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1960s | |
Drifters', "Sweets for My Sweet"
Misheard Lyrics: Swing from my swing
Original Lyrics: Sweets for my sweet
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The Zombies', "Time of the Season"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey Red, is he rich like me
Original Lyrics: He rich, is he rich like me
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1970s | |
Bay City Rollers', "Saturday Night"
Misheard Lyrics: S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y why?
Original Lyrics: S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night!
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Billy Joel's, "Big Shot"
Misheard Lyrics: You had to be a big job, did ya?
Original Lyrics: You had to be a big shot, did ya?
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Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Those kids were fast and lying.
Original Lyrics: Those kicks were fast as lightning.
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Cars', "Bye Bye Love"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s always hidden in your window
Just waiting to arrive. Original Lyrics: With all these hidden innuendos
Just waiting to arrive. |
Elton John's, "Benny and the Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got electric fools
Original Lyrics: She's got electric boots
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Elton John's, "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
Misheard Lyrics: ...to meet your mommy?
Original Lyrics: ...to make you love me?
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Firefall's, "Strange Way"
Misheard Lyrics: Didn't I feel you weak?
or Didn't I hear you read? or Didn't I hear you weep? or Didn't I hear you breathe? Original Lyrics: Didn't I feel you weep?
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Jimmy Buffett's, "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"
Misheard Lyrics: Nothing remains quite ashamed
Original Lyrics: Nothing remains quite the same
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Slade's, "Cum On Feel the Noize"
Misheard Lyrics: Bird watch the boys
Original Lyrics: Girls, rock your boys
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The Pipkins', "Gimme Dat Ding"
Misheard Lyrics: Giddyup, giddyup
Original Lyrics: Gimme dat, gimme dat
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1980s | |
Bananarama's, "I Want You Back"
Misheard Lyrics: Before you drink my cup
Original Lyrics: Before you break my heart
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Bananarama's, "Love in the First Degree"
Misheard Lyrics: I sing with you
Original Lyrics: I stand accused
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Billy Joel's, "An Innocent Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you're thinking of somebody else, someone who heard you
(Later) I'm not above being cruel for a while (Later) You know you only hurt yourself on a spike Original Lyrics: I know you're thinking of somebody else, someone who hurt you
(Later) I'm not above being cool for a while (Later) You know you only hurt yourself out of spite |
DeBarge's, "All This Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I love you so dreary
or I love you so dearie Original Lyrics: I love you so dearly
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DeBarge's, "I Like It"
Misheard Lyrics: I take one book from you
Original Lyrics: I take one look at you
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DeBarge's, "Time Will Reveal"
Misheard Lyrics: Remove Orajel
Original Lyrics: Remove all your doubts
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Eurogliders', "We Will Together"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll squeeze your head, baby, my lonely one
... Under the shee-eets, only this pressure sway-ay-ay Original Lyrics: I'll squeeze your hair, baby, my lonely one
.. Under the shee-eets, only this precious way-ay-ay |
Joe Jackson's, "Steppin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Freeway, steppin' out
Original Lyrics: You babe, steppin' out
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Maxi Priest's, "Wild World"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, baby, baby, it's a wallop
Original Lyrics: Ooh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
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Rockwell 's, "Somebody's Watching Me"
Misheard Lyrics: And I have no pride you see
Original Lyrics: And I have no privacy
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Tiffany's, "Could’ve Been"
Misheard Lyrics: On a cold and holy night
Original Lyrics: On a cold and lonely night
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Tiffany's, "Radio Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: I wonder if you’re glistening
Original Lyrics: I wonder if you’re listening
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1990s | |
Blessid Union of Souls', "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: She's the woman police
Original Lyrics: She's the one for me
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Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting's, "All For Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll build a wall that protects you
From the wind and the rain, from the hurt and the pain, yeah! Original Lyrics: I'll be the wall that protects you
From the wind and the rain, from the hurt and the pain, yeah! |
Manic Street Preachers', "Motorcycle Emptiness"
Misheard Lyrics: All we want from you are the cakes you've given us
OR All we want from you are the kids you've given us Original Lyrics: All we want from you are the kicks you've given us
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Michael Penn's, "No Myth"
Misheard Lyrics: What if I were rodeo in black jeans?
Original Lyrics: What if I were Romeo in black jeans?
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Snap's, "The Power"
Misheard Lyrics: It's skinny, skinny, it's skinny Carmeletta.
Original Lyrics: It's getting, getting, it's getting kinda heavy.
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Space's, "Neighbourhood"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a man in number 4 who swears at Saddam Hussein
Say's he's going to try to start the Third World War Oh if you find the time, please come and stay a while In my new type of neighbourhood Original Lyrics: There's a man in number 4 who swears he's Saddam Hussein
Say's he's on a chore to start the Third World War Oh if you find the time, please come and stay a while In my beautiful neighbourhood |
TISM's, "Ol' Man River"
Misheard Lyrics: Hillary has, Hillary has, Hillary has a penis brain
Original Lyrics: Hilary had, Hilary had, Hilary had it in his veins
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Take That's, "Back for Good"
Misheard Lyrics: Will we ever wear a condom again?
Original Lyrics: We will never be uncovered again
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Tommy Roe's, "Dizzy"
Misheard Lyrics: But it's so hard to torture you with fellas hanging round you all the time
Original Lyrics: But it's so hard to talk to you with fellas hanging round you all the time
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2000s | |
Backstreet Boys', "Inconsolable"
Misheard Lyrics: Baby, I would tell you every time you lead, I'm peek-console-a-boo.
Original Lyrics: Baby, I would tell you every time you leave I'm inconsolable
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Kylie Minogue's, "On a Night Like This"
Misheard Lyrics: Don’t say it’s like I fade to sea
Original Lyrics: Don’t say it’s like a fantasy
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Nick Lachey's, "What's Left of Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want to face another day
Original Lyrics: I don't want to waste another day
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Super Why!'s, "Hip Hip Hooray!"
Misheard Lyrics: Big Pig Beret!
Original Lyrics: Hip hip Hooray!
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The Ting Tings', "That's Not My Name"
Misheard Lyrics: They call me white girl,
But I am a riot girl, Maybe Jolessa. Original Lyrics: They call me quiet
But I'm a riot Mary-Jo-Lisa |
2010s | |
Zedd's, "Clarity"
Misheard Lyrics: You are the piece of meat
I wish I didn’t eat Original Lyrics: You are the piece of me
I wish I didn’t need |
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christian | |
DC Talk's, "Between You and Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Since we've partied ways
Original Lyrics: Since we've parted ways
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DC Talk's, "Between You and Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Sorry, it's a lonely feeling
Original Lyrics: Sorrow is a lonely feeling
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country | |
Alabama's, "Love in the First Degree"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ve only got one flea
Original Lyrics: I’ve only got one plea
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Patty Loveless', "Timber, I'm Falling in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Who'd know I'd love such?
Original Lyrics: Who knows how love starts?
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Disney's 'Dumbo''s, "Roustabouts"
Misheard Lyrics: Pepsi! Pepsi! Pepsi! Pepsi! Pepsi! Pepsi! Pepsi! Pep!
Original Lyrics: Hep! Heave! Hep! Heave! Hep! Heave! Hep! Heave! Hep! ! Hep! Heave! Hep! Heave! Hep!
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