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1960s | |
Bee Gees', "I Could Not Love You No More"
Misheard Lyrics: You are the highest peak to me
Original Lyrics: You are the highest dream to me
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Bee Gees', "New York Mining Disaster 1941"
Misheard Lyrics: Have you seen my life, Mr. Jones?
Original Lyrics: Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
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Bee Gees', "Still Waters (Run Deep)"
Misheard Lyrics: Reflections of snow
Original Lyrics: Reflections will show
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Bee Gees', "To Love Somebody"
Misheard Lyrics: To love him, Barney
Original Lyrics: To Love Somebody
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Glen Campbell's, "Galveston"
Misheard Lyrics: Omicron, oh Omicron, I am so afraid of dying
Original Lyrics: Galveston, oh Galveston, I am so afraid of dying
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Mary Hopkin's, "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: And lingo on my mind
Original Lyrics: And linger on my mind
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1970s | |
Barbra Streisand's, "The Main Event/Fight"
Misheard Lyrics: You must be every cent
Original Lyrics: You must be heaven sent
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Boomtown Rats', "I Dont Like Mondays"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey Billy take a w*nk, take a w*nk, take a w*nk
Original Lyrics: Hey Billy take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
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Cold Chisel's, "Choir Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: One nurse
To wheel her down the corridors of feelin' ... She's no connection, yet I hold on ... Oh dear, the doctor (oh dear the doctor) He had no sense (of) responsibility Original Lyrics: One nurse
To wheel her down the corridors of healin' ... She's my connection, yeah! I'll hold on ... All day the doctor (all day the doctor) He handles his responsibility |
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Commercial's, "Twister"
Misheard Lyrics: It's Twister
From Indy It's Twister From Emgy Original Lyrics: It's Twister
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Eric Clapton's, "Cocaine"
Misheard Lyrics: If your guts ridin' loose, you wanna kick that goose
Original Lyrics: If you got bad news, you wanna kick the blues
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Hall & Oates', "She's Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be the dentist to replace it
Original Lyrics: I'll be the devil to replace it
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Lobo's, "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"
Misheard Lyrics: And the mornin' we got caught robbin' from an old man
Original Lyrics: And the mornin' we got caught robbin' from an old hen
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Lobo's, "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll probably milk a goat
Original Lyrics: Willpower made that ol' car go
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The Four Seasons', "Who Loves You"
Misheard Lyrics: Who loves you in Granada?
Original Lyrics: Who loves you pretty mama?
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1980s | |
Laura Branigan's, "Self Control"
Misheard Lyrics: Barry White, how's your walking?
Original Lyrics: Wearing white as you're walking
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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan's, "Ain't Nobody"
Misheard Lyrics: Loves Rebecca
Original Lyrics: Loves me better
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1990s | |
Bee Gees', "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
Misheard Lyrics: I stopped her in the night
Original Lyrics: I stumble in the night
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Bee Gees', "How to Fall in Love Part 1"
Misheard Lyrics: The energy is all around
Original Lyrics: The enemy is all around
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Bernadette Peters', "Barney - The Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Comes noggin
Original Lyrics: Comes knockin'
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CeCe Peniston's, "We Got a Love Thang"
Misheard Lyrics: When I’m in doubt
Original Lyrics: Without a doubt
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Len's, "Steal My Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: And I'm not only among but I invited a wad of gum
Original Lyrics: And I'm not only among but I invite who I want to come
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Soul Asylum's, "Runaway Train"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a firefighter without a light
Original Lyrics: Like a firefly without a light
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2000s | |
Bee Gees', "This is Where I Came In"
Misheard Lyrics: I've said "I'm sorry"
Original Lyrics: I've seen the story
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Katy Perry's, "I Kissed a Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: The kiss from her cherry Chapstick
Original Lyrics: The taste of her cherry Chapstick
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One of todays commercials 2021's, "Daisy Sour Cream"
Misheard Lyrics: Grab a spoon take a dip top it off it's a hit so do a dollop of Daisy
Original Lyrics: do do do, do do a dollop, do do do do do a dollop of daisy!
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Puddle of Mudd's, "Blurry"
Misheard Lyrics: This pee you gave to me
Original Lyrics: This pain you gave to me
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2010s | |
Of Monsters And Men's, "Little Talks"
Misheard Lyrics: Cause the truth may volley this
Shit will carry out Barbie's safe to shout Original Lyrics: 'Cause though the truth may vary This ship will carry Our bodies safe to shore
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xmas | |
Andy Williams', "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
Misheard Lyrics: And in the spell
Original Lyrics: And in despair
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Church of Jesus Christ's, "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night"
Misheard Lyrics: While shepherds washed their c*cks by night
Original Lyrics: While shepherds watched their flocks by night
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Harry Connick, Jr.'s, "(It Must Have Been Ol') Santa Claus"
Misheard Lyrics: Peking from my duck
Original Lyrics: Peeking from my door
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Kelly Clarkson's, "Christmas Come Early"
Misheard Lyrics: Running out of fate
Original Lyrics: Running out of faith
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Michael Buble's, "Frosty The Snowman"
Misheard Lyrics: Frosty the Snowman,
Was a jolly happy soul, With a corn cock pipe and a button nose, And two testicles of coal. Original Lyrics: Frosty the Snowman,
Was a jolly happy soul, With a corn cob pipe and a button nose, And two eyes made out of coal. |
Pentatonix's, "Hallelujah"
Misheard Lyrics: And she cut your head
Original Lyrics: And she cut your hair
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Sheena Easton's, "Christmas All Over the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Miss Frizzle
Original Lyrics: It's Christmas
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Sia's, "Snowman"
Misheard Lyrics: Let’s go below Zillow and buy from Amazon
Original Lyrics: Let’s go below zero and hide from the sun
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Christmastime"
Misheard Lyrics: The kids you hide
Original Lyrics: The gifts you hide
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The Supremes', "Born of Mary"
Misheard Lyrics: One cold and windy night
Original Lyrics: One cold and wintry night
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The Supremes', "Children's Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Ringing out the first new L
Original Lyrics: Ringing out the first Noel
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The Supremes', "Twinkle Twinkle Little Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I have a lovely wife
Original Lyrics: I have a lonely life
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Videocraft Chorus', "We Are Santa's Elves"
Misheard Lyrics: We are sample sales
Original Lyrics: We are Santa's Elves
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