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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "Hound Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, you ain't never caught a racket and you ain't no friend of mine.
Original Lyrics: Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine.
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1970s | |
Barbra Streisand's, "My Heart Belongs to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: My heart has gone to sea
or My car has gone to sea Original Lyrics: My heart has gone to sleep
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Bee Gees', "Too Much Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: You little n****r.
Original Lyrics: Aw, you and me girl.
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Blondie's, "Sunday Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I got Blue's Clues
or I watch Blue's Clues Original Lyrics: I got the blues
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Elton John's, "Island Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: He wants to tame you, till the record pops
He wants to sing you, but the cause is lost Original Lyrics: He wants to take you from the racket boss
He wants to save you, but the cause is lost |
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Rhiannon"
Misheard Lyrics: Keanu Reeves like a bear through the night
Original Lyrics: Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
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Jackie Wilson's, "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"
Misheard Lyrics: Your mom keeps lifting me higher
Original Lyrics: Your love keeps lifting me higher
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Little River Band's, "Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna leave you
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna need you
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Olivia Newton-John's, "Please Mr. Please"
Misheard Lyrics: Please, Mr. Please
Don't blame me, I'm 17 Original Lyrics: Please, Mr. Please
Don't play B-17 |
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Shawn Cassidy's, "Da Doo Ron Ron"
Misheard Lyrics: Da doo ra ra ra, da doo ra ra
Original Lyrics: Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron
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Steeleye Span's, "New York Girls"
Misheard Lyrics: And away with Sally, my dear husband
Hallelujah girls Original Lyrics: And away you santy, my dear honey
Oh you New York girls |
Steely Dan's, "Peg"
Misheard Lyrics: It's your favorite boring movie.
Original Lyrics: It's your favorite foreign movie.
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The Brothers Johnson's, "Strawberry Letter 23"
Misheard Lyrics: All through the morning renegade
or All through the morning rain again Original Lyrics: All through the morning rain I gaze
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The Isley Brothers', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: See the wife slaving in the kitchen
Food cooking and the plates for two Original Lyrics: See the smile waiting in the kitchen
Food cooking and the plates for two |
The Looking Glass', "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)"
Misheard Lyrics: Brandy wears a braided chain
Made of finest silver from another Spain A locket that bears the name Of the man that Brandy loves. Original Lyrics: Brandy wears a braided chain
Made of finest silver from the north of Spain A locket that bears the name Of the man that Brandy loves. |
1980s | |
Bonnie Tyler's, "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Forever's gonna stop tonight
Original Lyrics: Forever's gonna start tonight
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Chicago's, "Hard Habit to Break"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m a nigger to you, baby
Original Lyrics: I’m addicted to you, baby
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Earth, Wind & Fire's, "Let’s Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s movie night
Original Lyrics: Let’s groove tonight
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Iron Maiden's, "Murders in the Rue Morgue"
Misheard Lyrics: Murders in the Rue Morgue
Someone call the jungle Original Lyrics: Murders in the Rue Morgue
Someone call the gendarmes. |
Paula Abdul's, "Straight Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you really wanna love me professor?
Original Lyrics: Do you really wanna love me forever?
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Phil Collins', "I Missed Again"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I miss Duggan
or I think I mis-dug in Original Lyrics: I think I missed again
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Romeo Void's, "A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing)"
Misheard Lyrics: (Chick-fil-A thing)
Original Lyrics: (Temporary thing)
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Run DMC's, "It's Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: What's going on across the sea?
It's soldiers killing the entity Whatever happened to you, Nessie? Original Lyrics: War's going on across the sea
Street soldiers killing the elderly Whatever happened to unity? |
The B-52's', "Love Shack"
Misheard Lyrics: Fonzie gets the shaft
or Fonzie in the shack Original Lyrics: Funky little shack
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The Ramones', "Rockaway Beach"
Misheard Lyrics: Blah, blah, knock away beats
Original Lyrics: Rock-Rock-Rockaway Beach
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1990s | |
'N Sync's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics: I told you not to hurry
Original Lyrics: I told you not to worry
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Annie Lennox's, "Walking on Broken Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Watching on, watching on Picket Fences
Original Lyrics: Walking on, walking on broken glass
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Blue's Clues', "So Long"
Misheard Lyrics: Now it's time for some more
Original Lyrics: Now it's time for so long
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Celine Dion's, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: There were nights of endless pressure
Original Lyrics: There were nights of endless pleasure
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Genesis', "No Son of Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: You're no sucker of mine
Original Lyrics: You're no son of mine
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Robin S's, "Show Me Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I really need a lover, a lover that wants to be dead
It's been so long since I touched a walking hand OR It's been so long since I touched your rotten head OR It's been so long since I touched your rotting head OR It's been so long since I touched your rotten hair (Later) Come with your heart in your hair because my love is guaranteed OR Come with your hand in your hair because my love is guaranteed (Later) I don't want no face, don't want no funky Original Lyrics: I really need a lover, a lover that wants to be there
It's been so long since I touched a wanting hand (Later) Come with your heart in your hands because my love is guaranteed (Later) I don't want no fakes, don't want no phony |
2000s | |
'N Sync's, "This I Promise You"
Misheard Lyrics: Keeping your fate when it's gone
Original Lyrics: Keeping your faith when it's gone
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Justin Timberlake's, "I'm Lovin' It"
Misheard Lyrics: By the way, what's your size?
Original Lyrics: By the way, what's your sign?
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "Unwritten"
Misheard Lyrics: The pen's in my hand, ending on Z
Original Lyrics: The pen's in my hand, ending unplanned
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2010s | |
Bjork's, "Thunderbolt"
Misheard Lyrics: From moose hands, deeply humble
Original Lyrics: From whose hands, deeply humble
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Dua Lipa's, "New Rules"
Misheard Lyrics: Wrote it down and read it out, hopin' it would tame me
Original Lyrics: Wrote it down and read it out, hopin' it would save me
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Kungs featuring Cookin' On 3 Burners', "This Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: A little time and some tenderloins
Original Lyrics: A little time and some tenderness
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Niall Horan's, "This Town"
Misheard Lyrics: Yesterday I thought I saw you standing on a ledge
Original Lyrics: Yesterday I thought I saw your shadow running round
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TV Show Scripts', "The Office"
Misheard Lyrics: Go to the man who never breathes
Original Lyrics: Go to the man who never breeds
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Twenty One Pilots', "Stressed Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Wish we could turn back time, to the good dope days
Original Lyrics: Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days
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Commercial's, "Hootsuite"
Misheard Lyrics: It's sweet
or Who's sweet? or Too sweet Original Lyrics: Hootsuite
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Post Malone & Doja Cat's, "I Like You (A Happier Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, girl, I like you, I do I wanna be your friend, go shoppin' in a lens I like you, I do I hate you in LA, can you fit me in your plans? I like you, I do We want a better friend, say we woke up in Japan I like you, I do (I do, mm)
Original Lyrics: Ooh, girl, I like you, I do I wanna be your friend, go shoppin' in a Benz I like you, I do I’ll hit you when I land, can you fit me in your plans? I like you, I do We went to bed in France, then we woke up in Japan I like you, I do (I do, mm)
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