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1960s | |
Bob Dylan's, "Lay Lady Lay"
Misheard Lyrics: Lady Elaine
Lay across thumping brass bed Original Lyrics: Lay lady lay
Lay across the big brass bed |
Ray Charles', "In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: But hold on, it won't be wrong
Original Lyrics: But hold on, it won't be long
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not oxi-free
Original Lyrics: Honey, I'm still free
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Barry Manilow's, "Can’t Smile Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can’t laugh and I can’t swim
Original Lyrics: I can’t laugh and I can’t sing
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Bob Dylan's, "Tangled Up In Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: I was standing on the side of the road
Waiting for a number two Original Lyrics: I was standing on the side of the road
Rain falling on my shoes |
Bob Dylan's, "Tangled Up In Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: They never did like Mama's homemade dress
Papa's banquet wasn't big enough Original Lyrics: They never did like Mama's homemade dress
Papa's bank book wasn't big enough |
Bread's, "Baby I'm-a Want You"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby I'm not wanted
Baby I'm not needed Original Lyrics: Baby I'm-a want you
Baby I'm-a need you |
Frankie Valli's, "My Eyes Adored You"
Misheard Lyrics: My eye's a dojo
Original Lyrics: My eyes adored you.
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Mott the Hoople's, "Foxy, Foxy"
Misheard Lyrics: Boxy, boxy, please don't eject me
Original Lyrics: Foxy, Foxy, please don't reject me
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Mott the Hoople's, "Honaloochie Boogie"
Misheard Lyrics: And a bird's-eye point of view
Original Lyrics: And a worm's-eye point of view
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Mott the Hoople's, "The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Jeans for the genies dress for the TVs
or Jeans for the genies dress for the preemies Original Lyrics: Jeans for the genies dress for the dreamies
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Mungo Jerry's, "In the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics: If her daddy's witch
Original Lyrics: If her daddy's rich
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Neil Young's, "Old Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Old man, look at balls
Mine's a lot like yours were Original Lyrics: Old man, look at my life
I'm a lot like you were |
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Queen's, "You're My Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh you make me wet now, honey
Original Lyrics: Ooh, you're making me live now, honey!
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Leave a Tender Moment Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: To tell the girl the chronicle line
Original Lyrics: To tell the girl the comical line
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Debbie Gibson's, "Lost in Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: You can take me to the stars
Original Lyrics: You can take me to the sky
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John Mellencamp's, "Authority Song"
Misheard Lyrics: You always win
Original Lyrics: Authority always wins
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Lindsey Buckingham's, "Holiday Road"
Misheard Lyrics: I found out bungalow
Original Lyrics: I found out long ago
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Men at Work's, "Who Can It Be Now?"
Misheard Lyrics: I've done ho harmony to myself
Original Lyrics: I've done no harm I keep to myself
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Men at Work's, "Who Can It Be Now?"
Misheard Lyrics: I've done no harmony to myself
Original Lyrics: I've done no harm I keep to myself
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Morrissey's, "Everyday is Like Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the coast of down
Original Lyrics: This is the coastal town
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Night Ranger's, "Sister Christian"
Misheard Lyrics: Watching the Price is Right
Original Lyrics: What’s your price for flight?
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Pat Benatar's, "We Belong"
Misheard Lyrics: Whenever we derive or replace
Original Lyrics: Whenever we deny or embrace
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Paula Abdul's, "Cold Hearted"
Misheard Lyrics: He was up there sneaky
Original Lyrics: He was up there sleeping
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Paula Abdul's, "Forever Your Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: You won't remember
Original Lyrics: You got to remember
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Paula Abdul's, "Straight Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you more than hockey?
Original Lyrics: Are you more than hot for me?
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Taylor Dayne's, "Don't Rush Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It's well worth breaking
Original Lyrics: It's well worth waiting
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When in Rome's, "The Promise"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll always be dead
Original Lyrics: I'll always be there
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1990s | |
Fear Factory's, "Replica"
Misheard Lyrics: I don’t want to lift that weight!
I don’t want to lift that weight! Original Lyrics: I don’t want to live that way!
I don’t want to live that way! |
Guns N Roses', "November Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Rogers end up walking in the cold November rain.
Original Lyrics: I'll just end up walking in the cold November rain.
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Marc Cohn's, "Walking In Memphis"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I was walking in Methods.
Original Lyrics: Well I was walking in Memphis.
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Pantera's, "The Great Southern Trendkill"
Misheard Lyrics: The great! Southern! Treadmill!
Original Lyrics: The great! Southern! Trendkill!
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Prince's, "Diamonds and Pearls"
Misheard Lyrics: Is just stop you, my love
Original Lyrics: Is just offer you my love
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Smells Like Nirvana"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, it sure beats razing cattle
Original Lyrics: Well, it sure beats raising cattle
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Ziggy Marley's, "Believe in Yourself (Arthur theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm so gay
Original Lyrics: And I say "Hey!"
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2000s | |
Keane's, "Somewhere Only We Know"
Misheard Lyrics: So why don't we blow...
Original Lyrics: So why don't we go...
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Maroon 5's, "Beautiful Mistakes"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m in love with the vag
Original Lyrics: I’m in love with the past
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Sugababes', "Push the Button"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew I had my mermaid up from the very beginning
Original Lyrics: I knew I had my mind made up from the very beginning
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Toploader's, "Dancing in the Moonlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody’s hearing out of sight
Original Lyrics: Everybody here is out of sight
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country | |
misc | |
Traditional's, "Alphabet Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I know on NBC
Original Lyrics: Now I know my ABCs
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Traditional's, "The More We Get Together"
Misheard Lyrics: The more we go for dinner
For dinner, for dinner The more we go for dinner The happier we'll feed Original Lyrics: The more we go together
Together, together The more we go together The happier we'll be |
xmas | |
Carpenters', "First Snowfall"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a good old Santa never sees the rain
Original Lyrics: It's the good old sentimental season when
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Carpenters', "First Snowfall"
Misheard Lyrics: What a joy for a boy to be old
Original Lyrics: What a joy for a boy to behold
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