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1960s | |
Cliff Richard's, "Gee Whiz It's You"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the one who can't be you
Original Lyrics: You're the one who can't be true
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Cliff Richard's, "Nine Times Out of Ten"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm stubborn as a dog on you
Original Lyrics: I'm stubborn as a doggone mule
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Cliff Richard's, "Theme for a Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: You are my team for a dream
Original Lyrics: You are my theme for a dream
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1970s | |
Evelyn 'Champagne' King's, "I Don't Know if It's Right"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know if it's white
Original Lyrics: I don't know if it's right
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Gary Glitter's, "Always Yours"
Misheard Lyrics: Here I come with a big hard on
And it's always, always yours Original Lyrics: Here I come with a special love
And it's always, always yours |
Jay Ferguson's, "Thunder Island"
Misheard Lyrics: Calling your name from across the bend
Original Lyrics: Calling your name from across the bay
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Kraftwerk's, "Autobahn"
Misheard Lyrics: We're far, far, far from the AutoZone
Original Lyrics: Wir fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn
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Marianne Faithfull's, "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan"
Misheard Lyrics: Ride through Paris in a sports car
With a warm drink in her hand Original Lyrics: Ride through Paris in a sports car
With the warm wind in her hair |
Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Building a remedy for Khrushchev identity.
Original Lyrics: A built-in remedy for Khrushchev and Kennedy.
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Queen's, "Killer Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: She keeps mowing her sandals in a pretty cabinet.
Original Lyrics: She keeps a Moet et Chandon in her pretty cabinet.
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The Edgar Winter Group's, "Free Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on and see a green light
Original Lyrics: Come on and take a free ride
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The Hollies', "The Air That I Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics: Waiting for Big Blue
Original Lyrics: Making love with you
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1980s | |
Anita Baker's, "Caught Up in the Rapture"
Misheard Lyrics: On my mind Considine
Original Lyrics: On my mind constantly
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Bryan Adams', "This Time"
Misheard Lyrics: A village burning in Hawaii
Original Lyrics: An image burning in my mind
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Chris Rea's, "Let's Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: We're caught in a world full of cheer
Original Lyrics: We're caught in a world full of tears
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Chris Rea's, "Stainsby Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: Some guys stole your car
Original Lyrics: Some guys stole your heart
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Chris Rea's, "Tell Me There's a Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: You saw a snout?
Original Lyrics: You saw a smile?
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Evelyn 'Champagne' King's, "I'm in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It was lost in your eyes
Original Lyrics: It was love in your eyes
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Evelyn 'Champagne' King's, "Love Come Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Now danger's inside
Original Lyrics: Now danger's in sight
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Jeffrey Osborne's, "Dont Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: You open your butthole. I never knew before
You leave me wanting more and more and more. Original Lyrics: You open up a door, I never knew before
You leave me wanting more n' more n' more |
Junior's, "Mama Used to Say"
Misheard Lyrics: Asked "When will I go out?"
Original Lyrics: Asked "When will I grow up?"
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Kraftwerk's, "Tour de France"
Misheard Lyrics: Final strength at the finish
Original Lyrics: Final sprint at the finish
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The The's, "This is the Day"
Misheard Lyrics: You pull back the carpet
Original Lyrics: You pull back the curtains
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1990s | |
Chris Rea's, "Auberge"
Misheard Lyrics: On the road to games
or On the road to gay Original Lyrics: On the road to gain
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Chris Rea's, "You Can Go Your Own Way"
Misheard Lyrics: A train around
Original Lyrics: A chain around
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Funky Green Dogs', "Fired Up!"
Misheard Lyrics: You shot my father
Original Lyrics: You got me fired up
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The Muppets', "Kokomo"
Misheard Lyrics: Altoona, Muhammad, come on pretty llama
Original Lyrics: Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
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2000s | |
3 Doors Down's, "When I'm Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: If only for your books
Original Lyrics: If only for your good
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Fall Out Boy's, "20 Dollar Nose Bleed"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you ever wanted to do this to a pear?
Original Lyrics: Have you ever wanted to disappear?
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Fall Out Boy's, "Bang The Doldrums"
Misheard Lyrics: Come, hello-hi water.
Original Lyrics: Come, hell or high water
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Foo Fighters', "Best of You"
Misheard Lyrics: Were you born to exist, or be reused?
Original Lyrics: Were you born to resist, or be abused?
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Linkin Park's, "In the End"
Misheard Lyrics: To explain and do time
Original Lyrics: To explain in due time
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Ludacris', "Splash Waterfalls"
Misheard Lyrics: You kid's the one to blame
Original Lyrics: Cupid's the one to blame
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New Found Glory's, "All Down Hill From Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Pikachu Directed out your butt
Original Lyrics: Figured you were acting out your part.
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Rhapsody's, "The Village of Dwarves"
Misheard Lyrics: We all know our king
Original Lyrics: We honor our king
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Rihanna's, "If It's Lovin' That You Want"
Misheard Lyrics: If it's nothing that you need
Original Lyrics: If it's loving that you need
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Sonique's, "Can't Make Up My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Will I take a toll?
Original Lyrics: Will I take control?
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2010s | |
Vocaloid's, "Me and My Friend Unicorn"
Misheard Lyrics: I touched gay porn
Original Lyrics: I touched his horn
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