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1950s | |
Frank Sinatra's, "High Hopes"
Misheard Lyrics: He’s gone high-low
Original Lyrics: He’s got high hopes
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1960s | |
Disney's 'The Jungle Book''s, "I Wan'na Be Like You"
Misheard Lyrics: An ape like me-e-e
Can learn to be Human too-oo-oo! Original Lyrics: It ain't like me-e-e.
Can I learn to be You, man, too-oo-oo? |
Donovan's, "Atlantis"
Misheard Lyrics: Which lay before the Greek flood
Original Lyrics: Which lay before the great flood
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Donovan's, "Colours"
Misheard Lyrics: In the morning, in your eyes
or In the morning, when we ride or In the morning, when we drive Original Lyrics: In the morning, when we rise
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Eddie Floyd's, "Knock on Wood"
Misheard Lyrics: I think I'd better mop, mop, mop the floor
Original Lyrics: I think I'd better knock, knock, knock on wood
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The 5th Dimension's, "Stoned Soul Picnic"
Misheard Lyrics: There'll be trained opossum (There'll be trained opossum)
There'll be trains of music (There'll be music) There'll be trains of trust, trains of Laudenberg Lautenberg, oh, sweet trains of sun, surry on down Original Lyrics: There'll be trains of blossoms (There'll be trains of blossoms)
There'll be trains of music (There'll be music) There'll be trains of trust, trains of golden dust Come along and surry on, sweet trains of thought, surry on down |
The Searchers', "Love Potion Number Nine"
Misheard Lyrics: Gypsy with gold capped tooth
Original Lyrics: Broke my little bottle of Love potion no. 9
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1970s | |
Average White Band's, "Pick Up the Pieces"
Misheard Lyrics: Pick up the B6
or Pick up the V6 Original Lyrics: Pick Up the Pieces
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Barbra Streisand's, "Evergreen (Love Theme from a Star Is Born)"
Misheard Lyrics: Time we’ve learned to sell a book
Original Lyrics: Time we’ve learned to sail above
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Bee Gees', "How Deep Is Your Love?"
Misheard Lyrics: 'cause we're reading in a world of books
Original Lyrics: 'cause we're living in a world of fools
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Bee Gees', "Too Much Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see my underwear
Original Lyrics: I can see beyond forever
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Dr. Hook's, "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: probably has adopted home before
Original Lyrics: problem is I've been fooled before
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Electric Light Orchestra's, "Ma-Ma-Belle"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep on with my healthy loaf
Original Lyrics: Keep on with my heavy load
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Grateful Dead's, "Brown Eyed Women"
Misheard Lyrics: The blotter was dusty, but the liquid was clean
Original Lyrics: The bottle was dusty, but the liquor was clean.
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Squeeze's, "Slap and Tickle"
Misheard Lyrics: She was frigid like Joe Biden
Original Lyrics: She was frigid like a bible
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Steve Miller Band's, "Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big old hairy vagina
Gonna wanna make you stay Original Lyrics: Big old jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away |
Wings', "Let 'Em In"
Misheard Lyrics: Sister Suzy, Brother John, Martin Bormann, Phil and Don
Original Lyrics: Sister Suzy, Brother John, Martin Luther, Phil and Don
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1980s | |
Aretha Franklin's, "Freeway of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Girl! Girl! Girl!
Original Lyrics: Go! Go! Go!
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Buckner & Garcia's, "Do the Donkey Kong"
Misheard Lyrics: Do the copycat!
Original Lyrics: Do the Donkey Kong!
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Everywhere"
Misheard Lyrics: I want you to take me everywhere
Original Lyrics: I wanna be with you everywhere
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Natalie Cole's, "Pink Cadillac"
Misheard Lyrics: For the bullish things I do
Original Lyrics: For the foolish things I do
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Survivor's, "Burning Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: With a birthday card
Original Lyrics: With a burning heart
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1990s | |
Bjork's, "Big Time Sensuality"
Misheard Lyrics: It takes courage to enjoy the end
Then woohoo! And we turn to a big time sensuality Original Lyrics: It takes courage to enjoy it
The hardcore and the gentle Big time sensuality |
Chemical Brothers', "Block Rockin' Beats"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you not ready to rock steady?
OR Are you ready to rock steady? Original Lyrics: We're about ready to rock steady
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Imajin's, "Shorty (You Keep Playin’ with My Mind)"
Misheard Lyrics: You’re cheesy all the time
Original Lyrics: You tease me all the time
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M People's, "Don't Look Any Further"
Misheard Lyrics: Day of Amadeus, mumbo-jumbo G-I-O
Original Lyrics: Day o umba day o mambu ji ay o
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Michael Jackson's, "Black or White"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not going to spend my life being a cola
Original Lyrics: I'm not going to spend my life being a color
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Mr Blobby's, "Mr Blobby"
Misheard Lyrics: No Captain Cool
(Later) Although he's unconventional, it's true (Later) Blobby, Mr Blobby, your deeds are guaranteed to shoot them high Original Lyrics: No cat too cool
(Later) Although he's unconventional in hue (Later) Blobby, Mr Blobby, your deeds are guaranteed to stupefy |
Phil Collins', "Do You Remember?"
Misheard Lyrics: Despite all the pain
Original Lyrics: In spite of all the pain
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Wet Wet Wet's, "Don't Want To Forgive Me Now"
Misheard Lyrics: She casts the spell to freeze me
She's on the mike, she's out of touch (Later) The roses are withered, darling It's true that life's like this Original Lyrics: She casts the spell then leaves me
She's on the make, she's out of touch (Later) The rose in a withered garden Then true love lies like this |
2000s | |
Cast of Between the Lions', "Sloppy Pop"
Misheard Lyrics: C-R-O-P, crop
Original Lyrics: Cream of the O-P crop
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Cast of Between the Lions', "Sometimes Y"
Misheard Lyrics: Why don’t you cry?
Original Lyrics: Y, don’t you cry
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Cast of Between the Lions', "Without an S"
Misheard Lyrics: Even the big blues would be you without a mess
or Even the blues would be blue with PMS Original Lyrics: Even the blues would be blue without an S
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Commercial's, "Sleepy's"
Misheard Lyrics: Just sleepy for the rest of your life
Original Lyrics: Trust Sleepy's for the rest of your life
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2010s | |
country | |
Alan Jackson's, "Drive (For Daddy Gene)"
Misheard Lyrics: But I was kinky emulsion
Original Lyrics: But I was king of the ocean
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misc | |
Cast of the Wizard of Oz's, "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Follow the elephant's roar
Original Lyrics: Follow the Yellow Brick Road
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xmas | |
Backstreet Boys', "Christmas Time"
Misheard Lyrics: When we saw the world in Hominy
Original Lyrics: When we saw the world in harmony
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Barenaked Ladies', "Green Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Bundle up against the core
Original Lyrics: Bundle up against the cold
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Boney M's, "Mary's Boy Child"
Misheard Lyrics: Let everyone know,
There is hope for all to find sleaze Original Lyrics: Let everyone know,
There is hope for all to find peace |
Nat King Cole's, "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
Misheard Lyrics: O God, let us adore him
Original Lyrics: O come let us adore him
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Peggy Lee's, "Happy Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: May the calendar keep winging
or May the calendar keep dreaming Original Lyrics: May the calendar keep bringing
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Ray Conniff's, "Ring Christmas Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Rain Christmas bells
Original Lyrics: Ring Christmas bells
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