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1950s | |
The Cadillacs', "Speedoo"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, they up and call me Speedle, but my real name is Le....ster
Original Lyrics: Well, they often call me Speedoo
But my real name is Mister Earl. |
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1960s | |
Jose Feliciano's, "Light My Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Condom baby, like my privates
Original Lyrics: Come on, baby, light my fire
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The Moody Blues', "Dawn Is a Feeling"
Misheard Lyrics: In minds far and near things are becoming clear look at me here
Original Lyrics: In minds far and near things are becoming clear with a meaning
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The Who's, "Substitute"
Misheard Lyrics: You fooled my mum
Original Lyrics: Substitute you for my mum
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the door to my very soul
Original Lyrics: You know the door to my very soul.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Lookin' Out My Back Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Dinosaur thrower - listenin' to Buck Owens
... Wonderous apparitions provided by magicians ... All her troubles - Illinois I lock the front door, oh boy Original Lyrics: Dinosaur Victrola, listenin' to Buck Owens
... Wonderous apparition provided by magician ... Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy |
George Benson's, "This Masquerade"
Misheard Lyrics: We're lost in a Nescafe
Original Lyrics: We're lost in a masquerade
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Helen Reddy's, "I Am Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: And I come back even stronger
Not an ox* any longer Original Lyrics: And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer |
Jim Croce's, "Time in a Bottle"
Misheard Lyrics: If I could save dimes in a bottle
Original Lyrics: If I could save time in a bottle
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on with the bone stroke
Don't stop till you get it off Original Lyrics: Keep up with the force don't stop
Don't stop till you get enough |
Paul Simon's, "Slip Slidin' Away"
Misheard Lyrics: You know you're near your destination
Original Lyrics: You know the nearer your destination
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The Three Degrees', "When Will I See You Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Are we in love or just prayers?
Original Lyrics: Are we in love or just friends?
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1980s | |
Bauhaus', "Ziggy Stardust"
Misheard Lyrics: He was a loaded man
Original Lyrics: They came on so loaded, man
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let's Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Let this groove, something for Kohl's.
Original Lyrics: Let this groove, set in your shoes.
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: Carry me on the waves to the London Embassy
Original Lyrics: Carry me on the waves the lands I've never seen
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Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics: Hear the power far below
Original Lyrics: Hear the power of Babylon
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John Lennon's, "Watching the Wheels"
Misheard Lyrics: People say I'm freezing
Original Lyrics: People say I'm crazy
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Madonna's, "Dear Jessie"
Misheard Lyrics: Pink elephants and lemonade
Me and Jessie hear the laughter running through the love parade Candy kisses and a sunny day Me and Jessie see the roses raining on the love parade Original Lyrics: Pink elephants and lemonade
Dear Jessie, hear the laughter running through the love parade Candy kisses and a sunny day Dear Jessie, see the roses raining on the love parade |
Midnight Oil's, "Power and the Passion"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh the temper of the tide
... Flat chat, Pine Gap, and every one a Big Mac And no one goes out Bang, that's that ... Original Lyrics: Oh the temper of the time
... Flat chat, Pine Gap, in every home a Big Mac And no one goes outback, that's that ... |
Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Pay your rent, Colette
Original Lyrics: Little red Corvette
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Sade's, "The Sweetest Taboo"
Misheard Lyrics: If I kill you, if I kill you now
Original Lyrics: If I tell you, if I tell you now
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Wham!'s, "Young Guns (Go For It)"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking back on the good old days
Well this young gun says 'HORSES*** PAYS'. Original Lyrics: Looking back on the good old days
Well this young gun says 'CAUTION PAYS'. |
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1990s | |
B*witched's, "C'est La Vie"
Misheard Lyrics: So you play with the girls, play with the boys
If you ever get lonely, play with your toys Original Lyrics: Do you play with the girls, play with the boys?
Do you ever get lonely playing with your toys? |
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Blessid Union of Souls', "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: She likes knee to knee
Original Lyrics: She likes me for me
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Cornershop's, "Brimful of Asha"
Misheard Lyrics: And it’s a real boom basher on the 45
Original Lyrics: Brimful of asha on the 45.
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Filter's, "Take a Picture"
Misheard Lyrics: Could you want to take my picture, ‘cause I won’t even move
Original Lyrics: Could you take my picture?
'Cause I won't remember. |
Filter's, "Take a Picture"
Misheard Lyrics: Wet go my airplane, wet go my airplane
Original Lyrics: Awake on my airplane, awake on my airplane
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K-Ci and JoJo's, "All My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I dread for somebody like you
Original Lyrics: I pray for somebody like you
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Marc Anthony's, "I Need to Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me, Biggie Smalls
Original Lyrics: Tell me, baby, girl
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a laurel and a wino, I'm a skater and a beater
Original Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
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2000s | |
50 Cent's, "In Da Club"
Misheard Lyrics: We gon' sit retarded like it's yo birthday
Original Lyrics: We gon' sip Bacardi like it's yo birthday.
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Jessica Simpson's, "I Wanna Love You Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Ten thousand lifelines forever
Original Lyrics: Ten thousand lifetimes forever
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Marc Anthony's, "You Sang to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I never read your mind
Original Lyrics: I never realize
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Rise Against's, "The Dirt Whispered"
Misheard Lyrics: Another station, another Mario
Original Lyrics: Another station, another mile
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Sean Paul's, "Temperature"
Misheard Lyrics: Bite me, Leonard! Farty naughty shawty
Original Lyrics: Five million and forty naughty shawty
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System of a Down's, "Psycho"
Misheard Lyrics: Psycho! Groupie! Cocaine! Frenzy!
Original Lyrics: Psycho! Groupie! Cocaine! Crazy!
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The Calling's, "Wherever You Will Go"
Misheard Lyrics: If a great weight shall fall
Original Lyrics: If a great wave shall fall
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2010s | |
Lady Gaga's, "Born This Way"
Misheard Lyrics: I was born to say
Original Lyrics: I was born this way
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Lewis Capaldi's, "Before You Go"
Misheard Lyrics: I fell by the weird side, like everyone else
Original Lyrics: I fell by the wayside, like everyone else
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Portugal the Man's, "Feel It Still"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh ooh I'm a rebel over 60
Original Lyrics: Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now
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country | |
Lacy J. Dalton's, "Working Class Man"
Misheard Lyrics: He believes in God in Dallas
Original Lyrics: He believes in God and Elvis
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misc | |
Jonas Brothers', "What a Man Gotta Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Caught my heart about one, two times
Original Lyrics: Cut my heart about one, two times
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xmas | |
Band Aid's, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a world outside you weirdo
Original Lyrics: There's a world outside your window
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