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1950s | |
Perry Como's, "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, hop stiggity, dob stickity, poop whatcha do to me
Original Lyrics: Oh, hot diggity, dog ziggityBoom what you do to me
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1960s | |
Cilla Black's, "Alfie"
Misheard Lyrics: What's it all about, Malfoy?
Original Lyrics: What's it all about, Alfie?
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Frank Sinatra's, "Strangers in the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Stranglers in the night
Original Lyrics: Strangers in the night
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Friend & Lover's, "Reach Out of the Darkness"
Misheard Lyrics: And you may shout hooray
Original Lyrics: And you may find a way
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Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs', "Sugar Shack"
Misheard Lyrics: A black retard and her feet of bears
Original Lyrics: A black leotard and her feet are bare
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are Baloo
or Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are smooth Original Lyrics: Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are blue.
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Merrilee Rush and the Turnabouts', "Angel of the Morning"
Misheard Lyrics: Just wash my sheets before you leave me, baby
Original Lyrics: Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby
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The Animals', "House of the Rising Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Is a suitcase and a chump
And the only time he’ll be satisfied Is when he’s on a trump Original Lyrics: Is a suitcase and a trunk
And the only time he'll be satisfied Is when he's all drunk |
The Beatles', "Strawberry Fields Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m very poor
Original Lyrics: Cranberry sauce
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The Beatles', "Strawberry Fields Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: My hairy balls
Original Lyrics: Cranberry sauce
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The Beatles', "Ticket To Ride"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got a tick in her eye
Original Lyrics: She's got a ticket to ride.
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1970s | |
Ace Frehley's, "New York Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: Back in the New York room
Original Lyrics: Back in the New York groove
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: Now Muscle Shoals has got the smallpox
Original Lyrics: Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers.
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Queen's, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Misheard Lyrics: So you think you can stop me and spin my eyes
Original Lyrics: So you think you can stop me and spit in my eye
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Ray Charles', "America the Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you in Mexico
Original Lyrics: I love you, America
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1980s | |
Aztec Camera's, "Somewhere In My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: A vision of love wearing boxing gloves
And singing Hothouse Flowers Original Lyrics: A vision of love wearing boxing gloves
And singing hearts and flowers |
Aztec Camera's, "Somewhere In My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Silver spliffs are blue
Love will see you through Original Lyrics: Silver splits the blue
Love will see you through |
Billy Joel's, "Tell Her About It"
Misheard Lyrics: Just because you haven't smoked here for so long
Original Lyrics: Just because you haven't spoken for so long
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Devo's, "Peek-a-Boo"
Misheard Lyrics: So put your hands on your face
And cover up your eyes Don't look until I signal PIKACHU!!! Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha PIKACHU!! Original Lyrics: So put your hands on your face
And cover up your eyes Don't look until I signal Peekaboo Ha ha ha ha Ha ha ha ha Peekaboo |
John Mellencamp's, "R-O-C-K In The U.S.A."
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a little sickie in the USA!
Original Lyrics: R-O-C-K in the USA-hey!
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Katrina and the Waves', "Walking on Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh don't it feel good?
Original Lyrics: And don't it feel good?
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Michael McDonald's, "Sweet Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: Charge me Fritos
Original Lyrics: Shine, sweet freedom
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Poison's, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Misheard Lyrics: That’s why every nose has been broken
Original Lyrics: That’s why every rose has its thorn
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Robert Tepper's, "No Easy Way Out"
Misheard Lyrics: There's no Jesus in us
Original Lyrics: There's no easy way out
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Stars on 45's, "Stars on 45"
Misheard Lyrics: The stars are gonna shine
Original Lyrics: The stars on 45
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Fat"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm fat, I'm fat, sha mone
Original Lyrics: I'm fat, I'm fat, come on.
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Hooked On Polkas"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, what fun, got the doo, got the doo, yeah?
Original Lyrics: Oh, what's love, got to do, got to do with it?
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Slime Creatures from Outer Space"
Misheard Lyrics: And grill you up real good
Original Lyrics: And blow you up real good
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Slime Creatures from Outer Space"
Misheard Lyrics: And pummel you up real good
Original Lyrics: And blow you up real good
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Yes', "Machine Messiah"
Misheard Lyrics: Oliver's standing in line
Oliver's waiting for time Original Lyrics: All of us standing in line
All of us waiting for time |
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1990s | |
Alanis Morissette's, "Ironic"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like mayday for your wedding day
Original Lyrics: It's like rain on your wedding day
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Crystal Waters', "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"
Misheard Lyrics: But she's hopeless, she's hopeless
Original Lyrics: But she's homeless, she's homeless
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Gaelic Storm's, "Hills of Connemara"
Misheard Lyrics: We're stuck on raisin barley
Original Lyrics: Keep the smoke from raising, Barney
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Gaelic Storm's, "Hills of Connemara"
Misheard Lyrics: We're stuck on raising barley
Original Lyrics: Keep the smoke from raising, Barney
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Jennifer Paige's, "Crush"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just a little crotch
Original Lyrics: It's just a little crush
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Meredith Brooks', "Bitch"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm your elf, I'm your dream
Original Lyrics: I'm your hell, I'm your dream
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2000s | |
Alcazar's, "Sexual Guarantee"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight when we go dancin', there's magic in the hair
The glove is always jumpin' and everybody's there OR Government's always jumpin' and everybody's there Original Lyrics: Tonight when we go dancin', there's magic in the air
The club is always jumpin' and everybody's there |
Bowling for Soup's, "Girl All the Bad Guys Want"
Misheard Lyrics: Two tables in her eyes
Original Lyrics: Turntables in her eyes
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Destiny's Child's, "Lose My Breath"
Misheard Lyrics: And yogi son can’t deny can’t deny
Original Lyrics: Can you keep up? Baby boy, make me lose my breath
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: A lolicon complex, cocking and pulling.
Original Lyrics: A loaded god complex, cock it and pull it
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Seether's, "Gasoline"
Misheard Lyrics: Wanna get some gasoline
And burn in hell today Original Lyrics: Wanna get some gasoline
And burn the house down |
Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray's, "Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Day after day I wore perfume
Original Lyrics: Day after day I'm more confused
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Uncle Kracker ft. Dobie Gray's, "Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme the beach, boy’s and free my soul
Babies babies babies have to rock ‘n’ roll, so drift away Original Lyrics: Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
Wanna get lost in your rock ‘n’ roll and drift away |
Uncle Kracker's, "Follow Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be the one to f*** you here at night
Original Lyrics: I'll be the one to tuck you in at night
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "White & Nerdy"
Misheard Lyrics: Was "Do I like her or do I like a card?"
Original Lyrics: Was "Do I like Kirk or do I like Picard?"
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2010s | |
Black Eyed Peas', "Just Can't Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: semen demon
Original Lyrics: dreamin', dreamin'
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Imagine Dragons', "Believer"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, let the poor French fry fly in the rain
or Hey, I let the bull fly, oh let them rain Original Lyrics: Pain! Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
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Post Malone's, "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Misheard Lyrics: When will I sing it?
Original Lyrics: When will it sink in?
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