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1950s | |
Elvis Presley's, "JailHouse Rock"
Misheard Lyrics: Those who fart will go to jail
Original Lyrics: There's a party going on at the county jail
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1960s | |
Donovan's, "Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Valleri, Valleri
Original Lyrics: That I may, that I may
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The Beatles', "Inner Groove"
Misheard Lyrics: I wouldn't have it any other way
Original Lyrics: Never could see any other way
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The Sandpipers', "Guantanamera"
Misheard Lyrics: Once on a meadow
Original Lyrics: Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera |
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1970s | |
Carly Simon & James Taylor's, "Mockingbird"
Misheard Lyrics: I might rise above in my golden dome
Original Lyrics: I might rise above, I might go below
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Carly Simon's, "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: Then you flew your liver up to Nova Scotia
Original Lyrics: Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
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Mountain's, "Mississippi Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Message for the Queen
Original Lyrics: Mississippi Queen
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Neil Sedaka's, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Remember where…
Original Lyrics: Remember when…
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Steve Carlisle's, "WKRP in Cincinnati (Main Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: Far away from view
Original Lyrics: Far away from you
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The Temptations', "Ball Of Confusion"
Misheard Lyrics: Cyclone in Japan, population out of hand
Original Lyrics: Mod clothes in demand Population out of hand
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1980s | |
Agnetha Fältskog's, "One Way Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, baby, d'ya wanna make love?
Original Lyrics: Oh, baby, it's a one way love
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1990s | |
Surface's, "The First Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Deep inside my home
Original Lyrics: Deep inside my heart
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Tevin Campbell's, "Round and Round"
Misheard Lyrics: Is the truth really dead?
Original Lyrics: Is the truth really there?
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "My Happy Ending"
Misheard Lyrics: It's nice to know you had it all
That's the watching as I fall And Father me know you was Son Original Lyrics: It's nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall And letting me know we were done |
Cartel's, "The Fortunate"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey-ey, no pain, no money
Original Lyrics: Hey-ey, don't pay no mind
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Green Day's, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I wish someone would pillow fight me
Till then I wear cologne Original Lyrics: Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
Till then I walk alone |
Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: Crawling in my skin
These wombs they will not heal Original Lyrics: Crawling in my skin
These wounds they will not heal |
Linkin Park's, "Crawling"
Misheard Lyrics: The corporation blew Saddam But I know where Mr. Business Man (Later) Your prestige - she's clear as day But I can say the silly bitch is here to stay
Original Lyrics: Without a sense of confidence, I'm convinced That there's just too much pressure to take
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My Chemical Romance's, "Famous Last Words"
Misheard Lyrics: These bride lights have always blinded me
Original Lyrics: These bright lights have always blinded me
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2010s | |
Bruno Mars', "Grenade"
Misheard Lyrics: Had your ass wide open, what were they open?
Original Lyrics: Had your eyes wide open, why were they open?
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Bruno Mars', "Grenade"
Misheard Lyrics: I would catch some champagne for ya
Snack some off of a plane for ya I'd jump in front of a train for ya You, no, I will do anything for ya Original Lyrics: I'd catch a grenade for you
Throw my hand on a blade for you I'd jump in front of a train for you You know I'd do anything for you |
Bruno Mars', "Grenade"
Misheard Lyrics: Throw my hat on a plane for you
Original Lyrics: Throw my hand on a blade for ya
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Bruno Mars', "Grenade"
Misheard Lyrics: Throw my head on a plane for you
Original Lyrics: Throw my hand on a blade for ya
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Bruno Mars', "Grenade"
Misheard Lyrics: Throw my head on a plate for you.
Original Lyrics: Throw my hand on a blade for you.
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Bruno Mars', "Grenade"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes, I would dial for you, baby, bet you won't do the same
Original Lyrics: Yes, I would die for ya, baby, but you won't do the same
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Bruno Mars', "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: But every time she asks me do I love cocaine?
Original Lyrics: But every time she asks me do I look okay?
