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1960s | |
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's, "Monster Mash"
Misheard Lyrics: It was a great car crash
Original Lyrics: It was a graveyard smash
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Doors', "Love Me Two Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Love me one time
To know it's me Love me one time Yeah, my knees got weak Love me two times girl Love speaks All through the week Original Lyrics: Love me one time
Could not speak Love me one time Yeah, my knees got weak Love me two times girl Last me All through the week |
Jimmy Soul's, "If You Wanna Be Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty one with your life So for my personal point of view Get another girl to marry you Original Lyrics: If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife So for my personal point of view Get an ugly girl to marry you |
The Moody Blues', "Go Now"
Misheard Lyrics: We've already been solo
Original Lyrics: We've already said "so long"
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The Temptations', "Cloud Nine"
Misheard Lyrics: You're as sweet as a burnin' flag.
Original Lyrics: You're as free as a bird in flight.
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1970s | |
Abba's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Frigging Covid-19
Original Lyrics: Digging the dancing queen
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David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics: You gotta go gay for the Homosexuals
Original Lyrics: You gotta make way for the Homo Superior
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Helen Reddy's, "Delta Dawn"
Misheard Lyrics: In her younger days they called her Daisy Duck
Original Lyrics: In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
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Jim Croce's, "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song"
Misheard Lyrics: So I'll have to say I'd drug you in a song
Original Lyrics: So I'll have to say I love you in a song
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Mac Davis', "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, baby, don't get poop on me
Original Lyrics: Baby, baby, don't get hooked on me
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Rod Stewart's, "You Wear It Well"
Misheard Lyrics: Remember them basement parties, your brother's carotid
Original Lyrics: Remember them basement parties, your brother's karate
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The New Seekers', "Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma"
Misheard Lyrics: Look what they've done to my grave, ma
Look what they've done to my grave Original Lyrics: Look what they've done to my brain, ma
Look what they've done to my brain |
Wings', "Listen to What the Man Said"
Misheard Lyrics: American Bandstand
Original Lyrics: No matter what the man said
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty Cheese!
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap.
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Television lover, baby go all night
Original Lyrics: Tell that Asian devil, baby go all night
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Genesis', "Duchess"
Misheard Lyrics: And everyone would start for war
Original Lyrics: And everyone would start to roar
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Heart's, "These Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Every second of the night, I live when I'm alive
Original Lyrics: Every second of the night, I live another life
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: tu quieres una manzana?
Original Lyrics: The kid is not my son.
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Mr. Mister's, "Broken Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Take these pumpkin wings.
Original Lyrics: Take these broken wings.
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Pat Benatar's, "Fire and Ice"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m trying for more
Original Lyrics: I’m crying for more
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Police's, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Eeyore, Eeyore
Original Lyrics: E.O., E.O.
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Steve Winwood's, "Roll with It"
Misheard Lyrics: Lord willing, baby
Original Lyrics: Roll with it, baby.
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Stevie Wonder's, "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: No New Year's Eve to celebrate
Original Lyrics: No New Year's Day to celebrate
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The Moody Blues', "Gemini Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Long time, merci
Original Lyrics: Long time no see
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The Moody Blues', "Sitting at the Wheel"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm s***ting at the wheel
Original Lyrics: I'm sitting at the wheel
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1990s | |
Argonaut Software LTD's, "Buck Bumble"
Misheard Lyrics: What I both know it's time to rock
With the bigoted Buck Bumble Original Lyrics: Right about now it's time to rock
With the biggity Buck Bumble |
Elton John's, "Club at the End of the Street"
Misheard Lyrics: In the alleyway, where the cat walks endless sway.
Original Lyrics: From the alleyways where the catwalks gently sway
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Korn's, "Freak on a Leash"
Misheard Lyrics: Find something on the menu
Original Lyrics: Fight! Something on the, dum na ema
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Morten Harket's, "Can’t Take My Eyes off You"
Misheard Lyrics: I thank God I'm a guy
Original Lyrics: I thank God I'm alive
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New Order's, "Regret"
Misheard Lyrics: You may think that I’m out of ham
Original Lyrics: You may think that I’m out of hand
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Phil Collins', "You'll Be in My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: For once you're small, you seem so strong
Original Lyrics: For one so small, you seem so strong
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2000s | |
Alesha Dixon's, "Breathe Slow"
Misheard Lyrics: And speaking of hell, it don't compare to these feet that I am feeling
Original Lyrics: And speaking of hell, it don't compare to this heat that I am feeling
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LeAnn Rimes', "Can't Fight the Moonlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Try to hide from my kids
Original Lyrics: Try to hide from my kiss
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Michelle Branch's, "All You Wanted"
Misheard Lyrics: We figured out then
Original Lyrics: We figured out that
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Nightwish's, "Wishmaster"
Misheard Lyrics: Warrior of the Saigon!
Original Lyrics: Warrior! Disciple!
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2010s | |
5SOS's, "Monster Among Men"
Misheard Lyrics: Dyslexic assholes
Original Lyrics: Just like sandcastles
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Alessia Cara's, "Scars to Your Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: So to all the girls that's hardened
Original Lyrics: So to all the girls that's hurting
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Ariana Grande's, "No Tears Left to Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm bigging it up
Original Lyrics: I'm picking it up
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Commercial's, "Avocados from Mexico"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been coming to Mexico
Original Lyrics: Avocados from Mexico
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The Weeknd's, "Blinding Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: This city's cold and nutty
Original Lyrics: Sin City's cold and empty
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We the Kings', "Sad Song"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause you, after all
Like a Leela on a cat, the silhouettes can find a fall. Yeah, you are a beautiful man. Like a scaredy-cat and Harry Potter, fears are from Leanne. Original Lyrics: With you I fall
It's like I'm leaving all my past in silhouettes upon the wall With you I'm a beautiful mess It's like we're standing hand in hand With all our fears upon the edge |
We the Kings', "Sad Song"
Misheard Lyrics: If you are alive
Odo, listen, listen, somebody, Is finally in love. Original Lyrics: With you, I'm alive.
Like all the missing pieces of my heart, They finally collide |
We the Kings', "Sad Song"
Misheard Lyrics: So stop 'til I'm healin' no more and,
Sutton ever wanna change my eyes or So eyes now are healing the moon. Like, I don't ever want those, not eyes. Original Lyrics: So stop time right here in the moonlight
'Cause I don't ever wanna close my eyes |
We the Kings', "Sad Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Without the big candy,
Meowed in harmony, Oh, the Lee! You would pay the party You scaredy-cat. You're on, The move with your fleas Original Lyrics: You're the perfect melody
The only harmony I wanna hear You're my favorite part of me With you standing next to me I've got nothing to fear |
We the Kings', "Sad Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Without you, I feel broke,
Like I'm half on the phone. Without you I've got no hair to fall. Without you, I feel dumb, Like a snail in a stone. Without you, I'm just a salsa. Original Lyrics: Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole Without you, I've got no hand to hold Without you, I feel torn Like a sail in a storm Without you, I'm just a sad song I'm just a sad song |
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Bing Crosby's, "Pennies from Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you know each clown contains...
Original Lyrics: Don't you know each cloud contains...
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Ella Fitzgerald's, "Someone to Watch Over Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a little land who's lost in the wood
Original Lyrics: I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood
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