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1960s | |
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics: Skip a line and angle.
Original Lyrics: We skipped the light fandango.
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The Kinks', "Tired of Waiting for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Tired of waiting for Blue’s Clues
Original Lyrics: Tired of waiting for you
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1970s | |
Eddie Money's, "Baby Hold On"
Misheard Lyrics: The future is lost at sea
Original Lyrics: The future is ours to see
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Foghat's, "Fool for the City"
Misheard Lyrics: Imma poop on the city
Original Lyrics: I’m a fool for the city
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Gordon Lightfoot's, "Sundown"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I think it’s a sin
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I think it’s a shame
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John Denver's, "Sunshine on My Shoulders"
Misheard Lyrics: But if I had a summer fling
Original Lyrics: But if I had a song to sing
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John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: No tomorrow
Original Lyrics: Mountain mama
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John Travolta's, "Let Her In"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a letter in my life
Original Lyrics: Gonna let her in my life
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Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: And he’s trying to stay away from heaven
Original Lyrics: And he’s buying a stairway to heaven
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Three Dog Night's, "An Old Fashioned Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Is the sound of summer
Original Lyrics: Is the sound of someone
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1980s | |
Big Country's, "In a Big Country"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not expecting to go far into the desert
Original Lyrics: I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert
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Big Country's, "In a Big Country"
Misheard Lyrics: In a big country, dreams stay with you
Like a lover's voice across the mountain side Original Lyrics: In a big country, dreams stay with you
Like a lover's voice fires the mountain side |
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band's, "Against the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: Against the way
Original Lyrics: Against the wind
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Commercial's, "Wendy's - The Best Burgers"
Misheard Lyrics: The best boogers in the business
or The best burgers ain't your business Original Lyrics: The best burgers in the business
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Def Leppard's, "Rock of Ages"
Misheard Lyrics: I love rocky road
Original Lyrics: I love rock 'n' roll
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Kenny Loggins', "I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man)"
Misheard Lyrics: (Ice cream!)
Original Lyrics: (I’m free!)
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Kenny Loggins', "I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man)"
Misheard Lyrics: (Ice scream!)
or (I scream!) Original Lyrics: (I’m free!)
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Peter Gabriel's, "In Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: A driver in my car
Original Lyrics: I drive off in my car
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The Christians', "Forgotten Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Hairy women are on my mind
Original Lyrics: Hear your words echoing around my mind
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Thomas Dolby's, "Flying North"
Misheard Lyrics: N***ers teeming in the chilly air...
Original Lyrics: Lincoln steaming in the chilly air...
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1990s | |
Color Me Badd's, "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Please be my white sugar
Original Lyrics: Please be my wife, sugar
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Gloria Estefan's, "Remember Me with Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Remember me with love maybe
Original Lyrics: Remember me with love baby
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Lenny Kravitz's, "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over "
Misheard Lyrics: All my doubt and fears, can't help but wonder, yeah, if I'd always, always be in love
Original Lyrics: All my doubt and fears have kept me wondering, yeah, if I'd always, always be in love
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Notorious B.I.G. 's, "Mo Money Mo Problems"
Misheard Lyrics: We don't play around, it's a bit late now
(Later) No home, no wand, they want from me (Later) Step on stage, it's just ooh too much Original Lyrics: We don't play around, it's a bet, lay it down
(Later) I don't know what they want from me (Later) Step on stage, the girls boo too much |
Pretenders', "Back on the Chain Gang"
Misheard Lyrics: Battle of the chain gang
Original Lyrics: Back on the chain gang
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Queen's, "I'm Going Slightly Mad"
Misheard Lyrics: To be an artist, you haven't got a clue
Original Lyrics: To be honest, you haven't got a clue
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Skid Row's, "Monkey Business"
Misheard Lyrics: Kangaroo lady with a woman in a pouch
Monkey business skipping on the track Original Lyrics: Kangaroo lady with her bourbon in a pouch
Monkey business slipping on the track |
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The Wallflowers', "One Headlight"
Misheard Lyrics: Me and citronella
Original Lyrics: Me and Cinderella
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Wamdue Project's, "King of My Castle"
Misheard Lyrics: Must be the reason why I pee in my pretzels.
Original Lyrics: Must be the reason why I'm freeing my trapped soul.
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2000s | |
3 Doors Down's, "Be Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: If I can be like Beck
Original Lyrics: If I can be like that
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Pete Seeger's, "Pepsi-Cola"
Misheard Lyrics: Tastes like vinegar, looks like pink
Original Lyrics: Tastes like vinegar, looks like ink
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Robbie Williams', "Rock DJ"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't wanna be sleezy,
Baby just tease me. I've got no family plans. Original Lyrics: I don't wanna be sleasy.
But I want you to please me, I'm an effeminate man. |
Uncle Kracker ft. Dobie Gray's, "Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Leotards coming through to soothe me.
Original Lyrics: The guitars come in through to soothe me.
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Underoath's, "A Moment Suspended in Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Please go w**k me off
Original Lyrics: Please don't wake me up
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2010s | |
Britney Spears', "Till the World Ends"
Misheard Lyrics: Lisp kicked in got your tongue tied in knots I see
Original Lyrics: This kitten got your tongue tied in knots I see
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Hailee Steinfeld's, "Let Me Go"
Misheard Lyrics: But you're always through
Original Lyrics: But you always do
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Imagine Dragons', "Radioactive"
Misheard Lyrics: Rejecting out on the prison balls
Original Lyrics: Then checking out on the prison bus
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John Grant's, "GMF"
Misheard Lyrics: I play the under-dark-horse
Original Lyrics: I play the underdog, of course
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Sam Smith's, "Stay with Me"
Misheard Lyrics: But Barney, stay with me
or But Barney, sing with me Original Lyrics: But darling, stay with me
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Twenty One Pilots', "Heathens"
Misheard Lyrics: All my friends are healing; take it slow
Original Lyrics: All my friends are heathens; take it slow
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Faith Hill's, "This Kiss"
Misheard Lyrics: Risk this, risk this
Original Lyrics: This kiss, this kiss
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Shania Twain's, "That Don't Impress Me Much"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause heaven forbid - it should go out of place
Original Lyrics: 'cause heaven forbid - it should fall out of place
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