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1960s | |
Keith West's, "Excerpt from a Teenage Opera"
Misheard Lyrics: Gross old Jack, gross old Jack
Original Lyrics: Grocer Jack, grocer Jack
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1970s | |
Barry White's, "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna love you, love you, love you, 'cause I live alone
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna love you, love you, love you, just a little more
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Eagles', "I Can't Tell You Why"
Misheard Lyrics: Just hold on time
Original Lyrics: Just hold on tight
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Eagles', "New Kid in Town"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a milkman in town
Original Lyrics: There's a new kid in town
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Grand Funk Railroad's, "We're an American Band"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll come into.your house
We'll make you party out Original Lyrics: We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down |
Grand Funk Railroad's, "We're an American Band"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll help your party get down
Original Lyrics: We'll help you party it down
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Johnny Bristol's, "Hang On in There Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Hear the lightning strike
Original Lyrics: Feel the lightning strike
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Michael Jackson's, "Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep up with a 4-star store
Original Lyrics: Keep up with the force, don’t stop
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Patti Smith's, "Because the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Be home tonight, we lost two lovers
Be home tonight, we lost two of ours Original Lyrics: Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust |
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1980s | |
Chicago's, "Love Me Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics: She said I need you here denied
Original Lyrics: She said I need you here tonight
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Europe's, "The Final Countdown"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us home
Original Lyrics: 'Cause maybe they've seen us and welcome us all
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Kajagoogoo's, "Too Shy"
Misheard Lyrics: Something's wrong or not naive, you must be strong.
Original Lyrics: Something's wrong, you're not naive, you must be strong.
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The Cure's, "A Forest"
Misheard Lyrics: Just follow your rhymes
Original Lyrics: Just follow your eyes
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The Cure's, "In Between Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Yesterday I got sober
Original Lyrics: Yesterday I got so old
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The Cure's, "The Caterpillar"
Misheard Lyrics: Flickr Flickr Flickr
Original Lyrics: Flicka flicka flicka
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The Cure's, "The Walk"
Misheard Lyrics: We walked around the leak
Original Lyrics: We walked around the lake
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1990s | |
Color Me Badd's, "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm homosexual
Original Lyrics: I wanna sex you up
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Crystal Waters', "Makin' Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: Ah, who are you, who are you, who are you?
Original Lyrics: Ah ooh-wee ooh, ooh-wee ooh, ooh-wee ooh
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En Vogue's, "My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)"
Misheard Lyrics: I just sit back and make some food myself
Original Lyrics: I just sit back and make a fool of myself
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Martika's, "Love...Thy Will Be Done"
Misheard Lyrics: No longer can I resist the guiding light
It gives me the power to give up the fight Original Lyrics: No longer can I resist the guiding light
It gives me the power to keep up the fight |
Michael Jackson's, "In the Closet"
Misheard Lyrics: You're just a leather, dirty bike
Is it worth forgiving? Is it worth the try? (Later) 'Cause if it's aching you have to rob it Original Lyrics: She's just a lover who's doin' me by
Is it worth the giving? Is it worth the try? (Later) 'Cause if it's aching you have to rub it |
Texas', "Black Eyed Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: I can tell you're in some foolish nation
Original Lyrics: I can tell you're on some foolish mission
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The Cure's, "A Letter to Elise"
Misheard Lyrics: In their only words
Original Lyrics: If they only would
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The Cure's, "Never Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: In any way I try to see
Original Lyrics: In any way I try to speak
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The Cure's, "The 13th"
Misheard Lyrics: I am learning for another taste
Original Lyrics: I am yearning for another taste
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2000s | |
Britney Spears', "I'm a Slave 4 U"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you see I'm sexy
Original Lyrics: I just wanna dance next to you
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Britney Spears', "Intimidated"
Misheard Lyrics: It doesn't matter, goo
As long as your dick in me Original Lyrics: It doesn't matter, boo
As long as you're digging me |
Kelly Rowland's, "Past 12"
Misheard Lyrics: Mister drive a car
Original Lyrics: It's past 12 o'clock
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La Roux's, "Bulletproof"
Misheard Lyrics: This time baby
This time baby Break thru Original Lyrics: This time baby
I'll be bulletproof |
Madonna's, "4 Minutes"
Misheard Lyrics: Give it up give it up
Don't be a prick, Madonna, uh You got to get me while I'm hot ... Original Lyrics: So keep it up, keep it up
Don't be a pri- (hey), Madonna, uh You gotta get 'em a, hop |
Rihanna's, "Sell Me Candy"
Misheard Lyrics: Sell me candy like it's summer and it's nutting in my hand
Original Lyrics: Sell me candy like it's summer when it's melting in my hands
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The Cure's, "Taking Off"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight I try with you
Original Lyrics: Tonight I shine with you
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The Cure's, "The End of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: No, there's a raisin
Original Lyrics: Know there's a reason
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Theme Songs', "Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: Sages, you’re adventurous
Original Lyrics: Sagwa, you're my best friend
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Vanessa Carlton's, "White Houses"
Misheard Lyrics: But I hold on to the seashells
Original Lyrics: But I hold on to the secrets
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2010s | |
Britney Spears', "Criminal"
Misheard Lyrics: He likes his bussy undeniable
Original Lyrics: He lies, he bluffs, he's unreliable
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Dismantled's, "The Whore Inside Me"
Misheard Lyrics: F***, f***, f***
Looking at turds Original Lyrics: You gotta talk, talk, talk
'Til you're spitting out words |
Harry Styles', "Watermelon Sugar"
Misheard Lyrics: Water then sugar, high
Original Lyrics: Watermelon sugar high
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Kelly Clarkson's, "Heartbeat Song"
Misheard Lyrics: This is my haunted song
Original Lyrics: This is my heartbeat song
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Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars', "Uptown Funk!"
Misheard Lyrics: Michelle, fight for that white goat!
Original Lyrics: Michelle Pfeiffer that white gold
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Rachel Platten's, "Fight Song"
Misheard Lyrics: This is Mike Tyson
Original Lyrics: This is my fight song
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Skrillex's, "Bangarang"
Misheard Lyrics: Sabsoma bospoma, sa-sa-sa-sa-sa-sabsoma bospoma, is screeen rowdy
Original Lyrics: Shout to all my lost boys,
Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-shout to all my lost boys, We rowdy |
Taylor Swift's, "Starlight"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m a Barbie on the boardwalk, summer up, 45
Original Lyrics: I met Bobby on the boardwalk, summer of '45
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The Black-Eyed Peas', "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
Misheard Lyrics: I've had the time of my nights
Original Lyrics: I've had the time of my life
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The Weeknd's, "Starboy"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the lady in the Starbucks
Original Lyrics: I'm a motherf**kin' starboy.
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Ed Sheeran's, "Bad Habits"
Misheard Lyrics: My bad baggage leads to you
Original Lyrics: My bad habits lead to you
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