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1960s | |
Four Seasons', "Rag Doll"
Misheard Lyrics: Such a pretty face should be dressed in less
Original Lyrics: Such a pretty face should be dressed in lace
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Led Zeppelin's, "Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)"
Misheard Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fix in hand
Original Lyrics: With a purple umbrella and a fifty cent hat
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Little Anthony And The Imperials', "Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop"
Misheard Lyrics: Chimmy chimmy co-co-pop.
Chimmy chimmy pow. Original Lyrics: Shimmy shimmy ko-ko-bop
Shimmy shimmy bop. |
Matt Monro's, "The Impossible Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: To reach the unreachable stone.
Original Lyrics: To reach the unreachable star.
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Michael Jackson's, "Off the Wall"
Misheard Lyrics: And let the mattress and the music get to you
Original Lyrics: And let the madness and the music get to you
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1970s | |
Al Green's, "Let’s Stay Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Whatever you wanted to
Original Lyrics: Whatever you want to do
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Billy Preston's, "Nothing from Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not trying to be your finest
Original Lyrics: I'm not trying to be your highness
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Debby Boone's, "You Light Up My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: You give me home
Original Lyrics: You give me hope
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Devo's, "Mr. DNA"
Misheard Lyrics: He's an atheistic pooper
Original Lyrics: He's an altruistic pervert
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Elton John's, "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
Misheard Lyrics: I lost my feelin’ in my hands
Original Lyrics: Our love lies bleedin’ in my hands
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Jim Gilstrap and Blinky Williams', "Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Keeping your ducks on the water
Original Lyrics: Keeping your head above water
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Marvin Gaye's, "Got to Give it Up, Pt. 1"
Misheard Lyrics: I used to go out to vomit
Original Lyrics: I used to go out to parties
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Queen's, "Death on Two Legs"
Misheard Lyrics: Was your feet on my back part of the deal? Shock!
Original Lyrics: Was the fin on your back part of the deal? Shark!
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Sammy Davis Jr.'s, "The Candy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with love
And makes the world taste smooth. Original Lyrics: The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with love
And makes the world taste good. |
Santana's, "Evil Ways"
Misheard Lyrics: You got to change your eagle’s waist
Original Lyrics: You got to change your evil ways
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Stevie Wonder's, "Sir Duke"
Misheard Lyrics: You can hear it on coda
Original Lyrics: You can feel it all over
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1980s | |
Bryan Adams', "Run to You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna offer you
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna run to you
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Debarge's, "You Wear It Well"
Misheard Lyrics: Now that we are married
Original Lyrics: Not the ordinary
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Debarge's, "You Wear it Well"
Misheard Lyrics: Now that we are merry
Original Lyrics: Not the ordinary
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Guns 'N' Roses', "Out Ta Get Me"
Misheard Lyrics: They won't rape me.
Original Lyrics: They won't break me.
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Kenny Loggins', "Danger Zone"
Misheard Lyrics: Highway to the Trader Joe's
Original Lyrics: Highway to the Danger Zone
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Peter Gabriel's, "Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics: Andre has a red flag, Cheyenne chooses blue
They all have hills to fly them on except for "little Tai Yu." Original Lyrics: Andre has a red flag, Chiang Ching's is blue
They all have hills to fly them on except for Lin Tai Yu. |
The System's, "Don’t Disturb This Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m groovy, baby
Original Lyrics: I’m groovin’, baby
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Tracy Chapman's, "Fast Car"
Misheard Lyrics: He's the one, he's the one
Original Lyrics: Be someone, be someone
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1990s | |
Bush's, "Glycerine"
Misheard Lyrics: Funny let the dagos buy Listerine
Original Lyrics: Don't let the days go by.
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Fatboy Slim's, "Praise You"
Misheard Lyrics: I have to chase you like I should
Original Lyrics: I have to praise you like I should
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: In Bertha’s shed it’s a lonely view
Original Lyrics: With the birds I'll share this lonely view.
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Rush's, "Cut to the Chase"
Misheard Lyrics: Way things Geddy Lee.
Original Lyrics: Way things ought to be.
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Sash!'s, "Colour the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Do the act with me, do the dance with me
Colour the world for we are descendants Original Lyrics: Duni akwe tu, duni akwe tu
Colour the world for we are the same |
Sonia's, "Better The Devil You Know"
Misheard Lyrics: He's got the gate to my heart and my love is due
Original Lyrics: He's got the key to my heart and my love is true
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Take That's, "Back for Good"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you back for dope
Original Lyrics: I want you back for good
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Tracy Chapman's, "Give Me One Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me one reason to speak here
Original Lyrics: Give me one reason to stay here
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2000s | |
Adele's, "Chasing Pavements"
Misheard Lyrics: Should I give up or just keep chasing penguins?
Original Lyrics: Should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements, even if it leads nowhere?
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George Michael's, "Flawless (Go to the City)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes you think your cat's gonna score
Original Lyrics: Sometimes you think that your head's going to blow
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Iron Maiden's, "Ghost of the Navigator"
Misheard Lyrics: Nowhere left to run, Merry Gator’s sun
Jason Blaine’s our holidays Original Lyrics: Nowhere left to run, navigator’s son
Chasing rainbows all my days |
Jessica Simpson's, "I Think I'm in Love with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I'm around
Original Lyrics: I think I'm in love
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Justin Timberlake's, "Rock Your Body"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna lock you
Original Lyrics: I wanna rock you
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Michael Tolcher's, "Sooner or Later"
Misheard Lyrics: Beware the census
Original Lyrics: Beware the cancer
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Walking the Cadaver's, "Chased Through the Woods by a Rapist"
Misheard Lyrics: I like shredded wheat
Original Lyrics: This slut shall now see
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2010s | |
Bastille's, "Pompeii"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, Pedro, Pedro
Oh, Pedro Pedro, Oh Pedro, Pedro, Oh Pedro, Uh oh Original Lyrics: eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh
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Jason Collett's, "Love Is a Dirty Word"
Misheard Lyrics: Scribbling out his fraction
Original Lyrics: Scribbling out his rapture
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Maroon 5's, "Misery"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, oh my God he’s dead
Original Lyrics: Girl, you really got me bad
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Tacky"
Misheard Lyrics: I Instacart every meal I had
Original Lyrics: I Instagram every meal I had
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Word Crimes"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe you f***ed that class
Original Lyrics: Maybe you flunked that class
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misc | |
Commercial's, "Kellogg's Frosted Flakes"
Misheard Lyrics: They're grrrapes
Original Lyrics: They're grrreat
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Tate McRae's, "You Broke Me First"
Misheard Lyrics: Suddenly your eyes keep falling back.
Original Lyrics: Suddenly you're asking for it back.
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