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Bruno Mars', "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: Her eyes, her eyes,
Make the stars look like Van Nuys shining Original Lyrics: Her eyes, her eyes,
Make the stars look like they're not shining |
Bruno Mars', "Just the Way You Are"
Misheard Lyrics: Her nips, her nips, I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Original Lyrics: Her lips, her lips, I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
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Bruno Mars', "Marry You"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it that look in your eyes or is it these dancing Jews?
Original Lyrics: Is it that look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice?
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Bruno Mars', "Marry You"
Misheard Lyrics: Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing goose?
Original Lyrics: Is it the look in your eyes or is it these dancing juice?
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Bruno Mars', "Marry You"
Misheard Lyrics: Shots up a troll
or Shots of patrol Original Lyrics: Shots of Patrón
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Elle King's, "Ex's And Oh's"
Misheard Lyrics: Ex's and the oh, oh, oh's they hockley
Original Lyrics: Ex's and the oh, oh, oh's they haunt me
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Green Day's, "Stay the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna break your heart until it makes your stomach turn
Original Lyrics: I wanna break your heart until it makes your stomach churn
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Green Day's, "Stay the Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Say you'll stay the night,
'Cause we're running out to try So stay the night, I don't want to say goodbye Original Lyrics: Say you'll stay the night,
'Cause we're running out of time So stay the night, I don't wanna say goodbye |
Linkin Park's, "Burn It Down"
Misheard Lyrics: And you were there at the turn, caught in a burn it globe
And I was there at the turn, waiting to let you go Original Lyrics: And you were there at the turn, caught in a burning glow
And I was there at the turn, waiting to let you know |
Linkin Park's, "Burn It Down"
Misheard Lyrics: And you were there at the turn,
Caught in the world it globe And I was there at the turn, waiting to let you go Original Lyrics: And you were there at the turn, caught in a burning glow
And I was there at the turn, waiting to let you know |
Linkin Park's, "Guilty All the Same"
Misheard Lyrics: You want to point your finger,
But there's no one else to play There's no one else to play, guilty all the sea Original Lyrics: You want to point your finger,
But there's no one else to blame There's no one else to blame, guilty all the same |
Linkin Park's, "Lost in the Echo"
Misheard Lyrics: This time I finally loved you
Go, go, go Original Lyrics: This time I finally let you
Go, go, go |
Linkin Park's, "Mark the Graves"
Misheard Lyrics: And the blood may the Russian way
But the stars will never fade Original Lyrics: And the blood may wash away
But the scars will never fade |
Linkin Park's, "Mark the Graves"
Misheard Lyrics: At least I know, somehow, I've made the heart
Original Lyrics: At least I know, somehow, I made a mark
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Linkin Park's, "Powerless"
Misheard Lyrics: You had it all
And I was by your sight, blind with less! Original Lyrics: You had it all
And I was by your side, powerless! |
Linkin Park's, "The Catalyst"
Misheard Lyrics: God bless America
With the broken people living on the loaded car And it can't be out far, it can't be out song It can't be out March, it can't be out war Original Lyrics: God bless us everyone
We're a broken people living under loaded gun And it can't be outfought, it can't be outdone It can't be outmatched, it can't be outrun |
Linkin Park's, "The Catalyst"
Misheard Lyrics: God save us America
Will you burn in sight the fights of a thousand suns? For the sings of our head, the sings of our son The sings of our father, the sings of our young Original Lyrics: God save us everyone
Will we burn inside the fires of a thousand suns? For the sins of our hand, the sins of our tongue The sins of our father, the sins of our young |
Linkin Park's, "Wastelands"
Misheard Lyrics: In the wastelands off to take
When tomorrow dance in the fair Original Lyrics: In the wastelands of today
Where tomorrow disappears |
Melody Club's, "The Hunter"
Misheard Lyrics: Hunting for the love, I am warrior
Original Lyrics: Hunting for the love I am worthy of
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