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1960s | |
Disney's The Jungle Book's, "The Bare Necessities"
Misheard Lyrics: Of all the bare necessities
Original Lyrics: Look for the bare necessities
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: You’re out of your bed
Original Lyrics: You’re out of your brain
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Commercial's, "Coca-Cola"
Misheard Lyrics: I'd like to buy the world a goat
Original Lyrics: I'd like to buy the world a Coke
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Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose's, "Treat Her Like a Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: Treat her like a neighbor
Original Lyrics: Treat her like a lady
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Michael Jackson's, "Ben"
Misheard Lyrics: You've got an offender in me
Original Lyrics: You've got a friend in me
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Paul Nicholas', "Heaven on the 7th Floor"
Misheard Lyrics: Goin' up she said "uh-uh"
Original Lyrics: "Goin' up" she said uh-huh
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Santana's, "Black Magic Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Got a rat pack woman
Original Lyrics: Got a black magic woman
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Sex Pistols 's, "E.M.I."
Misheard Lyrics: And you thought that we were Vikings
Original Lyrics: And you thought that we were faking
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The Doobie Brothers', "Jesus Is Just Alright"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't care what they naysay
Original Lyrics: I don't care what they may say
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Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics: We're supposed to stay at the YMCA
Original Lyrics: It's fun to stay at the YMCA
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Wings', "Let 'Em In"
Misheard Lyrics: Someone's knockin' at the devil
Somebody's bringin them hell Original Lyrics: Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell |
1980s | |
Belinda Carlisle's, "Big Scary Animal"
Misheard Lyrics: We love history
Original Lyrics: We know history
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Biz Markie's, "Just a Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: To see my baby girl
or To see my baby boy Original Lyrics: To see my baby doll
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Livin' like a lover with a red-eye phone
... Rassle little, dance a little, flesh a little light Take me baby, cover baby, go all night ... Let me at the innocent Sugar me, yeah, yeah So c'mon, think about it Shake it up Original Lyrics: Livin' like a lover with a radar phone
... Razzle 'n' a dazzle 'n' a flash a little light Television lover, baby, go all night ... Little miss innocent sugar me, yeah, yeah So c'mon, take a bottle, shake it up |
Fine Young Cannibals', "Johnny Come Home"
Misheard Lyrics: Johnny, read a story
Original Lyrics: Johnny, we're sorry
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Hothouse Flowers', "Don't Go"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a black Cadillac lying in the shadow of the gate-post
And the black Cadillac tells me that love is on its way Don't go, don't leave me on my own Original Lyrics: There's a black cat lying in the shadow of the gate-post
And the black cat tells me that love is on its way Don't go, don't leave me now, now, now |
Kirsty MacColl's, "Days"
Misheard Lyrics: Thank you for the days, those endless days, those secret days you gave me
Original Lyrics: Thank you for the days, those endless days, those sacred days you gave me
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Roxette's, "Dangerous"
Misheard Lyrics: She's just a little bit deep for us
Original Lyrics: She's just a little bit dangerous
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The Rolling Stones', "Hang Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing to shrink
Original Lyrics: Nothing to drink
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "I Want a New Duck"
Misheard Lyrics: One that won't try to fight
Original Lyrics: One that won't try to fight
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Lasagna"
Misheard Lyrics: Fa-la-la-la-lasagna
Original Lyrics: La-la-la-la-lasagna
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1990s | |
Blues Traveler's, "Hook"
Misheard Lyrics: That makes you feel I'll co-pay
Original Lyrics: That makes you feel I'll convey
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Jeremy Irons', "Be Prepared"
Misheard Lyrics: A shining new era
Is tickling nearer Original Lyrics: A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer |
Jon Bon Jovi's, "Bang A Drum"
Misheard Lyrics: I could kick this bad world down if I could just get on my feet
Original Lyrics: I could kick this bad world's ass if I could just get on my feet
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Leftfield's, "Open Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Open up, around the world
You lied, you begged You cheated, you changed the set Original Lyrics: Open up, now open up
You lied, you faked You cheated, you changed the stakes |
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Mariah Carey's, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Misheard Lyrics: And I don’t care about the prison
Original Lyrics: And I don’t care about the presents
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Mariah Carey's, "Dreamlover"
Misheard Lyrics: Dean Martin, come and rescue me
Original Lyrics: Dreamlover, come and rescue me
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Rod Stewart's, "Have I Told You Lately"
Misheard Lyrics: You fill my heart with trash cans
Original Lyrics: You fill my heart with gladness
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Take That's, "Pray"
Misheard Lyrics: Shirley, we must be inside
Original Lyrics: Surely, we must be in sight
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Was (Not Was)'s, "Shake Your Head"
Misheard Lyrics: You can't make missions out of mud
Original Lyrics: You can't make missiles out of mud
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "The Saga Begins"
Misheard Lyrics: We escaped from that guess
Original Lyrics: We escaped from that gas
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2000s | |
'N Sync's, "It's Gonna Be Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Every little thing like you
Original Lyrics: Every little thing I do
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Barenaked Ladies', "Pinch Me"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a breastaurant down the street
Original Lyrics: There's a restaurant down the street
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Fleet Foxes', "Mykonos"
Misheard Lyrics: And you will go to Mykonos
With a vision of a gentle ghost Original Lyrics: And you will go to Mykonos
With a vision of a gentle coast |
Macy Gray's, "I Try"
Misheard Lyrics: I try to say goodbye as a joke
Original Lyrics: I try to say goodbye and I choke
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Train's, "Drops of Jupiter"
Misheard Lyrics: Did you make it to the missing kid?
Original Lyrics: Did you make it to the Milky Way?
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "Don't Download This Song"
Misheard Lyrics: The wreckage of where you belong
Original Lyrics: The record store's where you belong
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2010s | |
Ed Sheeran's, "Perfect"
Misheard Lyrics: I will not give you a FaceTime
Original Lyrics: I will not give you up this time
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xmas | |
Bing Crosby's, "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: And mom and dad can hardly wait
For school in store again Original Lyrics: And mom and dad can hardly wait
For school to start again |
Jack Jones', "Do You Hear What I Hear"
Misheard Lyrics: Said the little man to the shepherd boy
Original Lyrics: Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
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The Pointer Sisters', "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: They're gonna build a toilet
Original Lyrics: They're gonna build a toyland
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