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1960s | |
Percy Sledge's, "When a Man Loves a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying to hold on to your - my first love
Original Lyrics: Tryin' to hold on to your precious love
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The Lemon Pipers', "Green Tambourine"
Misheard Lyrics: My green tangerine
Original Lyrics: My green tambourine
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The Righteous Brothers', "Unchained Melody"
Misheard Lyrics: Only rivers flow
Original Lyrics: Lonely rivers flow
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the name of the day?
Original Lyrics: What's the name of the game?
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Blues Image's, "Ride Captain Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: Ride, Cock boy, Ride, upon your mystery ship.
Original Lyrics: Ride, Captain, ride
Upon your mystery ship. |
Burton Cummings', "Stand Tall"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, Sasha, don't you fall
Original Lyrics: Oh, stand tall, and don't you fall
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Carpenters', "We’ve Only Just Begun"
Misheard Lyrics: We’ll find a place where there’s room to go
Original Lyrics: We’ll find a place where there’s room to grow
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Clint Holmes', "Playground in My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: And the children weigh
Original Lyrics: And the children play
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Eagles', "Hotel California"
Misheard Lyrics: I had to find a plastic bag
At the place I was before Original Lyrics: I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before |
George Thorogood and the Destroyers', "Who Do You Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a two-store ham
Original Lyrics: I've got a tombstone hand
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Slade's, "Cum On Feel the Noize"
Misheard Lyrics: And I don't wear white
Original Lyrics: And I don't know why
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Stampeders', "Sweet City Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet silly woman
Original Lyrics: Sweet city woman
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The Four Seasons', "Who Loves You"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s hard to make believe
You’re happy when you’re gay Original Lyrics: It’s hard to make believe
You’re happy when you’re gray |
The Spinners', "Could it Be I'm Falling in Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: Every time I speak of Nate
Original Lyrics: Every time I speak your name
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Tony Orlando and Dawn's, "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll stay on the bus,
Forget about Gus, Put the blame on me Original Lyrics: I'll stay on the bus,
Forget about us, Put the blame on me |
1980s | |
Aerosmith's, "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
Misheard Lyrics: (Oh yeah, oh yeah!)
Original Lyrics: (Sax) (Sax)
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Bobby Brown's, "Every Little Step"
Misheard Lyrics: Every little breath I take
Original Lyrics: Every little step I take
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Dionne and Friends', "That's What Friends Are For"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be on your time forever more
Original Lyrics: I'll be on your side forever more
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Melissa Manchester's, "You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
Misheard Lyrics: She said she would be lost in Paris
Original Lyrics: She said she would be lost without you
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Pat Benatar's, "Fire and Ice"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd be playin' with Kyle
Original Lyrics: I'd be playin' with fire
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Peter Schilling's, "Major Tom"
Misheard Lyrics: Earth below us, drifting falling
Floating wankers Coming coming Home Original Lyrics: Earth below us
Drifting falling Floating weightless Calling calling home |
Poison's, "I Won't Forget You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can still see pigeons are blue
Original Lyrics: I can still see pictures of you
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The Police's, "Every Breath You Take"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll do what you do
Original Lyrics: I'll be watching you
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Tracy Chapman's, "Fast Car"
Misheard Lyrics: Still drinking and you think I'm the boss
Original Lyrics: You stay out drinkin' late at the bar
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U2's, "With or Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't win with or without you
Original Lyrics: I can't live with or without you
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Whitesnake's, "Is This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: So I can hold you in my heart
Original Lyrics: So I can hold you in my arms
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1990s | |
Hootie & the Blowfish's, "I Go Blind"
Misheard Lyrics: Fire and fire
Original Lyrics: Higher and higher
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Julian Lennon's, "Salt Water"
Misheard Lyrics: We're like the deepest ocean, send photographs of man
OR We're like the deepest ocean, send photographs of masks Original Lyrics: We light the deepest ocean, send photographs of Mars
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Mono's, "Life in Mono"
Misheard Lyrics: From someone else's scream
Original Lyrics: From someone else's dream
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Montell Jordan's, "This is How We Do It"
Misheard Lyrics: The potty's here on the west side
Original Lyrics: The party's here on the west side
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Oleta Adams', "Get Here"
Misheard Lyrics: Tape me up on a carpet ride
Original Lyrics: Take me up on a carpet ride
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: In the arms of a nation
Original Lyrics: In the arms of an angel
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The Simpsons', "Do The Bartman"
Misheard Lyrics: But you're wrong, Bob, 'cause I'll do the Bartman.
Original Lyrics: But I know I'm bad 'cause I do the Bartman.
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k.d. lang's, "Constant Craving"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe a great magic boy
Original Lyrics: Maybe a great magnet pulls
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2000s | |
Filter's, "Take a Picture"
Misheard Lyrics: Could you tell my teacher?
Original Lyrics: Could you take my picture?
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Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule's, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)"
Misheard Lyrics: The way you spell, it drives me wild
Original Lyrics: The way you smell, it drives me wild
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Lady Gaga's, "Poker Face"
Misheard Lyrics: Pewdiepie, Pewdiepie,
No, he can't read my poker face. Original Lyrics: Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my poker face |
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2010s | |
Bruno Mars', "24K Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Throw your pizza beans at sky
Original Lyrics: Throw your hands up in the sky
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Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: We're rup all Mexican
Original Lyrics: Robots singing 'I'm up all night to get'
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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis', "Thrift Shop"
Misheard Lyrics: Yello, Yello my ace man my mellow,
John Wayne ain't got nothing but my friend's gay hell no Original Lyrics: Hello, Hello my ace man my mellow,
John Wayne ain't got nothing on my fringe game hell no |
R. City ft. Adam Levine's, "Locked Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Ride a boner
Original Lyrics: Right about now
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country | |
Willie Nelson's, "Always on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: You were always on my right
Original Lyrics: You were always on my mind
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