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1960s | |
Archie Bell and the Drells', "Tighten Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's type it out now
Original Lyrics: Let's tighten it up now
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Beach Boys', "Sloop John B"
Misheard Lyrics: The four-cook, he caught the fits
Original Lyrics: The poor cook, he caught the fits
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The Isley Brothers', "Shout"
Misheard Lyrics: A little bit tougher now
Original Lyrics: A little bit softer now
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1970s | |
Al Wilson's, "Show and Tell"
Misheard Lyrics: And these are the hips
or And these are the nips Original Lyrics: And these are the lips
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Bread's, "Diary"
Misheard Lyrics: I found her Diaparene beneath a tree.
Original Lyrics: I found her diary underneath a tree.
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Donna Summer's, "Hot Stuff"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking for some pop art baby this evening
Original Lyrics: Looking for some hot stuff baby this evening
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Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Relax', said the knifeman.
'We are programmed to receive.' Original Lyrics: 'Relax', said the nightman.
'We are programmed to receive.' |
Eagles', "Lyin' Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: You can die, you're a lion's eye
Original Lyrics: You can't hide your lyin' eyes
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El Chicano's, "Tell Her She's Lovely"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell her, she knows it's time for supper
Original Lyrics: Tell her, she knows how to suffer
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "We’ll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again"
Misheard Lyrics: We’ll never have to sacrifice again
Original Lyrics: We’ll never have to say goodbye again
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Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds', "Winners & Losers"
Misheard Lyrics: You know it's past 12:00
Original Lyrics: You know it's that way
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Marmalade's, "Falling Apart at the Seams"
Misheard Lyrics: Was falling apart at the steam
Original Lyrics: Was falling apart at the seams
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Ted Nugent's, "Cat Scratch Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: Back scratch fever
Original Lyrics: Cat Scratch Fever
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The Charlie Daniels Band's, "Uneasy Rider"
Misheard Lyrics: I was takin' a trip out to ballet
Original Lyrics: I was takin' a trip out to L.A.
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The Hollies', "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
Misheard Lyrics: He ain't wealthy
Original Lyrics: He ain't heavy
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The Isley Brothers', "That Lady, Part 1"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's that neighbor?
Original Lyrics: Who's that lady?
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Tina Turner's, "Nutbush City Limits"
Misheard Lyrics: Salt pork and a lantern, are all you get in jail.
Original Lyrics: Salt pork and molasses, are all you get in jail.
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1980s | |
Bronski Beat's, "C'mon, C'mon"
Misheard Lyrics: We stand here cramped and so angry
Original Lyrics: We stand here trapped and so angry
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Bronski Beat's, "It Ain't Necessarily So"
Misheard Lyrics: The things that you're a light bulb
Original Lyrics: The thing's that you're liable
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Bronski Beat's, "Smalltown Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Rumbly, tumbly
Original Lyrics: Run away, turn away
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Gap Band's, "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You dropped a farm on me
Original Lyrics: You dropped a bomb on me
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Phil Collins', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics: How many parlays?
Original Lyrics: How many heartaches?
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Phil Collins', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's my game, now give and take
Original Lyrics: It's my game of give and take
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Randy Vanwarmer's, "Just When I Needed You Most"
Misheard Lyrics: Snuggled for something to say
Original Lyrics: Struggled for something for say
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Rockwell's, "Somebody's Watching Me"
Misheard Lyrics: People say I'm crazy, just a little touch
But maybe showers remind me I'm frightful too much Original Lyrics: People say I'm crazy, just a little touched
But maybe showers remind me of 'Psycho' too much |
The B-52's', "Deadbeat Club"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll dance in a garden of torn sheets in the rain
Original Lyrics: We'll dance in the garden in torn sheets in the rain
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Zapp's, "Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics: Now dig my fucking thing
Original Lyrics: Now dig my funky thing
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1990s | |
Baz Luhrmann's, "Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen)"
Misheard Lyrics: Live in Southern California once
Original Lyrics: Live in Northern California once
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Counting Crows', "Hanginaround"
Misheard Lyrics: We spend all day in the sofa
Original Lyrics: We spend all day getting sober
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Disney's 'The Lion King''s, "Circle Of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Ah timpenya, I’m a rooster named Bob
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama bagithi baba.
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Everclear's, "I Will Buy You a New Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I will buy you some garland
Original Lyrics: I will buy you a garden
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Nightcrawlers', "Push the Feeling On"
Misheard Lyrics: Their lives are gay
or Their wives are gay Original Lyrics: Their lives again
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Toad the Wet Sprocket's, "Fall Down"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a decision
Original Lyrics: There's indecision
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2000s | |
Backstreet Boys', "Drowning"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep me cramping in your love
Original Lyrics: Keep me drowning in your love
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Basement Jaxx's, "Where's Your Head At?"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't let the world get in on you
Original Lyrics: Don't let the walls cave in on you
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Green Day's, "American Idiot"
Misheard Lyrics: Everything is a mental bee, okay
Original Lyrics: Everything isn’t meant to be okay
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Ludacris featuring Shawnna's, "Stand Up"
Misheard Lyrics: When I move your boobs
Original Lyrics: When I move, you move
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Ne-Yo's, "Because Of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Get the motherfuck off me
Original Lyrics: I'm taken by the thought of it
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U2's, "Vertigo"
Misheard Lyrics: Where the planes go vertical
Original Lyrics: I'm at a place called Vertigo
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2010s | |
misc | |
Theme Song's, "Overture (Bugs Bunny Show theme song)"
Misheard Lyrics: and old Maude Heights will hear
Original Lyrics: and oh what heights we'll hit
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