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1960s | |
Buffalo Springfield's, "For What It’s Worth"
Misheard Lyrics: What it is ain’t exactly bleak
Original Lyrics: What it is ain’t exactly clear
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1970s | |
Billy Joel's, "She's Always a Woman to Me"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a ways a woman to me.
Original Lyrics: She's always a woman to me
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Carly Simon's, "You’re So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I hear you went up to Sarasota
Original Lyrics: Well I hear you went up to Saratoga
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Chaka Khan's, "I'm Every Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Isn’t that ama-zing?
Original Lyrics: Every word from A to Z
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Commodores', "Brick House"
Misheard Lyrics: She’s the mom, the only mom
Original Lyrics: She’s the one, the only one
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Elton John's, "Daniel"
Misheard Lyrics: Tell me you’re a star
Original Lyrics: Daniel, you’re a star
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "I’d Really Love to See You Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I’m not talkin’ about oregano
And I don’t wanna say you’re mine Original Lyrics: I’m not talkin’ about movin’ in
And I don’t wanna change your life |
England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Love Is the Answer"
Misheard Lyrics: Danger Price
Original Lyrics: Name your price
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England Dan and John Ford Coley's, "Nights are Forever Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: Times are forever without you
Original Lyrics: Nights are forever without you
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Firefall's, "Just Remember I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: Just remember the lawyers
or Just remember the royals Original Lyrics: Just remember I love you
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Firefall's, "You Are the Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew it from the stars
Original Lyrics: I knew it from the start
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Grand Funk Railroad's, "Footstompin' Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody wants you
Original Lyrics: Everybody want to?
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Natalie Cole's, "This Will Be (an Everlasting Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: Alone, alone, alone
Original Lyrics: Love, love, love
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Natalie Cole's, "This Will Be (an Everlasting Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh no, oh no, oh no
Original Lyrics: Love, love, love
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Ringo Starr's, "Photograph"
Misheard Lyrics: all I've caught is a porno-grapher
Original Lyrics: all I've got is a photograph and...
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Seals & Crofts', "Summer Breeze"
Misheard Lyrics: Solar breeze makes me feel fine
Original Lyrics: Summer breeze makes me feel fine
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The Three Degrees', "When Will I See You Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, just grasp
Original Lyrics: ...or just friends?
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1980s | |
Bon Jovi's, "Bad Medicine"
Misheard Lyrics: Your mind is like bad medicine
Original Lyrics: Your love is like bad medicine
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Bon Jovi's, "Born to Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: Flash to flash Polaroid
Original Lyrics: Flesh to flesh, one to one
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Bon Jovi's, "I’ll Be There for You"
Misheard Lyrics: When you dream, I wanna be in bed for you
Original Lyrics: When you breathe, I wanna be the air for you
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Bon Jovi's, "Lay Your Hands on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Win your games on me
Original Lyrics: Lay your hands on me
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Bon Jovi's, "Living in Sin"
Misheard Lyrics: I don’t need a license
Original Lyrics: I don’t need no license
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Chaka Khan's, "I Feel for You"
Misheard Lyrics: A beer for you
or De Beers for you or High heels for you Original Lyrics: I feel for you
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Christopher Cross', "All Right"
Misheard Lyrics: Just when you get healthy
Original Lyrics: Just when you feel helpless
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Culture Club's, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you really want to make me drown?
Original Lyrics: Do you really want to make me cry?
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Culture Club's, "The War Song"
Misheard Lyrics: And big boys stupid
Original Lyrics: And people stupid
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Jermaine Stewart's, "We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
Misheard Lyrics: And drink some Cheerwine
Original Lyrics: And drink some cherry wine
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Musical Youth's, "Pass the Dutchie"
Misheard Lyrics: Puff the dragon ‘pon the left hand side
Original Lyrics: Pass the dutchie ‘pon the left hand side
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Natalie Cole's, "Miss You Like Crazy"
Misheard Lyrics: I guess you are racist
Original Lyrics: I miss you like crazy
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REM's, "Begin The Begin"
Misheard Lyrics: But the lander's pride
Original Lyrics: A philanderer's tie
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REM's, "Begin the Begin"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's begin again like Martin Luther Zinn
Original Lyrics: Let's begin again like Martin Luther Zen
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Survivor's, "I Can’t Hold Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Reaching out to vote for us
Original Lyrics: Reaching out to both of us
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The Jets', "You Got It All"
Misheard Lyrics: Put all your tears to rest
Original Lyrics: Put all your fears to rest
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Tina Turner's, "Let's Stay Together"
Misheard Lyrics: Laughing at you whether times are good or bad, happy or sad
Original Lyrics: Loving you whether times are good or bad, happy or sad
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1990s | |
Ace of Base's, "Beautiful Life"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s a musical night
Original Lyrics: It’s a beautiful life
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Cornershop's, "Brimful of Asha"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, it's a grim puddle of ashes on the 45
Everybody needs a businessman for a pillow Original Lyrics: Well, it's a brimful of Asha on the 45
Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow |
Eric Clapton's, "My Father’s Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: McDonald’s fries
Original Lyrics: my father’s eyes
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Faith No More's, "From Out of Nowhere"
Misheard Lyrics: Tarzan in my mind, stunning the crowd
You smash me with Judy and put me down 'Cause you come from out of nowhere My glance turns to a stare One-session movies are yours from the start OR Odd session movies are yours from the start I know you see me, I have seen the lock Original Lyrics: Tossed into my mind, stirring the calm
You splash me with beauty and pull me down 'Cause you come from out of nowhere My glance turns to a stare Obsession rules me, I'm yours from the start I know you see me, our eyes interlock |
Janet Jackson's, "Love Will Never Do Without You"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel better when I have you nail me
Original Lyrics: I feel better when I have you near me
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Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's, "A Whole New World"
Misheard Lyrics: There's wondrous things for you and me
OR A wondrous face for you and me Original Lyrics: A wondrous place for you and me
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2000s | |
Ash's, "Shining Light"
Misheard Lyrics: And a pretty light that burns so pretty
Original Lyrics: An epiphany, you burn so pretty
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country | |
Martina McBride's, "Reckless"
Misheard Lyrics: I've jumped all the fences
Of bending all the rules Original Lyrics: I've jumped all the fences
Abandoned all the rules |
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misc | |
Post Malone & the Weeknd's, "One Right Now"
Misheard Lyrics: You're a stain on my leg, you see
Original Lyrics: You're a stain on my legacy
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