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1960s | |
The Four Tops', "Reach Out I'll Be There"
Misheard Lyrics: Now, when you're bust and about to give up
Original Lyrics: Now, when you're lost and about to give up
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The Rolling Stones', "Time Is on My Side"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll come running running running back
You'll come running running running back You'll come running running running back To me Original Lyrics: You'll come running back
You'll come running back You'll come running back To me |
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1970s | |
John Denver's, "Back Home Again"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a store across the valley
Original Lyrics: There's a storm across the valley
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John Denver's, "Fly Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Though your wings are frozen
Original Lyrics: Though your wings are broken
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John Denver's, "I'm Sorry"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm sorry for all the whys I told you
Original Lyrics: I'm sorry for all the lies I told you
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The Police's, "Walking on the Moon"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at me together
Original Lyrics: We could be together
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Tommy James', "Draggin' the Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Beggin' around
Original Lyrics: Draggin' the line (Draggin' the line)
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Van Morrison's, "Into the Mystic"
Misheard Lyrics: And when that trombone blows
Original Lyrics: And when that foghorn blows
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1980s | |
Barry Manilow's, "I Made It Through the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I made it to the range
Original Lyrics: I made it through the rain
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Europe's, "The Final Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics: We're headed for demons
Original Lyrics: We're headed for Venus
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Janet Jackson's, "Control"
Misheard Lyrics: Control, now I'm all thrown up
Original Lyrics: Control, now I'm all grown up
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Janet Jackson's, "The Pleasure Principle"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the high school principal
Original Lyrics: It's the pleasure principle
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Kool & the Gang's, "Too Hot"
Misheard Lyrics: We gotta do the seagull
Original Lyrics: We gotta cool this anger
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Madonna's, "Material Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: They can beg and they can bleed but they can't see the light
(Later) Some boys die and some boys lie but I don't let them play Original Lyrics: They can beg and they can plead but they can't see the light
(Later) Some boys try and some boys lie but I don't let them play |
Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Pirouette, Colette
Original Lyrics: Little Red Corvette
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Steve Perry's, "Foolish Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: You've been mugged before
Original Lyrics: You've been wrong before
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The Romantics', "What I Like About You"
Misheard Lyrics: That's what I like about dudes
Original Lyrics: That's what I like about you
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1990s | |
Black Crowes', "A Conspiracy"
Misheard Lyrics: May I have a refund
Original Lyrics: Be my conspiracy
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Dave Matthews Band's, "Ants Marching"
Misheard Lyrics: Take these chess pieces
or Take these checkers Original Lyrics: Take these chances
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Depeche Mode's, "Enjoy the Silence"
Misheard Lyrics: Words of pirates
Original Lyrics: Words of violence
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Green Day's, "When I Come Around"
Misheard Lyrics: You may find out that your self-doubt ben thin rizz ever there.
Original Lyrics: You may find out that your self-doubt means nothing was ever there.
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Janet Jackson's, "You Want This"
Misheard Lyrics: You have to be hunting for me
Original Lyrics: You have to be hungry for me
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Red Hot Chili Peppers', "Scar Tissue"
Misheard Lyrics: Got locked in a bathroom stall
Original Lyrics: Blood loss in a bathroom stall
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Reel 2 Real's, "I Like to Move It"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to know it, know it
Original Lyrics: I like to move it, move it
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The Heights', "How Do You Talk to an Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: How do you talk to a ninja?
Original Lyrics: How do you talk to an angel?
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The Heights', "How Do You Talk to an Angel"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know where to stop
Original Lyrics: I don't know where to start
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The Outfield's, "Closer to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Hand job
Any way you want it Original Lyrics: Hand jive
Any way you want it |
Voice of the Beehive's, "Monsters and Angels"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a peacefulness and a rake inside us all
Original Lyrics: There's a peacefulness and a rage inside us all
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2000s | |
Britney Spears', "Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: And the world is fading and she keeps on waiting
But tell me what happens when it stops? They go, "Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl?" And they say she's our Lucky, she's our star Original Lyrics: And the world is spinning and she keeps on winning
But tell me what happens when it stops? They go, "Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl?" And they say she's so lucky, she's a star |
Christina Aguilera's, "Hurt"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm sorry for breaking you
Original Lyrics: I'm sorry for blaming you
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Janet Jackson's, "Feedback"
Misheard Lyrics: Like I knock it down
Original Lyrics: Like I rock it down
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Maroon 5's, "This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: This love has taken a tour on me
Original Lyrics: This love has taken its toll on me
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Robbie Williams', "She's Madonna"
Misheard Lyrics: She s got to be unseen to be believed
Original Lyrics: She s got to be obscene to be believed
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Spiller's, "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: Take off tomorrow, we beg, steal or borrow to make all we can in the sun
While we are moving the music is grooving Troubles we both had begun (Later) Will you remember me, boy, remember me for you? Original Lyrics: Think of tomorrow, we beg, steal or borrow to make all we can in the sun
While we are moving the music is soothing Troubles we thought had begun (Later) Will you remember me, boy, remember me loving you? |
2010s | |
Lana Del Rey's, "National Anthem"
Misheard Lyrics: Booyah, baby, bow, down, making me so almond
Original Lyrics: Booyah, baby, bow, down, making me so wow now
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Taylor Swift's, "Delicate"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen for the best
Original Lyrics: This ain't for the best
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misc | |
Olivia Rodrigo's, "Good 4 U"
Misheard Lyrics: If you have the character arcs
Original Lyrics: If you ever cared to ask
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Traditional's, "Beer Barrel Polka"
Misheard Lyrics: Roll out the barren
Original Lyrics: Roll out the barrel
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