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1960s | |
Frank Sinatra's, "You Make Me Feel So Young"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me feel so strings are sprung
Original Lyrics: You make me feel so spring has sprung
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Louis Armstrong's, "What a Wonderful World"
Misheard Lyrics: And red noses too
Original Lyrics: And red roses too
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The Beach Boys', "Surfin' USA"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's gone searchin'
Original Lyrics: Everybody's gone surfin'
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The Four Seasons', "C'mon Marianne"
Misheard Lyrics: She was a passing thing
Original Lyrics: She was a passing fling
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The Temptations', "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, you're so sloppy
Original Lyrics: Baby, you're so smart
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Tony Bennett's, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
Misheard Lyrics: I left my part...
Original Lyrics: I left my heart...
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1970s | |
Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: As you watched yourself go about
Original Lyrics: As you watched yourself gavotte
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Cliff Richard's, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Misheard Lyrics: But I ain't losing sleep and I ain't got no sheep
Original Lyrics: But I ain't losing sleep and I ain't counting sheep
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Foreigner's, "Double Vision"
Misheard Lyrics: Fill my heart with that television
Original Lyrics: Fill my eyes with that double vision
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Frankie Valli's, "Grease"
Misheard Lyrics: We take depression and we go away
Original Lyrics: We take the pressure and we throw away
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Hall & Oates', "It's a Laugh"
Misheard Lyrics: And the funny thing is that we once thought
Original Lyrics: And the funny thing is everyone thought
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Hall & Oates', "It's a Laugh"
Misheard Lyrics: And the odd thing is I really thought
Original Lyrics: And the other thing is I really thought
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Rod Stewart's, "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll be my mother, you're my best friend
Original Lyrics: You'll be my lover, you're my best friend
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Steve Miller Band's, "Fly Like an Eagle"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna fly like a Negro
To the scene Original Lyrics: I wanna fly like an eagle
To the sea |
The Four Seasons', "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh I got a funny feeling when she walked on the moon
Original Lyrics: Oh I got a funny feeling when she walked in the room
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The Four Seasons', "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: Seems so long, but now it seems so bright
Original Lyrics: Seems so wrong, but now it seems so right
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The Four Seasons', "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
Misheard Lyrics: Why'd it take so long to save a lot?
Original Lyrics: Why'd it take so long to see the light?
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Village People's, "Macho Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Not your, not your man
Original Lyrics: Macho, Macho Man
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Wings', "Silly Love Songs"
Misheard Lyrics: Love doesn't come in a manner
Original Lyrics: Love doesn't come in a minute
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1980s | |
Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers', "Just the Two of Us"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunset Blvd.
Original Lyrics: Just the two of us
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John Mellencamp's, "Jack And Diane"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna let it rock, let it roll.
Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul. Changes come around real soon, make us swim in Amen. Original Lyrics: Gonna let it rock, let it roll
Let the Bible Belt come and save my soul. Changes come around real soon make us women and men. |
Movie Scripts', "When Harry Met Sally..."
Misheard Lyrics: I'll have a cheeseburger
Original Lyrics: I'll have what she's having
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T'Pau's, "Heart and Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: Living in the evening now
Loving you is the harder pie You'll never want my woman myself Not invading you right from the very start Original Lyrics: Leaving you ain't easy now
Loving you's the harder part You never want me for myself I've needed you right from the very start |
The Psychedelic Furs', "Love My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: The tsunami on the dance floor
Original Lyrics: There's an army on the dance floor
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1990s | |
Beastie Boys', "Intergalactic"
Misheard Lyrics: Intergalactic, kill your children
Kill your children, intergalactic Original Lyrics: Intergalactic, planetary
Intergalactic, planetary |
Bellini's, "Samba de Janeiro"
Misheard Lyrics: Simple seal
Eczema, eczema, eczema, eczema Original Lyrics: Sempre assim
Em cima, em cima, em cima, em cima |
Fates Warning's, "Pale Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Times have changed and so have drunk Greeks
Original Lyrics: Times have changed and so have I
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Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy"
Misheard Lyrics: Clearly I remember picking on the boy
Seemed the hungriest little f**k Original Lyrics: Clearly I remember picking on the boy
Seemed a harmless little f**k |
Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: Whispers the shade, "It's a lovely view."
Original Lyrics: With the birds I'll share this lonely view
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The Cardigans', "Lovefool"
Misheard Lyrics: Noddy, Noddy, say that you're Noddy
Original Lyrics: Love me, love me, say that you love me
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The Prodigy's, "Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: When I was a youth, I used to untie weed
In a facecloth, a facecloth Original Lyrics: When I was a youth, I used to burn Cali weed
In a rizla, a rizla |
Theme Songs', "Sharky & George"
Misheard Lyrics: Sharky and George there's a petty mystery
Original Lyrics: Sharky and George clear up any mystery
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2000s | |
Franz Ferdinand's, "Take Me Out"
Misheard Lyrics: If I move, disco duck
Original Lyrics: If I move, this could die
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: Everything is a mental bee okay
Original Lyrics: Everything isn’t meant to be okay
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2010s | |
Lady Gaga's, "Born This Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Sell your kid, rejoice the truth.
Original Lyrics: So we can rejoice your truth
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OMI's, "Cheerleader"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I've found myself a chair-ee-air
Original Lyrics: I think I've found myself a cheerleader
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Super Smash Bros Ultimate Soundtrack's, "Lifelight"
Misheard Lyrics: Come as we aspire to be a flame
Original Lyrics: Colours weave into a spire of flames
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: when the momma sang
Original Lyrics: when our momma sang
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xmas | |
Ariana Grande's, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: You broke my car again
Original Lyrics: You broke my heart again
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Backstreet Boys', "It’s Christmas Time Again"
Misheard Lyrics: You’ll know that someone’s back in town
Original Lyrics: You’ll know that Santa’s back in town
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Bing Crosby's, "White Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm dreaming of a black Christmas
Original Lyrics: I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
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Chuck Berry's, "Run Rudolph Run"
Misheard Lyrics: Seven’s gonna make it to town
Original Lyrics: Santa’s gonna make it to town
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Eartha Kitt's, "Santa Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: And fill my turkey with a duplex
Original Lyrics: And fill my stocking with a duplex
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Loretta Lynn's, "Country Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Popcorn and we're straying
Original Lyrics: Popcorn and we're stringing
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Meghan Trainor's, "Last Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Last Christmas, I gave you my part
Original Lyrics: Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
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Paul McCartney's, "Wonderful Christmastime"
Misheard Lyrics: Simply having a w*nk at Christmas time
Original Lyrics: Simply having a wonderful Christmas time
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Taylor Swift's, "Christmas Tree Farm"
Misheard Lyrics: And telling me I love Yoo-Hoo
Original Lyrics: And telling me I love you
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The Beach Boys', "Little Saint Nick"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s a tale of wisdom that you’ve all been told
Original Lyrics: There’s a tale of Christmas that you’ve all been told
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