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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: You ain't nothin' but a hand dog
Cracking all the time Original Lyrics: You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time |
The McCoy Sisters', "Sincerely"
Misheard Lyrics: Sicily
Original Lyrics: Sincerely
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1960s | |
The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Down in New Jersey
Original Lyrics: Down in New Orleans
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1970s | |
Earth, Wind & Fire's, "That's the Way of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Castaway
Original Lyrics: That's the way
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Joe Cocker's, "You are So Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: You are so musical to me
Original Lyrics: You are so beautiful to me
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Joe Cocker's, "You are So Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: You're everything the Pope wants
Original Lyrics: You're everything I've hoped for
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Looking Glass', "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"
Misheard Lyrics: Did someone say, "Brandy, you're a faggot"?
Original Lyrics: The sailor said, "Brandy, you're a fine girl"
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Looking Glass', "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"
Misheard Lyrics: She sells them whiskey and wine
Original Lyrics: She serves them whiskey and wine
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1980s | |
Bobby McFerrin's, "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: Here's a little soul I wrote
Original Lyrics: Here's a little song I wrote
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Holding Out for a Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not a Beatle
Original Lyrics: I need a hero
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Joe Jackson's, "Breaking Us in Two"
Misheard Lyrics: Always something drinking up into
Original Lyrics: Always something breaking us in two
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Joe Jackson's, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause I've had my share
Original Lyrics: 'cause I've had my fill
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Joe Jackson's, "Steppin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Look and drive around
or Look and shop around Original Lyrics: Look and dry your eyes
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Joe Jackson's, "You Can't Get What You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: If anything
Original Lyrics: 'cause I'll tell you one thing
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Peter Gabriel's, "In Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: I connect to the place you are.
Original Lyrics: I come back to the place you are.
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The Bangles', "Hazy Shade of Winter"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll be your host, my friend
Original Lyrics: Hang onto your hopes, my friend
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1990s | |
Bryan Adams', "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You"
Misheard Lyrics: Search your heart, search your soul
And when you're finally there you'll search no more Original Lyrics: Search your heart, search your soul
And when you find me there you'll search no more |
Coolio's, "Gangsta's Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a lowdown gangster, set to the banger
Original Lyrics: I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger
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Journey's, "When You Love a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I see the world go cyber
Original Lyrics: You see the world inside her eyes
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Real McCoy's, "Come and Get Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: (Tori, get your love now)
Original Lyrics: (Come and get your love now)
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Soundgarden's, "Blow Up the Outside World"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing can rape me at all
Original Lyrics: Nothing can break me at all
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Soundgarden's, "Fell on Black Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I'm doing fine
Original Lyrics: Now I'm doing time
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Soundgarden's, "My Wave"
Misheard Lyrics: Cher, if it makes you sleep
Original Lyrics: Share, if it makes you sleep
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Soundgarden's, "Pretty Noose"
Misheard Lyrics: I got moody today
Original Lyrics: I caught the moon today
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Third Eye Blind's, "Semi-Charmed Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme some kind of life
Original Lyrics: Semi-charmed kind of life
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Third Eye Blind's, "Semi-Charmed Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not someone else
Original Lyrics: I want something else
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2000s | |
Beyonce and Shakira's, "Beautiful Liar"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's not kill the comma
Original Lyrics: Let's not kill the karma
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Cascada's, "Everytime We Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: I reach for the spy
Original Lyrics: I reach for the sky
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Leona Lewis', "Bleeding Love"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart's grateful to the vein that I keep my clothes on
OR My heart's grateful to the vain that I keep my clothes on Original Lyrics: My heart's crippled by the vein that I keep on closing
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Sara Bareilles', "Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Blank spaces and many pages
Original Lyrics: Blank stares at blank pages
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2010s | |
Katy Perry's, "Roar"
Misheard Lyrics: And you're gonna be ignored
Original Lyrics: And you're gonna hear me roar
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Lizzo's, "Cuz I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: But Betty, Betty, I don't know what I'm gonna do
Original Lyrics: But baby, baby, I don't know what I'm gonna do
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Soundgarden's, "Been Away Too Long"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, no one loves me
Original Lyrics: Hey, no one knows me
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Soundgarden's, "Live to Rise"
Misheard Lyrics: Like the sun, we all live in time
Original Lyrics: Like the sun, we all live and die
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country | |
Lorrie Morgan's, "Heart Over Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: He doesn't to me every time
Original Lyrics: He does it to me every time
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Lorrie Morgan's, "I Guess You Had to Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: I guess you had to be dead
Original Lyrics: I guess you had to be there
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Lorrie Morgan's, "My Night to Howl"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my night for ours
Original Lyrics: It's my night to howl
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Lorrie Morgan's, "One of Those Nights Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Past the point of Father Time
Original Lyrics: Past the point of Fahrenheit
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Lorrie Morgan's, "Something in Red"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm looking for something in bed
Original Lyrics: I'm looking for something in red
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Lorrie Morgan's, "Standing Tall"
Misheard Lyrics: Has always turned out long
Original Lyrics: Has always turned out wrong
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Lorrie Morgan's, "Trainwreck of Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see tomorrow's deadlines
Original Lyrics: I can see tomorrow's headlines
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Lorrie Morgan's, "Watch Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You're not bleeding
Original Lyrics: You're not believing
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Lorrie Morgan's, "What Part of No"
Misheard Lyrics: Sir, if you don't mind, I'd rather be on the phone
Original Lyrics: Sir, if you don't mind, I'd rather be alone
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