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1950s | |
Doris Day's, "Tea for Two"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheese for two and two for cheese
Original Lyrics: Tea for two and two for tea
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1960s | |
Fontella Bass', "Rescue Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on baby and excuse me
Original Lyrics: Come on baby and rescue me
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Marvin Gaye's, "How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)"
Misheard Lyrics: Guess you do
Original Lyrics: Yes you do
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The Beatles', "Hello Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: You say less
And I say more Original Lyrics: You say yes
And I say no |
The Beatles', "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
Misheard Lyrics: Lucy's in disguise in China
or Lucy and her big vagina Original Lyrics: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
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The Foundations', "Baby, Now That I’ve Found You"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew in this part of mine
Original Lyrics: I knew in this heart of mine
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1970s | |
Average White Band's, "Cut the Cake"
Misheard Lyrics: Such a copy cat
Original Lyrics: Gotta cut the cake
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Boston's, "Don't Look Back"
Misheard Lyrics: A nudist eats bacon
Original Lyrics: A new day is breakin'
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Landslide"
Misheard Lyrics: Well the landslide will bring a damn
Original Lyrics: Well the landslide will bring it down
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Stevie Wonder's, "Send One Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: With a frozen nose
Original Lyrics: With a dozen roses
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TV Show Scripts', "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown"
Misheard Lyrics: Some chrysalis
Original Lyrics: Some privilege
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The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: And her feet was a fruitless task
Original Lyrics: At her feet was a footloose man
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The Rolling Stones', "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: In a glance, it wasn't Fleetwood Mac
Original Lyrics: In her glass was a bleeding man
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1980s | |
A-ha's, "Take On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll become your deity
Original Lyrics: I'll be gone in a day or two
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Barbra Streisand and Don Johnson's, "Till I Loved You"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing will
Original Lyrics: Nothing lived
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Billy Joel's, "Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's getting very hard to sing
Original Lyrics: And it's getting very hard to stay
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Billy Joel's, "Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics: And we're waiting here in Allentown
Original Lyrics: And we're living here in Allentown
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Billy Joel's, "Allentown"
Misheard Lyrics: But our partners bought the second World War
Original Lyrics: Well our fathers fought the second World War
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Billy Joel's, "Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics: And you cannot have the treasure
or And you cannot have the pleasure Original Lyrics: And you cannot handle pressure
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Godley & Creme's, "Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me wanna fly
Original Lyrics: You make me wanna cry
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Paula Abdul's, "Straight Up"
Misheard Lyrics: You are so hard to reach
You play hide and seek with your crude intentions Original Lyrics: You are so hard to read
You play hide and seek with your true intentions |
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1990s | |
Ace of Base's, "Wheel of Fortune"
Misheard Lyrics: What ya gonna tell your tabby?
Original Lyrics: What ya gonna tell your daddy?
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Alanis Morissette's, "Uninvited"
Misheard Lyrics: Must be strangely exiting
To watch the story squirrel Must be somewhat hard telling To watch a birdy shiver. Original Lyrics: Must be strangely exiting
To watch the stoic squirm Must be somewhat heartening To watch shepherd need shepherd |
Blue Pearl's, "Naked in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Rhythm's my head
Fire builds me a highway Why do you make the blood red sun? Fire filled by demons then Original Lyrics: I'm in over my head
Fire fills me, hot and red Raging like a blood red sun Fire fueled by deeds undone |
Cher's, "One by One"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna love our mother
Original Lyrics: We're gonna love one another
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Kylie Minogue's, "Got to Be Certain"
Misheard Lyrics: I thought we had a rabbit
Original Lyrics: I thought we had forever
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Meat Loaf's, "Not a Dry Eye in the House"
Misheard Lyrics: The ending's just still a second take
Original Lyrics: The ending's just too sad to take
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New Edition's, "Hit Me Off"
Misheard Lyrics: To the brothers' side
Original Lyrics: To the other side
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Paula Abdul's, "My Love Is for Real"
Misheard Lyrics: If you ask me how I see
Original Lyrics: If you ask me how I feel
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Supergrass', "Going Out"
Misheard Lyrics: If you want to bowl out
Original Lyrics: If you want to go out
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Theme Song's, "Family Guy Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: Roppy is a family guy
Original Lyrics: Lucky there's a family guy
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Tina Turner's, "I Don't Wanna Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna really fart no more
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna really fight no more
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Wilson Phillips', "Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics: It is really bad to feel this way inside
Original Lyrics: Is it really fair to feel this way inside?
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2000s | |
Beyonce featuring Jay-Z's, "Crazy In Love"
Misheard Lyrics: When I talk to my friends so violently
Houdini Dinkies! Look at what you did to me Then choose, Ebeneezer will buy a new dress If you ain't there, ain't nobody else to impress It's the way that you know, what's an avenue It's the bee that my heart skips when I'm with you Original Lyrics: When I talk to my friends so quietly
Who he think he is? Look at what you did to me Tennis shoes, don't even need to buy a new dress If you ain't there, ain't nobody else to impress It's the way that you know what I thought I knew It's the beat that my heart skips when I'm with you |
Donell Jones', "U Know What's Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Hit the park and au lait
Original Lyrics: Hit the park and parlay
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Missy Elliott's, "Hot Boyz"
Misheard Lyrics: Can I be your game?
Original Lyrics: Can I be your date?
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Missy Elliott's, "Pass That Dutch"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been dreaming
or I've been drinking Original Lyrics: Heavy breathing
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2010s | |
DJ Khaled's, "Wild Thoughts"
Misheard Lyrics: When I was you, all I'd get is white toast.
Original Lyrics: When I'm with you, all I get is wild thoughts
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Flo Rida feat. David Guetta's, "Club Can't Handle Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I know how
To make them stop and stare at the phone now Original Lyrics: You know I know how
To make them stop and stare as I zone out |
Twenty One Pilots', "Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm falling so I'm taking my time on my rye
Original Lyrics: I'm falling
I'm taking my time on my ride |
Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: I was told when I get older all my friends will shrink.
Original Lyrics: I was told when I get older all my fears will shrink.
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country | |
Luke Bryan's, "Play It Again"
Misheard Lyrics: and she gave me a kick
Original Lyrics: and she gave me a kiss
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misc | |
Taylor Swift's, "Willow"
Misheard Lyrics: Lick my plants, that's my man..
Original Lyrics: Wreck my plans, that's my man
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