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1960s | |
Velvet Underground's, "Here She Comes Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, he's a c*nt now now
Original Lyrics: Oh, here she comes now now
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1970s | |
Bay City Rollers', "Saturday Night"
Misheard Lyrics: S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y life!
Original Lyrics: S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night!
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Buzzcocks', "Orgasm Addict"
Misheard Lyrics: Butchers' assistants and Val Hobbs
Original Lyrics: Butchers' assistants and bellhops
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Edwin Birdsong's, "Cola Bottle Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: 7-Up fish fins
Original Lyrics: 7-Up fizz, fizz
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Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds', "Don't Pull Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave you now, and drive for a hundred years.
Original Lyrics: Lay me down, and cry for a hundred years.
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a beauty
Original Lyrics: Shake your booty
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "Get Down Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm done tonight
Original Lyrics: Get down tonight
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "I Like to Do It"
Misheard Lyrics: Doing it you
Original Lyrics: Do it with you
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "It's the Same Old Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Now it's a shame, old dog
Original Lyrics: Now it's the same old song
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KC and the Sunshine Band's, "That's the Way (I Like It)"
Misheard Lyrics: Masturbate
Original Lyrics: That's the way
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Simon & Garfunkel's, "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)"
Misheard Lyrics: If I'm good
Original Lyrics: If I could
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Stevie Wonder's, "I Wish"
Misheard Lyrics: Ameren Missouri was Rice Krispies puppy bean bag toy
Original Lyrics: And my biggest worry was at Christmas what would be my toy
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The Fatback Band's, "Spanish Hustle"
Misheard Lyrics: Use Tabasco hot sauce!
Original Lyrics: Do the Spanish Hustle!
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Yes', "Roundabout"
Misheard Lyrics: Marlins come out of the sky and just stand there
Original Lyrics: Mountains come out of the sky and just stand there
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1980s | |
Don Henley's, "Dirty Laundry"
Misheard Lyrics: We all want some crack cocaine
Original Lyrics: We all know that crap is king
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Europe's, "The Final Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics: We're leaving together
But still a stairwell Original Lyrics: We're leaving together
But still it's farewell |
Gregory Abbott's, "Shake You Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Eeny meeny miny mo
Come on girl, let's shout for sure Original Lyrics: Eeny meeny miny mo
Come on girl, let's shock the show |
John Lennon's, "Nobody Told Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Eight days a week.
Original Lyrics: Strange days, indeed.
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Metallica's, "Fade to Black"
Misheard Lyrics: No one but me,
Can take my cellphone. It’s too late. Original Lyrics: No one but me
Can save my self But it's too late. |
Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: But the chair is not my son.
Original Lyrics: But the kid is not my son.
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Roxette's, "Listen To Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: The scent of magic, the beauty that's been
When there was violence in the wind. Original Lyrics: The scent of magic, the beauty that's been
When love was wilder than the wind. |
Roxette's, "Listen To Your Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Your little piece of ribbon turns to dust
Original Lyrics: Your little piece of Heaven turns to dark
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Scorpions', "Still Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics: Still loving you, Deanna.
Original Lyrics: Still loving you. Need your love.
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Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics: Take your seaside arms with the right to remain silent
Original Lyrics: Take your seaside arms and write the next line.
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1990s | |
Backstreet Boys', "I Want It That Way"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanted that whey
Original Lyrics: I want it that way.
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Coolio's, "Gangstas Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's pair of dice
Original Lyrics: Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
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Gala's, "Freed From Desire"
Misheard Lyrics: My love has got no money, he's got his strong release
Original Lyrics: My love has got no money, he's got his strong beliefs
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Keith Murray's, "The Rhyme"
Misheard Lyrics: Master Junction
Original Lyrics: Mass conjunctions
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New Radicals', "You Get What You Give"
Misheard Lyrics: Cornel Wilde ain't multiplying
Original Lyrics: Cloning while they're multiplying
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OMC's, "How Bizarre"
Misheard Lyrics: Help is on, help is on
Original Lyrics: How bizarre, how bizarre
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Quad City DJ's', "C'mon and Ride It (The Train)"
Misheard Lyrics: Orion
Original Lyrics: Hey ride it
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Us3's, "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)"
Misheard Lyrics: Disney's Fantasia
Original Lyrics: Flip Fantasia
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2000s | |
Britney Spears', "Toxic"
Misheard Lyrics: You're toxic, fun slipping under
Original Lyrics: Your toxic gun slipping under
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Calvin Harris', "Ready For The Weekend"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, I've butterfly shoes and I'm ready for the weekend
Original Lyrics: Ooh, I put on my shoes and I'm ready for the weekend
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Theme Song's, "Samurai Jack Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: Proud to be black, rockin' the black, Samurai jack
Original Lyrics: Gotta get back to the past, Samurai Jack
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Tool's, "Schism"
Misheard Lyrics: I know the beast has tits.
Original Lyrics: I know the pieces fit.
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2010s | |
Iggy Azalea's, "Fancy"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your places, go!
Original Lyrics: Can't you taste this gold?
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Magic!'s, "Rude"
Misheard Lyrics: Saturday morning, jumped at a bear
Original Lyrics: Saturday morning, jumped out off bed
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One Direction's, "One Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Shout meow at the sky
You’re my crib tonight You keep making me reek Frozen in Cadbury Original Lyrics: Shot me out of the sky
You’re my kryptonite You keep making me weak Frozen and can’t breathe |
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Randy Newman's, "It's a Jungle Out There"
Misheard Lyrics: Poised in the derrière with Brie
Original Lyrics: Poisoning the very air we breath
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