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1960s | |
Monkees', "Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sandra long hair and pig tales.
Original Lyrics: Sandra, long hair and beat girl.
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The Foundations', "Build Me Up, Buttercup"
Misheard Lyrics: Honey you, more than anyone darling
Original Lyrics: I need you more than anyone darling
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The Zombies', "She's Not There"
Misheard Lyrics: The way she'd act, I'm the color of her hair.
Original Lyrics: The way she'd act and the color of her hair.
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1970s | |
Al Stewart's, "Year of the Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: The year of the cap
Original Lyrics: The year of the cat
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David Bowie's, "The Jean Genie"
Misheard Lyrics: He's outrageous,
He squeezes his balls Original Lyrics: He's outrageous,
He screams and he bawls |
Doug Ashdown's, "Winter in America"
Misheard Lyrics: The harbour's misty in the morning glow
Oh Howard missed December The friendship penny opens up to kiss the salty air Original Lyrics: The harbour's misty in the morning love
Oh how I miss December The Frangipani opens up to kiss the salty air |
Eagles', "Heartache Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: There's gonna be a horning tonight
or ...Harding tonight Original Lyrics: There's gonna be a heartache tonight
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Foreigner's, "Hot Blooded"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't have to be my guide
Original Lyrics: You don't have to read my mind
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Jefferson Starship's, "Miracles"
Misheard Lyrics: If only you believe in martinis
Original Lyrics: If only you believe like I believe
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Cheeseburger in Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and french fry potatoes Big kosh your pickle and a cold dry there Well good guy well money which where do I steer Original Lyrics: I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer Well, good god Almighty which way do I steer |
Norman Greenbaum's, "Spirit in the Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna go to the place that's the test
Original Lyrics: Gonna go to the place that's the best
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Seals & Crofts', "Get Closer"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no more to follow
Original Lyrics: There's no more tomorrow
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Starland Vocal Band's, "Afternoon Delight"
Misheard Lyrics: Skyrocket/jet fight, afternoon delight
Original Lyrics: Skyrockets in flight, afternoon delight
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Starland Vocal Band's, "Afternoon Delight"
Misheard Lyrics: Skyrocket’s in sight... afternoon delight
Original Lyrics: Skyrockets in flight... afternoon delight
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Sweet's, "Ballroom Blitz"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh lips been getting so hard
Living with the things you do to me Original Lyrics: Oh it's been getting so hard
Living with the things you do to me |
The New Seekers', "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd like to build the world a home,
And furnish it with drugs Original Lyrics: I'd like to build the world a home,
And furnish it with love |
The Who's, "We're Not Gonna Take It"
Misheard Lyrics: My name is Tony
Original Lyrics: My name is Tommy
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1980s | |
Frankie Goes to Hollywood's, "Relax (Don't Do It)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dream those dreams
Steamboat steams Original Lyrics: Dream those dreams
Scheme those schemes |
Irene Cara's, "Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: Sue Ellen, Sue Ellen, Sue Ellen...
Original Lyrics: Remember, remember, remember...
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Richard Marx's, "Right Here Waiting"
Misheard Lyrics: I wonder how we can survive this moondance
Original Lyrics: I wonder how we can survive this romance
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Samantha Fox's, "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)"
Misheard Lyrics: (Asshole)
Original Lyrics: (Asking for)
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Samantha Fox's, "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart with fleas
Original Lyrics: My heart would freeze
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Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics: Here I am.
I'll watch you like a hurricane. Original Lyrics: Here I am.
To rock you like a hurricane. |
Tones on Tail's, "Lions"
Misheard Lyrics: A copy of the rain always leads the way
Admitting her love in drips and drips Original Lyrics: And curvy Lorraine always leads the way
Admitting her love it drips and drips |
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XTC's, "Earn Enough for Us"
Misheard Lyrics: So you're saying that we're gonna be three
Now a father's what I'll be Don't get me wrong I'm so proud That the belt's already tight Original Lyrics: So you're saying that we're going to be three
Now, a father's what I'll be Don't get me wrong I'm so proud But the belt's already tight |
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1990s | |
Mariah Carey's, "Always Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: No way you're never gonna shape me
(Later) But I'd have never believed you'd be back again Original Lyrics: No way you're never gonna shake me
(Later) But inevitably you'll be back again |
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Moby's, "Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad"
Misheard Lyrics: Heeee f***ed a dog
Original Lyrics: These open doors
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Natalie Merchant's, "Kind & Generous"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I'm black...
Original Lyrics: You know I'm bound...
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Opeth's, "The Moor"
Misheard Lyrics: The sires from earth, upon my re chin
or The fires from earth, upon my big chin Original Lyrics: The sigh of summer, upon my return
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R.E.M.'s, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: Call me in chalawaika
Original Lyrics: Call me when you try to wake her up
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Under the Bridge"
Misheard Lyrics: I'ma the reach the top
Original Lyrics: Under the bridge downtown
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Sheryl Crow's, "Leaving Las Vegas"
Misheard Lyrics: And I place my bed
Original Lyrics: And I place my bet
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Take That's, "Back for Good"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a fistful of emotion
Original Lyrics: I've got a fix of pure emotions
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The Fugees', "Ready or Not"
Misheard Lyrics: Radio nut, here I come.
Original Lyrics: Ready or not, here I come.
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2000s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Just Older"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a favourite pair of torn in jeans
Original Lyrics: Like a favourite pair of torn blue jeans
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Cannibal Corpse's, "Make Them Suffer"
Misheard Lyrics: Make them supper!
Make them supper! Make them supper! Make them supper! Original Lyrics: Make them suffer!
Make them suffer! Make them suffer! Make them suffer! |
LeAnn Rimes', "Can't Fight the Moonlight"
Misheard Lyrics: No, you can't find it
or No, you can't hide it Original Lyrics: No, you can't fight it
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2010s | |
Halestorm's, "I Miss the Misery"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh Mr Misery
Original Lyrics: Oh I miss the misery
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's, "Cyboogie"
Misheard Lyrics: Cyboogie, a hunk or roulette
Original Lyrics: Cyboogie, a hunk of grey matt
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's, "People Vultures"
Misheard Lyrics: If I don't hear it
What else have I got left to do now? Original Lyrics: Final hearing
What else have I got left to spew down? |
Linkin Park's, "When They Come for Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Try the catch up, m**********r!
Original Lyrics: Try to catch up, m**********r!
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Phillip Phillips', "Home"
Misheard Lyrics: Just know you're not alarmed
Original Lyrics: Just know you're not alone
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Post Malone's, "Circles"
Misheard Lyrics: It was just a sex romp
Original Lyrics: It was just the sex though
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