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1950s | |
Eddie Cochran's, "Summertime Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I called my congressman and he said WHOA!
I'd like to help ya son but you're too young to go. Original Lyrics: Well I called my congressman and he said quote:
I'd like to help ya son, but you're too young to vote. |
Eddie Cochran's, "Summertime Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I'm a goner as a bus
I'm a goner as a holler. Original Lyrics: Well I'm a gonna raise a fuss
I'm a gonna raise a holler. |
1960s | |
Marvin Gaye's, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you know I heard it from a greyhound?
Original Lyrics: Don't you know I heard it through the grapevine?
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Peter, Paul, and Mary's, "I Dig Rock and Roll Music"
Misheard Lyrics: And if I really say it, the rainy oboes play it.
Original Lyrics: And if I really say it, the radio won't play it.
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Ricky Nelson's, "Hello, Mary Lou"
Misheard Lyrics: Hello, curly poo
Original Lyrics: Hello, Mary Lou
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The Four Tops', "Baby I Need Your Loving"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby I need your mother
Got to have on your mother Original Lyrics: Baby I need your loving
Got to have all your loving |
The Royal Guardsmen's, "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron"
Misheard Lyrics: 80 men dine
Original Lyrics: 80 men died
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "She's Always a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: And she never gets in
Original Lyrics: And she never gives in
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Billy Joel's, "The Stranger"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyone goes sour
Original Lyrics: Everyone goes south
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Carpenters', "We’ve Only Just Begun"
Misheard Lyrics: Sharing horizons at our nudist club
Original Lyrics: Sharing horizons that are new to us
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Deep Purple's, "Highway Star"
Misheard Lyrics: I love her
I need her I speed her Original Lyrics: I love her
I need her I seed her |
Grand Funk Railroad's, "We're an American Band"
Misheard Lyrics: We watch American Bandstand
Original Lyrics: We're an American Band
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Michael Jackson's, "Off the Wall"
Misheard Lyrics: If you can't hang with the villain
Original Lyrics: If you can't hang with the feelin'
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Queen's, "Somebody to Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Can anybody hire me...
Original Lyrics: Can anybody find me...
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Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's, "Where is the Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: As soon as you were a freak
Original Lyrics: As soon as you were free
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1980s | |
Barbra Streisand's, "Woman in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a race that I'm in, over and over again.
Original Lyrics: It's a right I defend, over and over again.
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Dio's, "Rainbow in the Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a neighbor in the dorm
Original Lyrics: Like a rainbow in the dark
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Duran Duran's, "Rio"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like the ribbonfishes
Original Lyrics: Just like that river twisting
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Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin'"
Misheard Lyrics: I smell white and sleep with you
Original Lyrics: Smell of wine and cheap perfume.
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Kim Wilde's, "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, get out of my life
Original Lyrics: Get out, get out of my life
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Loverboy's, "Working for the Weekend"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody's going off the beacon
Original Lyrics: Everybody's going off the deep end
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Swamp Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Going to see a howlin' dog catch a goon
Original Lyrics: Going to see a hound dog catch a cold
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Ozzy Osbourne's, "Crazy Train"
Misheard Lyrics: Hit the roofs high feet
Original Lyrics: Mental wounds not healing
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Toto's, "Rosanna"
Misheard Lyrics: All I want to do when I wake up in the morning is see you alive
Original Lyrics: All I want to do when I wake up in the morning is see your eyes
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Wang Chung's, "Dance Hall Days"
Misheard Lyrics: We were cool on Christ
Original Lyrics: We were cool on craze
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1990s | |
Blackstreet's, "No Diggity"
Misheard Lyrics: Time to get down, good Lord
(Later) Hail, hail, hail, plain, plain player Original Lyrics: Shorty get down, good Lord
(Later) Hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, hey yo, play on, play on, player |
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Celine Dion's, "Call The Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Needed in the chaos and confusion
From the place to City Hall Needed where the clown who walk the wire are said to fall OR Needed where the crowd who walk the wire are said to fall Original Lyrics: Needed in the chaos and confusion
From the plains to City Hall Needed where the proud who walk the wire are set to fall |
Cliff Richard's, "Peace in Our Time"
Misheard Lyrics: We're never gonna break down these walls and build a prism with a stone
(Later) We'll keep on keeping on 'til all the teachers are dry Original Lyrics: We're never gonna break down these walls and build a prison with a stone
(Later) We'll keep on keeping on 'til all the tears are dry |
Martika's, "Martika's Kitchen"
Misheard Lyrics: You bring the boys and I'll bring the spies
Original Lyrics: You bring the noise and I'll bring the smile
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Radiohead's, "Fake Plastic Trees"
Misheard Lyrics: A crackpot and stylin' man
Original Lyrics: A cracked polystyrene man
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Radiohead's, "Fake Plastic Trees"
Misheard Lyrics: But I can't help the feeling I could float to the C.I.A.
Original Lyrics: But I can't help the feeling I could blow through the ceiling
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Radiohead's, "Fake Plastic Trees"
Misheard Lyrics: Yesterday's surgery for girls in the AD days
Original Lyrics: Used to do surgery for girls in the '80s
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2000s | |
Coldplay's, "Speed of Sound"
Misheard Lyrics: The birds come flying a mosquito sound
Original Lyrics: The birds come flying at the speed of sound
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Dido's, "Don't Leave Home"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't even need to scream
Original Lyrics: You don't even need to speak
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Dido's, "Hunter"
Misheard Lyrics: With one small step up on the stairs
Original Lyrics: With one small step upon the stair
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Dido's, "Sand in My Shoes"
Misheard Lyrics: Try to f*** it for one more night
Original Lyrics: Try to forget for one more night
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Dirty Vegas', "Ghosts"
Misheard Lyrics: So I can lay my goats to rest
Original Lyrics: So I can lay my ghosts to rest
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Mandy Moore's, "In My Pocket"
Misheard Lyrics: Love Tom Petty's in my pocket
Original Lyrics: Nothing but pennies in my pocket
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R. Kelly's, "Trapped in the Closet"
Misheard Lyrics: Searching for my copies
Original Lyrics: Searching for my car keys
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Roger Sanchez's, "Another Chance"
Misheard Lyrics: If our little brother turns me bad
I would rather have a bath with Ainsley Hariott Original Lyrics: If I had another chance tonight
I'd try to tell you that the things we had were right. |
Sugababes', "Freak Like Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm bagging all the flavours for a shindig
I got you sh**ting on your knees OR I put sugar on your knees Original Lyrics: I'm packing all the flavours you need
I got you shook up on your knees |
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2010s | |
Rihanna's, "Work"
Misheard Lyrics: Work, work, work, work, work, work
Send me happy work, work, work, work, work, work You see me do me der, der, der, der, der, der So me put in work, work, work, work, work, work Why you ah ga lyin’, lyin’, lyin’, lyin’, lyin’, lyin’? In the car it for mer, ter, ter, ter, ter, ter Original Lyrics: Work, work, work, work, work, work
You see me, I be work, work, work, work, work, work You see me do me dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt There's something 'bout that work, work, work, work, work, work When you are gon’ learn, learn, learn, learn, learn, learn? Me no care if me tired, tired, tired, tired, tired, tired |
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Kenny Chesney's, "Everyone She Knows"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a marionette in blue jeans
Original Lyrics: She's a Marilyn in blue jeans
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The Andrews Sisters', "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: He was a top man and his crap.
Original Lyrics: He was the top man at his craft.
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Traditional's, "You Are My Sunshine"
Misheard Lyrics: You are my sunshine, my golden sunshine
Original Lyrics: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
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