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1960s | |
Allan Sherman's, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh"
Misheard Lyrics: Take me home, I ain't redundant
Original Lyrics: Take me home, I hate Granada
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Crispian St. Peters', "The Pied Piper"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on babe, follow me
I'm the typewriter. Original Lyrics: Come on babe, follow me
I'm the Pied Piper. |
Etta James', "I Just Wanna Make Love to You"
Misheard Lyrics: All I wanna do is cook your head
OR All I wanna do is cook your brain Original Lyrics: All I wanna do is cook your bread
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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles', "The Tears Of A Clown"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like Diogenes dear I try to keep my sadness hear
Original Lyrics: Just like Pagliacci did I try to keep my sadness hid
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a TV, you turn them on
Original Lyrics: You're a teaser, you turn them on
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Kenny Loggins', "This Is It"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been wandering - why?
Original Lyrics: I've been wondering why
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Peter Skellern's, "You're a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: And I've had my last chance with you
Original Lyrics: And I've had my last dance with you
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Pink Floyd's, "Comfortably Numb"
Misheard Lyrics: Ahhhhhh ahhhh ahhh, African, come to me now.
Original Lyrics: Ahhhhhh ahhhh ahhh, I've become comfortably numb.
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Slade's, "Coz I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: When we're mouths apart
Original Lyrics: When we're miles apart
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Supertramp's, "Give a Little Bit"
Misheard Lyrics: Give a little bit more than love to me
Original Lyrics: Give a little bit of your love to me
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Sweet Sensation's, "Sad Sweet Dreamer"
Misheard Lyrics: Septicaemia
Original Lyrics: Sad sweet dreamer
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Sylvester's, "Dance (Disco Heat)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a fabulous clock
Original Lyrics: It's a fabulous club
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Sylvester's, "I (Who Have Nothing)"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Dora, I want you so
Original Lyrics: Adore you and want you so
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Wizzard's, "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"
Misheard Lyrics: Ancient fingers
Original Lyrics: Angel fingers
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1980s | |
Buckner & Garcia's, "Pac-Man Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't have a lot on Monday
Original Lyrics: I don't have a lot of money
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Commercial's, "WOR-TV - 1985 Mets Season"
Misheard Lyrics: Cash for rising stars
Original Lyrics: Catch a rising star
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Imma say it one more time, I'm not gonna stop
Original Lyrics: Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa
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Squeeze's, "Another Nail in My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: The piano was found
Original Lyrics: The piano man's found
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TV Show Scripts', "The People’s Court"
Misheard Lyrics: All partings please raise your right hands
Original Lyrics: All parties please raise your right hands
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The Police's, "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
Misheard Lyrics: This girl is her visage
Original Lyrics: This girl is half his age
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The Police's, "Invisible Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking at the barrel of a normal life
Original Lyrics: Looking at the barrel of an Armalite
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1990s | |
Ace of Base's, "Living in Danger"
Misheard Lyrics: You'll be living with dentures
Original Lyrics: You'll be living in danger
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Alanis Morissette's, "You Oughta Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Every cross out there
Original Lyrics: Of the cross I bear
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Barenaked Ladies', "If I Had $1000000"
Misheard Lyrics: I would buy you some take-out
Original Lyrics: I would buy you a K car
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Commercial's, "Fox Sports - 1995 Stanley Cup"
Misheard Lyrics: It's go time
or It's Cubs time Original Lyrics: It's Cup time
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Commercial's, "Oncore commercial"
Misheard Lyrics: A taste that’s why it’s encore!
Original Lyrics: For taste and more that’s Oncore.
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Jamiroquai's, "Virtual Insanity"
Misheard Lyrics: For these useless, twisting, our brand new technology
OR For these useless, twisting, avant new technology Oh, now there is no sound, for we all live in the ground (Later) Whoa, it's so easy to sit beside another string (Later) Oh, there's nothing so bad as an unhappy man Original Lyrics: For these useless, twisting, of our new technology
Oh, now there is no sound, for we all live underground (Later) Whoa, it's so insane to synthesize another strain (Later) Oh, there's nothing so bad as a man-made man |
Mike + the Mechanics', "A Beggar on a Beach of Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Filled with energy
Original Lyrics: Filled with envy
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Pearl Jam's, "Black"
Misheard Lyrics: All the bitches said
Of men washed in black Original Lyrics: All the pictures have
All been washed in black. |
Robbie Williams', "Angels"
Misheard Lyrics: A dozen angels contemplate my fate
OR A dozen angels contemplate my faith (Later) When it comes to costs, she won't forsake me Original Lyrics: Does an angel contemplate my fate?
(Later) When I come to call, she won't forsake me |
Robyn's, "Who's That Girl?"
Misheard Lyrics: I can take the pleasure
Original Lyrics: I can't take the pressure
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Spice Girls', "Who Do You Think You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: The race is on so get out of the bottom
(Later) You're sending I in the wrong direction You've got the bug, stupid star, you've been bitten Your trunk has been blowing for far too long I'm the snake up the ladder, but you're wrong Original Lyrics: The race is on to get out of the bottom
(Later) You're swelling out in the wrong direction You've got the bug, superstar you've been bitten Your trumpet's blowing for far too long Climbing the snake up the ladder, but you're wrong |
Sublime's, "Jailhouse"
Misheard Lyrics: The button stinky shoulder
It's Aller Original Lyrics: The baton stick gets shorter
Rudy gets taller |
2000s | |
Bodyrockers', "I Like the Way You Move"
Misheard Lyrics: But worst of all
Original Lyrics: But most of all
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Commercial's, "WCBS-TV - 2002 Yankees Season"
Misheard Lyrics: We got the Icees
or We love the Yankees Original Lyrics: We got the Yankees
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Courage the Cowardly Dog's, "King Ramses"
Misheard Lyrics: The manly god, the manly god
Original Lyrics: The man in gauze, the man in gauze
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Daddy Yankee's, "Rompe"
Misheard Lyrics: Rogaine, Rogaine, Rogaine
Original Lyrics: Rompe, Rompe, Rompe
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James Blunt's, "You're Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: I lost a real man
Original Lyrics: My love is brilliant
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New Order's, "Close Range"
Misheard Lyrics: When you were killed
(It's gonna change) Original Lyrics: When you were a kid
(It's gonna change) |
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Weezer's, "(If You're Wondering If) I Want You To"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, you wouldn't read if I want you to
Original Lyrics: Girl, if you're wondering if I want you to
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2010s | |
Marina and the Diamonds', "Primadonna"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a b***h
Original Lyrics: Take a picture
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Sam Smith's, "Writing's on the Wall"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been here before
But always here before Original Lyrics: I've been here before
But always hit the floor |
country | |
Adrianne Lenker's, "Forwards Beckon Rebound"
Misheard Lyrics: Forwards, back and rebound
Original Lyrics: Forwards, beckon, rebound
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