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1960s | |
Disney's Mary Poppins', "Jolly Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: When Mary holds your gland,
You feel so grand Original Lyrics: When Mary holds your hand,
You feel so grand |
Johnny Western's, "The Ballad of Paladin"
Misheard Lyrics: A knight without armor is a savage man.
Original Lyrics: A knight without armor in a savage land.
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "Prelude/Angry Young Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a moment or two the the ancient young man
Original Lyrics: Take a moment or two for the angry young man
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Shining Star"
Misheard Lyrics: You’re a shopaholic
Original Lyrics: You’re a shining star
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Hall & Oates', "Sara Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: When I/you turn gold, you/I warn me/you
Original Lyrics: When I/you feel cold, you/I warm me/you
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Hall & Oates', "She’s Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody’s high on constellation
Original Lyrics: Everybody’s high on consolation
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Labelle's, "Lady Marmalade"
Misheard Lyrics: Voulez-vous poussay aprés moi, sire?
Original Lyrics: Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, çe soir?
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Meat Loaf's, "Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe we can talk at night
Original Lyrics: Maybe we can talk all night
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Melissa Manchester's, "Don't Cry Out Loud"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby cried the day the circles came to town
Original Lyrics: Baby cried the day the circus came to town
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The Rattles', "The Witch"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you see the bitch
Can't you see the bitch Can't you see the bitch by my side Original Lyrics: Can't you see the witch
Can't you see the witch Can't you see the witch by my side |
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1980s | |
Al Jarreau's, "Moonlighting"
Misheard Lyrics: They sing their own suite, too
Original Lyrics: They sing their own sweet tune
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Baltimora's, "Tarzan Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight's the night
Do the honors, do the honors Original Lyrics: Night tonight, gimme the other, gimme the other.
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Commercial's, "Bubble Yum"
Misheard Lyrics: Yell it out with Bubble Yum
Original Lyrics: Yum it up with Bubble Yum
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Commercial's, "Gorton's Fish"
Misheard Lyrics: Trust the Gordon's fisherman
From Gordon's of lobster Original Lyrics: Trust the Gorton's fisherman
From Gorton's of Gloucester |
Kim Carnes', "Bette Davis Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got macadamia nuts
Original Lyrics: She's got Bette Davis eyes
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Paul McCartney's, "Spies Like Us"
Misheard Lyrics: So what, all of us
Original Lyrics: So what’s all the fuss?
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Pet Shop Boys', "Domino Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch them all go round
Original Lyrics: watch them all fall down.
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Stevie Nicks', "Edge of Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like the right-winger
Original Lyrics: Just like a white winged dove
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The Gap Band's, "Early in the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: Hurry in the morning
Original Lyrics: Early in the morning
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U2's, "Two Hearts Beat as One"
Misheard Lyrics: Two hearts big as one
or Two hearts big ass one Original Lyrics: Two hearts beat as one
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1990s | |
All Saints', "Never Ever"
Misheard Lyrics: Conversations, teachers
Original Lyrics: Conversations hesitations
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Amy Grant's, "Every Heartbeat"
Misheard Lyrics: Every heartbeat bears your name
Loud and clear they state my claim Original Lyrics: Every heartbeat bears your name
Loud and clear they stake my claim |
Amy Grant's, "Every Heartbeat"
Misheard Lyrics: My red blood runs through you
Original Lyrics: My red blood runs true blue
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Barenaked Ladies', "One Week"
Misheard Lyrics: Watchin' X-Files with the lights on, a dollar maison
Original Lyrics: Watchin X-Files with no lights on, we're dans la maison
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Bill Withers', "Ain’t No Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: Rainbow sunshine when she’s gone
Original Lyrics: Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone
