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1960s | |
Aretha Franklin's, "Chain of Fools"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheat, cheat, cheat
Original Lyrics: Chain, chain, chain
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Frank Zappa's, "Go Cry On Somebody Else’s Shoulder"
Misheard Lyrics: Your girl today, wears a way
Original Lyrics: A year ago today you went away
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Frank Zappa's, "Hungry Freaks, Daddy"
Misheard Lyrics: The youthful minds that empty my
The day you're smug and step aside Original Lyrics: The useful minds that it denied
The day you shrugged and stepped aside |
Frank Zappa's, "I Ain’t Got No Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, you beg no
Original Lyrics: Girl, you better go
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Frank Zappa's, "Who Are the Brain Police?"
Misheard Lyrics: The chrome is too sock
Original Lyrics: The chrome is too soft
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "Take a Chance on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: When the ostrich sings
or when the osprey sings Original Lyrics: Honey, I'm still free!
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Barry Manilow's, "Copacabana (At the Copa)"
Misheard Lyrics: The party stop north of Havana
Original Lyrics: The hottest stop north of Havana
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Eric Clapton's, "Bad Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I've had enough bad luck
Original Lyrics: I've had enough bad love
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Eric Clapton's, "Swing Low Sweet Chariot"
Misheard Lyrics: I looked for anchovies
Original Lyrics: I looked over Jordan
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James Taylor's, "Country Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Sail on home to D.C.
Original Lyrics: Sail on home to Jesus
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James Taylor's, "Long Ago and Far Away"
Misheard Lyrics: And bits of frozen ass
Original Lyrics: And bits of broken glass
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Michael Jackson's, "Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t stop into the unknown
Original Lyrics: Don’t stop ‘til you get enough
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1980s | |
Elton John's, "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That"
Misheard Lyrics: Call out the gods
Original Lyrics: Call out the guards
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Franz Ferdinand's, "Take Me Out"
Misheard Lyrics: If I move, Sensodyne
Original Lyrics: If I move, this could die
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Kenny Loggins', "Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Now while we're here at home
Original Lyrics: Now while we're here alone
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Madonna's, "Lucky Star"
Misheard Lyrics: North Star I see tonight
or North Pole I see tonight Original Lyrics: First star I see tonight
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Sheena Easton's, "Modern Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: And bought a CD
or And bought a DVD Original Lyrics: And bought a TV
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Sheena Easton's, "Modern Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: He waits and says hello
Original Lyrics: He wakes and says hello
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: This love in my fart. I can feel it for you.
Original Lyrics: This love in my heart. I can feel it for you.
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: You can kiss my a**
Original Lyrics: I don't care 'bout that.
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: Peeing in the hoopla.
Original Lyrics: Knee deep in the hoopla
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1990s | |
Cast of Barney & Friends', "It's C-C-Cold! BRRR!"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish I had food
Original Lyrics: I wish I had fur
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Eric Clapton's, "Circus"
Misheard Lyrics: And his smile so blight
Original Lyrics: And his smile so bright
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Garbage's, "Special"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you have a pavilion?
Original Lyrics: Do you have an opinion?
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Michael Jackson's, "Dangerous"
Misheard Lyrics: I could be the owner
Original Lyrics: I could feel the aura
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Nirvana's, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m a skater, I got B.O
Original Lyrics: A mosquito, my libido.
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Soul Asylum's, "Misery"
Misheard Lyrics: They say Missouri loves ebony
Original Lyrics: They say misery loves company
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Whitney Houston's, "I'm Every Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m Harry Potter
Original Lyrics: I'm every woman
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2000s | |
Default's, "Wasting My Time"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm wasting a dime
Original Lyrics: I'm wasting my time
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Kandi's, "Don't Think I'm Not"
Misheard Lyrics: But I can't be my ashtray
Original Lyrics: But I can't be mad at ya
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Michelle Branch's, "Goodbye to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Gold Bond for you
Original Lyrics: Goodbye to you
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Mya's, "Case of the Ex"
Misheard Lyrics: How you gonna gimme that?
Original Lyrics: How you gonna handle that?
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Mya's, "My Love Is Like...Wo"
Misheard Lyrics: Nobody's like Ro
Original Lyrics: My body's like...wo
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Mystikal's, "Shake It Fast"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a bath, wash yourself
Original Lyrics: Shake it fast, watch yourself
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Sara Bareilles', "Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Babe, I'll walk the seventies
Original Lyrics: Babe, I'll walk the seven seas
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2010s | |
Duke Dumont & Jax Jones', "I Got U"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah yeah
Original Lyrics: Killing it
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Meghan Trainor's, "Made You Look"
Misheard Lyrics: Even with my booty gone, bet I made you look
Original Lyrics: Even with my hoodie on, bet I made you look
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The Script's, "If You Could See Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: We look so alike that it makes me s**t scared
Original Lyrics: We look so alike that it makes me shiver
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Usher ft. Pitbull's, "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: My life is a movie and you just Devo.
Original Lyrics: My life is a movie and you just TiVo.
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misc | |
Cast of the Wizard of Oz's, "We’re Off to See the Wizard"
Misheard Lyrics: We’re off to see Bolivia
Original Lyrics: We’re off to see the wizard
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CoComelon's, "Peek a Boo"
Misheard Lyrics: Think of you (6x)
ICU Original Lyrics: Peekaboo! (6x)
I see you! |
CoComelon's, "Yes Yes Bedtime Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Sorry, sorry, sorry, it's time to say "I'm sorry"
Original Lyrics: Story, story, story, it's time to read a story
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Judy Garland's, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
Misheard Lyrics: Somewhere over the rainbow rain or shine
Original Lyrics: Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
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xmas | |
Carpenters', "Merry Christmas Darling"
Misheard Lyrics: Reading cards have all been sent
Original Lyrics: Greeting cards have all been sent
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Tom Petty's, "Christmas All Over Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody’s Satan
Original Lyrics: Everybody’s singin’
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