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1960s | |
The Association's, "Windy"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone knows it’s Wrigley
Original Lyrics: Everyone knows it’s windy
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The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I wee my way, I wee my way
Original Lyrics: A-wimoweh, A-wimoweh
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The Vogues', "Five O'Clock World"
Misheard Lyrics: I gotta fight my way through the hustle and hum
Original Lyrics: I gotta fight my way through the hustlin' mob
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1970s | |
Blondie's, "Heart of Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Once I had drugs and it was a gas
Injected myself straight in the ass Original Lyrics: Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out had a heart of glass |
Dave Loggins', "Please Come to Boston"
Misheard Lyrics: Please come to Paris
Original Lyrics: Please come to Denver
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Dionne Warwick and the Spinners', "Then Came You"
Misheard Lyrics: I never knew you before
Original Lyrics: I never knew love before
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: Is his face pretty?
Original Lyrics: They say Spain is pretty
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Jim Croce's, "Time in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could make dreams last forever
Original Lyrics: If I could make days last forever
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John Paul Young's, "Love Is in the Air"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't know if I've been white
Original Lyrics: Don't know if I've been wise
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The Carpenters', "Yesterday Once More"
Misheard Lyrics: Shooby-do light-wave
Original Lyrics: Shoo be do lang lang
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The Partridge Family's, "Come On Get Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll make you caffeine
Original Lyrics: We'll make you happy
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The Pipkins', "Gimme Dat Ding"
Misheard Lyrics: Piggyback, piggyback
Original Lyrics: Gimme dat, gimme dat
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Todd Rundgren's, "Hello It’s Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Doesn’t ask you wrong
Original Lyrics: Doesn’t last too long
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1980s | |
Donna Summer's, "She Works Hard for the Money"
Misheard Lyrics: So you better treat her nice
Original Lyrics: So you better treat her right
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Genesis', "Land of Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics: Been hounded by a million screams
Original Lyrics: Been haunted by a million screams
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Genesis', "Land of Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics: The men will steal men of power
We're losing control by the hour Original Lyrics: The men of steel, men of power
Are losing control by the hour |
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Men at Work's, "Overkill"
Misheard Lyrics: Day after day we are feared
Original Lyrics: Day after day it reappears
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XTC's, "Dear God"
Misheard Lyrics: Still believe in that Chunky Soup
Original Lyrics: Still believing that junk is true
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1990s | |
Blessid Union of Souls', "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: She like Italy
Original Lyrics: She likes me for me
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Faith Hill's, "This Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: This fish, this fish. It's tropical.
Original Lyrics: This kiss, this kiss
Unstoppable. |
Lenny Kravitz's, "American Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t go coming like a dork
Original Lyrics: Don’t go comin’ ‘round my door
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: Here we are now in containers Avocado hell if I know I’m a skittle not a beetle
Original Lyrics: Here we are now entertain us A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido, yeah!
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Pearl Jam's, "Black"
Misheard Lyrics: And all I told her was everything Ohh and all she gave me was all that she was and now my bitter hands lay beneath the glass of what was everything, all the pictures said she was dressed in black
Original Lyrics: Oh and all I taught her was everything Oh I know she gave me all that she wore And now my bitter hands Chafe beneath the clouds Of what was everything Oh the pictures have All been washed in black
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Pearl Jam's, "Black"
Misheard Lyrics: Well all of my survival revolved around the sun
Original Lyrics: All five horizons revolved around her soul
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Spindoctors', "Two Princes"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't got no future or famentry
Original Lyrics: I ain't got no future or family tree
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2000s | |
Aaliyah's, "Try Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Brush yourself off and try again
Original Lyrics: Dust yourself off and try again
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Adele's, "Chasing Pavements"
Misheard Lyrics: Should I give up, or should I just keep Jason Bateman.
Original Lyrics: Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements.
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Caramell's, "Caramelldansen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance on my balls cat fucking a handbag yours only your we're the single dance band its no lie, Lisa in the crowd said "look Harry had a vagina malfunction!"
Original Lyrics: Dansa med oss Klappa era hnder Gr som vi gr Ta ngra steg t vnster Lyssna och lr Missa inte chansen Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen
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Nelly Furtado's, "I’m Like a Bird"
Misheard Lyrics: I don’t know if I’m sorry
Original Lyrics: I don’t know where my soul is
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Nelly Furtado's, "Turn Off the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me, tell me, tell me now, now, now, now
Original Lyrics: Follow me, follow me, follow me down, down, down, down
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The Black Eyed Peas', "My Humps"
Misheard Lyrics: She’s got me selling
Original Lyrics: She’s got me spending
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2010s | |
Andain's, "Promises"
Misheard Lyrics: The garden waste still looked for you
Original Lyrics: I got away still under you
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Andain's, "Promises"
Misheard Lyrics: Woke up today in Castle Blue
Original Lyrics: Woke up today in casts of blue
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Lorde's, "Royals"
Misheard Lyrics: We crave a different kind of bus
Original Lyrics: We crave a different kind of buzz
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christian | |
Caedmon's Call's, "Only Hope"
Misheard Lyrics: Depth of mercy, fast and free
Original Lyrics: Depth of mercy, vast and free
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country | |
Dolly Parton's, "Think About Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You've been overnight
Original Lyrics: You've been on my mind
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Hank Williams', "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: But please don't come
Original Lyrics: But sleep won't come
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Jo Dee Messina's, "Bring on the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm flirting anyway
Original Lyrics: And I'm thirsty anyway
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Tim McGraw's, "Live Like You Were Dying"
Misheard Lyrics: And I smoke weed
Original Lyrics: And I spoke sweeter
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misc | |
Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
Misheard Lyrics: I love goat cheese,
Bring me cookies, They give you Gonorrhea Original Lyrics: Sors salutis, et virtutis, michi nunc contraria,
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Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
Misheard Lyrics: This octopus, lets give him boots, send him to North Korea
Original Lyrics: est affectus, et defectus, semper in angaria.
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xmas | |
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl's, "Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: And then he sang a song
The rare old mountain tune Original Lyrics: And then he sang a song
The Rare Old Mountain Dew |
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl's, "Fairytale of New York"
Misheard Lyrics: But the window is right through you
It's no place for the old Original Lyrics: But the wind goes right through you
It's no place for the old |