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1960s | |
Brenda Lee's, "I Want to Be Wanted"
Misheard Lyrics: Not tomorrow, but like now
Original Lyrics: Not tomorrow, but right now
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Led Zeppelin's, "Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)"
Misheard Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fifth sedan
She's goin' around town in her eighties Cadillac Original Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fifty cent hat
Missus Cool rides out in her aged Cadillac |
Otis Redding's, "Pretty Little Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Pretty little thing
Livin' life in calico 'Cause mama I sho' am the Hannah now Yes around Original Lyrics: Pretty little thing
Let me light your candle now 'Cause mama I sho' am hard to handle now Yessir'am |
The Rascals', "A Beautiful Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: And you're smart
Original Lyrics: And you smile
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The Supremes', "Back in My Arms Again"
Misheard Lyrics: So tell us why
Original Lyrics: So satisfied
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1970s | |
10cc's, "Art For Art's Sake"
Misheard Lyrics: Fart for arse ache
Original Lyrics: Art for art's sake
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ABBA's, "Waterloo"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel like I've been on the booze
Original Lyrics: I feel like I win when I lose
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Derek and the Dominos', "Layla"
Misheard Lyrics: Darling, won't you ease my wary mind?
OR Darling, won't you ease my weary mind? Original Lyrics: Darling, won't you ease my worried mind?
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Dooleys', "Love of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Darling when you touch my gland,
Who needs words to understand Original Lyrics: Darling when you touch my hand,
Who needs words to understand |
Eddie Holman's, "Hey There Lonely Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: And say “No crime”
Original Lyrics: And say “Don’t cry”
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Eddie Holman's, "Hey There Lonely Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: No one can p***
Original Lyrics: No one can kiss
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Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a Rocket Man,
Burnin' out the poo in the Dead of Dawn Original Lyrics: I'm a rocket man
Burning out his fuse up here alone |
Elton John's, "The Bitch Is Back"
Misheard Lyrics: The Grinch is back
Original Lyrics: The bitch is back
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Phoebe Snow's, "Poetry Man"
Misheard Lyrics: You make things all right
Original Lyrics: You make things all rhyme
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Queen's, "You’re My Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatever this world seems good to me
Original Lyrics: Whatever this world seems cruel to me
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Stories', "Brother Louie"
Misheard Lyrics: Brewing, brewing, brewing, brewing
Original Lyrics: Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie
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The Five Stairsteps', "O-o-h Child"
Misheard Lyrics: And we’ll get a rubber duck
Original Lyrics: And we’ll get it undone
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Three Dog Night's, "Joy to the World"
Misheard Lyrics: All the frozen dinners
Original Lyrics: All the boys and girls now
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1980s | |
Asia's, "Heat Of The Moment"
Misheard Lyrics: It was the heed of the Melman
Original Lyrics: It was the heat of the moment
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Blondie's, "The Tide Is High"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not the pot of gold
Original Lyrics: I'm not the kind of girl
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Bon Jovi's, "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Misheard Lyrics: I break my heart, and you play your game.
Original Lyrics: I play my part, and you play your game.
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George Michael's, "Faith"
Misheard Lyrics: ‘cause I gotta be fake
Original Lyrics: ‘cause I gotta have faith
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George Thorogood and The Destroyers', "Bad to the Bone"
Misheard Lyrics: She could tell right away
That I had a big bone Original Lyrics: She could tell right away
I was bad to the bone |
Madness', "Michael Caine"
Misheard Lyrics: And all I wanted was a word or phonograph
Original Lyrics: And all I wanted was a word or photograph
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: And mother always told me be careful of who you love
And be careful of what you do before the liar becomes the tomb Original Lyrics: And mother always told me be careful of who you love
And be careful of what you do 'cause the lie becomes the truth |
Pretenders', "Don't Get Me Wrong"
Misheard Lyrics: That go off when you're smart
Original Lyrics: That go off when you smile
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Pretenders', "Middle of the Road"
Misheard Lyrics: In the middle of the road
Kids say the darndest things Original Lyrics: In the middle of the road
You see the darndest things |
Pretenders', "Show Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Show me the meaning of the world
Original Lyrics: Show me the meaning of the word
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Racer X's, "Dangerous Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Her skin simply churches
Original Lyrics: Her skin silken torcher
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Racer X's, "Loud and Clear"
Misheard Lyrics: Counting devil cycles
Original Lyrics: Counting down the cycles
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Squeeze's, "853-5937"
Misheard Lyrics: Angela can't wake up to the phone
Original Lyrics: Angela can't make it to the phone
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Stevie Nicks', "Edge of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like the wild wing does
Original Lyrics: Just like a white-winged dove
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The Who's, "Athena"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a just girl, she's a bull.
Original Lyrics: She's just a girl, she's a bomb.
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Vanessa Carlton's, "Ordinary Day"
Misheard Lyrics: As I'm awake in bed
Original Lyrics: As I wake in bed
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Eat It"
Misheard Lyrics: How come you’re always such a f***ing young man?
Original Lyrics: How come you’re always such a fussy young man?
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1990s | |
Edwyn Collins', "A Girl Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: And I never met a gay like you before
Original Lyrics: And I never met a girl like you before
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The Farm's, "Groovy Train"
Misheard Lyrics: I saw you walking down our street
Well, you looked like me Original Lyrics: I saw you walking down our street
Well, you looked quite neat |
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2000s | |
Garbage's, "Cherry Lips"
Misheard Lyrics: With your cherry lips and golden girls
Original Lyrics: With your cherry lips and golden curls
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Liberty X's, "Holding On For You"
Misheard Lyrics: The funky marginal
Original Lyrics: Time keeps marching on
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2010s | |
Ava Max's, "Sweet but Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: She's poisoned the daisies
Original Lyrics: She's poison but tasty
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Bruno Mars', "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: And when you're smart
Original Lyrics: And when you smile
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Lewis Capaldi's, "Someone You Loved"
Misheard Lyrics: Somebody to be
Original Lyrics: Somebody to heal
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Train's, "Hey, Soul Sister"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a version of Madonna
Original Lyrics: Like a virgin, you're Madonna
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