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1970s | |
April Wine's, "I Like to Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't see, that's the kind of life for me
Original Lyrics: I can sing, that's the kind of life for me
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April Wine's, "I Like to Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Well all right, something's got your gun tonight
Original Lyrics: Well, all right, somethin's got you goin' tonight
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Blue Oyster Cult's, "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"
Misheard Lyrics: Cities are framed
Original Lyrics: Cities on flame
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David Bowie's, "Ashes to Ashes"
Misheard Lyrics: One flash of life,
But no smoking pistol... Original Lyrics: One flash of light,
But no smoking pistol... |
Elton John and Kiki Dee's, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh honey if I get breastless
Original Lyrics: Oh honey if I get restless
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Foghat's, "I Just Want to Make Love to You"
Misheard Lyrics: I don’t want you to hook my bed
Original Lyrics: I don’t want you to cook my bread
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: gotta poop, gotta poop, will you do the fandango?
Original Lyrics: Scaramouch, Scaramouch will you do the fandango
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Tavares', "The Mighty Power of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're in doubt, why don't you whip it out?
Original Lyrics: If you're in doubt, why don't you check it out?
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Givin' the Dog a Bone"
Misheard Lyrics: Given the Gakupo
Original Lyrics: Givin' the dog a bone
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Eurythmics', "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm thrown and overblown with piss
OR I'm thrown and overgrown with piss (Later) Leave with me the recollection of your heavenly collection OR Leave with me the recollection of your heavenly correction Original Lyrics: I'm thrown and overblown with bliss
(Later) Leaving me the recollection of your Heavenly connection |
Prince's, "Little Red Corvette"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel it coming
Original Lyrics: Little red Corvette
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The Cult's, "Wild Flower"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m Olajuwon, baby
Original Lyrics: I’m a wolf child, baby
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The Cure's, "The Love Cats"
Misheard Lyrics: 1 flea 1 flea 1 flea pretty
Original Lyrics: So wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully pretty
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The Police's, "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
Misheard Lyrics: No one’s drumming their transmission
Original Lyrics: No one’s jamming their transmission
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1990s | |
All Saints', "Never Ever"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll take a shower, I will scowl, I'll do wrong
(Later) I've had to figure out to find my own peace of mind Original Lyrics: I'll take a shower, I will discover, I will rub
(Later) I've had to dig away to find my own peace of mind |
BoDeans', "Closer to Free"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody wants to be closer to me
Original Lyrics: Everybody wants to be closer to free
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Bush's, "Little Things"
Misheard Lyrics: I believe the sky every night
Original Lyrics: I bleach the sky every night
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Coolio's, "Gangsta's Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: Expanding most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Original Lyrics: Been spending most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd's, "Blue on Black"
Misheard Lyrics: Choose your own chack
Original Lyrics: Joker on Jack
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Le Click's, "Call Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Call me when you’re dumb
Original Lyrics: Call me when you’re down
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Pearl Jam's, "Better Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't find a gentleman
Original Lyrics: Can't find a better man
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Primus', "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"
Misheard Lyrics: Jeremy was a race car driver
Original Lyrics: Jerry was a race car driver
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Social Distortion's, "Ball and Chain"
Misheard Lyrics: Gatorade, Gatorade
Original Lyrics: Take away, take away
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The Rembrandts', "I'll Be There for You (Friends Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be dead for you 'cause you're dead for me too
Original Lyrics: I'll be there for you 'cause you're there for me too
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Veruca Salt's, "Awesome"
Misheard Lyrics: Goodbye England
You filled me in and kept me down Goodbye cowardice You'll feel the tightness I'm afraid of these Original Lyrics: Goodbye, indolence
Your filthy left hand kept me down Goodbye cowardice You'll be the Tigris, I'm Euphrates |
2000s | |
Christina Milian's, "When You Look at Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Never judge a boot by its copper
Original Lyrics: Never judge a book by its cover
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Darren Hayes', "Insatiable"
Misheard Lyrics: Chasing away the Summer's Eve
Original Lyrics: Chasing away the summer heat
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Gwen Stefani featuring Akon's, "The Sweet Escape"
Misheard Lyrics: It's your fault you didn't shut the refrigerator
Baby that's the reason the napkins are cold Original Lyrics: It's your fault you didn't shut the refrigerator
Maybe that's the reason I've been acting so cold? |
Human Nature's, "He Don't Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: If I was a man
Original Lyrics: If I was your man
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Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.'s, "My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: If I wrote you a sympathy
Original Lyrics: If I wrote you a symphony
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Madcon's, "Beggin'"
Misheard Lyrics: What a lovely name now, baby
Original Lyrics: Put your lovin' hand out, baby
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My Chemical Romance's, "Welcome to the Black Parade"
Misheard Lyrics: He said, “William, defeat them”
Original Lyrics: He said, “Will you defeat them?”
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September's, "Cry For You"
Misheard Lyrics: Forever and ever, breakfast now or never
Original Lyrics: Forever and ever, life is now or never
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The Darkness', "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"
Misheard Lyrics: God, you touch Shamu!
Original Lyrics: Touching you, God, you're touching me!
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Theme Song's, "Cyberchase"
Misheard Lyrics: We're beating Hacker and his gang
Original Lyrics: We're beating Hacker at his game
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2010s | |
Foster the People's, "Pumped Up Kicks"
Misheard Lyrics: All the other kids with the f***ed up kicks
Original Lyrics: All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
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Mabel's, "Boyfriend"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm looking for a man who can take that sheet
Original Lyrics: I'm looking for a man who can take that heat
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Meghan Trainor's, "Title"
Misheard Lyrics: Gotta understand that I'm f**king for a man
Original Lyrics: Gotta understand that I'm looking for a man
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Sabrina Claudio's, "Don't Shake It Off"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't play with me, don't be dishonest
I'm so not understanding your logic I'm back and I'm better If "ya wanna back the Devil" Original Lyrics: Don't play with me, don't be dishonest
I'm so not understanding your logic I'm back and I'm better If "you want me bad as ever" |
Taylor Swift's, "False God"
Misheard Lyrics: The road gets hard and you get lost when you're led by plant fig
Plant fig Original Lyrics: The road gets hard and you get lost when you're led by blind faith
Blind faith |