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1960s | |
The Rolling Stones', "Gimme Shelter"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh yeah, I’m gonna pay the rent
Original Lyrics: Ooh yeah, I’m gonna fade away
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1970s | |
Arlo Guthrie's, "The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: Feelin' cocky with the old men in the plug car
Original Lyrics: Dealin' card games with the old men in the club car
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Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks', "Whenever I Call You Friend"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet love blowin’ out acetylene lights
Original Lyrics: Sweet love showin' us a heavenly light
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Stephen Stills', "Love The One You're With"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be hangry, don't be sad
Original Lyrics: Don't be angry, don't be sad
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The Osmonds', "One Bad Apple"
Misheard Lyrics: One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch of girls
Original Lyrics: One bad apple
Don't spoil the whole bunch girl |
1980s | |
Adam and the Ants', "Prince Charming"
Misheard Lyrics: Prince Charming, pretty cute and nothing to be scared of
Original Lyrics: Prince Charming, ridicule is nothing to be scared of
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The Belle Stars', "Iko, Iko"
Misheard Lyrics: Your fag boy and my fag boy
Original Lyrics: Your flag boy and my flag boy
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers', "Jammin' Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Take back your Vanessa Redgrave
Take back Joe Piscopo Take back your Eddie Murphy Give 'em all some brains to go Original Lyrics: Take back Vanessa Redgrave
Take back Joe Piscopo Take back Eddie Murphy Give them all some place to go |
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1990s | |
Ace of Base's, "Cruel Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s a Blue’s Clues slumber
Original Lyrics: It’s a cruel, cruel summer
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Air Supply's, "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: There's nothing left to say, but cool bar
Original Lyrics: There's nothing left to say, but goodbye
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Air Supply's, "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: There's nothing left to try
No, it's gonna hurt us both There's no other way then to say Goo Bars Original Lyrics: There's nothing left to try
Though it's gonna hurt us both There's no other way than to say goodbye |
Air Supply's, "Goodbye"
Misheard Lyrics: There's nothing left to try
No, it's gonna hurt us both There's no other way then to say cool bar Original Lyrics: There's nothing left to try
Though it's gonna hurt us both There's no other way than to say goodbye |
Blue’s Clues', "Mixa Mixa Mixa"
Misheard Lyrics: Ebola-bola-bola
Original Lyrics: And pour-a, pour-a, pour-a
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Skid Row's, "Slave to the Grind"
Misheard Lyrics: Force feed my legs into
Stuck inside this yellow goo Original Lyrics: You got me forced to crack my lids in two
I'm still stuck inside the rubber room |
Tracy Bonham's, "Brain Crack"
Misheard Lyrics: That's a sunny old brain cracking
Original Lyrics: That's the sound of your brain cracking
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Tracy Bonham's, "The One"
Misheard Lyrics: As a full of trigger
Original Lyrics: As I pull the trigger
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2000s | |
30 Seconds to Mars', "From Yesterday"
Misheard Lyrics: Fighting off the world all around, he can pay attention
Original Lyrics: But he doesn't want to read the message here
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Backstreet Boys', "Something That I Already Know"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want to wait another minute
Put me out of my missing ring Original Lyrics: I don't want to wait another minute
Put me out of my misery |
Blue's Clues', "The Waiting Game"
Misheard Lyrics: Late, late, late
Original Lyrics: Wait, wait, wait
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Evanescence's, "Call Me When You're Sober"
Misheard Lyrics: If you loved me, you would be here, Winnie
Original Lyrics: If you loved me, you would be here with me
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Evanescence's, "Going Under"
Misheard Lyrics: 50,000 beers I've fried
Original Lyrics: Fifty thousand tears I've cried
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Evanescence's, "Going Under"
Misheard Lyrics: 50,000 years I've cried
Original Lyrics: Fifty thousand tears I've cried
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Evanescence's, "Going Under"
Misheard Lyrics: Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't touch myself anymore. Original Lyrics: Always confusing the thoughts in my head
So I can't trust myself anymore. |
Evanescence's, "Going Under"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't want your hand this time, I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up a walrus Original Lyrics: Don't want your hand this time, I'll save myself
Maybe I'll wake up for once |
Evanescence's, "Going Under"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't watch your head this time, I'll save myself
Original Lyrics: Don't want your hand this time, I'll save myself
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Evanescence's, "Going Under"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got to breathe, I can't keep going addict
Original Lyrics: I've got to breathe, I can't keep going under
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Evanescence's, "Sweet Sacrifice"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you must be sacrificed
Original Lyrics: Don't deny, sweet sacrifice
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Evanescence's, "Whisper"
Misheard Lyrics: Serve a pizza very hulu,
Turnip pizza muddy finger. Original Lyrics: Servatis a periculum
Servatis a maleficum |
Evanescence's, "Whisper"
Misheard Lyrics: Silver tears of periculum
Silver tears of maleficum Original Lyrics: Servatis a periculum
Servatis a maleficum |
Evanescence's, "Whisper"
Misheard Lyrics: Turn a piece of dirty food
Turn a piece of gnarly seafood Original Lyrics: Servatis a periculum
Servatis a maleficum |
Justin Timberlake's, "My Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I can see us holding hands, walking on the beach with our toes in the sand
Original Lyrics: I can see us holding hands, walking on the beach with our clothes in the sand
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Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: Crawling back my skin
Although they will not peel. Original Lyrics: Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal. |
Linkin Park's, "Given Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Popping out of my missing ring!
