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1970s | |
B.J. Thomas', "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: It won't be wrong
Original Lyrics: It won't be long
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Cast of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory's, "I Want It Now/Oompa Loompa"
Misheard Lyrics: Pampers are spoiled like a Lykoi kitten with out it’s mittens
Original Lyrics: Pampered and spoiled like a Siamese cat
Blaming the kids is a lie and a shame |
Jimmy Buffett's, "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw"
Misheard Lyrics: So buy me a drinking pitcher
Original Lyrics: So bar maid bring a pitcher
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John Lennon's, "Imagine"
Misheard Lyrics: Imagine there's no poultry
or Imagine there's no poetry Original Lyrics: Imagine there's no country
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John Lennon's, "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)"
Misheard Lyrics: And we all sha'mon
Original Lyrics: And we all shine on
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Loggins and Messina's, "Your Mama Don't Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: And it's all the buzz
Original Lyrics: And it's all because...
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Neil Sedaka's, "Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Gag (gag), blow (blow)
Original Lyrics: Bad (bad) blood (blood)
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Redbone's, "We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee"
Misheard Lyrics: We were all wounded at wounded knee
You and me In the name of .....medicine's destiny or We were all wounded at wounded knee You and me In the name of .....America's destiny Original Lyrics: We were all wounded at wounded knee
You and me In the name of .....manifest destiny |
Tony Orlando and Dawn's, "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)"
Misheard Lyrics: When the final Actizol
Original Lyrics: When the final act is over
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1980s | |
Adam and the Ants', "Antmusic"
Misheard Lyrics: So don't rock the jukebox
And do us all a favor, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, that music's lost its taste So try another day, uhhhh Antmusic Original Lyrics: So unplug the jukebox
And do us all a favor, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, that music's lost its taste So try another flavor Antmusic Antmusic Antmusic Antmusic |
Bananarama's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics: The room is full of melodies
Original Lyrics: The room is full of memories
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Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: Freedom, woah-oh
Original Lyrics: Feed the world
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Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, tonight thank god it's dead instead of you
Original Lyrics: Well, thank God it's them instead of you
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Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
Misheard Lyrics: Carry me, Quinn
Original Lyrics: Caribbean Queen
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Commodores', "Nightshift"
Misheard Lyrics: Molly, she was a friend of mine
Original Lyrics: Marvin, he was a friend of mine
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Danzig's, "Tired of Being Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: When I'm tired of being alive
Gonna pop a wheelie Original Lyrics: And I'm tired of being alive
Spite of the bleeding |
Fine Young Cannibals', "She Drives Me Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't stop, the word is here
Things they do do seem weird Turn away, calendar (Later) This weird arrest is killing me (Later) I can't give my head a rest People say I'm a pest Everything is silly because your career is no surprise What the heck, the rumor's true These four walls, they always do Original Lyrics: I can't stop the way I feel
Things you do don't seem real Tell me what you've got in mind (Later) This waiting 'round's killing me (Later) I can't get any rest People say I'm obsessed Everything you say is lies but to me there's no surprise What I had for you was true Things go wrong, they always do |
Ratt's, "Round And Round"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll never find a way, just give it time.
Original Lyrics: Love will find a way, just give it time.
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Sheila E.'s, "A Love Bizarre"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody was built for two
Original Lyrics: A body that's built for two
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1990s | |
Backstreet Boys', "All I Have to Give"
Misheard Lyrics: Put my office stuff
Original Lyrics: But my love is all...
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Blue's Clues', "Healthy Snacks"
Misheard Lyrics: Helvy snacks, helvy snacks
Original Lyrics: Healthy snacks, healthy snacks
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Britney Spears', "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I just can't scream
or I just can't speak or I just can't sing Original Lyrics: I just can't sleep
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Britney Spears', "Sometimes"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes for carrot juice
Original Lyrics: Sometimes I'm scared of you
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Enrique Iglesias', "Bailamos"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna reach for the Stones
Original Lyrics: I wanna reach for the stars
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Huey Lewis & The News', "(She’s) Some Kind of Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics: Playing in our bunk beds
Original Lyrics: Can I get a witness?
