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1960s | |
The Foundations', "Build Me Up, Buttercup"
Misheard Lyrics: And messing around
Original Lyrics: And mess me around
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1970s | |
Eric Clapton's, "Wonderful Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Am I wandering at all?
Original Lyrics: And the wonder of it all
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Ja'net DuBois', "Movin' On Up (theme from the Jeffersons)"
Misheard Lyrics: This old time in the kitchen
Original Lyrics: Fish don't fry in the kitchen
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Stevie Wonder's, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
Misheard Lyrics: Signed, sealed, delivered, oh yes
Original Lyrics: Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours
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Todd Rundgren's, "I Saw the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: I just knew that selfie wasn't right
Original Lyrics: I was feeling something wasn't right
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1980s | |
DeBarge's, "Who's Holding Donna Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes COVID won't get a cold
Original Lyrics: Sometimes a love won't get cold
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Genesis', "Invisible Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: She has a built in guillotine
Original Lyrics: She reaches in and grabs right hold of your heart
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Kim Wilde's, "Four Letter Word"
Misheard Lyrics: Because your car knows
Original Lyrics: Because your heart knows
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Living in a Box's, "Blow the House Down"
Misheard Lyrics: All alone in the clouds
Original Lyrics: All alone in the crowd
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Madonna's, "Like a Virgin"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a dungeon
Dragons for the very first time Original Lyrics: Like a virgin
Touched for the very first time |
Prince's, "Controversy"
Misheard Lyrics: Do I believe in dogs?
Original Lyrics: Do I believe in God?
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Prince's, "Delirious"
Misheard Lyrics: You, you, you get me malaria
Original Lyrics: You, you, you get me delirious
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Prince's, "Let's Go Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: And if the alligator tries to bring us down
Original Lyrics: And if de-elevator tries to bring us down
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Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Little kid Tourette
Original Lyrics: Little red Corvette
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Simple Minds', "Alive And Kicking"
Misheard Lyrics: I love the ticket
Original Lyrics: Alive & kicking
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Simple Minds', "Belfast Child"
Misheard Lyrics: When the breakfast child sings again
Original Lyrics: When the Belfast Child sings again
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Status Quo's, "Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again)"
Misheard Lyrics: Going on again
Original Lyrics: Going on and then
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The Cure's, "Pictures of You"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been looking so low
Original Lyrics: I've been looking so long
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The Human League's, "Don't You Want Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I was working as a waitress eating a chocolate bar
Original Lyrics: I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
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Toto's, "I'll Be Over You"
Misheard Lyrics: There are no lullabies
Original Lyrics: There are no alibis
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U2's, "Pride"
Misheard Lyrics: In the name of Geddy, what more for Geddy Lee
Original Lyrics: In the name of love, what more in the name of love
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Like a Surgeon"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me see that I.D.
Original Lyrics: Let me see that I.V.
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1990s | |
Beautiful South's, "Perfect 10"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna rip sick chicks, the model sex
They don't hold, don't wait with me Well 89, well that's just fine But I like to hold something I can see 'Cause we love our love in different sizes I love her butt, especially the lies Original Lyrics: And the anorexic chicks, the model six
They don't hold no weight with me Well eight or nine, well that's just fine But I like to hold something I can see 'Cause we love our love in different sizes I love her body, especially the lies |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Summer Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Waiting for Soul Train
Original Lyrics: Waiting for the train
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Cliff Richard's, "Stronger Than That"
Misheard Lyrics: Something 'bout a nude kid in town
Original Lyrics: Something 'bout a new kid in town
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Everything But the Girl's, "Love Is Strange"
Misheard Lyrics: They think money is money in your hand
Original Lyrics: They think lovin' is money in your hand
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Gloria Estefan's, "Here We Are"
Misheard Lyrics: COVID hurts, vaccine will go
Original Lyrics: Though it hurts and we both know
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Gloria Estefan's, "I'm Not Giving You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: It scares me to my magic
Original Lyrics: It scares me to imagine
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Janet Jackson's, "Escapade"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me take you for a recipe
Original Lyrics: Let me take you on an escapade
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Jesus Jones', "Real, Real, Real"
Misheard Lyrics: And although it sounds unseen
Original Lyrics: And although it sounds obscene
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Kylie Minogue's, "What Do I Have to Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Bringing out the traction
Original Lyrics: Bringing out the passion
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Kylie Minogue's, "Where Is The Feeling?"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me I'm greasy
Original Lyrics: Tell me I'm crazy
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Phil Collins', "Dance Into the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: We haven't shoveled
Original Lyrics: We have each other
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Prince's, "7"
Misheard Lyrics: Monday, all seven will die
Original Lyrics: One day, all seven will die
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Ralph Tresvant's, "Sensitivity"
Misheard Lyrics: You need a man, I need a man
Original Lyrics: You need a man, not any man
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Rick Astley's, "Cry for Help"
Misheard Lyrics: She's making her gay
Original Lyrics: She's playing her game
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Technohead's, "I Wanna Be a Hippy"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be a hippy and I wanna get stumped
Original Lyrics: I wanna be a hippy and I wanna get stoned
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2000s | |
Britney Spears', "Oops...I Did it Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Oops, I need a vaccine
I gave you my part Got COVID-19 Original Lyrics: Oops, I did it again
I played with your heart Got lost in the game |
D12's, "My Band"
Misheard Lyrics: All because COVID vaccines come from Japan
Original Lyrics: All because I'm the lead singer of my band
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Restroom Roulette is not the same without a gun
Original Lyrics: Russian roulette is not the same without a gun
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Rhapsody's, "Holy Thunderforce"
Misheard Lyrics: I will find this monkey
Original Lyrics: on the furthest mountain
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Rhapsody's, "Triumph for My Magic Steel"
Misheard Lyrics: And the triumph of my Registeel
Original Lyrics: At the triumph for my magic steel
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Slipknot's, "Psychosocial"
Misheard Lyrics: Pikachu's a virgin.
Original Lyrics: Packaging subversion.
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The Shapeshifters', "Lola's Theme"
Misheard Lyrics: You forgot my heart and made me smile
Original Lyrics: You fired up my heart and made me smile
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Voltaire's, "Goodnight Demonslayer"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a crouton on the floor
Original Lyrics: There's a futon on the floor
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country | |
Jeannie C. Riley's, "Harper Valley P.T.A."
Misheard Lyrics: The Harper Valley DCA
Original Lyrics: The Harper Valley P.T.A.
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