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1950s | |
Doris Day's, "The Deadwood Stage"
Misheard Lyrics: We're headin' straight for town, all egg bound
Original Lyrics: We're headin' straight for town, loaded down
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1960s | |
Aretha Franklin's, "Respect"
Misheard Lyrics: Such a cutie, such a cutie
Original Lyrics: Sock it to me, sock it to me
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David McWilliams', "The Days of Pearly Spencer"
Misheard Lyrics: You played and lost not one
Original Lyrics: You played and lost not won
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Donovan's, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Allah, kiss me once more Valleri, Valleri
Original Lyrics: Allah, kiss me once more That I may, that I may
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Elvis Presley's, "Susopicious Minds"
Misheard Lyrics: My leg's got a cramp
I can't walk out Original Lyrics: We're caught in a trap
We can't walk out |
Liza Minnelli's, "(Life is a) Cabaret"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't sit at home
All alone on your own. Come hear the music play! Life is a Cabaret, old chum. Come hear the Cabaret. Original Lyrics: What good is sitting
Alone in your room? Come hear the music play Life is a cabaret, old chum Come to the cabaret |
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1970s | |
ABBA's, "The Name of the Game"
Misheard Lyrics: But I think I can sit on your face
Original Lyrics: But I think I can see in your face
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America's, "Ventura Highway"
Misheard Lyrics: Cyborg laughin' in my purple rain
Original Lyrics: Sorry boy, but I've been hit by purple rain
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America's, "Ventura Highway"
Misheard Lyrics: Juno pizza grass, walkin' down the road
Original Lyrics: Chewin' on a piece of grass, walkin' down the road.
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Ben E. King's, "Supernatural Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Yolo, yolo
or Yola, yola Original Lyrics: Your love, your love
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Steely Dan's, "Hey Nineteen"
Misheard Lyrics: Moved down to Scottsdale
Original Lyrics: Moved down to Scarsdale
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The Staple Singers', "Let’s Do It Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Now I like Jamaica
Original Lyrics: Now I like you, lady
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1980s | |
Billy Ocean's, "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)"
Misheard Lyrics: She touched my meat in faded old jeans
Original Lyrics: She dashed by me in painted on jeans.
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Billy Ocean's, "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going"
Misheard Lyrics: When I go & get stuffed
Original Lyrics: When the going gets tough...
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Commercial's, "Raisinets"
Misheard Lyrics: Cash some Raisinets
Original Lyrics: Catch some Raisinets
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Disney's 'The Little Mermaid''s, "Under The Sea"
Misheard Lyrics: Under the sea, we got the hook up
Original Lyrics: Under the sea, we off the hook
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Kate Bush's, "Running Up That Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you wanna know, know that it didn't hurt me?
Do you wanna hear about the deals? ... And if only could And make a deal with God And I'd get him to swab our places ... Say if only could, ohhh ... But C.O.D. is the web of lives ... Is there so much heat for the ones who love? Oh, tell me, we won't matter, don't we? ... It's you and me - you won't be unhappy ... If only could be running up that hill Original Lyrics: Do you wanna know, know that it doesn't hurt me?
Do you wanna hear about the deal that I'm making? ... And if I only could I'd make a deal with God And I'd get him to swap our places ... Say, if I only could, ooh ... But see how deep the bullet lies ... Is there so much hate for the ones we love? Oh, tell me, we both matter, don't we? ... It's you and me won't be unhappy And if I only could I'd make a deal with God And I'd get him to swap our places ... Say, if I only could, ohhh ... It's you and me won't be unhappy ... So if I only could Be running up that hill |
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1990s | |
Creed's, "Higher"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, let's go there
It's us, can we 'scape? Original Lyrics: Come on, let's go there
Let's ask can we stay? |
Michael Jackson's, "Black or White"
Misheard Lyrics: It don’t matter with your blackened eyes
Original Lyrics: It don’t matter if you’re black or white
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Michael Jackson's, "Heal the World"
Misheard Lyrics: There are people dying,
If you can't remain in your seat-belt Original Lyrics: There are people dying, if you care enough for the living
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Pearl Jam's, "Black"
Misheard Lyrics: All the bitch had said, all been washed in black
Original Lyrics: All the pictures have all been washed in black
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers', "Into The Great Wide Open"
Misheard Lyrics: There ain't an armance that I don't hear a single
Original Lyrics: Their A & R man said, 'I don't hear a single'.