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Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't forgive my son
(Later) Having thoughts tonight in the arms of Snow White OR Having thoughts tonight and they are of Snow White Original Lyrics: Don't forget my son
(Later) Heavy thoughts tonight and they aren't of Snow White. |
Offspring 's, "Self Esteem"
Misheard Lyrics: When she's saying all men are like a disease
Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends Original Lyrics: When she's saying, oh that I'm like a disease
Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends |
PM Dawn's, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby Cindy, set adrift on memory bliss of you
The camera pans to a cocktail glass behind a lot of plastic planks (Later) Or chemistry that’s trying to tell me something (Later) Let my eyes caress you until I meet the dog and Mrs Princess Who (Later) She’s got a niece in the hall that doesn’t have meaning OR She’s got an niece in the hole that doesn’t have meaning (Later) She broke a wishbone and wished for a sign that told her whispers in my heart were fine One of the things she could do I feel for her, I really do So I stared at the big finger on her hand OR So I stand at the big finger on her hand Original Lyrics: Baby, you send me set adrift on memory bliss of you
The camera pans to a cocktail glass behind a blind of plastic plants (Later) Or a dream that’s trying to tell me something (Later) Let my eyes caress you until I meet the thought of Mrs Princess Who (Later) She’s got an ace in the hole, it doesn’t have meaning (Later) She broke her wishbone and wished for a sign, I told her whispers in my heart were fine What did she think she could do? I feel for her, I really do So I stared at the ring finger on her hand |
Pearl Jam's, "Dissident"
Misheard Lyrics: A douchie was hound, douchie was low
At a quarter past, a holy ghost She had to turn around But she couldn't turn around oh, she fold dead A distant death is here Original Lyrics: But soon she was down, soon he was low
At a quarter past, a holy no She had to turn around When she couldn't hold, oh, she folded A dissident is here |
Roxette's, "It Must Have Been Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I wake up lonely, this air of silence in the bathroom and all around
(Later) And it's a heart that went to stay and dream away Original Lyrics: I wake up lonely, there's air of silence in the bedroom and all around
(Later) And it's a hard winter's day, I dream away |
Snow's, "Informer"
Misheard Lyrics: .. a leaky bum bum now ...
Original Lyrics: A licky boom boom down
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Soundgarden's, "Black Hole Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Wacko Son won't you come
And wash away Lorraine Original Lyrics: Black hole sun, won't you come?
And wash away the rain? |
Weird Al Yankovic's, "Smells Like Nirvana"
Misheard Lyrics: See Stick Stickly
Original Lyrics: Sing distinctly?
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2000s | |
K.K. Slider's, "K.K. Salsa"
Misheard Lyrics: oh oh miho oh oh oh na ho
Original Lyrics: oh oh me oh oh oh na ho
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Katie Melua's, "Closest Thing to Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been
Feeling 22, acting 70 Original Lyrics: This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been
Feeling 22, acting 17 |
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Radiohead's, "Like Spinning Plates"
Misheard Lyrics: If he makes you hard
Original Lyrics: You feed me to the lions
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Sigur Rós', "Hoppípolla"
Misheard Lyrics: I could hit her in the nose, kid
Original Lyrics: Allur heimurinn óskýr
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2010s | |
Being as an Ocean's, "Play Pretend"
Misheard Lyrics: We burn ourselves in the face of God
Original Lyrics: We bite our tongues in the face of God
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Being as an Ocean's, "Play Pretend"
Misheard Lyrics: We're singing it's a nothing
Original Lyrics: We're sinking into nothing
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George Ezra's, "Blame It on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Work your way there for
Original Lyrics: What you waiting for?
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The Vamps', "What Have I Done to Deserve This?"
Misheard Lyrics: She needs a wild card
Original Lyrics: She needs a wild heart
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The Vamps', "Wild Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: She needs a wild card, she needs a wild card, I’ve got a wild card
Original Lyrics: She needs a wild heart, she needs a wild heart, I’ve got a wild heart
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xmas | |
Traditional's, "Jingle Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Bells of boxing ring.
Original Lyrics: Bells on bob-tails ring.
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