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1960s | |
The Mamas and the Papas', "Creeque Alley"
Misheard Lyrics: Visa and American Express cards
Original Lyrics: Greasin' on American Express cards
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1970s | |
Godiego's, "Monkey Magic"
Misheard Lyrics: Monkey is one key that never locks
Original Lyrics: the punkiest monkey to ever pop
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The Michael Zager Band's, "Let's All Chant"
Misheard Lyrics: Wrestle champ
Original Lyrics: Let's all chant
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1980s | |
ABC's, "When Smokey Sings"
Misheard Lyrics: When Snoopy sings, I hear Charlie Brown
Original Lyrics: When Smokey sings, I hear violins
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Def Leppard's, "Rock of Ages"
Misheard Lyrics: We got the power, guts and glory
Original Lyrics: We got the power, got the glory
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George Benson's, "Turn Your Love Around"
Misheard Lyrics: I can show you out
Original Lyrics: I can show you how
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Mercyful Fate's, "Curse of the Pharaohs"
Misheard Lyrics: Where the mighty fine pharaohs pretend dead in their sleep
Original Lyrics: Where the mummified pharaohs pretend dead in their sleep
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Michael McDonald's, "No Lookin' Back"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm fading outside
Original Lyrics: I'm fading out of sight
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Milli Vanilli's, "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl, I know I'll miss you
Original Lyrics: Girl, I'm gonna miss you
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Pointer Sisters', "Automatic"
Misheard Lyrics: I summon darkness to get some relief
Original Lyrics: I summon doctors to get some relief
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Rick Astley's, "Together Forever"
Misheard Lyrics: Is Disney calling?
Original Lyrics: It's destiny calling
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The Bangles', "Walk Like an Egyptian"
Misheard Lyrics: It's like feeding street...gibberish
Then you're on bad s***s ya then you pull a/the cock Original Lyrics: Slide your feet up the street, bend your back
Shift your arm, then you pull it back |
U2's, "One Tree Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: And over Solsbury Hill
Original Lyrics: And over One Tree Hill
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Weird Al Yankovic's, "UHF"
Misheard Lyrics: If you know what I need now
Original Lyrics: If you know what I mean now
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1990s | |
Blondie's, "Maria"
Misheard Lyrics: Regina, Ave Maria
A million one in one kind of love Original Lyrics: Latina, Ave Maria
A million and one candle lights |
Bon Jovi's, "Blaze Of Glory"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause I flip-flop to the forest
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I've lived life to the fullest
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Crowded House's, "Four Seasons in One Day"
Misheard Lyrics: The temperature at Chick-fil-A
Original Lyrics: The temperature could drop away
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Fatboy Slim's, "The Rockafeller Skank"
Misheard Lyrics: What about now?
Original Lyrics: Right about now
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Jamiroquai's, "Half the Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Like the springing bloom the sunbed of our love assumes now
Original Lyrics: Like the spring in bloom the summer of our love is soon, now
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Janet Jackson's, "Black Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: You’re a rabbit now
Original Lyrics: You’re a rebel now
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Janet Jackson's, "Escapade"
Misheard Lyrics: Let me take you over to Mexico
Original Lyrics: Let me take you on an escapade
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Soul II Soul's, "Love Enuff"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a penis
or You're a pianist Original Lyrics: You're a genius
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Ugly Kid Joe's, "Everything About You"
Misheard Lyrics: You just go to L.A.
Original Lyrics: You just call my name
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Ultra Nate's, "New Kind of Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: I need a new kind of babysitter
Original Lyrics: I need a new kind of medicine
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2000s | |
Ashlee Simpson's, "La La"
Misheard Lyrics: You make me go to Wawa
Original Lyrics: You make me wanna la la
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Bloc Party's, "Like Eating Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: We got glasses on our eyes
Original Lyrics: We've got crossed on our eyes.
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Coldplay's, "Viva La Vida"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel the fear in the enemy’s rats
Original Lyrics: Feel the feel in my enemy's eyes
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Dido's, "Thank You"
Misheard Lyrics: My tears don’t go
I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all. Original Lyrics: My teas gone cold
I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all. |
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Hoobastank's, "The Reason"
Misheard Lyrics: And the pizza is yours
Original Lyrics: And the reason is you
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Nelly Furtado's, "Turn Off the Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Party, party, party on down, down, down
Original Lyrics: Follow me, follow me, follow me down, down, down, down
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The Pussycat Dolls', "Don't Cha"
Misheard Lyrics: Dolce was a girlfriend was a freak like me
Original Lyrics: Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?
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The Wallflowers', "One Headlight"
Misheard Lyrics: In Wildin' Lane
Original Lyrics: With one headlight.
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Traditional's, "Angels We Have Heard on High"
Misheard Lyrics: In the Texas panhandle
Original Lyrics: In Excelsius Deo
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Will Young's, "All Time Love"
Misheard Lyrics: And sometimes you don't find direct lines
'Cause you're trying, too hard, too hard to heal them Original Lyrics: And sometimes you don't find the right lines
'Cause you're trying, too hard, too hard to hear them |
Will Young's, "Leave Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics: My wrecking heart is just the same
OR My record heart is just the same Why make it strong to break it once again? And I'd love to say I do give everything to you But I can never not be true Original Lyrics: My racing heart is just the same
Why make it strong to break it once again? And I'd love to say I do give everything to you But I can never now be true |
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2010s | |
Charlie Puth's, "One Call Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Superman got nothing than a man
Original Lyrics: Superman got nothing on me
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Chloe Demetria Pappas, Heather Capri, Michael King's, "Wayfair"
Misheard Lyrics: Wayfair, my dogs got to pee.
Original Lyrics: Wayfair, you got just what I need
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PSY's, "Gentleman"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a motherf***ing gentleman
Original Lyrics: I'm a mother father gentleman
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country | |
Bon Jovi's, "Bed of Roses"
Misheard Lyrics: Norma Rae, you're down on a Bed of Roses
Original Lyrics: Want to lay you down
On a bed of roses. |
Mimi Webb's, "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: Listen to me closely, this is our last dyin' breath
Original Lyrics: Listen to me closely, this is our love dyin' breath
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misc | |
OneRepublic's, "I Ain't Worried"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m stepping through your tiny toes
Original Lyrics: I'm stepping to you toe-to-toe
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xmas | |
Burl Ives', "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"
Misheard Lyrics: But if you bring home...
Original Lyrics: But do you recall...
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Elton John's, "Step Into Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Sex books for Christmas
Original Lyrics: Step into Christmas
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Jimmy Durante's, "Frosty the Snowman"
Misheard Lyrics: Frustrated snowman
Original Lyrics: Frosty the snowman
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