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1960s | |
Buffalo Springfield's, "For What It's Worth"
Misheard Lyrics: Fear of lawyers strikes deep
Original Lyrics: Paranoia strikes deep
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The Casinos', "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: If it don't work out
Then you can tell me goodbye. Original Lyrics: Then if it don't work out
Then you can tell me goodbye |
1970s | |
B.A. Robertson's, "Knocked It Off"
Misheard Lyrics: He w*nked it off, w*nked it off
Original Lyrics: He knocked it off, knocked it off
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Commodores', "Easy"
Misheard Lyrics: I've paid my booze to make it
Original Lyrics: I've paid my dues to make it
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Commodores', "Three Times a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: You're once, twice, three times a Reagan
Original Lyrics: You're once, twice, three times a lady
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Elton John's, "Rocket Man"
Misheard Lyrics: She packed my bags last night reply
Original Lyrics: She packed my bags last night pre-flight
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Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Some degrees makes me feel fine
Original Lyrics: Summer breeze makes me feel fine
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The Jacksons', "Blame It on the Boogie"
Misheard Lyrics: I just can't control the beat
Original Lyrics: I just can't control my feet
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1980s | |
Commodores', "Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
Misheard Lyrics: You bring me up and I'm down
Original Lyrics: You bring me up when I'm down
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Donna Summer's, "She Works Hard for the Money"
Misheard Lyrics: So you better treat her life
Original Lyrics: So you better treat her right
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Expose's, "Seasons Change"
Misheard Lyrics: There's time for Apple Pay
Original Lyrics: There's time for love and for play
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring all your dreams tonight for you
Original Lyrics: Bring all your dreams alive for you
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Queen's, "Another One Bites the Dust"
Misheard Lyrics: Steamboats ready, lay down the street
With the sinful way I look OR Steamboats ready, lay down the street With the simple way I look Original Lyrics: Steve walks warily down the street
With the brim pulled way down low |
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's, "Back Together Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Back together again
Got the world and it's thin or Got the world and its thing or Got the world and its fin Original Lyrics: Back together again
Got the world in a spin |
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's, "Back Together Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Back together again
Got the world, understand? Original Lyrics: Back together again
Got the world in a spin |
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's, "Back Together Again"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel like gay
Back together Original Lyrics: I feel like getting
Back together |
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's, "Back Together Again"
Misheard Lyrics: It's all come together
Goblins we've defeated Original Lyrics: It's all come together
Problems we've defeated |
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's, "Back Together Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Truth is a lie
or Truth is alive Original Lyrics: Truth is the light
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Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's, "Back Together Again"
Misheard Lyrics: We can truly feel (watch your feet!)
Original Lyrics: We can truly feel (what you feel)
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Survivor's, "High On You"
Misheard Lyrics: Such complete infatuation
Original Lyrics: Such complete intoxication
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Survivor's, "I Can't Hold Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Reaching out to vocal cords
Original Lyrics: Reaching out to both of us
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Survivor's, "The Search is Over"
Misheard Lyrics: That was right before my time
Original Lyrics: Love was right before my eyes
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The Stranglers', "Golden Brown"
Misheard Lyrics: Lays me down, with my machine guns
OR Lays me down, with my machine runs Throughout the night, no need to fuss (Later) Every time, just like the lost Original Lyrics: Lays me down, with my mind she runs
Throughout the night, no need to fight (Later) Every time, just like the last |
Weather Girls', "It's Raining Men"
Misheard Lyrics: The drama's getting low
OR The drummer's getting low Original Lyrics: Barometer's getting low
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1990s | |
Ace Of Base's, "Beautiful Life"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a musical lock
Original Lyrics: It's a beautiful life
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Bjork's, "It's Oh So Quiet"
Misheard Lyrics: You shout and you yell "Hello"
OR You shout and you yell "Oh no!" OR You shout and you yell "How low" Original Lyrics: You shout and you yell
Hi ho ho |
Blur's, "The Universal"
Misheard Lyrics: Reggae, reggae, reggae
Original Lyrics: Really, really, really
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Eternal's, "Good Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: We got such a cookie
Original Lyrics: We got such a good thing
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Eternal's, "Stay"
Misheard Lyrics: They said our love will commando
Original Lyrics: They say our love will come and go
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Gabrielle's, "Give Me a Little More Time"
Misheard Lyrics: I need to make up my lines
Original Lyrics: I need to make up my mind
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Jane Child's, "Don't Wanna Fall In Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Love cuts just like a life
You make the life feel good Original Lyrics: Love cuts just like a knife
You make the knife feel good |
Lighthouse Family's, "Lifted"
Misheard Lyrics: We could be naked
Original Lyrics: We could be lifted
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Pulp's, "Disco 2000"
Misheard Lyrics: By the fountain down Malone
Original Lyrics: By the fountain down the road
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Simply Red's, "Never Never Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Winter revolution
Original Lyrics: Real revolution
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Smashing Pumpkins', "Rhinoceros"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheetos, cheetos, cheetos Cheetos, cheetos, cheetos
Original Lyrics: She knows, she knows, she knows She knows, she knows, she knows
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Snoop Doggy Dogg's, "Gin and Juice"
Misheard Lyrics: Sleeping on Xanadu
Original Lyrics: Sipping on gin and juice
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Supergrass', "Going Out"
Misheard Lyrics: If you want to dole out
Original Lyrics: If you want to go out
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Technohead's, "I Wanna Be a Hippy"
Misheard Lyrics: Mary, Mary llama
Original Lyrics: Mari-Marijuana
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2000s | |
ATC's, "Around the World (La La La La La)"
Misheard Lyrics: Fa la la la la
Original Lyrics: La la la la la
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Daft Punk's, "One More Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Music's got me feeling supreme
Celebrate and dance supreme Original Lyrics: Music's got me feeling so free
Celebrate and dance so free |
Jennifer Lopez's, "Ain't It Funny"
Misheard Lyrics: Even though you drive
Original Lyrics: Even though you try
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Ludacris', "Rollout (My Business)"
Misheard Lyrics: What in the world is in that cake?
Original Lyrics: What in the world is in that case?
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The Offspring's, "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid"
Misheard Lyrics: With a thousand EYES and a good disguise
Original Lyrics: With a thousand lies and a good disguise
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2010s | |
Juice Wrld's, "Feline"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a new nine, Natalee your mouth wide
Original Lyrics: Got a new nine, that'll leave your mouth wide
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xmas | |