, "Generator"
Misheard Lyrics: Just farting I one to you!
Original Lyrics: Just carting to one the you!
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misc | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "10th Ave. Freezeout"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell the Devil you can freestyle
Original Lyrics: Tenth Avenue freeze out
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