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1950s | |
Bill Haley & His Comets', "Rock Around the Clock"
Misheard Lyrics: When the crip strikes twelve, we’ll poo on crips.
Original Lyrics: When the clock strikes twelve, we'll cool off then.
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1960s | |
Cast of the Sound of Music's, "Climb Every Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics: Fly every mountain
Original Lyrics: Climb every mountain
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Cast of the Sound of Music's, "Edelweiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Bloomberg grown forever
Original Lyrics: Bloom and grow forever
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Cast of the Sound of Music's, "The Lonely Goatherd"
Misheard Lyrics: High on the kill was a lovely goatherd
Original Lyrics: High on the hills was a lonely goatherd
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TV Show Scripts', "Dennis the Menace"
Misheard Lyrics: Carving that silly good luck charm off on Dennis to save penny of 50 cents
Original Lyrics: Carving that silly good luck charm off on Dennis to save paying him 50 cents
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1970s | |
Albert Hammond's, "It Never Rains in Southern California"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm poor, man, I'm poor
Original Lyrics: It pours, man, it pours
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Andrea True Connection's, "More, More, More"
Misheard Lyrics: Get the cameras blowing
Original Lyrics: Get the cameras rolling
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Bread's, "Everything I Own"
Misheard Lyrics: And I will give anything at home
Original Lyrics: And I will give anything I own
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Curtis Mayfield's, "Pusherman"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to get melon now
Original Lyrics: Got to get mellow now
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Diana Ross', "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: One of these old age
Original Lyrics: One of these old days
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Dusty Springfield's, "Son of a Preacher Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Was the song from my teacher man
Original Lyrics: Was the son of a preacher man
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Paul Davis', "I Go Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: When I look in your mind
Original Lyrics: When I look in your eyes
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Pink Floyd's, "Dogs"
Misheard Lyrics: And in the end you'll caca, fly down south.
Original Lyrics: And in the end you'll pack up, fly down south.
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Randy Newman's, "Birmingham"
Misheard Lyrics: My daddy was Obama
Original Lyrics: My daddy was a barber
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Real Thing's, "Can You Feel The Force?"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you feel the farts?
Original Lyrics: Can you feel the force?
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The Bee Gees', "You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Do it like a little b**ch ahh
Original Lyrics: What you doin' on your back aah?
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Three Dog Night's, "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"
Misheard Lyrics: That ain't the way to back home, no!
Original Lyrics: That ain't the way to have fun, no!
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Tommy James', "Draggin' the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Lemon and lime
Original Lyrics: Draggin' the Line
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1980s | |
Bruce Springsteen's, "Brilliant Disguise"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it you baby, or just a Brit in disguise?
Original Lyrics: Is it you baby, or just a brilliant disguise
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Commercial's, "Partnership for a Drug-Free America"
Misheard Lyrics: How long are you now?
Original Lyrics: How old are you now?
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Huey Lewis and the News', "I Want a New Drug"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be drunk
Original Lyrics: I want a new drug
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Madonna's, "Like a Prayer"
Misheard Lyrics: Just cash your check, I'll take you there
Original Lyrics: Just like a prayer, I'll take you there
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Martika's, "Toy Soldiers"
Misheard Lyrics: But the better wages are
or But the battle wages on Original Lyrics: But the battle rages on
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Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney's, "The Girl is Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: Because the dark hair girl is mine
Original Lyrics: Because the doggone girl is mine
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REO Speedwagon's, "Can't Fight This Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: And yet, I'm still afraid to let it snow
Original Lyrics: And yet, I'm still afraid to let it flow
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Rod Stewart's, "Lost in You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm going to make love to you like Victory Man.
Original Lyrics: I'm going make love to you like 15 men.
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1990s | |
Bananarama's, "Preacher Man"
Misheard Lyrics: You're like a bad cat who always knows that its life is a mystery
Original Lyrics: You're like a black cat who always knows that its life is a mystery
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Color Me Badd's, "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been reading all night so just let me hold you close to me
Original Lyrics: I've been waiting all night so just let me hold you close to me
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Iron Maiden's, "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter"
Misheard Lyrics: Soaking up your foolish bride
OR Soaking up your foolish pride Original Lyrics: So pick up your foolish pride
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Seal's, "Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: Miracles will happen as we sleep
Original Lyrics: Miracles will happen as we trip
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Snap!'s, "Rhythm is a Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Wrigley is a dancer
Original Lyrics: Rhythm is a dancer
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The Living End's, "Growing Up (Falling Down)"
Misheard Lyrics: Right up you
Original Lyrics: Growing up, yeah
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2000s | |
Daft Punk's, "Digital Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Before I knew it, but she was all gone
Original Lyrics: Before I knew it, this dream was all gone
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Dragonforce's, "Disciples of Babylon"
Misheard Lyrics: You close your eyes and visualize a deer getting rear
Original Lyrics: You close your eyes and visualize the day you'll get away
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Editors', "Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Blood runs through your fins
Original Lyrics: Blood runs through your veins
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Justin Bieber's, "One Less Lonely Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: There's gonna be one less crispy swirl
Original Lyrics: There's gonna be one less lonely girl.
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Snow Patrol's, "Chasing Cars"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you lie with me and bark at the world
Original Lyrics: Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
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2010s | |
Coldplay's, "Something Just Like This"
Misheard Lyrics: I want something beside this
Original Lyrics: I want something just like this
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Schoolhouse Rock's, "Dollars and Sense"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to get me that for Christmas
Original Lyrics: Got to get me that equipment
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Dua Lipa's, "We’re Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Not gonna judge you and your wheel, somebody else
Original Lyrics: Not gonna judge you when you’re with somebody else
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James Newman's, "Cheating"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I know my score was low
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I know my fire burns low
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Olivia Rodrigo's, "Good 4 U"
Misheard Lyrics: Your apathy is like a wounded sock
Original Lyrics: Your apathy is like a wound in salt
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