Original Lyrics: Put me out of my misery!
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Linkin Park's, "Somewhere I Belong"
Misheard Lyrics: Just truck, Pablo went alone
In the forest biome, in the forest biome Original Lyrics: Just stuck, hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own |
Linkin Park's, "Somewhere I Belong"
Misheard Lyrics: Just truck, Pablo went alone
In the forest biome, in the forest biome Original Lyrics: Just stuck, hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own |
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2010s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "What the Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: All my life I've been good, Banana!
Original Lyrics: All my life I've been good, but now
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Avril Lavigne's, "What the Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: All my life I've been good, somehow,
Oh, kissing what Lamelle Original Lyrics: All my life I've been good, but now,
Oh, I'm thinking what the hell |
Avril Lavigne's, "What the Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: You say that I'm missing with your head
Boy, I like missing in your bed Yeah, I am missing with your friend Well, I'm missing with you in bed Original Lyrics: You say that I'm messin' with your head
Boy, I like messin' in your bed Yeah, I am messin' with your head When I'm messin' with you in bed |
Avril Lavigne's, "What the Hell"
Misheard Lyrics: You're underneath, behind the trees. Stop doggy!
Original Lyrics: You're on your knees begging please, 'stay with me.
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Commercial's, "Entresto"
Misheard Lyrics: And trust your heart to Entresto
Original Lyrics: Entrust your heart to Entresto
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Evanescence's, "My Heart Is Broken"
Misheard Lyrics: To change, open your heart to the lies
I denied it all so wrong, for so long To sacrifice, Cool Bar! Original Lyrics: Change, open your eyes to the light
I denied it all so long, oh, so long Say goodbye, goodbye |
Evanescence's, "My Heart Is Broken"
Misheard Lyrics: To change, open your heart to the lies
I denied it all so wrong, for so long To say goodnight, Cool Bar! Original Lyrics: Change, open your eyes to the light
I denied it all so long, oh, so long Say goodbye, goodbye |
Katy Perry's, "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
Misheard Lyrics: Pictures of last night end up on line.
Huskeroo, oh well. Original Lyrics: Pictures of last night ended up on line.
I'm screwed, oh well. |
Linkin Park's, "Lies Greed Misery"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to see you choke on your lies
Swallow up your pride Suffer all alone in your missing ring Original Lyrics: I want to see you choke on your lies
Swallow up your greed Suffer all alone in your misery |
Steve Aoki feat. Linkin Park's, "Darker Than Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: Darker than the blood!
Higher than the sun! This is not the end! You are not, yeah, only one! Original Lyrics: Darker than the blood,
Higher than the sun, This is not the end, You are not the only one |
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Tiësto & Tate McRae's, "10:35"
Misheard Lyrics: So many thieves that I'm afraid of
Original Lyrics: So many things that I'm afraid of
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xmas | |
Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Chipmunks toasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost ripping at your clothes Original Lyrics: Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping at your nose |
Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Jack Frost roasting on an open fire,
Chestnuts nipping at your nose Original Lyrics: Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping at your nose |
Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Tiny tots with their nose full of snots.
Original Lyrics: Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow.
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Nat King Cole's, "The Christmas Song"
Misheard Lyrics: To keep the warmth to ninety-two
Original Lyrics: To kids from one to ninety-two
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