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1960s | |
Canned Heat's, "Let's Work Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's get on the bone and work together
Original Lyrics: Let's get on the ball and work together
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Crosby, Stills, and Nash's, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: What have you got for you?
Original Lyrics: What have you got to lose?
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Junior Walker and the All-Stars', "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)?"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm scared I baked
Original Lyrics: How can I make
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Simon & Garfunkel's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: Captain Picard's on the New Jersey Turnpike
Original Lyrics: Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
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Sunny and the Sunglows', "Talk to Me, Talk to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me why -- I wanna know.
Original Lyrics: Tell me what I wanna know.
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "New York State of Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: And oh, what a waste of time
Original Lyrics: And I don't want to waste more time
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Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up for you I'm not a present for your French New Open This boy's too young to be singing His song, ooooh, ah, ah So goodbye yellow brick road Where the dogs of society howl You can't plant me in your penthouse I'm going back to my plough Back to the cabin built out in the woods I'm huntin' the horny back toad Oh, I've finally decided my future lies Beyond Yellow Brick Road Ah, ah And what do you think you'll do then? I better shoot down the plane Where it'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics To set you on your feet again Maybe you'll get a replacement There's plenty like me to be found Mongrels who ain't got a penny Sniffin' for tippers like you On the ground, ah, ah Original Lyrics: You know you can't hold me forever
I didn't sign up with you I'm not a present for your friends to open This boy's too young to be singing The blues, ah, ah So goodbye yellow brick road Where the dogs of society howl You can't plant me in your penthouse I'm going back to my plough Back to the howling old owl in the woods Hunting the horny back toad Oh, I've finally decided my future lies Beyond the yellow brick road Ah, ah What do you think you'll do then? I bet they'll shoot down the plane It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics To set you on your feet again Maybe you'll get a replacement There's plenty like me to be found Mongrels who ain't got a penny Sniffin' for titbits like you On the ground, ah, ah |
Gloria Gaynor's, "I Will Survive"
Misheard Lyrics: Weren't you the one who tried to rape me? Well goodbye!
Original Lyrics: Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbye?
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Hawkwind's, "Time We Left This World Today"
Misheard Lyrics: Bravely sigh and fall behind
Original Lyrics: Brain police are not far behind
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Hawkwind's, "Time We Left This World Today"
Misheard Lyrics: Guys like us are who you'll meet
Original Lyrics: Cast sly glances at who you meet
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Hawkwind's, "Time We Left This World Today"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch you wager, watch and see
Original Lyrics: They watch you as you walk the streets
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Squeeze's, "Cool for Cats"
Misheard Lyrics: To change the mood a little I've been posting Dan a pub
Original Lyrics: To change the mood a little I've been posing down the pub
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1980s | |
Bananarama's, "Robert De Niro's Waiting"
Misheard Lyrics: Talking a tabby
Original Lyrics: Talking Italian
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Counting Crows', "Rain King"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t try to believe in me
Original Lyrics: Don’t try to feed me
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Fine Young Cannibals', "Don't Look Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be set
Original Lyrics: Don't be sad
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Howard Jones', "What is Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: What is slug in a way?
Original Lyrics: What is love anywhere?
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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts', "Summertime Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: ‘Cause there ain’t no cure for the summertime booze
Original Lyrics: ‘Cause there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues
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Madness', "(Waiting for) the Ghost Train"
Misheard Lyrics: A strawberry woman
Original Lyrics: A straw headed woman
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Madness', "One Better Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Surrounded by his pass
Original Lyrics: Surrounded by his past
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Madness', "Uncle Sam"
Misheard Lyrics: Selling a Snickers from the women liberators
Original Lyrics: Silly little sniggers from the women liberators
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Madness', "Yesterday's Man"
Misheard Lyrics: It must get better in the strong one
Original Lyrics: It must get better in the long run
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New Order's, "The Perfect Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Then came by a friend in mind
Original Lyrics: Then came by a friend of mine
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's, "Enola Gay"
Misheard Lyrics: These scams you play
They're going to end in more than tears some day Original Lyrics: These games you play
They're going to end in more than tears some day |
Psychedelic Furs', "So Run Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Run down, who cares, I'm so angry
Original Lyrics: Run down, who cares, I'm so happy
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Queen's, "The Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics: Captain Kirk and Cain and Abel
Original Lyrics: Captain Cook and Cain and Abel
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1990s | |
Brand New Heavies', "Sometimes"
Misheard Lyrics: Breaking hearts I thought was so clever
But I'm the one who got hurt planned Original Lyrics: Breaking hearts I thought was so clever
But I'm the one who got hurt playing |
Collective Soul's, "Shine"
Misheard Lyrics: Lemon lem yer lem jem dem
Original Lyrics: Heaven let your light shine down
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Color Me Badd's, "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna sh*t you up
Original Lyrics: I wanna sex you up
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Cornershop's, "Brimful of Asha"
Misheard Lyrics: A green blue badger on the 45
Original Lyrics: Brimful of asha on the 45.
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En Vogue's, "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
Misheard Lyrics: Save your bark, you won't get very far
OR Save your bite, you won't get very far Original Lyrics: Save your breath, you won't get very far
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Fiona Apple's, "Sleep to Dream"
Misheard Lyrics: You got your hand in the clouds
Original Lyrics: You got your head in the clouds
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Queen's, "Innuendo"
Misheard Lyrics: If there's a point, if there's a reason to live our lives
Original Lyrics: If there's a point, if there's a reason to live or die
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They Might Be Giants', "Birdhouse in Your Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: Blue canary in the yellow by the light switch
Original Lyrics: Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch.
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Westside Connection's, "Bow Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Big s*** in a small pond
Original Lyrics: Big fish in a small pond
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‘N Sync's, "(God Must Have Spent) a Little More Time on You"
Misheard Lyrics: They broke the mogul when you came to this world
Original Lyrics: They broke the mold when you came in this world
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2000s | |
Baha Men's, "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
Misheard Lyrics: Who let the clothes out?
Original Lyrics: Who let the dogs out?
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Madness', "Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: I didn't want to be you
Original Lyrics: I didn't want to leave you
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They Might Be Giants', "Feign Amnesia"
Misheard Lyrics: We were standing outside the sidewalk
With that crazy goddamn thing behind us Original Lyrics: We were standing outside the sidewalk
With that crazy guy dancing behind us |
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2010s | |
Bon Jovi's, "This House Is Not for Sale"
Misheard Lyrics: Dammit on the dirt where they'll dig my grave
Original Lyrics: Standing to the dirt where they'll dig my grave
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Foo Fighters', "Waiting On a War"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a modernistic man
Original Lyrics: Is there more to this than that
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's, "Catching Smoke"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a penis inside my pocket
Original Lyrics: I've got happiness inside my pocket
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country | |
Keith Urban and Pink's, "One Too Many"
Misheard Lyrics: In this gorgeous setting, staring at my phone
Original Lyrics: In this bar, just sat here staring at my phone
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