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1950s | |
The Everly Brothers', "All I Have to Do is Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: Breathe, breathe, breathe
Original Lyrics: Dream, dream, dream
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1960s | |
Allan Sherman's, "Eight Foot Two, Solid Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: Eight foot two, solid blue,
Five transistors, any shoe. Original Lyrics: Eight foot two, solid blue,
Five transistors in each shoe. |
Arlo Guthrie's, "Alice's Restaurant"
Misheard Lyrics: Living in the bad time
Original Lyrics: Living in the bell tower
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The Beach Boys', "Don't Worry Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: And makes me legalize
Original Lyrics: And makes me realize
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Wilson Pickett's, "Land of 1000 Dances"
Misheard Lyrics: The masturbator
Original Lyrics: The Mashed Potato
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: I have no face, no one to see.
Original Lyrics: I have no friends, no one to see.
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Bay City Rollers', "Money Honey"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't afford the crowd
Original Lyrics: I can't afford the crown
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David Bowie's, "The Jean Genie"
Misheard Lyrics: The Jean Genie loves TV snacks
Original Lyrics: The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks.
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Jethro Tull's, "Aqualung"
Misheard Lyrics: Spitting out pieces of his throat and lung
Original Lyrics: Spitting out pieces of his broken luck
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Marvin Gaye's, "What's Going On?"
Misheard Lyrics: Marvin, Marvin, there's too many of you around.
Original Lyrics: Mother, mother, there's too man of you cryin'.
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Stealers Wheel's, "Stuck In The Middle With You"
Misheard Lyrics: Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I'm throwing up all over the place
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TV Show Scripts', "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving"
Misheard Lyrics: The world's most brilliant beagle was on the chase!
Original Lyrics: The world's most brilliant beagle was on the case!
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "What Do You Do For Money Honey"
Misheard Lyrics: Horny, what do you do for mornay?
Original Lyrics: Honey, what do you do for money?
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Cold Chisel's, "Cheap Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheap wine and a teenage love
Original Lyrics: Cheap wine and a 3 day growth.
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Duran Duran's, "The Reflex"
Misheard Lyrics: Why don't you lose it?
Original Lyrics: Why don't you use it?
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Kim Wilde's, "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Misheard Lyrics: But your pee-pee's hangin' on
Original Lyrics: But you keep me hangin' on
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Kim Wilde's, "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Misheard Lyrics: Get out of my car, why don't you, baby?
Original Lyrics: Get off my life, why don't you, baby?
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Michael Jackson's, "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics: (V.I.P.)
Original Lyrics: (P.Y.T.)
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Michael Jackson's, "Smooth Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me are you okay?
Original Lyrics: Annie, are you okay?
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Squeeze's, "Hourglass"
Misheard Lyrics: Take it to the Grinch
Full of all his toys Original Lyrics: Take it to the bridge
Throw it overboard |
The Pixies', "Wave of Mutilation"
Misheard Lyrics: Couldn't find a way to marry a nun
Original Lyrics: Could find my way to Mariana
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair to deny me Of the cross-eyed bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know Original Lyrics: And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know |
Bjork's, "It's Oh So Quiet"
Misheard Lyrics: You fall in love, silly fool
The sky up above, silly fool, is caving in Original Lyrics: You fall in love, zing boom
The sky up above, zing boom, is caving in |
Guns N' Roses', "You Could Be Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause this doctor's getting older
OR 'Cause this daughter's getting older Original Lyrics: 'Cause this couch trip's getting older
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Reef's, "Place Your Hands"
Misheard Lyrics: Put your hat on, put your hat on
Original Lyrics: Put your hands on, put your hands on
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The Lion King's, "Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa sven ya ba ba bish ke ba ba
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ingonyama
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "(You Want to) Make a Memory"
Misheard Lyrics: Step in line, telling time
Original Lyrics: Sippin' wine, killing time
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Coldplay's, "A Sky Full of Stars"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause you're a spy for a guard
Original Lyrics: 'cause you're a sky full of stars
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KT Tunstall's, "Suddenly I See"
Misheard Lyrics: She likes to leave you hanging on the wall
OR She likes to leave you hanging on a wire Original Lyrics: She likes to leave you hanging on a word
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Kylie Minogue's, "On a Night Like This"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you hear me falling?
Original Lyrics: Can't you hear me calling?
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S Club 7's, "Never Had a Dream Come True"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll always need my gravy
Original Lyrics: You'll always be my baby
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The Backyardigans', "Into the Thick of It!"
Misheard Lyrics: We've been here 24
Original Lyrics: We've been here once before
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The Backyardigans', "Row Your Boat"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so quick and smooth and sick
Original Lyrics: I'm so quick and smooth and slick
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The Backyardigans', "Yeti Stomp!"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm stoppin' that Yeti
Original Lyrics: I'm stompin' that Yeti
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The Backyardigans', "You and Me to the Rescue"
Misheard Lyrics: Make another May store
Original Lyrics: Make another rainstorm
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Timbaland's, "The Way I Are"
Misheard Lyrics: We can work without the folks, just you and me
Original Lyrics: We can work without the perks, just you and me
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xmas | |
Eurythmics', "Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: Later on, we'll inspire
Original Lyrics: Later on, we'll conspire
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Jump 5's, "A Strange Way to Save the World"
Misheard Lyrics: And standing at the angel
Original Lyrics: And standing at the manger
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Jump 5's, "Rock This Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Crossing into boredom
Original Lyrics: Crossing every border
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Jump 5's, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree/Jingle Bell Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe we'll have some chocolate pie
Original Lyrics: Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
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Jump 5's, "Sleigh Ride/Let It Snow"
Misheard Lyrics: Give it up, give it up, give it up, let's go
Original Lyrics: Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up, let's go
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Jump 5's, "This Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: To follow our train
Original Lyrics: To follow our dreams
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Sheryl Crow's, "Merry Christmas Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: I got good news on the radio
Original Lyrics: I got the music on the radio
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