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1960s | |
Bruce Channel's, "Hey! Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: When you turned and walked away
That's when I won't say Original Lyrics: When you turned and walked away
That's when I wanna say |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Down on the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics: Four kids on the corner, tryin' to make a buck
Willy picks a tune out and throws it on the huck. Original Lyrics: Four kids on the corner, trying to bring you up.
Willy picks a tune out, And he blows it on the harp. |
Curt Massey's, "Petticoat Junction"
Misheard Lyrics: Better go jump shot
Original Lyrics: Petticoat Junction
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The Beatles', "Paper Back Writer"
Misheard Lyrics: It's based on a novel by a man named Me.
Original Lyrics: It's based on a novel by a man named Lear.
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The Platters', "(You've Got) The Magic Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like a false alarm
Original Lyrics: It's like a fourth alarm
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The Rascals', "People Got to Be Free"
Misheard Lyrics: There's bees in the valley
Original Lyrics: There's peace in the valley
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1970s | |
Badfinger's, "Come and Get It"
Misheard Lyrics: Food and his money
Original Lyrics: Fool and his money
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Benny Bell's, "Shaving Cream"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll break up with my girlfriend
Original Lyrics: I'll break off with my girlfriend
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Billy Joel's, "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Who needs a house out in Packisack?
Original Lyrics: Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
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Bobbi Martin's, "For the Love of Him"
Misheard Lyrics: Show him that someone can
Original Lyrics: Show him that someone cares
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Crispy and Company's, "Get It Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Got to get an umbrella
Original Lyrics: Got to get it together
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Eddie Kendricks', "Shoeshine Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: What will you this summer?
Original Lyrics: What will you discover?
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Michael Jackson's, "Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: People in a 4-star store
Original Lyrics: Keep up with the force, don’t stop
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Neil Sedaka's, "The Immigrant"
Misheard Lyrics: Was it anything like that when you're alive?
Original Lyrics: Was it anything like that when you arrived?
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Paul Anka's, "Anytime (I'll Be There)"
Misheard Lyrics: Just call I'll be dead
Original Lyrics: Just call I'll be there
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The Blackbyrds', "Happy Music"
Misheard Lyrics: You want to booby down
Original Lyrics: You want to boogie down
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The Blackbyrds', "Walking in Rhythm"
Misheard Lyrics: Moving down south
Original Lyrics: Moving in sound
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The Pretenders', "Brass in Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics: Got brass in pocket
Got Bardot, I'm gonna use it In tension, I feel it mountin' Gonna make you, make you, make you more tense Got motion, with strained emotion Been divin', deeter-leanin' No reason, just seems so prepared ... Gonna use my art Gonna use my legs Gonna use my style Gonna use my suds-save Gonna use my fingers Gonna use my, my, my allegin'-ation ... I gotta have some ill attention given to me Got rhythm, I can't miss a beat Got new scat - so reet Got something - I wink and I tell Original Lyrics: Got brass in pocket
Got bottle, I'm gonna use it Intention, I feel inventive Gonna make you, make you, make you notice Got motion, restrained emotion Been driving, Detroit leaning No reason, just seems so pleasing ... Gonna use my arms Gonna use my legs Gonna use my style Gonna use my side step Gonna use my fingers Gonna use my, my, my imagination ... I gotta have some of your attention - give it to me Got rhythm, I can't miss a beat Got new skank - so reet Got something - I'm winking at you |
The Supremes', "Up the Ladder to the Roof"
Misheard Lyrics: Closer to Paris
Original Lyrics: Closer to heaven
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Tyrone Davis', "Turn Back the Hands of Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh darling, I can't go out much longer
Original Lyrics: Oh darling, I can't hold out much longer
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1980s | |
Billy Joel's, "Pressure"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m sure you have some cosmic red, Chanel
Original Lyrics: I’m sure you have some cosmic rationale
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Cher's, "We All Sleep Alone"
Misheard Lyrics: But the weight never ends in the soul
Original Lyrics: But the wait never ends in the soul
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Chicago's, "If She Would Have Been Faithful..."
Misheard Lyrics: I'll follow the song
Original Lyrics: I'll follow the sun
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Hue and Cry's, "Looking for Linda"
Misheard Lyrics: I said "a violin"
Original Lyrics: I said "a fine man"
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Rick Springfield's, "Affair of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Fox in my head
Original Lyrics: Thoughts in my head
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Simply Red's, "Moneys Too Tight (To Mention)"
Misheard Lyrics: The bunny's too tight to mention
Original Lyrics: The money's too tight to mention
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Stacy Lattisaw's, "Miracles"
Misheard Lyrics: Some kind of mansion’s taken over me
Original Lyrics: Some kind of magic’s taken over me
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Starship's, "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Holding out for a freak
Original Lyrics: Holding out for a dream
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Sting's, "We’ll Be Together"
Misheard Lyrics: We should always be no better
Original Lyrics: We should always be together
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Tears for Fears', "Mothers Talk"
Misheard Lyrics: With the windows
Original Lyrics: When the wind blows
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Times Two's, "Strange But True"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a room without a feud
Original Lyrics: It's a room without a view
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1990s | |
Adina Howard's, "Freak Like Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Until the dog
or Until the dark Original Lyrics: Until the dawn
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Foo Fighters', "Times Like These"
Misheard Lyrics: In times like these
Original Lyrics: It’s times like these
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Hue and Cry's, "Labour of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Super satisfaction baby
Original Lyrics: Pseudo-satisfaction baby
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Sheryl Crow's, "All I Wanna Do"
Misheard Lyrics: And he's playin' up with-a me
... Letting each one burn down to his fit fingers Before blowing and cursing aloud ... And the bartender looks up from his hot ass, but ... To other wives the bar is ours A day in the night in the car wash too ... I wanna tell you that you're the only one Original Lyrics: And he's plain ugly to me
... Letting each one burn down to his thick fingers Before blowing and cursing them out ... And the bartender looks up from his want ads, but ... Otherwise the bar is ours The day and the night and the car wash too ... I won't tell you that you're the only one |
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2000s | |
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals', "Steal My Kisses"
Misheard Lyrics: But I hate the way you add
Original Lyrics: But I hate the way you act
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Paramore's, "Fences"
Misheard Lyrics: It's only asked that you're dying, dying.
Original Lyrics: It's obvious that you're dying, dying.
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Sean Paul's, "Like Glue"
Misheard Lyrics: Need alotta cheese up in my head
Original Lyrics: Need a lot of trees up in my head.
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2010s | |
Alkaline's, "Move Mountains"
Misheard Lyrics: I am from Venus. Boy, you're from China. Ho!
Original Lyrics: I have a penis for your vagina hole
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country | |
Carrie Underwood's, "Before He Cheats"
Misheard Lyrics: Maybe next time he'll sing before he cheats
Original Lyrics: Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
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Flatt & Scruggs', "The Ballad of Jed Clampett"
Misheard Lyrics: He was shooting at the pool
Original Lyrics: He was shooting at some food
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