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1960s | |
The Band's, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
Misheard Lyrics: And I served on the Denver train
or And I served on the Denville train Original Lyrics: And I served on the Danville train
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I could never seem to follow
Original Lyrics: I could never see tomorrow
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Deep Purple's, "Smoke on the Water"
Misheard Lyrics: Hank Zephyr and the Mobbers
Original Lyrics: Frank Zappa and the Mothers
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Elton John's, "Madman Across the Water"
Misheard Lyrics: Is the madman blind or are the windows painted
Original Lyrics: Is the nightmare black or are the windows painted
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First Class', "Beach Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Beach baby, beach baby, there in Japan
Would you lie to the end of September Original Lyrics: Beach baby, beach baby, there on the sand
From July to the end of September |
Gene Chandler's, "Groovy Situation"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, it’s a gooey situation
Original Lyrics: Oh, it’s a groovy situation
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Ja'Net DuBois', "Movin' On Up (Theme from The Jeffersons)"
Misheard Lyrics: Gettin' our turn at best
Original Lyrics: Gettin' our turn at bat
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Ozark Mountain Daredevils', "Jackie Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: You like your life in a reborn style
You take an inch but you never mind. Original Lyrics: You like your life in a freeform style
You'll take an inch but you'd love a mile |
Rolling Stones', "When the Whip Comes Down"
Misheard Lyrics: I was gay in New York
With faggoty legs Original Lyrics: I was gay in New York
A fag in L.A. |
Silver Convention's, "Fly, Robin, Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: Apples in the sky
Original Lyrics: Up, up to the sky
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The Partridge Family's, "I Woke Up in Love This Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: ‘cause I woke up in London this morning
Original Lyrics: ‘cause I woke up in love this morning
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The Partridge Family's, "When We're Singin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Danny got Reuben to sell us all
Original Lyrics: Danny got Reuben to sell our song
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1980s | |
David Bowie's, "Let's Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: Tremble like a throw up
Original Lyrics: Tremble like a flower
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Duran Duran's, "Hungry Like The Wolf"
Misheard Lyrics: The mouse is alive, and gypsies like wine
Original Lyrics: Mouth is alive all running inside
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Eddie Rabbitt's, "I Love a Rainy Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Showers wash all my cars away
Original Lyrics: Showers wash all my cares away
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Guns N Roses', "Paradise City"
Misheard Lyrics: Captain America's been sold a farmyard
Even though he's just a guy with a broken a*se Original Lyrics: Captain America's been torn apart
Now he's a court jester with a broken heart |
John Mellencamp's, "Pink Houses"
Misheard Lyrics: The bears and the pears that kill
Original Lyrics: The bills and the pills that kill
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Michael Jackson's, "Billie Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Billie Jean is not my mother
She's just a girl who's Plimpton I am the one But the champ is not my son Original Lyrics: Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one But the kid is not my son |
Sharon, Lois and Bram's, "Skinnamarink"
Misheard Lyrics: Underneath the nude
Original Lyrics: Underneath the moon
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The Cure's, "Fascination Street"
Misheard Lyrics: Put on your face
Original Lyrics: Pull on your face
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Wee Sing's, "Are You Sleeping?"
Misheard Lyrics: Even bells are ringing
Original Lyrics: Evening bells are ringing
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Wee Sing's, "Hey, Lolly, Lolly"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, Wally, Wally, Wally
Original Lyrics: Hey, Lolly, Lolly, Lolly
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Wee Sing's, "Over in the Meadow"
Misheard Lyrics: So they swam and they leaked
Original Lyrics: So they swam and they leaped
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Wee Sing's, "Three Blind Mice"
Misheard Lyrics: See how they rhyme
Original Lyrics: See how they run
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Wee Sing's, "Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?"
Misheard Lyrics: Ben who?
Original Lyrics: Then who?
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1990s | |
10,000 Maniacs', "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I can touch you now
Original Lyrics: They can't hurt you now
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10,000 Maniacs', "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Weekends and nights belong to lovers
Original Lyrics: Because the night belongs to lovers
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AC/DC's, "Thunderstruck"
Misheard Lyrics: It's OK, we're doin' great.
Original Lyrics: It's alright, we're doin' fine.
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Streets of Philadelphia"
Misheard Lyrics: Just as black and whispering, here's the rain on the streets of Philadelphia
Ain't no angel gonna grate me Original Lyrics: Just as black and whispering as the rain on the streets of Philadelphia
Ain't no angel gonna greet me |
Green Day's, "Brain Stew"
Misheard Lyrics: No rest for God stops in my mind
Original Lyrics: No rest for cross tops in my mind
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Metallica's, "Hero of the Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Homos tried to rape me.
Original Lyrics: Mama they try and break me.
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Sarah McLachlan's, "Sweet Surrender"
Misheard Lyrics: It doesn't mean lunch
Original Lyrics: It doesn't mean much
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The Divinyls', "I Touch Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't love anybody else
Original Lyrics: I don't want anybody else
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U2's, "One"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, it’s Kool-Aid tonight
Original Lyrics: Well, it’s too late tonight
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Voice of the Beehive's, "Monsters and Angels"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a peacefulness and a range inside us all
Original Lyrics: There's a peacefulness and a rage inside us all
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2000s | |
AC/DC's, "Stiff Upper Lip"
Misheard Lyrics: I was boned with a stiff, a stiff upper d1¢k
Original Lyrics: I was born with a stiff, a stiff upper lip
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Roger Sanchez's, "Another Chance"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me another chance tonight
I'd try harder about the things we had to right Original Lyrics: If I had another chance tonight
I'd try to tell you that the things we had were right |
Toni Braxton's, "He Wasn't Man Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking at me like I'm heard
Original Lyrics: Looking at me like I'm hurt
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Wee Sing's, "Cobbler, Cobbler"
Misheard Lyrics: Gobbler, gobbler, met my show
Original Lyrics: Cobbler, Cobbler, mend my shoe
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Wee Sing's, "From Wibbleton to Wobbleton"
Misheard Lyrics: From Wimbledon to London
Original Lyrics: From Wibbleton to Wobbleton
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2010s | |
Lemon Demon's, "Soft Fuzzy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: So please baby, please baby, step into my mitts!
Original Lyrics: So please baby, please baby, step into the mist!
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country | |
Wee Sing's, "Turkey in the Straw"
Misheard Lyrics: Turkey in the store
Original Lyrics: Turkey in the straw
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misc | |
Commercial's, "NJM Insurance Group"
Misheard Lyrics: No Jenga or mascots
Original Lyrics: No jingles or mascots
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