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1960s | |
Diana Ross and the Supremes', "Stop in the Name of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop in the neighborhood
Before you raid my home Original Lyrics: Stop in the name of love
Before you break my heart |
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The Beatles', "A Hard Day's Night"
Misheard Lyrics: So, why on Earth would I roam?
Original Lyrics: So why on Earth should I moan?
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The Doors', "Touch Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop and desert Stop for dessert
Original Lyrics: Stronger than dirt
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Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: In a wan whore’s oaken sleigh
Original Lyrics: In a one horse open sleigh
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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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Heart's, "Crazy on You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm pouring gravy on you
Is Phil McRaven's gravy on you? or I'm craving on you Is Phil McRaven craving on you? Original Lyrics: Crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you, oh |
Steely Dan's, "Midnight Cruiser"
Misheard Lyrics: Thelonius my old friend
Original Lyrics: Felonius, my old friend
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Stevie Wonder's, "He's Mista Know It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Dean's Lister Know It All
Original Lyrics: He's Mistra Know It All
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dur teedee san da dondachi
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap.
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Ashford & Simpson's, "Solid"
Misheard Lyrics: Sorted, sorted as a rock
And nothing's changed it It's really still hot, hot, hot, hot OR You're really still hot, hot, hot, hot Original Lyrics: Solid, solid as a rock
And nothing's changed it The thrill is still hot, hot, hot, hot |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: The greatest gift they'll get this year is rice
Original Lyrics: The greatest gift they'll get this year is life
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Jona Lewie's, "Stop The Cavalry"
Misheard Lyrics: Bang goes another bomb on another town
While Le Czar and Jim have tea If I get a lift up to the town I'll run for all presidencies Original Lyrics: Bang! That's another bomb on another town
While the Tsar and Jim have tea If I get home, live to tell the tale I'll run for all presidencies |
Jona Lewie's, "Stop the Cavalry"
Misheard Lyrics: And he's gonna say, "Oh yes yet again
Can you stop the cavalry?" Original Lyrics: That is when I say, oh yes yet again
Can you stop the cavalry? |
Jona Lewie's, "Stop the Cavalry"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, Mr. Churchill calm us over here
To say where this end will be Original Lyrics: Hey, Mr. Churchill comes over here
To say we're doing splendidly |
Jona Lewie's, "Stop the Cavalry"
Misheard Lyrics: Mary proudly waits at home
In the nuclear fall-out zone Original Lyrics: Mary Bradley waits at home
In the nuclear fall-out zone |
Rhonda Vanderbildt's, "Racing Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: And no burning stops in my racing heart
Original Lyrics: And nobody stops by racing heart
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Rhonda Vanderbildt's, "Racing Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: He can light up through your titty tonight
Original Lyrics: He can light up New York City tonight
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Rhonda Vanderbildt's, "Racing Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I like to beautify the look in his eyes
or I liked a cutie by the look in his eyes Original Lyrics: Electrocuted by the look in his eyes
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Run-DMC's, "It's Tricky"
Misheard Lyrics: I think it's very viral.
Original Lyrics: I think it's very vital.
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1990s | |
Belle and Sebastian's, "Fox in the Snow"
Misheard Lyrics: Farts in the snow
Original Lyrics: Fox in the snow
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Blur's, "Let's All Go Down the Strand"
Misheard Lyrics: One night, half a dozen Tories
Met together in Trafalgar Square Original Lyrics: One night, half a dozen tourists
Met together in Trafalgar Square |
Chris Isaak's, "Wicked Game"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh I wanna fall in love
Original Lyrics: No, I don't wanna fall in love
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Erasure's, "Star"
Misheard Lyrics: The power wrapped in your poncho to me
Hit them with your rapping thunder Original Lyrics: The power wrapped in your palm, show it to me
Hit them with your wrath and thunder |
Erasure's, "Star"
Misheard Lyrics: We must go to Mars
The universe is falling down Original Lyrics: From Moscow to Mars
Universe falling down |
Macy Gray's, "I Try"
Misheard Lyrics: Try to walk away in a Starbucks
Original Lyrics: Try to walk away and I stumble
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Metallica's, "The Unforgiven II"
Misheard Lyrics: Lay beside me, under wicked skies
Through black of day, dark of night, we share this pair of lives Original Lyrics: Lay beside me, under wicked skies
Through black of day, dark of night, we share this, paralyzed |
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, incontagious I feel scared bit and contagious Here we are now incontagious I'm a lot dough An albi no I'm a skittle My a meeto Original Lyrics: With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto, an albino A mosquito, my libido |
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2000s | |
Gorillaz's, "5/4"
Misheard Lyrics: She made me chill myself
Original Lyrics: She made me kill myself
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Gorillaz's, "Re-Hash"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s the money and stall
Original Lyrics: It’s the money or stop
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Gorillaz's, "Rock the House"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock your sauce, yeah
Original Lyrics: Rock your saucer
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Gorillaz's, "Rock the House"
Misheard Lyrics: Won’t you all just get, damn
Original Lyrics: Won’t you all just get down
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Taproot's, "Mirror's Reflection"
Misheard Lyrics: A life so bland, an orang-utan
Original Lyrics: A life so bland and boring, uncontent
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2010s | |
George Ezra's, "Blame It on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Wonky wading home
Original Lyrics: What you waiting for?
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Gorillaz's, "Revolving Doors"
Misheard Lyrics: Fu**ing doors, fu**ing day
Original Lyrics: Revolving doors, foggy day
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Imagine Dragons', "Monster"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm only a man with a chamber who got me
Original Lyrics: I'm only a man with a candle to guide me.
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Lil Nas X's, "Old Town Road"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna take my nose to the old town home,
I'm gonna ride till I can no more. Original Lyrics: I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road,
Gonna ride till I can't no more. |
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misc | |
Gilbert and Sullivan's, "We Sail the Ocean Blue (from HMS Pinafore)"
Misheard Lyrics: We sail the ocean blue
In our tall sea ships of beauty As we sail the ocean blue We attempt to do our duty Original Lyrics: We sail the ocean blue
And our saucy ship's a beauty We're sober men and true And attentive to our duty |
Taylor Swift's, "Willow"
Misheard Lyrics: Wreck my plants, that's my man
OR Make my plants, that's my man Original Lyrics: Wreck my plans, that's my man
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xmas | |
Chris Rea's, "Driving Home for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Get my feet on holy grail
Original Lyrics: Get my feet on holy ground
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Christina Rossetti's, "In the Bleak Midwinter"
Misheard Lyrics: If not for him whom cherubim
Worship night and day Original Lyrics: Enough for him whom cherubim
Worship night and day |
Emma Bunton's, "Coming Home for Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Snow is foreign
Original Lyrics: Snow is falling
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Mavis Staples', "Christmas Vacation"
Misheard Lyrics: Give back time
Original Lyrics: It's that time
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Peggy Lee's, "Christmas Carousel"
Misheard Lyrics: Christmas is a Ferris wheel
Original Lyrics: Christmas is a carousel
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Slade's, "Merry Xmas Everybody"
Misheard Lyrics: What will your daddy do
When he sees your mama kissing Santa's balls? Original Lyrics: What will your daddy do
When he sees your mama kissing Santa Claus? |