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1960s | |
Commercial's, "Newport Cigarettes"
Misheard Lyrics: Newport is special
Original Lyrics: Newport tastes fresher
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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles', "I Second That Emotion"
Misheard Lyrics: A secondhand emotion
Original Lyrics: I second that emotion
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The Beatles', "Eight Days a Week"
Misheard Lyrics: Hay babes a week
Original Lyrics: 8 days a week, I love you.
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The Four Tops', "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
Misheard Lyrics: Sugar fried honey butts
Original Lyrics: Sugar pie, honey bunch
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1970s | |
America's, "A Horse with No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: In the bathtub, you can’t remember your name
Original Lyrics: In the desert, you can remember your name
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Bread's, "Diary"
Misheard Lyrics: I found her diary of calligraphy
Original Lyrics: I found her diary underneath a tree
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Janis Ian's, "At Seventeen"
Misheard Lyrics: I learned the truth of seven seas
Original Lyrics: I learned the truth at seventeen
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John Denver's, "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: Martin Lawrence
Original Lyrics: Mountain Mama
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John Denver's, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Thank god I'm a Tonka truck
Original Lyrics: Thank God I'm a country boy
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Prince's, "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: F*****g do the things that I'll do to you
Original Lyrics: That can do the things that I'll do to you
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Steeleye Span's, "London"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing to drink but blood and wine
Original Lyrics: Nothing to drink but Claret Wine
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The Guess Who's, "No Time"
Misheard Lyrics: No high life for you
Original Lyrics: No time left for you
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Wild Cherry's, "Play That Funky Music"
Misheard Lyrics: At first it wasn't easy
Playing rock and roll at night Original Lyrics: At first it wasn't easy
Changing rock and roll and minds |
Wings', "Silly Love Songs"
Misheard Lyrics: I had to go away
Original Lyrics: 'Cause here I go again
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1980s | |
Aswad's, "Don't Turn Around"
Misheard Lyrics: But when you're gone now
But don't turn around Original Lyrics: Go on and go now
But don't turn around |
Charlene's, "I've Never Been to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been to paradise,
But I've never been to pee Original Lyrics: I've been to paradise,
But I've never been to me |
Fleetwood Mac's, "Little Lies"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, no, no, you can't kiss guys
Original Lyrics: Oh, no, no, you can't disguise
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Glenn Medeiros', "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll help you sing forever
Won't you hold me now, touch me now Original Lyrics: I'll help you see forever too
Hold me now, touch me now |
Greg Kihn Band's, "Jeopardy"
Misheard Lyrics: I want some Japanese ladies
Original Lyrics: Our love's in jeopardy, baby
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Matthew Wilder's, "Break My Stride"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain’t nothin’ gonna break my stride,
I’m running in a long touchdown, oh no, I’ve got to keep on moving Original Lyrics: Ain't nothing gonna break my stride,
I'm running and I won't touch ground, oh no, I've got to keep on moving |
Spandau Ballet's, "True"
Misheard Lyrics: I love these marching shoes
Original Lyrics: I know this much is true
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Survivor's, "Eye of the Tiger"
Misheard Lyrics: It's the eye of the tiger, it's the cream of the fight
Original Lyrics: It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight
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The Weather Girls', "It's Raining Men"
Misheard Lyrics: It's raining out
Original Lyrics: It's raining men
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "I Lost On Jeopardy!"
Misheard Lyrics: I want some Japanese ladies
Original Lyrics: I lost on Jeopardy!, baby
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Whitesnake's, "Is This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Is this lunch or am I feeding?
Original Lyrics: Is this love or am I dreaming?
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1990s | |
Billy Joel's, "The River of Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: That could only be obscene
Original Lyrics: That can only be seen
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Bryan Adams (featuring Mel C)'s, "When You're Gone"
Misheard Lyrics: Even food that tastes like dirt.
Original Lyrics: Even food don't taste that good.
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Dave Matthews Band's, "Crash Into Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And I go into you
Original Lyrics: And I come into you
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Destiny's Child's, "Say My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Hussam's going down; it's the way it seems
Shouldn't be the reason why you're actin' strange 'Cause I know how you lose the blues. Original Lyrics: Something's goin' down, that's the way it seems
Shouldn't be no reason why you're actin' strange 'Cause I know how you usually do |
R.E.M.'s, "Losing My Religion"
Misheard Lyrics: That's me in the porn shop
Original Lyrics: That's me in the corner
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Roxette's, "Joyride"
Misheard Lyrics: Come aboard the joyride
Original Lyrics: Come on, join the joyride
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Technotronic's, "Pump Up The Jam"
Misheard Lyrics: Get your gooty on a 'ho tonight
Original Lyrics: Get your booty on the floor tonight.
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The Wallflowers', "The Difference"
Misheard Lyrics: She tried a gizzard
Original Lyrics: She tried to kiss her
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Smells Like Nirvana"
Misheard Lyrics: See us stiffly
Original Lyrics: Sing distinctly?
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2000s | |
Alcazar's, "Sexual Guarantee"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna see that party of sexual guarantee
Original Lyrics: I wanna see that heartache of sexual guarantee
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David Glen Eisley's, "Sweet Victory"
Misheard Lyrics: The last one to fall, we want to sacrifice the will
Original Lyrics: The last one to fall will never sacrifice their will
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Dido's, "Here with Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It might change my melody
Original Lyrics: It might change my memory
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Eve ft. Gwen Stefani's, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Easy come, easy go, Stevie gonna be lastin'
(Later) Huh, Christine's mine, credit my own lines Original Lyrics: Easy come, easy go, E-V gonna be lastin'
(Later) Huh, 16's mine, create my own lines |
Paul McCartney's, "Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: I will fight for the light
or I will fight for July or I will fight the Fourth of July Original Lyrics: I will fight for the right
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U2's, "Beautiful Day"
Misheard Lyrics: See the world of bread and groom
She turns right in front of you See the Kenyans broken by clout See the cheer fleets clearing the seats See the bedroom fires at night See the orphans at first flight And I see what I believe in her mouth Overflowing till all the colors came out Original Lyrics: See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you See the canyons broken by cloud See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out See the Bedouin fires at nigh See the oil fields at first light And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth After the flood all the colors came out |
2010s | |
Pharrell Williams', "Happy"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring me down, can’t nothing
Bring me down, you’re love is true, ha Original Lyrics: Bring me down... can't nothing...
Bring me down... my level's too high... |
Sia's, "Unstoppable"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m a pork chop in the rain
Original Lyrics: I'm a Porsche with no brakes.
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John Michael Montgomery's, "I Swear"
Misheard Lyrics: Like the shadow that’s by your sign
Original Lyrics: Like the shadow that’s by your side
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Toby Keith's, "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue"
Misheard Lyrics: I brought to you in Tennessee
Original Lyrics: All brought to you courtesy
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