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Marc Anthony's, "I Need to Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Wondering if you're never gonna take me there
Original Lyrics: Wondering if you're ever gonna take me there
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Smash Mouth's, "All Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Only superstars bring the motorhome
Original Lyrics: Only shooting stars break the mold
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Sugarcubes', "Hit"
Misheard Lyrics: Get on, get on the table.
Original Lyrics: Ég og hann, ég og hann við segjum.
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Traditional's, "Frere Jacques"
Misheard Lyrics: Ferro zapper
Ferro zapper Gourmet Food Gourmet Food Solid Lemon Teacher Solid Lemon Teacher Ding dang dong, Ding dang dong Original Lyrics: Frère Jacques
Frère Jacques Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous? Sonnez les matines Sonnez les matines Ding ding dong Ding ding dong |
Vengaboys', "We Like to Party!"
Misheard Lyrics: New Yen to Sen to Simple
Original Lyrics: New York to San Fransico
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2000s | |
'N Sync's, "Bye Bye Bye"
Misheard Lyrics: Now it's time to eat
Original Lyrics: Now it's time to leave
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Britney Spears', "Stronger"
Misheard Lyrics: Strawberry Nescafe
or Stronger than Nescafe Original Lyrics: Stronger than yesterday
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Cast of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory's, "I Want It Now/Oompa Loompa"
Misheard Lyrics: What do you get when your kid is a brat
Pampered and spoiled like a Javanese cat ... The mother and the K’erz Original Lyrics: Who do you blame when your kid is a brat?
Pampered and spoiled like a Siamese cat ... The mother and the father |
Dannii Minogue's, "I Begin to Wonder"
Misheard Lyrics: And I begin to wander
Original Lyrics: And I begin to wonder
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Girls Aloud's, "Love Machine"
Misheard Lyrics: Your car's late, big mistake
(Later) I need ten sweets a day Original Lyrics: Your call's late, big mistake
(Later) I need a squeeze a day |
Green Day's, "The Static Age"
Misheard Lyrics: Hysteria in the static age
Original Lyrics: In stereo in the static age
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Joe's, "I Wanna Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl he never understood when you would work
Original Lyrics: Girl he never understood what you were worth
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Maroon 5's, "Harder to Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, Jane made me doubt and wonder why I’m even here
Original Lyrics: You drain me dry and make me wonder why I'm even here
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The White Stripes', "Seven Nation Army"
Misheard Lyrics: I send the nation army couldn't hold me back
Original Lyrics: A seven nation army couldn't hold me back
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2010s | |
Taylor Swift's, "Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Pancakes don't fit bullet holes
Original Lyrics: Band Aids don't fix bullet holes
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country | |
Hank Williams', "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: He'll cheat you hard. He'll make you weep
Original Lyrics: Your cheatin' heart will make you weep
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Martina McBride's, "Just Around the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: And you're such a sass once more
Original Lyrics: And you set your sights once more
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Waylon Jennings', "Theme from the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a Bugle Boy
Original Lyrics: I'm a good ol' boy
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xmas | |
Brenda Lee's, "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: Mistletoe hung where you can see
And the bashful child will stop Original Lyrics: Mistletoe hung where you can see
Every couple tries to stop |
Elton John's, "Step Into Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: So I'm sendin' you this Christmas card
To say it's nice to have new hair (Later) Take care in all you do next year And kids smiling through the daze (Later) Be ambition free OR The ambition's free OR The pigeon's free Original Lyrics: So I'm sendin' you this Christmas card
To say it's nice to have you here (Later) Take care in all you do next year And keep smiling through the days (Later) The admission's free |
John Lennon's, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a weird one, without any fear Original Lyrics: A very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one, without any fear |
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