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1950s | |
Jackie Wilson's, "Lonely Teardrops"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart is hidin’, hidin’
Love the cheese drops Original Lyrics: My heart is cryin’, cryin’
Lonely teardrops |
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1970s | |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Lost in France"
Misheard Lyrics: In the street a friend was playing
Original Lyrics: In the street a band was playing
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Bonnie Tyler's, "Married Men"
Misheard Lyrics: They whine you and dine you
Original Lyrics: They wine you and dine you
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Bonnie Tyler's, "More Than a Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: Plumbing like leaks
Original Lyrics: Falling like leaves
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Carole King's, "I Feel the Earth Move"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel this guy fumbling down
Original Lyrics: I feel the sky tumbling down
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Carole King's, "It's Too Late"
Misheard Lyrics: Now you look so unhappy
And I feel like a food Original Lyrics: Now you look so unhappy
And I feel like a fool |
Carole King's, "So Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Doesn't ever know
Original Lyrics: Doesn't help to know
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Elton John's, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't let leaving your pet out
Original Lyrics: You can't plant me in your penthouse
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Go Your Own Way"
Misheard Lyrics: You can throw it away
Original Lyrics: You can go your own way
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John Denver's, "Rocky Mountain High"
Misheard Lyrics: Rockin' mighty fine
Original Lyrics: Rocky Mountain High
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John Mellencamp's, "I Need a Lover"
Misheard Lyrics: I need a mother that won’t drive me crazy
Original Lyrics: I need a lover that won’t drive me crazy
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Pilot's, "Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Never believe it's my song
Original Lyrics: Never believe it's not so
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1980s | |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Holding Out for a Hero"
Misheard Lyrics: I need a beer mug
Original Lyrics: I need a hero
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Dan Fogelberg's, "Missing You"
Misheard Lyrics: Along for too long
Original Lyrics: Alone for too long
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Disney's 'The Little Mermaid''s, "Part of Your World"
Misheard Lyrics: Bred them women, sick of swimmin', ready to stand.
Original Lyrics: Bright young women, sick of swimmin', ready to stand.
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Gypsy"
Misheard Lyrics: You see you're in D.C.
Original Lyrics: You see your gypsy
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John Mellencamp's, "Cherry Bomb"
Misheard Lyrics: And grooming was grooming
Original Lyrics: And groovy was groovy
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John Mellencamp's, "Crumblin’ Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Some people say that I’m nauseous and feeling sick
Original Lyrics: Some people say that I’m obnoxious and lazy
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Paula Abdul's, "The Way That You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It's just the way that you're in Raleigh
Original Lyrics: It's just the way that you love me
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Rick Springfield's, "Jessie’s Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish that I had Gypsie's girl.
Original Lyrics: I wish that I had Jessie's girl
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Squeeze's, "Labelled with Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Like some kind of wish with blue fingers in mittens
Original Lyrics: Like some kind of witch with blue fingers in mittens
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The Vapors', "Turning Japanese"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Carrie Fisher
Original Lyrics: I got your picture
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Whitney Houston's, "Saving All My Love for You"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I'm sending all my love for you
Original Lyrics: Now I'm saving all my love for you
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Whitney Houston's, "So Emotional"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a shock what love can do
or It's shocking what love can do Original Lyrics: Ain't it shocking what love can do?
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Whitney Houston's, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Misheard Lyrics: And the only thing I've yearned
Original Lyrics: And the only thing I've learned
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1990s | |
'N Sync's, "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
Misheard Lyrics: More precious than any life in a pearl
Original Lyrics: More precious than any diamond or pearl
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B*witched's, "Jump Down"
Misheard Lyrics: That's why I'm letting you go
Gotta jump down You're always around Just stopping the ground OR Just stabbing the ground Original Lyrics: That's why I'm letting you know
Gotta jump down You're always around Just stamping the ground |
Disney's The Lion King's, "The Circle of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Gods of Ehn’gha
Original Lyrics: Nants ingonyama
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Joan Osborne's, "One of Us"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cept for the pub maybe in Rome.
Original Lyrics: 'Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome.
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Metallica's, "Enter Sandman"
Misheard Lyrics: tuck you in, warm within, keep you free from sin
'Til Yosemite [Sam] comes. Original Lyrics: tuck you in, warm within, keep you free from sin
'Til the Sandman, he comes |
New Order's, "Regret"
Misheard Lyrics: Look at me, I've got you
Original Lyrics: Look at me, I'm not you
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Snap!'s, "The Power"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm the lyrics of Jesse James
Original Lyrics: I'm the lyrical Jesse James
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Technotronic's, "Get Up (Before the Night Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: Get it on, get a move on, kiss
Original Lyrics: Get it on, get a move on, kids
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Technotronic's, "Get Up (Before the Night Is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna see you potty
or I wanna see your body Original Lyrics: I wanna see you party
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Technotronic's, "Get Up (Before the Night is Over)"
Misheard Lyrics: Get down to the beef
Original Lyrics: Get down to the beat
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Technotronic's, "Move This"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, Hoosiers!
Original Lyrics: Come on, move this!
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Technotronic's, "This Beat is Technotronic"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need your face and my erection
Original Lyrics: I don't need your face in my direction
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The Bucketheads', "The Bomb (From ESPN Presents Jock Jams)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pea pies, pudding, chips, and rice
Original Lyrics: Street sounds swirling through my mind
Defense! |
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2000s | |
John Bergeron's, "I Feel Fantastic"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel Santa’s dick
Hey hey hey You feel Santa’s dick Hey hey hey You are Santa’s dick Hey Hey Hey Original Lyrics: I feel fantastic
Hey hey hey You feel fantastic Hey hey hey You are fantastic Hey hey hey |
Manic Street Preachers', "1985"
Misheard Lyrics: So God is dead, like Meacham said.
Original Lyrics: So God is dead, like Nietzsche said.
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Marc Anthony's, "I Need To Know"
Misheard Lyrics: I Nintendo, I Nintendo (I need 'Tendo, I need 'Tendo)
Original Lyrics: I need to know, I need to know
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Michelle Branch's, "All You Wanted"
Misheard Lyrics: We figured out then
Original Lyrics: We figured out that
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Pink's, "Just Like a Pill"
Misheard Lyrics: You're just like a bell
Original Lyrics: You're just like a pill
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Sheryl Crow's, "Soak Up the Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna sum up this song
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna soak up the sun
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2010s | |
John Legend's, "All of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You're my downfall, you're my youth
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you Original Lyrics: You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you |
Lana Del Rey's, "Summertime Sadness"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancin' in the dark in the pilgrim light
Original Lyrics: Dancin' in the dark in the pale moon light
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Lana Del Rey's, "Summertime Sadness"
Misheard Lyrics: Honey I'm-I'm fine, I feel it everywhere
Original Lyrics: Honey I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
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misc | |
Doja Cat's, "Need to Know"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, wait, you a fan of the merch?
Original Lyrics: Oh, wait, you a fan of the magic?
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