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1960s | |
Mamas and the Papas', "California Dreamin'"
Misheard Lyrics: You know the preacher likes the cold (preacher likes the cold)
Original Lyrics: You know the preacher lights the coal (preacher lights the coal)
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1970s | |
Andy Kim's, "Rock Me Gently"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock my genitals, rock them slowly
Original Lyrics: Rock me gently, rock me slowly
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Loggins and Messina's, "House at Pooh Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a crummy job stuck on his nose
Original Lyrics: Got a honey jar stuck on his nose
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Odyssey's, "Native New Yorker"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a maid in New Yorker
Original Lyrics: You're a native New Yorker
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Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta's, "You're the One That I Want"
Misheard Lyrics: I got used to motor flying And I'm losing control
Original Lyrics: I got chills, they're multiplying And I'm losing control
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Paul Revere and the Raiders', "Indian Reservation"
Misheard Lyrics: The Tomahawk and a foreign knife
Original Lyrics: The Tomahawk and a bow and knife
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Stevie Wonder's, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
Misheard Lyrics: Will.I.Am baby
Original Lyrics: Here I am, baby
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TV Show Scripts', "The Partridge Family"
Misheard Lyrics: Daddy's pants
Original Lyrics: Danny's pants
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The Doobie Brothers', "It Keeps You Runnin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel you happy
Original Lyrics: I can feel your heartbeat
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The Moody Blues', "Question"
Misheard Lyrics: About heat and death and war
Original Lyrics: About hate and death and war
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Thin Lizzy's, "Jailbreak"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight there's gonna be trombones
Original Lyrics: Tonight there's gonna be trouble
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Thin Lizzy's, "Whiskey in the Jar"
Misheard Lyrics: I saw Captain Pickles
Original Lyrics: I saw Captain Farrell
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Wizzard's, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: Let your balls hang out for Christmas
Original Lyrics: Let the bells ring out for Christmas
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "I'll Be There for You"
Misheard Lyrics: You left me riding in my dreams
Original Lyrics: You left me drowning in my tears
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Crowded House's, "Something So Strong"
Misheard Lyrics: Love can make you weak
Original Lyrics: Love can make you weep
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Kool & the Gang's, "Get Down on It"
Misheard Lyrics: There's ketchup on the wall
Original Lyrics: Get your back up off the wall
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Pat Benatar's, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't fight faith
or You don't fight fate Original Lyrics: You don't fight fair
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Steve Winwood's, "Arc of a Diver"
Misheard Lyrics: She bathes me in Sweden
Original Lyrics: She bathes me in sweetness
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Thin Lizzy's, "Killer On the Loose"
Misheard Lyrics: A killer, Mother Goose
Original Lyrics: A killer on the loose
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U2's, "A Day Without Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatever the freebies
Original Lyrics: Whatever the feelings
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Whitesnake's, "Give Me All Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew your name was Trevor
Original Lyrics: I knew your name was Trouble
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1990s | |
Duncan Sheik's, "Barely Breathing"
Misheard Lyrics: I've seen it all to here
Original Lyrics: I've seen it all too clear
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Erasure's, "Love To Hate You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm crazy, flowing over with ID
Original Lyrics: I'm crazy flowing over with ideas
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Fugees', "Killing Me Softly"
Misheard Lyrics: That he just kept Ryan
Original Lyrics: But he just kept right on
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Nobuo Uematsu's, "One Winged Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: Eat a bear, lemon tea, Sephiroth
Original Lyrics: Ira vehementi Sephiroth.
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Paula Abdul's, "The Way That You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It ain't the monkey or the island breeze
Original Lyrics: It ain't the money or the diamond rings
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Radiohead's, "Karma Police"
Misheard Lyrics: But we're still under peril
Original Lyrics: But we're still on the payroll
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Coffee Shop"
Misheard Lyrics: Meet me at the copy shop
Original Lyrics: Meet me at the coffee shop
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TLC's, "Unpretty"
Misheard Lyrics: I have sized the cruel, I have sized the Pope
Original Lyrics: My outsides look cool, my insides are blue.
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2000s | |
Basement Jaxx's, "Where’s Your Head At?"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t let the car crash into you
Original Lyrics: Don’t let the walls cave in on you
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Carly Simon's, "With a Few Good Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll stick 'em to
Original Lyrics: And a stick or two
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Carly Simon's, "With a Few Good Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: And like titties for pee
Original Lyrics: And like Tigger for tea
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Carly Simon's, "With a Few Good Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: Indict dinner with tea, an hour of supper
Original Lyrics: Invite Tigger for tea and owl for supper
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Daft Punk's, "One More Time"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna sell the place
Original Lyrics: We're gonna celebrate
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Eve ft. Gwen Stefani's, ":Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Stress way way back, weaving through the traffic
This one's thong should be labeled as a hazard Original Lyrics: Expressway, hair back, weaving through the traffic
This one strong should be labeled as a hazard |
Eve ft. Gwen Stefani's, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Phoebe gonna be last in, jealousy, let it go, results could be tragic
Some of y'all ain't right and well, too concerned with fashion None of you waitresses, hell, can't even imagine Original Lyrics: E-V gonna be lasting, jealousy, let it go, results could be tragic
Some of y'all ain't writing well, too concerned with fashion None of you ain't Gisele, cat walk and imagine |
KT Tunstall's, "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: With a big bad horse and a cherry tree
Original Lyrics: With a big black horse and a cherry tree
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheat or bang her.
Original Lyrics: Treat her better
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Mini Mansions', "Works Every Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Show me your d***
It works every time Original Lyrics: Show me your trick
It works every time |
christian | |
Mary Mary's, "Shackles (Praise You)"
Misheard Lyrics: Take the traction and the pizza, I can dance
Original Lyrics: Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance
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country | |
Brooks and Dunn's, "Only in America"
Misheard Lyrics: One just might be a resident
Original Lyrics: One just might be president
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