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1960s | |
The Isley Brothers', "It's Your Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: It's your game, do what you wanna do
Original Lyrics: It's your thing, do what you wanna do
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The Ronettes', "Be My Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: (Be my female baby)
Original Lyrics: (Be my, be my baby)
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1970s | |
Bob Dylan's, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Knock, knock, knockin' on Kevin's door
Original Lyrics: Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
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Bob Dylan's, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
Misheard Lyrics: Knock, knock, knocking up heaven's daughter.
Original Lyrics: Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door.
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Jim Gilstrap and Blinky Williams', "Good Times"
Misheard Lyrics: Easy vics to ripoff.
Original Lyrics: Easy credit rip-off
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White Plains', "I've Got You on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics: Allegra
or Allegro Original Lyrics: I love it
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White Plains', "Julie Do Ya Love Me?"
Misheard Lyrics: But without you, baby
Original Lyrics: But leaving you, baby
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White Plains', "When You are a King"
Misheard Lyrics: What's your name?
Original Lyrics: Wash your face
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1980s | |
Bad English's, "When I See You Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever get the flu
(later) I’m gonna win the fight or I’m gonna liquefy Original Lyrics: Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever make it through
(later) I’m gonna quit the fight |
Bad English's, "When I See You Smile"
Misheard Lyrics: Will I see your style?
Original Lyrics: When I see you smile
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Irene Cara's, "Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: Banana, banana, banana…
Original Lyrics: Remember, remember, remember…
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Kylie Minogue's, "I Should Be So Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: Never mind the celebration, the sweetest of sensation
Original Lyrics: In my mind a celebration, the sweetest of sensation
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Phil Collins', "Don't Lose My Number"
Misheard Lyrics: Jillian don’t lose my number.
Original Lyrics: Billy, don't you lose my number
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Starship's, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Misheard Lyrics: Lookin in your eyes. I see a pair of lice.
Original Lyrics: Lookin' in your eyes, I see a paradise
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Starship's, "We Built This City"
Misheard Lyrics: We built this city on this g** d*** road
Original Lyrics: We built this city on Rock and Roll.
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The Motels', "Suddenly Last Summer"
Misheard Lyrics: And then suddenly last snuggle
Original Lyrics: And then suddenly last summer
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1990s | |
Bee Gees', "For Whom The Bell Tolls"
Misheard Lyrics: When a lonely heart breaks
It's a wonderful taste Original Lyrics: When a lonely heart breaks
It's the one that forsakes |
Julia Fordham's, "I Can't Help Myself"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a hostage, darling
Original Lyrics: I'm lost in you, darling
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Stiltskin's, "Inside"
Misheard Lyrics: Movies on a stone dark night
We take the flight OR We take to flight Original Lyrics: Move on a stone dark night
We take to fight |
The Prodigy's, "Poison"
Misheard Lyrics: I got the poison to make a calamity
Original Lyrics: I got the pulsating rhythmical remedy
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The Rembrandts', "I'll Be There For You (Friends Theme)"
Misheard Lyrics: love lights be a way
Original Lyrics: love life's D.O.A.
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2000s | |
Avril Lavigne's, "I'm with You"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a damp cold night
Original Lyrics: It's a damn cold night
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Avril Lavigne's, "Mobile"
Misheard Lyrics: Everywhere I go, I'm a Mormon
Original Lyrics: Everywhere I go, I'm a mobile
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Avril Lavigne's, "Mobile"
Misheard Lyrics: Everywhere I go, I'm a morron
Original Lyrics: Everywhere I go, I'm a mobile
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Avril Lavigne's, "My World"
Misheard Lyrics: I mixed with chocolate golden latte dreams
Original Lyrics: I may switch off and go in a daydream
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Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: All of her friends stuck up their nose
'Cause they had a problem with his bad clothes Original Lyrics: But all of her friends stuck up their nose
'Cause they had a problem with his baggy clothes |
Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: Five years from now, she's in dead home
Feeding the baby, she oughta know Original Lyrics: Five years from now, she sits at home
Feeding the baby, she's all alone |
Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: He was a skater boi, a sexy in leather boi
Original Lyrics: He was a skater boy, she said see you later, boy
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Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: He was a skater boi, she send him a letter boi
Original Lyrics: He was a skater boy, she said see ya later, boy
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Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: He was a skinner boy
Original Lyrics: He was a skater boy
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Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: She had a pretty face, but her head was up his face
Original Lyrics: She had a pretty face, but her head was up in space
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Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: She had a pretty face, but her head was up his place
Original Lyrics: She had a pretty face, but her head was up in space
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Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: She said see you later boi,
He wasn't girl enough for her Original Lyrics: She said see you later, boy,
He wasn't good enough for her |
Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: So lemon on his guitar
Original Lyrics: Slamming on his guitar
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Avril Lavigne's, "Sk8er Boi"
Misheard Lyrics: They had a problem with his hairy toes
Original Lyrics: They had a problem with his baggy clothes
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Avril Lavigne's, "Things I'll Never Say"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to see you go down on me
Original Lyrics: I want to see you go down on one knee
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Avril Lavigne's, "Things I'll Never Say"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to see you go down on me
And marry me today Original Lyrics: I want to see you go down on one knee
And marry me today |
Avril Lavigne's, "Too Much to Ask"
Misheard Lyrics: Can't you see the gelato yourself?
Original Lyrics: Can't you see that you lie to yourself?
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Avril Lavigne's, "Unwanted"
Misheard Lyrics: You don't want me there, you just shot me! Oww.
Original Lyrics: You don't want me there, you just shut me out.
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Coldplay's, "Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics: ‘Cause you were gold and yellow
Original Lyrics: ‘Cause you were all yellow
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Jennifer Lopez's, "Ain’t It Funny"
Misheard Lyrics: It’s so moronic I’m what I pictured you and me
Original Lyrics: It’s so ironic I’m what I pictured you to be
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Linkin Park's, "No More Sorrow"
Misheard Lyrics: Days and thimble greats
Original Lyrics: Thieves and hypocrites
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Linkin Park's, "What I've Done"
Misheard Lyrics: For all night long I'll stud again, and whatever pay me dumb
Toupee this friends, and forgiving all night long Original Lyrics: For what I've done I start again, and whatever pain may come
Today this ends, I'm forgiving what I've done |
Linkin Park's, "What I've Done"
Misheard Lyrics: For all night long I'll stud again, and whatever pay me dumb
Toupee this friends, and forgiving all night long Original Lyrics: For what I've done I start again, and whatever pain may come
Today this ends, I'm forgiving what I've done |
System of a Down's, "B.Y.O.B."
Misheard Lyrics: With toes and heels
Original Lyrics: With pointed heels
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Taylor Swift's, "You Belong With Me"
Misheard Lyrics: She sneers cameramen all on the bleachers
Original Lyrics: She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
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2010s | |
Ariana Grande's, "Thank U, Next "
Misheard Lyrics: Her name is Aubrey
And I fill her with ass Original Lyrics: 'Cause her name is Ari
And I'm so good with that |
Ellie Goulding's, "Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept
In an online place, the only time I feel safe Original Lyrics: And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept
In an unlocked place, the only time I feel safe |
Ellie Goulding's, "Lights"
Misheard Lyrics: You shag me when I'm alone
Original Lyrics: You shine me when I'm alone
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