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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Misheard Lyrics: Or let me be
Original Lyrics: Oh let me be
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The Five Satins', "In the Still of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Shudup and show me those,
Shudup and show me those, Shudup and show me those, SHUT UP AND SHOW ME THOSE. Original Lyrics: Shoo doo shoo be doo
Shoo doo shoo be doo Shoo doo shoo be doo Shoo-doo, shooby Whoa |
1960s | |
The Monkees', "I'm A Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I saw her face now I'm gonna leave her
Original Lyrics: Then I saw her face now I'm a believer
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1970s | |
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics: We all earned a salaried rate
Original Lyrics: Gee, our old La Salle ran great
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Hawkwind's, "Damnation Alley"
Misheard Lyrics: Thank you Dr. Strangelove for going to the valley
or ... going tube alley, or ...going too badly Original Lyrics: Thank you Dr. Strangelove for going doolally
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Heart's, "Crazy On You"
Misheard Lyrics: Gravy on you
Is Phil McRaven's gravy on you or Craving on you Is Phil McRaven craving on you Original Lyrics: Crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you, oh |
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Kansas', "Dust in the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: All we are is bustin' the wind
Original Lyrics: All we are is dust in the wind
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band's, "Blinded by the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Break up like a fuse
Original Lyrics: Revved up like a deuce
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1980s | |
Bananarama's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Before you break my car
Original Lyrics: Before you break my heart
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Bananarama's, "Robert De Niro's Waiting"
Misheard Lyrics: Pope's dashed to the floor
Original Lyrics: Hopes dashed to the floor
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Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics: Eight hours, for work
Oh, tell me, what a guy! Original Lyrics: Eight hours, for what?
Oh, tell me what I got |
Kenny Loggins', "Footloose"
Misheard Lyrics: Nada Gada cut loose
Original Lyrics: Now I gotta cut loose
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Pink Floyd's, "Goodbye Blue Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: Look, mommy, there's no plane in the sky!
Original Lyrics: Look, mommy, there's an aeroplane in the sky!
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The Pointer Sisters', "Neutron Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Something's burning, do the neutron dance
Original Lyrics: I'm just burning, doin' the neutron dance
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Yaz's, "Bring Your Love Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Did not bring your love down,
Did not bring your love down, all night Original Lyrics: Didn't I bring your love down,
Didn't I bring your love down, all night |
1990s | |
Amy Grant's, "Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the beast, please Original Lyrics: Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees, please |
Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre's, "No Diggity"
Misheard Lyrics: I like Willy Wonka
Original Lyrics: I like the way you work it
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Garth Brooks', "Rodeo"
Misheard Lyrics: It's boots and chaps, it's cowboy hats
It's spurs and a line of coke. Original Lyrics: It's boots and chaps, it's cowboy hats
It's spurs and the latigo |
Kylie Minogue's, "Confide in Me"
Misheard Lyrics: A view from the park
Original Lyrics: I view from afar
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Kylie Minogue's, "Shocked"
Misheard Lyrics: Surrounded by ceilings I hardly recognize
Original Lyrics: Surrounded by feelings I hardly recognize
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Kylie Minogue's, "Step Back in Time"
Misheard Lyrics: To the f***ing music
Original Lyrics: To the funky music
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Kylie Minogue's, "What Do I Have to Do"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is my lullaby
Original Lyrics: My heart is my alibi
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Madonna's, "Hanky Panky"
Misheard Lyrics: My Bonnie hurts just thinking about it
Original Lyrics: My bottom hurts just thinking about it
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Rollins Band's, "Liar"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll turn you into meat!
I'll turn you into meat! Original Lyrics: I'll turn you into me,
I'll turn you into me |
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Wes', "Alane"
Misheard Lyrics: Lend me a sunbed
or Lend me a sauna or Lend me a summer Original Lyrics: Mi ni ya sôh ndé
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2000s | |
DJ Casper's, "Cha Cha Slide"
Misheard Lyrics: We’re birds, we’re birds
Original Lyrics: Reverse, reverse
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Goo Goo Dolls', "Better Days"
Misheard Lyrics: So take these birds
Original Lyrics: So take these words
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Kylie Minogue's, "Please Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: I will never exist
Original Lyrics: I will never forget
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Kylie Minogue's, "Spinning Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you're feeding me
Original Lyrics: I know you're feeling me
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Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: No stupid romance
Original Lyrics: Want your bad romance
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2010s | |
Cardi B's, "WAP"
Misheard Lyrics: I can never get enough
Of this wet a*s p***y Original Lyrics: Bring a bucket and a mop
For this wet a*s p***y |
Milky Chance's, "Stolen Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope they didn't Gacha Life
Original Lyrics: I hope they didn't get your mind
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Ray Alder's, "A Beautiful Lie"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just a beautiful life.
Original Lyrics: It's just a beautiful lie.
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xmas | |
'N Sync's, "Home for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: I miss the Cheers
Original Lyrics: I miss the tears
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'N Sync's, "It's Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: From a million scars, here you are
Original Lyrics: From a million stars, here you are
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Bob Dylan's, "The First Noel"
Misheard Lyrics: Bob is the King of Israel
Original Lyrics: Born is the King of Israel
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Celine Dion's, "Christmas Eve"
Misheard Lyrics: And in my heart there is no down
Original Lyrics: And in my heart there is no doubt
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Celine Dion's, "The Magic of Christmas Day (God Bless Us Everyone)"
Misheard Lyrics: 'tis the season to be jolly
Original Lyrics: It's the season to be jolly
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Celine Dion's, "These Are the Special Times"
Misheard Lyrics: These times we'll gather
Original Lyrics: These times together
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Christina Aguilera's, "Christmas Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying to catch that old same dick
Original Lyrics: Trying to catch that old St. Nick
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Christina Aguilera's, "Silent Night/Noche de Paz"
Misheard Lyrics: No shame to do more
Original Lyrics: Noche de amor
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "Song for a Winter's Night"
Misheard Lyrics: That you were only 2
Original Lyrics: That you were lonely too
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Mariah Carey's, "O Holy Night "
Misheard Lyrics: Fall on your niece
Oh, hear the angels' voices Oh, night divide Oh, night when Christ was bored. Original Lyrics: Fall on your knees
Oh, hear the angels' voices Oh, night divine Oh, night when Christ was born. |
Sarah McLachlan's, "Wintersong"
Misheard Lyrics: Trees are light with snow
Original Lyrics: Trees are white with snow
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Traditional's, "O Tannenbaum"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Charlie Brown, oh Charlie Brown
Original Lyrics: O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum
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