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1950s | |
TV Show Scripts', "The Honeymooners"
Misheard Lyrics: Vuh-vuh-vuh voo!
Original Lyrics: Va-va-va-voom!
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1960s | |
Van Morrison's, "Spanish Rose"
Misheard Lyrics: The wind beneath the bend
Original Lyrics: The wine beneath the bed
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1970s | |
Barry Manilow's, "Looks Like We Made It"
Misheard Lyrics: Looks like a lady
Original Lyrics: Looks like we made it
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Bob Welch's, "Hot Love, Cold World"
Misheard Lyrics: I must be white
Original Lyrics: I must be right
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Bob Welch's, "Precious Love"
Misheard Lyrics: You got a head on your soldier
Original Lyrics: You got a head on your shoulders
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Carpenters', "For All We Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Stranglers in many ways
Original Lyrics: Strangers in many ways
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Carpenters', "Goodbye to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: What rhymes in the future
Original Lyrics: What lies in the future
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Carpenters', "Hurting Each Other"
Misheard Lyrics: For no way in the world
Original Lyrics: For nowhere in the world
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Carpenters', "I Won't Last a Day Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: When there's snow getting over that rainbow
Original Lyrics: When there's no getting over that rainbow
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Carpenters', "It's Going to Take Some Time"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'll find some Halloween
Original Lyrics: And I'll find some harmony
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Dawn's, "Candida"
Misheard Lyrics: And there was you and I
In a house, they did no lie Original Lyrics: And there was you and I
In a house, baby, no lie |
Elton John's, "Candle in the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics: Your candle burned out long before
The legend of a dead. Original Lyrics: Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did. |
Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: So, goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Where the dogs of society hound You can't put me in the playhouse I'm going back to my town Original Lyrics: So, goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Where the dogs of society howl You can't plant me in your penthouse I'm going back to my plough. |
Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Burning up the fumes of glammazon.
Original Lyrics: Burning up his fuse up here alone
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Elton John's, "Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: I've had enough of your ass an' grading.
Original Lyrics: Don't give us none of your aggravation.
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John Stewart's, "Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: When the lights go out in the California town
Original Lyrics: When the lights go down in the California town
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Joni Mitchell's, "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: You get born so quick
Original Lyrics: You get bored so quick
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Queen's, "Tie Your Mother Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your party down
Original Lyrics: Get your party gown
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1980s | |
Commercial's, "American Airlines"
Misheard Lyrics: We're American Airlines
Something spacious in the air Original Lyrics: We're American Airlines
Something special in the air |
Elton John's, "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I'm your girl
Original Lyrics: Wait on me, girl.
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Elton John's, "I'm Still Standing"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got stamina
Original Lyrics: I'm still standing.
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Elton John's, "Passengers"
Misheard Lyrics: The horny passengers who want to get off
Original Lyrics: Deny the passengers who want to get on.
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Elton John's, "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
Misheard Lyrics: Reachin' to ya, rude
Just to feel their gentle tongue Original Lyrics: Reach into your room
Just to feel their gentle touch |
Frankie Goes to Hollywood's, "Rage Hard"
Misheard Lyrics: Laughing with the head of the condo
Original Lyrics: Laughing with the head of Apollo
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood's, "Two Tribes"
Misheard Lyrics: When two tribes go two more
Original Lyrics: When two tribes go to war
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood's, "Welcome to the Pleasuredome"
Misheard Lyrics: The antidotes are riling me up
Original Lyrics: The animals are winding me up
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Movie Scripts', "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers"
Misheard Lyrics: Make it go away
Original Lyrics: The kids at school were right
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Nik Kershaw's, "Human Racing"
Misheard Lyrics: Clothing in my empty spaces
Original Lyrics: Closing in on empty spaces
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Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics: And try for sins in Barcelona
or And try for sins at Barnes & Noble Original Lyrics: And try for sins and false alarms
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Paul Young's, "Come Back and Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: Why don't you call back?
Original Lyrics: Why don't you come back?
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Peter Gabriel's, "Shock the Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics: Slap the monkey
Original Lyrics: Shock the monkey.
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1990s | |
Elton John's, "Club at the End of the Street"
Misheard Lyrics: In the light of the moon is a band
Original Lyrics: And the light of the moon is banned.
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Eternal's, "Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: Last night I had the strangest dream
Original Lyrics: It seems I had the strangest dream
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Gene's, "Sleep Well Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been rumpled, I've been so
Good and plenty, very tempting Original Lyrics: I've been rumpled, I've been sold
More than plenty, but you're left empty |
Ricky Martin's, "Shake Your Bon-Bon"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the best gelato
Original Lyrics: I'm a desperado
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Shanice's, "I Love Your Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: But when I'm caught all alone I start guessing
Original Lyrics: But when I'm caught all alone I start fessin'
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: So much to look forward to
Original Lyrics: So what's wrong with taking the backstreets?
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Tin Machine's, "Baby Universal"
Misheard Lyrics: Hallo humans, heaven starts tomorrow
I'm the baby now, baby Universe, Baby Universe, Baby Universal A speck of rust has settled in my eye Original Lyrics: Hallo humans, nothing starts tomorrow
I'm the baby now, baby Universe, Baby Universe, Baby Universal A speck of dust has settled in my eye |
U2's, "The Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: It's no secret that a conscience can sometimes be in the past
Original Lyrics: It's no secret that a conscience can sometimes be a pest
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2000s | |
Caramell's, "Caramell Dansen"
Misheard Lyrics: Dance on my balls
Can f***ing a handbag Yоurs, only yours We're a single dance band It's no lie Lisa in the crowd said, "Look, Larry had a vaginal malfunction!" Original Lyrics: Dansa med oss
Klappa era hnder Gr som vi gr Ta ngra steg t vnster Lyssna och lr Missa inte chansen Nu r vi hr med Caramelldansen |
Macy Gray's, "I Try"
Misheard Lyrics: I wore goggles when you are not there
Original Lyrics: My world crumbles when you are not near
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Mariah Carey's, "We Belong Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Leaning on together
Original Lyrics: We belong together
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The Ting Tings', "That's Not My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a typical teen and I'm riding on my dong
Original Lyrics: It's a difficulty and I'm biting on my tongue
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Usher's, "Confessions part 2"
Misheard Lyrics: See that I'm stuck on stupid tryna figure out
When, what, and how I'ma let this come out of my mouth Original Lyrics: See when this stuff goes through be trying to figure out
When, what, and how I'ma let this come out of my mouth |
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Elton John's, "Your Song"
Misheard Lyrics: I hope you don't mind I hope you don't mind
That I pooped down in woods. Original Lyrics: I hope you don't mind I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words. |
Merle Haggard's, "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I'll just stay here and pray
Original Lyrics: I think I'll just stay here and drink
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Adele's, "Easy On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: There ain't no cold in this river
Original Lyrics: There ain't no gold in this river
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