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1960s | |
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs', "Wooly Bully"
Misheard Lyrics: Hannibal Hamlin
Original Lyrics: Matty told Hatty
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Skeeter Davis', "The End of the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Why do the stars fall above?
Original Lyrics: Why do the stars glow above?
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Zager & Evans', "In the Year 2525"
Misheard Lyrics: In the year 2525
If man is still alive If woman can survive They make love. Original Lyrics: In the year 2525
If man is still alive If woman can survive They may find. |
1970s | |
ABBA's, "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Misheard Lyrics: Waking up is never easy, I know
Original Lyrics: Breaking up is never easy, I know
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Mr Blue Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: Creeping over, calloused hand is on your shoulder
Original Lyrics: Creeping over, now his hand is on your shoulder
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Mr Blue Sky"
Misheard Lyrics: You had to pine away for so long (so long)
Original Lyrics: You had to hide away for so long (so long)
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Lieutenant Pigeon's, "Mouldy Old Dough"
Misheard Lyrics: Oreo dough
Original Lyrics: Mouldy Old Dough
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T. Rex's, "Bang a Gong (Get It On)"
Misheard Lyrics: You dirty cretin, you're my girl
Original Lyrics: You're dirty sweet and you're my girl.
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The Allman Brothers Band's, "Ramblin’ Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Lord I was born in L.A.
Original Lyrics: Lord I was born a ramblin’ man
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The Guess Who's, "Clap for the Wolfman"
Misheard Lyrics: Give me just one kid
Original Lyrics: Give me just one kiss
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Three Dog Night's, "Joy to the World"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd throw away the cars and the balls and the wall
Original Lyrics: I'd throw away the cars and the bars and the war
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War's, "Why Can’t We Be Friends?"
Misheard Lyrics: Why can’t we be fans?
Original Lyrics: Why can’t we be friends?
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1980s | |
Dexy's Midnight Runners', "Come On Eileen"
Misheard Lyrics: You in that dress
My thoughts on the press Original Lyrics: You in that dress
My thoughts, I confess |
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Eurythmics', "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep your head-on
Original Lyrics: Keep your head up
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Great White's, "Once Bitten Twice Shy"
Misheard Lyrics: Rush Limbaugh was shy
Original Lyrics: once bitten twice shy
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Howard Jones', "Things Can Only Get Better"
Misheard Lyrics: And do you escape like you?
Original Lyrics: And do you feel scared? I do
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Journey's, "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sunday love will find you
Original Lyrics: Someday love will find you
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Metallica's, "Motorbreath"
Misheard Lyrics: All time rat! It's how I fake my life!
Original Lyrics: Motorbreath It's how I live my life!
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna say what I saw one more time
Original Lyrics: Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
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Morrissey's, "Everyday is Like Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: Judging slowly over white sand
Original Lyrics: Trudging slowly over wet sand
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Scorpions', "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
Misheard Lyrics: Here I am
Rockin' down to Burger King Original Lyrics: Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane |
Sergio Mendes', "Never Gonna Let You Go"
Misheard Lyrics: I gave some then, but now I'm Pigpen
Original Lyrics: I gave some then, but now I intend
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Whitesnake's, "Here I Go Again"
Misheard Lyrics: And I may watch Nightline
Original Lyrics: And I made up my mind
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Yello's, "Oh Yeah"
Misheard Lyrics: Such a gay time, a really gay time
Original Lyrics: Such a good time, a really good time
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1990s | |
Baddiel, Skinner, and The Lightning Seeds', "Three Lions"
Misheard Lyrics: So many choked
Original Lyrics: So many jokes
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TLC's, "No Scrubs"
Misheard Lyrics: Hanging on the passenger’s side of his best friend’s wife
Original Lyrics: Hanging on the passenger’s side of his best friend’s ride
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2000s | |
Britney Spears', "Oops...I Did it Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Blue's Clues did it again
Original Lyrics: Oops...I Did It Again
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Fall Out Boy's, "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
Misheard Lyrics: Thanks for the mammaries
Thanks for the mammaries See, pee tastes like poo, only sweeter. Original Lyrics: Thanks for the memories
Thanks for the memories See, he tastes like you, only sweeter. |
Foo Fighters', "Word Forward"
Misheard Lyrics: Worm, the worm, the worm, the worm
Original Lyrics: Word for word, for word, forward
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Gavin DeGraw's, "I Don’t Want to Be"
Misheard Lyrics: Trying to be a baby
Original Lyrics: Trying to be lately
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Kelly Clarkson's, "A Moment Like This"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you bully me?
Original Lyrics: Would you believe me?
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Spice Girls', "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"
Misheard Lyrics: We fall into confusion
Original Lyrics: We fall into the future
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The All-American Rejects', "Dirty Little Secret"
Misheard Lyrics: My early little secret
Original Lyrics: My dirty little secret
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The All-American Rejects', "Move Along"
Misheard Lyrics: Do the log, do the log
Original Lyrics: Move along, move along
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2010s | |
Emma Louise's, "My Head Is a Jungle"
Misheard Lyrics: Butthead is a jungle
Original Lyrics: My head is a jungle
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Kimiko Glenn's, "Gonna Fit Right In"
Misheard Lyrics: I heard the Pegasi are fruits you hate to be among
Original Lyrics: I heard the Pegasi are brutes you hate to be among
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The 1975's, "Chocolate"
Misheard Lyrics: We go "Nope-ity no"
Original Lyrics: We go where nobody knows
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country | |
Charlie Rich's, "The Most Beautiful Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I woke up this moment
Original Lyrics: I woke up this mornin'
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Faith Hill's, "Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics: I can feel the breeze
Original Lyrics: I can feel you breathe
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misc | |
Camila Cabello & Ed Sheeran's, "Bam Bam"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll see you in Orlando, hey
Original Lyrics: Y sigue bailando, hey
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TV Theme Song's, "Supermarket Sweep"
Misheard Lyrics: Supermarket Freaks
Original Lyrics: Supermarket Sweep
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Tiesto & Ava Max's, "The Motto"
Misheard Lyrics: We been up all damn summer spankin' that bread and butter
Original Lyrics: We been up all damn summer makin' that bread and butter
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