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1960s | |
Frank Zappa's, "Dog Breath, In the Year of the Plague"
Misheard Lyrics: Magical poses hitting through the sky
Original Lyrics: My ship of love is ready to attack
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The Righteous Brothers', "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration"
Misheard Lyrics: Please, I'm Biggie Smalls, baby
Original Lyrics: Please, I'm begging you, baby
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)"
Misheard Lyrics: The city lights go out on Broadway
Original Lyrics: I've seen the lights go out on Broadway
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Billy Joel's, "Summer, Highland Falls"
Misheard Lyrics: It's either Arizona-phobia
Original Lyrics: It's either sadness or euphoria
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Chic's, "Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave your pets behind
Original Lyrics: Leave your cares behind
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Janis Joplin's, "Me and Bobby McGee"
Misheard Lyrics: 3M's just another word
Original Lyrics: Freedom's just another word
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Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)"
Misheard Lyrics: You, yes you behind the grandstand.
Stand still, laddie Original Lyrics: You! Yes, you! There behind the bike sheds
Stand still, Laddie! |
The Kinks', "Apeman"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a good hormone sapiens
Original Lyrics: Like a good homo sapiens
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The Stylistics', "I’m Stone in Love with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I would scare a wolf straight to death
Original Lyrics: I would scare Wall Street to death
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The Stylistics', "I’m Stone in Love with You"
Misheard Lyrics: Over my sensation
Original Lyrics: An overnight sensation
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1980s | |
Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause you got it made with the guy in shades of noir.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause you got it made with the guy in shades, oh no
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Crosby, Stills, and Nash's, "Southern Cross"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking at cannonballs
Original Lyrics: Who knows love can endure
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Hall and Oates', "Out Of Touch"
Misheard Lyrics: Marty Moose and drowsy dreams.
Original Lyrics: Manic moods and drowsy dreams
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Human League's, "Mirror Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Here comes the queer man
Original Lyrics: Here comes the mirror man
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Kenny Loggins', "Keep the Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Your river is famous
Original Lyrics: Your river is fading
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Sheena Easton's, "For Your Eyes Only"
Misheard Lyrics: Put your eyes on me
Original Lyrics: For your eyes only
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UB40's, "Maybe Tomorrow"
Misheard Lyrics: Up in the heavenly spies
Original Lyrics: Up in the heavenly skies
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UB40's, "Where Did I Go Wrong"
Misheard Lyrics: No point in the Pretenders
Original Lyrics: No point in pretending
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1990s | |
Beverley Craven's, "Love Scenes"
Misheard Lyrics: My imagination is so cool, picturing you holding hands and doing the things that we panned
Sharing everything day and night, making memories You're playing love scenes without me, and she's got my rope OR You're playing love scenes without me, and she's got my womb Starring as your leading lady, and stealing the ship, oh Am I just wasting vagina, still believing someday you'll realize They're my lies, what she says to you, for the rest of your lives Original Lyrics: My imagination is so cruel, picturing you holding hands and doing the things that we planned
Sharing everything day and night, making memories You're playing love scenes without me, and she's got my role Starring as your leading lady, and stealing the show Am I just wasting my time, still believing someday you'll realize They're my lines, what she says to you, for the rest of your lives |
DJ Luck and MC Neat's, "A Little Bit of Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: We done bus and bike, we done bus and bike
Original Lyrics: We done, fuss and fight, we done, fuss and fight
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Fluke's, "Absurd"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody with I-phone's, love.
