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1950s | |
Traditional's, "The Happy Wanderer"
Misheard Lyrics: Born to ree, born to rah, born to ree, born to ra-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Original Lyrics: Valderi
Valdera Valderi Valdera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! |
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1970s | |
Billy Preston's, "Nothing from Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: Brooklyn from Brooklyn is Brooklyn
Original Lyrics: Nothing from nothing leaves nothing
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Billy Preston's, "Will It Go Round in Circles"
Misheard Lyrics: What if I had like a bird up in the sky?
Would it go round in circles? Original Lyrics: Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles? |
Billy Preston's, "Will It Go Round in Circles"
Misheard Lyrics: Will a mile high be a bird up in the sky?
Original Lyrics: Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's, "Ohio"
Misheard Lyrics: What if you found her dead on the ground
Original Lyrics: 4 dead in Ohio
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Fleetwood Mac's, "Don't Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't stop thinking about Delilah
Original Lyrics: Don't stop thinking about tomorrow
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Joan Baez's, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Pat was my wife in Tennessee
Original Lyrics: Back with my wife in Tennessee
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Marvin Gaye's, "Come Get to This"
Misheard Lyrics: Come here, Schubert, and get to this (ah)
Original Lyrics: Come here, sugar, and get to this (ah)
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Marvin Gaye's, "I Want You"
Misheard Lyrics: I rub you the right way
Original Lyrics: I want you the right way
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Marvin Gaye's, "The End of Our Road"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, a sofa, it's a sofa
Original Lyrics: Oh, it's over, it's all over
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Wings', "Listen to What the Man Said"
Misheard Lyrics: That’s not what I said
Original Lyrics: That’s what the man said
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1980s | |
Bobby Brown's, "My Prerogative"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not allowed in there
Original Lyrics: It's my prerogative
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Deacon Blue's, "Dignity"
Misheard Lyrics: Set it off again, set it off again
OR Sail it off again, sail it off again Original Lyrics: Stand it up again, stand it up again
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Kenny Rogers', "Share Your Love with Me"
Misheard Lyrics: It's an illness that blows no good
Original Lyrics: It's an ill wind that blows no good
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Michael McDonald's, "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"
Misheard Lyrics: Hello, hello
Original Lyrics: Hear your "hello"
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New Edition's, "Mr. Telephone Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Must be a bad correction
Original Lyrics: Must be a bad connection
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Nicolette Larson and Michael McDonald's, "Let Me Go, Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It's humping you
Original Lyrics: It's haunting you
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Pat Benatar's, "Heartbreaker"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a pop record
Original Lyrics: You're a heartbreaker
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Psychedelic Furs', "Love My Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Is there a moonbeam on the dance floor,
it's a passion with a gun my love Original Lyrics: There's an army on the dance floor,
It's a fashion with a gun my love |
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan's, "Do You Feel What You Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: Is all I see
Original Lyrics: Is all I sing
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1990s | |
Backstreet Boys', "All I Have to Give"
Misheard Lyrics: But my dove is all I have to give
Without you I don't think I can live I wish I could give the bird to you. Original Lyrics: But my love is all I have to give
Without you I don't think I can live I wish I could give the world to you. |
Backstreet Boys', "Get Down (You're the One for Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: Bang bang bang
Here we come, here we slam It's a Fun Factory with BSB's All my girls get on your knees Can you see a country breeze? Backstreet Boys, are you ready? AJ, kick it. Original Lyrics: Bang bang bang
Here we come, here we slam It's the Fun Factory with the BSB's All the girls get on your knees Tryin' to scream or touch me please Backstreet Boys, are you with it? AJ, hit it. |
Backstreet Boys', "Larger Than Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm in a marijuana high when they're screamin' my neigh, alright!
Original Lyrics: I may run and hide when you're screamin' my name, alright!
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Backstreet Boys', "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
Misheard Lyrics: Walk with Megan baby
Original Lyrics: Walk with me and maybe
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George Michael's, "Fastlove"
Misheard Lyrics: If you’re looking for passwords
Original Lyrics: If you’re looking for fastlove
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Meat Loaf's, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you can see me, no-one else can see me now but you
Original Lyrics: I know you can save me, no-one else can save me now but you
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Nirvana's, "All Apologies"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see people change
Original Lyrics: Aqua seafoam shame.
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Phil Collins', "True Colors"
Misheard Lyrics: Just show me your anal
Original Lyrics: Just show me your rainbow
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Phil Collins', "You'll Be In My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Just a girl on the shoulder.
Original Lyrics: Just look over your shoulder.
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The Notorious B.I.G.'s, "Big Poppa"
Misheard Lyrics: Stray cat, honey, really I’m nasty
Original Lyrics: Straight up, honey, really I’m askin’
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The Prodigy's, "Firestarter"
Misheard Lyrics: I am self-inflicted, on Detonator,
I'm the one invent it, twisted animator. Original Lyrics: I'm the self-inflicted mind detonator, yeah
I'm the one infected, twisted animator |
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2000s | |
Backstreet Boys', "Incomplete"
Misheard Lyrics: Empty spaces fill me up with whores.
Original Lyrics: Empty spaces fill me up with holes.
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Backstreet Boys', "Larger Than Life"
Misheard Lyrics: All of our side steps in flashes of light
Original Lyrics: All of our time spent in flashes of light
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Backstreet Boys', "Shape of My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Every second it makes me Wee Good
Original Lyrics: Every second it makes me weaker
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Backstreet Boys', "Shape of My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I played my part, catch up on the door
Original Lyrics: I played my part, kept you in the dark
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Backstreet Boys', "Shape of My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm played the one who kicked you in the jaw
Original Lyrics: I played my part who kept you in the dark
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Backstreet Boys', "Shape of My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Loneliness is tragic, oh
Original Lyrics: Loneliness that's tragical
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Kaiser Chiefs', "Ruby"
Misheard Lyrics: Till the Roman council
Original Lyrics: Tomorrow is canceled
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Underoath's, "Young and Aspiring"
Misheard Lyrics: This is my penis...
Original Lyrics: This is my panic...
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2010s | |
Psy's, "Gangnam Style"
Misheard Lyrics: Korean No, Korean I don’t know
Baby baby no more joe I don’t know Original Lyrics: Ttwineun nom geu wie naneun nom
Baby, baby Naneun mwol jom aneun nom |
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xmas | |
Carly Simon's, "The Night Before Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: And you don't have to drink Budweiser
Original Lyrics: And you don't have to be a wise man
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Kathy Mattea's, "Sing, Mary, Sing"
Misheard Lyrics: Raise a baby
King of kings Original Lyrics: Raise a baby
King of peace |
Kelly Clarkson's, "Underneath the Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: Snow is falling in the capital city
Original Lyrics: Snow is falling as the carolers sing
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Ray Conniff's, "Ring Christmas Bells"
Misheard Lyrics: Bring Christmas bells
Original Lyrics: Ring Christmas bells
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Traditional's, "12 Days of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Four farting birds
Original Lyrics: Four calling birds
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Traditional's, "Here We Come a-Caroling"
Misheard Lyrics: A mother needs to breathe
or A father needs to breathe or A brother needs to breathe or Another needs to breathe Original Lyrics: Among the leaves so green
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Traditional's, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Good tidings to you whenever you are
Original Lyrics: Good tidings to you wherever you are
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