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1960s | |
Intruders', "Cowboys to Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: (baby dolls to boys)
Original Lyrics: (pretty dolls to boys)
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1970s | |
Aerosmith's, "Dream On"
Misheard Lyrics: Sing for the laughter, sing Papadias.
Original Lyrics: Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears.
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Andy Gibb's, "Shadow Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: And in a world of pickles
Original Lyrics: And in a world of people
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Bee Gees', "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: Mike Ditka, Mike Ditka
Original Lyrics: Night fever, night fever
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Chicago's, "Saturday in the Park"
Misheard Lyrics: A blind man still can tell stories his own way.
Original Lyrics: A bronze man still can tell stories his own way.
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Elvis Costello & the Attractions', "Two Little Hitlers"
Misheard Lyrics: I left my face on the floor
Original Lyrics: I'm up late, pacing the floor
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Emerson, Lake, and Palmer's, "Karn Evil 9 (Third Impression)"
Misheard Lyrics: Guardians of a nuclear zone
Original Lyrics: Guardians of the new clear dawn
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Little River Band's, "Reminiscing"
Misheard Lyrics: And the horrid tunes
Original Lyrics: And the Porter tunes
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Queen's, "Don't Stop Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause I'm hacking in due time
Original Lyrics: 'cause I'm having a good time
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Rickie Lee Jones', "Chuck E.'s in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you in the food hall
Original Lyrics: I love you in the pool hall
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Slade's, "Cum On Feel the Noize"
Misheard Lyrics: We’ll get more riled up
Original Lyrics: We’ll get wild, wild, wild
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Village People's, "In the Navy"
Misheard Lyrics: But I'm sure they will be always a good naked
Working for the land and sea Original Lyrics: For I'm sure there will be always a good navy
Protecting the land and sea |
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1980s | |
Adam Ant's, "Goody Two Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics: Ride it on a pound note, pound note
Original Lyrics: Write it on a pound note, pound note
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t ask Maurice with the guy in shades
Original Lyrics: Don’t masquerade with the guy in shades
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Cyndi Lauper's, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Misheard Lyrics: You know you're still not the one
Original Lyrics: You know you're still number one
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Dire Straits', "Money for Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: We got some movies, refrigerators
We got some movies, color TVs Original Lyrics: We got to move these refrigerators
We got to move these color TVs |
Huey Lewis and the News', "The Heart of Rock ‘n’ Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: They say the heart of rock ‘n’ roll is illegal
Original Lyrics: They say the heart of rock ‘n’ roll is still beating
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Jody Watley's, "Looking for a New Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m looking for a boom box
Original Lyrics: I’m looking for a new love
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Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes', "Up Where We Belong"
Misheard Lyrics: Some hang on so easily
Original Lyrics: Some hang on to used to be
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Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "Head to Toe"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh baby, I think I love you, let's make a toast
Original Lyrics: Ooh baby, I think I love you from head to toe
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Madonna's, "Live to Tell"
Misheard Lyrics: I was not ready for the phone
Original Lyrics: I was not ready for the fall
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Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett's, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics: Helen's in my car
or Heather's in my car Original Lyrics: Heaven's in my heart
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Murray Head's, "One Night in Bangkok"
Misheard Lyrics: Bangkok, oriental city
Original Lyrics: Bangkok, oriental setting
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Physical"
Misheard Lyrics: There's nothing left to talk about
Yes this whore is on the lead Original Lyrics: There's nothing left to talk about
Unless it's horizontally |
Prince's, "Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't have to be Pooh to rule my world
Original Lyrics: You don't have to be cool to rule my world
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Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter's, "I Couldn’t Say No"
Misheard Lyrics: I didn’t say go
Original Lyrics: I couldn’t say no
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Stray Cats', "Rock This Town"
Misheard Lyrics: We’re gonna lock this down
Original Lyrics: We’re gonna rock this town
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Taylor Dayne's, "Tell It to My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me ‘til we part
Original Lyrics: Tell it to my heart
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers', "Don't Do Me Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone's gonna tell you why
Original Lyrics: Someone's gonna tell you lies
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1990s | |
Aerosmith's, "Janie’s Got a Gun"
Misheard Lyrics: What’s “Come on down”?
Original Lyrics: What’s come undone
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Collective Soul's, "December"
Misheard Lyrics: Just took my son to a trip to Maine.
Original Lyrics: Just tilt the sun toward a new domain.
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Cranberries', "Linger"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I'm searching for a friend
Original Lyrics: You know I'm such a fool for you
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Crystal Waters', "100% Pure Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I want it for life
Original Lyrics: I want it tonight
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Natalie Cole's, "Wild Women Do"
Misheard Lyrics: And they don't forget it
Original Lyrics: And they don't regret it
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Sheryl Crow's, "If it Makes You Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: It can't be like that
Original Lyrics: It can't be that bad
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The Cranberries', "Linger"
Misheard Lyrics: But I was not, I was not...
Original Lyrics: But I was wrong, I was wrong...
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Third Eye Blind's, "How’s It Going to Be"
Misheard Lyrics: ‘cause I don’t dare
Original Lyrics: ‘cause I don’t care
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2000s | |
Ke$ha's, "Tik Tok"
Misheard Lyrics: Now now, we go until they kick us out, out
Or the holy sh*t is down, down Holy sh*t is down, down Ho-ho sh*t is down Original Lyrics: Now, now, we go until they kick us out, out
Or the police shut us down, down Police shut us down, down Po-po shut us down |
Kylie Minogue's, "Can’t Get You Out of My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s a door
Original Lyrics: There’s a dark
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Nickelback's, "How You Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I masturbate so bad
Original Lyrics: And it must have been so bad
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Papa Roach's, "Scars"
Misheard Lyrics: What you didn’t overpay
Original Lyrics: What you didn’t understand
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Plain White T's', "Hey There Delilah"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, it's 1+2=3
Original Lyrics: Oh, it's what you do to me
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2010s | |
Lil Nas X's, "MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)"
Misheard Lyrics: My brains are blowin, out my head
Original Lyrics: I'm not phased, only here to sin
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Lorde's, "Royals"
Misheard Lyrics: And baby arooo (arooo arooo arooooooo)
Original Lyrics: And baby I'll rule (I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule)
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Selena Gomez's, "Lose You to Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: So fart in my purpose
Original Lyrics: Set fire to my purpose
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xmas | |
Alvin and the Chipmunks', "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"
Misheard Lyrics: This Christmas donkey lane.
Original Lyrics: This Christmas don't be late
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