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1960s | |
Cliff Richard's, "I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: Some nights I can't sweep
Original Lyrics: Some nights I can't sleep
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Cliff Richard's, "It's All in the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: Many a year has to fall
Original Lyrics: Many a tear has to fall
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Cliff Richard's, "Please Don't Tease"
Misheard Lyrics: You love me like a Burger King
Original Lyrics: You love me like a hurricane
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The Supremes', "You Can't Hurry Love"
Misheard Lyrics: But I keep on waiting and dissipating
Original Lyrics: But I keep on waiting, anticipating
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1970s | |
Blue Swede's, "Hooked on a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a buck from you girl
Original Lyrics: Got a bug from you girl
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Brian Eno's, "Baby's On Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: I need to have one, very clever with my records.
Making their fortunes, selling secondhand surfactants. Original Lyrics: Juanita and Juan, very clever with maracas.
Making their fortunes, selling secondhand tobaccos. |
Cast of Evita's, "Buenos Aires"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a little touch of Dutch quality
Original Lyrics: Just a little touch of star quality
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Donna Summer's, "Dim All the Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn off remote control
Original Lyrics: Turn off the old Victrola
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Eagles', "Life In The Fast Lane"
Misheard Lyrics: Flies in the bathroom
Original Lyrics: And it is life in the fast lane
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Elton John And Kiki Dee's, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, honey, if I get pregnant, Baby, you're not that kind
Original Lyrics: Oh, honey, if I get restless, Baby, you're not that kind
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Gino Vannelli's, "I Just Wanna Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: But I know my heart won't dead end
Original Lyrics: But, oh Lord, my heart won't let it
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Helen Reddy's, "I Am Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I am permissible
or I am admissible Original Lyrics: I am invincible
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Joni Mitchell's, "All I Want"
Misheard Lyrics: When I think of your kisses my mind sees stars
Original Lyrics: When I think of your kisses my mind see-saws
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The Supremes', "Up the Ladder to the Roof"
Misheard Lyrics: So we can be up close to Paris
Original Lyrics: So we can be up close to heaven
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ZZ Top's, "Tush"
Misheard Lyrics: I said love will take me downtown,
I'm just looking for some tush Original Lyrics: I said Lord take me downtown,
I'm just looking for some tush |
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1980s | |
Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: All alone like Kaiser's boy
Original Lyrics: All alone like Tarzan Boy
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Blondie's, "Rapture"
Misheard Lyrics: Five - five thirty, during everybody's drive
Original Lyrics: Fab Five Freddie told me everybody's high
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Cliff Richard's, "A Little in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You say you're willing to murder
Original Lyrics: You say you're willing to learn
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Elkie Brooks', "No More the Fool"
Misheard Lyrics: Alas, now I've seen the light
Original Lyrics: At last now I've seen the light
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L.T.D.'s, "Shine On"
Misheard Lyrics: Wish it could be the allergy
Original Lyrics: Wish it could be reality
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Madonna's, "Dress You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Au dessus, they're custom-made and laundered
Original Lyrics: All your suits are custom made in London
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Stevie Nicks', "Edge of Seventeen "
Misheard Lyrics: Just like the one we love
Original Lyrics: Just like the white-winged dove
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Styx's, "The Best of Times"
Misheard Lyrics: I do believe it's you
Original Lyrics: I do believe it's true
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The Jacksons', "Heartbreak Hotel"
Misheard Lyrics: There were feces
Original Lyrics: There were faces
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1990s | |
10,000 Maniacs', "Because The Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Get Auntie now!
Original Lyrics: Can't hurt you now.
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Boyz II Men's, "A Song for Mama"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll always keep it in sight
Original Lyrics: I'll always keep it inside
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Cast of "Futurama"'s, "Robot Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: rolled up in smoke like Penn & Teller
Original Lyrics: rolled up in smoke like a panatella
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Cast of Rent's, "I'll Cover You"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been hearing violence all night!
Original Lyrics: I've been hearing violins all night!
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Cast of Rent's, "Rent"
Misheard Lyrics: Like friction each day
Original Lyrics: Like fiction each day
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Cast of Rent's, "Take Me or Leave Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Ever since sugar-free
Original Lyrics: Ever since puberty
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Hanson's, "I Will Come to You"
Misheard Lyrics: When the night is dark and starry
Original Lyrics: When the night is dark and stormy
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: All that lettuce is gold
Original Lyrics: All that glitters is gold
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Total's, "What About Us"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't stand my lovers being shitty
Original Lyrics: I can't stand my lovers being shady
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Vanilla Ice's, "Ice Ice Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance, crush the speaker that booms.
Original Lyrics: Dance, bum rush the speaker that booms.
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Warrant's, "Cherry Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: I say to you, give it up, pretty boy.
Original Lyrics: I swing, you swing, we all swing, boy.
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2000s | |
Anastacia's, "One Day In Your Life"
Misheard Lyrics: You called me in the midnight oil with your hellish lies
Original Lyrics: You called me in the midnight hour with your velvet lies
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Fatboy Slim's, "Weapon of Choice"
Misheard Lyrics: Break, reject, reject, reject
Original Lyrics: Break, eject, eject, eject
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Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: Why joke around, man?
Original Lyrics: Want your bad romance
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2010s | |
Adele's, "Rolling In The Deep"
Misheard Lyrics: You're gonna wish you never had red meat
Original Lyrics: You're gonna wish you never had met me.
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Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Pour some water on me.
Original Lyrics: Put that body on me
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Kero Kero Bonito's, "Picture This"
Misheard Lyrics: When you open wide you'll find all the shirts you've got
Original Lyrics: When you're old and wise you'll find all the shots you've got
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Lewis Capaldi's, "Someone You Loved"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm going under in the summerfield
Original Lyrics: I'm going under and this time I fear
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Pharrell Williams', "Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: Kingdom bring me down
Your love is too high to bring me down Original Lyrics: Can't nothing bring me down
My level's too high to bring me down |
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