Original Lyrics: Anybody with a heart votes love
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Kiss', "Unholy"
Misheard Lyrics: I was there through the ages
Chained snakes to their cages Original Lyrics: I was there through the ages
Chained slaves to their cages |
Lisa Stansfield's, "So Natural"
Misheard Lyrics: It's so natural the way you make me feel like I'm a baby
Original Lyrics: It's so natural the way you make me feel like I'm a lady
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Louise's, "Light of My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the one thing in life that I'm sure of
Original Lyrics: Your love, one thing in life that I'm sure of
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Madonna's, "One More Chance"
Misheard Lyrics: I took your love for granted, but luck was always on my side
I turned around too late and you were gone So give me one more chance Darling if you can't find me, let me win your love Original Lyrics: I took your love for granted, thought luck was always on my side
I turned around too late and you were gone So give me one more chance Darling if you care for me, let me win your love |
Parachute Express', "Doctor Looney’s Remedy"
Misheard Lyrics: Doctor Looney’s Grenadine
Original Lyrics: Doctor Looney’s Remedy
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Phil Collins', "Dance Into the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: It's there in the eyes of the jeweler
Original Lyrics: It's there in the eyes of the children
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REM's, "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: Only Chud Baker
Original Lyrics: Call me when you try to wake her up.
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Santana (featuring Rob Thomas)'s, "Smooth"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme your heart, make it real hard,
Let's forget about it. Original Lyrics: Gimme your heart, make it real
Or just forget about it. |
Sheryl Crow's, "All I Wanna Do"
Misheard Lyrics: They drive their shiny grandsons and bricks
OR They drive their shiny grandsons and books Back to the phone company, a record store or two (Later) The bartender looks up from his warm ass OR The bartender looks up from his one ass Original Lyrics: They drive their shiny Datsuns and Buicks
Back to the phone company, the record store too (Later) The bartender looks up from his want ads |
Slaughter's, "Up All Night"
Misheard Lyrics: When evening comes, I have a line
I love to prowl around in the sheets Original Lyrics: When evening comes, I am alive
I love to prowl around in the streets |
2000s | |
Craig David's, "Walking Away"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm walking away
From the travels in my life Original Lyrics: I'm walking away
From the troubles in my life |
Craig David's, "Walking Away"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm walking away
From the travels in my life Original Lyrics: I'm walking away
From the troubles in my life |
Fit for Rivals 's, "Get With Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You're not all there like God
Original Lyrics: You're not all that I got
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Green Day's, "Holiday "
Misheard Lyrics: You wanna backsack Donna Crane
Original Lyrics: Kill all the fags that don't agree
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Nickelback's, "How You Remind Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story This time I'm p***-taking Forehead, you were a heart worth breaking And I've been wrong, I've been down Been to the bottom of every bottle Despite what's in my head Scream "Are we Californians?" Original Lyrics: It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story This time I'm mistaken For handing you a heart worth breakin' And I've been wrong, I've been down Been to the bottom of every bottle These five words in my head Scream "Are we having fun yet?" |
Utah Saints', "Something Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Who are you? Who are you? Who are you? Who are you?
Original Lyrics: Ooh, I just. Ooh, I ju- Ooh, I just. Ooh, I ju-
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mewithoutYou's, "We Know Who Our Enemies Are"
Misheard Lyrics: I catch my d**k
Original Lyrics: I catch my death
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2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Shape of You"
Misheard Lyrics: And now my butt cheeks smell like you
Original Lyrics: And now my bedsheets smell like you
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Peppa Pig's, "Bing Bong Zoo"
Misheard Lyrics: We're playing it, too
Original Lyrics: We're playing a tune
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Peppa Pig's, "Busy Miss Rabbit"
Misheard Lyrics: Miss Rabbit is dizzy
Original Lyrics: Miss Rabbit is busy
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country | |
Trace Adkins', "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
Misheard Lyrics: Like Poppycock
Original Lyrics: Like Donkey Kong
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xmas | |
Cliff Richard's, "Mistletoe and Wine"
Misheard Lyrics: The child is a kid
Original Lyrics: The child is a king
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Elton John's, "Step Into Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd like to thank you 40 years
Original Lyrics: I'd like to thank you for the year
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Harry Simeone Chorale's, "The Little Drummer Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: I am a newborn, too
Original Lyrics: I am a poor boy, too
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Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's, "A Christmas to Remember"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, what a Christmas in December
Original Lyrics: Oh, what a Christmas to remember
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Paul McCartney's, "Wonderful Christmastime"
Misheard Lyrics: The crying children sing their song
Original Lyrics: The choir of children sing their song
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