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1950s | |
Jerry Lee Lewis', "Great Balls of Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: You broke my ribs
Original Lyrics: You broke my will
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1960s | |
Hanna-Barbera's, "Top Cat"
Misheard Lyrics: Top Cat!
The most effectual, Top Cat! Who's a transsexual. Original Lyrics: Top Cat!
The most effectual, Top Cat! Who's intellectual. |
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1970s | |
Bee Gees', "Too Much Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see Norman Mailer
Original Lyrics: I can see beyond forever
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Carl Douglas', "King Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody was poo-poo farting
Original Lyrics: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
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Cast of 'Grease''s, "Summer Nights"
Misheard Lyrics: Demi Moore, Demi Moore
Original Lyrics: Tell me more, tell me more
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Meat Loaf's, "Hot Patootie"
Misheard Lyrics: Opportunity, bless my soul
Original Lyrics: Hot Patootie, bless my soul
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T-Rex's, "Bang a Gong (Get It On)"
Misheard Lyrics: Get it on
Gang-ga-gong Original Lyrics: Get it on
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The Partridge Family's, "I Think I Love You"
Misheard Lyrics: So why am I so unfriendly?
Original Lyrics: So what am I so afraid of?
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1980s | |
Commodores', "Nightshift"
Misheard Lyrics: He was a friend in mind
Original Lyrics: He was a friend of mine
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George Michael's, "One More Try"
Misheard Lyrics: And creature
or And preacher Original Lyrics: And teacher
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Lionel Richie's, "Dancing on the Ceiling"
Misheard Lyrics: Everybody crap your pants!
Original Lyrics: Everybody clap your hands!
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Lionel Richie's, "Hello"
Misheard Lyrics: Hello, is it reading books and more?
Original Lyrics: Hello, is it me you're looking for?
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Mel and Kim's, "Respectable"
Misheard Lyrics: I like Alsatians but you'll never change us
OR Life has changed us but you'll never change us Original Lyrics: Like us, hate us but you'll never change us
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Metallica's, "Master of Puppets"
Misheard Lyrics: Collage football bats
Original Lyrics: H*** is worth all that.
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Miami Sound Machine's, "Conga"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, shake that body, baby, to the combo
Original Lyrics: Come on, shake that body, baby, do the conga
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The Gap Band's, "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"
Misheard Lyrics: You drank a Coke on me
Original Lyrics: You dropped a bomb on me
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1990s | |
Blur's, "There’s No Other Way"
Misheard Lyrics: You’re taking the phone out of everything
Original Lyrics: You’re taking the fun out of everything
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Bruce Springsteen's, "Streets of Philadelphia"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a thousand knives
Original Lyrics: I walked a thousand miles
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Reel 2 Real's, "I Like to Move It"
Misheard Lyrics: And when ya move my body, make sure to move it nice and sweet, and sexy, 'right?
(Later) Woman, ya nice gorgeous face and Georgian hip Original Lyrics: And when ya move ya body, gonna move it nice and sweet, and sexy, 'right?
(Later) Woman, ya nice, broad face and ya nice hip |
Salt-N-Pepa featuring En Vogue's, "Whatta Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I got a woman
Whatta man, whatta man, whatta man What a mighty woman Original Lyrics: I got a good man
What a man, what a man, what a man What a mighty good man |
2000s | |
City High's, "Caramel"
Misheard Lyrics: Bye-bye to bright eyes
Original Lyrics: 5'5" with brown eyes
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City High's, "What Would You Do?"
Misheard Lyrics: In and out of my town
Original Lyrics: In and out of lockdown
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Fall Out Boy's, "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
Misheard Lyrics: A Loki dumb complex, Cockpit and duty
Original Lyrics: A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it.
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Green Day's, "Holiday"
Misheard Lyrics: The company lost the war to Deb!
Original Lyrics: The company lost the war today!
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Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: And I leave behind, this hurricane will f*** your eyes
Original Lyrics: And I leave behind, this hurricane of f***ing lies
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Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: Get my television fix
Sitting on my cruci-lips The living room in my private room While the moms and rats are away To fall in love and fall in debt To alcohol and cigarettes and Mary Jane To keep me insane And someone else is insane Original Lyrics: Get my television fix
Sitting on my crucifix The livin' room, or my private womb While the moms and Brads are away To fall in love and fall in debt To alcohol and cigarettes and Mary Jane To keep me insane Doin' someone else's cocaine |
Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: I just saw the vigil of the Jesus of Suburbia
Original Lyrics: I'm the son of rage and Love, the Jesus of Suburbia
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Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: I just signed a racial law
Original Lyrics: I'm the son of rage and love
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Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh fairer beacon, can you please kill the noise?
Has he just farted, or am I just so annoyed? Original Lyrics: Oh therapy, can you please fill the void?
Am I retarded, or am I just overjoyed? |
Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: Running away from pain when you're evicting mice.
Original Lyrics: Running away from pain, when you've been victimized.
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Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: So tell your pop I'm fiddlin'
Original Lyrics: Soda pop and ritalin
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Green Day's, "Jesus of Suburbia"
Misheard Lyrics: To fall in love and fall in Dad
Original Lyrics: To fall in love and fall in debt
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Hoobastank's, "Disappear"
Misheard Lyrics: Without a single taste
Original Lyrics: Without a single trace
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La Roux's, "Bulletproof"
Misheard Lyrics: This time baby I'll be pulling Bruce
Original Lyrics: This time baby I'll be bulletproof
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N'Sync's, "Bye Bye Bye"
Misheard Lyrics: I really need to play some Mario f***ing 64!
Original Lyrics: And now I really come to see
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Natasha Bedingfield's, "Unwritten"
Misheard Lyrics: Staring at the blank space before you
Original Lyrics: Staring at the blank page before you
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Nelly's, "Ride wit Me"
Misheard Lyrics: (Hey! Must the funny!)
Original Lyrics: (Hey! Must be the money!)
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Norah Jones', "Sunrise"
Misheard Lyrics: Looks like movement in your eyes
Original Lyrics: Looks like morning in your eyes
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T.A.T.U. 's, "All About Us"
Misheard Lyrics: You know I can't trust
or In you I can't trust Original Lyrics: In you I can trust
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2010s | |
Calvin Harris', "Feels (feat. Pharrell, Katy Perry and Big Sean)"
Misheard Lyrics: I need a mint to rethink and know this moment I owe
Original Lyrics: I need a mental receipt to know this moment I owe
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Justin Bieber's, "Love Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics: You should go and touch yourself
Original Lyrics: You should go and love yourself
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Weezer's, "Africa"
Misheard Lyrics: I expect delays down in Africa
Original Lyrics: I bless the rains down in Africa
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misc | |
xmas | |
Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Brown young virgin
Original Lyrics: Round yon virgin
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Elvis Presley's, "Silent Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Round John Virgin, mother and child
Original Lyrics: Round yon virgin, mother and child
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