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1960s | |
Buffalo Springfield's, "For What It's Worth"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop, Joseph, what's that sound?
Original Lyrics: Stop, children, what's that sound?
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Ray Charles', "Georgia on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Keeps Joan Jett on my mind
Original Lyrics: Keeps Georgia on my mind
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1970s | |
Al Stewart's, "Year of the Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: She comes in and says “I’m for Julie”
Original Lyrics: She comes in incense or patchouli
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Albert Hammond's, "It Never Rains In Southern California"
Misheard Lyrics: That awful bus - don't know which one to take
Original Lyrics: Had offers but don't know which one to take
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Bay City Rollers', "Give a Little Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a teenage dream
To be seventeen And to find you're all wrapped up in drugs Original Lyrics: It's a teenage dream
To be seventeen And to find you're all wrapped up in love |
Boney M's, "Rasputin"
Misheard Lyrics: But he was real great when he had a girl to sleaze
Original Lyrics: But he was real great when he had a girl to squeeze
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Diana Ross', "I'm Still Waiting"
Misheard Lyrics: You said your folks were BAME
And made me cry again Original Lyrics: You gave your folks the blame
And made me cry again |
Prism's, "Armageddon "
Misheard Lyrics: Home again
Carry me home Original Lyrics: Armageddon
Carry me home |
Stevie Wonder's, "Superstition"
Misheard Lyrics: Brownies on the wall
Original Lyrics: Writing on the wall
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Stevie Wonder's, "Superstition"
Misheard Lyrics: Letters about to fall
or Lettuce about to fall Original Lyrics: Ladders about to fall
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty Dean and the Thunder Chimp
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap.
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Anita Baker's, "Just Because"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you just recall
Original Lyrics: I love you just because
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Club Nouveau's, "Why You Treat Me So Bad"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me that I always heard you
Original Lyrics: Tell me that I always hurt you
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Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need an uncle
Original Lyrics: I believe in miracles
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James Reyne's, "Hammerhead"
Misheard Lyrics: You've been hanging with a noxious weed down my way
Original Lyrics: You've been hanging with the nicest people a hammerhead
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Musical Youth's, "Pass the Dutchie"
Misheard Lyrics: Ask the junkies on the left-hand side
Original Lyrics: Pass the dutchie 'pon the left-hand side
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Musical Youth's, "Pass the Dutchie"
Misheard Lyrics: Pass the junkies on the left-hand side
Original Lyrics: Pass the dutchie 'pon the left-hand side
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Sade's, "The Sweetest Taboo"
Misheard Lyrics: You've given me the sweet attitude
Original Lyrics: You've given me the sweetest taboo
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Sade's, "The Sweetest Taboo"
Misheard Lyrics: You've given me the sweetest attitude
Original Lyrics: You've given me the sweetest taboo
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1990s | |
311's, "Come Original"
Misheard Lyrics: Son of a gun and son of a bitch
Original Lyrics: Some of them whine and some of them bitch
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Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams', "I Finally Found Someone"
Misheard Lyrics: I finally found my mom
Original Lyrics: I finally found the one
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Coolio's, "C U When U Get There"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause now you know I lost my husband
Original Lyrics: 'Cause now you done lost the hustler
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Coolio's, "C U When U Get There"
Misheard Lyrics: But you're mine and your hair
I'll see you when you get there Original Lyrics: But your mind ain't prepared
I'll see you when you get there |
Cornershop's, "Brimful Of Asha"
Misheard Lyrics: Graham Voodoo Lasher on the 45
Original Lyrics: Brimful of asha on the 45.
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Eiffel 65's, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"
Misheard Lyrics: About a little girl who lives in the blue world
Original Lyrics: About a little guy who lives in the blue world
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Kate Bush's, "Under the Ivy"
Misheard Lyrics: I sit here in the thunder
Agueweed and the gray Original Lyrics: I sit here in the thunder
The green on the gray |
Len's, "Steal My Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: (If you see Natasha)
Original Lyrics: (If you steal my sunshine)
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Macy Gray's, "I Try"
Misheard Lyrics: But my smiles are just a fraud
Just a fraud, hey OR But my smiles are just upfront Just upfront, hey Original Lyrics: But my smiles are just a front
Just a front, hey |
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Marc Anthony's, "I Need to Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me baby boy
Original Lyrics: Tell me baby girl
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Nirvana's, "Heart Shaped Box"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey! Wayne! I've got a missile plane!
Original Lyrics: Hey! Wait! I got a new complaint!
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Rage Against The Machine's, "Take the Power Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Normalize
Normalize Normalize Normalize Normalize Normalize Normalize Normalize Original Lyrics: No more lies
No more lies No more lies No more lies No more lies No more lies No more lies No more lies |
Ricky Martin's, "She's All I Ever Had"
Misheard Lyrics: And do it all
Original Lyrics: And through it all
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Slipknot's, "Wait And Bleed"
Misheard Lyrics: Inside my shower I wait and bleed
Original Lyrics: Inside my shell I wait and bleed
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Static-X's, "I Am"
Misheard Lyrics: Put it right in my mouth
And I'm ready to shoot Let's just die here Original Lyrics: Put a gun in my mouth
And threaten to shoot Justice died here |
Static-X's, "Wisconsin Death Trip"
Misheard Lyrics: Pushing out a pony
Original Lyrics: Pushing out the phony
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Tool's, "Aenima"
Misheard Lyrics: Some see a comic book fall from the sky
Original Lyrics: Some say a comet will fall from the sky
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2000s | |
Creed's, "With Arms Wide Open"
Misheard Lyrics: When I was Oprah
Original Lyrics: With arms wide open
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DJ Sammy's, "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Now my freedom's coming true
Through the good times and the best Original Lyrics: Now my dreams are coming true
Through the good times and the bad |
Jet's, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?"
Misheard Lyrics: She's so sweet with her death black stare.
Original Lyrics: She's so sweet with her get back stare.
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Project 86's, "One Armed Man (Play On)"
Misheard Lyrics: Medium f***ing rare!
Original Lyrics: Needed something real!
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2010s | |
Coldplay's, "Champion of the World "
Misheard Lyrics: I've wandered the whole wide world but, baby Post Malone
Original Lyrics: I've wandered the whole wide world but, baby, you're the best.
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Paramore's, "Anklebiters"
Misheard Lyrics: Try to remember how it felt
To just make up your own s*x Original Lyrics: Try to remember how it felt
To just make up your own steps |
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