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2000s | |
Aerosmith's, "Just Push Play"
Misheard Lyrics: Kickin' off the cashmere, puttin' on a girl's bra
Original Lyrics: Kickin' off the cashmere, puttin' on the kasbah
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Green Day's, "21st Century Breakdown"
Misheard Lyrics: Born into Nixon
I was raised an elf Original Lyrics: Born into Nixon
I was raised in Hell |
Green Day's, "21st Century Breakdown"
Misheard Lyrics: I was made of boys and their blood
A dumb nation is what I understood Original Lyrics: I was made of poison and blood
Condemnation is what I understood |
Green Day's, "Christian's Inferno"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoa! Been sittin' Panadol!
Original Lyrics: Whoa, Christian's inferno
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Green Day's, "Christian's Inferno"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoa, this s*** is burning down
Whoa, this s*** is burning down Whoa, this s*** is burning down Whoa, this s*** is burning down Original Lyrics: Whoa, Christians Inferno
Whoa, Christians Inferno Whoa, Christians Inferno Whoa, Christians Inferno |
Green Day's, "Christian's Inferno"
Misheard Lyrics: Woah, green ships in Fahrenheit
Original Lyrics: Whoa, Christian's inferno
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Green Day's, "Horseshoes and Handgrenades"
Misheard Lyrics: And oh! She's a hand grenade.
Original Lyrics: In horseshoes and hand grenades.
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Green Day's, "Know Your Enemy"
Misheard Lyrics: Bringing on the fury, acquired infantry
Revolt against the honour to obey Original Lyrics: Bringing on the fury, the choir infantry
Revolt against the honor to obey |
Green Day's, "Know Your Enemy"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheating on the enemy.
Cheat on your enemy. You gotta know the enemy right here. Original Lyrics: Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy? Well, gotta know the enemy, wah hey! |
Green Day's, "Know Your Enemy"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy? Well, gotta know the enemy ri-ight? Original Lyrics: Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy? Well, gotta know the enemy wah hey. |
Green Day's, "Know Your Enemy"
Misheard Lyrics: Do you really want a name?
Original Lyrics: Do you know your enemy?
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Green Day's, "Know Your Enemy"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey, it's Joe Bienemy
It's Joe Bienemy My God there's Joe Bienemy Original Lyrics: Do you know the enemy?
Do you know your enemy? Well, gotta know the enemy |
Green Day's, "Know Your Enemy"
Misheard Lyrics: Violence is an energy
F***ing to eternity Violence is an energy Original Lyrics: Violence is an energy
From here to eternity Violence is an energy |
Green Day's, "Last Night on Earth"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm sitting on my love to you
Original Lyrics: I'm sending all my love to you
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Green Day's, "Peacemaker"
Misheard Lyrics: Well I've got a fever, a normal beaver
I'm in a state of grapes Original Lyrics: Well I've got a fever, a non-believer
I'm in a state of grace |
Green Day's, "The Static Age"
Misheard Lyrics: What's the latest way that a man can die
Screaming at a lawyer Original Lyrics: What's the latest way that a man can die
Screaming hallelujah |
John Mayer's, "Say"
Misheard Lyrics: Stay what you need to stay
Original Lyrics: Say what you need to say
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Kings of Leon's, "Sex on Fire"
Misheard Lyrics: Consumed with words to transpire
Original Lyrics: Consumer with what's to transpire
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Linkin Park's, "Numb"
Misheard Lyrics: And every second I waste is more than I can say
Original Lyrics: And every second I waste is more than I can take
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Linkin Park's, "She Couldn't"
Misheard Lyrics: Bezos knows and everybody knows
Original Lyrics: Won't be long 'til everybody knows
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Nickelback's, "If Today Was Your Last Day"
Misheard Lyrics: Would you leave old Grinches in the past?
Original Lyrics: Would you leave old pictures in the past?
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VNV Nation's, "The Farthest Star"
Misheard Lyrics: Every show stay silent
Original Lyrics: If we should stay silent
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2010s | |
Jack Stauber's, "Baby Teeth"
Misheard Lyrics: Every night, I ate my workaround
Maybe at your house we could go to my house Baby fire, baby teeth Pull her out Maybe go depressed, Carl Original Lyrics: Every night, ain't found workaround
Maybe at your house, we could go to my house Baby fine, baby teeth Pull ‘em out Maybe go to Presque Isle |
Linkin Park's, "Burn It Down"
Misheard Lyrics: We're building it, oh, this s*** is back down
We're building it, oh, this burning down We can't wait to burn it to the collide Original Lyrics: We're building it up to break it back down
We're building it up to burn it down We can't wait to burn it to the ground |
country | |
Trace Adkins', "You’re Gonna Miss This"
Misheard Lyrics: And she kicked her head
Original Lyrics: And she kissed her head
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