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1960s | |
Creedence Clearwater Revival's, "Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics: I hear the voice of wreckage and ruin
Original Lyrics: I hear the voice of rage and ruin
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The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: Hush my body
Original Lyrics: Hush my darling
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Vic Mizzy's, "The Addams Family"
Misheard Lyrics: Their house has got Noxzema
Original Lyrics: Their house is a museum
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Money, Money, Money"
Misheard Lyrics: If I had a little mummy
Original Lyrics: If I had a little money
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Carpenters', "Rainy Days and Mondays"
Misheard Lyrics: Some kind of lonely crowd
Original Lyrics: Some kind of lonely clown
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George Harrison's, "What is Life"
Misheard Lyrics: If I give my home
Original Lyrics: If I give my love
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Michael Jackson's, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on like a pornstar,
Don't stop till you get enough Original Lyrics: Keep up with the force
Don't stop till you get enough |
Monty Python's, "Lumberjack Song"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a door mat and he's ok.
Original Lyrics: He's a lumberjack and he's ok.
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Paul Simon's, "American Tune"
Misheard Lyrics: And many times abused
Original Lyrics: And many times confused
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Paul Simon's, "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
Misheard Lyrics: Singing Melio Julio down by the schoolyard
Original Lyrics: Singing me and Julio down by the schoolyard
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The Pointer Sisters', "Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I'm a lion
Original Lyrics: You know I'm a liar
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The Ramones', "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna be Darth Vader
Original Lyrics: I wanna be sedated
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1980s | |
A Flock of Seagulls', "Wishing I (Had a Photograph of You)"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not that curtain style
Original Lyrics: It's not that certain style
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Australian Crawl's, "Errol"
Misheard Lyrics: To fish and hunt or to grunt, you give me hot air
Original Lyrics: To fish and hunt, to take a punt, the New Guinea Highlands.
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Chris Rea's, "The Road to Hell (Part ii)"
Misheard Lyrics: These ain't up on Jingelby Freeway
Original Lyrics: These ain't no upwardly mobile freeway
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Elton John's, "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
Misheard Lyrics: Samsung says so much
Original Lyrics: Sad songs say so much
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Gary Portnoy's, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your age
or Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows you're late or Sometimes you wanna go where everybody goes away Original Lyrics: Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name
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George Michael's, "I Want Your Sex"
Misheard Lyrics: I want your lube
Original Lyrics: I want your love
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Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's, "Head to Toe"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh baby, I think I know you
Original Lyrics: Ooh baby, I think I love you
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Paul Simon's, "One-Trick Pony"
Misheard Lyrics: He's a wanderin' pony
or He's a wonderin' pony Original Lyrics: He's a one-trick pony
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Ray Parker, Jr.'s, "Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics: Hoosiers are gonna call
Original Lyrics: Who are you gonna call?
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Scorpions', "Still Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics: Things that kids will love
Original Lyrics: Things that killed our love
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The Clash's, "Lost in the Supermarket"
Misheard Lyrics: I see your pull-tabs
Original Lyrics: I see your programs
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U2's, "Where the Streets Have No Name"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s all I gave to
Original Lyrics: It’s all I can do
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1990s | |
Brian McKnight's, "One Last Cry"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing for me and you
Original Lyrics: Nothing for me to do
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Coolio's, "Fantastic Voyage"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you sink ships just get inside
Original Lyrics: Don't you say s*** just get inside
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Coolio's, "Gangsta's Paradise"
Misheard Lyrics: As they groove, I see myself in the pistol smoke.
Original Lyrics: As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke.
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Deborah Cox's, "Just Be Good to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Fans tell me I am crazy
Original Lyrics: Friends tell me I am crazy
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Johnny Gill's, "Rub You the Right Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you feel dementia in my hands?
Original Lyrics: Can you feel the magic in my hands?
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Jon Secada's, "Just Another Day"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not gonna say it
Original Lyrics: I don't wanna say it
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K-Klass', "Rhythm Is a Mystery"
Misheard Lyrics: Move your body, move your body into the river
OR Move your body, move your body to the river Rhythm is a mystery I cannot begin to understand the things, this feeling touches me Original Lyrics: Move your body, move your body to the rhythm of love
Rhythm is a mystery I cannot begin to understand the things this feeling does to me |
Lionel Richie's, "Do It to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Standing there on and on
Original Lyrics: Standing there all day long
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Massive Attack's, "Risingson"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't know her from another mess
Original Lyrics: I don't know her from another miss
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Montell Jordan's, "This is How We Do It"
Misheard Lyrics: (He's a party pooper)
Original Lyrics: (This is how we do it)
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Mr. Big's, "To Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Blame it on a lie of me and you
Original Lyrics: Waiting on a line of greens and blues
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R.E.M.'s, "Everybody Hurts"
Misheard Lyrics: If you feel like you don't know
or If you feel like you're unknown Original Lyrics: If you feel like you're alone
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Rod Stewart's, "Rhythm of My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: With the ocean in disguise
Original Lyrics: Where the ocean meets the sky
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Vanessa Williams', "Running Back to You"
Misheard Lyrics: It's time for me to borderline
Original Lyrics: It's time for me to draw the line
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Vengaboys', "We Like to Party"
Misheard Lyrics: The Vengaboys are coming
Original Lyrics: The Vengabus is coming
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Warren G and Nate Dogg's, "Regulate"
Misheard Lyrics: One of them dims was sexy as hell
I said, "Ooh, I like your style!" She said, "My car's broke down and you seem real nice. Would you let me drive?" Original Lyrics: One of them dames was sexy as hell
I said, "Ooh, I like your size!" She said, "My car's broke down and you seem real nice. Would you let me ride?" |
2000s | |
Britney Spears', "Toxic"
Misheard Lyrics: With the taste of your lips I’m on a rise
You’re toxic, gun slipping under Original Lyrics: With a taste of your lips, I'm on a ride
You're toxic, I'm slippin' under |
Shaggy's, "It Wasn't Me"
Misheard Lyrics: How you can give your woman access to your villain?
Stress and weakness while you cling to your pillar You better watch your bath before she turn into a killer Let's review the situation that you call The Beano OR Let's review the situation that you call the peanut (Later) Never admit to Herbert she say And if she claim a motor, baby, no way (Later) Heard the scream get louder, she said, "Oh, baby, so what?" (Later) All the little evidence, you'd better go to Mass Wait for your answer, go overtime But if she starts to run, you know you better run fast Original Lyrics: How you can give your woman access to your villa?
Trespass and a-witness while you cling to your pillow You better watch your back before she turn into a killer Let's review the situation that you caught up in, ah To be a true player you have to know how to play If she stay a night, convince her stay a day Never admit to a word when she say And if she claim, ah, you tell her, "Baby, no way" (Later) Heard the scream get louder, she stayed until it was over (Later) All the little evidence you better know to mask Quick upon your answer: go over there But if she pack a gun you know you better run fast |
2010s | |
Ghost's, "Mary on a Cross"
Misheard Lyrics: Marianna, Marianna Cross
Original Lyrics: Mary on a-- Mary on a cross
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Sia's, "Chandelier"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m gonna live like the wall that doesn’t exist, like it doesn’t exist
I’m gonna fly like a Paragon tonight Feel my tears as they dry Original Lyrics: I’m gonna live like tomorrow doesn’t exist, like it doesn’t exist
I’m gonna fly like a bird through the night Feel my tears as they dry |
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