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1950s | |
Commercial's, "Eisenhower Presidential Campaign"
Misheard Lyrics: I like ice
Original Lyrics: I like Ike
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Paul Anka's, "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"
Misheard Lyrics: Put your head like a soldier
Original Lyrics: Put your head on my shoulder
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1960s | |
The Beatles', "Revolution"
Misheard Lyrics: You tell me that it's revolution
Original Lyrics: You tell me that it's evolution
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1970s | |
Clout's, "Substitute"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could get that same education
I'd give you everything in creation Original Lyrics: If I could get that same dedication
I'd give you everything in creation |
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Hot Chocolate's, "You Sexy Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: I love the way you touch me down there
Original Lyrics: I love the way you touch me, darlin'
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Kansas', "Carry On Wayward Son"
Misheard Lyrics: And if I claim to be a nice man
Original Lyrics: And if I claim to be a wise man
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Kansas', "Dust in the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: All we want is jump in the wind
Original Lyrics: All we are is dust in the wind
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Parliament's, "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)"
Misheard Lyrics: We're gonna turn this brother down
Original Lyrics: We're gonna turn this mother out
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Pratt & McClain's, "Happy Days"
Misheard Lyrics: These happy days will multiply
Original Lyrics: These happy days are yours and mine
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Van Halen's, "Ice Cream Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got push pops banana, in Dixie Cups,
All flavors and push ups too.. Original Lyrics: I got good lemonade, ah, Dixie Cups
All flavors, and push-ups, too. |
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "You May Be Right"
Misheard Lyrics: But it just may be a nudist camp you're looking for
Original Lyrics: But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for
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Foo Fighters', "My Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: Truth of consequence
Original Lyrics: Truth or consequence
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R.E.M.'s, "It's The End Of The World As We Know It"
Misheard Lyrics: Uh-oh, this means no beer
Original Lyrics: ... uh-oh
This means no fear, cavalier... |
R.E.M's, "Can't Get There from Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Moyardjev, I know the road down
Mighty glad to visit home again (OR, on the run again ?) Original Lyrics: Lawyer Jeff he knows the lowdown
He's mighty bad to visit home |
The Bangles', "Manic Monday"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just another Maalox moment
Original Lyrics: It's just another manic Monday
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1990s | |
Alisha's Attic's, "I Am, I Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: My precious wankers
Original Lyrics: My precious one cus
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Elton John's, "Made in England"
Misheard Lyrics: I was a maid in England
Original Lyrics: I was made in England
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Genesis', "Jesus He Knows Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You buy a piece of meat
Original Lyrics: You buy a piece of me
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Green Day's, "Longview"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm f***ing crazy
Original Lyrics: And I'm f***ing lazy
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Green Day's, "Redundant"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I cannot see, I lost my boys
Original Lyrics: Now I cannot speak, I lost my voice
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Green Day's, "Welcome to Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm feeling so low
Original Lyrics: And I'm feeling so alone
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Inner Circle's, "Bad Boys (Theme from 'Cops')"
Misheard Lyrics: Bag boys, bag boys; whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Original Lyrics: Bad boys, bad boys; whatcha gonna do?
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? |
Lauryn Hill's, "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics: Plus when you give it up so easy you ain't even fooling The Hill
(Later) Showing off your a** 'cause you're thinking it's a train Original Lyrics: Plus when you give it up so easy you ain't even fooling him
(Later) Showing off your a** 'cause you're thinking it's a trend |
Maxi Priest's, "Close to You"
Misheard Lyrics: I just wanna be posting you
Original Lyrics: I just want to be close to you
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Nirvana's, "Come as You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: No, I don’t have begun
Original Lyrics: No, I don’t have a gun
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Opus III's, "It's a Fine Day"
Misheard Lyrics: People know their widows
Original Lyrics: People open windows
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Right Said Fred's, "Deeply Dippy"
Misheard Lyrics: You're my know-it slave
Original Lyrics: You're my Lois Lane
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Snap!'s, "Cult of Snap!"
Misheard Lyrics: Not while the kid is wild
Original Lyrics: Not mild but the kid is wild
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Snap!'s, "Exterminate!"
Misheard Lyrics: You can feel when the music touches your boobs
Original Lyrics: You can feel when the music starts to groove
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Snap!'s, "Mary Had a Little Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Mary, a girl at a potty
Original Lyrics: Mary, a girl at a party
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Snap!'s, "Oops Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Just put your hands in the end
Original Lyrics: Just put your hands in the air
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Stone Temple Pilots', "Big Bang Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Does anybody go?
Original Lyrics: Does anybody know?
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Theme Songs', "Graham Kerr's Kitchen"
Misheard Lyrics: It's rarely 2 programs in 1
Original Lyrics: It's really 2 programs in 1
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Wet Wet Wet's, "Goodnight Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: And tell me upon
Original Lyrics: And tear me apart
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2000s | |
Glen Campbell's, "Walls"
Misheard Lyrics: Some days I wear diapers
Original Lyrics: Some days are diamonds
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Good Charlotte's, "I Just Wanna Live"
Misheard Lyrics: You and I love sisters from my house
Original Lyrics: I need an alarm system for my house
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Slipknot's, "People=Shit"
Misheard Lyrics: People eat goat s***!
Original Lyrics: People equal s***!
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System of a Down's, "B.Y.O.B."
Misheard Lyrics: Why do they always send the Pope?
Original Lyrics: Why do they always send the poor?
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System of a Down's, "F*** the System"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm just the mail in the bag
Original Lyrics: I'm just the man in the back
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2010s | |
Calvin Harris', "How Deep Is Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me be your hair
Original Lyrics: Let me be your air
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Dan + Shay's, "Tequila"
Misheard Lyrics: I can get somebody pregnant
And not even think about it Original Lyrics: I can kiss somebody brand new
And not even think about you |
Vocaloid's, "Birthday Song For Miku"
Misheard Lyrics: Happy Earth day
Original Lyrics: Happy birthday
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country | |
The Traveling Wilburys', "Heading for the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: And when the wind blew down
Original Lyrics: And when the rain came down
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misc | |
Justin Bieber's, "Peaches"
Misheard Lyrics: I took my truck up to the North, yeah
Original Lyrics: I took my chick up to the North, yeah
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